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THE FOUNDERED GAUMS. Br w i: A i in HI.V AU< K M i > no AND [Copyright, 1K, by th Author*.] "Why notf "Ob. it may tieak. or you may fall, ajr anything! Anil even if yon did get to tbe top all riijlit. it would be awfnlly 4ai>K''ruua fur yon to haul yourself up into tin- c-iivu witbuut help from H I.. .VM. " "Now. Alan. " retorted the ifirl sharn- ly, "don't be foolish, please! If yon Want t -tnv here till you've starred off two -inn" of yoar weight. I'll openly coufuMH that I 'Ion i " She raised ln-r kiime and hauled her- elf a foot farther np the rope. Then be Mtnpped and, having convinced lier- elt that her weight cunld not move the lail'l--r. lowered herself on to the wood- Work ii train. "Alan." she naid. "go below." "Whatever for? No. Dolly, let m* fee at bund here in case anything bap- I en-. Yon ma) talL Perhaps I could catch yon, or" "Alan I" "Yeaf "Qo. " Alan went, aud Dolly slid on the hatch above him. Down below tbo yonng man listened With Htrainiug, anxiona attention. He h'- r.| a little mjneak from her vlmrs an hi- took off from the boarding, and tli- H a gentle [i.-'iit IIIL; :is abo worked her WHT opward. The nonndii grew fainter, till h conlil hear them no longer. There WH H niiuntt)'n Mwtnl enspense, in which bis feet tingled to be np on the tool and tlir.iiiL'li the nkylulit ii^iiin He iniiu-iii.il nil goitH of possibilitie* If the girl should fall, or if one uf the fcnotH Bbuiilil CIIIMI* nniliine There VV.IM a slight jar on the board- ing overhead aud theu gleefnl bail ft. >in the climtn-r "Ahoy. IM-IMW therel The ladder your eseellenc-y. " CHAPTEK XVI. CAH LAVKKKHA OOKS POAftHTtO. . By the limit tbnt Dolly ami tlm nn <"'.iii.lM.iti' ha'l picked their way out of tb lung ruck gullery which led to Kirk's Mim^nery it wan al ..... xt dark. nl there vvii* Htill ilie hi'ttiT purl of an fconr'i Ininl Hrniinlilinu to lie done be- fore they cool<l hope tn rearh the I'.n reka *K<iin Itnlenl. the journey took tbniii I'lin-i. I. Tidily longer than an hoar, (or the roi'ky gullies ami thorny knolU whic'h they had to traverse neeilcd care- fnl walking even in the daytime, and ow, in the rapidly growing diirknes*. tliny were di.iii.ly dangeroiiH. Fortn- Bately there wait a moon, bnt moon- tii'Hin* are not Ih" nm-i reliuliln light in which to go rock cliinliiug. even if on* U quite Hiire of the truck The ketch's ridini; lamp nerved ai fcAHcon tn lead them in the right direo- tinu. mid without JIM help it iHinontcer- taiu that they wiinli^ m. i" than one* bave gone very far ant ray indeed in their ctliirtH to retrace the path which they ILL I taken in the morning, for in be iiHMinlinlit the Hlmilnws gave ilecfp- tive iipiiearaucen of en-y gullieH where i \M rt. in reality nothing tint ngly aii.l of gen tlit nlopeM which a cUwer pproai'li xhoweil to he .-!>. r precipice*. Every htep hail to be pirk .!. and care- fully picked too Win n I In y reacheil 1o witiiin a quarter f a milHof the ICiireka. <ht> r.-.t wa* a~ for they were now u|>on tint Huml !.n ' i I .en rh once tnoru And here they 4W1I1K upon Dr. Tring. The ilnctor WIIH Ntriding along qnick- ly, a gaunt, black dm low in tln> moon- beam* At a hail from Uuthrie he topped i inllirie ahoy I" be cried. "Are yea 11 right?" "All ri ht It 1*1" uUHwereil the an 4*rgrndnate. "lioth of yon?" "Both of nsl" -bouted Dolly. "Uiith- r tired aud fearfully hnngry That'* II Where'* father?" The doc-tor shifted his helm and bore 1 .\vu npon them. About a fathom away from them he (.topped, tidillcd for hi* Clam and pnt it in In* eye, and then he crammed both hix ti-t* deep into hi* pocketa and stnred hard ut the truant*. lie HNII) nothing HIM lenther.v fciitiire* were m-rewed np ns if he were going to wln.tt.le. lint no Hound came out from between the puckered lip* "Welll" he remarked prpwntly 'Aren't yon Bnhnmeil of yonrselve*?" Under that Mare lint lute li.nl begnn to feel iiiicoiiifni tnlile Dolly, a* usual, took m. liter* coolly Him knew how to Muagu most peopln aud among them, f r.iiirne, Dr Tring "We're very mirry for ontHtnying onr leave." ahe mii.l ileiiiurely "Hut we conldn't helji il We wem hoied up mid conldn't get out We've had a very tir <Dg day. and we've miHited two meaU' "HI. 'MM my Huul r ejaculated the doc- tor, letting hi* eve-la.HH topple down II. 1 hlH teatllle* Hlllootll tllrlllM-lvr* iillt **Hin "So yon tiHVHl \\hat a fool I Ws not to do the M llerniird il..g trick brandy bottle ami I'.nth him llow- r, come along nt once. " "Where'i the dad?" linked Dolly. "Aa the YankeeH would Hay. Te^ Inn around He In irmi to get anxionc bout MIII couple of hourx ago, and I dar Ray he'* fully convinced by thi* time that ou* if not both of yon will liav.- to he .v iried buck to thu l.ureka on a si ret cher. " "1 nay. doctor." "Well?" "Go and tell him, do. aud save na the wigging. We conldn't help it real ly You see. It was thi* way" "Nevermind the yarn now." iutr- rnpted Dr. Tring. "Here we are at the boat Henrietta will pnt yon on board, and I'll go and find yonr father and tell him you're all right Afterward yon can give os the whole yarn. " "Mind yon explain to th* dad that we conldn't help it. " insisted the girl "M 'm I I'll tell him that yon say yoa rnn I. In t. bnt you've still got to prove that, yon know, miss, " answered the doctor, with a very feebl* preten** at everity He turned away inland again, and the others went down to tb* boat Hen- rietta Mjueaked a curt greeting, and a* she waa i-lmving off remarked that th* "cap n bad took on bad about Mia* Dolly ' "Poor old dad." remarked Mia* Cole- pepper ten minntea afterward, when she and Unrhrie had taken the keenest edge off their appetites "he's alway* fnstty and oervonH abont me Alan, do yon consider we've wanted this day?" Mow it o happened that cold beef and pickle* prevenlsd th* nndergradn- ate from giving an articulate reply to Dolly's question at that particular mo- ment, lint he shook hie head moat vig- ironsly. 'We haven't found the spring of fresh water we were sent to seek, yon know." suggested Dolly slyly. "I don't care if we haven't," replied the yonng man unblnsbingly. "I'm glad, in fact, becanse we can spend an- other day like this in looking for it." "Oh I" murmured Minn Colepepper qnietly and dropped the subject There was. however, as it tnrned out no necessity for another day to be spent in the search for the needed frexh water, because Captain Colepepper hud found it himself The spring was only about 100 yards from the part of the beach where the Eurekn wii* lying, and tb* captain had lit upon the cpot acciden- tally, while he was I'liuiigtd in turning the island of Piper's cay ii]idn down to itid thu twoanthorized water searcher* "No more shore leave for anybody at prwnt. " he declared that evening, therefore, when he hint heard bia daugh- ter's tale. "It doesn't seem to be safe. and. besides, we've gut plenty of work for all handa. without wanting onr time In playing hide and seek all over the in- land. Tomorrow we'll set abont the till "Cnmr, nut iclfh it, Tom!" Ing of thu Wiiler casks and the other johs that brought ns to Piper's cay. 1 don't want to stay here a day longer tl is necessary to put the kel'-h into pri per trim lor another attempt on the Hanta Cntarina's money box. XVe've got through a fnirish hit of thn repair ing work today, while you two yoiiii:; sli is have I .en HIIIIISIIII; ymirselven li\ tiiiul'liii',' into my piratical uncestor'b nmntnips Hut tin re's still thrfe (lavs Work gooil to lie doiiM hetore 1 shall de dare the Kurcka in fit trim to weather an Atliintic i l.'w so we'll make it four hells, iloi'lnr, anil all hamls to take tin ir waii h In low Wo Mhall tuuku an eui ly start tonioirow. " Uut, us it proved, the general over- haul of the ketch WIIH not destined to begin on that next day, after all, for in the morning at hreakfast Tow Jelly ma. le ii HtHtemeiit that gave the whole crew other work to da The one nrm.il mi lor arrived at the foot of the com- panion with a very embarrnssed grin peeping from among the jungle of black bair on his face. He kneaded bia cap nervously in hi* hand and did not see m to be abl* to (peak at all till the cap- tain had twice exclaimed, "dune, out with it, Tom I" At l.iL-t, with a load introductory "IT ml" tb* man began hi* explana- tion. "Why. cap'n, it's that InbberCalnl' And there he fetched np short "Well?" mid the skipper, with a trifle of impatience. "What'* the mat- ter with him? He hasn't been running way, has he?" "Why. cap'n," replied Jelly. "I be- lieve yon've aUnit hit it Yon see, it waa this a- way* Cain and me wa* shore with the jolly la*' thing la*' night, and Cain, hesaya, 'Tom. ' aay* he, 'I bin a poacher, I bin. ' " 'Ohl' *aya 1 'Have yon reely now?' " 'A daiprit poacher,' eaya he, 'afore n*an 1'nrc* took m* In hand, and the longing's coming on me again now. If I doan't go poach this night, I'i'l bust' " 'Surely not.' say* I. shifting to wiiid'ard of him a trifle. " 'Hurely, yea,' say* be. 'Znaan Pierce not being 'ere, 'tie poach or bust.' " "What's the use of telling ns all tbl* rigmarole?" broke in the doctor impa- tiently "With dne respect. " aa id the voice of Tom from behind the black jungle, "yon'd better hear the whole yarn. Well. I -ays to him, I aayg, 'Cain, wben'll yon have done?' " 'Sun np, ' aays be. 'sees me standing where ns is now. ' "Then saya I. always being wishful to do the kind to a shipmate, though he be bnt a cook with the clay atirl yaller on his heel*: 'Here goes, then, for shoving off wi'ont you. Bnt ran up Cain I.a what s-tin'a-name or I'll begetting into trniiUe. ' " 'bun up, Tom Jelly,' aay* 'ee, aa itartH off into the scrub, leaving me to cull the jolly aboard by myself. Now, cap'n. that wa* bow it began, but, tbongb snn up see me ashore again and though I waited a matter of two hour*. no Cain bore in riew. So off I scull* again to the ketch and tella the whole bii.-ini i to 'Enrietta, 'er beia fuat per- soii to bear it. " 'Tom Jelly,' say* ahe, 'yoa be blamed fool I* Them'* the very worda, cap'n 'blamed fool!' 'And,' say* she, 'get below, you black avised swab, and tell the skipper at once I' Terrible clever woman 'Enrietta be. gentlemen all and miss. " The man wa* going on, but Captain Colepepper cut his rambling abort with a "That'll doi" whereupon be sainted with his solitary fist and tumbled np the ladder "What does this mean, Colepepptr T" the doctor asked, picking hia win ay from a locker and clapping it en hli oare sconce. "The fellow can't have been trying to de'rt, can he?" "I don't aee that there's anywhere to desert to." replied the captain per- plexedly. "< 'uvea and booby traps, " inggerted Dolly. "Ah," aaid the doctor, "of course I I fancy that'* more to th* point, Cole- pepper. It seem* likely enough that this infernal island fairly bristle* with pleasant surprises of that kind. That great Ininbwring fool evidently went off under the imprewion that be waa going to lay band* on black game or red deer, aa be waa probably accustomed to do on Dartmoor, when he carried lea* flesh on bia bont-M. I've beard of men getting touch of that sort of madness when they find themselves ashore after a long pell at M a The only thing which sur- prise* me is that this plethoric clod should have bad enough imagination or energy for sncb an adventure." "He'll have found some cory niche, I expect." raid the captain, "and have tumbled off to sleep. We shall bear him bawling, like one of hi* brother Abel'* bulls, from the shore, there in the conree of the morning, asking to be taken off gain. If he'd only screw bis voice np into some sort of a decent sea bail. I believe I'd let him off without a wig- ging Now, on deck, all bands, and *et to getting the work donel Thanks to my scnrry round yesterday after yoa two youngsters, I've found the place where Piper or my scoundrelly ances- tor or some of the other blackguards of the old days used to heave their craft down. It'll fit the Enfeka a* though it bad been bnilt for her." They got the anchor np, and. patting the ketch ander jiband miz7.cn. worked her into the miniature bay which the captain bad noted. It waa rather deli cate wc.rk getting in, a* tb whole place wa* not bigger than a dock basin, bnt the captain had the boat ont to get war ps ashore, aud before he piped down to dinner the Enreka was anngly moor- ed by chore fasts at stern and bow. One of the ciden of this tiny harbor wa* teep to, and by getting ont a couple of prings and Blacking np a trifle on the other warp* they were able to heave her close in, and then, after (lipping ont the gangway, a bridge of planks pnt them in directcommtmication with land. And when all this wa* done, still no ! Cain Laversha bad returned. "I'm afraid. Colepepper." laid the ! doctor anxiously, "that yonr deep the- | ory ia a wrong one. after all I fear the fellow has got pitted like the young people were." "It looks as if you might be right, doctor," admitted the captain, with aome irritation. "Confonnd the lontl I don't suppose he'd have the sense to find na in onr new mooring*, either, if he did come down to the shore and found that the ketch wasn't exactly where, he d aeen her last I wish I'd left her where she was and gone to look for the man this morning. " "We mn*t have volunteer* for a earch party," aid Dr. Tring. "\o, I'll take all bauds. " replied the captain. "We shall be more likely to find bin qnickly if we spread well, and no barm can come to tb* ketch where he i* lying now. " Five minute* after thi* the whole crew wa* aabore, with initrnctions to advance straight aero** the Uland and not to be afraid of giving tongne a* soon a* they aaw any aign which might lead them to th* missing farmer. "Half minnt*. Outline, my lad." added the captain, a* th* undergradu- ate wa* letting off with Mia* Colepep- per. "I don t think yon and Dolly had it. tier K" ioi<. in. i. ut >..>,! II one another into mischief again." Send Henrietta to look after them." nggeftted Dr. Tring, with a grin. "hight. I will Thanks for the idea, doctor. Here, Henrietta, go as nnrserj maid with my daughter and Ontbrie and see that they don't break their own necks or yours. Try the pirate'* snug- j.'ery first. Out brie. That fool of a farm- er may have tumbled into the very same trap as yon did." "Aye, aye. sir'" said Outhrie, and then udded" in a tone which only Dolly conld hear; 'Con funnd Henrietta! Bnt we'll try to lose her." CHAPTER XVIL A BLOOD MARKED OAR. When Gnthrie announced to Mis* Colepepper bis intention of managing to lose Henrietta, he wa* no donbt per- fectly serioua, bnt he reckoned without the sailor woman's natural instinct of faithfnlneea to the spoken order of her captain. Henrietta had been told to nursery maid the two yonng people, ' and. inasmuch a* she wa* a sailor, she stnck grimly to her ordered duty: bnt j inasmuch aa she was at the same time a woman, ahe bad a kindly feeling for the lover*, and therefore trndged stolid- ly along aa far behind them aa was con- sistent with the duty demand* of her conscience. And by thi* compromise he succeeded in the difficult task of carrying ont her order* to the satisfac- tmn both of herself and of her charges. They found the cave In which Nich- olas the First bad established bis inbos- i pitable snuggery in exactly the same condition in which they had left it. So it was obvious that the bnrly fanner bad not been there. "Bnt I don't think." pronounced Dolly, "that there's the least likelihood ' of hia having followed the shore ronte at all There's far too much climbing hereabout to suit his taste. He'd be enre to take the easiest path be could find. So we ongbt to stand the best chance of finding him jQy following his example and picking oat the smooth bit*." "What do yon think, Henrietta?' asked Quthri*. "Well, yon aee." mid the woman, "he told that muddling fool. Tom Jelly, that he waa going poaching, and be oat'rally wouldn't expect to find hi* gau>e along the coast So moat likely he's gone inland. " "So yoa think we'd better atrik* in- land toot" [TO BE CONTINUED.] A I i.r rrm !> Aar. The following letter, dated De Aar, December 4, ban been receive*! from Private Ue-orge Downey, of the first contingent, br Mr. A. H. Bate, of Montreal : " Arrived at Cap* Town on the 30th ; I-t't at mice, for thi* reel camp (?). A more dreary place it would be hard to imagine, all desert and the sand blow- ing in cloud*. Well, If YOU conld see us; we are the toughest looking crowd. No aliaving aince we landed ; but everyone iu high spirits. A large, number of wounded are pawing through here for Vrynberg, which in the main hospital. We are just com- mencing to rot detail* of the fight at Modder River. We x.pect to leave bore for Orange River to-morrow, a,n.l perhap* take part in the relief of Kim- herler. Of course .we do not know niivthmv detiuire yet. We had an elegant lend-off from Cai>e Town. Sir Alfred Milm.tr came down to see us off, and adiiressed aa. The enemy i* now fourteen mile* off na. A re- oouuoiterinBT party of the Duke of Corn walla' L.I., waa^fired on on the day before we came. We were ou drill thia morning at Jiix. Our appe- tite* are fluo. My partner and I ate a whole can of bully beef \vithont trouble. Thi* saud.ia fierce ; it blows into everything ; yectexday vou could not *ee TOUT neighbor, and the tem- perature i* about 90 degrees. We are glad we are going in to have a *hot at them anyhow, and we will show the people at home we can do all that i* expected. A Boer prisoner tried to ecape from a train, two stations south of here, and the escort tilled him full of lead, topped the traiu and buried him. There, are lota of Uoer sympathiaer* in tins part of the country. Well. I will write at least twice a weok, if possible, aud from Kimber- ley if w go up." Ill* III. ! .(<. "Wbat'e the use of spending ao much money In ao .election T" aaked tb* friend. I "(!reat Scott!" answered Senator 8or- ! ghiiin. "What do you want a man to do with hi* money? Just let It lie around In the hanks and do nothing? What'* money for?"-Waah4ngton Star. AGRICULTURE_UP TO DATE. Polnti from Srcrttarr WlUon'. H- i...i i For 1MO8. Much work baa been undertaken oa !,. l.alf of tobacco, looking to aa wld> a -institution aa possible of bom* grown for imported product, by im- proving the quality of the former. lav tere*ting Investigations a* to the causes affecting flavor and aroma axe being carried on. From a atudy of the Imports of Den- mark, especially of American grain* and oilcake, the aecreuiry conclude* strongly againat a policy which steril- ize* our land* at tue same time that it supplies other countries with the mean* of producing ueata and dairy product* for foreign market* which we could ourselves supply. The Interesting fact la noted that tae tea gardens at Summervllle produced 3,'JUU pound* of tea the past aeaaoa. Irrigation experiments, improvement of varietle* by Importation and by hybridization, are Indicated a* Impor- tant step* to be studied. In regard to public land* the secre- tary deplore* tb* 111 results of lnjr> dlciou* grazing du* to the Indifference of the occupier* under the present *y*- tem. He advocate* leasing In large area* and for a sufficient time to In- vite Improvement and luggest* that the revenue from such leases might be turned over to the states for edu- cational purposes or Irrigation. Of the abandoned farms of New England he say* that they are not abandoned on account of sterility; that they will be studied by the soil physi- cist, agrostologlst and the forester, and the valuable suggestions resulting from their studies will be distributed throughout New England. The secretary discusses the subject of Irrigation at considerable length, giving strong reasons for a general study of the whole subject. He point* out the wide difference In laws and methods prevailing In the different tales dependent upon Irrigation and states that niott Important river* bare streams supplying Irrigation to half a dozen states. Inevitably, under the**; circumstance*, difference* will art** calling for legislation by congreaa. which should, therefore, be put la possession of all the fact* affecting tbl* Important subject aa early a* Bible. He also point* out that the fulness of this investigation I* by a* means limited to the arid region, but that Irrigation could be profitably eia- ; ployed In large area* in the ea*t*ra and southern state*. I Our Imports of orange*, lemon*. c*>, coituut*. bananas, and especially cof- fei-. of which In 1898 we Imported ovet JII.-..IMHI.IIOU worth, could. In large part, be produced !n Porto Rico. The *ecr> t.iry especially recommends experV menu In the production of India rub- I.ei-. for which w* are now largely de- pendent upon Brazil. Holder rr lacks. An Iowa Homestead correspondent sketches and describe* a *ack holder which he find* useful: Tak* two strip* 1 t<y I'o i Hi-he* by 42lnches loii( and nail them together by two pieees of lath 17 Inches long, on* at tbe top and oue at the bot- tom. Then get two pieces of li.'.ird IS iiu-liea long and nail them on tbe out- side of the con- cern. Theu brace enis.swa.VH with lath. The top. They can bo made of tenpenny wlr nails dihtu through, then tiled sharp (so a* not to tear tbe sack) and bent Into shape. All I. race* should be on op- posite side of tl.o hooks. For tilling acks :i tin puil auawer* better than a coop shovel. The World's Wheat i ro. AcciTilmg to Brootuball: World's wheat crop of ISHll. 2.4UG.4UO.OOO buab- els; world's wheat crop of 1 vis, -j.sstt.- 14-4.in'n lnisliol.s; world'* wheat crop of 181)7. J.'Jt;:i.:;:.L > .iKK) bushela. This make* the crop of 18UU fall short of that ef last ve.'tr by 3SD,744.000 bushels, though exceeding that of 18W7 by LI'T.tHJS.OOO busbeU that Is, according to Itroom- hall's estimate, It U considered better than the very abort crop of 1S7, bun decidedly nearer to that than to tac large ouv of 1SIW. Wbpre Hope I i m Nt'|{ri'H are uiirouMfloUMly humor- ous Tin' other il.ij two rouvtabout* wt>re ovvrbt-ard talking. They met en the levvv after une had l>-en abaeot from the city for sr\ ei nl tvcka. Hi-Mo. Kill; bow I* yvrT *ald the flrst "Well," wa* the rvply. "de doctor* I* Klvt> me up. but de police ain't." Mem- phi* Scltultar. Hews and Rotes. The United State* department of agriculture baa In press and will soon Issue bulletin No. 72, office of expert- : n i ent i tat Ions, entitled " Fanner** Reading Courses." The bulletin waa prepared by 1'rofessor L. H. Bailey, M. 8., professor of horticulture In Cor- nell university, and gives a history of tbe organization of farmers' reading courses, which have become an Im- portant factor among tbe agencies for diffusing knowledge and promoting enthusiasm among the farmers. The bulletin contain* Hats of books used la various reading course*. No marked crop departure from th* ten year average 1* noted for any of the principal tobacco growing state* thi* *ea*on, *ay* th* crop circular. CONSECRATED Ml'SCLE Responsibilities on Those Pos- sessing Physical Power. THE VALUE OF GOOD HEALTH. t *iru( Flee. fr P *lro( Pl fur rarer oii Aia>u- Ilr-Cbrlllu* L> .N.I. KallM IU Omr i>f luiquur >v Wkl Tlioy i > kuu<iu iuuuuir*U! Uiiiuo 1.1. iii i- 4 by Fi l.viui. Washington. Feb. 11. In thi* dlaicourae Or. Taluiag* seta forUi the rebjiouai unity of (.hose who are troag ami well, aa in a former diav course he preached to the disabled and "the shut in;" text. Judge* xiv. 1. "And suuson went down to Timr th." There are two (idea to th* charac- ter of Samson. The one phase of hi* life, U followed into particular*. would administer to the groteaqu* and the Harmful. i)ut there is a phase of his character fraught with lesson* of solemn ami eternal 1m- l>e>rt. To these graver lea*on* w* devote our sermon. 'ilm giant no doubt iu early life gave evidence* of what he waa te be. It is almost always so. There were two Napoleons thu boy Na- poleon aud ti.e man N.ipoUion but Loth alike, two Howard* th* boy Howard aud th* uiau Howard but both alike, two Samsons the boy Samson and the man Samson but both alike. Thia giant was no doubt the hero of the playground, and nothing could stand beioru hi* ex- hibi ion* of youthful prowws. At 18 years of ace he was bethrothed to the daughter of a Philistine. (Jo- InK down toward Timnuth, a lion came out upon him. anJ, although this young uiant was weaponless he eized the utonster i- '' Lmg inane and shook him a* a hungry hound hakes i March hare and uiao> his bones crack and left him by the way- aide Mtv.ting un'ter the snii'ing of hi* fist and the grinding heft of his There he stands, looming u*) above other men. a mountain of flesh, hi* arms bunched with muscle that Can lift the irate of a city, taking an attitude defiant of everythinir. HI* hnir hnd n.'v.-r ! ivn cut. and It roll- ed down in SIM en irre.it plait* over his should. TS. adding tn hi* bulk, tiercenetts and terror The Phills- Tlne* want to con.|iiiT him. and there- fore they mum find out \\hcre the se- cret of his Htren..'th I 1 There Is an evil wonuin livlnK tn the valley of Sor.-k !i< the name of I>-h!ah. They nj>|.,,mt tier the agent In the rase. The Philistines are ac- creted in the Mm.- ImildinK, and then Delilah tMeg to work and coaxes Samson to tell wh.it H the secret of his strength. "W..||," he -LIV*. "If you ihould take seven Kre.'ii withe* uch as they fasien \vild lu-usi* with and put them afinnd me, I should >.. perfectly powerless." So sh* binds him with flu* seven pron with- es. Then she cliips her hand* and ays. "They come--the Philistines'" and he walks ou' a- though thero were no irupedient she c.)a\n* him iruin and atrniu. "\o\v 'ell the se- cret of this r.Mt .!.!! th' a,,, | he replies. "If vou should t;ike some ropes that ha xi never be-n u*ed ami tie me with them. T should bv mm like th-r men " She ties him with the ropes, rlnsjwt her bands find hwuts. "Thev .-.nu. tho Philis- tines!" He walks out as ea^i'v MS he rtij hefor^ - not a single obstruction She coaxos hlui a rain and he says. "Now. if you should titk* these seven lonu :<l.nt< of hair nne" by this house loom wn\e them Inte a weh. I could not u'et LIWIIV ' H the house loom is rolled up. and tae shuttle flies hiickw-ird and for- ward, and the lonij j.l.n's of hulr are weven into a web. Then she cluspw her hands and says, ' 'They coine the Philistines'" lie walks out as eas- ily a* he did before, dra^mnn a part of the loom with him But af'er awhile ..he persuade* him t*> toll the truth. UT say*. "If you heuld take a ra/or or shears .ind cut off this Ion;,- hair. I should be powerless and in the hands of my enemies " Samson sleeps, and that he may not wake him up during the process of shearing help U culliil in You know that th>> barbers of the east have such a skillful wuy of man- Ipulattiu: the head to this very day tkat instead of waking up a sleep- In*; -nan they will put a man wide awake sound asleep T hear the blade* of the shears i-rindinir against each other, and I si>e thu lonn locks falling off. The ahoar* or razor nc- complishca what trreon withers and new ropes and house loom could u,.t de. Suddenlv she clasps her hands and *n\s. "The Philistine* be upon thfo. Samson'" !!> rouses up with a stniKule, but his Hircnifth Is all gone. He ia In the hand* of his enemim I hcnr the groan o f the elant a* thpv take his eyes out, and then T se him sTiiiruerinR i>n in his blind- ness, fei'linK his w a> as he goe* on towurd Ca/a. The prisoa door is pen, nnd the giant I* thrust in Tie Its down and pins his hands on the mill crank, which with exhausting horizontal motion Roes day after d*. week after weok, month after month- "ork. work. work! The cons'ei nation of t|... world in cap- tivity. his loc'is shorn, his eye* pun- ctured grinding' corn in <!a'a! First of all. behold In this giant of th* text that physical power 1* not alway* an Index of mural power. H* wa* a hug* man the lion found It out, ar.d [h 3.OOO men whom ho lew found It out: yet h* was th* ubleet of petty reven-ft* and ouu -rlantad by low passion. I am far from throwing any discredit upon physical stamina. Ther* are those who *eeni to have great admiration for rtoltcacT and sickllnesa of con- stitution. T never could M* any glory In weak no < or sick head- ache. Whatever eTort In oiar day Is made to make t'-o men and women robnt honM *^v th fwr ml very good citizen as well a* of every Christian. Li^ miia-itua may be po*r Uivel> religious. How oiiwu IL is that you do not tind'plivsii al energy imiicathe of spiritual power! ii a clear head U worth more than one di/zy with jM-r- petual vertigo. If muscles with tho play nf health in them are worth more than those drawn up in chron- ic 'rhei.iii.itu-.s." if an eye quick to catch pushing objects is belter than one with vision dim and uncer'.uu, then (iod will require of us eilicieucy just In proportion to what, he has given us. Physical energy ought to be a typo of moral power We ought to have as good digestion of truth a* we have capacity to assimilate food. Our spiritual hearing ought to be aa good aa our physical hearing Our piritual taste ought to be ar. cl.-.ir as our tongue. Samsons in body, wa ought to be giants in moral PO--V.T Uut how often it is that men with physical strength do not serve t'hrmt. They are like a ship full manned and full rig;el. capable of vast tonnage, able to endure a.l ^trcaa of weather, yet swinging idly at the docks, w hen these uieu ouuht to be crossing and re. rossing the great ocean of human siuTerinc and sin with i '.i id's suppliii) of mercy How often ii is that physical strength is used in i|..inc ii. si::', e damage or in luxurious ease, when, with sle'ves rolled up .md lirotizad bosom, fearless of the shafts of oppo-i' ion. it o'luht to lie la.vii'.g hold wi'h all it* D -tit .md fueling away to lift, up thi- sun- ken w reck of a world It is a most shameful fuel that much of the business of the church and of the world must be done by those couinurativi'U invalid Hich- ard Hnxter. by reason .<f hi- .1 enses. all his days sit t ing in the door of his tomb, yet writing more than 100 volumes and send in- .m' an in'luenco for <;od that will i>iulure us long as the "Saint's Everlasting Kent " Kd ward Pay son, never knowtnu u wrll day. yet how he preached .uid how he wrote, helping thousands of dy- ing souls lik* himself to swim in a sea of gl.ir> \nd Hubert MctTieyne. a walking skeleton, vet \uu know what he did in |iuu.l.-e and how' h* hook Scotland with .-o.il for God. Philip Doddridge, ad\ised by hi* friend* because of his illness not to enter the mini>trv \ ( .t you know what he did for th.' "Hise and Pro- gress of Religion" in the church of th* world Wilberfone was fold bv hi* doc- tors that he could not live a fort- night, yet at that \ury time enter- ing upon philanthropic enterprises tha demanded the greiito-t endur- ance and perseverance.. Kol'ert Hall, suffering excruciations so thi.t often in his pulpit while preaching he would sl.'p and lie down on a sofa, then getting up again to preach bout heaven until tho glories of the celiotlul city dr.>|i|ntl on the mul- titude, doing more work pcrh.tps than almost anv w.Jl man in his day. Oil. hovv olteu IL IB Uiut men with great ^.hv>nal endui au> i.- are not as great iu moral and spiritual stat- ure. \\li.l.- i.'i.-iu ai'- .i> uiL'Swuenia lor tliotMt who are bum all tU. ir aav* with sickues.s a. i\w\ ejiiMiiUt of pa- tience, achievements U S Cmisiiau en- durance 1 call ujiou uieu 01 health, men of uiuhcie, ui.-ii of uer^u, men of physical power, to demote theiu- s.'lves to the l.oi-d. liiaiits In body. you ou^-tit to bu yiaiits in soul UehoUl also iu Uie story of uiy taxt illustraiiun of the fact of the dam- age thai strength can do if It bo mis- guided It si'c.i.s to me that this man speut a fcii-at .leal ol hb time iu doing evil thia Samson of my text. To pay a bet which be had I. is i. by the giuissing of his riddle he robs and kills .'>O people, lie was not only gigantic in ^tiencth. but gigantic in uns. hi f and a t\p of those uieu iu all ages of the world who, poweiful iu liod\ or mind or any faculty of social position or wealth, have i.s.sl 'heir strength for iniquitous purposes Oh, men of stout phvsical health, men of great mental stature, men of high social position, men of great power of any sort, I want you to understand \our power, nnd I want you to know that that power de- votod to 'iod will be a crown on earth, to you typical of a crown in heaven, but misguided, bedraggled in sin, adiiiiuistratixe of e\il, Hod will thunder against vou with his con- demnation m the day when million- aire aud pauper, master and slave, king and *ubject, shall stand side, by side In the judgment and money bag* and judicial crime and royal robe shall bo riven with the lightning*. 1'ehold also how a giant m*vy be slain of a woman. TVlilah started the train of circumstances that pull- ed down the tempi'" of I'y^on about Samson's oars tens of thousand* of glnnts have gone down to death and hell through tha -amo fascinations. It seems to in* that it is high time that pulpit and platform and print- ing press s|M>k out a", linst the im- purities of modern society Fastid- iousness and pruderv say: "Hettcr not speak. Von w '! rouse up ad- verse criticism. You will mnkv* what vnu wanf to make bat- tor. Better deal In gfittnrlng ponpr- alitles The subiect is too delicate for polite ears." But there comes vojc" from heaven ovornoworing the mincing sentimentalities of the day, savin*. " Tpv aloud, srnre not. lift up thy voice like n trumpet and show BIV people their transgressions and the House of Jacob their sins." You who are seated In your Christ- Ian homes, compassed bv moral and religious restraints, do not roalize the gulf of iniquity that hounds you on the nor-Ji and the south and the east and the west. While I speak there are tens of thousands of men and women going over the awful plunge of an Impure life, and while I cry to Cod for mercv upon their souls I cry to you to marshal In the de- fense of your homes, your chur<-h and your nation. Thore is a iMimuetin*; hnll that you have never henrd de- scrll>d. You know all ab. .ut th* feast of Ahasuerus. whero 1 .'"iHord* sat. You know all about Belshaa- zar'e carousal, where the blood of th* murdered king spurted into the face* of the banqueters. You may know of the scene of riot and wassail where there was set before Aesopus ana dish of food that cost $4OO,000. But I (peak now of a different banqueting hall. It* roof is fretted with lire. Its floor ia tesheilati-d with lire. It* chalice* are chased with fire It* song is a song of fire. Its walls are buttresses of fire. Solomon refers to It when he cays, "tier guest s ar* in th* depths of hell." Our American communities are Buf- fering from the gospel of free lovism which HO years ago was preached on the platform and in some of th* churches of this country. I charge upon free lovism that it has blighted Innumerable home* and that it ha* ent innumerable souls to rum. Free lovtsm is bestial; it is worse it ia Infernal! It has furr.i>ln d this land with many thousand* of divorce* an- nually. In one county in the state of Indiana it furnished 11 divorces in one day before dinner. It has roused up elopement* north, south, east and west. You can hardly take up a paper but you read of an elopement. Aa far as I can understand the doc- trine of fre* lovism. it is this that every man ought to have somebody else'* wife and every wife somebody else'* husband. Fre* lovism! It 1* the douhl* distilled extract of nux vouiiea. ratsbune and udder's tongue. Never until *ociety goes back to th* old lit hie and hears its eulogy of pur- ity ar.d it* anathema of umleannes* never until then will thia vvil be extirpated. Behold also In thi* giant of th* text and in th* giant of our own cen- tury that great physical power must crumble and expir*. The Samson of tha text long ago went away. H* fought the lion. He fought the Phil- istines. He could fight anything, but death was too much for him. He may have required a longer grave and a broader grave, but th* tomb neverthe- less wna hi* terminus. If. then w* are to be compelled to go out of this world, where -ir* w to go to' 1 This body and soul must ooii part. What shall be th* destiny of the former I know dust to dust. But what shall be the destiny of the latter? Shall it rise into the com- panionship of the white robed, whose sins Christ has slain, or will it go down among the unU'lieving, who fied to gain the world and aave their souls, but were swindled out ef both? Blessed be God, we have a Champion: He is so styled in th* Bible. A Champion who ha* con- quered death and hell, and he is ready to light all our battle*, from th* ftr*t to the last. I said to an old Scotch minister, who wns one of the best friend* I ver had, "Doctor, did you ever know Hobert 1'ollock. the Scotch poet, who wrote 'The Course of Time?' " "Oh, he replied. "1 knew him well! 1 was his classmate'" And then th* doctor went on to t.-ll me how that the writing of "The Course of Time" exhausted the health of Pollock, and be expired. It seems as if no man could have such a glimpse of th* day for which all other days were mad* as Kobert Pollock had and long sur- vive that glimps*. In the description of that day he says, among other things. Begin the woe. ye woods, and tell It to tho doleful winds. And doleful wind* wail to th* bowl- ing hills. And howling hills mourn to th* dl*- m.il vales. And dismal vales aigh to th* sorrow- ing brooks. And sorrowing brooks weep to th* weeping stream. And weeping st.rea in awake th* groan- ing divp; Y* heavens, great archway of th* universe, put sackcloth on. And ocean, rob* thyself In garb of widowhood And gather all thy wave* Into a groan and utter it Long, loud, deep, piercing, dolorou*. immense. The occasion asks it. Nature die*. and angel* com* te lay her In her grave. What Robert Pollock saw In poetic dre.uii you and I will see in positive - th* Judgment , th* Judg- ment I ^Ifr O464LS *f -<y&u&Tis &i4/ t <ML4MJl & / / NATIONAL EDITION 10 CENT MUSIC Regul \r pri TO, AOc. 10 9 l.OO par sheet. Our price, IO cents. Writ* for Catalogue of Over 3.OOO Vocal and Instrumental Oems SP..IA'. >iit i nd -e:,,l us tli nami anil Hii.lr.-nww f ten or more muds** people. 'OKdliiT >:'. i .T expanns, and we will acini ;.T return mail uu* oca*) out "Love Will Unou Him B*<-k Wain, (Glover), pnc* 40 ceuu. and "The M.mifuoMlY March and Two Btap. ItUnkabyl, p i.- JO cent*. 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Treatment of many kinds waa resorted to. bnt without avail, until anally Dr. Williams' Pink Pill* were used, with the remit that Mr. McDonald is again enjoying par- feet health. Mr. McDonald'* atory ia given a* follow* in hi* own word*: "Almost thirteen years ago I caught a bad cold which lodged in my back, producing a remold pain. Liniment* are at first resorted to, bnt they had no effect, and the trouble became HO bad that I conld hardly work, and could not go ont of door* after dark, a* I would be almost certain to fall if I attempted to walk. Medical treatment did me no good. I tried ix different doctor*, bnt the result wa* always the same. I spent 930 for an electric belt, bnt it wa* simply money wasted. Years went on and I wa* continually growing worse, nntil in the apring of 1 *<.;> mv lower limb* would (carcelr support me. In June of that year I went to the Victoria General Hospital. Halifax, where I remained for two month* nnder the treatment of the best specialist*, bnt when I returned home I wa* actually worse than when I entered the hos- pital. This thoroughly discouraged me. and I gave np all hope of ever getting better. 1 continued to grow werne nntil abont the tirst of January, 1896. when I became ao bad that I conld not stand alone, aa my lean were like sticks umler me. My only means of locomotien wa* crutches, anil my leg* dragged after me like useless pieces of timber; I conld not raise them one meli from the floor. Abont the first of the following April, Rev. Mr. McLeod strongly urged me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I had tried so many things without benefit, that I did not think the pills ceuld help me, but nevertheless decid- ed to give them a trial. After using aix boxes I conlJ see that there was a alight improvement, and I continued using the pill* nntil I had taken thirty boxes, and bv that time new lif* and vigor had returned to my legs, and I have since been able to at- tend to my business behind the coun- ter without the aid of crntcbeti, or even a suck. Under God'* blessing Dr. Williams' Piuk 1'ills have restor- ed me to a new measure, of health and energy, 1 never expected to again en- joy in this world. My restoration has caused a grrat wonderment in this section, and as a result I lutve. soli! many groKs uf Dr. Williams Piuk TUN in my stor. and many of those who have bought them from me tell me they have en rod them of thoir trouble-. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a-t direct- ly on tho blue*! nn.! norves. Thov do not purge, and th. : 't'oro ilo not weak- en like other tne.lienifs. Tliev give strength from tho tirst pill >o the la.-t usml. 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