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THE FOUNDERED WKaTllFHl V i H "* NET AH Al II h. Ml Mlo. iCopjrlfht. 1W, t lh Author*.] Tbs Bving waa htiil v.-iy bud. and II fot worn* *s they pioceided. Indeed ;,^ Oathrie. nimble forte.! though lie ws. tumbled and f1<"uid>Ted auiotig the rocks, be wondered how the rlnmxr Bomi-rs.-tHliire IIIHII had uiunsgoi tc get ver the ground nt all The rcH f hi* itwiice sxeuied in the light nf tlie rock ' . ring Henr *ii il\ hht now. Be bsjHli|i|M^ Bomcwheie iin I disabled Uuself Hi* sluiiumteb were surrr fur B onit <inlniiiltint<ir,i tturt anditrpprd i Jim i ;..;. :.,< iird. klin. of coui.-e. but at the same time they n>iifesm-<l to oue iiiiotlier that it served him right. A IIIIID of bin uiu Id, tbey agreed, ought never to have gone trap-Ting over such in abominable ob- stacle track. \\>ih:" - ' able to carry bim back the way be came," declared Hen- rietta "We conldn't t..te Mitm IMly herself over them rocks, let aloueCuin Laveraba. anil iilie i-n't half bii weight or near it We sball jnst bave to drag him down to the water's edge Botnenow ml tlnn tiring tbe boat round from the Enreka for him. Kir; Dot wbat's this, though?" she cried. "\Ve seem to bar* come to the end of tbe road I" They h "I reached a turu in tbe path. The Herp cliff wsllit of tbe gully drew toj<etlirr 1 1 "in either side anil met one another, mid the ttiinbled. boneycomtied Cragmenti. at their foot ran no farther The arm of the seu which hud followed tbe windings of tlie gnlly no far lapped tht foot of H 4(1 foot precipli'H "A the worthy Ciiin is not a fly.' berrveil (iuthrie. "1 doii't me that he run have got along there He iniiht bave turned back again I'erlnipi he's got jainm.d in Home cranny HU<! we've pass ed biniou the i> r! \Ve nniHt keep a better lookont on tbe way back ami give tongue ns we &, " lint Henrietta hail pnlled In-r-rlf tip n to a little rpire und was peeling ea- gerly fnrw.nil "\Vi haven t gut to the end yet. sir, fter all.' i>lie reported "There's path down below there that seems to lead rnutid a bend " About a yard or so from tbe water'n edge tii' rr WHS n break in the cliff which "llerid H three foot path Ht liny rate, namd tbe next tingle What lay beyot'ii. they could not of com> tell, but thi-v riM.lv id In find out A conven lent tisnnre helped them down, und in null- r cnnple nf miinitiH they were topping briskly aloiiK H bard, lev . I loot (istb "Melter triivrling. this. Henrietta.' i. l.i. nnd (iiitlnie thankfully, "and unite t" our liejivy friend H tnte. 1 iboiilil fancy! l'erlni|>H he's HO chiirineil with ll that he In,-, made tip hix mind to Ktnv here p< rniMiiently room-r than t<iil over llii-e iiboniinabli' i - ii^'Miu, or peiniips In- H ,-oine across tin ntfnict- Ive in. i ,i,,i'"i und fallen 111 love with In T nd > taken to H h-n db-t and H dump lu'd f-ir the n si of IIJH davs "No.' n lortui In i, M. it. i with mile, "he woiildn t do thut. I'm think- ing; be d be afriinl of ^nxim 1'n-rce get- tin i in in of it. Mia see. sirl' tins lime llh-y li.nl n -IK -heil the Dt(le <<! the < hll and M new prospect .li.nl befoie tin in Nuue -tl yards lu fn.ht lay the eiiliam e of n i live, into v ', II," Ii w MV.Ii "t tint l;ii:mill rim .viird mid l.irvviifd nm n with u ;/ win .| i r The barrow |,.-uh t'i.-v w,te tolluwmg w-i-m rd to rnn I'ar nwiiy n]i iuto I lie c. -ol di-jdliM of tin' : id the farmer gone along it t Y> for tin-re nti tbe (tone wiie the (rroi'Vings from the hob- | uaila Mini a faint ml clreiik from the ' OUJipel tot) cup 'Kill, to .-.it III Ht lust I ('Hill ah, v!' ! Shouted ihc niiili lu'Hid'iate us he Inir rinl forward beneiilli th.- nn-hwav Th" long 1 1 hoe-, of the cave howled th* words back to bim "< 'mil LaverabH ulto-o-o-o-y I" be re- peated "Abo-o-o-o-y I" bnomrd the ston* walls again, but no human voice an- wered. "1'ni.r chapl He's inebb* knocked blmself SBUselenn mill doesn't hear n*, " KW^xted Hi in i.'tt.i. as she hurried long tbe narrow canseway of tbe car- cm. Qnct tli* arcU way it the O trance wju direct daylight reased and the ciivo was filled i-iHtead with a ciirn.iit oft. green glow The effect WHS gliM iy; there were fmilactic green shapes in atone on all mdes. there were green. nhautomlike ti-h e>vvimiiiillj( in the clear water, and there were green sen Fbriihs trailinif np to its KMI I'm e (inllirio held ont his "v> n I inu n fist in front of bun It WHS pale as H dead man's There wax HII atmosphere of eermess nbout thu cuve which miide both of Usexplor- ers Hlnver involuntarily, anil at the same turn- their tirst eager trot became in.-ensibly red nerd to a mber walk Hut that indeed the fmling green light made nwewiiry The water , hann.-l curved (xmipwhat. and the IH/V iiu(iiilses from the low nwell of the lHgi>on did not penetrat* far beyond tbe entrance of the cavern In ->U yards their influence had cetiscd entirely and the qniet dark wnter liK>ked like ice There wan chill, tno. in the HII which added to thin effect, and. ruining strinxht from the hot cbire without, both (iuthrie and the woman felt it keenly Tbe oppression of the ciivcrn's eeri- ncH-M increased as tbe light grew dim- mer, and an inclination, almost over powering, to tnrn tail seized apiu tb* nnilei graduate With a great effort be thrust it back and led the way en through the green, ghantlv twilight i urliing his liamls toget her tur warmth A little "<T ahead tbe cave w-med to tuiii iibrnptly at right an:.'len or per hiili to come to iin cud altii-;,-tlier, fot at iinv rate it went DO further in it* I i. -.lit direction. And yet tin-re wa* no M^'ii to bewi-n iif the iiiis-in^' farmer. Aii'-ji toin-.l "HUt "' <-!o-e Ht hand nunle the ymiiig man turn sharply. The dark intizzlunf a gnu barrel bring iilr. like a round s[>ot of ink in tbe grtcn cjoom. not ti-n inches away from his eyes. Ho gave an invrilnntary xtart nnd stepped a pace backward. Henrietta was cloi-e behind him, and be bumped agaiiit-t her. Thu womun lout ber foot- ' ing and made a grab at him to save In i-.-ll from falling iuto tbe water. As In r fingers clntcbed him Oathrie felt Inin-i If iM-ing c.-nriid In l;i|.ssly back- ward by ber weight, and tbe celt mo- ment there wss a uplaah as the pair of them met tbe cold water below. As tbe green wave closed in gurgling babbles over bit bend tbe yonng man heard a barsb langb burst ont and clang ! discordantly among tbe echoes of the cavern. With a flush cf angry recollec- tion be thought of bis boaxt and real- ! ized that he had allowed himself to b* trapped by tbe man with tbs bloody blister, after all. Then the frantic clutch of an arm ahont his neck reminded him of a more pressing danger of the moment, for the woman's finger* had closed with the frenzy of a drowning urip npon hi* tliroat. Hint (ttitline knew tbat ahe could not ewiin a stroke. CHAPTER XIX. TIIK. Kuril NK( lid IKS There was a brief moment beneath the waters during which the Kate* of death seemed to swing wide <i|>n for the two members of the Knreka'd crew It wan tin- sharp, agonized rlrnggle in winch a htroiiK h\v iiiiiin-r lichir. to re- lease himself from the foolish clutching of another who cannot swim nnd who. with the blind, unreasoning instincts of self prphprvatinn. bumper* his rescu- er'* efforts to HHVe them both For a moment it seemed an though Oathrie would not be able tn lmke off tlie grip of Henrietta ronml bis neck, lint fortunately for them both, his iti uggli-s to do mi brought him -udileii- Iy into the shall.. MS In one nf his con- vulsive throws IIH felt tbe bottom, and found that them was a flat topped tmwldcr beneath him. with less than lour feet of \\iiter covi ring it. (ii ttmg his feet planted on this be first tibook the woman off and then drew her np bi-nle him and raised her licinl above the water AH n mi an she fill linn ground under her llenrietia in. > I her presence of mind. nluv>l> her sbotil- ileM like a retriever to get the water out of her hair and eyes unit thru be- gun to look . a I mis and rurion-lv about her to see what it wits tbat lu I cnu-eil the iiinierglailiiale to buck MI suddenly down upon In r and throw them both beadloin,' into the brine Then for the tirst time Outline had leisure to n iiieinber thn |{iin episi.de and looked tip to see what HOI! of man it mil; hi be who WHS nt the Imtt end of the bairel which I. ad startliil him The palli they had tumbled from wa* ut the oilier side of tlix water chuiiuel In. in the Mibmenji'd rock on which they vv. ,iw p, i , hid, nnd ftMiidiiig at til* edge of tins palli wi re lour In groes i in- with u icuii in bis band, which h* Htill kept leveled at t be two involnn- tary Lathers, the others with their hands stuck deep into the pockets of their white, cotton breecbea. None of the qi.artet had offered the ilightest help while Outline and the womun were struggling in the water, and in- deed it necmed to the yonng man a* h* looked it their face* tbat they had watched the scene oat qnietly in th* hope, pri baps, that one or both of th* bathers would get conveniently drown- ed. Their altitnde of contemptaon* noninterference suggested this idea irr*- istil U and the look of disappointment on their Imtt continued th* grswsoro* inggrstion of tb* iii oatentationsly pocketed hand*. Outline *budd*r*d Inwardly a* this conclusion was borne in npon hi* nn- diTstiimliiix. bnt none tbe less, with a quick flash of |,r'..b m e. be determined to disguise his mifipicion and put a bold fuce mi tbe situation "Wlnit the mischief do yon mean by Mainline quietly up there to watcb two fellow cri'iitiireii (in.wu before yonr eyenr" be deniiinded iniliituanlly A chuckle rim tlnmi-'li the grnnp, and utter H pause ot a tew Hecoinls the Inaii \\ilb the gun repli-d He WHS a tall, lean negro, with u fuce no sallow mid fltshli ~s that it looked iilmost like a skull However, a puir nf burning black eyes, goggling amid perfect lake* of white, shown! that he WHS very con- iderubly alive and. Htandiiig in tbe eerie green li^'lit of the cave in tbat at- titude of menace, be looked, to bis questioner, a sufficiently agly customer to have to tackle "The qnestion rather is. What are yon doing in onr cuve r" *aid he in per- fect Knglinh and with a parity of ac- cent which (inthrie bad not expected lo hear from a man of bis color "We've missed one of oar ship'* company," answered the yonng man. Again tb* three others, who (teemed to act as a sort of chorus to the lean man. indulged in an amused laugh Bnt tbe spokesman kept bin grim etar* nnrelaied. "Are there any more beaide* yon twoT" be asked "No. " said ( iuthrie "Don 't lie now. " replied tbe man BTI*- pici'iiialy The undergraduate retorted hotly that he was not in the li.-il.it of I nd asked again if tbey tad seen bis tbipmaM "What Mirt of man IB he?" <|tipried tbe HpoktHimin "Fat cbupT Stolid sort of party, eh 7" (iuthrie admitted with a smile tbat that M. undid hue him "Tlnn Mr Whatever'n-Tnar-name. yon needn't hunt around liny I. n^. r Your i:. :m'a here, and I'll till > n an- other thing, be showed more pluck tb in fua wbeu b* cot a irun barrel p, n,-.-,| .,t blin. He didn't even wink stood like a tree. " "I belter* yon," returned tbe yonng man lightly. "Lie isn't the Rort of man yon could frighten easw, He's not ex- citable, yon see I am that's jnst tb* difference. But I say, whoever yon are, I wish yon'd hear a hand and help ni op on to dry land again. It's preciooi cold standing here between wind and water, and the lady can't iwini, or I wouldn't ask yon." "Tb* UdyT" exclaimed tbe lean ne- grj in sn i prise "Why. so it is a wo- man I I'm xii re I b< g ber pardon, bnt, in ber man's clothe* and In this dim re- ligions light. I confess I hadn't tumbled to tbe fact that we'd got female com- pany Yon bear that, lioyif Off with yonr toppers! We've got a lady paying ns an afternoon call!" Again tbe three negroes chuckled, and one of them made a remark in a low tone which called a smile from tbeir leader "Here, bear a band I" cried Ontbria, Impatiently "Don't I tell you we're cold 7" "Not so fast, young gentleman," re- plied the man with the gnn. "On tbe whole 1 don't knuw why yon shouldn't itay where yon are. By yotirown show- ing your companion can't iwiin, and if I put a bullet through one of your tins MII wont he able to help her or \ "in-. If either It really strikes me a* k MIV neat trap, yon know." "Come. I say, don't be a brntf. ' retorted (iutlirie, hut he shivered slight- ly, for the lean man looked ipnte capa- ble of h.-ing an gnod as bis word. "Exactly, uy dear sir. That'* Just what I wish to avoid. " explained tb* negro with a grin "If I help yon across here, I shall have to be a brnteto one of my imii by making him Miami entry over you to *ee tbat you don't bolt." "\"on want to keep n. then? What for. pray T" askeil Outline in a tone of surprise, winch waF, it mnst be admit- ted, to a great extent simulated "That 1 * a trifle we won't dinctuw. ' aid tbe other coolly. "Let it unftice that as yon have poked yonr meddling noses in here unasked yon've got to wallow the coriM-qnence*. Yon didn't choose, to drown one another when yon had a di cent chance put in yonr way So now you must understand that yon ar i-riNoiicrs. The only question is. Do you prefer to tay where ynn are. like a couple of seals with their flappers cut off. or would you rather come up here In.'h and dry and give a promise to cause no fnrther trouble?" "Vnp're pinning me Hither unfair- ly," Hind Uuthrie. "Look In re. young man, " returned tbe negro savagely, "I'm not going to stay here pulavi mii;. Are yon going to come or are yon going to stay? Hettle qnickly or maybe my gun may go off before yon've made up yonr mind. " "We'll join you np there, thanks!" "Ah. 1 thought yon would I Then It I* nnderstood thut neither yon nor your sweetheart in the trims. r will attempt a boltt" Tbe yonng man hesitated for a frac- tion of a fecond. but there was no al- ternative. "I'll immune, " Mid be sulk lly, for he recoguized tbat to reaiflt fur- ther was hopeless. At present hi* ad- versary held all the trnmpa. "Mind yon don't break your word." aid th* man witb th* grin threaten- ingly, "or I dar*uy *oni OD* will con- trive to stick a ballet In yonr carcane* before you 'T* got very fax. Qeorg*. g*t * brace of those paddles to raak* th* lady a bridge. ' ' Gt*irge one of tbe three, departed nd in a minnte returned with a conpla of ours, whose ends he shoved ont to the nil bmerged rock. Henrietta swarmed np nimbly enough, and tbe undergrade- lie followed ber. "Now." Raul tbe lean man, "yon can go np round thu dark angle, and you'll find your fdiipuiate there. Yon may cbatwitb bim if be'igot a toLgna. We can't find it." Tbe three m groe bad taken their long sheath knives from their belts and itood now to attention (inthrie and tbe woman marched pa-t tin m in tha direction which tha leader bad indi- cated Mini tried Dot to xbow by tbeir manner that tbey found tbe situation n ugly one. They did not find it eo very dark round tbe angle, after all There was a tlab of smooth rock at the corner where the cave turned, and the green light wan reflected on without much low of intensity. Tbey d's--overed the farmer Bitting- witb bit back to tbe rock wall He recognized them with a microscopic nod. bnt as far as hi* face indicated eeiurd neither pleased to see them nor tbe reverse. He was a trnly wonderful man After that in.d be did Dot appear tn think it at all necessary to explain bow be bad tumbled into bia scrape, nd it WHS only by dint of patient croaf toning ijat Outhrie got tbe stury out of bim To i_'ive tbe tale piecemeal, aa it wai extracted, would b* impossible, bat this is tbe fist cf it: [TO * ootrrnuin.) lluke . v 1.1. ... .. I' ... r \ - .T >mt two chicken* nn.l oook verv lowlv iti bo ling salted \va:er till tfudi-r, Iming uret'nl that the m*at not naptirate from tho bones. ' 1 1'ilv- enough water to cover th* chic^i-tis, that the grnvy mav be rich and wll flavored. Strain tbe broth and exld to it a cup of hweet cream. Melt a tahlespnonful of butter and cook witb it a generoni tablenpoouful of flour. I'.'ur ill-- hot broth slowly npnn thin mixture and tir till smooth. It should I* of consistency of thick cream. If there i* a good deal of broth, a little more floor will b* re- quired. \Vith on* quart of lifted Hour mix an even teas|>oon of salt, oue even teattpoon of lotla, and two well rouitded teaspoons of cream of tartar. Sift those ingredients to- gether, then rub into them a half cup of sweet butter. When all tb* lump* bave diKapneare.d, stir in suffic- ient sweet milk to make a no ft dough. It slum!.! be of a upongy cousiitency. Take out port of it on to a well floured board, sift a little flour over the top and roll into bane. Line the inles of an earthen baking dish witb this crust and heap th* chicken in the i-.-iiier. removing all large bone* and rejecting the. necks and back*, which may be utilized later in other way*. Poor over tbe chicken suffic- ient gravy to cover. With a (ilver knife mince fine enough celery to make two generous tablexnouus. Scat- ter thin over tbe top, then ad<l a layer of oysters. Season these -with Halt and |*-|ipw, dredge with flour and dot with small bits of butter. Now roll ont more of the crust for tbe top, making several incisions near the cen- tre to allow tbe gleam to escape. Moisten tho npjwr edge* of tbe snl* crust before laying on the top. Thii will prevent tbe gravy from running over. Take paius also to have the up- per crust rather large, pushing tbe fullnniM towards the centre. There should be considerable gravy left over from the pustv. Just Ix-fore Keiving add a few oysters to it and just bring to a I* >il I'ass in a gravy iiisb with the gravy pasty. About an huur will b* required to bake tbe misty. PROCESS BUTTER. !*! I.T M iii. ii It* Character !>.-.. .. .-r.-il It Is now possible to test chemically renovated btitti-r and determine It* cliaracler It b;is been supposed pre- viously that tbe constlliielils. being tb* mime in both fn-sh and renovated butler, \.ouhl act the same wbe* cb. nncallv aiial\...d. Hut It appears thai huiier in ileieriorai :ug uudcrgos* a physical chauge iluii the renovating pn'ess IK not uble to reverse. Tb* fl of renovated butter has a more or les* i-rvstiilline KtriK-iiire. while the fat of pure, l"i esi, biitti-r is devoid of any suck uppeat, -i nee If pure butter IK* exam- ined niM-ioseopn allr with polarized light and M-l.-niie plate, tbe field will be unifonnl.v colored In any position of tbe analyzer, while renovated butter will show a mottled, many colored tiebl Without a selenlte plate and without the analyzer In proper posltloB pure butter shows a dark field of al- most uniform nppearuucc. Kenorate4 butter under similar conditions give* dark field mottled wjih wtilte patcbe*. The peculiar appearance of renovated butter Is due to the fact tbat tbe fat tins been melted ami In cooling has **- limed n p.'irtially crystalline (tructur*. Tbe completeness with which cry*ta> Ilz4itl.m froai fusion occurs and tbe ! of tbe crystals depend on tbe slowneH witb winch the melted substance cooli to Its solidifying point. Tbe slower thla cliauk'e of temperature takes place tbe more perfect will the crystalliza- tion be. In renovated butter, on ac- count of the great rapidity with wblck tbe melted f:it Is solidified, we ret onlj an Incipient crystallization. If butter Is melted niii! then allowed to cool Hlowly. lar.-e I'-ystalliue masses are formed, globular In slmpe and showlnf a distinct cross i.y polarized light Improi Ins flulry Herd*. The Rlinplift met hod of Itnprovlni dairy herds, us indeed any other class of live stock. Ix liy tbe system know* a* "up frrndlii;;." accompimled tir rig- orous selis lion, snyx Professor Thomai Sbavv The In ^, nner may use such material ax he bus on the dam'* sld* In laying the foiiudatlon nf bis dairy berd. In adding 10 It by purchase be may clxxme the coininotiest of cow*, ai long as they are of fair sire and pos- sessed of average dairy form. This will be acaln referred to. It matter* not If tbey bave lu them tbe blood of a dozen herds This want of dominance In nny particular line of b'ood will only render them more susceptible to being quickly Improved Hut In choosing a Ire the utmost care should be exercl*- ed lie should ! chosen from th breed that Is Ix-nt adapted to tbe condi- tion* nf the ilair.vumii. especially too** COlidltioiH Hull relate to foo<l produc- tion. He shoiilil be purely bred. guarantee of t be transmission of tb* character sough;, and be should be ef good form and vigor n* a guarantee of prepotency The tirst will secure tb* transmission of the dominant charac- ters In the breed Die second will secure transmission of the dominant charac- ters of the Individual. And It I* great- ly Important that the sires thus cboaea hall tie ilesci-tiili-d from animals tbal have been cood pet formers In tbe dai- ry. Tbe site ib'si-ended from a line of dams noted for ceticnms milk produc- tion Is likely to be far more valuable tbiui the one not no descended. And It should not he forgotten tbat high per foi'in.'inces at the pall In tbe near aav o-stry Is fur more Important than tbe an me In remote ancestry. ( . I. I \ I I.|lli-Ui<>. Ont -well cleaned stocks of celery into muall pieces, cook in salted water nut it tender, then drain. Molt one- fourth cup of butter, cook it in half a cup of flour, one-fourth teasj>oouful of mil iiinl a. ila,sh of pepper, tlmu add gradiiiillv OHM cup of the water in which th celery \va* cooked or on* cup of chicken stock, one well beaten egg and one pint of the cooktnl celery. Stir contitiuallv. When cold, ihatie, up iti beaten, egg and bread crumb* and fry to a goUliui brown in. deep fat. Ncullop llnildoen. Make one half a pint of thick melt- ed buttor sauce, season It with Halt and jx'pricr and odd a pinch of curry powder to it aud theu stir in a hard boiled egg which has beeu coarsely chopped. Remove the skin and bones tiom a cooked driod haddock (of med- ium size) anil with two forks divide it iuto flakes, lluttor a pie dish and put in alternate layers of the sauce and fish ; scatter some browned crumbs over the top and bake in the oveu for 16 Illlllllfes u. .-!( ill Henry Von IM-eser of foldenklll, M. | T.. told hlK liearers at the meeting of I the Maine hoard of agriculture that hit cow* avertitfe ;MHI pounds of butter per cow per year. Butter Is made In on* pound prints am) sold in the New York market at '.'."> ami :;n cents per pound. Ills cows are testci! each month, and tbe Mabcock tost la tbe measure ef quality lu this lu-ni. Milk Is perfect food. For the best development of the milk producing c.'ipjcliy the cow should have the bell of cure. The dairy cow is a machine, The dairyman should study his ma- chine. While tb. enormous figure* of over l.lixi iMiiiinis of butter lu a year had been attained by a llolsteln cow. brccdluK Is yet lu Its Infancy. Die- count tbe cow with a llcshy udder. Such cows are more susceptible to gar- get. Farmers pay too little attention t* breeding. There are too many scrub* In the country. Scrub cows meaa nuanclal ruin. All cannot buy thor- oughbred cows to start from, but all can weed out the poorest cow* aud breed from the best ones The thoroughbred bull wa* a neces- sity to success In breeding up to higher usefulness lu the dairy. Alvayi die- card tbe scrub bull. I'edlgrc-e Is all right as far as It goes, but Individuali- ty a td performance are of more con**- queue*. praklnit of DcUwar*. Teacher -Now. Tommy, tell me what the principal commodities of the state ef Delaware are? Tommy (wbo read* tbe newspapers) -The failure of the peach crop*. Phil- adelphia Record. Ili-l r.i.pr. II, , "Harry!" "What Ii It. Dorothy r "Did you give me that parlor lamp Christmas or did I give It to your" Indlauapolls Journal. will Or i .-. i I. .11,.-. H,,.-. Ida Sometimes a few lines cau** a woman uo end of worry. May Yes; especially If they nappe* to b* lu ber face. Chicago Newa. \ RELIGION OF GHOSTS. Rev. Dr. Talmago Discourses on an Unique Subject ther the spirit of the peddler came back to collect his $500 or hi* bones I do not know. The excitement spread. There was a universal rumpus. The Hon. Judge Edmonds declared In a book that he had actually seen a bell start from the top shelf of a closet, heard It ring over the people that svern standing in the clofiet: then, swung THE FALLACIES OF SPIRITUALISM >Y Invisible hunda. it rang over th. I>eiiouiifi* It W iti-lierull nd Sor- ry W Aie -in i oiiuU-u by Mfntory A V.l Kelm L-iii'irU Which cln > Vcl .1 ... "ii Washington. Feb. J">. In Una dis- course Dr. Taluia^e discusses a theme nevur uiora undur e.\ijioruuoi tnun at Uiib tune anil warns people against what h calls a reunion u( gnosts ; t**t. 1 SsuuiueJ xxvill, 7: " Itehold, ibei'e Is a kvoin.m U>at huth a laui- illur spirit al Ln <lr. Ami Saul dia- g-uised hiuibi-li unu put on othur rai- uient. and he went. and twu men with him, auil the> cam* to the o- by night." to the right of him and trouble to the left oi him. .-ul knew oot what to do. As a lailt resort he ' concluded to seek out a spiritual ' medium or a witch or anything that you please to call her a woman who had count. m. PM lum with the pints of the elefnul world. It svua a very dillicult thing to do. (or Saul had eith.-r sl.nti all tho witches or compelled lllelll to Stop bllslllet*. A servant one day said to King a'il, 'I know of a spiritual inedi'iui down at thu village oi lln-dor." " IHi son' aid the king Ntuht falls. *>aul, putting on it'e dn-ss of a plain cilt- ten. with two servants, goes out to bunt up this medium Saul and his servants niter awhile reached the silluKo. and they say, "I wonder if thin is the house. and they look in, anil they see the hag- gard. Weird and shriveled up spiritu- al medium sin int l>v the lit ht and on the t.il.le sculptured images and divining mils ami p.nsonnu- i.. and bottle* and vases They - \ . ^ e. thm must be the place " <> in- to IH! rap brings the woman to the Un.'r. and as she stands there, hold- ing the candle or lamp above her head and peering out into the dark- IM-HS, she says. "Who is here' The tall king Informs her that he has conio to have his fortune told. When she hears that, she trembles and al- most drops the Hunt, f r she knows there is no chance for a fortune tel- ler or spiritual medium In all tho land. Hut Saul basing sworn Unit DO harm shall come to her. she says. Well, who shall 1 bring up from the dead''" Saul sa>s, "Hring up. Saui- ul," That was the prophet who had died a lit lie while helorc I see her svasmg a wand, or stir- ring up some poisonous herbs in a caldron. or hear her unit terinjc over ome ineaiitations, or stamping w ith her fool us she cries out to the realm of tie dead "Sai'tuel. Samuel'" l.o. the free/ ing horror' The Moor of the tenement opens, and the gray hairs float up and tie orehoad. the eyes. the lips, the shoulders, the arm*. the feet the entire body "i the dead Samuel wrapped in sepulchral robe, appearing to the astonished group. who Mtac.gur buck and hold fast and catch their breath and shiver with terrwr. The dead prophet, while and awful from the tomb, begins to move his ashen lips, and he ((liires upon King Saul ami cries out: "What did you bring me up for? What do you mean. King Saul'" Saul, trying to compose and control himself, makes this stammering and affrighted ut^ teram-e as he says to the deiid pro- phet: "The Lord is against me. and I have come to you for help. What shall I Jo?" The dead prophet tretched forth his linger to Is ing 8uul and said: "l>ie to-utorrow ! Come with me luto the sepuk-ln-r 1 with am going now. Come, come mo'" And, lo, the floor ag.nn opens atKl the feet of the dead prophet dis- appear and the arms and the shoul- ders anJ the forehead! The Moor Clones Oh, that was an awful seance' We are surrounded by mssterv be- fore us. behind us. to the right of itf. to the left of us. mystery. Th-r. is a vast realm une\plon-d that sci nee. I have uo doubt, will >et out. He who explores that realm will do the \vorld more wrs ice trial did ever a Columbus or an Americi Vespucci. There are so many tilings *.hl cannot be MMWWtWl 'or. si many sounds an<I ap|-ai 'am es ss hn'l defy acoustics and itr - >:.'>i '"" many things npproMi'tatmg to t h. spectral, so many ei"TiH t , which not siH'in to have a suit '" -ieni mus Spiritualism in America was born In H.sdesville. Wixyne I'ouni;. . Si when one night' there was a loud ra| hear. I against the door of Michae Weekmuo. a rap a second time rap a third time, and all thr-e times when tlie door was opened, there \\ a nothing found there, the knocking having been made seemingly b> in visible knuckles In thut same hoiifle there svos a young woman who h.n a cold hand pus-sed oser her fine .nil. there buiiiu seemingly no arm attached to it. guoslly siispicions were excited. After awhile Mr. Kox with his fam- ily moved into that house, and then thev had hangings til the door every night. One night Mr. Kox cri,-d out. "Ate you a spirit?" Two rap*-- ans- wer iii the aJIlrmatlve. "Are \on an Injured spirit?" Two nips- -answer in the aMIrmatlv*. Then they knew right away that it wits the spirit of a peddlar who had l.i-en mutdere.l Iii that house sears before and "h.. had bvn robbt-d of his '$JOO. W IIL- a ill the back parlor and Iloated through i In- folding doors to the front parlnr. rang over the people there and tlu-n drop' eil on the tloor. \ senator ->f h " I'mted States^ af- i.-rwnrda irnv erimr of \\ 'iwoiutin, *"\d hi* head quite turnad with sutrltual- istic demonstrations. The la oil* tli'i-eil. and the *tools tilled, and me budste-uds raised, and the chairs upset, and u sreii.ud as if Uie spin is everywhere, bud gone Into the tin-nil lira business! Well, the people sunl: "\Ve have got something nusv in tins country. It is u new re- ligion!" Oh, uo, my friend, thous- ands of years ugo ss tmd in our text, a spiritualistic stance' Nothing in the spirituulistic circles of our day has been mote strung* mysterious and ssondirlul than things which have been seen in past centuries of the world. lu all u|je* them hum own noen.ihmii r. thi>s wno consult witn ti.e spirits ot tno departed, charmers, those svbo put Uleir sunjects in a un-snierm stale sor. en-is, those who by taking pois- onous drugs see evers thing und hear everything and tell e> urs thing dream- ers. people svho in tm-ir sleeping mo- u.eiitfl cin see Uiu future svorlil and hold consult, i lion ssiih spnits \ en, before Uiu ume ol Christ, tlie l>r- hmuns went through all the tublo moving, all the furniture excitement, which the spir.ts tune exploited m our day, precisely the same thing over and os.-r again, under the man- ipulation ol the Urahimins. Nosv. do you say that spiritualism is dilfurent froui tn.' e ' I jjiHsser. all the.se <le- luaions 1 have mentioned In-long to the same family They are exhuma- tions from tho unseen world. What does "od think of all these delusion*? He thinks so severely of them that he neser speaks of but with livid thunders of indigna- tion, lie say*, "I svill he a s\ ift witness against the sorcerer " He says, "Thou shult not suller a. witch to live." And lest sou might make some important distinction between spiritualism and witchcraft lion in so many ssords. 'There shall not be among you a coimulter of familiar spirits, or wi/ards, or necromancer, for they that do these things are. an abomination unto the l.oid " The Lord Uod Almighty in a score of pas- sages winch I huve not nosv time to ipiota utters his imlignution auinst all this great family ol delusions. After thut liu a Huiritualisl if you dare! You lose a friend; you want tha spiritual world opened, so that sou muy have communicat ion svith bun. In a highly sv rough t. nervous and diseased state of uiind you go and [iut yourself in that ' oninninu'ution. That is why I hate spiritualism. It takes adsatituge of one in a moment of sveoknesH, which may come upon us at an.s time. We 1'jsu a friend l'h trial is keen, sharp, sulTocaling, almost maddening If we could marshal a host and storm the nal world and recapture our loved one, the host would soon bo marshal- ed. The house if so lonely. Th* world in o dark. The separui ion is o insuflerahlu. But spintuaJism says. "We svill oawn the future world, and your loved on* can couie back and talk, to you." Though we may not henr his voice. wi may hear the rup of his hand. 80 clear the table. Sit dossu. Hut your hands on tho ta- ble. Be very quiet. Five minute* gone. Ten unnutett. No motion of th table. No response from the fu- ture svorld. Tssenljt minutes. Thir- tv minutes Nervous excitement all the time increasing. Forty minutes. The table shivers. Tsvo rui>s from the future svorld. The lei lets of the alphabet are cullod over. '1 be de- purted friend's name is Johu. At the pronunciation of the letter J two raps At the jironunciat i-'ii "f the letter O two raps. At the pronun- ciation of th* letter H two rups. At the pronunciation of the letter N tsvo raps. There you hav* the whole aauiti spelled out J-o-h-n, John. Now, the spirit being present, you Bay. "John, are you happy?" Two rups give an atllruiative answer. Pretty soon tlie band ol tho med- ium begins to tsvich and toss and begins to write out, after paper and ink are furnished, a message from the eternal svorld. What is remark- able, the departed spirit, although it a,us been amid thu illumination of tho hens en, cannot spoil as well as it used to. It has lost all grammati- cal accuracy and cannot write as dis- tinctly. 1 n-ccised a letter through a medium once. I sent it back I said, "Just please to 'till these nhosts they had belter go to school and >;et improved in their orthography." Now, just think of spirits, that tho llible represents js anthroned in glo- cy are affairs of darkness. Why did no>. Saul go In the day? He was ashamed to go. Itesides that, he know that Ihis spiritual medium, iil.e all her snci r-.sors, performed her ex- ploits In the nu-ht. The It ivi-nports. the Kowlers. I e iMixes. tho spintuul d'uma of all ages, have <! tin. hi or a d.irlvei:.>d room. Uhv" Tiie mu:orit\ of their Wonders have hern swindles, und deceptions , ..-t iii tho night. Von have till seen strange and un- accountable IhiiiL's : i hi' night. Al- most every man has al some time had a touch of halluciimt ion . ."-OPIM timu ago, after I had been uver- temp'ed to eat something indigesti- ble before retiring for the night, after retiring I saw the president of one of the prominent colleges astride the foot of the bed. while lie demanded of me a loan of ."> cents! When I awak- ened. I had no idea it W'as anything supernatural. And I have to advise von. if you hear and see strange tlinis at night, to stop eulimr hot mince pie. and tak a dose of billions medicine. It is an outraged physical I'l-iMiiisiii. enough to deceive Ihe very elect after sundown and does nearly all it* work in the night The witch of Kn-dor held her seance* at niifht; so do they all. Away with this re- illMon <jf spooks! >till further. I learn from my text that spiritualism is doom and death lo its uisciples. King Suul thought that he would net help from the "me- dium." but the tirsl that he sees makes him swoon uw.r, . and no soon- er is he resuscitated than he is told he must die. Spiritualism is doom and deulh to every ono I but yield* to It. ll rums the bony I .ooii in upon an audience of spiritualists cadaver- ous. weak, nervous, exhausted, hai d dummy and cold, voices sepulchral and ominous, bewildered with rap*. 1 never knew ,\ confirmed spiritualist who had a health v nervous system. It is incipient epilepsy and catalepsy. lies troy your nervous system and you niuh I as '.veil be dead. I have not- iced thut peopie who are he.irmgrapa from tie future world have but little -irength leu to bear the hard ru : A.n-ld A man can live with only one lung or with no eyes and be happy, as men havu been under such nMlict ionh, but vvue be to the man whose nei..-, .u" .n. 'i 'end 1 -1'ii'itu- alism smiles first ol all. and miMhtily, ,u:ait ,. t the nervous system and so makes life miserable. \ man in Uellevue Hospital ilj'ing from wounds made by his own hand was asked why he tried to commit suicide, and ho said. "The Spirits told i.-.n.i Morning;" In Viirloui Ijtnili. "(lood morning!" How it is said in various countries. "Ho\v ire von ''" That's Swedish. 'How do you are?" That's Diitcn. "How do you stand?" That's Ital- iau. <Jo.d with Go, senor." That 1 * Spanish. "How do you have yourself?" That's Polish. "Thank Cod, bow are you?" That's Arabian. "May tliv slmilow never grow less." That's Persian. "How do you carry yourself?" That's Freiieh. 'How do you do?" That's Eng- lish ami .\iuern-aii. 'Be. miner tbe guard of (JoxL" That's Ottoman. III. I'u.llme. **We sre now m '.In- twentieth century. aid the emperor sieiiny -But. yi.ur uiajeiy, there is almost a year yet" "Bother tbs year! I'm a very hard working emperor, am 1 ual't" "Yen. your majesty." "Well, wbeu I feel like killing Httl* time now ami then I don't want tu be In- terfered wiib." Washington Star. *b WHB M.-ino.Me.l. "Evideully yuu were overlooked la ths account of tbe euteitaiuuient lust nijbt." said the i:i'-"M|>. "Ob. nn." replied Mrs. Parvenu. was mentioned. Utilu't you see tb* last hue uf the lisl of those present '.'" "Y.-H It n-ad 'and .iihets.' " "That's me." asserted Mrv Pnrrena prniidly. but uuKraiuiiuitically. Chicago Posu (jood l)i::e-.iioii Small wmt on Appe- tite. I'o u.ivu ill" Htuimicli well 1-. to iinvn the nrrvoii- -\stnn well. Verv d> l.citiu are the iliuestive ,iruns. In some -. sen MI ivn lire iney i al ,11 inosiiiiet -c cn.iii L,.--. ill.-, t them. When ihey In-come di-ar- r.mued no l>et:er remedy m procurnlid than I'armelee s V, et.nlo Pills. Taey will a-.si^,i tha diKesuuu so that Uie heart* \\ill sntTer no inconvenience and will derive all inn U-iietlt* of Ins food. Muteliumkur'i Problem. Hicks It is hardly possible that a iniirt lat'e should come out of it be- tween two such persons. Wicks -I dou't kiiow. He is a reg- ular suck, ami she ho* got enough brimstone in her to make a mutch. "Ah. mv fine little innn." said the old gentleiimn. softly strokinc the tlntea curls of the hoy lie Iniil just met. "1 lov* to ee Unit- b..ys like you with vry evidence of (-enili-nesii anil love." "Suy. '',ii ver niviii me?" replied th* hoy. "I'ye t'ink I'm weann ili Little Lord K'linnleror ontht 'cauMi 1 lik H '/" I'hiludi lulna 1'rehn. Parents have strangled their Tbo I In- l-..l-1'll.ll lll. ll.ll Candidate Madam, PALE AMI LANGUID. TIIK CONDITION Or 1 VERT MA.ST Mil M, (. !!!!.> IM CANADA. I enter yonr house with clean hands. Tho Housewife Did you wipe yonr feet? np me t o children, and when asked svhy they mil it replied. "Spiritualism demund- .-i| it." It is Uic patromzer and for- nnor for Ihe madhouse. Judge Ed- ods. in Hroadsviiy T.ibernacle. New N ork, delivering a lecture concerning spiritualism, admitted in so many svonls. "There is a fascination about consultation with the spirits of the dead that has a tendency to lead peo- ple olT from their right judgment and to ins'ill into them a fanaticism thut is r-'volung to the natural mind." It not only ruins its disciples, but It ruitiM the mediums also, only give it time The Cadnrene swine on the banks of tho I.uke of llalilee no soon- er been inn spiritual mediums than I ^ven-iiM remedy for all coughs, cold*, dossil thev went in an avalanche of I hour-i-i . ss. puiii ir son-ness 111 iae .-nest, pork to the consternation of all the > brom-miis. eta It . h.i-. nt'-d nmny when herdsmen. The oilice of a medium is MIPIH.MM! to be far advanced la cunsuuiu- bad for a tnun, hud (or a woman. bad for a lieast. I bring airainst this delusion a more fearful indictment it rums the soul immortal. First, it makes a man a quarter of an infidel; tln-u it make* him half an infiilcl ' lu.-n it makes him n whole inlidal. The whole sssiein. as I conceive it. is founded on the In- sufficiency of the word of Uod as a res el. it i.m. Ood says the Hible Is They 'irf sulijt-et to lleiil<-li*. Heart I i -.iii.l. . in-l .in linllnpoltloii lu Rxer* tlun I- ,i-.-ol sibiMild A.-l 1'roiiiplly In Hut-li i ,., .. constitutions are built Miller i '.impound Iron Pills. Not Favorite llreed. The man who rides a cbaiuleM wheel At un easv going jog, Eiijovs his "bike," hut he doesn't like To incut. "Mill it i-lniilllohs doff. Tlie great lung liuuler in found In tbat ev client medicine uld ax Iliukle'n Ann Con umpnvr Ssrun It Miuiliesnnd di- I iiiiniithes the sB'istbitity of tha membrane of the :hroHt and. air piissayes, -mil is nun. Jutlglnc or Tommy Say, Jimmie, wot i* classi- cal I1IU--1.' ' Jimmie It's the kind yon can't un- derstand uu'etw von wear Knur hair. einiimb HT you to know about future world. You say it is ...... u... i,. and there is where you the Lord dilTcr. Anil .ilihonph the not mid the Heriptines say, "Add thou not. unto Ins sviirds, lest he reprove, tln-n and thou be found a linr." you risk it nnd say "Come back, spirit of my departed fn tlier; come bock, spirit of uiy departed mother, of aiy compan- ions, of my little child, and tell me some things I don't knosv about you and about the unseen woral." "lint." suss some one, "wouldn't It be of advantage to hear from th* future world? Pon't sou think It svould strengthen Christ inns? There Health for U> Wurui Powders. children. Miller'i Inspiring Confluence, ''It pays to be cheerful." "That's right: an long as yon look oa if yon had mouey your creditor* have confidence in von. ' ' Yeast When niao snores, do* he think? Crinioiiiiheak Well, no; 1 don't think he tin nk 9 lie snore*. Ilnard's Liniment Lumberman's Frlcad. Uolflen Hod -i Honey Food. While clover is said lo be the finest food for honey-producing bees, aud re a gieat many materialists who c i over honey deservedly ranks first, do not believe there are souls, but I Miss Alma Ganthier, daughter of Mr Adela.'d (iuuthinr, proprietor of a well-kuosvu hotel at Three Kivera. Qne., enjoys a wide, popularity among her young friends., aud thev hav* re- cently had occimion 'o rejoice at her restoration to health after a swrion* illness. When a reporter culled to ascertain the facts of the case Mi* Uanthior was out of the ciry on a vi*it, hut her father verv gladly con- sented to give the utorv of her cure. He soul: "I believe that had it nol been for Dr. Williams' Fink Pill* my daughter Alma might hove been in * her grave, ami 1 would be ungrateful inin-d it I did tint at all times nay a kind word in favor of tho medicine; that restored her to health. My daughter's health first lt.-g.-ui f n giT*) sviiv several years ago. At lirst the trouble did uot appear to l>e seriona, aud we thought she would -toon regain her amiHtotned health. As urn* svetit on, iios\ever, this proved not t* he the case. She grew -weaker, was troubled with In-mlndies. poor appe- tite, di/.ziiiess and n feeling of nlinos* i-oiisiu-it Intitruor. Sim was treated by a good doctor, but still tln-n* wa* no improveiiKH. She- seemed to be grinliiiillv failing away. If sue walk- ed np stair* she would havi< to stop M-s.-uil 'nnei, to rest <tll the way. She lost >! her color and her toi-fl wa* as white alninsi as chalU. Her troubl* -was clearly thnt svhicli alllicts so many young women entering w ninanliood, and SVM ii-iiietl it svonld develop iuto consumption. One day frieud of spirits from the future world should there ar* uiiuiy svho prefer liio strong- er flavor of buckwheat honey. It FSrTnS? rr/^.wr'ln ! ^ probably bo uews to tnuny that the Mtu'ini' vords of the Son of <:.nl. I in some parts of the country fields of ir ti.-x heln-ve M't M sand the ^.iKieii rod are cultivated by hee- prophets. neither will they be per- suaded though one rose from the dead I believe these are the omjrg of >1ul ron Iy Ail vine. "Ami remember, doar," said the ex- perienced niauoii to the bride, "if winch the apostle ->pn ki- when he sold, ""' ^f^TX'iSS.^-X-t you w,s,, to preserve your huslnui,.', Audiences in this lovo, do not be jealous. In their tend to bn. That part sediK'im di' v ni- spirits ." il LO hme reilernti-d Mondy pre- will give him a ry, coming down to crasvl under the table und break crockery and ring tea bells before wupper is ready arid rup the window shutter on a g<u*ty night! What consolation in such miserable Stuff as compared ss : t h t he consolation of our depatted friends free from toll and sin and pain ure forever happy and thut ss will'oin them, not in mysterious and halfut- lerunco which m.ik.s the halt- stand i.n end and makes cold chills croep th* back. Init in a reunion most bluas- *d and happy and glorious! And HOD* ihnll miirmer or mlsiloabt \s i. 'ii ouU'a giesi suurlht tluiln UH out. I lea.ru still further from this sub- ject that (ilrliuulikiu and avcroman- minute nni"n^ you spirits, or the pussaues I ipnned some KO xl opininii of himself, mid of your go. "Tnerp shall not be ar , u reoiatiou of hin fasciuatious. " """ * consult er of familiar wi/nrd. or necromancer. for thev that do these things are an MlMiinin.it ion unto the Lord," nnd "The soul thnt turned) ir'ier such us have familiar spirits 1 will set uiy httvo familiar spirus 1 will set as myself be cut ajjai'ist them, und they shall olT from I'leir people." She RCKKIK. dc-ar, there is Home- thing of the old-time love light in your eyes to-night ftomcthinx about von that reminds me of those sweet days of long ago. 1 hope you have He_Ves. I have a little luff. How t much will let me out this time ten j or twenty? THE. Ale^Porter JOHN LABATT, London, Are undoubtedly THE DEST. from 4 chemitti, 10 mndalt. It dh-lmi.A* Th nn*t wholeftuine of b^iamtc*** K-> .nuiueoUtd bjr l'bji( i*\n. Kur *( tTii y- | the family urged her to try Pr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills, and she consented, find procured a couple of boxes. Be- fore they wore, unite gone there wa* a slight improvement tn her appetite and we Inoki-il upon this as a hopeful sign. Anut iier hail do/,eu boxos wer* priicui'i-d, iimi under their nw she day by duv acijiiired new strength and new interest iu lifo. She i now a* healthy n girl as there in in Thre* Hivers, with everv trace of her jmllor and laiiginir gone. T!ns is entirely due to Dr. Wiilin;ns' Pink Pills, and 1 am rejoiced to he able to nay so publicly " '".'he .-a e of Miss tinnthier eeriainly cnrritis with it a lesson to otner par- ents, whose .!:iiighlern may b- jiaie, Inngui'l, easily tireil, or sui'ject to hiMicichcs, ur oilier disiressiin; -vmp- tdins tlmt mark the onward pr.^;-st of nnneniiii. lu ciises of t!'.* kind Dr. Williams' Pinlt 1M1 will give mure .-ertain ami spi'ei'v 'esnlts thtin any oilier neiii'-uie. Tln-v acl prompt- is- and ilirei't Iv. mailing new. rich n-il nlood, ami strengthen the n-- ami correct all the irregularities inci- dent to this i-riln-rtl p'-riod. xild by nil dealers or sent post paid at Me. n box or six boxes lor $'.' >. by oxhlressiiiii the l)r Williams Meili- .-me Co., Hrockville, Ont. Do nol be perKUaded to take some kiibntuut.