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and feel below the ear THY deeps and be
yond the earthly heights, and when we
pray God to increase for us this funua'
mental faith. be tempted to dictate 10
God how He shall answer us or when. we
NAV want one answer; He may know tnat
we need another We may choose to have
our answer in full all at once; ne may
choose to give US but the first syliao:e OF ~
to-day, and to prolong the giving OF IL
through the years OF LIFETIME W, nernaps
through the aeons of eternity. we may
undertake in our wisdom to impose condl.
tions upon God that we imagine lie must
fulfill il He would answer our prayer. Tor
gettin2 the one fundamental condltion,
that we must impose upon ourselves hon.
est eagerness to hear the higher. voices that
NAV call to us from day to day, and to
obey them when thev do: honest struggle
to beat back The uHhoy temptations thae
beset US. darkenng the way to our rect;
honest purpose to do the duties tnat
throng US hourly, momenty: ING M IN tGes .hs
doing ultimately illumine any darkness the
sou! can enter!
The prayer of the apostles was answered
hardly as they expected certainly. it might
be, but answered nevertheless and to dc'
gree of richness that they were not aple
all o.; once to fathom; answered for them;
as It has been through the ages tor all
their successors by right of spiritual inner;
itance: for them as for him. great and good
apostle unto us of our modern time, who
walked through the fires of sacritlce and
came ir and ont here 1mong, US for score
of years, fighting h.. good fight, ms hgnt
of good, his fight for God and man. whose
words are vital vet within these walls, and
beyond them where men speak the Eng
lsh tongue: answered. say, that prayer
for them of the earlier time for him oi
this later. not by any flashing miracle. OF
word or deed; not by cny startling revela
ton of new heavens and new. earth;
not by any suddenness of divine 'destruc
tion and reconstruction; nav, but ny and
through a gradual growing symr7thy
with the purposes of the Redeeming Mas
ter; by and through the deepening, widen
ing. atonement of their souls and his; by
and through their effort to live the life
that worshiped His, and suffering and cru
eifixions. it meant to them to be and dc
what should bear true witness to Christ,
And thus only is it that God can fulfil
| for any of us the prayer, Increase oui
| faith. The eternal Father of our splriti
can meet their deeper yearning for larger
| faith. for clearer vision. only through anc
! by the human experiences He has made
possible for us from day to day. tE? life Of
effort, of struggle, Of herolsm. ne ha!
made it our privilege to live. The readiness
| to do His will reveals it; the seeking to re.
alize His purposes interprets them, anc
| closer, ever closer, becomes the meeting
| point of our actual earth and our possible
| heaven, as we resolve that our earthllesi
| efforts shall be noble enough to bespeak e
| heavenly meaning, and our earthliest hope!
heroic enough to prophesy heavenly con
| summation.
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Gods Education Of Man.

Gods fatherhood makes him teacher
Mans childhood gives him a claim to 'be
taught. For man is not a finished product
of Gods skill, but product in the max
ing. Our will, our thoughts. our knowl
edge. all need training And because we
are Gods children one prayer we may nj
ways make with confidence j. that of the
Hebrew psalmist long ago: "Teach me Thy
will: for Thou art my God: Thy snirit is
good: lead me in the land Of uprightness:'' -
It is unthinkable that God our Father will
leave such childlike, earnest prayer un'
answered. Yet some of us are like foolish
children who refuse to learn unless they
can 60 to some famous school and listen to
the greatest instructor of all dwells iu
every man who turns to God with true
repentance and seeks His presence with q
childIike faith. "Hc shall teach you" said
>the Master. The place of teaching matters
little if we have Gods Spirit to assign and
follow up the lessons, and If we first pos
sess the &>scholar's willing heart.
It is. then, in the common circumstances
of our lives that we are to learn the les
sons OF Coda school. Unusual conditions
and experiences are like examinations
which test andN declare what we have
learned. The Ordinary day, with its ron.
tine of drudgery, isNhe time for learning;
He who despises thiS> common school Of
life, with its little tasks\and opportunities.
it's frequent perplexities and its recurring
weariness: despises the plan oet GODS for
his education.
To recognize Gods teaching in Nhese eS;
periences of common life requires faHh ano
obedience. Gods will for daily woTk l:
plain enough in outline through the reSesa'
ton of the word and the long experience
of His children. If We use our present
knowledge and listen for His voice in con.
science. willing ever to carry out His will.
we shall know OF His teaching. All Chris.
tian experience is here at one. He who de.
sires to do shall know. 1t will not be with.
out mistakes and Establishments, but in
experience with Him our growth in knowl.
edge shall proceed along with growth in
character toward a completed strength in
Christ.-Boston Congregationalist.
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,Judee Found Guilty OF Burglary.

A sensational trial at Moscow. has re-
suited in Judge Vladimir de Hatzuk being
condemned to serve for three years as a.
common soldier. The charges of which he
was found guilty we're that he had COM
mit.ed burglary and arson. Needing money
he had broken into a neighbor's house. !
and with the skill of an expert burglar had
forced open the safe. After taking away
money enough to meet immediate require,
ments he concluded by setting. fire to the
house. As the Judge is a nobiernan the
sentence must be sanctioned by the Gar
before it can he enforced.
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Tie Tasted Their Vigilance.

The other night Second Warden Z. y;
Mcpkarson climbed The pcntentiary wall
at salem. Ore, to test the vigilance of the
guards. w McPlerson's feat was performed
at the risk OF his life, for had he been
discovered he would probably have been
shot. He placed ladder against the eX-
terror of the fall, climbed up, lowered his
ladder into the Jail var and descended.
lie went through the prison shops. and rs
a final touch carried away the coat and hal
of one of the guards. 1t was from this jail
that the famous Tracy escaped last sum
mer. and it is supposed that the rifle with
which lie fought his way out was iakea
i...o ,h2 prison over the yard ience.
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Marks, tell my son not to come here un.
til he shall have received letter from
me. Go! Haste"
Remember" said Marks, sternly. Z
am serving you for the hope of regain.
ing my son."
Right" said Luke. "The hope shall
be made reality if you perform as de-.
sired"
81 swear 1t, John Marks" said Nancy.
Marks and Stephen then hurried
away.
Now" said Luke to Nancy. II feel
easier in mind. But will you keep
your promise with Marks?"
"Perhaps-we shall see. Harriet Foss
is not dead yet" said Nancy.
Come; let's visit our prisoners said
Luke. II have brave news for Kate
Elgin."
II hate her," said Nancy.
"'Twas vice hating virtue.
A devil hating an angel"
Lighting their lamps, the wicked :'"'i
entered the eastern wing.
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CHAPTER XIV.

POOR KATE's MISERY INCREASES.
Hammond found old Fan crouching
in the antechamber Of the white and
gold apartment.
"Why are you here" he asked.
II was lonely, Luke Hammond" She
had dropped the Mr.. from his name.
In her opinion a damnable deed had
made them equal. II was lonely, and
afraid to be alone. came here where
can hear Daniel walking the hall, and
know some living thing is near me.
I'm very old and weak-very old-not
so brave as was"
"Old fool" said Hammond. "you have
slept in that part of the house alone,
off and on, for year."
Il know it, yes, true" said Fan, rails
ing her head and nodding 1t. But
then, you know, there was-nothing in
the old weil-augh!"
She shuddered and drew herself into
heap, the light from the lamps borne
by Hammond and his sister shone on
her hideous disease-distorted visage,
and Luke wondered at the change that
had passed over it. Old Fan looked like
living corpse, quailing amid myriad
dreadful deaths.
"Get up, old fool" said Hammond,
sternly, and then he whispered to Nam
cy, who seemed to shrink from Fans
old eyes.
watch her ever! Her remorse or
terror may be our ruin"
Old Fan rose and made way forI Am
mond, who knocked at the door. y
No summons from within.
Unlock the door, and see if may
enter" said he to Nancy.
She opened the door and looked in.
Catharine Elgin was asleep in her
chair. Poor girl! she dared not lie
down upon the bed, lest she might
sleep too profoundly for her safety.
for she knew not what terrible cru
city her prosecutor might have in
store for her.
Her beautiful head was supported
by her hand and arm resting upon
the side of the bed, and her rich black
curls, all disheveled, fell in pitiable
disorder over her face and bosom.
She was very pale. and her features
much .sunken. The food furnished
by her 1ailers was all untasted, for,
even had she had any wish to par
take of it she felt a horrible dread OF
drugs or poison.
Nancy beckoned to Luke, and he
entered on tiptoe. Old Fan, dreading
the outside, crept in after and curled
herself in a heap near the door.
Kate heaved a long and painful
sigh, and Hammond saw her pale
lips forming words in her slumber.
He drew near and listened eagerly.
Father - James - God" were the
disjointed words be heard, nothing
more.
To all of these he would one day
have to account!
Hammond knitted his brows and
muttered:
"Father-James-God! The first is
in my power, the second is dead and
the third"-he paused for a moment
and then added, "the third made me
what I am-an animal, to live, die,
and be no more"
Kate awoke and drew herself erect;
SHE flashed one glance over the group
and then fixed her steady gaze upon
Hammond's face.
"Niece"-he began.
"Liarw she said, quickly.
"Ha. why liar, Catharine ElginT
You call me NIECE" said Kate.
tossing back her disordered curls, to
show the lofty scorn of her face,
land l know you lie. Natures in.
stinct tells me you are no uncle OF
mine"
Nonsense said Hammond. "That
idea Is absurd. You seem Ill and
weak"
To 1,o ,.optinuo6
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Robin cnaucIngF IT'S Habits.

A writer in Country LKe makes INC III "A
teresting suggestion that tho IoP'h hssom;nr gnu
ually changing it's habits aMS oUn ~ The
crepuscuiar like the bat. WheH u ;nst rst
gathering dusk of evening. you Cd =. !uss =
Catch sight of small bird that ftts - -
lently and suddenly across your .pathA yoo
may be almost sure it Is a robin, and m
before YOUR feet from the roadside. Al
ready, too, the robin owes a good deal OF
it's beauty to it's large, full eyes, indicating
powers Of vision in such scanty light as
would render, say, canaries, with their
little beady eyes, practically blind,
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ChrlafIon Faith.

"Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour DEAR" is
a line that ought to be said every hour OF
a Christians life. Some good people are
the prey of natural Respondent tempera-
ments. Such need double supply of grace
and must pray for it. The worries of bust.
ness or household care, the loss of sleep
or the arrangement of the bodily machir.
erv. put such Christian fox under cloud
very often. To-day they sing like larks;;
they are in the dumps again. Such people
should look after their bodily health as a
spiritual duty. Moreover they. should keep
their Christian faith where it will not be
exposed to every east wind or drenched to
death by every shower that falls.
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Ftnad For I'm mpatience.

Postoffice clerks in Paris are proverbial-
" slow. 1t frequently takes fifteen minutes
to buy stamp or obtain postal order.
After waiting for considerable time with
out receiving any attention a worthy citi-
zen named Mozohier the other day ex-
claimed to one Of sth the smPoyesb o bs bs as sas
fined Sc and costs, the offense being that
he had insulted public official IN the ex-
ecntion of his duty
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A New Sword Metal.

According 10 the London Globe. the
Austrian Government has, 1t is said.
decided to arm several cavalry regi-
ments with swords made OF a new
metal nalncl masnalium, which is as
serted 10 combine the l:ehtnsss Of
aluminium W.T.. he strength and aex-
iUility Of steel
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True HerOisln ,

Hcroism is largely tased upon two quail
ties-truthfulness and unselfshness, a read.
mess to put ones own pleasure aside for
that of others, to be courteous to all, kind
to those younger than yourself. help to
your parents, even if that helpfulness de.
mands some slight sacrifice of your own
pleasure. You must remember that these
two qualities are true, signs of Christian
one must be Christian hero. True hero.
ism is inseparable from true Christianity,
and as a step toward the former | would
urge most strongly and urgently the prac-
tice of the latter.-G. A. Hentv.
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Home Thoughts.

High thinking chisels the features into
the be;.uty of pure and refined expression.
The tone of the mind assuredly reveals it.
self on the face. If our thoughts are kind,
generous and forgiving, our faces will un-
consciously reveal the sweetness of these
virtues. Into a kind heart God pours His
light. which radiates on the face and makes
it fair and pleasing.
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Christian Joy.

depth and so.emnity. 1t never overiooks
that sadness and stcrnacss of life; it is
never shallow or unreilecting; it is re-
strained. tender, sympathetic, confident.
We know i: when we see it in the face of
any whom we love; it helps us.-R. j.
~ m nhell
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DO Good Now.

It is God that speaks in secret prompt.
ings. The Spirit will leave you if you re-
fuse obedience; every warning disregarded
is door closed against future progress.
the time viii cone l!Ecn YOU canno; do the
good which you wou:I-I'.e4eric H. Hedge.
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uvbrid Plant DeyeIopsd.

Attorney General Douglas has in his
Office at St. Paul, Mimi, a hybrid plant
which at the roots is putting forth pota-
toes and above the ground several well de-
State experiment station by grating to-
mato vine to potato pant.
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Wonderful Chrono,neters.

Chronometers now record the millionth
bart of second of time.
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us and we are conscious OF the burden OF
no perplexity and no misgiving, and dis
posed to he thoroughly satisfied with our
selves, our performances and with things
as they are; for then, it may be, we are in
greatest danger of forgetting God, Of grow
ing unmindful of our personal dependence
upon Him, of crowding Him out of our life,
OF skimming gayly the gay surface of things
with eyes and ears blind and deaf to their
eternal ASPECT. their profound and supreme
appeal. Perplexed, bewildercd, crushed.
under the stress of deep personal anguish:
we may think God far from US, al! out of
touch with, our lives and their needs. But
to think God at all. however far we pu:
Him from us, however grimly we deny our
and goodness-to think God at all is inf
nitely better than to forget, to ignore Him
utterly, as if our goodness and our happ!.
ness did not need Him; as if the world
about us were fair enough and bright
enough, and altogether satisfactory enough
with or without His presence!
Do you ask what sort of faith this is We
need to pray for to have increased? Is il
faith in some particular dosma-clearcr
mental comprehension of some series Of
metaphysical propositions-faith in the in
fallbleness of some verbal formula? Nay,
the faith of our deeper need is that faith
WHICH WedlS StedlyluR SlSlUu VI the III
vine unseen and the divine eternal; pro-
found consciousness from moment to mo.
ment of what the poet has called the deep
below the deep and the height beyond the
height" nobler conviction within us, be-
coming ever more ineradicable and uncon-
querable, that the real value of things is
spiritual value, their real meaning spirit.
ua meaning. their real end spiritual end.
This is the faith upon which depends uIsi-
mately our strengthening and saving; the
creeds. our dogmaS. our devotions were
meant to inspire, and which. if they 10 NOT
inspi,e. they are but as sounding brass and
a tinkling cymbal. This is the faith we
nrcd to pray foc. !;ncc!ias in onr pews on
Sundays. or busy at our work or wees
days, increase OF vision, of faculty, 10 sec
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HANDSOME FEATURES
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PORTO RICAN LEPERS.
Steps to Be Taken to Incarcerate Those
Remaining at Large.
aoce Of The Evening ats

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
SAN JUAN, P. R., August 8. 1908.
The health officers of the various towns
Of Porto Rico have been summoned to meet
at San Juan this week to confer with the
superior board of health and Director OF
Charities Osterhoudt as to the taking OF
immediate steps to incarcerate the lepers
remaining at large In Porto Rico and estf-
mated at from forty to sixty in number.
The leper colony of Porto Rico Is now on
historic Cabras Tor Coat Island. opposite
Moro Castle. at the entrance to San Juan
harbor The unfortunates there confined
are apparently happy and perfectly willing
to remain. So little has ever been said or
written about the existence Of leprosy here.
at best an unpleasant subject. that hum
dreds Of tourists are astonished to learn
the fact as they approach San Juan and
the island is pointed out to them. 1t is one
Of the islands recently retained by the fed
eral government to be fortified later. but It
will probably be a considerable time before
the lepers are transferred elsewhere.
1t should be recorded to the credit of the
American administration during the past
Ave years that a humane and vitality essen
tial work has been done for the lepers of
Porto Rico and that public interests have
been subserved to marked degree. In
1898 lepers were allowed to freely mingle
with the people, handle food in stores and
market places and do other dangerous
things. One OF the first acts OF the Amerf-
can authorities was to segregate the VIC
tins and remove the few who were confined
in the same building with lunatics and
charity children. Captain Davidson. on be-
half of the military sanitary board, sestab-
lished the first lazarette behind the jail in
Perta de TERRA, q suburb of San Juan.
He experienced many difficulties in locating
and gathering in suspects. but braveiy per-
formed his mission. When the lepe.s were
removed to Isla de Cabras the temporary
corral building was burned.
The leper colony Is now well located and
il maintained at cost of 81 cents per day
per inmate. The inmates reconcile them
selves to the inevitable and while away
their time with such games as checkers
dominoes. cards. ETC. They are freely SUP
piled with books and magazines, and while
many cannot read all enjoy looking al the
pictures. The buildings are substantial
structures of masonry. erected Originally
for quarantine purposes. The male and fe-
male departments are separated about 20II
yards. and there are separate buildings for
the practicante in charge and for the en-
ployes. The women who are able make
clothes for the men and assist In taxing
care OF the sick. Recent extensive repairs
have equipped the colony thoroughly for
increased work.
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POLICE AID INVOKED.
Prolonged Search for Man and Cred
Devil"


Devil"
The whereabouts OF man named Adams
and big red devil' caused the members
of the National Capital Automobile Com.
pany some uneasiness and trouble last
night. It appears that the owner Of the
horseless behicle left this city last Thurs
day for New London. Conn.,. and when near
Elkridge Landing, this side Of Baltimore,
one tire gave out. Not wishing to wait for
the vehicle to be repaired. the owner board
ed train and sent word to the local COM
pany to send for his machine. Adams was
sent to the Maryland town. and yesterday.
when he had failed to return, the police
were called upon to lend a helping hand.
Mr.. Frank D. Libby. manager Of the local
company's business learned that the man
and machine had been In Baltimore, and he
ascertained that a similar machine had
been seen on the Bladensburg road
Late this afternoon. II Is stated. Adams
returned to town and gave information
which led to the recovery Of the auto It
Is said he had housed 1t In a stable near
Brightwood
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was expelled from membership and his
name published as expelled for stealing
the funds of the union.