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CHAPTER XXVI.

JOHN MARKS EFFORTS A CONFESSION.
Luke Hammond had not been think.
ing long, when he heard the gate-beI
tinkle.
He left the library and went to the
end Of the hall, where, through the
closed shutters, he could see the person
who demanded admittance.
"Haw said he; 1T is my dear friend,
John Marks. Can he have done his
work so soon?"
Then Fastening to Daniel, he awoke
him, and ordered him to conduct the
visitor to his library.
1t was not long before John. Marks
and Luke Hammond were once more
together.
"Ha! you are prompt and pale, John
Marks" said Hammond.
Am II" replied Marks, coldly. But
I have come to see Nancy Harker, not
you"
"And have you no news from Harriet
Foss?" cried Hammond.
To be continued.
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Fatalities Caused by Vehicles.

The London Commissioner of Police has
issued some interesting figures on the fatal
tiles carsed by vehicles. According to his
report, IN the six years 1861 the aver.
age number of persons killed annually in
London was 70 by vans, 43 by carts, wagons
and drays. 10 by cabs, II BY omnibuses;
6 by private carriages, 4 by bicycles and
onlv ! bv automobiles. The Commissioner
observes: Making every allowance for the
fact that the number of motor cars is still
limited as compared with horse-drawn
vehicles. it is still clear that autocars are
among the safest vehicles in use in London,
and that the popular opinion as to the
number OF persons killed by them is totally
unsupported by facts. Il
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The Cool Summer of 1916.

Speaking of cool summers, cores
pondent of the Boston Herald notes
that in the summer Of 1916 planting
and harvesting all over New England
went almost to naught, and there was
great suffering for want of sufficient
food, Snow and ice in various parts
of New England : ere reported during
June and July. The year 1916 was
called "thc year without summer" !"
and also Observation-Disclosures.
starye-t o.death."
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The CITY of Buenos Ayres.

The city of Buenos Ayres, the capital of
the Argentine Republic, situated at the
mouth oi Inc famous La Plata River. ls
not only the finest, but also the largest
entire population of the Argentine Repub-
lie does not exceed 4.OO0,O 900, Buenos Ayres
has $50 900 inhabitants. The city covers a
large area, and the climate compels a resort
to systematic riding. Tramways are de-
vcoped on an extensive scale, and there
are also 5000 private carriages, and 2ooo
hackney coaches in use in the city.
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Gods Promises Sure.

God is ever better than we think We art
not so ready to realize that God is sure to
make good His promises, as He is ready to
remember His every assurance and to give
good gifts according to. His children,s
needs. One of Gods loved and loving chill
drcn, expressing gratitude for the coming
of longed-for blessing, said: God tod me
long ago that some day this should come to
me, and I could net doubt His word.
a way as the coming OF the inevitable sur
prises US. Sometimes, you know, we are
surprised to see the sun rise or the tide
come in" Oh, that all of US were as ready
to be as sure of Gods word as of the ris-
ing of the sun or the coming in of the tide:
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CIinc:ng to the Worthless,

Il is not always the thing of value that
we hold to. A feeling of revenge is, not
worth much, that you should care to keep
it," said Philip Wakem. And yet, many
man in pitch of excitement would let 60
fortune rather than cast out burden OF
revenge from his heart. No good can come
of his horrd possession, yet how, he hugs
it! Men are not only wIckedIthey seem ZEN
;shness to run down your enemies" Ha-
tired and revenge never harm any one so
much as the hater, and still he will not let
his destroyer 60. Oh, for . man who Is
strong enough TO part with his weakness!
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Cost OF Record-BreakiEe.

1t has been calculated that in order to
increase the speed o. twenty.hve-knot
vessel by one knot an hour it will be neces,
sary to add thirty fe { to her length,
$4,000 horsepower to her motive power
and increase her coal consumption by l255
TONS The displacement must be increased
by 300 tons, eighty men must be- added to
and the cost of the vessel increased by
81 .250, 900.
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Spiritual Progress.

Every sincere wish and prayer for good.
ness. every earnest attempt to fulfill diff.
cult duty is sure 10 help on our spiritual
progress, either directly or indirectly. by
brings us nearer to God-James Freeman
Clarke.
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Horses Killed For Food.

More than 10000 horses are killed for
food il. Paris and it's environs every year.
The average weight oI French horse IS
55l pounds.
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JananeAA Sail EiAll AliHa.

Fish are sold alive in Japan, the ped.
dlers conveying them through the streets
in tarEa. ~
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path IN the long run is the assumption
that there is good in all men and that the
good can be reached and made, better
In particular, cases this NAV taii. out IT H is
who like the elder brother, holds to the
idea that the returning prodigal IS hope.
lessly and irretrievab;v lost, is himself
wandering in the wilderness far from
safety.
Lastly, the lostness of the stay-at-home
appears from his thought of reward.
Thou never gayest me kid The elder
brother seems to have been serving with
the thought Of material pay. He was
doing the work for what he could get out
of it. His thought of reward moves along
low plane. Jesus condemned PharsalSm
because of its low view OF reward. Inc
taskmaster was to pay at the close or the
day. Similarly some of us seem. at times
to think of heaven as place OF material
and rather earthly prizes. And again; the
elder brother was lost in placing emphasis
upon an extraordinary forgiveness and
welcome as OF more than the favor OF the
fathers continued and ever present atfec-
tiun. 1t il sometimes suggested that one
of the important lessons of this parable
is its rebuke of the Christian who COM
plains because the contrition of the recirn-
inc pcnitent sometimes is rewarded by
more of ecstatic blessing than is his own
long continued service of God. However
this; may he as a matter of strict eXegesiis. it
is perfectly clear that the thought which
rates the exceptional manifestation OF IN,
terest as OF more value than the Continued
favor of the fathers presence, wanders Tar
astray. "Son, thou are ever with me, and
all that is mine is thine" This is the great
reward, the favor of eompanionship' and
partnership with the Father,,a spiritual
benefit and blessing. beside which all ma
terial things fall into nothingess. The prin-
cipal reward is spiritual. We are not to
think of pay but of companionship with
the blessed God! Any thought of reward
lower than this is lost. There is sense
in which the stay-at-home was as prodigal
as his brother With his niggardly thought
of lower reward, he recklessl ly overlooked
and wasted the eompanionship and love
which were poured out around him. There
were two prodcals in the family. 1t would
be rather a difficult task to decide which
was the worse.
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of himself as one who had sinned against
sonship. With that lesson there followed
II will arise and 60 to my father" So far
as this essential realization of sonship was
concerned the elder brother was as lost as
the wanderer who had gone to the far
country.
Looking at the parable in the light of its
eternal spiritual significance, this must be
said, the man who strives to serve God
as servant and not as son is lost. Not
that he is villain or given to ontbreaking
serves God he is lost to all JOY for himself
and is dead loss TO God. l say lost to
joy, bo,ause there is no Joy in, merely
serving God-that is, if we take the work
seriously II We look upon God as great
taskmaster, great lord over servants, we
are lost in misery: for we make so many
mistakes and VIC leave so much undone and
we absolutely fail so many times that we
get but little satisfaction out OF the work
Itself il we really look upon God as
taskmaster we must honestly confess that
we can never please Him. With our limit
ed insight and our laundering faculties we
nre lost to the happiness Of successful SER
vice. The more we strive the more we
blunder, and the more we b.under the more
lost we feel. As evening comes on ana
the hour draws near when we shall lace
the taskmaster, we look back upon all the
pitiful failures of the day and cry out in
woe. But, looking upon God as father,
see how quickly and surely all this IS
changed! The father is not tasl slmaster,
but a father. He takei the will for the
deed; He looks upon all our doings as the
expression of flial spirit and is satisfied.
But if the work be done slavishly we have
no ioy in service and are dead loss to
God: for looked upon merely as servants,
after we have done all we are dnproita bile.
True, we look upon some things we have
accomplished and we pronounce them
great. We talk about our bringing in the
material kingdom of God-about our in
ventons-steam. the telegraph, the mighty
railroads and the steel monsters that
trampc down the waves of the sea. II
these are done "a. works of sons; If they
show the wish of the sons to struggle up to
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lean could give, that nation having more
imagination, where eating and drinking
is concerned, than any other people on
the globe.
Even Lady Eversmore forgot Letty's
objectionable conduct, and allowed her
feelings to be soothed by a potage a
PEcrevisse. Lady Mottesford was so
taken up with a certain mayonnaise of
lobster, that she never noticed that Ethel
was seated next Capt. Fortescue. Every
body at lunch seemed happy, but Lefty
IN her heart was dissatisfied because
Cyril Forteseue was seated next her dear
friend, Ethel Mottesford and Ethel was
piqued because she saw her companions
dark blue eyes turn more than once to
where Lefty sat next to Lord Uptonbury
Even lunch on the river cannot last
forever.
The ladies had taken their tea on deck,
and the gentlemen had smoked their
cigars and drunk their whisLies and.
sodas below, when it was proposed to
land and explore the neighborhood.
The boats were called into reduisition.
and Abel Sternford himself punted Lady
Eversmore and her niece to the shore.
There was dim foreboding in Letty's
mind as to what was going to follow.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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SHOES AT $1,000 A PAIR.
A New York Physician Cobbler" who
Works to Some Purpose.

Shoes selling at $1,000 a pair are the
! product of factory near Madison
Square, says the New York Mail and
Express. To style it shop would be
10 insult the artisans employed therein.
They call it a ''footgear institute" and
the proprietor goes by no less title than
curative orthopedist"
The wearing of these $1,000 shoes is.
IN the main, a hobby, and is based on
nerves gone wrong. For there are some
persons it seems, who are plagued with
sensitive nerves in their feet which ache
SO excruciatingly that nothing can as
suage the pain but shoes ''prescribed" nv
a ysician-cobbler.
The learned cobbler listens to n tale OF
toe ache, with attending nervous disturb
ances and examines the patients feet
with critical scrutiny. Every hill and
dale of the foot is inspected and studied
and especially is sharp lookout kent
for the sensitive nerves, which ultimately
are sure to be found. A volume of notes
is taken and the prospective customer
naturally becomes impressed with the
severity of his ailment. Next, and what
is very important, a plaster cast Of the
foot is taken, and if the patients purse
is proportional to his plant the physi-
cian-cobhler is apt to enter a new order in
his book.
The shoes are made of good leather.
DuS w hOb SChSAdltS lOBOW lIG lines OF
the latest fashions; rather the reverse.
1t all depends on the views of the healer
Some sufferers are scientifically shod in
exchange for $500, $3.50 or even 500:
but those customers who prefer to pay
the highetS prices are satisfied with moth
ing less than a $1,000 pair
The shoe bills of one New Yorker
rich contractor-who rides the orthopedie
hobby have footed up $4,000. Yet the
shoes he wears are queer-looking contriv-
anceS.
The c"bbler has made a fortune and Is
about to enlarge his establishment and
employ additional assistants. The revival
of the high heel for women. with its at
teEdant train of nervous disorders, has
suggested to him new and profitable
field. The only thing that perplexes him
is whether lovely woman will purchase
$1,000 pedal pain-killers that make her
feet look anything but fairy-like.
But the cobbber is a man of gepius.
and he awaits the issue with serenity.
In this period Of the specialist, who viii
say that he has not lent new emphasis
and dignity to the time-honored iniune-
ton, Shoemaker, stick to your last -
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Never Fired a Gun.

There were some queer cases in
the army" said Sergeant Grlmshnw
I'VE had one man in Company Il.
Fffty-Second Ohio, who beat the band.
| don't believe any other company In
the army had his equal. HIS name
was Patrick Flynn, and he was one
Of the recruits who came to us In the
winter of 1SG3G4. He was Of medium
size, about As years of age. ana car.
ried himself like a soldier Of exper,
fence, He would go anywhere with
the bravest and was IN the thick.
est Of the fight at Kenesaw. Jones.
boro, and other places, but he was
never known TO fire gun He was
always well TO the front, with men
who fired rapidly, but he never pulled
trigger. No one understood II. Pat
did his duty as he understood II. and
we let II 20 at that
When our regiment was organized
at Camp Dennison. Ohio, we were
given the very best guns zen obtain
able, new Springfield muskcts and we
were proud Of them. Just after we
received the muskets, one Of our mon
who stammered, was detailed for
guard, near the adjutanfs office. or
on street on which there was good
deal Of travel our man went an
duty just as the countcrsign was given
out. and was instructed to recognize
no passes. A citizen who had gone
in on a pass presented Il as be came
out. The guard refused 10 look at
it, explaining that the bearer must
have the counters'gn. The citizen
became indignant and said he would
go ont anyway. Thcreupon the guard
said: By-by ho-hokey. If you tr-trtr.
try that. I'll lay th-th-th-tEis zig gun
down. aud knock you d-d-dowu: 50
help me gracious" The citizen per-
ssting the guard put down his gun
ana used his fists to such purpose that
tho aill was glad 20 return to head
quarters and get the countersign."
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Women Are Forging Ahead.

Women are rapidly disproving that
they are the weaker vessel" when il
comes 70 the affairs Of the world. Tables
of occupations show feminine recruits to
the ranks of the nations blacksmiths,
bootblacks, policemen, pilots, engineers,
bartenders, meat inspectors and other
work formerly done by men alone. The
woman lawyer is common, there are near
ly 1000 women preachers in America and
the women doctors number 5000. There
are female county clerks and women in
state legislatures. The eternal femi-
nine" has become the omnipresent femi-
nine. Altogether, in one business and
another, there are 100000 working
women in this republic, where only sixty
years ago Harriet Martineau found but
seven occupations open to the sisterhood
housekeeping, teaching, needle work,
keeping boarders. working in cotton fac
tories. bookbinding and typesetting. -
Cooking Club.
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Feeling Hungry.

The sensation of hunger has not been
easy to explain. The new theory Of A
German physician is that it is due to
emptiness of the blood vessels of the
stomach, and it is pointed out that hun.
ger is appeased with the rush Of blood
to the stomach following the taking Of
food and beginning of digestion. In
many anaemc persons, who have no
appetite when the stomach is empty, the
blood vessels of the stomach are really
congested instead Of being empty. Lack
Of blood in the stomach in health acts
on a special nerve. which is a branch Of
the same nerve trunk as the nerves Of
the mouth and tongue. A stimulus an
piled TO the tongue, as a spice, thus in
cceases appetite. while disease affecting
the nerves Of the tongue may produce
loss Of appetite even when the stomach
i nmnfN
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Owners of fashionable London

Four peers own the greater part Of tle
West End of London. They are ihe
three Dukes Of Portland Bedford and
Westminster and Lord PortnIan. Tie
Duke of Bedford draws an income II
$4,000 a year from the tolls of Cuyent
Garden market, and every orange, every
potato, every bunch Of flowers which
passes through the market contributes 10
his income. The duke has 11S acres of
the metropolis. The Duke of Portland
has 300 acres. covered with great SHOPS
and houses. and the Duke Of Westmin-
ster has sold land for building on at 10
los per foot. Lord Salisbury owns part
of the Strand. including the land On
which the Hotel Cecil and the Savoy
theater stand and the Duke Of Norfolk IS
among the great land owners Of the c7spi-
tal.-Tit- Bits
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chusetts volunteers, the first negro
regiment, and Moore was first lieu
tenant in the Eleventh Michigan vol
unteers. Both regiments participated
in the recapture of Fort Sumter
Lieut.. Moore had one of his legs shat
tered and lay bleeding TO death, when
Prime tore his blouse to pieces tight
ly bound the injured leg and carried
the helpless man to a place of safety
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Brothers Hold a Reunion.

a rcuuhOus
Land of mercy, you're not John
Dory! Why, l thought that you have
been dead these many years"
Such was the greeting that Joseph
DOry received from his brother, John
Dory, Sunday morning, after sep
brothers had not seen eech other since
August I, 1858, when they We're boys
together ON farm In Madison county,
Illinois. twenty-five miles east of St
Louis.
Joseph Dory left the farm and went
10 Missouri. When the war broke out
several years later he Joined the Union
forces and combatted the rebel guer
lila fighters for a long time. Then
he enlisted in the naval service and
was assigned to the Black Hawk, one
of the vessels in the Mississippi flo
tilla. John Dory came to Indiana and
enlisted in the Sixty-Ninth Indiana.
He went through the whole war with
Company A.
When hostilitlos ceased and the
brothers were mustered out they had
lost track of each other Then began
search which lasted forty-five years,
and only ended Sunday, when Joseph
Dory called at the home Of his brother
at AIS Blackboard street. The long lost
brother was met at the door by John.
who did not recognize him, but from
Grand Army button that lie wore
in his coat lapel John thought him
an old comrade in arms.
Joseph asked many questions abou+
Johns boyhood days. and then it be-
gan to dawn on John that there was
something strangely familiar about
his questioners appearance John
recognized the family mouth and in
the eyes he saw traces of a mild ex-
preston that he once knew so well.
Falling in each others arms, they en-
braced each other tenderly.
In telling of his efforts to locate
John, Joseph Dory stated that he trav-
eled all over the Middle West. He
had talked with many old soldiers
who had known John but none of
them could give any information as
to his whereabouts, The strongest
circumstance Is the fact that Joseph
Dory attended the national encamp7
ment of the Grand Army veterans
which was held in Indianapolis num-
Der Of years ago. and failed to locate
his brother. John Dory says that he
was on the streets every day and at
tended all the reunions. The two
brothers were SO near and yet SO far
apart Joseph claims that he could
not find his brothers name in the city
directory at the time,
He gave him up for lost and dc
SPARED ever seeing him again. ON
Saturday Joseph Dory was in Deeatur
on business and he concluded that ht,
would make one more effort to locate
his brother in indianapolis. On look.
ing into the local directory for 1908
Joseph says that his heart jumped into.
his mouth when he saw the name
Of John Dory. Going to the address
given, he was told that John Dory
did not live there. One more his
high spirits dropped; but they were
immediately revived on being told that
he had only moved two doors farther
down the street. Joseph Dory is now
sixty-eight years old and his brother
John Is three years younger.-Ameri-
can Tribune
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clinical Thermometer Encased.

The clinical thermometer being suspect
ed Of carrying germs Of disease in the
graduations on the gloss. Stint has de-
scribed to the Societe Therapeutiaua q
simple pocket case for it containing a
steriIizing solution. The tube is enclosed
in n cl0se-ftting case of metal, perforated
with holes. letting the solution. which is
contained in a larger case, reach it,
London Globe.
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Corn for Hogs.

O@cial experiments In feeding hogs
with corn in Alabama showed that the
cost Of the gain in weight was 81
cents a pound. in Massachusetts 2 IS
cents, and in Vermont 7-10 cents a
pound.
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For an act Of bravery and Kindness
performed during the civil war. p9n-
lei Prime, a negro living at Eastap.
Pa, Is reported to have been be-
queathed 5000 by Jonathon Moore.
Of Jackson, Mich.
Prime was a sergeant in Company
II, FlftY-Fourth regiment Of Massa-
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Recent statistics show that the ser-
pcnts kill more persons in India than ih
ans other country. During 1901 the
number Of victims was 22.S10 and il
is estimated that almost if not quite, IS
nancy were killed in 1902
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In Maine. Kansas and North Da.
kofa they have prohibition by state law,
ia thirty-eight other states they have it
lay local option.