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Gardens Adoat.

The floating gardens in the lakes near
the city of Mexico were recently visited
by an English naturalist, who reports
them a paradise, and accounts for their
existence. Floating tangIes Of peat
mess, PUSHES and grass are caught by
stakes driven into the soft lake bottom,
and upon this moss rich mud from the
bottom is thrown. The surface is then
transformed by cultivation int, float.
ing garden.
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REAi battienelaS
mark the progress
OF the world S his
tory. Every land
and every nation
have known OF
conflict W h i C h
brought either de-
liverance or bond
age to their people.
The pages of his
tory, sacred and
profane, are filled
with the records Of
warfare and car
mage, Of fierce fight
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FOR LOVERS or NOVELTIES.
cleverly Contrived Clocks Which Are
Calculated to Attract Interest
of the Public.

Ingenuity has Of late been turned III
the direction Of clock making, with
the result that number Of eleverly
eontriyed timepieces are now in the
market. One Of these is the Plato
clock without hands or dia1s. The
hours and minutes are shown in large
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piece, lower part circular The second
fs tailor suit Of blue pongee; vest of
blue and green japanese embroidery;
skirt plain and full. laid in two box
plaits in front. The third is a tailor
suit Of gray checked suiting, edges
piped and stitched with gray silk: vest
Of white silk, braided with red and
gold; skirt in four cores and plated
panels.
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something QUITE unusua1.

Little Bessie was SO accustomed to
seeing the baby crawl around the room
ON his hands and knees that she
thought it was his natural mode OF
travelling. One day he succeeded in
standing up with the aid OF a chair.
and Bessie, very much astonished, ran
to her mother and exclaimed: ''On.
mamma, come quick, Baby is standing
up on his hind legs"
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The Victory !
Through Christ ]
II sermon BY the " Hishway and kA
Byway" Preacher. T
6oopyrisht. 1924, By ). u. Edson.'

Chicago. Sunday, Sept %, 1904
gsext :-"T,hanIss be unto Cod, Which
siveth rs the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ II Cor. i5:57.
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HIS coRtsiet began away back in the
beginning. when Adam and Eve
fought out the issue Of good and 8sil
IN the garden and met defeat because
they left God out of their reckoning.
The record be that battle has come
down To us through the ages. and ev-s
cry life since then has come under the
shadow of that defeat Adams defeat
has brought all the human race under
the dominion III sin and death. But
even ~ ny oRe man sin entered into
the world and death by sin. so by one
man. the man Christ Jesus, there came
life and salvation into the world by His
victory ever sin and death, How fhe
nation looks Tor the hero who shall
deliver ii from the bondage of the on
pressart A David for Israel; a Vel
nngton for Europe; a Washington for
America: Garcia for Cuba. And as
nations in bondage need deliverer.
40 the human race under the bondage
oil sin needed desiyeref, Jesus was Ia
fight over again the battle where Adam,
lost and Thus bring back to man the
purity and the blessing which he lost
In Adam. The supreme defeat of the
ages was that which took place in the
garden st The dawn Of human history.
The supreme victory was that whioA
was won by the Son OF God when He
came into the world. and endured all
the temptations and trials to which
man Is subject and yet without sin
TIis fsrsf wiabsarv Was ~ nprsnnaT s,na
oyer sin His second victory was the
victory over death. His first victory
prepared Him tn become the worlds
Saviour. and brought Him TO that sec
ond battlefield where the deIiveranea Of
the hunlan race was wrought as He
went upon the cross and became sin for
us We sing Of Jesus as the Great De-
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It HELPS.

. sense Of humor IS one OF the best
friends a Weman can have.
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ewSHE gowns here illustrated were
n designed for the American Dress
: maker By Nine. Baker and were ex-
hibited at the fall exhibit of the Ma
tional Dressmakers association, re-
Gently held at Chicago. The arst is a
tailor suit of white mixed ana brown
etamine. with lines OF brown soutache
braid for finish; brown satin belt; skirt
cut with panel and deep yoke In one
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. Ut such cannot be. said of any other
u man who has ever lived. The bat


= Ut such canLot be said of any other
l. man who has ever lived The bat
ties rage within the human heart and
banners. Struggle ever SO brayely, win
ever so many partial victories. and
still defeat is known, and sin and its
consequences are present. But it need
not be SO if the soul relies upon the
Almighty Conqueror, Christ Jesus. Our
texT suggests the certain pathway to
sure victory-"Through our Lord Je
sus Christ Thanks be unto God"
Paul exclaims, who giveth us the VIC
tory through our Lord Jesus Christ"
Victory through Christ. Man through
out the centuries since his first defeat
has been seeking the secret of victory;
and he has found that the only victory
which he himself can win is transitoTy
and incomplete But victory may be-
won through Christ Victory through
our own efforts, no. But victory
through Christ always. What
glad message to the human heart is
this Who is there who has struggled
for victory over the flesh and the
worlds allurements, and suffered re-
peated and frequent defeat, who is not
glad to hear that there is way OF vic
tory? Who is there who has not felt at
times as though 1T was hopeless and
useless struggleG Who has not felt
like making unconditional surrender
to all the selfish and evil desires in his
nature? Who hes not felt like crying
out with Paul. "Oh, wretched man
that / am, who shall deliver me from |
the body of this death?" In the hour
of defeat how apt we ara to throw up
our hands and feel that all is lost. And
it is TO such to whom Jesus longs to
come and turn defeat iRto victory, dis |
conragemenf into hopefulness, the cry |
Of despair into the glad song Of thanks
giving.
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Iiverer, as the Mighty Conaaeror, as
the Victorious King. And such He is
He went through all the conflict of life,
He experienced every struggle which
RACES upon the battlefield of the soul.
and He was always victorious. He
never knew defeat
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D Ut how are we to realize this con-
- dition of victory? It is one thing
to believe that Jesus is able TO over
come all the enemies of the soul, and
it is quite another thing 90 so expert
ence the presence and power of Jesus
in che life as to know that victory
which is obtained through Him.
At least, this is my own personal ex-
perience. know that in Christ Jesus
Rlay have glorious victory, and yet al
most while 1 am talking about Jesus.
power, | am falling into the shadows
and darkness of defeat. Why is it?
How may know as fully in practical
experience as I know in theoretical
faith? This is what the struggling soul
wants to know. Israel knew God was
able to give them victory over the city
Of Al. They went up in confidence and
faith. They felt assured that victory
was theirs, but just at the crucial point
they failed and were driven back in
miserable defeat. Why was it? Was
God $ arm shortened? Had Gods power
failed?
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HE general needs trained soldiers
with which to win his victories
No experienced general would rush on
to the battlefield with raw recruits. He
would carefully and patiently drill and
train them, he would harden their mus
cles and steel their nerves against the
roar of the cannon and the roll Of mus
kerry. He would train them in marks
manship, and in every way prepare
them for the struggle. This is pre-
cisely what Jesus. the great and vic
torious General, would do with you and
me. He knows we must fight. He il
anxious to lead us, but He wants te
train us for the conflict Self must be
eliminated. The general who can hrine
his army to act as unit and with pre-.
eision execute his wel1-matured piano
is assured of success. His personality
and leadership must predominant. Ey.
cry soldier must be small bit OF
himself And so it is in regard to the
relations of the soul to its General
Christ Jesus. Self must be eliminated
and Christ control in every particular.
We must be unit with our Leader.
And further, we must be patient under
discipline The drill may become irk-
soMe, but we must persist Then faith
in the Leader is. essential We must
look to Him for the victory and not to
ourselves. All. how many take their
eyes off Jesus Just when victory is
about to be grasped. and instead OF
glorious victory we have miserable de-
feat It is the loving. longing desire
OF God to give every one OF US the vie
tory through Christ Jesus, and we mag
experience the thrill of exu1tation
which comes to the victor if we will
let Jesus have His way with US. # we
will submit to His cleansing. purifying
purging OF the heart from secret and
hidden sins, if we will let Him train
us: if We will keep our eyes upon Hin,
and follow IN faith and obedience MS
Ieadfng-then shall we Be able IL sav
with Paul: Thanks be unto cad
which giveth us the victory througI,
our Lord Jesus Christ. z
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iag and glorious sictGry or isnofnlntous
defeat The story OF israel's conflicts
marks Palestine frem north 70 south
and from the sea coast to the borders
Of the great FuDhrates on the west as
one great battlefield. Nations have hae
their rise ann fall upon the battlefield
Persian power marks its decline from
the great battle Of Marathon, and
Greece rises to place of power ana
sends out her Alexander to conquer tne
world Rome comes upon the scene,
and wherever the ccnquering army Of
the Caesars went there were battRheids
which told Of nations subjugated and
brought under the sway OF smDerial
Rome Take your map OF the world, ana
wherever there was q battle which yca
car remember offhand place dot, and
see how quickly you can dot the surface
OF the earth over with battlefields. You
will quickly become impressed with the
fact that the world is but one vast bat
tIefieId Take it in our own land, the
country which is scarcely four centuries
old in the worlds history, and note
how from north to south and from east
10 west there has been the track OF she
warhorse. There is no state but has had
It's conflict with the Ted man. the orig
mai proprietor Of the land, and many
I'll The states are dotted with its monu
nents to mark the place of conflict in
revolutionary and civil war. And among
the innumerabie i3attlefeIds which the
world has seen are hundreds and thou
sands which are important: battles
which have changed the map again and
again and given birth to new nations
and peoples And at the present time
here is raging in the east one of the
great conflicts of modern times, and
great battIef1elds are being added to the
list-great battlefields in which man
has contended with man for supremacy
and power.
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WE PRAY to God for victory
w through His Son Christ Jesus
even while we 9re eIlnging to that
which can only bring defeat. We eager
" go forward to the conflict confident
of victory, while there lies hidden
within the deepest recesses of our heart
the wicked evidence of sin which will
cause us to flee before the enemy We
cannot plead ignorance Of the presence
of such unholy thing in the heart and
life. Yes, we h9gs covered it up as we
have gone into the presence of the Lord
or for the time being we have quite
forgotten that it is there Like the
buried bone of the dog. it remains out
of sight and is forgotten until some
day the dog chances to pass that way
again and the scent of the bone reaches
the dogs nostrils, and up it comes to
be fed upon again and then buried for
a future day. All, how much the soul
thinks it is hiding from its Lord 1t
deeeives itself. and it thinks it is with
the hidden purposes and intents of the
heart. This, then, is one of the rea-
sons why the soul meets defeat. It is
not free from the unholy thing. It has
not submitted to the searchlight Of
Gods presence, and cast out the thing
which is displeasing to Him. And for
this reason there is present in the life
the fatal weakness which at the critical
moment manffests itself and brings de-
feat, But thanks be to God, for there
is victory through Christ Jesus Just at
this point. He not only will give US
the victory in the final struggle but
He will DreDara fs for the conflict
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REvIvlNG THE WATER JOUsT.
Feature Of LOndOn's Forthcoming FL.
hibitiOn Of Sports aud Games.

Feature Of Lontion's Forthcoming l;x.
hibitiOn Of Sports and Games.
When the exhibition OF sports and
games IL opened at the Crystal Pal
ace an attempt will be made to pOpu-
larizc the old English sport Of water
fitting.
I The water joust was a popular
pastime with young Engllshmen Of the
fifteenth century. Occasionally 1t has
been seen at isolated carnivals In mod
ern days. In France IL has been pop
ular for some years. and many French
picture postcards show exciting mo-
mcnts In the game.
Two hnt.bOttOmed boats, similar in
construction to Il punt. are padded by
ten men who sit In pairs. while one
man paddles one side Of the boat and
his 'nelghbor" the other. At the stern
of each boat there Is u platform which
iuts ont from four To six feet over the
water.
The players who stand on these two
platforms are provided with u lance.
twenty feet in length. AMI furnished at
the end with three blunt spikes. while
round each mans chest Il strapped a
target II IL the object of each owner
of the lance to knock his opponent
from or his platform into the water.
and u thrust Is "out OF order which
does not strike the target.
In addition to "Joutes u Ia lapce."
pelOta. the national game Of the
Bnsqucs. will be played at the Crystal
Palace. and Il famous team Of players
have promised to give an exhibition Of
the game. which Is In some respects
similar to racquets. although the pelOta
court IL longer, and the ''pelOtaris," or
players. are furnished with bats In the
shape Of curved wlckerwOrk baskets.
The game IL extremely popular In
| various parts OF Spain. and skilled
player frequently earns a considerable
fortune In few years.
\ special jury will he appointed for
| tho games. consisting of British and
foreign experts. who will award the
prizes, which comprise diploma Of
honor and gold, silver and bronze
medals.-LOndOn Daily Mail.
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where he had received his guest the night

where ne had received MS guest the night
before.
Mari Laroou did not dream that his
movements were all watched. lie did
not see the dark. slight figure that hung
upon his steps like n shadow. When he
entered the great drawing room he did
not notice that through another door n
dim figure Hoatcd and lay concealed be.
meath wide ottoman.
"Warda." commenced Mari. ms soon
ms the door was closed behind him. did
you see the stranger who came here last
night p
mo. master"
"A stranger did come. and he sleeps
now In the turret chamber. ] think he
will leave here tomorrow for the estate
Of Lopez Garonnc. lr he does ! shall
send YOU to show him the way. Before
he reaches Garonne's | would like to
have him turn of and visit that place
from which man never came back. do
you understand me nowT'
81 am sure that you want the man
killed.
EXACTLY. Warda. And I want IL done
without mistake. Now. mark me. do this
faithfully. and You shall have Otehewa
for your wife"
The man clasped his hands with n
savage joy. bu, they fell TO his side in u
moment more. and in n tone of doubt lie
said:
But the Young missus won't let me
have her.
AS soon rs the young mistress Is my
wife the maid shall he yours: and that
will bc very soon. DO this for me. faith
fully and surely. without a third persons
knowing 1t. and Otchcwa shall he yours
as.l live"
"l'I hill u thousand enemies for you
! at that price" uttered Warda. with
! sparkling eyes Of vengcful joy.
| Long had Worda loved the bright-eyed
maid of the Muyscas. hut she would not
yet he his. for she loved him not. and to
protect herself from his opportunities she
had persuaded Mary to forbid him ever
| again to modest her maid with his prop.
ositions of love. l.nroon knew all this.
and though Warda would have obcyed
him without sucl, reward. yet he knew
that such n course would ensure more
complete success.
What weapon will you take!" asked
the pirate.
"I'll carry all three" answered the In.
dian. "the sword. the knife and the
pistol; and III use what comes handiest.
l can perhaps put n pistol to his head
nnd finish him quickest. But he shall
die before he reaches Lopez Garonnes.
III take him In the ravine beyond the
bluffs. Nobody will hear pistol there,
and ! can throw the body down among
the rocks. and it'll be eaten up In a
few days.
''Thcn it is all understood" said Marl
"Now remember: when the stranger
Mr.. Fox--is ready to set ont. | shall send
you with hin as his guide. You know
the rest"
And 81 the master and the slave sep.
aratch. and the master went now to seel;
his rest. Otchewa crawled out from
beneath the ottoman. and having assur
cd herself that the pirates work for the
night was done. she. too. went away to
sleep.
(To be continucdI
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:lsal' LII RAM"

A ram. famous In West Virginia
village for its propensity to butt. was
cnraged one morning, says the Phila.
delphia Press, to discover Uncle BILLY,
an aged darby, asleep In the pasture.
Uncle Billy sat with his head bowed
low and his bald spot shining In the
sun. The ram eyed 1t from distance.
Uncle Billy nodded. and the bald spot
OF his head babe defiance.
The ram stood up and waved chal-
lcnge with Its horns. Uncle Billy nod.
ded In acceptance. With a sharp
"Ba-a-a-a-aw the ram charged and
launched itself like II catapult ut the
offending pate.
A little later II picked itself up from
the ground and wandered away to the
farthest side Of the pasture to vumin-
ate over the collision. Uncle Billy
looked up drOwsily.
"PO' li'r ram!' he murmured. "He
done wandered f'Om de fold and fOuu'
sorrow aud titbulatiOn!
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CHAPTER NIX,


When I.nrOOn called Paul out from
the room where the guest was eating, he
went at once to u private apartment. and
closed the door. Paul wondered what
all this meant. for the pirate showed by
his countenance that he had some I,lr-
pose IN Il. After they had gained this
place, Mari walked up and down the
room several times before he spoke. and
during that time he seemed To he In
nervous thought.
PAUL." he said Mt length. stopping In
front Of the wondering youth, "you have
noticed that man who Is now IN the room
we have just left?"
YES" returned the youth. looking up
with an expression OF curiosity.
do you think you have ever seen him
hef0reY' resumed the captain, carefully.
Els there not something familiar about
his face aud voicef"
There IL. certainly" returned Paul.
after moments thought "rhere is
something about him that calls up a
recollection IN my mind, but 1t has no
form or feature. But why should you
ask mcy'
because I thought you might posi-.
bly, help me out with the puzzle"
but who do you think he is!"
LaroOn did not answer this question
nj once. for Il evidently took him unpre-
pared: but he soon surInOunted the ditfi-
Guilty aud said:
"Ah. ! do now remember Mr.. Fox
who lived close by your fathers; think
that must be It."
THAT would seem the most reason
able TO me-" added Paul, "fOr II | had
ever seen him before 1t must be ~ you
suggest"
across the room. THAT'S it," he repeat
ed, a. he came back. "YOu may return
now"
Paul left the room. and rs soon M he
was gone the pirate captain commenced
TO pace the floor.
ut may be oil accident-his coming
here. but he will know us-he viii
know us. unless ! am mistaken In the
man. But ! will make myself sure.
can do that. at all events"
A. he spoke thus. his countenance
frightened. and soon afterwards he re-
Joined his guest.
But there was one other person In that
room who watched the countenances Of
all with more than ordinary interest.
and who surely did 80 to some effect II
the changes OF her own face could have
been seen. This was Otehewa. She had
clipped into the room unpsrceived by
oil save Mary, when the guests supper
had been brought In; and when he re-
vealed bis business to Mary, she had
been 30 far behind the projection of the
jamb Of the fireplace that he did not no
ticc her. She had heard oil, and she
had seen ell; but most particularly now
id she watch the movements Of MARI
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CHATTER XX.

The turret chamber was 40 called from
being situated below one Of the turrets
of the building. the other turret being
raised upon the center. and consequent.
~ over the hall. This chamber was
IN the southwest corner OF the building
and overlooked the stream that Hlu
through the yard. In this chamber the
stranger guest was put TO sleep. There
were two doors leading from II, and
these he locked before he retired.
II was midnight. and the man slept
sOundiy. lie heard no n0iss,---nO sound
disturbed him. Upon that shle of the
room near the bed secret door was
opened. 1t was u door which no stranger
could ever have discovered, for It was
only one broad panel made to swing
back. This panel opened, and Mari La
room catered the room IN his stocking
feet. He stood when he first entered,
until he heard u low, deep, regular
breathing OF one In sound sleep, and
then he approached the bed. lie moved
10 the head Of 1t, and carefully held up
a pocket lantern so that its rays should
not fall upon the face. Then he worked
down the cOverlid and sheet, working as
carefully us a mother would handle her
sick infant. Then he opened the shirt
ut its bosom, and soon the broad, full!
breast was exposed. and there was u
deep, heavy scar there. running from
the upper point Of the collar bone to
tho center breast. 4 single instant the
pirate looked at the scar. and then he
put back the clothing he had removed.
He stopped not to examine anything else
but stcalthily he glidcd away from the
place, and noiselessly closed the panel
after him.
II knew him at first" he muttered 10
himself. after he had gained the hall.
"Why did he come?"
One long hour the captain walked up
aud down the wide hall. with the lantern
In his hand. Then he went out into tho
court, and crossed over to the low build
ing against the wall where the male
slaves slept. He entered here aud awOke
a slave named Warla.
"Warda." whispered Mari. "coms with
me-"
The slave threw q blanket over his
shoulders. and followed his master out
into the court The rain had ceased fall
Ing, aud the clouds were fast rolling of,
but yet the air was chilly. and the pirate
captain entered the building he had left,
and pursued bis way to the apartment
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His Occasional Wish.

"Why don't you ever want to 60 to
wedding?" snapped Mrs. Enpeck, II
don't believe you've been to wed.
ding since You attended your own"
mo" mildly responded Mr.. Enpeck,
~ haven't. And" he added. softly. to
himself, II sometimes wish l hadn't
attended that one. "'-Phlladelphia Bull.
letin.
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We have often wondered II the un.
dertaker, In asking tue age Of a WON.
an. was ever called impudent By tho
rest Of her family.