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TO DISTRIBUTE THE SCRIPTURES
An Appeal for Aid From the American
Bible Society.

The American Bible Society has issued
the following appeal;
1.-The American Bible Society has for
nearly eighty EIGHT years pursued its single
aim of circulating the Bible without note
or comment in this and in all lands. For
this purpose it has been concerned in Sc
curing translations of the Scriptures in
nearly one hundred languages 1t sustains
a close relation to the Christian churches
of the United States as the ally and helper
of their mission work at home and abroad,
and as such deserves and receives their sup
port.
:-nut. in addition, the effect of its labors
has been very marked upon our whole civ
iHzaton. To have circulated, it has
done. seventy-two million Bibles, Tesla
ments. or portions thereof. is to have pow
erfully contributed to the moral health of
the world. The social fabric of modern
states has no surer foundation than the
Bible. especially in a republic like ours,
which rests upon the moral character and
educated judgment of the individual. No
thoughtful man can doubt that to decrease
the circulation and use of the Bible among
the people would seriously menace the
highest interests of civilized humanity.
"Inasmuch as the work of the society is
in danger of being seriously crippled from
lack of funds, It's appeal for aid should
meet generous response from all who love
American institutions We owe a debt to
the Bible which can be partly paid now by
carrying forward this great undertaking
with increased vigor."
The appeal bears the following sigma
lures: President Roosevelt former Presi-
dent Cleveland Chief Justice Fuller of the
United States Supreme Court and Associate
Justices Harlan and Brewer: Secretary
Hay. Secretary Shaw, Secretary Wilson.
Secretary Cortelyou, former Secretary of
State John w. Foster, William ]. Bryan,
Senators Frye, Lodge, Morgan Bard, Alger
and Cockrell. and Representatives Payne
DalZell and John s. Williams.
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CHAPTER XII.

Nfi<tI All
The dwarf watched his two ieutenants
out Of the compound bearing the mutfied
body OF the dog between them; then he set
off at a numbering shuttle, looking, as he
sped past lighted patches from the college
offices. for all the world like some great
ape-the long swing of his hairy arms and
the forward droop of his shaggy head
frightening the Illusion. He was as nearly
nude as decency would permit, and his
massive black figure was unrelieved by
single touch of white, his langouti even be-
ing n dark-colored cloth that girded his
mighty loins without breaking the shadow
note. This was the mans working cos
tune; it left his great limbs free in matters
of attack and defense-and if gossip is to
be credited, these matters were of not In
frequent occurrence. He was suspected OF
being the executive of Yah Mahommeds
justice-which had the reputation of being
arbitrary and decidedly unpleasant-besides
holding his more envious office of guard
ian TO the Chsnd XII Beu. More
than one rash defer OF the old Mos
lem had stumbled against this I'M
couth shadow in the nights when the
moon was hid. and when he recovered
from the meeting-if he was so fortunate
as TO recover at all-he was very apt to
mend his manners
Ben Alif shambled down the lane apiece
looking for some sign of his two other fol-
lowers and the man they had pursued, but
the lane was evidently empty. and NUT
tering eXecrations their heads in some
eutlandish tongue, he turned back toward
the Sahib's quarters.
AS matter of fact, Abdulla Milk was at
that moment safely tucked away in cor
ner of the hospital cook-house where he
had arrived by swift and skillful detour
successful, thanks more to the darkness
and his pursuers' haste than to his own
Wits. Some hot coffee and little rice.
followed by a neditative birri served to
restore his courage somewhat, 50 that he
was soon able TO reason away his fearD.
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CHAPTER XIII.

Naturally when Nicholas returned from
Poonah he was much disturbed by the ru-
mors Of Meredith's condition, though far
from crediting them fully. To be sure. his
friend did not seem quite up to the mark
he was often preoccupied and lazily disin-
clined to lead their conversations in his
usual vivacious manner. Also, there was a
certain constraint, wariness. about the
man which Nicholas never recollected no.
ticing before-he seemed to be cautiously
weighing and watching things and people,
himself included, and even in his least re-
served moments Nicholas was conscious OF
q subtle barrier that fenced his friend
about. In the old days Meredith had ever
been the aggressive one-rap.d Of thought
and spontaneous--so that his present odd
attitude was doubly noticeable to Nicholas.
But even with the added fact OF a slightly
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thy two trusty ones SO far from the Bendi
Bazaar? Aye, how earnest thou so oppor-
timely, Ben Alif? Not that 1 regret thy
coming, man, but 1 am curious to know.
Twice OF late I have fancied l saw thy
wondrous shadow gliding near me when 1
have been belated in the bazaars. Speak,
man. hast dared to follow meT'
AYE"
so. thou art a spy!'
'"Thakur. / am no spy-though had not
been near thee this night it had gone hard
with thee
'Thakur? Thakur? Why callest me so?'
Ben Alif shuff1ed clumsily and avoided the
doctors keen eyes as he answered halt
ingly: Nay, Sahib, 1t meant nothing-'twas
but trick of my poor speech. 1 am from
the hills. my lord. and
Ben Israel Ben Alif thou liest!'
AYE. my lord, led
And thou knoWest me?
AYE, / know thee
Drop thy grun voice, MANTLE night has
thousand ears. Now, whom thinkest thou
l am?''
Thou art he who was to come"
"Ha-a-ah! How earnest thou on this
matter?"
In the fight with Aguf the Red, Thakur,
when j.! brought thee forth from the door,
way, thy dress was torn-thy coat and thy
banian-and l saw who thou vast
And the others who were with thee?'
Nay only /, my lord; covered thee with
one of the sheets we got from the temple
girl"
And thou didst tell thy mistress?"
Nay my lord; nothing is hid from the
back to life."
That is so. And does she know of thy
knowledge?''
MY lord. I think she knows all things,
but she has never questioned me-"
And what art thou, Ben Alif-for or
| against the MarkT"
Il. Thakur, am the slave of the Chand XII
Bed. Beyond that, am nothing"
well said, my-friend. Thou art loyal.
Now. tell me truly. how earnest thou here
| tonight?"
my lord, It was the Wisdom Beebrs or
der that we should ever follow thee in thy
night walks, that no further harm might
befall thee. We left thee this night at the
door of thy house; aye, Thakur 1t is true
/ was scarce ten PAGES from thy SIDE Then
we returned swiftly to the house of Loda
| Bal. and while we had been gone the crystal
had spoken, and Loda Bal called me and
| showed me the picture in the. glass.
saw thy lighted room, my lord. and
| outside, in the shawdow watching
thee. man and a great dog. and
saw the man loose the dog upon
| thee. and then came the cloud and there
was no more. AS thou knowest, Hazoor.
| the glass speaks in advance, but we knew
not how much. SO we ran. Selim and Rha-
min and Sher All and Ahmed and I, thy
servant, ran through the night. my lord,
and when we were come within stones
throw Of thy window and had marked its
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Probably those sons of Shetan, whoever
they were. had gone to the Sahib's aid; but
even supposing the worst-that the Sahib
had been hurt and also had seen him. Alb
dulla-still even then. he had but done
his duty, aye, meritorious act! How was
he to know that the Sahib went round mas
querading in native clothes at night? And
as for recognizing him. how was that to be
expected when even the dog failed to do so?
And here Abdulla laughed craftily, and
made bold enough to leave the kitchen and
HE him over to his own quarters. where
he once more carefully rehearSed his story
in case Of trouble
Meantime. Ben Alif had returned to the
doctors veranda. and now stood halted at
the window. He could see through to the
farther door and he saw the DOCTOR reha-
biltated standing in the open doorway,
| talking to an apothecary who had been
reused up by the commotion and had come
to inquire the cause. The doctor must have
made q hurried change of raiment, but 1t
was complete. else his long Powered
dressing gown hid any discrepancies.
mo, Martin he was saying, 'it was
only that fool dog. A bandcoot got In I'M
der the cheeks and walked me up. I fetch
ed Stubs I'm and they had a deuce of a
| time. Sorry we disturbed you, old chap.
but 1 had no idea they'd kick up such a
racket"
Did he get the beast dector?'
mo; / forgot to close the shutters and
he got clean away. Good night"
And then the door closed and the doctor
came over toward the window and there
saw Ben Alif waiting.
Come in. man-and speak low. What
didst thou with the dog?"
"Sahib. we took him to the stables Of
Esoofaln. over on the Nesbit road just be-
yond the Dinwar Temple; he is friend Of
mine and will tie the kutta up till the Sahib
has need of him."
Thou must have hurried to get so far
and back in so short time" said the doc
| tor suspiciously.
NAY. Sahib. I did not go, but sent two
trusty ones who were with me-
VERY good Now, why vast thou and
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have been the result of his hurt without
justifying any such conclusions as the
other men had arrived at.
He was, however, considerably myStlfed
about Stubbs for Allan had been very fond
of the dog-in fact the two had been nearly
inse para bfe-and when his friend ins sted on
his taking the animal and keeping it indefi-
nately, he was certainly astonished. al
though he acquieSced in the arrangement
without much comment Meredith's state
ment that Stubs had turned against him
was easily demonstrated to be correct; for
when they went over to the stable to see
him, the dog tried again and again to get at
his master, and finally grew SO furious as
to be unmanageable. Meredith watched him
thoughtfully as he strained at his heavy
chain, and finally left him to Nicholas, who
soon brought him to a state of quietness,
and later Stubs showed his new master
the most pathetic affection, as If to make
amends for his attitude toward Meredith.
A large amount of work had accumu-
lated during Nicholas prolonged absence at
.Poonah. and he reckoned it would take
him the better part of a month to catch up
and get everything enough advanced to
take the holiday he and Allan had agreed
on, he proposed that they make their start
about the first of the coming February. He
had been little doubtful if Allan, in his
present nervous condition, would be willing
to stick to the arrangement and make so
long trip, but was agreeably surprised to
find him quite anxious to get away. AS
Meredith said himself, half alphabetically
he did not seem able to get his grip on the
interests that had absorbed him before his
accident: his book was quite out of the
question. and his hospital duties absolutely
irksome, while the continual surreptitious
surveillance by which he was surrounded
was source of irritation. though it was
so unofficial, as we'll as intangible, that it
was impossible to take any action about it.
Toward the end of Christmas week Mich
olas heard 1t whispered that the surgeon
general had been inquiring into Merediths
case, and that 1t was probable that he
would be asked to send in his resignation
and be advised to either return home or
take long vacation at one of the hill san
itariums. This seemed to him intensely I'M
Just and quite unnecessary. and. without
mentioning the matter, he posted straight
of to Surgeon General Beatties office. He
stated the case nationally from his own
point of view, and showed how such a
course would be apt to reflect on the after
life of his friend; he explained their inten-
ton of taking a six weeks trip into Behar,
and begged Dr. Beattie to let the matter lie
over until they saw what that trip did for
Meredith. He PROGRESSED himself as being
profoundly certain that there was nothing
wrong which could not be set right within
a very reasonable time, and the surgeon
general. who knew and appreciated Mich
olas worth as a factor In the medical his
tory Of the city. agreed to let the matter
stand over as desired unless some marked
change in Allan's condition should make
his removal necessity.
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left with exeruciating pains in my back, which
convinced that l had severe kidney trouble
My physical condition such that had no
strength and all down.
My sister, Mrs. G. E. Littlefeld of Lynn. advised
me to give DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root a trial.
procured a bottle and inside of three days COM
menced TO get relief. 1 followed up that bottle
with another. and at the completion Of this one
found 1 completely cured My strength re-
turned and today well ever.
My business is that Of canvasscr. l my
feet great deal Of the time and have to use
much energy in getting around. My is
therefore all the more remarkable, and is exceed
ingly gratifying to Swamp-ROot Is pleasant to
take. Sincerely yours,
Mrs. H. n. WHEELER
20 Prospect ST., Lynn, Mass.
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MIX-UP ON STAMPS SENT OUT,
Soft Gummed Ones Sent Where Hard
Should Have Gone.

1t is probably news to the majority OF
the people that the stamps they use on
ferent seasons. The year is divided, for
the purposes of this branch of the work
of the Post Office Department, into winter
and summer, and the stamps are gummed
according to the season. Those for sum-
mer use have a harder gum than the ones
that are intended for the cold weather,
and to some of the northern points of the
country the summer stamps are sent the
whole year around, and vice versa. The
stamps intended for use in the Philippines
and Porto Rico are always of the winter
variety and are soft gummed. while those
for Alaska are summer stamps and have a
harder gum on their backs. Stamps hav-
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1t was late in the afternoon when Mich
olas left the "Burra Sahib's'' Office and
stepped into his Charlie. His practice lay
almost entirely among the natives. with
whom, in the course of some fifteen years,
he had made a reputation not only a
skillful Hakim. but also wise man."
There was never, the most subtle caste diff
ference with which he was not Familiarity
acquainted from those of the high and
mighty Bra hmin down to the Sudras, aye.
and the Chucklas and their enemies, the
Pariahs. He could tell Vishnuite from a
SIvaite, one of the right-hand faction
from of the left, with never a second
glance, and verify, no punctilious Brahmin
jealous OF the privileges of the triple-cord
was more careful in the matter of etiquette
than this brown, bespectacled doctor, who
claimed America as his home and Dragged
about her prowess incontinently, and yet
who probably would not have exchanged
one narrow lane-say the Bendi Bazaar
for brownstone block on 9TH avenue. The
place and the people were constant source
of quiet delight to him. The east had got
ten her soft arms around him and was
whispering in his ear-perhaps that was
why he shouted so loud for America.
He drove slowly through the bazaar,
drinking in the busy, busting life with its
endless motley of race and color: Swarming
crowds coming and going between the Gu
riously carved and painted houses; some in
bright gala dress, and again others, indeed
most. in a scant loin cloth, a turban and
perhaps a gaily painted umbrella. Hin
dus, Mussulmans, fierce, hairy Baluchs,
negroes and Chinese cheek by jowl with
lordly Rajputs, big Afghans from the
north, Jews. Lascars. Fakirs and Sahibs.
beggars-beggars innumerable. sitting in
the dust, squatting In every shady nook
and rocking themselves drowsily to and
fro to their everlasting monotone of 'Dhur-
rum-Dhurrum-"
There were slim, bare-limbed Indian girls.
brown and comedy, who staggered back
and forth and in and out the throng, bear
ing aloft on their heads great brass 1otahs.
or baskets of chupatties, and perchance
with a little naked baby astride of their
hip. mischievous, brown-eyed Brahmin
boys darling here and there. and bheestees
sprinklng the dust and cooling the calves
of the crowd: then the throng parts good
naturally and tram car rolls through, to
the wonder and awe of the Baluch, who. in
his sheepskfn poshteen. Is himself as great a
curiosity to the strangers from the gulf.
And above all this curious seething orr
entail hfe--above the saffron, red and blue
hued houses, cocoanut palms and date trees
wave their fsathered crowns. and the brill
liant, binding sunlight IL full of big. hun
cry. gray-necked crows-insolent pirates
ever darling in and out and down, now into
an unwary bakers basket, and anon upset.
ting the little pots and pans of a sweet
meat vender in desperate onslaught %
his goods.
Go be continued tomorrow.l
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Illinois, John Fahy of Pennsylvania dis
trict No 8 and John T. Dempsey of dis
trict No. l.
The newly elected auditors are: John
Mossap of Ohio. Patrick Fitzsimmons of
anthracite district No /, Michael Mac
Taggart of Pennsylvania.
The new board of tellers Is composed of
Matt Charlton of Illinois. VIM. FitZsim-
mons of Pennsylvania and James Pritch-
ard of Ohio.
The full vote of the organization was
not cast; Mitchell, as the head of the
ticket, received 90, 633 votes, Lewis re-
Ceived 91,S1O votes and Wilson 81, S75
They had no opposition.
indianapolis was selected as the meeting
place for the next national convention.
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ing the hard summer gum tend to warp
in cold weather and the soft gum for VIM
ter use would be utterly impractcable dur
ing warm weather. Recently there mas
been a mistake made by the stamp division
of the Post Office Department, and many
offices have been getting the hard-gummed
summer stamps instead of the winter va
riety. The consequence was That tney
curIed and the people and the postmasters
made loud complaints. An order was ac-
cordingly issued by Mr. Madden, third as
sistant postmaster general, whose offlce
controls the stamp supply, to the effect
that if the stamps were returned to the
department a new batch would be sent
the offices and the trouble would cease.
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light, black shadow rose on the lighted
screen of thy cheeks-nay two shadows
OF a man and dog-then the cheeks were
lifted and the dog sprang but the man
slipped away into the shadows, followed
by Sher Ali and Selim and whether they
have caught the bastard son Of pig Allah
knows. though 1 fear me he gave my
trends the slip in the darkness, for they
know not the grounds as well as l."
And thou thinkest this was the work of
these who know me?"
Aye. my lord: SO it seems to my poor
Wits
But who could possibly know?'
Nay, my lord that is beyond me: but
thou hast not forgotten thy late meeting
with the beggars; what thinkest thou,
Thakur?"
AYE, that is So"
also, my lord, beggars-pariahs-do not
attempt dacoity on Sahib-logue for any
small thing
Speak out. then. my friend; give me thy
'Thakur, it seems surely there were tn ose
that knew thee and knew Of the moon
stone that thou vast carrying, and so thy
downfall and the loss Of thy charm came
about"
But who-who could know either of me
or the stone? For was not l. but the
doctor man, and he had never the slightest
clue"
But my lord. bethink thee. Thy COM
ing has been looked for by friend and foe;
the very children babble of 1t; and there be
they who are wise in dreams, and they who
can search out any hidden matter; and
there have been spells and counterspelis for
and against thee, and there is never jadoo
maker in the whole city but who works for
or against thee, Thakur But the Wisdom
Beebi is higher than them all, beyond all
compare, and none viii prevail against
thee, though they will surely push thee
hard"
''Thine are words Of wisdom. Ben ALT,
and beyond thy hill tribes getting. May
thy gods be kind to thee. my brother, for
thy service to me this night"
The next morning when Meredith awaked
Abdulla had already prepared his bath, and
entered a few moments later with the usual
chota -hazri of tea and toast. He glanced
with little apprehension toward the cur
tain beyond which the Sahib was splashing,
and then proceeded to set the room to
rights, fastening up the broken cheeks and
restoring order generally. Despite his eff
frontery, however. he was decidedly re-
lieved by the doctors pleasant greeting in
response to his obeisance, though rather
surprised at the sahib's failure to Introduce
the subject of the nights fracas.
He stood behind his masters chair while
he munched his toast and drank his tea.
and then placed the cigarettes and matches
to his hand.
Finally, as there seemed to be no inten-
ton OF broaching the subject. the hamal
crossed over 20 the broken cheeks and en-
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The Case of Joseph w. Parish.

The controller of the treasury has rem
dered a decision in the case of Joseph w.
Parish against the United States. The
claim grew out of contract dated March
5, 1868. to furnish the medical department
Of the army in the middle west for speci-
fed period with ice at a fixed price. By an
act passed by Congress last year the con-
troller was instructed to examine the case
and to pay to Parish any amount found to
be due under his contract. The. auditor for
the War Department found a balance in
favor Of the claimant of $751; 1853. This find
ing, however, is reversed by the controller
who finds nothing due, and SO closes the
case.
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NINE WORKERS ELECT OFFICERS.
John Mitchell Still at Head of the
Organization.

a dispatch from Indianapolis Ind, yes
terday says: The report of the tellers
on the election of national officers of
the United Mine Workers was re-
ceived by the convention today Presi-
dent Mitchell Vice President Lewis
and Secretary-Treasurer Wilson are re-
elected. The newly elected delegates to
the American Federation of Labor are
John Mitchell. II. L. Lewis. w. B. Wilson
W. II. Haskns of Ohio, William Ryan of
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NOT only does Swamp-Root bring
new life and activity to the kidneys,
the cause of the trouble, but by
Strengthening the kidneys it acts as
a general tonic and food for the en-
tire constitution.
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The schooners Ella Pressey Of Thomas
ton, Me-, and the Francis Schubert of Bos-
ton collided off the Cape Cod shore last
Sunday night. The Pressey sank in less
than two minutes, carrying down Captain
Elias White and Mate Fred e. Peterson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

THE MILD and extraordinary Ell
feet of the world-famous kidney and
bladder remedy, Swamp-Root, is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most
distressing cases. A trial will con-
vince any one-and you may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail.
In taking DR.. kilmer's Swamp
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