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JANET LEE In the Shadow of the Gallows. — "—•-— BY DAVID LOWRY. CHAPTER VIH-ConMnued. Whereupon all listened attentively as ro ad from a book quoted every hour in the day by a people sorely perplexed victims to doubt and gross superstitions’ j u a time ot the greatest perplexity ever experienced by a sober-living, law-abidhrn .community, horrible stories of witchcraft circulated. Nowhere was there so much fear and trembling as in Salem— nowhere in Massachusetts was there such dread and apprehension as in Salem, where John Lee s voice pleaded for light and wiser counsel, and the peace and goodwill that comes of understandin" His voice was tremulous at times as he read a nd commented upon the words of conso jation forming the very fountain of ■Christianity. The sweet charity illus touted moved his wife and daughter doepiy. Ihe fervor of his spirit communicated itself to them, and when he closed the book, saying, “Let us pray,” even Ann Bigger was subdued as she knelt At the time I write of—l632— when New England was convulsed with the delusion of witchcraft, there was a pond known as Wukins’ Pond, near one of the hills familiar to the people of Salem Wills', Solomon, Smith’s, Afford (or Cherry), and Baid Hills were localities known to young and old. One of them was afterward known as Witch Hill Several persons convicted of witchcraft were condemned and mounted the scaffold on Witch Hill hi the presence of a great multitude. Wills’ Hill was a locality avoided after sunset. Stories related with bated breath by certain gossips who fanned the blaze •of excitement narrating their own and neighbors’ experiences, rendered Wills’ Hill a very undesirable locality after nightfall. Wilkins’ Pond speedily acquired an evil reputation from the same cause. In the days when the early- inhabitants of Salem were compelled to defend them■selves from the Indians, a stout frame structure termed a lookout was erected on the side of Wills’ Hill opposite the town. Ihis structure, fallen into disuse and decay, was now dreaded as much as though it were the abode of the evil one. Stories weye told of strange sights witnessed between the old hut and Wilkins’ Pond. Some there wore who proposed burning the hut, but no one had the courage to carry out this terrible resolve. It stood unharmed until the events I am relating caused the people to destroy it. They realized then that the hut was an evidence of their terrible superstition. The old lookout had two openings, one near each end. It was built on a little rid"e, or bench, forming an easy and natural path, but for all that, neither man nor woman nor animal approached it. Only the night birds and bats found shelter in it. The events that succeeded the incidents related are so closely connected with the old hut on Wills’ Hill that I have been thus particular in describing a locality which became the subject of much speculation and proved all potent in shaping the views of the superstitions. CHAPTER IX. ON WILL’S HILL The same evening that Arthur Proctor made his hurried visit to the house of John Lee, and a little while after her father concluded family worship, Janet Lee emerged stealthily from her father’s house and walked away swiftly in the darkness. She walked directly to Will's Hill. At times she paused and listened intently to assure herself that she was not followed. At last she reached the -old hut; but, spite of her precautions, one followed her whose keen vision and cunning excelled his courage so far that, when he realized that he stood on the summit of Will’s Hill, a cold sweat broke out on his face and hands. “If it were not for Ann Bigger,” said Ezra Easty to himself A cricket chirping caused him to bound. He trembled and shook ana peered about him. “I might have known better than to have followed Janet to this witches’ revel. None but those who deal with witches come here, and if I return safe never will I invite the anger of the witches again.” His teeth were chattering as he peered about him. “She came this way, but where has she gone?” The cricket chirped again and the spy trembled in mortal fear. “If I go back 1o Ann Bigger as I came I’ll never hear the end of it. She will never have done laughing at me for a ” Ab at, whirling, struck his cheek, and Ezra Easty fell prone on the earth, where he lay with his face on the ground. As he Ity thus a figure stole cautiously from one end of the hut. As Janet Lee stood motionless, listening to the beating of her heart, she heard a sound like a footfall. She disappeared in the hut again as another figure approached the other end of the hut. Janet stood irresolutely at the entrance, pressing a hand over her heart to still its throbbing. Gathering courage, she moved slowly along the outside of the hut, until her hand came in -contact with another hand. Recoiling, she darted into the hut again. At the sime time the newcomer retreated to the other end of the hut. Then Ezra Easty found his voice as he grasped the newcomer, exclaiming: “I have you now, Miss Janet! What brings you to Will’s Hill at this hour with cake aiid milk, when you should be at home? Come with me.” The figure resisted, theie was a brier struggle, and Ezia Easty grasped the air with one band, and rubbed an ear with the other. The blow he received on the side of the head stunned him. Then he felt something on his arm; ha felt it with his fingers carefully, held it up, and it fluttered in the air. “This will tell who brings cake and milk to Will’s Hill,” he said, as he cast a terrified look about him. Then he shivered; an agony of terror overpowered him; he felt as though he were sinking to the earth. But he rallied, and with a hoarse cry for “Help!" sped homeward as fast as his legs could carry him. He was running for his life when he stumbled against a man who was walking quietly along the road. “What! Thief! Hobber! Stand back. “I am no robber, sir, lam but a P^or apprentice, sir. I would not harm “’Tis the voice of Ezra Easty.” “And this is Master Ellis.” “Where are your feet carrying you so fast?”

। / must go home aJoYce.” “ U9t not sto P’ have been 6 ?" y ° U ° nn ,e ^ m ° w here you from wTlT’s^Hdl t devil a ow n held—■teimuntai!" “““S’ “0‘ •" ' gojhere again/’ ° Uld m 9 to on AVill’s^nr^ 1 W ^ at Were you doin « Bigger made nmgoT watch’ Ann Do not b -A° ^ atc “ our Janet.” »>o St.ft r- " mend matters ” 3 ’ ‘ kuow U WIU uot M'iirs^liip’^^^’ I camo straight from u And what saw you there?” ...ft u 1 his is a grave charge, Ezra ” it true 6 " 18 U ~ but here ’ s whal wiu prove it Jare^fullv”^^ kercbiof ’ Ellis felt u lareiuiiy, then returned it. away.” 0 ^ that from ber before sho got aw from H ? W COuld a run «Z rrom a la d as strong as you?” moro thftu Janet there. A ami 141 BWear ’ tosse d me to me to n?® 11 BtrUC ? 1110 a blow tbat felled hoiue ” gr ° ’ But 1 mUBt hasten “ SUy! t 1 ?,°mmand you to stand where bnve a word witb the Mar‘A 18 bef ° re y° u go to John Lee’s again. If it is true ” “I am ready to make oath to it,” said Ezra. “Very well,” s^d Giles Ellis, “then come with ma first* As they walked on side by side, Giles Ellis smiled wickedly. His innermost bought was: “All things work to my advantage." J CHAPTER X. THE THUNDERBOLT. John Lee laid aside his book and looked at his wife, who was knitting beside the tire. Ann Bigger was folding a large patch for a quilt, apparently oblivious to all t^e world but the piece of cloth she held in her hands. Ihe family were up later than usual. It seemed as if the members of this family of late deferred their lying down till the last minute. ■ "We may as well to bed,” said John Lee, at last, sighing wearily. “Where is n 1 "„ bo ab ®d? It is time we were all abed," he aided, glancing at the clock. n here is Janet?” Hore, father,” Janet answered, entering at that moment. She was trembling but her father did not observe her. Neither did he notice her voice, which was tremulous. Hid he looked closely at.his daughter he could not have failed to observe evidences of extraordinary excitement. That lie did not remark this was evidence to her of the load of care which oppressed him, as he retired with a heavier step than usual. Mistress Lee followed him, first charging Janet to obey her father promptly, as the night was wearing on. In a little while, mother—l will not be long,” answered,Janet. Ann Bigger looked askance at her, and Janet looked squarely in the servant's face. Then Ann Bigger made a pretense of bustling about. Janet sat dowL and folded her hands in her lap. At last Ann Bigger, seeing Janet sitting motionless, with a great flourishing of her skirts left the room. Still Janet sat thinking. Five, ten minutes elapsed. Then Janet rose, walked softly past the window’ two or three times, then lifting the light placed it where it could be seen pl duly from the outside. Presently a light tap came at the door. Janet opened it and her lover entered. “I have been waiting this half hour or more." “Nay, you but think so.” “Are they all abed?" “Ezra is not in.“ “I thought 1 stumbled against him a while ago. I was not mistaken. Janet, ; I like him not.” “Nor doos any like him—unless it be Anu Bigger, who makes him fetch and carry for her. What news, Arthur? I see it in your face, It is bad news.” Her lover smiled faintly. “I hear so much that is like the raving of madmen that I will not burden yon with it, even if I had taxed my memory with it, which I did not. ’Tis even said I some one of this family has been seen near Wilkins’ Pond, and some one going near Will's Hill, where strange sights and sounds have terrified many."’ “Aye, such as lowing of cows, barking of dogs and bleating of sheep,” said Janet, scornfully. “Is it Abigail Williams and Ann Putnam who tell these stories? It is as likely as anything such children can say or invent.” “I would think less if the children said it. ” “Well, well. Their t «lk is at least better than the prattle of the poor babe, little Mary Lewis, who is but three years i old and held in jail as a witness against i her own mother. Have our people lost j their senses, Arthur Proctor, that such things can be?” ' They have lost their hearts as well,” said her lover gloomily. “They seem to have turned to stone." The lovers were so deeply absorbed that they took no notice of the face that looked at them through the window. “Who of us is accused, Arthur, or who is at the bottom of these stories concerning us?” “If my tongue is tied,” Arthur Proctor answered, “it is because I would not knowingly do any man injustice." “That is enough. It is Giles Ellis you suspect.” Arthur Proctor bowed. Janet answered, “If it is really Giles, he has great influence with the magistrates.” “And may do you mischief,” The door latch was lifted at that instant, and Ezra Easty entered, followed bv the Marshal of Salem. ’“Did I not tell you we would find son * one with her?” The apprectice pointed to Arthur Proctor. Proctor advanced threateningly. "How dare you!” But Ezra, shielded by the Marshal, saucily replied: “I dare more than that, as I can prove easily.” But Arthur pushed the Marshal aside, and boxed the apprentice’s ears soundly. “The noise brought John Lee into the room, followed by Dorothea and Ann Bigger, who stood in the doorway. “What is the meaning of this violence at this hour, Samuel Hobbs?” “Ask Arthur Proctor. I but came between him and your apprentice. ” “I’ll have him cited," Ezra whined. “Janet,” said her father, “what does Arthur Proctor want here at this hour? Janet faced her father courageously. “He came because I asked him to bring such rumors as he can gather concerning US," c „ “What did I tell you? The apprentice turned to the Marshal. “Is she not bold?" “Peace,” said John Lee sternly. “I’ll not be silent and let the mistress say me and Ann Bigger steal your cake ^DoTothea Lee, advancing from the door, suddenly interposed now.

t ,^ bnta trifiz to Make a talk about, John, as if a few cakes were worth all this ado. There is something in this I will fathom ere I go to bed.” John Lee spoke resolutely. Then fixing his eyes upon his apprentice he asked him: “Who stole the bread and milk, Ezra Easty? Answer me. “ ’Twas your own daughter Janet there, as Ann Bigger will prove. She saw her take tnem, and I followed her.” And where did you follow her, and when?” To Will’s Hill, within this hour; since we had service.” “What proof have you of this?” W hen I told her to come home with me, and caught hold of her, she ran away, leaving this in my hand.” .ihe apprentice held up a kerchief in his hand. Dorothea Lee suppressed an exc.amation as she looked at her daughter. Janet in her turn cast a terrified look upon her mother, who was the first to break the overpowering silence which followed the apprentice’s bold speech. Stay, John,” she began, but suddenly Janet darted between the Marshal and Ezra, and snatching the kerchief from him, exclaimed: “Babbler! what if it is mine?” Dorothea Lee placed a hand over her heart as the voice of the Marshal rang in her ears: J anet Lee, I must take you into custody until you disprove the charge of witchcraft!” Arthur Proctor raised a hand as though he would strike the Marshal, then let it fall at his side, while John Lee involuntarily raised his eyes to heaven, and his wife fainted dead away. CHAPTER XI. THE PURSE. There was a goodly number in the Globe lun. The inn was freshened up—it looked smarter. It was remarked that Daniel Meade was never as cheerful or even tempered as he was in the past. But people said it was not much wonder. The fate that had overtaken his son, and under his father's roof, was sufficient to cast a shadow over Daniel Meade’s life. 'There were times when he gave rain to merriment, but, somehow, the frequenters of the inn liked him less in these moods than when he was sober. Grizzle Meade was the genius of the inn. It was Grizzle who smartened it up, and was assiduous in her attentions to the customers. The Globe Inn, from a dull and despondent place, suddenly became the most popular resort near or in Salem. There was a cheerful fire, and half a dozen customers sitting around it, when Arthur Proctor, who rarely vis ted the inn, entered it one evening. Grizzle Meade was waiting upon the customers. The landlor’ was looking out of the window. Giles Eliis was talking in low tones to a man whose face was strange to Proctor. Giles was in the shadow of the great chimney, where he commanded a view of all in the room. He affected wot to perceive Proctor, who sat down in the full light of the fire, and called for some wine. It was Grizzle Meade’s hand that served him. A sailor sitting near him, after turning to look at the newcomer, faced Ins companion again, slapped a hmd upon his thigh, and, as if pursuing the theme discussed, said: "Mayhap you can tell me something. Since I've come ashore, I’m all at sea. I hear so much chaff, I’ve lost my reckoning; and I don’t see any compass to go by. What with those tales of witches, why, it’s ten times worse than any yarns 1 ever heard in the fo’i sle. ’’ The sailor drank, looked into hie measure, then -observing the uncertainty in his companion’s face continued:“Don’t be alarmed! I’ll bring troul to no man. But Ive hoard my father, who fought the Indians, say this John Lee is a goodish sort of man. Now, I’ve been abroad these four years, where the bone and gristle of a man tells. How? Why, i how then but when a man stands by his I mates in a pinch, and my father told me ! John Lee was u man to stand by his mates thiough thick and thir. I've no liking for the other sort, but since I’ve been here these thiee days I’ve found a ship’s crew of milk-and-water fellows that scarcely speak above their breath. More—thete’s enough to man a boat—all speaking in whispers and nodding—making faces, as if they had fed on something that soured on their stomachs. Tell me, mite, why is it that never a man opens his mouth to answer me when I ask, ’What's this proof against John 1 e?' or, ‘Has no one a word for John Lee?’ 1 say, mate, must a man's wife—child of his bone—all bang and nobody dare siy a word. I'd best get back to my ship lest somebody takes hold of me. ' “John Lee is not without friends,” said Arthur Proctor, qu ; etly, without loqking at the sailor. The sailor whirled around quickly. "Because they choose to go about quietly, they are none the less true. They feel for him in his trouble, and will I not see his wife and daughter hang until I it is proved beyond a peradventure that th< y are guilty." "Why, now, you are the plainest spoken man I have heard since I came ashore. Landlord, a jorum tor the man that dares answer a civil question without mincing his words." [TO BE CONTINUED.] A REMARKABLE speetlOSCOpic, obser vation by Mr. C. I’iazzi Smyth seems to support the idea that hydrogen is the original form of matter, and, as Mr. Smyth remarks, suggests the possibility that everything may return to the hydiogen state and that the solar system may explode some day into a so o tiled hydrogen star. In 1878 a quantity of iodine was placed in some tubes, when the air was nearly exhausted and th i tubes were hermetically sealed. In 1880 the light emitted by one of these tubei on the passage of an electric i current through it showed no less than j 118 lines of the iodine spectrum, and only three faint hydrogen lines; but when recently again examined the same tube gave a great abundance of hydrogen lines, and not a single iodine line, while some iodine granules sealed into the tube had also disappeared, There wa^no possibility ?■“- an accidental leak co account for the phenomenon. Dr. Buchheister has calculated the amount of energy expended by a person weighing 168 pounds in climbing a peak 7,000 feet high, the time occupied Jewing five hours. He finds that the tGiui work done is equal to that of raising 1,380,000 [rounds one foot, or one pound 1,380,000 feet. Os this work, 176,000 foot-pounds is expended by the muscles of the legs in lifting the body; 1'20,000 by the heart in circulating the blood; 80,000 by the chest in breathing; and 54,000 in the various exertions of balancing the body, overcoming friction of the ground, etc. An incandescent lamp at Taunton, England, was used 10,600 hours before the slendex carbon filament failed.

AFFAIRS IN INDIANA. interesting items gathered from various sources. What Onr Neighbors Are Doing—Matters of General and Local Interest—Marriagesand Deaths—Accidents aud Crimea —Personal Pointers. Rewards of Genius. Patents have been granted to Indiana inventors as follows: Charles A. Bertsh, Cambridge City, punching and shearing machine; John F. Brown, Chicago, 111., assignor to A. R. Baker, Indianapolis, paper punch and order holder; Calvin F. Darnell, Indianapolis, assignor to Indianapolis Fence Company, of Indiana, gate hinge; Jonas Formwold, Goshen, picket swing machine; Joel W. Hanlon, Michigan City, gate; Charles D. Harris, Indianapolis, thermostalic valve regulator; Thomas Hauck, assignor of one-half to W. C. Howe, Evansville, curtain fixtures; George K. Hubbard, Fort Wayne, section press; Benjamin G. Hubbard, corn product, and flaked corn product; Charles M. Kilor, assignor of one-half to R. E. Poindexter, Indianapolis, wire tightener; Noah W. Myers, Wamaka, trestle; Samuel E. Pheister, Tippecanoe, car coupling; John Quindry, Fort Branch, folding carriage top; Godfried Schumacher, Morris, movable frog for railway crossing; John W. Stone, Thorntown, gate. Minor State Items. —A calf witb four eyes was born on the farm of Sher iff Burton, near Vincennes. —Unknown vandals destroyed eighteen monuments in the Hartford City cemetery. —Michael Mills, a well-to-do farmer near Rushville, died of heart disease while asleep. senseless, but soon recovered. The storm raged terrifically, doing a great deal of damage. —Martin Wilson, an aged citizen of Sullivan, expired of heart disease while attending a funeral. — Ben Cline, an 1. & V. brakeman, was badly mangled between the bumpers at Marco. Au arm was amputated. — Win. King, aged 20, was drowned while bathing at Grandview. Dynamite was used and the body recovered. —The Diamond flouring mills at Crawfordsville have been purchased by J. W. McKeeu A Sou, of Indianapolis, who paid SIG,OOO for the plant. —W. C. Foster, fireman on the P., C. A St. L,, was killed at Ford's Crossing. He was leaning out of the cab when he collided with a swinging crane. —Henry Hamon, foreman at Pulse A Co.’s planing-mill, at Greensburg, had the ends of his fingers on one hand :ut off by comin g in contact with a mashine. — A son of Dr. Biddinger, named Clyde, aged 13 years, near Columbus, was kicked to death by a vicious horse. This is the fifth child the Doctor has lost by accident. — While in bathing, Ora Basoy, aged 18, and son of James Basey, of Tipton, was drowned in Cicero Creek. His body was found about ten feet from where he went down the last time. —The lightning killed five steers belonging to Elias Wray, north of Crawfordsville. In the same neighborhood a horse was killed, and three houses and one barn were struck by the lightning. —Charles Harrison Harmeyer, 18-moutbs-old, the child of Henry Harmeyer, an employe of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago car shops, at Fort Wayne, while playing in the street was run over by a street-car and instantly killed. Driver L. >D. Cairll gave himself up to the authorities, but was later released as he was proven blameless. —A peculiar case is on trial at Law-

** " reneeburg. Messrs. Fox and Lemons were near neighbors, old men and inveterate cronies, and near a year ago the former caused the other's arrest on a trivial charge, but he was acquitted. He was much excited, and after the trial had an appoplectic seizure, which caused his death. The widow has now brought suit for SIO,OOO damages. —During a heavy thunder-storm, lightning struck the brick livery barn occupied by Love A. Franklin and owned by J. and 11. Kirby, at Muncie. Prompt work saved the horses and vehicles. Eighteen tons of hay were consumed. The loss on the building is fully covered by a two-thousand-dollar policy in the Buffalo German Insurance Company. Mr. Franklin’s loss of SSOO is total. —The country south of Milan is infested this season with black snakes. Joshua Cottingham, an old and wellknown farmer, had a desperate encounter with two of these large reptiles. Had he not fought them vigorously with a club they would have twined about his person. Miller Sutton, farmer, has killed a score of these snakes recently, and squirrel-hunters repeat shooting large numbers of them. —Deputy Revenue Collector Butler has registered out of use the still of Jacob Brunsman at Berne, in which he had just manufactured nine barrels of whisky, 102 proof, from common Irish potatoes. One bushel of potatoes mades six quarts of whisky worth $3.10 per gallon in bond. The experiment was asuccess and this, Butler says, is the only distillery of the kind in the United States. —The body of John Wilmer was found the other day in the river near Cannelton. The pockets were rifled and the body had evidences of foul play. He had had his pension check cashed just before his disappearance. •—H. S. Douica committed suicide at Tunnelton, by taking twenty-five grains of morphine. Poverty and sickness are supposed to be the cause of the rash act. Donica was forty years old. He leaves a wife who is very sick, and it is expected that she will soon follow her husband to the grav<s,

—'ftie house of Lucian Alexander at Gwynneville, in the Northern part of Shelby County, was struck by lightning, completely destroying a portion of the house and tore the roof off of the entire building. Mrs. Alexander, who was standing in a door, was knocked —The entire net enrollment of students at Del’auw University, is 1,038, and of professors and instructors fiftysix. This is the largest attendance in the history of the institution, all the departments having had a healthy increase. The entire number of graduates since the organization of the university exceeds twelve hundred. There are seventy graduates in senior classes of the present year. —Henry Shaaf, for many years proprietor of the Franklin Hotel, New Albany, arose from his bed at the residence of his son-in-law, Edward McCauliffe, and, not returning as soon as expected, his daughter left her bed and went out to look for him. She found him lying on his face on the pavement insensible from a large dose of morphine he had taken with suicidal intent, while despondent fiom ill-health. He will die. —William Broyer and Mart Doyle, who live about five miles northwest of Martinsville, were in that city a few days ago. When they started home Broyer was very drunk. His horses became frightened, and, running away, turned the wagon over. The wagon-bed fell on Broyer’s neck, and when taken from under it he was found to be seriously injured. The injury has resulted in paralysis of the left side, and his death is but a question of a few days. —A number of young men went to the Whitewater River, near Fairfield, forthe purpose of seining for fish. One of the party, Noel Darr, in swimming, was crumped and sank from sight. His companions, unable to secure his corpse by diving, swept tho stream with the sein und recovered his corpse. Mr. Darr was an intelligent young man, and had graduated in the common school course two weeks previous to his death. —A country store, owned by Thomas Bright, of Washington Township, Brown County, caught fire and burned. A large keg of powder in the store exploded, killing. 200 feet away, a valuable horse attached to a buggy. The driver, Aaron Stacker, escaped with a flesh wound in the right thigh, inflicted by a piece of flying timber. Loss on building and contents, $2,000; insured in the Standard Insurance Company of Missouri for S6OO. —At New Albany the other night Henry Heath was awakened by the continued groaning of some one apparently in great pain. On investigating the cause, he found the almost lifeless body of Nicholas Aust, his nearest neighbor, lying on the pavement at the side of his residence. Aust had been suffering from nightmare, and in attempting to flee frojn imaginary foes had walked through an open window in the second story ol his house. His back was broken by the fall, and he also suffered a fracture ol the skull. Strange as it may seem, he was still conscious when found, but the lower limbs and low er part of his body were paralyzed. He cannot live. —Several months ago Ed Baker, 8 young business man of Martinsville, begun paying court to ayoung lady there and under promise of marriage accomplished her ruin. When the young lady’s condition betrayed her Baker left foi parts unknown. A private detective arrested him a few days later in Indianapolis, when he procured a license and married the girl. He left on the first train the following morning and was again overhauled in Indianapolis. He has just been released on SI,OOO bail tc answer to the charge oficriminafibetrayal at the September term of court. This is the first case that has ever taken such a phase and considerable attention is

<1 pUIIBV UUU VVLAoAUv II*U I U ilvttutlvu AC attracted. —The last saloon in the village ol Santa Fe, Miami County, was closed recently for good, and amid much rejoicing by the temperance people oi Peru and that town. A large delegation, accompanied by the band, were in attendance from Peru. A monstrous meeting was held in the church and addresses up to a late hour were made by leading workers and ministers of ths vicinity. John York, the saloon-keepei gave bond and his pledge not to engage in the business for two years within one mile of town nor to rent his property for that purpose. In return the temperance people abandon the forty ode indictments which they have against him. —The Bee Line and Midland roads have renewed their quarrel with reference to a switch landing to one of ths principal factories in Anderson. Several weeks ago the Bee Line tore up 40( feet of a switch that had been built by the Midland. The other day Henry Crawford obtained a restraining order and proceeded at once to replace ths switch. A force of Bee Line workmen rallied and attempted to thwart his efforts. Harry Crawford, Jr., was strucl by a tie thrown by a Bee Line workman. He thought that he was injured maliciously, and proceeded to pound ths laborer. The opposing laborers threw down their shovels and picks and a general fight was averted only by the timely arrival of Deputy Sheriff Campbell, whs served on the works an miunctior notice. The Midland holds the fort but hostilities are liable to break out at any time. —Arrangements have been completed at Edinburg by which the Edinburg Cabinet Company is organized with t capital stock of $25,000. When in ful! blast the company will employ about sixty men. —Last winter dynam’*" fishermen exploded cartridges under i- eeder dan: of the hydraulic supplying power tr Laurel, Metamora, and Brookville, and in consequence the dam settled tw< feet. The dam is a framed crib structure and engineers are now rebuilding it. _

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ENTERTAINING DISSERTATION ON SERIOUS SUBJECTS. A Pleasant, Interesting:, ami Instructive Lesson and Where It May Be Found—A Learned and Concise Review of the SameThe lesson for Sunday, July 6, may be found in Luke 13: 10-17. INTRODUCTORY. Our Lord is on his way to the ho’y city —his last journey thitherward. He seems now to be passing through Perea, aud the twofold refeience, at the opening of this chapter, vs. 2 and 4, is significant of the mixed character of his audience, it being part Galilean and part Judean. Here in this assembly he gives a needed lesson on the proper uses of the Sabbath. It is a time when we also need instruction in this important regard. Right views of the uses of the Lord’s Day will do more than anything else to prevent its abuses. WHAT THE LESSON SAYS. leaching. The language implies customary action. One of the synagogues. Theie was a multitude of these places of public convocation. On the sabbath. Literally the Sabbaths, i. e , from Sabbath to Sabbath. It was his habit to be in such places on the holy day. Behold. A noteworthy circumstance connected with the gathering. A spirit of infirmity. Looked upon as a demoniacal possession. 'Eighteen years. Which would mean about half as jnany Hundred Sabbaths of bodily weakness. Bowed together. And yet there she was at church. In no wise lift up herself. But she could hear; that is why we go to the sanctuary. Saw her. His eye and ear ever open to need. (’ailed her. A personal appeal either in the midst of or at the end of his general address. Woman, thou art loosed. The graphic order of the Greek is, Woman, released from thy weakness art thou! Laid his hands on her. The considerateness of Jesus. We need not say, as our English version gratuitously puts it, tbat he even bad; the poor, bent creature to come to him. He seems to have gone to her himself after his personal word. Made straight. It is interesting to note that it is this same word that is used of the rebuilded temple at Acts 15: 16. “I will set it up.” (ana-or»hus; straight again.) Ruler of the synag guo. Who probably had invited or permitted Jesus simply to teach. Answered with indignation. WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES. And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. Here lead we one of the legitimate uses of the sacred day. Our Lord gave his personal sanction and suffrage to Sabbath-day teaching. When we are met on the Lord s Day in the Lord’s house it should be a source of reassuring comfort to us that we are following in our Lord’s footsteps. Yea, may we not say that wherever there is true worship’ to-day our Master ig. still teaching in the synagogue on the'’Sabbath? “Where two or three are gathered in my name there am I in the midst.” When Jesus saw her he called her to him. It was something of an interruption to the orderly service. God grant us more such interruptions in his uame! It the minister could only stop once in a while right in the midst of his elaborate discussion—the preacher giving pause for a bit of practice! Or was it following the teaching? Perhaps we shall only find here the application of a discourse, a person il and pertinent application indeed. It would rejoice many a pastor’s heart if only ne couid finish up his sermon with some practical deeds of soul saving. And, in fact, is this not our Lord’s own precedent for the after-meet-ing? The sermon preached, the lesson taught, we come down from the pulpit or the teacher’s desk to a hand-to-hand and heart to-heart encounter. Why not more of it? Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. This is another legitimate use of God’s day. A moment ago we saw Christ teaching od the Sabbath, now we see him as freely putting out hands to heal. Teaching and helping, so goes the church of Christ her Sabbath journeys through this life. That little comp my plodding along under hot or sno’ skies to the missing station, that flo i < ommittee carrying a basket of flowers the crazy stairs to the sickroom, tt. colporteur on the wharves, that young man with the invitation cards in the hotel or on the street corner—all are doing good Sabbath-day work for the Master. Indeed, in the whole of life as we realize it to-day it is doubtful whether otherwise the teaching would be of any avail. There must be the helping hand as well as the- teaching tongue. Loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day. And to how many of us the day of rest has been the blessed dating point ol the new life. The writer well recalls foi himself that sweet Sabbath when the chains were loosed and the burden rolled away. O happy day that fixed my choice On Tnee, my Savior and my God. In the providence of God this day, “the best of all the seven,” has been and will continue to be a red-letter day of salvation to thousands and thousands. What better use to which to put the Lord’s day! How better can we keep it than by soul-saving! Finished was out Creator’s work on that day when he rested and called it good. Finished, in a larger, deeper sense, our Redeemer’s work in the soul’s meek surrender, and now may he see of the travail of his own soul and^be satisfied. May the Sabbath day in church and school see many bonds of Sa-tan loosed. All his adversaries were ashamed and all the people rejoiced. Shame versus joy. Adversaries ashamed—people rejoiced. Well, be it so. We shall go on speaking the truth of Christ and living, so far as we may, the life of Christ. Doubtless, still there shall be men chagrined and disturbed and grievously vexed. Rut the people will rejoice. Then were the disciples glad when they saw their Lord. The soldiers at the tomb’s mouth were*u other mood. But here it was Christ’s words that put to shame; it was Christ’s deeds that brought joy and gladness. May we’have such mighty work of God to follow up the lesson ol to-day, that across all the land in tht homes of all the people there may b« heard the song of rejoicing! I Next week—“The*Great Supper." Luke 14: 15-24. BOTANICAL. Pansies were created to teach humankind how to combine colors. Passion is a plant of rapid growth, . great beauty, short life, and ignominout death. The red rose typifies love, the white rose purity, and the early rose a healthy appetite. The anemone, like its counterpart id ■ the human family—the orator —blooms . early in barren places, makes a great display for a short time, and is finally carried away by wind,