St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 50, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 July 1893 — Page 7

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SUi^Ll ! X. /.B*pri ! . ' -^' “' ’ Gl~ 011AOr\d k CHAPTER XXIV. F.ALI>TI DENHAM XtAXIDS .'I : ARJUS lEMENTS. Squire Condit was a man of force. He could find no one to row him to the Sea Hawk, but he did find a canoe with । a paddle in it; and in his younger days I there was not an Indian on tht bay ; who could excel him in the manage- I went of one of those unsteady convey- ! ances. It is not necessaiy to recount the | troubles he had in getting aboard iho , ship, where his co ring cause ! no little I consternation to the night watch. He found Lieutenant Hedges and Vai- ; entine Dayton very busy. He took them ' t) one side, told them his astounding , story, anti brought Valentine back in ) his canoe. "When the Squire faun ! Ralph was in i the house, and in his own room, he ran i and caught the young Captain in his ! arms, and for roue minutes ho was so I overcome by his emotions that ho could j not speak. Mrs. Condit, goo 1, prudent woman, i closed a’l the shutters, drew close the blinds, locked the door - in tiie dhection ; of the servants' quarters, and enjoined , on all present the necessity of speaking । in low tones, she herself S“tting a i <x- , ctdlent example for them to follow. Though Valentino was fully prepared ( by Squire Condit’s story to see Capta n Denham, the whole affair vas so sud- , j den and startling that he could hardly credit his eyes, even though he held his friend’s hand and heard the familiar 1 sound of his voice. 1 It was Dinah who took it on herself 1 to tell the danger they found Ralph in ! when they re'urned to the hut, and to give an account of the disposition they 1 bad made of Uncas. After the first inevitable excitcm nt * of the meeting was over, Ralph took ’ command. He felt as if he c mid tai < 1 as easy to Valentine as if they were 1 alone, and he was anxious to learn of everything that ha I transpired on the i Sea Hawk since he left, and particularly since the second coming of the Wanderer. V alentine knew enough of the captain s story to be convinced of the unparalleled perlid}’ of Fox, but before ' learning of this, the suspicions of himself and Mr. Hedges had been aroused by incidents which he proceede I to narrate. He said in substance: That neither he nor Mr. Hedges suspe ted for one jA'anHerer did not go -»e.vlorK andbave Capta tn Denhum there. He brought from the ship t’.e letter Thrashtr had given to Mr Hedges, which letter he claimed he had 1 brought with post haste. “It is very cl^ar to t> o ” snPi “that this washer is in Fo ;’s service, though the letter he first brought, order.ng me to report lo the governor, I am satisfied was genuine. ’’ “The whole matter is still mysteriou - to me,” replied Valen ine; •'though now that I realize that we are in such close proximity to Captain Kidd, things befoie very dark are getting much < leaver. But I was going to tell you what we have done, lox ordered Lieutenant Hedges to send all th ■ fixed ammunition on board the Sea Hawk to his ship ” “He wanted to b ave ycu powerless.” interrupted Ralph; but tell me that this thing has not been done.” “I will explain, and I think you will be satisfied. Fox told us that you were ; ; coming on with a supply ship, and that : by the tim? the bea Hawk was ready to t sail under your command, we should , have all the ammunition we wantel. t “All this looked most reasonable, so t this evening and all night, up to 10 ; o’clock, we were getting the ammuni- j t tion out of the magazine, which is full ( of cases, one-half of them, as you , know, are full of copper ingots we cap- , tured from that pirate last April, o f the i Isie of Pines.” , “I remember,” replied Captain Den- ( ham. ( “It was Lieut. Hedge-’ honest inten- 1 tion to send all our fixed ammunition on i board, as the V anderer’s boats were to j begin coming for it at eleven o’clock, f But a half hour before that time—say < two hours ago—a young black man sud- i 1 denly appeared on th ■ ship, and hs j f dripping clothing told how he had come. ” e “Dat w’as Tello; I know dat was my I 1 gran’chile, Tello,” chuckled Dinah. “les, Dinah, he said his name was c Tello, and I recognized in him the I servant of Col. Graham, who is here on ti some mysterious mission.” _“But pardon me, Vai; whay was this i e boy’s object iu coming here.'” “I will explain. Captain; there is so j n much to tempt one off the lin • of direct 1 f sailing that I lose sight of the point ■ i ahead. Well, Othello drew the lieutenant and myself to one side, where v no one else could see or hear, and then ' s he took from his big mouth a letter care- I fully wrapped up in oiled silk, and told c us to real it. “We took him to the cabin, gave him 1 a glass of brandy and a change of 1 clothes, and then read the letter, which < was signed by Donald Cameron, the ) cabin boy of the Wanderer. I have the t letter with me, but as it is a little long 1 I will give you a synopsis. He says he t is sixteen years of age, was born in i Glasgow, and was cabin boy last on an InTiaman, which was captured and de- - stroyed off the Island of Madagascar by Capt. Kidd. He was the only one eaved, and since then he has been Capt. ' Fox’s cabin boy. “Kidd change< his na ne to Fox after he had captured an 1 burned an English war sloop named the Wanderer, commanded by an officer of that name. Tlte Wanderer was on e the Adventure Galley, of New York. In conclusion. Don says, ‘Do not send any ammunition from your ship. Kidd’s object is to capture the Sea Hawk. Be prepared.’ j And then Don gave a brief account of i what had become of Captain Denham,^ and asked that his 1< tter be destroyed.” j “Then the Lieutenant will not send j anything to the Wanderer?” said Ralph. “We talked the whole matter over, Captain, and had just reached a < on- ]

elusion when the Squire camo so unexpectedly on board,” said Valentine. “And that conclusion was that you would still go on as if you did not suspect this fellow, and, that, instead of sending this ammunition on board ths Wanderer, you would send the cases filled with copper, which looked like amnunition an I are of the same weight?” “That is exa< tly what we decided to do, and I now see that we acted wisely, for our condu t meets your approval. While I am telling you this, the Wanderer’s boats are carrying off the ‘amnu nition’ and s owing it in their own magazines. ’’ “Wed done, Va'entina. Ah, I knew the ship was in good hands. There is not on the ocean a more comp 'tent, cool-headed man than thatsame George I Hedges.” j “I wish we could say the same of his i brother, the doctor,” growled the । Squire. j “Uncle Nehemiah is infatuated with. Fox,” said Valentine. “But if ho sus- ! pectod his real character, there is not a [ man in the countiy who would pursue ; him to justice more relentlessly.” "That’s so,” said the squire, “but it dots gall me to see an old friend make a plagued too’ of himself.” Apart from the ammunition, what other favor does Fox want?" asked Captain Denham. “This evening he ealle I on Mr. । Hedges, and sai l that the Wanderer I was going to drop do.vn with the tide to-morrow evening, an 1 take a position off Montauk to watch for the pirate, Kidd.” "I he au lacious vi'l ln!” ex laime 1 the Squire. “He sale! that fifty of his men were unfit for duty, and in the event of a fight wo d I b ■ in the way, so he suggeste 1 that he send his fifty men on boir i the Sea Hawk and take fifty ot ours. ” "What reply did the Lieutenant make?” “He sai I he would let him know in the morning." “Valentin >,” said Cap’a n Denham, rising to his feet, “ rhe men must be sent from the Sea Hawk ” A murmur of surprise from all, whirl increased when Ralph added: “They must be picked men who understand in advance wha* is ne’d”d of them, and they must be commanded by an officer in whom they have every confidence. ” “The Sea Hawk men have confl lence in all their officers." “True, Vul; but I do not think they will hesitate an instant w ion they know I am going to lead them." An dher gasp from the people, and Valentine said hurriedly; “But Fox docs no: want an offic r.” “I see thr ugh his pu:pos>, an I I propose to meet fire w.th tire. The very mea-ure by which he ho t es to secure success must Ie tn ide to result in ruit 1 can disguise mxself after 1 have no i with the men. Fox sup, oes me dea . .or as good as dead. The ick in 'n he sends on board the Sea Hawk m st bo received. It wll bo !ou :d if they get a chance, tha* they ar<’ strong enoiu i to murder our people and seize the shin. Tia, wo obk'n' a Hi 4uu»t no marie sick er. meh. ' “Let me mix ’em a drink, en I'll se • ez dey are all sick ’nuf," sai l Dinah. “It will bo daviight in a few hours ! must go aboard and perfe-t all the arrangemen!s at once, said Ralph, its ng. ' Hear me before you leave," said I n• tilla, who hud rema tied an attci tive listener, “I think I can help l a tat: Denham. ” “You have alrea ly save I my life, you and Dinah, my trusty friends,” sai Ralph, g.v ng a b.an 1 t » ca h. " When day; ight c mes. I w.U send I neas back a prisoner to our head men. ■whom his conduct has sorely off' n e I Till he changi s the Montauks will obe. me. ” "Another noble Zenobia, " sai l the Squire. “They will obey me. an I I cin bring to-mor ow two h^a ire I warriors al. well armed, and p ae.* them on board the Sea Hawk, if they can be of any use there. Many of them, as Ralph Denham knows, are g o I sailors, and all of them are as much at homo on wa! r as on land. If Ka ph 1 i nham takes fifty men to the Wanderer, an I I iik ’ the plan the force of George Hedges w 11 be weakened so much. If you agree ! wll wear the plume and carry the spear of Wyandauch, the insignia of our chiefs, and the Montauks will then follow Untilla to the silent tents of death if need be." While Untilla sp ke, h< r beautiful face became ra liant, her lithe form was drawn up, and her eyes burned with a light like unto that which inspired the followers of Joan of Arc when on the eve of battle sho Hashed along their lines. "Ha, the Montauks have at length a chief worthy of Wyandauch. I accept. I gladly accept, noble Untilla," cried the Capta n. “But what will Fox say?” asked VaisntTre. "He need not know it. To-morrow night they can board the Sea Hawk, from their canoes. Hedges and you must se ■ to that," replied the Captain. “Come, Dinah: you must help me. I will be here again to-morrow be oie the sun is in mid-heavens." said Untilla. tow ng in her grace, ul way ami going o it, followe 1 by Kinah. Ralph would have left a note for Lea, I us ho feared it might fall into other , h..n Is and defeat his scheme. Mrs. Condit promised to send for Lea in the morning, and that she and Ellen would then explain everything and en o n her to silence, though with a girl of Lea’s good sense that precaution would be unnecessary. “I tell you my boy,” said Squire Condit, as he stood with h’s hands on Ralph’s shoulders, and his eyes and voice telling of his anxiety, "that I don’t at all like your doing what you propose. Consider that you have escaped from the lion’s den’and the fiery ‘urnace, and th it it may be tempting destruction t > place yourself again in the ] ower of thos ■ sons of Belial.” nowledge is power. There would be cause for alarm if they know what we do. I and my men will go prepared for every emergency. The fight, will i lake place near Montauk, an I the । V anderer is the more powerful vessel I of the two; she has fully seventy men I more than the Sea Hawk. Leave it to i me, father, and trust me.” Ido trust you, my boy! I always ; have trusted you, and you have always j shown yourself to be worthy. May God

bless and prosper you in this contest for right.” Ralph klsse 1 Mr;. Condit and Ellen, and \ a'.entino, by virtue of his reient right, did the same, and both went down to the shore. They put off in the canoe which the squire ha 1 use 1, and they had to wait some time ti 1 the boats of ti e V aime - er, laden with their last cargo of “fixed ammunition,” ha I left the Sea Hawk, before they could get on boar I without f : attracting attention. , i Ralph Denham still retained his disi guise, so that Lieutenant Hedges did i not know him at first, and could not bo , I cmvinced that it was he, till they had I entered the cabin and turned up the > lights. i Othello had learne l from Don, iho I cabin boy, that’here was to be a reception on b ard the Wanderer th • fol* I lowing afternoon ar 2 o clock, and that Doctor Hedges ai his daughto.' were ' ‘o be there. Othello was brought from his hidingplace, in tho cab'n, to confirm this, and. on seeing Captain Denham, who had , laid away his disguise to satisfy Mr. Hedges, his eyes threatened to leap out of his head. Though Othello did not look to be very bright, ho was by no means a fool; ! ho ha I inherited much of tho shrewdness and orig nality that made his grandmother so remarkable. He told a great deal that ho had overheard. i much of it of value. And ho gave much ; information about his master, whose real i ame was 1 ord l’alilon, and he I startled Ralph by saying: "Mv mas’r come from Englan' all de way har, for to git dis man, ez call him*^ self Fox, foh to kill you, sah.” I “But why should Lord Pul ton, of whom I know nothing, wish me dead?” “Dun’ know, snh; I’ve tot 'uout dat. en I couldn’t jes' see why it was so, on- ; less he didn’t like you," replied Othello, ; cons ions that h’s reasoning was in ‘ some way defective. Othello was taken back to h’s hiding- j place, and < nptain Denham an I his two lieutenants began their consultation. | Tho Captain's scheme, propose.! at j Squ ro Condit’s, was indorsed by Mr. Hedges, with the exception that ho did i not at all i ppr. ve of tho Captain's go- ’ lug with the men who were to be sent I to the Wanderer. “I think. Captain," ^aid Mr. Hedges, I in ills deliberate way, "that the plln-e lo xouis <n th ’<p art<*. oleek <>f your own ship, an i let Mr. Dayton or myself go ” " >< u argument would be right. Lien- i tenant, if !h> w re an ordinary mat- ■ ter. But you must bear in min I that ' 1 o i and his men think me out of the way. ” ”1 am aware of that.” “To find me in comnsan 1 of my own ship woul I force Fox to change his ’ plans, an I the chances are he would get away, for h<>dn<e not risk a I ght, tie ugh h<‘ is the ■ ronger. If ho is crippled, he is gone as surely as if he were sunk. Our obje -t i no to avoi I this fellow, bu to eaptun’ him. "That's it, Capta n," sai l tho officers. “Good, Xow i Iha i fifty of my fine fellows or, boanl, an I he has four limes that number of his. w<’ are the stranger. For we can strike when we ] i <■>, an I wo will on y pl ’aso to strike wh n the Sen Hawk is into the i ght. ^“U mu-t coinman I. He lges. No man <n i do it ' bet'er; anil before th-' w ok is over, she Sea Hawk will have nd led at other victory to her expb :s. “Whatever you ay, Ca tain. I was ’ riWtV IMn th- 1 'h Vo luvl,” "Ab. lot invited m<» on board his ship lac time, and played me a smirvy tr ek. I w.d g>lac . to the same ship ami show him how Ralph Umi! am and his gul’ant la Is ca i pl ty him a Kolun I for his Oliver Bring the ship’s lin:, Mr. Day ton. an I let me look over the names. ’ [r<> r-i toxTisi r. j <»i H »trl M n. Tlkto are few things more annoying to trine er- in Svv it. .rlami ilia th>- o - strueth n - ami tolls 1 pos by grasp. Ing landlords. It is g utifying, therefo o. to knt w that at die ; unual dinner of the 1 erne se ' o 1 o’ the Swiss A p;no Club, a <vv , av- ago. ! <• ungfliuth v. n S e geo < enq nted the club ; p- ' < n its success in iiheratin j tfo’ I entitles of natuie in the Obe:laud from th eij ropriating land.o:d The “Iniut'ord' in swi:zcr nml, it need hardl ■’ I e sai I, ■ oc- n t stand for the landowner; who has there no power, ns he has among ib, of prohibiting "a ■■ ss to mountans." It means the great speculative h u- I keeper, th' G-'sster of the mt vies n Svv Iss. The g vernment of Berne, thanks to the Alp.ne Club ha- at last interfered with the “lights” of sev. ral ot these private specu;alo:s The “M iryi” who elected a Rule hoi.se in front of the Handeek falls and den hi led an indemnifieatlcn. not only for meat ami drink, ; but for the favor of having the peep door opened, has been < rdered to open the door gratuitou-dy hem eh rward The impropria or who set up a Tyndallite screen of i oards to inti reept the free v.ew of the I pper Reichenbach Full has also be< n commanded to take down his shutters. The concession granted to the owner . of tb.e Hotel Wetterhorn has u.so bean । withdiawn. and the right of way to the I pper Grtndelwald glacier Is deciarel t > t.-e free for all tourl-ts. The charge for entering th • ice grotto, however, as i it is not a work ot Nature, is allowed to continue. —Westminster Gazette. The Bib e i i [, yndon There is an interes ing discussion on j<:-t now in the i o .don Scho 1 Boar! upon the instruction that shall be given iin religi' n and morals. On > point has been decided thus far. The religious' exercises are not to be limited to a simple reading g" the Bible, but the teachers ar • to make such explanation an I comment as they think necessary I without infringing upon any creed or sect. In other words, the matter is left almost entirely to the judgment of tho individual 11 achers. The next point to be met is whether the teacher shall impress upon the pupils the moral dan- I gers of wishing to be rich, or leading a life of luxury, of intemp r.ince, and of I wickedness in its variou- forms. Judging fiom the discussions which the mat- I ter is arousing the members of tho board feel themselves in a kind of Sebornian fog. ri .ciitoriul Item. ! I emale fish of all species are c< nsid- - ablay more numerous than males, with ' two single exceptions, the angler and I the catfish. Lady Florence Dixie asserts that . she knows a woman who is captain of a * ship, her sex unknown to her employeis, and two disguised women who are among the most, skillful of pilots. Sho ' ought, with propriety, add that womej ! ■ I make unsurpassable mates. I

JOHN.NIE JIMPLECUTE. “Ho, ho!" said Joi nnle llmn.'ecuta nn’ laughed In chimish gleo ’ '» • ‘“'>7 " ie "" And ihe wind-oughod 1. w, And tbo sun shone brl.ht,' n.,4 i A rart! bn,v « Gght to oe.’ But a ’raver UHit wai the darlln? boy, as he laughed in chilulsh glee. '. i “Ha, stfil Johnnie Jhnplecuto, as h. in^lW^roudly tore The very blgg ( |t cracker ho had ever seen >«fore. I •i b it cracker win a mcnstor, the wonder of iw It inti. And wnrr<i,iH'd to make a I >< the shone Irt lit, the wit <1 souglu »l low, *3 nd John 'anx morrily. As hcM ho trudged In tho glad sunshine, na laughed In childish glee. ♦ 7 j ~ —p . _ .. Hi ’ ••lie, hr!” s hl Willie Win ,elbamn, and I slyly wagged his head, Av ho a>d acvcral < liter 1“ y < r pt up with slesltby trWH<h And lit the white gimp'W<l--o 1 fn o that fli.ltercd In the air Then stood nloof nnd < niche 1 It I urn without a thought es C ire And the wlixl •o il :h I !•>'< . A,id the -uh sh- nc brlgh . And the fuse burnrd s endi r, Wlille on and <>n marched sturdy J hn. and laughed I < chlhl -h give. —t’-qi —T ? r —— •T ■•‘k 'k . > I V V ► lit. hi:* rode’ Wfiim W n n t a u, . ul j Unshod with li- n-ii -btrAs tho tnv «1 sr, e <। t » t ~ u- i rr-'w- -< n r -I lit to s. e It ’1 ri d h r •it » ut’ered t.or< i, I :bee. t > run w ■> -« n Its drvastat ni cout»e into tie powder ucu >rhm And the » n tli n • ’ r z t. And tho wind -ou«he ; I .<. And the rid »:<s fair to see; And J«>hut, o u t;-itct.i: .• t i; .. <> 1 a- tnp o Ud wa* be. „ I A& —- ’ V'■ • And now tip i tho happy world t! < r falls a b tt« r tit. hr. And cv- n Willie Wn k 'lbaum Is -ad leno 1 >■ Ith tho sight. r>r o« that -p irk hi- dls ippeared - in in* ant—and a iltish! And littir* Johnnlo Jmt pl< < uto’- c averted into hash I And the wind southed low, zVnd thesun shone briiht, And a white- ■ o > ’ i boy is be. For Johnnie aid b s Lrecracker are but a memo nbo! »Ju-t in Season. M.s ■ \ w _ <Sv_Sharpinan—Come, come, boys! You don't expect I’ll be fool enough to kick that hat, do you? This isn't the first of April! •n JA M V 'XU * i .CW I The Boys—We know ii*in’t, Mister; hut it’s Fourth o’ Julv, though' —Pack. * The Ups are love’s messengers.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED. A Scholarly Exposition of the LessonThoughts Worthy of Calm Reflection— Half an Hour’s Study of the Scriptures —Time Well Spen t. Paul Called to Europe. Tho lesson for Sunday, July 2, may be found in Acts xvi: 6-15. INTRODUCTORY. ~ forward for an introductory thought to that pivotal expression at i xv: 28: “It seemed good to tho Holy I Ghost and to us.” Remarkable inti- | macy this. We have come into tho re- ’ gion of the “heavenly places in Christ j Jesus,” and wo straighten up and draw ' a fuller breath. And yet wo walk with reverence and awe. Marvelous condescension, that God, through his Spirit, should walk with men. How it banishes the trivial and vain; how it exalts all things said and done! Tho Holy Ghost has partnership in all his wondrous doings. Speak softly, walk carefully. Yos, and when the Spirit moves, speak boldly, walk courageously. As Dr. Strong said at Denver, we aro acting for tho Holy One, his mouth-piece, his agent; “his brains, his tongue, his hands.” POINTS IN THE LESSON, was tho word with one. is carrying out his instructions. "Strong in the Lord, and in the power es his might." And yet God can make oven tho wratl ~f manto praise Him and bring good oat of evil. That “contention” resulted in two missions instead of one. Two parties started out in this first gr. at circuit-riding, a circuit-walking, f>r tin gi’spel. “And so Barnabas took Mark ami sailed unto Uvprus: and Paul chose Silas and departed, * * * ami lie went through Syria and Cicilia, confirming the churches.” Look back into tho records of tho churches of v air :is-oeiation. 1) > m<t many of these l> nlit -of lieiievors owe their origin to ! the fai't that somewhere in the misty j past Barnabas determined one way and ( Paul another? And yet God was l»e- --| hind, adjusting, disposing. Give Him 1 the glory. Forbidden t<> preach. Strange rc«traint. Suffered not to go int i Bethynia. Unheard-of hindrance. Were tney not abroad for this very purpos<>, Io ■ visit and strengthen the brethren? I Very well, let us go back the way we ; came! Nay. Christ has -heep of anoth- ! er fold to whom the spirit is leading. And no>v he.-e i* Trons. What hn* God i for Paul and Silas in this heathen city? j Well, a couch to sleep on at least, and adic.’im in the night, and a wondrous voi« . and vision calling toward the farth'T -bore. Trust Goii. Study His pr.'vidonces ami intimations, go His way. G->d's angels are there: Jacob I met them so may von. > us." Tho first cablegram from F.urope to Asia. A missionary message. If the ; •d of the js-oplo es any land could sp ak i‘ would l*< the first message oicrywhere. "Help' Help us!” Who i* thi* man of Macedonia, unit what mem,* this plural pronoun us? He is I our *p«'k<’*mun. vour* and mine. The Spirit int.-rc .ling in our Iwihalf. I sos Philippi, of Athens, of C minth. of H. me, <>f I^nd m. of B -ton. of Chicago. of San Francisco. The -mice is -till calling, and will call a* long a* westj warti <te*ti tutivn prevails. ( otnc over "i:: .uat. iy w - emh avored to go." The first Christian Endeavor Society. a . ।uiiitt • " in one. < »;• what our y iiig |" >ple\ uni< r.s might call a visitation committee. Have you had a : x i.~h n<T a voice from the skies? Has Ged poii.'.'d out to a ncetly ■ Tgiou, i hard-bv it may bm or distant? Ha- he I p 'intml the finger toward a destitute • family, an unconverted friend? The Spirit Joins himself to that region, ! family, person, and he -ays. <• me and 1■ !p ii*. That i*. the Spirit needs your ■h< p: eanm ’ <n> without it. All you : require now to make yourself a true , end, avor is to answer that call. Paul s first Sunday in Europe was si- nt in a prayer-meeting! A good way ’" 1* rin a European sojourn. No, it is not “as the Romans do," but it as tee 1 bemms ought to d<>. This is the Christian rule. Where are you going t< । -|h nd your summer run-away month? Never mind the exact spot, but wherever it is. make a Macedonia or a Philippi out of it. Find the place “where prayer was wont to be made." “A man of Macedonia" beckoned; but when Paul camo nearer, 10, he saw it was a woman. Never mind, she was “faithful to the Lord." and it was for such Paul wa* looking. He went into her house and abode. Who sue was, how large her business, what her following. are matters largely’ of conjecture. Certainly she was a capable, energetic, independent housewife, after the pattern of tho virtuous sister sketched in a recent lesson, who looked ! well t<> her household, and whoso works j praise her in the gates Prov. 31). But jit was a woman. The first European I convert, the first European patron of ' Christianity a woman. That accounts. hints' and illustrations. A good part of the time in this first hour of the new quarter's lesson may’ well be spent in getting bearings. Whore are we? Where have we been? In what direction are our faces turned? If only we look the same direction in ■ mission endeavor with Paul and Silas, it will surely boa happy thing for tho Christian church. Impress upon the minds of all. young and old. that misSionary work belongs to the beginners of the faith, and that absence of tho missionary spirit is a pretty clear indication that tho root of tho whole matter is wanting. These days with the apostles ought to beget much of the apostolic mind. With such beginnings as ours, what kind of a people ought wo to be to-day? God forbid that wo should rebuke the good counsels of tho fathers, and relapse into a kind of polite paganism. That was a noble word spoken by President Cleveland when waited upon by tho delegates from the Presbyterian Assembly: “Wo profess still to be a Christian people, and no officer should j be free from the restraints of religious i influence. A religious sentiment, ap- , proved by the people, should underlie tho discharge of every official duty. ’ Next Lesson—“ Paul at Philippi.” Acts 1(5: 19-34. Aun Pittsburg once sold for a violin.

INDIANA INCIDENTS. SOBER OR STARTLING, FAITHFULLY RECORDED. An interesting Summary of the More Im. portant Doings of Our Neighbors—Wed. dings and Deal its—Crimes, Casualties and General News Notes. Condensed State News. Washington Brunemer. a farmet ; B^ar Franklin, was killed by lightning. Charles Wallick of* Pern, was I perhaps fatally hurt while making a ; blast. | IHE Frankton Land and Improve- : ment Company has closed another deal for a large tract of land. Four valuable horses belonging to Hon. Anthony Stoveuson, of Spencer County, were killed by lightning. The Muncie City Council has ordered tho dummy’ street railway system, now partly in use in that city,' abolished. A CHILD of J. L. Thurston at Albany, was badly injured by getting hold of a can of concentrated lye and eating it. The work of laying rails on the Chicago and Central Indiana Electric Railway, it is said, will begin in thirty’ days. John Dalton of Mitchell, a bridge |Moin aituiuc.o miung on him. He • I has a wife and child. Charles Gartz, proprietor of the City bakery, one of Madison's best citizens. aged (>D. fell dead of heart disease while riding in his buggy. AVheat harvesting l as begun in the southern and some of the central countj>'< of the Statu. St x eri’l places report tho yield good, m.d some sav it is excellent. The Big Four Ibul'.’.ay has compromiri'd the :25.id<i damage suit brought | by Charles Hurlbut, Wabash, for $2,00'1. and the $15.01^1 ’Drought by ■ George Fanner for i.liHi. William Boss, a driver in No. 6 Block Coal Company mine at Brazil, while at work moving some cars in the entio-. was cauglit by a heavy fall of slate and badly mashed. Hewillproba- . ) bly die. Ross Conoox, a prominent business man of Crawfordsville, attempted to jump out of a bugay to which a runaway horse was attached, and struck bis > head against the wheel, causing concus- ’ ; slon of the brain. ■ E. H. Sr ale v has sold his half-interest • in the Elwood Free Press to Frank Snively for 51.750. Snively has been I employed as local man on tho paper for ' some time. Tho firm will now be known as Van Arsdal and Snively. Jonx Ayeks, engaged in construction work for the Western Union Telegraph ' Company at Anderson, was caught by a ‘ falling pole, some three weeks ago, and ' partially paralyzed. He has now commenced suit against the company for 810,Oo ) damage*. A sexsatioxal suicide occurred in Aml'Tson. John Moriarity. a prisoner in the county jail, who was held for killing Carl Streets in cool blood on the afternoon of April 10 on the public square, di<l not have tho strength to face his trial, and hanged himself. GEoimi: R xkek. aged 29, was found head in an alley near his home at Paragon. He had been on a protracted spr< ■ for several weeks, and took poisor.ous drugs in overdoses. He was a practicing dentist ami well thought of, being a son of Philip Raber. John Williams of Converse, had his hand badly mangled. Morphine ".as administered by the surgeon who . the wounds, and be became un- <•<>:;*< ions nmh r the influence of the drug amt remained so for several hours. He is in a s> rious condition. At Madi.-. n. Frank Hill's livery stable, valued at S7.OX), was destroyed by fire. It was not insured. Charles Uiimbaeh's re-idi nce an^. shoo store, mroining. were slightly damaged. Insured. Dr. Curtis, the veterinary surgeon. was thrown by a horse and badly hurt. Stella Lowe, the 3-year-old daughter of Riley Lowe, a section hand on the Big Four, living at AValdron, was playing with some matches and set fire to her dress. Her clothing was burned from her holy and one side from head to foot was virtually cooked. There is no hope of recovery. At Noblesville. Anna Mahan, 14 years old. committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. After swallowing the dose she told her father she had taken something t-. kill herself and asked him to smell her breath. She died in fifteen minutes, and before a ) I physician could be procured. 1 The east-bound passenger on the Big Four ran into a large stone that had ; been rolled on the track near Wayne- ' town. Tho engineer saw the rock in j time to check up, and saved a bad wreck. The place was on a high embankment. well selected by the wouldbe train-xvreckers for a dreadful ca*asawarded to citizens of Indiana: Charles Anderson, assignor to South Bend Iron ; AVorks, South Bend, sulky plow; Robert Baker. Dayton. sash fastener; Thomas M. Bales. Dublin, fanning mill; George N. Cteveland. Freelandsville, corn harvester: Frederick W. Frank, assignor of one-half to H. Lorenz, Indianapolis, caster: Isaac P. Osborn, Florida, fence*; 'William A. Walker, Evansville, parlor game. As Mrs. Allen Emerick, wife of a prominent farmer residing south of Wabash, was driving to Wabash, her horse took fright on the hill and ran away. Tho buggy upset and Mrs. Emerick was thrown out, and received a kick in the head, tho hoof of the frightened horse laying open her forehead. cutting the temporal artery and inflicting a frightful wound. She was unconscious when picked up, and lying at the point of death. She is about ) sixty-five years old. Peter Weidman, a stockman, enroute to Chic Ago from Louisville with a carload of horses, was killed at Greencastle. He had left the train to act a lunch, and in climbing the ladder on Ids return was ■ struck by the crane of the water tank i as the train pulled out. Uis home was । at I’eoria, 111. ; John Gear, section foreman, and Jack Cain, both of Liberty, attempted to board a passing freight train and were drawn under the wheels and killed. Both were terribly mangled. They were good citizens, and the if sudden death is a great shock. Both leave families.