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"I am lost!" murmured milady In English. "I must die!" The executioner placed b£f in the boat. The boat moved off to.ward tbe left hand abort of tbe Lys, bearing the guilty woman and the executioner. All Th*y Heard ths Hissing of th* Boimltar snd th* Cry of th* Vlotim. the others remained on the right hand bank, where tbey fell on their knee*. The troop of friend* saw the boat gain tbe opposite bank. Milady, during the passage, bad con trived to nntle the cord which fastened her feet On coming near to the bank she Jumped lightly on shore and took to flight. -But tbe soil waa moist On gaining tbe top of the bank she slipped* and fell upon her knees. Then they saw the executioner raise both his arms slowly. Tbe two arms fell with a sudden force. They beard the hissing of the acimltar and the cry of the victim, then a truncated mass sank beneath the blow. . Tbe executioner then took off hia red cloak, spread it upon the ground, laid the body in It,—threw In the head, tied an up with the four cqrners, lifted it on to bis back and got into the boat again. When arrived in tbe middle of the stream be stopped tbe boat and sus pending tbe burden over the water: "Let tbe Justice of God be doner cried he with a loud voice. And be let tbe body drop Into tbe depths ot the waters, which closed over It Within three daya the foot musket eers were In Paris. CHAPTER XLVI. Conolusion. ON the 6th of tbe following , month the king. In compliance with a promise he had made the cardinal to return to La Rochtfle, left bis capital still In amazement at t|ie news which began to spread of Buckingham's assassina tion. The return to La Rocbelle was pro foundly dull. Our four friends In par ticular astonished their comrade*; they traveled together, aide by side, with spiritless eyes and beads depressed. One day, when the king had halted to hunt and the four friends had stopped at an inn on the high road, a man coming from La Rocbelle on horseback pulled up at the door to drink a glass of wlna "Hllloa, M. d'Artagnan!" said he. "la not that you I see yonder?" D'Artagnan raised bis head and ut tered a cry of joy. It was bis unknown of Meung. D'Artagnan drew bla sword and sprang toward tbe door. But this time. Instead of avoiding him, tbe unknown jumped from his horse and advanced to meet D'Arta gnan. "In tbe name of tbe king, I arrest your' he said. •How? What do you say?" cried D'Artagnan. "I am tbe Chevalier de Rochefort, tbe equerry of Mgr. tbe Cardinal de Richelieu, and I have orders to con tact yoa to his eminence." "We are returning to his eminence, If. le Chevalier," said Athos. advanc ing; "and yoa will please to accept tbe word of U. d'Artagnan tbat be will go straight to La Rocbelle. We will be bis guards, monsieur, npon oar words as gentlemen." "Gentlemen," said Bocbefort, "If M. d'Artagnan will surrender his "sword to me and join bla word to yours, I will be satisfied with your promise to convey M. d'Artagnan to tbe quarters of Ugr. tbe Cardinal. I wish to contin ue my Journey." "If It Ik for tbe purpose of rejoining milady." said Atboe coolly, "it Is use less; yon will not And her." "What is become of her, then?" ask ed Bocbefort eagerly. "Come back wltb us to the camp and yoa shall know." They were only a dayg Jnnmsr from Snrgeree. to which place tbe car dinal was to come to meet tbe king., JTbey resumed their route. OB (be morrow at • o'clock la tbe Itch relieved in 20 minntee by l Woodford'a Sanitary Lotion. | Never fail*. Sold by Qraham GRAHAM, TF. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1912. afternoon they arrived at Surge res. Tbe cardinal here greeted Louis XIIL On returning In the evening to his quarters at tbe bridge of La Pierre tbe cardinal found D'Artagnan, with out his sword, and the three mus keteers, armed, standing before tbe door of tbe house. He made a sign with his eye and hand for D'Artagnan to follow him. D'Artagnan obeyed. "We_ shall wait for you, D'Arta gnan," said Athos loud enough for tbe cardinal to hear him. His eminence went to the chamber which served him as a closet and made a sign to Bochefort to bring in the yffung musketeer. Bochefort obey ed and retired. "Monsieur," said the cardinal, "you bare been arrested by my orders. Do yon know why?" "No, monselgneur, for the only thing for which I conld be arrested is still unknown to your eminence. If monselgneur will have the good ness to tell me In the first place whnt crimes are Imputed to me I will then tell your eminence what 1 have realty done." "You are charged with having corre sponded with tbe eHemles of the king dom. Yon are charged wllb having surprised state secrets. You are charged with havlug endeavored to thwart the plans of your general." "And who charges me with this, monselgneur?" said D'Art a print). "A woman branded by the Justice of the country, who attempted both to poi son and assassinate me!" "What Is all this, monsieur?" cried the cardinal, astonished. "And what woman are you speaking of thus?" "Of Milady de Whiter," replied D'Ar tagnan—"yes, of Milady de Winter, oi whofce crimes your eminence Is doubt ieaa Ignorant because you have honor ed her with your confidence. But she is punished, monselgneur." "And who bas punished her?" "We have." "Ia she In prison?" "She is dead. Three times she at tempted to kill me, and I pardoned her, but she murdered tbe woman I loved. Then my friends and I took her, tried her and condemned her." D'Artagnan then related the story. A shudder crept through tbe body of tbe' cardinal But ail at once, aa If un dergoing the Influence of a secret thought, tbe countenance of the cardi nal, till that moment gloomy, cleared op b/ "degrees and recovered perfect serenity. "So," said tbe cardinal, in a tone that contrasted strongly with the severity of his words, "yon have constituted yourselves Judges, without remember ing that tbey who punish without II cenae to punlah are assassins?" "Monselgneur, I do not hold life dear enough to be afraid of death. Another might reply that be had his pardon in his pocket I will content myself with saying: Issue your orders of condem nation, monselgneur. Inm ready." "Year pardon?" aald Blcbelleu, sur prised. "Signed by whom? By the king?" • "No; by your eminence. Monselgneur will doubtless recognise bis own writ ing." And D'Artagnan presented to tbe car dinal tbe precious piece of paper wblcb A thoa had forced from milady. It Is by my order and for ths good of the stats that the bearer of this has dons what hs has done. RICHELIEU. Deo. 3, 1627. The cardinal after boring read these two lines sank Into a profound reverie, but be did not return tbe peper to D'Artagnan. At length bo raised bis head, fixed his eagle look upon tbat loyal, open and Intelligent countenance, read npon that face, furrowed with tears, all the suffering be bad endured In the coarse of tbe last month and re flected for the third or fourth time how much that youth of twenty-one years of age had before him and what re source* his activity, his courage' and his shrewd understanding might offer to a good master. The crimes nnd the "Monseigneur," said he, "my life le yeure-" Infernal genius of oilladjr bad more than-once terrified him. He felt some thing like a secret joy at having got rid of this dangerous accomplice. Be alowly tore tbe paper wblch D'Artagnan bad generously placed In bis hand. Then be went to tbe table and. without elttlng down, wrote a few tinea upon a parchment of which two-thirds wss already Oiled up aqd affixed nla aeal to It "Sere, monsieur." said the cardinal to tbe young man; "I bare taken from yon one signed blank to give yen an other. The-name In wanting In this commission; yon can write It yourself." r D'Artagnan took the papor hesitat ingly and cast his eyee over It It wag a nontenant's commission In tbe mus- Mitfuri D'Artagnan fell at the feet of the cardinal. , "Moneelgnear." AM he, "my life Is yoars; henceforward dlapoee of It But I have three friends who are more merUoriooe and more worthy"— •Too are a brave youth, D'Artagnan. De with this commission what yoa will, only remember that, though the name be a blank. It wee to ydu that I cays It Bocbefort!" The chcvauer entered immediately. "Bochefort." said the cardinal, "you see M. d'Artngaan. I receive him among the number of my friends. Em brace, then, and be prudent If you have any wish to preserve your beads." Bochefort aud D'Artagnan saluted coolly, but the cardinal was there ob serving them with his vigilant eye. They left the chamber at the sadie time. i. "We shall meet again, shall we not. monsieur?" "When you please," s«ld D'Artagnan, and they pnrteO. "We were beginning tp grow Impa tient," said Athos. "Well, here I am, my friends," re plied D'Artagnan. "not only free, but in favor." lie related all tbnt had taken pldce between the cardinal and himself and, drawing the commission from his pock et. "Here, tny dear Athos," said be; "this belongs to yon naturally." "Uy friend."' said Athos, "for Athos this is too much; for tbe Count de la Fere it Is too little. Keep the com mission. It la yours. Alas, yon have purchased It deurly enough." "Here, my friend," suld D'Artagnan to Fortlios; "write your name upon tills and become my officer." Tort ho* cast his eyes over the com mission nnd returned it to D'Artagnaa ■"Yes." snld he—"yes. that would flut ter me very much, but I shonld not hilve time enough to enjoy the distinc tion During our expedition to Be thune the husband of my (lushes* died, so that, my dear friend. I shall marry tlift widow. No: keep the lieutenancy, my dear fellow, keep It." And he re turned the commission to D'Artagnan. The young man then offered the com mission to Amtnis. "Alas, tny dear friend." said AramU, "our lute adventures have disgusted me with life nnd with n sword. This time my determination Is irrevocably taken. After the siege 1 shall enter the bouse of the Laznrists. Keep the commis sion. D'Artagnan. Tbo profession of arms suits you. Vou will be a brave and adventurous captain." EPILOGUE. La Bochelte. deprived of the assist ance of the English fleet and of tbe re enforcements promised by Bucking ham, surrendered after a siege- of • year. On the 28th of October, 1028, tbe capitulation was signed. D'Artagnan took possession of hi* rank I'ortlios left the service and in the ourpe of the following year mar ried Mme. Coqucnard. The so nltich coveted coffer contained 800,000 llyre*. Mousqueton became his factotum. Aramls took the habit in a convent of Nancy. Bnzlq, becam? a lay brother. Atboa remained a musketeer under tbe command of D'Artagnan till tbe year 1031. when lie also quitted the service under the pretext of having in herited a small property in Bouslllon. Grlmaud followed Athos. D'Artagnan fought three times with Bochefort and wounded him at each encounter. At length tbey embraced heartily and without retaining any malice. Planchet obtained from Bochefort the rnnk of sergeant in tbe guard*. 11. Bonacleux lived on very quietly, perfectly ignorant what had become of his wife and caring very little about the matter. One day he bad the Im prudence to Intrude himself upon the memory of the cardinal. Tbe cardinal bad him informed that he would pro vide for iiiin so that be should never want fir anything In future. In fact, M. Bonacleux, having left hi* house at 7 o'clodk lu the evening to go to tbe Louvre, never appeared again in tbe Btie de* Fossdyeurs, aRd the opinion of those who seemed to be tbe best Informed was that he wa* fed and lodged In some royal castle at tbe ex pense of his generous eminence. THE BHD. Cold Storage Cats. Uncle Sam has thousands of eat*, which he employs nt a cost of about fis a year each. The government maintains In the I'hlllpplue Island* a small army of "cold storage" cats. At the Immense cold storage depot at Manila, where great quantities of pro visions ere kept, cats are most neces sary. and at the establishment of the post there were sent there some of the famous cold storage breed. Tbls breed originated In the great warehouses of a cold storage company and-has devel oped special qualification* for-'endnr- Ing extreme cold. These cold storage cats are short Jailed nnd chubby, wltb long and heavy fur.—Argonaut. The Flag on ths Sohool, Two place* In Massachusetts claim tbe houor of being tbe flrst In tbe country to place tbe *tar* and stripe* on a schoolbonae. Ou Catamount hill, In Colerulu, In IHI2 tbe United Statee fla-: was rained over a schoolbous* for tbe flrst lime, but the first town or pity to make a ling a permanent fea ture of public school administration waa New Bedford, where oq May 11, 1801, a flag was raised on tbe school house, (be event be!tig tbe occasion of much song, oratory' and general en thusiasm on the part offouug and old. The Tally Stick. An old time way of proving one's right to tbe payment of money loaned wa* by tally stl-ks. A plain stick waa Used, and when s man loaned a sum a •tick was broken, and (he creditor and debtor each took a pert. When tbe time for paymeut came tbe man who bad the atlck. which fitted exactly to tbe atlck held by tlie debtor, received .tbe money. Two stick* never break In exactly tbe same shape, so there wa* never any dispute about who bad a right to tbe money. The .Fata Morgana. Tbe celebrated lata Morgana, a 1 presentation of natural moving ple i tares on an Ira men** scale which Is [occasionally seen in tbe strait of Mes sina, is explained by a scientific writer j aa being a mirage, such aa frequently occurs in various parts of tbe world. "In feet," he say*, "one may see a mirage any day by looking through tbe I stratthn of air overlyteg a hot *•»*♦ or adjacent to the aide of a wall heat ed In tbe sunshine." Young scientist* will be interested In verifying tbla statement. I ARMAGEDDON OF THE SCRIPTURES Startling Presentation of Com ing Events. PASTOR RUSSELL'S VIEWS. Churohse of All Denominations and the | Civil Powers el Earth Are About .to Unit* Mi Common Cause—Powerful Influence Preparing' Per the Battls of Armageddon—A Reign of Anarehy Will Be the Reeult of the Warfare Until The Mtssish Takas Control. gaaat Brooklyn. N. T, ■ NOT. S. Tbe I Brooklyn Academy of M us-1 e waa crowded to t|)e llm it today to bear iVHnfl Pastor lluasell's discourse on tbe ■ "Battle of Arms- I geddon." Ula text was: "He gathered tbem together nnto WlßßigjpP. a placed called in I PASTOR. HUSSELL) tbe Hebrew tongue Armageddon." (Bevelatlon xvi. 10.) Tbe apeaker aald: Armageddon in the Hebrew slgnifl** (be "Hill of Meglddo," or Mount of De struction. It wu* famous aa a battle field in Old Testament tlmee. • Tbe !ord has seen lit to associate tbe name Armageddon, with tbe great con troversy between Truth and Error, right aud wrong. God and Mammon, with wblcb tbls Age will close, perish, and the New Age of Measlsb'* glory be ushered In. He ba* purposely uaed highly *ymbollcal figures of speech In tbe last book of tbe Bible, evidently with a view to biding certain Impor tant trutha until tbe due time for their revenlment But even in (be due time, (be Bible assures us. "None of the wicked shall nnderetand" (Daniel xil, 9. lOl— none who are oat of heart bar mony wltb God—but only tbe wiae of Hla people—tbe "wise virgin" class of tbe Master'e parable. 1 have long avoided preeentatlon of my understanding of our text and It* context. I take It up now by request and because I believe. It Is due time to be understood. I disclaim any special Inspiration. In some particular* my view* agree wltb those of other Bible atudenta, and In other reapecta tbey disagree. Each hearer must use his own Judgmept. do hi* owu Bible *tudy, and reach hla own coucluslona. Kindly remember that 1 am not re sponsible for the figure* of epeecb uaed by tbe Lord. My interpretation* do In deed con*tltute a terrible arraignment of institution* which we have all rever enced and which embrace good people, of good words and good works. God's saintly people In these vtrtona Institu tions, being comparatively few, are ignored when systems aa a whole |tre dealt In prophecy. Th* Dragon, Bsaat, Fslse Prophet. Oar cootext loll* a* tbat three Im pure (pints (teachings! will go forth from the mouths of tbe Dragon, the Beaut and the Koine I'ropbet. and theae three will be In accord, and symbolical ly the doctrlnea are represented by "frogs." These three doctrines are to have a mighty Influence throughout the Sillied earth. They are to gather klnga and their armies to tbe great Rattle of Armageddon. Tbe ecclesiastical klnga and princes, and their retinue* of clergy and faith ful adherents, will be gathered In solid phalanx—Protestant and Catholic. The kings and captains of Industry, and aa many aa can be Influenced by than, will be gathered to tba same aide. Tbe political klnga and prince*, with all tbelr henchmen and retainers, will fol low in line on tba «aote side. Tba financial klnga and merchant prtncea. and all whom they can influence by tb* most gigantic power ever jet exercis ed In tbe world, will join the same aide, according to this propbaey. Tbesa "doctrlnea of demons," repre aented by tbe "frogs." will lead many noble people In this great amy to aa aume an attitude quite contrary to tbelr preference. For • time tb* wheels of liberty and progress will be turned backward and medieval re straints will be considered necessary for self-preservstlon—for tba mainte nance of tbe present order of tbinga. In giving this Interpretation, It ie neceaaary for ua to Indicate wbat la •ymbollzcd by tbe Dragon, tbe Beaet. and tbe Falsa Prophet Bible students of nearly all denominations agree with aa tbat the "Dragon" of Revelation represents tbe purely Civil Power. Protestant Interpreters generally agree tbat tbe "Beast Ilk* a leopard" (Rev*, latino sill. 2i r»presents the Papacy. But fewer still, we fear, will b* ready to support our view tbst Protestantism la the "Image of the Resst" (Revelation sill, ffti In onr contest given another nana, 'the False Prophet." W* or** no one to accept ear Interpretation, nor aball we think hard of aay who refuse It We will neither slander nor otherwise Injnre them sow. nor threat aa them with eternal torture. Tbey have tbe same right to their views that 1 have, and the earn* flgbt to make them known to others. And I. for one. will be very glad to consider any thing which opponents may aet forth as tbelr Inreriwetattons of oar test -Unclean gpirlts Like Pre«a." Tbe symbolisms of fcrlptora. right ly understood, are always fsroeful When the Holy Kplrit assd a "frog" to symbolically represent certs In toctrlnee or teachings, we aay be sure tbe true application will fit welt A frog baa a aage look, a viae look. It swells Itself ap In aa apparent en deavor to Impress tbe beholder. Its great mouth well represents its chief power. a**d to croak. Applying these symbols, we tearn tbat an evil spirit lofiueoc*, teaching, will come from tbe Protestant cburcbee federated, from the Church of ROOM. and from tbe civil all In full agreement Tbe spirit of all will be boastful: an sir «f superior wisdom end knowtsAe* win he Droudlr essoin- eo—all will crunk In hiirmouy. Ail will tell of dire result* Hint would follow. Involving ihe nitm-sts of both the preseut antl the future life, ir their counsel lie not followed However con flicting 111* creeds, the difference* will be Ignored In Hie iieoerul proposition that nothing a in-lent luusi he disturb ed. or looked Into, or repudiated. Tbe Dlrlue authority of the Cburcb. and the Dlrlue right of kings, aside from the dmrvti. will not lie allowed to conflict. Any |iersous or teachings in conflict with these Imiixtfiil snd un scrlptural CIHIIIIH will lie branded as everything r lie, at tbe mouths of these "frogs" siieaklng from pulpits snd platforms and through the religious and secular press The nobler senti ments of some will be by the philosophy of the same evil spirit which spoke through rulitphas. the high priest. re*|iectlng Jesuit. As Cnla pbaa declared It eziietllent to commit a crime lu violation of justice, hunlan and Divine, to lie rid of Jesus and Ills teachings, so tbla "frog" spirit will ap prove of every vlolutlun of principle necessary to their self protection. The croaking of these "frog" spirit* or doctrines will gather (he kings and prince*. tinaiKial. political, religious and Industrial Into one great army. The spirit of feur. Inspired by the eroaklngs of these "frogs." will scourge the passions of otherwise good and reasonable men to fury, desperation. In their blind following of these evil spirit*, evil doctrines. they will be raadf to **crltlce llfr and everything on the altar of what they mistakenly suppose Is Justice, truth snd righteous ness, under s Divine arrangement. For a brief time, as we understand tbe Scriptures, these combined force* of - Armageddon will triumph, free ■peecb, free malls, aud other ilbertles which have come to tie tbe very breath of tbe masses In our day. will be rtitb tessly shut off under the plea of neces sity, the glory of tlod. the commands of the Church." etc. All will seem to be serene, until tbe great social exploaion in oar contest described as tbe "great Earthquake" An "earthquake," in symbolic language, signifies social revolution, and tbe declaration of tbe context la that uone tike unto it ever before occurred, (itevelatlou xvl. 18, 10.1 Jesus descrllted It as a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation.-Matthew iflv, 21, The Lord Will Osthsr Them. Tbe false, frog-like teuchlug* will gather together Into one hoat (be great, the rich, (be wise. Ihe learned and the kings of tbe earth, to battl£ At tbl* Juncture Divine Power will *tep for ward, and our text (ells a* that BIS shall ga(ber (be marshaled host* to Armageddon—to (be Mountain of De struction.' Tbe very Ihlng wblcb tbey ■ought to avert by s tbelr union, federa tion, etc., will be The very tblng they will baiten. Other Scrip(ure* (ell a* (bat God will be represenied by the Greet Messiah, and that He will be on tbe *lde of (he mussu*. Tbu* we read In Daniel xli. 1: "At that time ahall Michael |the Godlike One-MessiahJ stand ap"—assume authority. He will tak* po*sesslun of His Kingdom In a manner little looked for by many of thoa* who erroneously bare been claiming that tbey were His Kingdom, and authorised by Ulm to reign In Hl* nam* and to Hi* itead. Jesus declared. "Ill* servant* ye are onto whom ye render »ervlce." Some may be rendering service to Satan snd to error, who claim to be rendering service to God and to righteousness; ami some of thexe may be serving Ig norantly. as did Haul of Tarsus, wbo "verily (bought that lie did God a serv Ice" In iierxeciitlng* the Church. Tbe same principle holds True reversely Aa an earthly king does not hold him ■elf reiipntiHlhle for the moral character of each soldier who fights In hi* but tles, *o the i-ortl iluen not vnui-h for the moral character of all who will enll*t and light on Hl* side of any question "Hl* servant* tbey are to whom (bey fender service." whatever the motive or object prompting (hem Tbe same principles, will apply In the soaring Battle of Armageddon God'* side of that Imllle will lie the people's tide, and the very nondescript host tbe people, wilt Is- pitted at the begin ning of tbe liettle. Anarchists. Social ists, snd b»(-headed radicals of every school of reason snd unreason, will be la tbe forefront of (hs( tmttle The majority of the |H«»r and the middle Class prefer [H*nce at almost any price. A comparatively small nuinls-r. God's consecrated |*npl«. will a( heart be longing for Messiah'* Kingdom These will bide (be lord's lime and wait pa tiently for It; (bey will lie of good courage, knowing (be oulmmt outlined Is tbe "more en re word of prophecy.' to wblcb (bey hare done well (o tike beed. "aa nnto s light shining lu * dark place until the Day dawu "—II Peter I 10 Tbe masses will lie restless of their restraint*. bn( will lw conscious of their own weakness as compared to tbe kings and princes, financial, religious sad political, which will (hen hold ■way. Reside*, the masse* b*v* DO sympstby wlib anarchy, 'rbey realise truly that tbe worst form of govern meat la better (ban none. Th* masses Will seek rvllef through the ballot and pesesful readjustment of earth's af fairs for the elimination of evil, for the placing of monopolies and otilltlee and tbe euppllee of nature In tbe bands of tbe people for Ibe public good. Tbe crisis will be reached when tbe hither to upholders of law shall become vio lators of tbe law and resUtera of tbe will of tbe majority aa expressed* by the ballot Fear for the will lead the well-meaning uiasst* Wdesper ation; and anarchy will result when Soda Ham fall* The Cleud*e Silver Lining. Horrible would be this outlook for the future did we not have tbe Infalli ble Word of God assuring as of s gtortons outcome: Divine Wisdom bas withheld until our dsy the great knowl edge end skill which la at the aame time breeding millionaires and discon tents. Had God lifted tbe veil a thou sand years eoooer. the world would have lined np for It* Armageddon • thousand years sooner. But that would have been too eoon for the Di vine purpose, because Heastab's King dom hi to be -tbe great Thousand- Tesr-Sahhatb of the world's history. God In kindness veiled our eyea antll the time wben the gathering to Ar mageddon would Immediately precede Messiah's taking to Himself n«. power, nud beginning Hla reign.—Reve lation 11. 17. IS. "Send Them Strong Delusions." St. I'nul wrote prophetically of otir Unie, {but It would lie one of serious trial nud testing to many professing to be Cbrlatluns. The renson for tbia be states-tbey received not tbe Truth In tbe lore of It (II Tbessnloniana 11, 10, 11.1 They preferred their own errone oua theories, tbe Apostle explains, and therefore tlod will el ye them oyer to a "strong delusion," aud let them believe tbe lie whlcb tbey preferred, and let them suffer for missing the Truth which they did not love Thus they will lie In the condemned bout, "light ing ngnlust tlod." bemuse of their luck of love for the Truth. It Js snd to say iliut we all na Chris thin* have been tailoring under a thor ough deluslnn res|ie'tlug nod's Plan. We hfive claimed that Christ set up (lis Church In Kingdom power, nnd that the rhiin-b has been reigning on the earth as Ills representative On the strength of tills delusion. Jews and heretics lime IM-CII |ierseyiited to deatb us opponents in Christ's Kingdom. All the while we thoughtlessly repented the Kuril's prayer; "Tli.v Kingdom couie; TliJ will lie done on earth- ax In Heiiven " IVe knew Hint the Redeemer said Hint He would route again to make u« Ills Itrlile and Joint heirs: but we Ignored the Serlptures We were drunk, as the Scripture* s\ niliollrnlly say. "all nations were drunk" with the false diK'trlue It Is I Ills false doctrine that will eoitsfltrtte the "frog" spirit which SISIU will lieuln to rnnilt and to prepare for Artiiuueddnn Tbe llllile |ire*eutntlou Is Hint the world Is a sis- llnn ol the universe In rebellion agnlnst Divine authority, uu der the cuptulucy of Sntnn nnd hla as sociated fallen angels. Ity Divine grace Jesus has already "Misted death for every man.'.' nnd the merit of that sac rifice must, eventually, grant Adnm and hla posterity n full, fair opportunity for thp attainment of everlnatlng life. All who thus see the Olvlno program •nd are walking In the light may kuow something at leaat respecting the "times and seasons" These brethren "are not In dnrkneaa. that that dny [and that battle of Armageddon) should overtake" them "as a thief —un a wares. Armageddon Not Yst but Soon. Kor forty yeurs the Armageddon forces have been mustering for both sides of the conflict Strikes, lockouts and riots, great and small, have been merely liii'ldetiinl skirmishes as tbe belligerent iiartles crossed each other's paths. Court and Army scandals In Europe, llisiiiiim-e. Trust and Court scandals In America. have shaken pub lic confl(len> e Dynamite plots, chnrg ed by turns on employees and on em ployers, bnve further shitkeu contl deuce aud tended to make each ills trustful of the other Hitter and'nugry feelings on both sides are more and j more manifest The lines of buttle are dully becoming more distinctly marked Nwertbeless Aruingeddon cannot yet be fought. Other unit lore Intervene, according to prophecy, Gentile times have still two years to run The "Imnge of the Ilea at" of our context must yet receive life— power Tbe Itnuge must lie transformed from a mere mochaulsm to a living force Protestant Federation realizes that Its organization tvlll still he futile unless It receive vltnllzntlon-unless Its clergy I directly or Indirectly shall be recog ■ ulzed as possessed of npostullc ordlnie 1 tlon nnd authority to teach This .the prophecy Indicates will come from the two horned bcust. which, tve believe, symbolically represents the Cburcb of England High handed activities of Protestantism and Catholicism, operat 'tig In conjunction for the suppression uf humnn liberties, await Ibis vivifying of the linage This may come soon, but Armageddon cannot precede It. but must follow iwrluips a year after It. according to our v|ew of the Prophecy. Still another thing Intervenes: Al though the .lews are gradually flowing Into Pnlestlne, gradually obtaining con trol of the land of Caiman. and al though reports sayAbnt alrendy nine teen millionaires are there, neverthe less prophecy requires an evidently larger number of wealthy Hebrews to a tbero before the Armageddon crisis be reached Indeed we undcrstnad that "Jacob's trouble" In the lloly Land will come at the very chute ol Armngeddon Then Messiah'* King dom will lieglu fti lie manifested Ttamcefurth Israel In the laud of prom Ise will gradually rise from the ashes of the pnst to the grandeur of propb ecy. Through Its Divinely nppotnted princes Messlnh's Kingdom, all power fill* hut Invisible, will lieglii to roll away the cum- nnd to lift up mankind ' 1 . •• Mill? With Dry Hsnds. Never milk the cow with wet hands No more filthy habit is Indulged In than thnt of tnllklng on the h.ind In ->rder to strip the teat. Milking should always be djne with n full, dry hand. e e • BUSINESS BITS. • e e e A merchant is. known by the J J clerk he keeps. 0 • It Is the catering te exception* e e In sny busineee thst kills the * 2 Peee. • e Weuld you hire yourself for e * the job if you were the boesf .* a Introspect. e e He felled because his business e J grew fester then his capacity to J 1 direct it a e Veu een't be a goad bueinesa e * man unless you have learnad to J e be a good eitizen. • * All streets, even the allaya end • J country Isnaa, lead to the stores J e that advertise. * A clean and orderly stare la tha J a the chaapost sdvertieement ever s e a merchant had. e * Yau can't plant pigweed end J • hsrvsrt corn. Nor cen you in « e merchandising sew Indolenoe end e J reap succsss, • Sslesmsnship ia tha fine art ef e J msking the ether fellow feel 00 * • you'do about the. thing yeu have a e for sals, e 2 Were we in the retail variety J a busineoo we weuld mark every • e article in our stock In plain fig- e J urea. We would do this beeeuse J a we would want to suaoeed. e e e The man who hAbitally eats in a hurry will bejikely to die in the same way. NO *>> & V/EBSTEKS MJ If INTERN ATLONALL rf DICTIONARY 1 I THE MERRIAM WEBSTER? I I Because « u • new OBIb I ■ - IT TIOIJ, ooTWtu mrr ■ ■ Hold of the world's thought, ■ I action and crultur*. Tha only ■ ■ new unabridged dlntlis—f B ■ ■ many years. I Because 11 deflne " over 401 MM I ■ Words; mocethaaera* ■ I before appeared between twe ■ I eorers. «700 Pa#ee. 6000 H- ■ ■ lustration*, . pace. A " Stroke of (teniae.** | Press a* tie one mpnaw a* B Uori(r. Became h * who kaows WIM I - Success. 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