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Show OLD VESSEL NOW A CHURCH. Seamans Bethel, on Island Off ifornia Coast, Is Refuge of SERIAL Cal- STORY Bailors. San Francisco. It would be difficult to find a greater oddity in church architecture than the Seaman's Bethel, on Rattlesnake Island, close to the port of San Pedro, off the coast of California. It is the decayed and weather-beatehulk of an old ship that used to ply the salt seas. Becoming unseaworthy, it was beached, made fast with cables, and transformed into a church. The Seaman's Bethel is a mission church, maintained for the benefit of the sailors that come into San Pedro harbor, and of the fishermen of Rattlesnake Islnnd. All the machinery g and fixtures have been re-- TBE SMUGGLE By ELLA MIDDLETON sea-goin- TYBOUT by Ray WJters Illustrations ry - tei 1 it Iit J. ii. i.ipftteiM'uU I Three cirls Floating Institutional Sailors. for Church F.I.nhi-tliI iiiuiin-liii'ic. Hi re friKl.l-'ii'-i- l r . n Imaril i and the ffihrl.-ll- to for I'aiiadii spi-n- tlu-- T iiotnont-- I l.y an iiip:ir-iulwtio. tiinlins a log In nf hem. took in a luictn of the trio. K'iIm Mini I her Miiti-roowiili :i Mrs. lir.iliiini. uisn for t'.iiiiiihi. The pimi- - women oil tnor ln i Mrs. I irohnin, s;y!ili mix in. sly nnnilirr-- r tier hiiKli.iad, who li.lil ii were a iimiiiii f-- suihm;. Tl.i-to l.oril Wilfrid and l.inly Kill 111. A enlistee h.v tin- ihviiii wiih tiy tinKhx.ilu III Ido for ihe Kiimim-r- . lennn-i- ! that a friend nf her father's wns l Clllleil. one (if to eni I. Two tllt-Mtr.in.fer nil the lining tlie iiifr-iiein- g The a'vis wire "nut at Inline, hut by the eards left Ihm one if Ike null wns Kllxnlielli's father's friend. The men proved to lie John I'. !'.eini-l- l. A wisp of IShike anil t yellow- hair from Sir. fell Into the hands of Khse. Mrs. hair was black, lanly 1'diili told the girls of a robbery of Jewels at the lintel, l'eiirlng for the HHfciy nf her own gems, she left them In a safe at the Mr. IVnnett wiih properly Inlrodm-eil- , explained Ids ipn-e- r reliino d the lost hag and told of mysterieminei-ii-i- l ous d. dugs of a year the relhir. wllli the cntlage. Explnr'ng one of I lie girls found a sphinx Ihe ex-- t counterpart of which lmlli Hordr-Bennett un-- l lany Eillfli were round to possess, also. Klise, alone, the cellar, overhearing s ennver--iiilithere lieiween .M iry Anne mid a man. lie proved to Is- - her smi. charged wllli murder. The young women ugmeil to keep the secret. I julv Kdltli told a In cnuiiei-tlowith story of a Inst love llie sphinx key. Klise ind t'mrdo'i BenI lira-hat li Mr. T.aitv and nett iliseuvere the latter displaying a marvelous hardoim voice. At a supper whirl was held on the rocks Kllzulieili ral her niys-- P ring, causing a search rlously Inst I moved from the old hulk, and the rooms amidships that used to open into the engine room have been combined into the assembly hall. The after deck has been boarded In and transformed into u reading room. Tables and chairs, with many books, magazines and newspapers, give the place a homelike appearauce, and here the suilorB of the Seven Seas, with human derelicts from many lands, congregate in the afternoons and evenings to find out what is going on in the great world. Really the Seaman's Bethel is a sort of institutional church. The after part of the hold has been fitted up as a gymnasium. Here also is a bowling alley; and in another comer are bath tubs and a water heater. Another part of the hold is llitc-- up with bunks, where the sailor who finds himself broke between voyages is made welcome to spend the night or as many nights as he pleases. Every Thursday and Sunday evening Gospel services are held, but no collection ever is taken. The mission is maintained by the Seamen's Friend society as a true charily, on the principle that salvation is really free. A CAT OF ANCIENT EGYPT. Felines Considered 8acred and Were Worahlped in Olden Daya One Precerved in Bronze. An interesting volume Philadelphia. on' "The Place of Animals In Human Thought" has Just been written by the Countess Evelyn Martlnengo-Ce-sarescwho shows us tha the life of the meanest animal is full of mysterious end uncomprehended possibilities. The beast is not merely the servant of man; he is his friend and ally. He occupies a complementary place in the great scheme of creation, Such a conception of animal life is a Egyptian Cat Preserved in Bronze. commonplace with many of the old religions. It has permeated the phi! OBophy of the east to so great an extent that the devout Indian will not willingly injure a fly or a worm, lest he invoke divine retribution. In hu dent Egypt cats wire considered sacred and were worshiped. One of these Egyptian cats, preserved bronze, in the collection of ihe French ambassador nt Rome, forms one of the Illustrations in the volume and is re produced here. 1 Imro-iliin-- v r - - lllt-ll- s pm-ke- (jrn-liio- ent-Inif- e. Ihii-iln- n n ni In-- r the entire party. by to the remarkable attendance made by the family of a resident named llis daughter 1irili: Hutchings, who is leaving school at the age of nt the 14, commenced age of three yearn, and has never nil.-ndii-.- missed an nttendneo nor been Ist pi rind of II years In which the school.', ha le been opened 4,7.13 times. Another daughter, Kth during the whole el, was presented with a gold medal a few years ago as a reward fir seven years' peHVct attendance, and ther are five other children of the who have medals for similar record The council school mnnag-r- s have d elded to ask the Kent film-atlucommittee to make some otr.i ial n ognitlon of Bertha Hutchings' re r markable punctuality lindmi Mai WORTH Assured of durability, the next thought in painting la beauty the complete aim being durable beauty, or beautiful durability. National Lead Company here again of theii offer you the paint experts this time in the line of color schemes, artistic, harmonious aud appropriate. You have only to write National Lead Company, 1903 Trinity Building, New York City, for Houseowners' Fainting Outfit No. 49, and you will promptly receive wliat is really a complete guide to During Change of Life, painting, including a book of color Mrs. Chas. Barclay Bchcines fur either exterior or interior puiuting (ns you may request), a I was passing Graniteville, Vt book of specifications, und also an In- through tbeUliangeof Life andsufierea from nervousness strument for detecting adulteration aitdollieramioyiiiff in paint materials. This outfit is sent symptoms, and I free, and, to say the least, is well can truly say that worth writing for. l.ydinE.I'iiiklutm'a MOUNTAINS OFGOLD says pound hits proved worth numnlaiua of gold to me, as it rJ! restored - rather never forget to tell uy friends what lAdiaE.l'iiikliiiin'a Vegetable CouiiMiuntl bus done for me during this trying period. Complete restoration to healtli means so much to me that for the sake of oilier suffering women 1 am willing to make m trouble public, so you may publish 'Nont-ensp,- long-stemme- d nature. aid j Mas. Uius. JiAUCLAT, lids letter. U.F.l.,GruniU'ville, Vt. No other medicine fur woman's ilia aud unlias received such qualified endorsement. N o other medicine we know of has such a record of cures of female ills as has Lydia & Finkha til's Vegetable Comtwund. For more than 30 years it lias been curing female complaints aueh aa inflammation, ulceration, local weaknesses, fibroid tumors, irregularities, lieriodic pains, backache, indigestion and nervous prostration, and it is unequalled for carrying women safely through tlie orid of change of life. It costs but little to try Lydia E. linkham's Vegetable Coiniund, and, as Mrs. Barclay says.it is worth mountains of gold to suffering women. "Would youso mind dime, Willie? "Not at all, old cltap. But Its after bankin hours an' 1 ain't got me check book handy! wide-spre- ad to Mothers. Important Examine carefully every buttle of CA8TOKIA a safe and sure remedy for Infanta and children, and see tbit It Bears the Signature oft rt Id Use For Over iU Years. Have You The Kind Always Bought Mother-in-LaAgain. Husband Why do you hate to see me conn1 home smiling? Wif- e- Beeatiht 1 know it means something has happened to poor mother. lllust rated Hits. . penny for your thoughts, said Mr. Blake, producing It, Mr. BenInterrupted nett; they are worth more than that What will you take for them? They are not even worth a penny. I really don't believe I was thinking of anything." Has the ring been found? I replied that it had not and that we feared it must be in the ocean, after all. Here I paused significantly, for I did not Eke tu ask outright what had become of tlie promised diver, yet considered a hint permissible under the circumstances. I thduibt he looked 111 at ease aa ho aomcwhnt formally expressed bis regret for the accident Ills manner wns certainly very different from yesterday and I decided that the Incident had begun to bore him. Mr. Blake wandered down to tlie water's edge, but Mr. Bennett Boated himself be A CHAPTER X.i Continued After a moments Indecision I crept across the room and looked out from behind the drawn curtain. There was nothing in sight. In the clear moonlight I could see quite as distinctly as by day, and the white stillness was wonderfully comforting. It was rather awesome, too, and while 1 felt the fascination of the night I was also conscious of the rather creepy sensation one experiences when the world sleeps, leaving one wakeful and alone with Out before me stretched the path lending to the village and my eyes followed It unconsciously until It turned sharply and disappeared. As I looked two shadows fell across it, seeming very black against the surrounding whiteness. One was short, fat, and shapeless; the other long, thin, and somewhat like an elongated pair of tongs a very specter of a shadow. They moved, merged themselves into an indiscriminate mass, leparated and came together again, a black streak marking their progress around the rorner. I clung to the window frame, deriving some comfort from contact with the solid wood. A pricking sensation ran up and down my spine and I was Incapable of moving or uttering a sound. In a second I Vas glad I bad not spoken, for the shadows again deI heard the tached themselves. crunching of gravel, and a familiar figure appeared around the turn of the pal h. It was Mary Anne, a red shawl held over her head, and no words can exprers the relief and comfort at seeing her ample figure prosaically proceeding toward the kitchen door. I was rather indignant, too, and went down to ask her what she meant by surh nocturnal rambles. I found her collapsed upon a kitchen chair, breathing heavily. Upon seeform close lieslde ing my white-clar- l her she uttered a slified srreani, then Immediately stole my thunder by re preaching me for prowling around the house in the dead of nlalit and flight en'ng people out of their wits. In net, she became so eloquent that instead nf the dignified rebuke I had Intended to administer I found myself apologizing for my presence and promising to be more considerate In niuiiM-d- A Feminine Chronometer. Knlckcr How lung does your wife plan to be nwuy? Docker Two trunks. Don't dope vottrsrlf for every little It only hurts i mir ntniniirli. pnin. Kii,t from eoini-A Wizard Oil Koine wbi-'- lix-ii- l little nibhing with Hamlins . will stop il inum-diali-ly- of tli- biggest tilings upon niipels look are not uiiutioneii - in the newspaper. any hiani-kwhy tiki;lHllllpdlHlTlHll. lllllriiHl rniltlp. llVft s Wl'tl Millie fur ?U y;irs 1dmkiHiT itlory. btehbuen relieving miUiuiiiiuf tAMt'is. wln-- iluirj Imvu ) Don't forgot that a divorce suit costs more than a wedding suit. Hn. Ponthlnar Syrnp. Winslow For rhlliln-- mnriw ilia piiiu., rcilurr. tbvatioUui. A man who 1h good only on the surface is no good. me. The world la out of Joint, he re what's the matter? Em cross, I admitted, and awfully blue. Please don't ask me why, for I don't know myself." He was wise enough not to pursue the subject, but began to talk iiihid Imiiersonal matters, and after a while marked; FOR LITTLE I became quite cheerful anil even won- A Familiar dered secretly what I hud found to le melancholy about, for It was certainly a very nice world after oil. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Figure Appeared. gles for her hysterical outburst of the night before, which, he was careful to explain, was solely the result of her physical condition. He hoped we had not allowed their departure to break up the party. We told him about the lost ring and he listened with Interest. I thought his expressions of regret and offers of assistance were unnecessarily effusive, hut then, as Gabrielle said afterward, Mr. Graham always went a little too far In everything. After a while he took his departure, snving he did not like to leave Mrs. Graham long alone in her prevent nervous condition. Gabrielle lifted the roses and laid their heavy perfumed heads against In r face. They are heiiuiiftil" she said; but what shall we do with them? Do with them? I echoed. Yes, that's what I said. You know if Elizabe th ever gets one sniff she'll have bay fever, and I'm sure I don't want to add that to her afflictions. dear." THE USERS OF FOR w-- d FAT FOLKS TOBACCO. It is passing strange llint, with all the experience at command, tin; physiologists are never In ngr- emr nt as to the effects of the smoking habit. Even where lay opinion has been fairly well cfctablfched by the apparent iy well digested views of the scientists with to certain phases of the whole problem, they Are wholly liable to upsetting by the latest opinion. For example, two considerations have long been thought to bo determlmd that moderate Indulgence In tobacco need not be denied, and that the lao not ul of his 'teens would better at.jure tobacco altogether. It may be asserted that man Is not a smoker by nature: and certain effects of loharro seem to Indicate, without especial fo(hat the longer the ment of the habit is postponed the bt- At the ter for the human system. time the remote antiquity or the ohaetxi plant auegests Ilia I it is u: cf nature's unassisted growths: and. if it were not designed for man to in seeurtty, nt fiber is It nt all clear that it is to be- - classed with n;i-- t tire's productions. Providence Jour skin-tortur- 3J CAMPBELL SUB SURFACE PACKERS -- Tli iff iff tli I 1119 tiuit y ii Imv.' n;ir I thr Sold thrmirhmit rtir:iTtiw It. fiiwiw fMi ing lru ft. ; -a A$ for ar-p- Fnmil.let on Snt j n nf in I fhir! I r. ! lilit w r is m m;i ' iO li.uui i n xd. i A-'- f i. i N'.i . mu nl) 10 ;.n 1 rr4 S7 ing. CANTON', 'i lr-- 'i ' ibg I1X. Wb. Salt I ike City, Uak. I fah. In., U.Jiii, (irx 1. i In r Trv nil flu f r L'.il.ti Nm. C.. I gof f ASCARF.TR all k. 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"!! f Dime , li-- r.w ioc a box for a week's drugRi-ilie.itninit, liiirznit wll- -r iu llie world. Milium buxe. a m mill. full, kkt-lid- rvpola; Tmdna. JT. AuMm-ll- a. Hnerti' hy spend a dollar when 10c buys a bos of LASCAItKTS at any drug store? Um as directed get the natural, eaty result. Saves many dollars muted on metli inea that do not cure. Millions regularly use CASCAKETS. Buy a box now 10a week's treatment proof in the morn- in iiimii :n Crcndcrtf Co., Pariln l"- - .ib w t 1.. wrtrtd. lal'iix; A iv... Sjfdmy: lixlu, 11. K. Pl.t, J ilnft II. .rw K.m. Iinw (n.; Jip.il, I.I.I.. T.ikln: llw-i- a. HnM-iJlariiy. ?.: roiinnn. I.id.. Town. .H.A jui Afrlps. 1 ulu-- r g llieiu. Curv. Bute 1iuin, Bottom ' cverywiabout. l ed l link- cm-ie- y r Most grateful and comforting is a warm bath with Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings with Cuticura. This pure, sweet, economical treatment brings immediate relief and refreshing sleep to and disfigured little ones and rest to tired, fretted mothers. Tor eczemas, rashes, itchings, irritations and chaftngs, Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are worth their weight in gold. Assertion That Plant Was Certainly Placed Hero for Good Purpose. After a little consideration to transfer the roses to Lady Edith, and GabtieDe volunteered to take them tu In-- at once. Fit th'-- 'innst not go Into the Hut, Mary Anne," I ventured to re- house, she said, and if we keen them some f .tterprisin;; mark, where have you been? I was out here any Imii-e:;al. germ micht drift tbroncli the win-imfrightened to nose. nnr Elizabeth's became Will end at Anno progo up you Mary Numerous Blocks, with me?" .UI'M several fciiI Icn pitiatory and sympathetic. ami n I declin-d- , of savins I wa? going lmk "lore child. she exclainit-dto the rocks to have one mote look roursi! you was upset! It was. Mb Elizabeth's ring I got to thinkin' before dark. nlo-i- t the best way to litrl it. So We sire along our paths diver-- , went to niy brother Don. 'J:n tt l!vi point ur.-- l in tl:e lit io 'ousc jest below the bluff tia'-rlie became erti r. (which you know Is eorjel tr;r.i Ve!!, la there a bbs-tyM in on . 1 d 'it:i to take Atid I I 'Ills l'i;iii? she Miid. R very a a.--l g rou e! them rocks rntiy "I am cidtig to i .ant's grin exlendi'd frrtu ear to you a . and see wlrtl 'e co'ikl find. Uut and I wan: a .rnthlul I wauled to aive j to 'or fast iblpi: :i'.' I'd' !' your l.ottc-r"D'.ih I; system, ti,s ? Why. wo h.ih , o; you when she wakes " Hi blotk syslom in do woe! I. km w." il. t'i n in s b;n k we wi-tli!..li'-Well?" Vary Ante paused for bre.vh ttr.-- l Imr-f hay, vix mi.'c-fell ;v thrill we weii ceiupiinctiuii, for, afro i bind "Do you tt.it. k I car" more Mii;:i-- i out C.tt our arrno:, !e'h than rl.e iloe-- ; for iu? Mr d '1 - !" do d by i niiiio, J.i- -i now wo wo'-ill, she had bei I til l solely to do us s service. tii tare more for me than I do roe 1, on w y a cow l or?" An 1 ilat was your brother 'iirll'or iouf wo'ii InI I remarked. ''I'.I'.ioik h)i. iiin, buss'. and she eontlnuol ;i;; ;t d :i .r. In.i; lki:.k he can find the ring? Nidi, Ab bl.unld smile. Itiuglilug n!i, ct wbo!!y h oinnot. ini--t- health my atrengtlu I and - i Com- Vegetable SORRY, BUT - CHAPTER Xt. 1 don't like suppers on the rocks, do yon? "No. I think tliy're beastly." It was the next afternoon and and I were sitting on the veranda. I was protending to read, while site was frankly doing nothing. The day had dragg'-heavily. My confidence in Mary Anne's brother had been misplaced, for he hail not appeared In triumph with the ring and we felt rather aggrieved In consequence. Of course we had all visited the rocks many times, separately and collectively, but bad returned empty-hande- d and rather cross. Even the UanadiHn sun Is liot at midday in summer, and continued Ineffectual stooping among roc ks and loon? stones would have its effect iion the most Then, loo, Gorangelic disposition. don Bennett had not appeared with his diver, nor had we heard further from lAird Wilfrid on tlie subject, so our faith In mankind bad suffered accordingly. I also wished something pleasant would happen agiced with ftabrlelle that the afternoon was endless. A diversion was here created by the appearance of Mr. Graham, who carwhite ried a bunch of roses that certainly were never the product of tlie island. Mrs. Graham liad gent them with her love and apolo- - r Never Missed School In 11 Years. of the 81teerr,osr TIip managers schools have luid tlieir attention calli PAINT BEAUTY. wi-.y- SYNOPSIS. till1.--sia- rli "Well, I really want te know." What do ymi think yourself?" The question had ufu-been pro pounded to me, and I knew that a definite answer would be merely ground for argument. "I think you are horrid. But then," she paused reflectively, "perhaps you'd better not answer after all. 1 would bate to think Elizabeth did not rare as much for me as 1 do for her, yet It doesn't aeem to me she ran. You may laugh, hut of course you dou't understand how we feel about It. Our paths separated here. Gatrielle, with her anus full of roses, went on to the village while I picked my way carefully along the shore to the rocks. It was useless to look Hgaln, as I well knew, yet I searched ciuisrien-iluusl- y for some time, tlieu sat down to rest beside the ashes of our last night's fire. I really do not know of anything iii.ire depressing than ashes when one is rather tired ami to be to They tininevitable typify so lotnorsoli-ssloutcome or litmiau iIcmivs and ambitions. So I rat wab-liiuthe glow of the Sunset, and thinking of ninny tilings . in a disco niii-f- i e.i sort of I or C.iV'ii-ilimid thought Elizabeth, and of their fiiuul.-hi- p which so wond.rl'.illy satisiylni;; I also res membered the shadows of the night and my iiniiei-cs-'aragitation over them. Then I rec alled Gnlirieilo's parting words with something akin to a sigh, Ivrhaps, as she said, 1 did not unde rotat'd, hut I thought 1 did and envied them heart il. I confess to being foolishly blue aa I sat on the rucks listening to the wash of the waves, for J wus'sttre no one was speculating whet In-- r they loved mo more than I did them, and felt very lonely in eonsequence. The tide was low and the mint and uninteresting, so I turned my bark to It, preferring to w.ticli the him rluetantly surroudi-- r the world tu the mot; it, which would soon come up out of the water just ns it had done last night. Therefore I did not see two llutire walking along the shore anil not tin; 11 I heard my name In Mr. Blake's even voice was 1 a wan that I was no longer alone, hut that he anil Gordon Bennett were standing beside me, both looking She looked at me a moment without 'eplying, then walked to the door and jel'.cd it. Yes, miss. she said; Pan 'as 'oiie. Not that they're very Mgb 'opes, fur Dun ain't much at lookin' at the bright side. But VII do Is dooty, miss, and 1 thluk Miss Elizabeth may find her ring, though of course I can't he sure no mure can Dun. Now you'd better go to bed. Miss Klise, fur you need your sleep and I need mine. I was very willing to fullow this advice, and felt hopeful that morning would bring good news to Elizabeth, for Mary Anne's brother bad inspired me with a feeling nf confidence Gordon Bennett's diver bad liul produced. As I lay thinking dreamily of him and wondering whether he would get his boat out early and go to work a sudden recollection of bis appearance overpowered me. We were all familiar with Mary Anne's brother. He was a short, built man, with very broad shoulders and short bowed legs. It seemed improbable thul lie could cart a like a pair of tonus, but then as every one knows shadow are not to be upon. ASSAYS I'luiuir Iiouiand vuLL Silver, S(lTir and CttTHkr. Vi SO. UnM ami H'lrr llBM ffiit'ka. Write hniiulif triutlina (iter uni 0 COm IM8 riM. 04sl S Au fr UaUITm |