Habi igeration.
e abit o xaggeration.
By Winifred Oliver.
XAGGERATION of apeech has come to be a fix d habit with many
of us. We have grown to feel that to do a subject justice we
must exagg If a thing is modcrat ly prety, wi
gay it is beautifui; if it is moderately plain, we desciibe il A%
hid~ous. We never stand on the neutral ground of mod ration,
This habit, I regret to say, is more feminine than masculine
The reason of this habit is that women have always had to
girive to make thomselves faolt. In order to make an impression thay Clone
plain facts with J4maginary attributes. Standing on the boundary Hae id
tween fiction and fact, they lean perilously toward fiction Many a Woman
who would be scandalized at the idea of telling an untruth will exaggerate
4 story until there is almost no resemblance to the original fact left. ah]
At the same time thoss who stick absolutely to fact, though more re Mahle
are never quite as interesting as thoze who cannot resist embroidering tho
truth. A very entertaining woman once remarked: : What {3 the a3 of dd
ing a good story for the sake a few facts?” Very good policy Irom fa?
amusing viewpoint, but very bad from an ethical One rea why
habit has gained such a foothold is that in these strenuous Gays p
aot interested in little things. In order to gain attention facts must !
ade in interesting garb of languagz. So woman, in her desire : at
tumbles headlong into the sea of exaggeration
Imagination is the mother of exaggeration.
is in a woman's mental make-up, the more exp
an imaginative woman goes to an exhibition of
ghe likes she leaves the place think
ghe reachas home her imagination
describes it as the mo beautiful
that her friends on going :
masterpiece Tiey find merely a pretty
eonditions of exaggzerators Some women
gome in but there is common
is the ground of number and dimension
have a correct idea elther
twenty, All “f
she will make it fifty. A
ten thousand,
The person
»ff. Bare facts
good story will
friends will
and the
vate {+ tan ]
rate it L2laeiud.
ol
one on
y mas
3
i tractiy
The n
pictu?!
to sna It are
others, one
alike
AlIKE
crowd
no one pays any
customed
superfici
gtatemen
far
grown 50 A
has be:n merel
character and her
fact is
attention at
that she is a reformed
will listen to her, and earncst attention is
incredulity. —2 York
£2 =
Socialism in Germany.
By A. Maurice Low.
tremend
best
ERMANY is on the eve of a
7{ this year the gener:
and bitter
ill ind vent a
an it ever was
aszes, the Emperor, tn atocra
army, than ever before. In Germany
parties are composed of extremists At end
always willing to fight, who clamor for reforms
causg it increases the price of bread and adls ]
landowners. who would army and om pu §01
existenc: if they coul no love for the ins
At the other ) Catholic party, a par
leading men are tolerant. who would throttle the pres
in subjection under the iron s] of the army. The S¢
eight members of the Reichstag, and ~onfident
add considerably to their numbers
to gains which will be made at the expense ol
man Reichstag there are almost as many group
in addition to the Socialists one finds Radicals and
Union parties. These, while affiliated w ti
{ing in their tenets, de not belong t he Sq
independent of
but of later years
ists under the lo
Germany
one
to
sweep the
and who have
ond antre or
en
i is the (
+
i
in
them
she makes malt
ople for bread. Alt
wl States as
ggihle duties
a3 the most e
concession
next Rei
be combated
fury.
m
oq
LTA
the same prop
¢
)
gives little
1 3
pechbland
'
intry, but I
De
*artain exj
} the materia
certain amo
accidental
The heating powers of radium are ve
appear to be very limited, as at present Ameri
can 1 hardly ho ‘co bave his hou ieated with : 3
of I made in
the louis, has
used it cases of
iupus,
The substance has the rem
without combustion. Half a pound of radium ve in
heat equal to that produced by the of one-third of a cubie, foot of
hvdrogen gas, and this evolution of heat for indefinite periods, leav-
ing the salt at the end of months of activity just as potent as at the beginning.
We have in radium a substance having the power to gather up and convert
into heat soma form of ambient energy with which we are not yet converaant
A small tube containing radium, if kept in contact with the askin
carried in the pocket for some hours, is capable »~f producing on
5 R &
The Pace That Kills.
How Brain-Fag and the Strain of the Mtrenuous Life
Offset the Gains From Better Sanitation,
O MUCH progress has been made in the hunting down of bacilli,
in the concoction of serums and in the treatment of zymotic
diseazes and consumption that it might not unreasonably be
thought that mankind is destined to attain to a longevity per.
haps not quite like that of the patriarchs, but a considerable 1m
provement upon the figures reached by our fathers and grand.
fathers,
Malaria and yellow fever have been traced to the flacting and ubiquitous
mosquito, Destroy the mosquito in the places where he breeds and you check
these diseases. Drainage and a better water supply bave lessened the rav.
ages of typhoid; and open alr treatment and precautions against contagion
have cut down the mortality from tuberculosis. Surely these achievements
convey a comfcriable assurance of longevity.
It is the old story. :t is the pace that kills, Of what use is it {0 a man
to escape typboid if he 13 to drop dead presently from heart failure? What
does he gain by dodging consumption 'f he is a nervous wreck at forty? It
fs true, though it sounds l'ke a paradox, that the Lest way to lengthen one's
days js to shorten them; the bost way, that la, to achieve longevity, Is to
heein the activities of the day later, and he thrangh with them earlier
doing
and al
considered q : as
rays
may be
millionaires
new discovery
& 4 1
practice of meal
in skin diseases and
ould
this
rine, and
found
of continuous ing heat
salt v evolve hour
rkable property
burning
Presb ley remy
continues
or even
open sole, ~~
SORE PERPLIZIXED.
The man with wealth to give away
Is sore perplexed;
So many crowd about and say
“It's my turn next”
Washington Star.
TROUBLES OF THE RICH.
Mrs, What ¢ you als
like about sing so wealthy?
MV Damrich—1
Cobwigger an
have
ah
48
ing. ~~Yonkers
He
Statesman.
A GREAT TRUTH
“What we need in politicos
“Yeos?"
“As |
politics is-
“Well?”
“ig leas politica”
“Fact! You're right!” «CC
Post,
was saying, what
fcago
AN EXAMPLE AT HAND.
“Do you believedn luck?”
“Sometimes. See that fat
wita the red hat over there?”
“Yes
“Twenty-two years ago she refused
to marry me." Cleveland Plain
Dealer,
woman
OLD VARIETY.
“let me sell you a letter-opener,’
said the clerk in the novelty store.
“Have one at home,” responded the
little man,
“Indeed! What kind Is it?”
“My wife." Chicago News.
PAID WHAT HE COULD.
Eviedroke--1 want to pay you some.
thing on account,
Tailor (rubbing his hands)—Ah, I'm
glad to see you.
Everbroke-Yes, | want to pay you
a compliment on your artistic way of
dunning. Sh-—not a word-—you de
serve it. Good morning.--~Kansas City
Journ,
Lota of men are very popular unti]
they get homa
SABBATH SCHOOL
For
THE
tternational Comm:2ats
4
Lesson
June
ubj:c’: Pan! at Reme, Ac's xxviik, 1624
3), 31.—Golden Text, Rom. i, 16—Mem-
mory Verses, 23, 24 Study Verses,
16-31 Commentary on the
Day's Lesson.
Paul enters Rome (v. 16)
Rome,” Rome
long journey is at
of Rome w
ry. It held sway i! anti
wn world, Within reuait of little
re than 2.000.000
of inl tants Ww crowd of whom
hoy ;
Net
is reacn
mmissioned by
phet of the New
ful emphasis of
ance. Thus the
rection, formally
goapel offer to God's
Jecting people. In
there are three d
preasly described
stingushable
The minister
of the veonie them:
selves, Unto the Gen Paul was
never discouraged. If the gospel was i
jected by one cass of people he was ready
to offer it to another.
Paul's residence and ministry in
{va. 30, 31) 3, "Two whole vears’
Why he was not prosecuted before the em-
peror during this time is not known. As
there was no prosecution Pan! was suffered
to dive in quiethess and safety Nothing
certainly is known on the subject. It is
evident, from 2 Tim. 4: 16, that he was at
some time arraigned before the emperor,
but when, or what war the decision, or
why he was at last set at liberty, are all in:
volved in impenetrable obscurity ’
31. “Preaching — and teaching.” Paul
did a great work during these two vears
in Rome: 1. He preached the gospel to all
who came to him. He wrote several
episties which were by far the most impor
tant part of his prison setivity.
a ———I——
Senators Exchange Hats.
Senators Spooner and Newlands
unintentionally exchanged hats in the
white house anteroom a few days
ago. When they met a few minutes
later Sponer sald: “Some scoundrel
stele my bat in there,” “Here, too,
sald Newlands; “left me an old plug
that" “Why, that's my hat,” sald
the Wisconsin man, laughing. “And
you have mine,” Newlands answered
Then there was an exchange, with
mutual apologies.
»
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A Water Candlestick,
In proposing to make a candlestick
of a glass of water it is not intended
to offer a for the regular
sticks now in use, but a curiosity. To
make this little experiment get
or inches In
the bottom of it put a
convenient plece of
weight of the nail being
to submerge the candle
down to a point immediately below
the wick. Of course the wick must
be kept out of the water.
A tall glass tumbler is the best for
the experiment, and it should be near-
ly, but not quite, filled with water,
everything is ready light the
will find that It will
substitute
a plece
three four
in
other
the
length, and
nall or
metal,
just enough
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The will
as the
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-
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W. B. MINGLE, Cashiel
Receives Deposits . .
Discounts Notes . ..
The Water Candlestick.
consumed its weight decreases in pro-
portion. This is one of the steadlest
lights you can have and it is
some scientific experiments for that
reason.
used in
Mary Stuart's Watch, ATTORNEYS:
fanciful have
fan
i fey
time to time been given to ti
Many
from
e externas
shapes
J. H. ORVIS C. M. BOWER
QRVvis, BOWER & ORVIS
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roe
E L ORV
cases of watches
account for the peculiar taste
prevailed some centuries ag
pieces in the shape of skulls
but it is difficult
wal
floor.
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Encroachments of the Sea. Boor Crider's Exchange. yee
caiculations made a few
ago show that the thirty-six
miles of Yorkshire
Flamborcugh and
nually two yardy
thirty acres a year
breadth has been
man conquest and two since the occu-
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greatly from the encroachments of the
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Nor
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