A PRAYER.
These are th gifts I k.
Of Thee. Spirit serene:
Strength for the daily task,
Courage to face the road.
Good eheei to help me bear the traveler'!
load,
And, for the hours of rest that come be
tween, An inward joy in all things heard and
seen.
.These are the sins I fain
Would have these take awayt
Malice and cold disdain.
Hot anger, sullen hate.
Scorn of the lowly, envy of the great.
And discomfort that cants a shadow gray
On all the brightness of the common day.
Henry Van Dyke.
UNCLE HEWITT'S
HIGHWAYMAN
By LULU LINTON.
AOM. OWN tbe pnth toward the
g J( barn trudged Uncle Hewitt,
O I I O his lantern casting gplnsbcg
7L - ft of light out Into the dark-
SfOW ncss of tbnt hour which
comes Just before daybreak.
Tbe wagon bad been loaded with
produce the night before, so that when
he bad harnessed old Bets he would
bo ready to start on his drive of twenty
miles to the city. He was congratu
lating himself upon his early start
when the kitchen door opened with a
creak, and Aunt Mandy called in cau
tious tones, "Hewitt, O Hewitt, you'll
be careful on tbe way home, won't
you?"
"Yes, I'll be careful!" be called back,
cheerily.
"And don't forget to put your money
In tbe sack nnd pin it lnstdo your vest
with that safety-pin I gave you."
"I won't forgot," he answered, still
walking on.
The kitchen door closed, then opened
quickly with a decided squeak, nnd
Aunt Mandy called. In an exaggerated
stage whisper, "Hewitt, O Hewitt!"
nd tbe whisper reached him down
tbe length of the yard. "What do you
want?" he asked, a triile crossly, for
tie did not like to be detained.
"Are you sure you've got tbe pls
lol?" "Yes, I'm just as sure of it as I've
peen every time I've started to the city
for the last fifteen years, nnd just as
lure I won't have any use for it, and
I'll say right now that this is tbe last
time I ever intend to carry the old
thing along."
He shut the yard gate with a bang
that put a stop to nil further warnings
from the kitchen door.
Out upon the rond he started old Bets
t a brisk trot, meaning to cover a
y KOOd Tnrt of tbe drive liofnra tlm mm
came up. ""
His luntern cast shadows upon each
side of the familiar road, making it
look strange and ghostly.
" 'Tain't much wonder Mandy wor
ries and feels uneasy about me," he
mused. "As many trips as I make be
fore dflv end nftor nlfrht If Ana
- - b uji a uli m
a bit risky, and always coming home
iwith money, too, but as for that high;
wayman of hers that she's always con
Jurlug up, that's too ridiculous for any
use. I guess the day's past for high
waymen in this civilized country,
leastways round about here," and he
chuckled as be thought of the many
times he had listened to his -wife's
ndmonition from the crack of tbe kitch
en door.
The sun rose upon a glorious autumn
morning, and Uncle Hewitt Jogged
Into the city in time for early market.
The load of produce sold unusually
well, and by a little after noon Uncle
Hewitt was ready for the return trip.
After be had passed tbe city limits,
lie stopped old Bets by tbe roadside,
and put tao proceeds of his sales into
the little bag stitched by Aunt Mandy's
careful fingers for this purpose. He
pinned the bag Inside bis vest with the
safety-pin, and then started again on
the homeward trip.
When about half-way home he saw
In the road Just ahead of him a dapper
young man, who walked with a slight
limp. As Uncle Hewitt drew up even
iwlth him, tbe stranger looked up and
asked, with a pleasant smile, "Could
you give a fellow a lift for a few
miles?"
"Well, now, I reckon I can, if you
think that riding behind old Bets will
be any quicker way of getting over
the road than walking," Uncle Hewitt
responded.
"It may not be nny quicker, but it
iwlll certainly be easier for one who la
slightly crippled, and I'm sure I am
Tery grateful to you."
"This ain't a stylish rig," Uncle
Hewitt said as be moved over to make
room on the seat for his passenger.
"It's just my market wagon, but it's a
good one, and hag hauled many a pay
ing load for me."
The young man proved a good listen
er, and as Uncle Hewitt liked nothlug
belter than a good listener, be -waxed
eloquent in his descriptions of the
market business and tbe management
of a paying truck-farm.
Tbe young man asked such very in
telligent questions nt such opportune
times tbnt Uncle Hewitt's heart
(warmed toward him, and he was soon
telling him with the utmost freedom
of hi success of tho day, of the early
selling out, and of tbe round sum the
produce bad brought him.
Tho talk continued on various lines
of farm-work, until in the midst of a
dissertation on the value of rotten
wood used as n fertilizer to start
sweet-potato beds properly, Uncle
Hewitt was Interrupted by tho young
inn a exclaiming, "Oh, what is that?
Over there, Just beyond that big tree!
Uncle Hewitt looked, but saw noth
ing unusual. When he turned again
toward bis companion he saw some
thing very uuusuat-i-the muzzle of a
shilling revolver confronting hlml
The young man wan smiling, and
said, pleasantly. "I -was out looking
t game, and I am very lucky in find
g you on one of your most successful
iys. No, you needn't make any dls
urbance. I happen to know that tbe
ountry Is not thickly sottled Just here
nd you car.uot obtain help. Just
band me tbe proceeds for to-day
Uplenso, and you may keep your watch
fiind ether valuables." ,
Uncle Hewitt started to open bis
mouth, but the Ic-ok in the young man's
eyes and a little click near bis own
eyes caused blm to open his vest In
stead, nnd hand over the little bag
containing the precious funds.
The young mnn bowed politely; then,
as he climbed from the wngon, be snld,
"I wish to thnnk you for your kind
ness, and in return let me give you a
bit of advice. Don't make it a cus
tom to take in strange passengers and
give them your confidence. Good-by,
Mr. Hayseed!"
And he started back toward the city
with no sign of a limp.
That appellation of "Mr. Hayseed"
was the last straw added to Uncle
Hewitt's blazing temper. It wns bnd
enough to lostf so much of one's bard
earnings, but to be ridiculed afterward
was intolerable. He r1 lowed old Bets
to plod on, but he reached down, and
groping uuder the seat, brought out
the old horse-pistol, and slipping out
over tbe tall-board of tbe wagon, he
started In pursuit of bis former pas
senger. The rattle- of thd wagon and
the thud of old Bets' feet drowr.ed the
sound of bis approach rs he gained
on the fellow. He came up behind
blm, and shouted suddenly:
"Halt! Throw up your hands, or
you'll be a-limplng in earnest in about
a second!"
Turning suddenly, .the young man
felt the cold touch of the pistol against
his forehead, and taken so completely
by surprise, bo obeyed orders fully as
promptly as had his victim of a few
moments earlier. The old pistol was
certainly a formidable-looking weapon,
nnd the persistency with which Uncle
Hewitt pressed It to his forehend wns
terrifying, to sny tho least.
"I'll take your revolver first," Uncle
Hewitt snld, firmly, "and you needn't
make r.ny resistance, for I know how
to use this old-fnshionrd kind all right"
The shining revolver was transferred
without delay from the young man's
pocket to Uncle Hewitt's pocket.
"Now I'll trouble you for that little
sack of mine," and tbe sack changed
pockets. Then, with a twinkle of his
eyes. Uncle Hewitt said:
"Thnnk you for your kindness. Yon
may keep your watch; it's a bit slow."
He raised tbe shining revolver on a
level with the young man's eyes and,
with bis finger on the trigger, asked:
"Shall I try this thing, to see if it is
in working order?"
Tbe young man's face grew nsby
white. "For henveu's snke, don't!" be
pleaded.
, "Oh, that's nil right, I won't. I Just
wairted to know if it would work.
Mine won't. It bnsn't been loaded for
more than ten years, and It couldn't
be loaded, for tbe lnsldes is out of re
pair. I Just carry it to satisfy my wife,
but hereafter I'll feel the need of a
good one. I'll be more generous with,
you than you were with me; I'll ex
change weapons. I want to keep this
shiny pistol as a little souvenir of our
pleasant acquaintance. Good-by, Mr.
Bunco!"
Uncle Hewitt started on a clumsy run
down tho road, overtook the slow-mov
ing wagon, climbed in over the tail
board and chirruped to old Bets, who
bad not missed him. The young man,
when he had looked dazedly after the
wngon, threw tbe heavy old pistol as
far ns he could send it into tbe bushes
by tbe roadside.
Aunt Mandy listened with wide eyes
to the story of Uncle Hewitt's adven
ture, nnd nt its close she snld In some
whnt shaky tones, into -which tbero
crept a distinct note of satisfaction,
however:
"Hewitt, you know I always warned
you to be careful, and I nhvnys told
you there was danger of meeting a
highwayman. Maybe you'll pay more
heed to my warnings after .this."
"Highwayman! He wasn't nono of
them highwaymen like you've always
been warning mo about!" snorted
Uncle Hewitt. "Didn't I tell you he
was dressed like a gentleman, and was
just as pleasant ns pie? And as for
your warnings, I guess I proved I'm
able to take care of myself." Then he
added, triumphantly, "I told you I'd
never carry that old horse-pistol with
mo again, and I won't" Youth's Com
panion. Periods of tbe Moon.
Tbe average time occupied by the
moon in moving in its orbit around the
earth is twenty-seven days seven hours
forty -three minutes, its sidereal period.
Tlie synodic period is tbe interval be
tween successive new moons, and it is
a little longer, owing to the time, 3GuVi
days, occupied by the earth ill moving
nround the sun, Tbe moon performs
1-27 1-3 of its orbit nnd the earth
l-UUS each day, nnd therefore tbe
difference between these, 1-27 1-3 minus
l-ati5i4 equals 1-20VS, la tbe dally frac
tion of its path -which the moon de
scribes with respect to the sun; that
is, twenty-nine and one-half tlnys
(twenty-nine days twelve hours forty
four minutes) is tbe synodic period. If
the plane of the moon's orbit coincided
with that of tho earth's equator tbe
moon would rise about fifty minutes
later each day, but tbe inclination of
these planes to one another varies be
tween eighteen degrees and twenty-nine
and one-half degrees, so that this re
tardation is different at different times.
When full moon occurs near tbe au
tumnal equinox it may, in tbe latitude
of New York, be as small as twenty
tbreo minutes, -while further north it
may reduce to nothing, so that for
several nights the full moon rises about
the same time, soon after sunset.
tiqunre Trunks In Vogue.
Tbe current popular demand for
square-top trunks owes its origin to
Thespian preferouoe. When this shape
wus first introduced, the only market
worth while was found among theatri
cal folk. A metropolitan manufacturer
is authority for the statement that
round-topped trunks are to-day being
relegated to the bargain sales.
"Everybody seems to want this
square style of Ud now," said tbe man
ufacturer, "No, I don't suppose it's be
cause tbe squure effect bears tbe actor
indorsement. Tbe -widespread call is
most likely owlug to tbe fact tbnt the
capacity of tbe squure trunk is great
er, notwithstanding that the cubic
measurement of tbe round make may
be larger." New York Press.
Tbe British Government will reim
burse tbe naval officers for the money
they spent lu entertaining the launch
fleet at Portsmouth.
HOW BOGUS GEMS ARE MADE
AN INDUSTRY THAT REQUIRES LARGE
CAPITAL.
Skilful Methods of Turnlnr Oat Past Diamonds.. Hovr They
Ar Cut and PolUhedoCetnentlng; Two Small Stones
Into One-.Manufac ture of Imitation Pearls.
OJi. nE passion for precious
9, K t0I?" which has reigned
2 I O in the minds of men nnd
1 J women nlmost from time
Immemorial bns, of course,
given rise to much counterfeiting of
the more valuable stones, says tbe Lou
Lon TIt-Blts.
All are more or less familiar with the
cheap glass imitations where the
wortblessness of the article Is so ap
parent that there is no suggestion of
fraud. Pew, however, realize to what
an extent skilled fraud exists in this
trade, more especially on the Conti
nent, where much of the diamond cut
ting is done. Tbe manufacture of imi
tation gems of specially prepared glass
Is quite an Important Industry.
It is now possible to produce In paste
an imitation of almost every precious
Btone -which Is capable of deceiving the
eyes of all but the most expert. Nut
only is there a superficial resem
blance but a skilfully prepared "paste"
stone exhibits the same lustre nnd
high index of refraction nnd dispersion
as would a diamond of the first water.
Tbe purity of tbe materials employed
Is such that an equal degree of clear
ness and transparency is given to the
imitation ns is found In the genuine
stone. Color is imitated also, so that
a ruby, emerald, sapphire or other gom
made of gloss is practically indistin
guishable from tho real Jewel which
inny have cost hundreds of pounds.
The material of which these imita
tion stones are made is known ns
"strnss." This Is made according to
different recipes, but usually includes
red lead, rock crystal, potassium enr
bonate, borax and white arsenic. Tbe
grenter the amount of lead used in tbe
production of the "paste" the greater
will be the brilliancy and play of
prismntic colors in the finished stone,
and nt the snme time tbe highest will
be Its specific gravity.. On the other
band, the stone loses in hardness
what it gains in brilliance. An old
time, but still Borvlcenble, rough nnd
ready test for n stone Is to see whether
It -will scrntch or cut window glnss,
which is, as a rule, harder than most
Imitation stones.
It must not bo Imagined that these
close imitations of the real diamond
or other stone can be produced cheaply.
This Is far from the case. A largo cap
ital Is required in tbe manufacture,
and the high degree of purity necessary
In nil the materials employed necessi
tates an amount of care, and Incident
ally waste, which is exceedingly ex
pensive. Moreover, tho Imitation gems
have to be cut and finished 1n precisely
the same manner as the real stones,
and this is perhaps the most expens
ive part of tbe procedure.
Another method of deceiving the un
wary purchaser of precious stones is to
palm off on blm genuine stones which
have been "faked" in some way to
make them appear more valuable tbnn
they really are. A device commonly
practiced is that of cementing two
stones bo that they appear to be one
large one. At first sight there docs
not seem to be nny object in such a
proceeding, but diamonds iucrense very
much in value if they nre large. For
instance, while 10 would be n very
fair price for n diamond -weighing one
carat, 150 might be paid for a five
carat stono of tbe same water.
Eastern Jewelers are particularly
skilful in this direction. An Indian
dealer -will think nothing of selling for
a large gum a beautiful Btone, which
on examination by nn expert proves
to be, perhaps, only a skilfully pre
pared piece of bottle glass. It is not,
of course, claimed that there is neces
sarily anything fraudulent in the skil
ful prcpnrutlon of imitation stones to
resemble nioro vnlunble gems. Many
of the most reputable jewelers deal in
these Btoues, charging a price for
which no one would expect to procure
the genuine article. Bo long as tbe
customer is taken into the Jeweler's
confidence there Is nothing to object
to In tbe bargalu.
A yellowish red stone called hya
cinth, nnd also the blue sapphire, lose
their color on being heated, and may
then be set us diamonds. Similarly,
various atones may be colored In sucb
a manner ns to make them resemble
others of a higher value.
A favorite method of preparing prec
ious stones so as to muko them ap
pear more valuable than they really are
is by means of the "doublet." This
may be done at tbe request of a cus
tomer who wishes to muke a finer show
tbun he or she would otherwise be
able to do, or it may bo practiced by
an unscrupulous dealer to docelvo the
unwary. It is snld that a greut deul
of this work is done on the Continent.
A doublet consists of an upper part,
which is genuine, secured to a lower
part of some less valuable stone or of
glass. The two parts are cemented to
gether and ground so as to leave no
trace of tho union. The fire of the
genuine portion of the stone is seen
through the imitation, which is Itself
made of some paste with a high degree
of brilliancy. If tbe doublet is secured
by cement tbe two portions will fall
apart on Immersion lu hot water.
When tbe base Is composed of glnss,
however, it is usually fused to tho up
per and genuine bulf, so that the fruud
is very difficult to detect.
Another way to prepare a doublet is
to make the upper portion of rock crys
tal, or some similar transparent ma
terial with a high degree of hardness,
and tbe lower portion of tinted glass,
which seems to impart its color to the
whole. This fraud may be readily de
tected by holding the stone to tbe
light; but as It is usually employed in
making up jewelry with closed settings
tho purchaser has no opportunity of
making this test,
Finally, colored stones are Imitated
In a particularly ingenious way by
means of rock crystal ground to resem
ble tbe usual appearance of tho partic
ular stone to be Imitated, but with a
hollow cavity Inside, which is tilled
with colored .water. The cavity. Is
then closed by means of a plate of
rock crystal skilfully fitted in, and
there appears, perhaps, nn exquisite
ruby, sapphire, emerald or amethyst
very difficult to distinguish from the
genuine stone.
Every one is familiar with the pretty
strings of imitation pearls which can
now be purchased everywhere. These
are usually made of opaline glnss
treated carefully with hydrolluorlo
acid, nnd it would not occur to nny
one to nttetnpt to pass them off ns
nnythlng else. Very good lmltutlons
of the genuine penrl nre made from
mother-of-nearl also. This mfltftHfit la
turned to tbe required shape and pol-
iueu Deauiuuiiy, wlien it has nn ap
pearance very similar to that of tho
genuine article, though nn expert can
readily distinguish the imltnUon pearl
from tbe real one.
Ever since the seventeenth century
beautiful beads closely resembling tho
finest Indian pearls have been manu
factured. Glass beads of the required
pattern nre first made. They nre then
coated inside with a material made
from fish scales and having the lustre
of the genuine pearl. Tbe beads are
then filled up with wax. These beau
tiful imitation pearls nre by no menus
cheap, however. This Is not surprising,
when we lenrn that it takes 20.000
fishes to yield one pound of tho silvery
white material which is used to pro
duce the necessary pearl-like lustre.
WARTS
What This Ordinarily TrWlal Annoyance
Keally Is.
An ordinary wart Is a local over
growth or hypertrophy of the papillary
layer of the skin. It may be covered
on the p with the epithelial layer,
which gives it a smooth surface; or
the epithelium may fall away and
leave the separate strings showing at
the point of the wart, like bo many
brown or black seeds whence tbe
name of seed wart
Warts of this kind occur most com
monly on the hands of children. They
nre caused usually by the irritation of
the many sorts of dirt into which the
youngsters' hands nre so constantly
plunged. It seems probable that wnrts
are slightly contagious, nnd tbnt they
may be spread through a schoolful
of children by direct contact.
Sometimes warts are quite broad
and flat,tof a smooth surface and yel
lowish in color. Such occur frequently
about the face and occasionally also
on the hands.
Another form of flat -wart may come
on the back in tbe aged. It is broad,
irregular in outline, with uneven
"seedy" surface, and sometimes cov
ered with greasy scales.
Warts vary a eood denl In color.
Some are indistinguishable in color
from the surrounding skin, while oth
ers are pinkish, yellowish, brown, or
even quite black. The dark color may
bo due to the deposit of pigment in tho
body of the wart; but it is more often,
especially in children, simply dirt
which has been worked down between
the "seeds.' Soaking them in warm
soapsuds nnd scrubbing with the nail
brush will usually restore tbe natural
pinkish color. Some wnrts nre, how
ever, deeply pigmented, constituting
true moles. These nre more common
on the sklu of the chest, abdomen and
back.
A wart is usually a trivial thing,
but its removal Is nevertheless advis
able. Its prominence above the sur
face exposes it constantly to slight in
juries which may keep it In a painful
condition; it Is never an ornament,
nnd may be most unsightly; nnd final
ly, in persons getting along in years.
It may take on new growth and develop
Into a tumor.
In children warts come and go with
out apparent reason, and treatment is
often unnecessary; but if they persist
for a long time, or when they come on
the adult skin, it Is better to get rid
of them. Sometimes soaking in warm
sea-water for ten minutes two or three
times a day will cause tho warts to
disappear. This can be tried first, and
If it fulls and application of salicylic
ucid in collodion or touching the wart
with a drop of glacial acetic acid on
the end of a match will suffice.
Youth's Companion.
Didn't Cara For Ornament.
Joe Chandler Harris tells a story of
meeting a man at breakfast in a New
Orleans hotel who was searching the
bill of fare for something he had never
eaten. He in some way decided that
wattles were the item for blm, and
from that time forth he kept the waiter
busy. Tbe flavor of the novel dish
appeared to make a hit with him, and
so great wus his power of consumption
that ho had the waiter hustling from
table to kitchen and vice versa. In
deed, suys Mr. Harris, the waffles
didn't come fast enough. Finally the
man called the wnlter to his side, nnd
in a confidential wuy made the fol
lowing hopeful suggestion:
"Say,, bub, you might be able to
bustle them little cakes along some
faster if you would tell the cook to cut
out the printing on 'em. Tell him Just
to send 'em along plain." Woman's
Home Compunioa.
Oil and Lima Water For a Scald.
Heads of other families may like to
know what one mother did In an
emergency. Her five-year-old boy up
set a pitcher of bcilir wter over one
shoulder, and, while she Bent post
haste for the doctor, she also ran to
the storeroom for salad oil and to her
wasbstand for a bottle of lime-water a
dentist had recommended for the teeth.
Mixing equal parts of the oil and lime
water, she soaked a cloth in the result
ant and bound up the wound. When
the physlclun arrived he said she had
done really all that was necessary, and
ber prompt action bad saved tbe little
patient much suffering which his later
arrival could not have averted wholly-
Presbyterian.
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MISS ALICE
Alice Roosevelt Engaged.
Will Wed Congressman Longworth in
February.
The engagement of Miss Alice Roose
velt, daughter of the President, to
Nicholas Longworth, n Itepresentutlve
in Congress from Ohio, has been for
mally unnounced. Humors of the en
gagement have been circulated repeat,
edly In the past year, but there was no
positive confirmation until the follow
ing statement wns sent out from the
White House:
"The President nnd Mrs. Roosevelt
announce the engagement- of their
daughter. Miss Alice Lee Roosevelt, to
Mr. Nicholas Longworth. The wedding
will take place the middle of Febru
ary."
Miss Roosevelt and Representative
Longworth were members of Secretary
loft's party In tbe tour of tbe Thlllp.
pines and the Orient last summer,
They have been nutomoblllng together
on many occasions since their return
and they were frequently guests nt the
snme dinners and dances. Miss Roose
velt was n guest last spring nt the
home of Mr. Longworth's mother In
Cincinnati, making n journey from
Washington especially for that pur
pose. Miss Roosevelt Is twenty-one. She U
EEl'lIESKNTATlVE NICHOLAS LOXOWORTH,
OF CINCINNATI.
the President's child by his firs mar
riage. Mr. Longworth wns born in
Cincinnati of wealthy parents, and now
enjoys a comfortable fortune In bis
own right. He Is thirty-six years old.
lie fitted for eollego nt Franklin School
in Cincinnati and was graduated from
Harvard University in the class o,f '01.
He spent one year at the Harvard Law
Stbool and was graduated from the
Cincinnati Law School In 1S!4. Ho
was elected to the Ohio House of Rep
resentatives In 1809, and to tho State
Senate In 1001. He was elected to the
Fifty-eighth Congress as n Republican
nnd re-elected to the Fifty-ninth Con
gress. INGENIOUS EGG OPENER.
In hotels and restaurants, It is gen
erally tbe custom, when serving boiled
eggs, for waiters to open the eggs lu
the presence of customers, a practice
vhlch is very inconvenient and an-
xoa OPENER,
noying, as it frequently results in spill
ing part of tbe egg, and soiling the
table linen, and producing an unpleas
ant effect upon tho customer. To ivold
such circumstances, two New Yorkers
have Invented a device which facili
tates breuklng open tho shell, and then
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serves as a holder for the two parts
of the shell, permitting the contents to
be removed with ease. The device
consists of two bands which are hinged
together nt one side. Each band Is
made of spring metal or other .eslllent
material, with the emis overlapping, so
that it may be expanded or contracted
by a pressure of the baud, thus adapt
ing It to various s.'zes of eggt. Knelt
baud Is also provided with spring
fingers to hold the et;g. anil with a
spring arm on the side nnnosite tbe
binge. These spring afms terminate
In cutter blades, which pass .through
slots In the bands, in use the two
bunds nre swung apart to admit the
egg, nnd then they are closed upon It.
The dertee is now held with n band
lu each. hand. The spring arms nre
pressed tnward, making two Incisions
In tbe sbll and then before releasing
the spring nrms the bands are swung
apart, breaking open the shell. As the
egg is being broken open It should bo
inverted to permit the yolk to drop
Into the glass, and then the two parts
may be held In the hand ns Illustrated,
leaving tbe other band free to remove
the white of the egg. Scientific Ameri
can. A BOX TO HOLD THE RATIONS.
A mil lor eoninilssnrv nt ta T'nltwl
States nrmv lias doviseil n mMim hnv
especially for use In the field by In
fantrymen and others whose occupa
tion makes It desirable to carry sub
sistence on the person. It is also well
adanted for use hv nrnsnpetnra ramn.
ers or foot travelers generally. The
onjeet or tne Inventor was to bo con
struct, asseuuiie nnd dispose tbe com
ponents forming the equipment on tbe
wearer that the movements of the
body, arms and limbs would not be
hindered or Interfered wlfli mwl tlm
load would be distributed on those
parts of the body best able to with
stand the strain.
In the Illustration the nnek Is shnn-n
dispiwed upon n soldier. In campaign
work it Is of prime imnortancn tlmf a
soldier's equipment shall be sucb that
ue can personally carry sufficient sub
sistence to support him in full vlunr
for a reasonable time, and that this
subsistence shall be so curried as to
conserve as far ns practicable his vital
force and strength. It is further desir
able that the equipment shall be such
mat it may ue quickly uud certniiily
READY FOB '.CHE MARCH.
positioned, having cnuucltv for imuinn
reasonable toilet articles, etc., nnd be
eusny or comimet v assembled t,v i-,..
duco bulk to the minimum when no
subsistence is carried.
This ration nack fills nil nt n. nim,-
requirements and Is hung by hooks
from a bolt aud harness. There Is a
central pocket naturally forming a
curve about tbe back of the body at
the hips, nnd cun be adjusted to coin-
luriuoiy nt lmnvmuuis or uny size or
Bbape. One of the small pockets con
tains a combined canteen an tin cup.
Tbe Other side Docket is for n
and coffee receptacle, the compart
ments holdlu? tbe number of rations
it is desired to carry. The cent!
pocket Is for a mess pan, rntlons of
urea a nna uacon, ana a compartment
for knife, fork, cnoou. etc. a tm-i
and. other small articles can also b
piueea inside.-Pblladelpbla Record.
The United States consumes nt! of n.
annuiil iron output of .'I.Vihhmiui ions.
EPWDRTH LEAGUE LESSORS
SUNDAY, JANUARY TWENTY FIR3T
A 8pirit-Fllled Life. John 11. 10, 17.
Herein Is a mystery. Christ our
I)rd, through the Spirit, will dwell
with us. It Is more ttmn a mystery, it
hints at a truth which, if wo could but
feel Its full significance, would change
our whole bearing toward life. Bo tne
as wo. do feel It, the change is actual
ly wrought in us. In saving us Jesus
Christ nus given us a new spiritual
life. That life is his own. Apart from
him we are as good as dead. It the
divine life is not In us, no life we
huve can be of lasting value.however
much it may promise.
Tho great thing is that Christ Is
willing we should receive his Spirit,
and live "'In him." But there is some
thing for us to do. Whntcver Is not
favorable would be out of harmony
with tils Spirit, and must bo put away.
Anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, evil
speech, lying -all these must go. We
must be willing that they should go.
eager to get rid of them. They do not
ahldo In Christ's presence; If we sin
cerely invl'.e him we shall sincerely let
go of them. Aud his presence will
drive them away.
The lite which Christ gives Is to be
accepted ns a renllly not a religious
fancy. Tho Christian became a Cbriu
tlnn by complete surrender of his own
will nnd his own life; that surrender
must be mnde permanent. The Com
forter whom Christ sends must be wel
comed as a uhqrer of till experlencoj
nnd nil desires; all life's activities
must, bo in some way related to his
presence.
The insistence that a Christian
should be like Christ Is a good sign.
Hook nftcr book is written to empha
size this thought, and sermon after
sermon sets up this likeness as a stan
dard for the Christian.
Two classes of people miss this
mark, and miss it In spite of their
honest desire to reach It. The first
class takes for its rule of life tha
question, ''What would Jesus do?"
Life Is squared by that straight edge.
U menns large sacrifice, much solf
humb'.ing, and failure ut Inst. For.
however hard one may try, the attempt
to imitate Jesus Christ Is a mechani
cal and unfruitful struggle.
The second class sees the failure of
the first, and is naturally discouraged.
''What, use is it to try? You cannot
succeed. Those people have tried hard
enough, nnd they are not succeeding."
Or perhups there Is some admixture of
unbelief. "If that is all there la to
Christiunlty it is not worth the ef
fort." Tho groat mistake In all these cases
Is In not seeing that you cannot live
like Jesus Christ until the Spirit of
Jesus Christ lives with you.
JANUARY TWENTY-FIRST.
Christ's Life. I. Lessons from His
Boyhood. Luke .2:10-52.
Evidently Jesus' parents were in
the habit of trusting Him, as they
went a day's journey without worry
ing about His non-appearance.
The most important thing a child
can do is to listen well; tho next
most important thing id to ask ques
tions wisely.
A child may be about God's busi
ness as well as a grown-up, since the
oldest man is but a babe in God's
eyes.
Is it any wonder that Christ was
obedient to His earthly parents,
since He came to earth In obedience
to His heavenly Father?
Though Jesus' "understanding and
answers" aroused wonder, note that
He was in tho temple not as a teach
er but as an eager learner.
The Junior society Is making it a
joy to the children to be in their
Father's house, and about their
Father's business.
Many parents fall to understand
their children, as Joseph and Mary
failed to understand Jesus. Mary's
remedy is the right one, to brood
over them "In the heart."
In all our dealings with children we
are far more likely to underrate their
capacity for spiritual truth than to
overrate it.
The church that does not care for
its children is like a farm er whn lpf
his orchard alone till it was time for
irutt.
The child that thinks to postpone
his Father's business till manhood Is
like an athlete that refuses to go into
training.
When gardners wish to obtain new
and fine varieties of flowers and
fruits, they begin with the selection
of the best Boed and soil..
Strike a match, and the light goes
on endlessly. What are we to thlnlc
of tho endless outrenches of a good
word spoken to a child?
What lesson has Christ's boyhood
for me?
What nm I doing to bring children
to their Saviour?
Have I the child heart in which
Christ cun live?
Tho modesty, the filial piety, the
perfoctness of self-control, content
ment in mechanical labor, conscious .
sovereignty undisclosed, all this is
In Itself a wondor of divinity. H. W.
Beecher.
Jesus Is the example for all who are
stepping from the careless immunities
of early childhood into the graver
region of budding youth. Alexander
Maclnrcn.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS
HE falsa may" be
firm but they can
not be faithful.
A compliment is
frequently an in
vestment. Tbe light of lib
erty fails when
tbe light of law
fails.
Tbe only plums
B lW '" ' " u uigfc "
fcf those you deserve.
A stormy life is almost sure to find
a serene death.
A Noah in (ho neighborhood will not
keep you dry.
The soul can never find its sttslei
aneu iu ceremonies.
There nro no privntn cars vi t' 1
Heavenly road.
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