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jolt na hie text John 1:4. He said:
tils, fiaet Lord's Day we discussed In
uls")n measure and manner the fart
neatn. lo-any we snan aiscuss
la it the moments that we are together
, fact of life. The reality with
:IIHS l w hsve more presentlv anil
I,.-, i lately to deal.
- . Is amons tht mightiest reall-
" ic" On lih which humanity Is familiar.
.. (fuecii and suffuses every living
us. It energizes all that Is
T7e and moving and sentient
in. I about us. It Is at the source of
, that Is; at the centre of all crea-
I ton. It is divine, for It Is of God and
uparted from Him. It Is real and
N, je one thing In all the world of
hlch we are conscious. For we see
'i-'1 outworking Itself Into the pulsat
:,t throbbing universe about It.
,11 nature slugs the praise and manl
the t tne forCe 0f life as It chants the
v and the might of God. In It
.ive and move and have our being.
( is at the centre ol human It 's ex
fence. 18 pa All of which Is trite and obvious
i mid old. There Is not much that Is
new that we can tell about concern
Wl Ing life. For the primal man knew
life in its fullness and Its beauty as
.1o we. He heard the songs of the
.'hcl'ul host nnd witnessed the
nlfestatlons of the mnjesty of Je
' ovuh as Ho revealed It In the heav
ily galaxies and expressed it in the
arled forms and the diverse beauties
f nature. The primal man may not
avo been so familiar with so many
fle nptiinl latvo nnerntpd In life
slioo we are He may not have been so
.i3Clous of the subtler forms of life
A it modern scientific Investigation
le revealed to the world of to
ay. But taking in the broad we
iay safely say that there Is not much
,.,.. lat Is new that we can say about
1 .fe.
g In fact, life is so intangible that It
, . n reality properly Indefinable. We
kldnenot define life exactly. We may
,.or. iproprlate a definition, hut we can-
V compass In the forms of finite
H" jech the fullness of life Itself. For
a? te is divine and limitless. Language
U) finite and circumscribed in its
Pr icope and possibilities. Life knows
yfhi no bounds. Language is confined.
'Jfe is the creation of God and is co
brin Extensive with Him. Language is
Htoraf method ' human lntercommuni-
'Jon, and as such it is hemmed
lag r "in the horizons of humanity.
e'per se is Intangible. It Is as in-
iglble as it is ultimately Indefln
i. ' jle. We may touch a man's hand
at is sentient with life; we may
Cha" k Into his eye that Is alive with
fe; we may hear the sound of his
ce and witness the exhibition of
ui strength; we may see the various
xpresslons of the life that vitalizes
tm. But we do not see hi3 life. We
ay roam the fields and sail the seas
and climb the hills and till the pas
tures till God calls us home. We may
lee the evidences of life, but life It
.elf we do not see. Life is Intangible.
"Ve may know It In its manifestations
nd tfc.-'fjugh them. But we sliall not
knowilfe that mysterious, wonder
working energy that enlivens us
nntil we enter Into the presence of
iviuity hereafter. For life is as in
wglble as God.
i Life is indefinable. We may dp
tie life In the terms of life's expres
' ins. Whether we see life in cloud
tree or drop or bud. this is ever so
t the beauty of the cloud Is not the
life that brims the beaury Into being.
Th grace and dignity and charm that
If manifest la humanity is not the
life that animates humanity. We
iay define human life In the terms I
it life's self-expression, through the I
medium of humanity as we may de
scribe Its manifestations in thj nnt
il 1 "if al world about us. But when all
said and done, to define life in the
) rms of its manifestations Is not en-
: tirely to define life. For life Is more
than its manifestations, as is God.
Life is more than what we see and
know of the expressions of life.
And yet. for the sake of definition
and in the Interest of the culture
Of the moral and spiritual life of man.
it is not really necessary that we
hall be able to do more to-day than
define life in the terms of its expres
ions and relations For it is not
necessary to know all about the eon
w stitutlou uf the world in order to
' Use happily within it. it is not need
ful that w shall know all about the
hBDer and bidden laws of electricity
In order to ride on an electric Car or
to enjoy the illuminating power of
the electric light. It is not necessary
that we shall be able to define God
with comprehension and finality in
irder to draw near to Him and to
nioy toe pleasures of communion
.with Him or enter into the realization
Of the potency of His love. Not oth
erwise is it with life. We may not
understand it all. we may not be able
i define it with finality, we may not
competent to penetrate its mys
sry, bnt we know that it is, that it
4 central In ourselves and in our
jciety: we are aware that we are In
le midst ot it; we view Its mani
9tatlons and experience Its expres
ns. We may state our experiences
ad the results of our inves'lgatlons
no,, -nd observations In the terms of hu
manly understandable speech. And
CupLi' . snough. We shall know more,
olatv w'"1 at 18 uough for now.
'4 may, therefore, define life in
ilerins of opportunity, respouslbll-
, possibility, divinity.
Life is definable and to be grasped
n the terms of opportunity. To be
alive to have a chance. A chance
to be a man, to do a man's work, to
follow iu the footmarks of the Al
mighty as we tread through life, to
behind, to be gentle, to be noble and
pure and holy. Existence correlates
opportunity. To be a live man u to
ba man divinely gifted. Fur the
whole world la the field of living
humanity. And opportunity It not
only within the reach of every living
aoui. It forces itself, whether we
Will or no. upon us. It Is Insistent.
It Is Inascapanle. It Is omnipresent.
Whether our position be high or low,
our labor great or Inconsequential,
our eipaclty much or small, oppor
tunity enters Into the sphere of our
activities. It dominates our vision.
He Is a dull man who cannot hear
tne Insistent call of opportunity to
the soul. We may in our wilfulness
Joae our ears and shut our eyes to
Abe entreaties of opportunity But
W shall be held to account by God.
Life Is determined In the terms of
responsibility To be alive with
resslng and eager opportunity at
nd Is to invented with raspouslbll
Fer the opportunity implies our
1 ability to use It. For God never
: sends opportunities to men that they
are unable totally to use. For God j
' never Jests with men. And to call ,
I a man to a hopeless tnsk Is to 5rit i
with him. to make llcht of hlnj Bur
upon everv man to whom the solden
' opportunity comes Is laid the respon
I slhlllty to utilize that chance to the
glory of flod and to the best of his
own ability. The church, not other
wise than man. Is under compelllne
resronsibilitv to make use of the op
portunities that are hers. She can
not still the appeal of those oppor
tunities; she ought not to deny them;
i she ought not to endeavor to avoid
or evade tbem. She Hboutd gather
the opportunities to herself with 1oy
and welcome the responsibilities
thereto attendant with happiness un
feigned. Life Is determined In the terms of
possibility. That Is to sav, that llfp
is hope. "While there Is life there Is
hope," Is no mere catch phrasp. It
Is profound philosophy in n sentence.
For live men who nre really living
are exnectant. They look ahead
Their faces front the future. They
are Interested In that which Is up
attalned. that which may lie achieved,
that which Is not vet realized. For
life Is full of possibilities. And pos
sibilities made progress possible. To
be alive is to progress. But where
thero are no possibilities there Is no
progress. Life is delightful because
of Its possibilities; possibilities for
self-culture, for moral and spiritual
advancement, for constructive ser
vice, for the doing of deeds both
doughty and glorious for man nnd
for God. This is the salt of life
This lends life zest and gives it
flavor.
Life is determined in the terms of
divinity. For lire Is of God. And
everv soul that lives may partake of
the charactor and of the beauty of
the personality of God. Whatever
you and I are not. of this we may be
sure, we nre the children of God, we
are divinely born. Our life is the
Father's gift. Therefore, If we are
children we should be obedient. We
should enter into such filial relation
ships with God that our divinity shnll
be manifest, that we shall show forth
the heirship with Christ that Is ours.
Let us, then, be alive to our op
portunities, glorying In our responsi
bility, augmenting our forcefnlness In
the achievement of our possibilities,
maturing the divine life of God that
Indwells us. For this is life.
Filled With the Fulness of God.
This is how the Uev. Dr. r3ixon Il
lustrates the thought of being filled
with the fulness of God:
"Standing on the deck of a ship In
mldocan, you see the su ' reflected
from Kb depths. From a lltt'.T boat
on a mountain lake you s"o the sun
reflected from Its shallow waters.
Looklnp Into the mountain sprint,
not more than six Inches In diameter,
you Bee the same great sup..
"Look Into the dowdron- c? the
morning and therp It Is again. Tho
sun has a way of adapting itself to its
rpfleetlons. The ocean is not too
large to hold It, nor the dewdrop too
small. So God can fill anv man,
whether his capacity be like the
ocean, like the mountain lpke. like
the spring, or like the dewdron.
Whatever, therefore, be the capacity,
thpre Is opened up the possibility of
belnc 'filled with the fulness of
! God.' "--Methcdlst Recorder.
EPWDRTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.
Instruction In God's Word 2 Tim.
3: 14-17. Bible Study Day.
Passages for reference; Pent. 4;
B-10; 2 Chron. 31: 29-33; Acts 17:
11. 12; Rom. 1: 16; 16: 25-27.
Ppiinanent personal growth Is Im
possible without Bible study. Efforts
for the kingdom are nsuallv fruitless
without seed-sowing from the Bible
granary. A successful missionary In
Korea writes, "N'lne-tenths of our
successes are thp result of Bible So
cletv work." 'The hnsbandmnn that
lnbmeth must he first partaker tf
thp fruits" (2 Tim. 2: 6). We cannot
recommend or prescribe somethlne
we know nothing about. The Bible
Is understandable to the honesl
searcher or else It Is no revelation tc
man. A clear, concentrated mind
must be used on It. as we repieinbet
that the books have a dpflnltp pur
nose and thai logic Is not Ignored
Tpuehers and helps of the same sort
are tbaolntely Indispensable, If we
fullv grip Bible truths and beconx'
quipped as the Master's builders
Class work Is valuable because cpies
tlons. answers and suggestions tonic
the brain, nnd ooen side paths for re
search. The Bible Is to profit, us.
build us. furnish us. If we neglect It
ve lose size for heaven, the Joy of
usefulness nnd stars for our crown
l"vi ryone may get truths that fit his
personality out of It. Study It as the
miner does mineralogy, as the doctor
does materia tuedlca. as the musician
does the masters, and It Will furnish
you to recognise paying mines, to ef
fect cures for sick souls, and to put
music in all reachable lives. Study
to use.
A study of the American Bible So
cletv work will show the value of the
Bible and thus the necessity ol
knowing it and really owning It Is
emphasised, A gold mine Is value
los3 If the owner of the ground does
not know that cold Is hidden there
The British and Foreign Bible So
ciety was organized In 1804. nnd In
ini years It has Issued 191.M7.7K
copies of the Scriptures complete, or
In parts. The American Bible So
ciety from Its organization In 1S16 to
January i, 1906, issued 7s.;.n9,r.29
Pll li's. Testaments and portions. In
oreaatna from s.419 m isu; to 2.23fi.-
7". volumes last year. It Is comput
ed thai In the same time other Bible
Societies and private publishers have
Issued ut least 179.000,000 copies.
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Better Than Ten Thousand Pounds.
Give me ten thousand pounds, nnd
one reverse of fortune may scatter
It away. But let me have a spiritual
hold of this divine assurance. "The
Lord Is Mv Shepherd. I shall not
want." and then I am all right. I
am set tip for life. I cannot break
with such stock ns this in hand
l never can be a bankrupt, for I
hold tills security, "The Lord Is My
Shepherd, I shall not want." Dn
not slvo mp ready moiny uow; ive
me a check hoik and let rie draw
whit 1 like. This is what God do it
with the believer. Ha does not lri
mediat -ly transfer his Inheritance to
him, hut lets him draw what he ne?ds
out of tho richer of his fulness in
Chris'. Spurgeon.
Development of the Divine.
The highest aim is tho develop
ment of the divine in man. Tbose
who have the ken sight of love may
detect its presence in every one. They
know that as the slime hides the lily
root and blossom, as the hard rock
holds the precious ore, M the acorn
encompasses the oak, so every hu
man life contains the potentiality of
the dlvino. They are not deceived by
the external slime and hardness and
meanness, but perceive and havo
faith in the Inherent and the ulti
mate. To be aware of the divinity
of the soul and of every soul Is to
know the sublimest truth disclosed
to the human mind. Paragraph Pulpit.
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How Divers Kscape Drowning.
"The diver at the sea's bottom
lives still, though In a foreign ele
ment, because hla close-flttlug armor
wl'h Its air-tube reaching up abovo
the waves, keeps him surrounded
with another and finer element suited
to sustaining life: otherwise he
would be speedily suffocated by the
briny waters. And so the Christian,
Immersed In the world's choking wa
ters, can preserve his splntuul life
only by fencing them away from him
by "the armor of rlghteousr.eas on
the right baud and on the left." and
by keeping up constant con.nlunlon
by faith with th heavenly world.
Rev. F. E. Tower.
The Irreducible Infinite.
There Is no less sunlight because
my lense is full: there li no leas di
vine power and love because my heart
is full; you cannot subtract from the
Infinite.
FOOLING THE INFANT.
"Well," remarked Nupop, in rather
a loud tone of voice, "It's pleasant to
think that we can remain comfortably
at home this evening "
"Why, George," began Mrs. Nupop,
"you know we've got tickets for
the "
" 'Sh! Can't you see the baby's
listening? I said that for bis bene
St." Catholic Standard and Time'
FOR LIFE
"Young man," said the stern fa
ther, "you have married against my
wishes. Now take the consequences. "
"What do you mean by conse
quencee?' "
"Why that you'll dig up the costs
of the divorce suit yourself."
Then the groom realized that he
was tied for keeps. Philadelphia
Ledger.
TOWED HOME.
-"What kind of an auto bai
Ted-
be"
Ned "Twenty horse-power going
oat and one horse coming back."
Life.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH.
Cod's omniscience. Isa. 40: 12-31.
The deep things Job. 12: 22-2j.
No hiding from Him. Job. 34: IS
25.
"Looketh from heaven." Ps. 33:
12-22.
"In every place." Prov. 13: 1-3.
Gives Wisdom. Dan. 2: 19 22.
No escape. Amos 9: 1-4.
A true student of nature will al
ways be reverent and humble.
God Is alone at the origin of all
thlnes: If He Is not wise, I here Is no
wisdom.
We sometimes compare God with
some part of Hi3 oreatlon, hut more
by way of contrast, as that the one Is
weak and the other Infinitely strong.
Suggestions.
It Is Indeed reasonable that He
who created Ihe human brain should
bp beyond the reach of the human
binln to understand.
Thpre is no one spectacle than
which no greater absurdity Is pos
sible a man criticising God!
God has no knowledge that II"
wishes to hid-? from us. He gives It
all to us eagerly, as soon as we can
receive It.
Illustrations.
There is fctlll ringing In the air
somewhere every word that was ever I
spoken. This fact helps us to under-
stand God's omniscience.
How marvelous would the mind of
a man seem to the consciousness of
a grass blade! 1b It any wonder that
the mind of man canmt comprehend
the mind of God?
Questions.
Is the thought of God's omniscience
the comfort to me that It should be?
Am I putting my mind more and
more Into harmony with the mind of
God?
Do I dare to find fault with God?
! Dynamos have been successfully
and economically driven by gas en
gines in Boston.
A new Invention has been Intro
duced In Newcastle by which It Is
feared the lamplighters of tho city
will lose their vocation. A German
Inventor has placed a machine at the
local gas works which will enable
the gas company to light and extin
guish all the street lamps simulta
neously. Coalite Is the latest novelty In tbo
fuel line. As made In Newcastle, by
a process similar to that employed
by the gas companies for the produc
tion of coke, It makes no smoke and
gives off, It Is claimed, about twice
the heat of coal, while a coalite fire
lasts forty per cent, longer than an
ordinary fire.
A Cleveland skyscraper twenty
stories high will be topped by a God
dess of Liberty holding a torch, from
which a Leaping flame of gas will bo
burning at all times. The exact hour
of the day and night will be Indi
cated by causing the flame to shoot
high Into tho air during the minute
preceding each hour.
Dr. Forttn, of Paris, has reported
to the Academy of Science a new con
trivance which he believea Is to be of
great service In eye diagnosis. The
physicians found that the light from
a mercury vapor lamp passing
through two sheets of blue glass and
reflected into the eye of a largo lens
reveals the Internal condition infin
itely better than the ordinary white
light. By placing a screen with a
pinholo between the light nnd the
eye a magnified image of the vessels
at the back of the retina, which have
hitherto been almost invisible, has
been obtained.
Tinfoil, which Is extensively used
for wrapping tobacco and other arti
cles of commerce, la a combination
of lead with a thin coating of tin on
each side. It Is manufactured in the
following way: First, a tin pipe is
made. ThlB pipe is then filled with
molten lead and rolled or beaten to
the thinness required. In this pro
cess the tin coating spreads simulta
neously with the lead core and con-
; tinuously maintains a thin, even coat
ing of tin on each side of the sheet
of lead, even though It may be re
I duced to n thickness of only one-
thousandth of an Inch or less.
AMERICAN GARDENS.
MARY'S FISHING.
The other day little Mary, aged
four, was having a most exciting time
fishing from the nursery window.
She had a long string that reached to
the top of a tall rosebush in the gar
den. "Now I havo caught a whale!"
laughed she. And up she hauled a
whale that weighed several tons at
least judging by the tugs and gruntu
that Mary gave. This monster was
safely landed on the nursery floor,
and the line again lowered. Next
ctjtne a swordfish, which was fol
lowed by other terrible creatures that
caused Mary a fresh shout ot joy
each time. Suddenly her mirth was
changed to a horrible groan, and
then a cry of blood curdling fright.
Mother ran to her and looked out the
window to see what had happened.
Coming up the string possibly to
see what had become of all the sea
monsters was a pretty little black
and yellow spider. Nearer and near
er it was crawling, and closer and
closer Mary held the string.
"Save me!" she sobbed. "Oh, the
awful thing will tat me up!"
"Let go!" laughed the mother.
Mary had never once thought of that
solution. The right hand relaxed,
and all danger was past.
"Dear mo!" said Mary later from
the cozy harbor ol mother's arm
"A really, truly spider is a lot
worser than a make-believe alligator
why, mother, why?" Washington
Star.
A .Japanese Woman Thinks Thein
Pretentious and Characteristic.
"We see in every human produc
tion a touch of individuality peculiar
to the worker, and so it is with
American gardens." says a Japanese
newcomer to this country. "When
I first saw those smooth lawns, with
only some gorgeous flowerbeds and
well grown trees bordering them, I
believed that they were merely tho
front grounds, as wo call them In
Japan, and that there surely extended
behind the house gardens of more
individual taste and design. But as
time went on It became evident to
me that no such cultivated part ex
isted iu any back grounds, and that
simple, plain green was tho only and
universal style of garden in America.
Now, as I pass along the country
roads looking at the gardens, all
much the same In appearance, the
striking display of national charac
teristics appeals to my interest.
"First of all, the exposure of a
private garden to the public enjoy
ment cultivating it in front of the
house, along the street, with no high
barriers to seclude It seems to re
veal a spirit of co-operation and
friendly open-heartedness. What a
boundless benefit it is for the public
to have the roadside thus brightened
and beautified with various flowers
and greens, which man adores by
nature! A wretched beggar may
enjoy tho smile of spring us much as
the owner of a garden; poor tene
ment house childreu may be as fa
miliar with nature aa any favorites
of fortune. Here continental mag
nanimity is exhibited, iu decided con
trast to our self-seeking seclusion,
natural to all islanders.
"But I have a slight discontent in
this full decoration of front grounds,
for, besides Its lack of artistic design,
I see in it perhaps because of preju
dice the same motive displayed as
in making an array of dishes on din
ing room walls or In having all one's
beautiful pictures In sight at one
time, the exhibition of all one's
choicest possessions, which does not
accord with the Japanese Idea of lik
ing to use silk lining for cotton
clothes.
"On the whole, however, there are
greater advantages here than I see
In Japan. And, moreover, only such
a form of garden could keep har
mony with these commanding Ameri
can houses and their practical inhab
itants. How Incongruous It would be
If miniature rocky mountains, artifi
cial ponds, with loi: brld zee anrl
antique stone lanterns, were settled
upon those sunny, open grounds be
fore enormous, colored buildings!
Nor would a flowery American wo
man prove to be a fitting figure In
those quiet colored, shady scenes of a
Japaneso garden.
"It Is to be hoped for Japan tbat
the practical gardens of America will
be more frequently adapted, and, on
the other baud, our Imaginative gar
dens, together with our lowly
thatcbe cottages, may furnish some
pleasure ground suggestions to this
country. "
Roads and Automobiles.
The recent remarks of Mr. Herr
man, the Commissioner of Parks,
about the desirability of excluding
automobiles from Central Park have
a wider and more Important sugges
tion than that concerning this city's
great pleasure ground. Taken lit
erally, his plan is, of course. Incap
able of fulfilment. The automobile
has unquestionably "come to stay,"
and It Is now in so general use and Is
a vehicle of utility and pleasure to
so large a part of the community
that there can be no restriction of
Its employment within the limits pre
scribed In comparable circumstances
for other vehicles. In some cases It
Is no doubt offensive, as when It Is
driven carelessly or viciously, at a
dangerous speed, without giving a
due share of the road to other vehi
cles, or accompanied with an ear dis
tressing racket, a cloud of smoke or
a stench of gasolene. But then
horses are also offensive when they
run away or get blind staggers or
are driven by raucous voiced and
hog mannered "sports." We must
trust to tho progress of civilization
and the vigilant energies of tho po
lice to minimize such evils, whether
In motoring, horse driving, bicycling
or walking.
Tho Impairment of roads by auto
mobiles Is, however, a pertinent and
highly Important consideration, not
only in Central Park but all over the
country, for there is scarcely an "Im
proved" road anywhere which Is
much traveled that has not suffered
from the extraordinary wear and
tear of automobiles. The reason Is
perfectly plain. The roads were not
built for such traffic. Telford and
macadam roads were not designed for
automobiles. They were designed for
vehicles which would be light If swift
nnd slow if heavy, and which In ei
ther case would move upon wheels
with smooth tires. They were and
nre admirably adapted to the use of
a buggy weighing two hundred
pounds, even at a 2.30 pace, or of a
load of hay at a foot pace, even If It
weighs n couple of tons. But here
are vehicles as heavy as tho load of
hay moving as swiftly as the Imggy.
Worse than that, the automobile has,
instead of smooth tires, which would
3erve as rollers to smooth the road,
wheels shod with chains or spikes
designed expressly to cut Into and
tear the surface of the road.
Obviously the destruction of the
roads by such vehicles is a great evil
which cannot bo permanently toler
ated. We should say, however, that
It Is most properly to bo abated not
by excluding the vehicles from the
roads, but by adapting either the ve
hicles to tho road3 or tho roads to
the vehicles. Perhaps, indeed, both
these courses should be pursued. In
our city park3 the vehicles might be
requlrod to adapt themselves to the
roads. No automobile would ma
terially hurt a well made park road
if It were not driven too fast, even
if it were shod with chains or spikes.
All that Is needed, in brief, is that
automobiles in the parks shall be
reasonably driven, as other vehicles
are, to obviate their doing any more
harm to the roads than other vehicles
do. The great majority of automo
biles are, we believe, thus managed.
Tho damage to the roads Is chiefly
done by a comparatively few care
less or lawless drivers.
The other solution of tho prob
lem, the adaptation of the roads to
tho vehicles, may well b3 applied else
where. Tho work of road improve
ment is now being extensively per
formed all over this State. It would
be a great mistake to do It now as it
was done a score of years ago. The
road which was good enough for the
buggy and the load of hay will not
do for a vehicle which carries on
chain girt wheels the load of the lat
ter at the speed of the former. These
changed conditions of traffic should
be realized and the plan of construc
tion of the new roads, at any rate on
all "main traveled roads," should be
so modified a3 to meet these condi
tions, and so as to be adapted to the
now and far more formldablo type
of vehicle. That will no doubt be
an expensive thing, but It Will bo
far less oxpenBlvu In the end than to
have them ruined and need to be
rebuilt every year. Editorial in the
New York Tribune.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR SEPT. Iff HY THE
lll'.V. f. UT. HENDERSON.
NO FICTION.
The Father "What Is that book
you are reading, my son?"
The Bon "It's the story of a man
who invested bis money In a Western
gold mine, and lost every cent of it."
The Father "Ob, that's all right,
my boy, I was afraid you'd get a hold
f a work of fiction!" Yonkera
Statesman.
Long Elephant Tusks.
From the finding of an extraordl
aary pair of elephant tuska In East
Africa It Is believed that two races, of
elephants exist In that land. The
tusks are each a little more than
eleven feet long, are extremely slen
der, and altogether weigh but 293
pounds. The ends are not worn, show
lug that the elephant did not dig tor
roots, thus differing from the species
familiar to Ivory hunters. Philadel
phia ii it.
Rural Automobiles.
In the counties of northeastern
Ohio and the level portions of Penn
sylvania north of Pittsburg a move
ment has been started tor the estab
lishment of a rural automobile mall
service. Fairly good roads and the
absence of many steep hills make an
automobile by far the quickest meth
od of transportation. Several of the
largest distributing centres have al
ready Inaugurated tho practice and a
few machlnos have been bought. It
Is asserted that in addition to the
groater rapidity of the service the
first cost of the machines will be
more than offset by the greatly re
duced number of carriers needed.
New York Sun.
Oiled P.ouds in Kansas.
So successful did Kansas City's ex
periments with crude oil prove last
year that several Missouri counties
will sprinkle the macadam roads this
aeasr.n. Roads which were treated
with oil four times during 1906 did
not need sprinkling with water the
entire season, showing that the oil
treatment Is an economical one.
Bobbin Boys' Wages.
John B. Lenuon, treasurer of tho
American Federation of Labor, deliv
ered recently In Bloomlngton an ad
dress on strikes.
Turning to the amusing features
of the strike question, Mr. Lennon
said:
"I remomber a strike ot bobbin
boys, a Just strike, and one that suc
ceeded. These boys conducted their
fight well, even brilliantly. Thus tho
day they turned out they posted in
the spinning room of their employ
ers' mill a great placard Inscribed
with the words:
" 'The wages of sin ! death, but
the wages of the bobbin boys is
worse.' " Washington Star.
Hnbject: Moses Pleading With Is
raid. I). hi. 0:1-1(1 Golden Text,
Dent. 0:12 Memory Versee,
4-7 Commentary.
This speech of Moses to Israel, ot
which the lesson Is only a traction.
Is, to the mind ot the writer, one of
the greatest addresses In literature.
Profound In Its philosophy and
searching In Its call for the recogni
tion of the rights of God In His re
lationship to humanity It Is an Im
perishable contribution to the litera
ture of the world. It Is majestic.
The whole book of Deuteronomy Is
as majestic as thU speech. Profes
sor Moulton, In his Introduction to
the book of Deuteronomy, In the
Modern Reader's Bible, says: "It Is
not an exaggeration of literature to
say that no work of literature which
has ever appeared has produced a
greater sensation that the book of
Deuteronomy. Everyone knows the
romantic episode of its first appear
ance In historv a discovery or a res
cue from oblivion which would be the
equivalent of a discovery. King
Joslah with youthful fervor Is medi
tating a repair of the temple; the
treasury Is cleared out, and In it Is
found a book. Whether this was
Deuteronomy Itself or a larger roll
Including It we have no means of de
termining; but It was certainly the
contents of Deuteronomy which pro
duced the effect that followed this
discovery. The book was read before
the king; he rent his clothes as be
listened: a thrill of horror went
through the nation at the denuncia
tions of woe against idolatry coming
to light when the Idolatry was fully
established In the land. There en
sues the most sudden reformation
movement In all history. First, there
Is the great gathering in tho temple,
'all the men ot Judah and all the In
habitants of Jerusalem, and the
priests, and tho prophots, and all the
people, both small and great.' The
book Is read before them; they enter
into covenant with the Lord, the king
leading them from his lofty plat
form. Then they turn to a fury of
purging zeal; there is breaking of
idolatrous vessels, shattering of obe
lisks, defiling of high places through
out the land and the slaying of their
priests. Then with a recovered sense
of national purity the peoplo feel
able to keen the fpnst 'ntirnlv thoro
was not kept such a passover from
th days of the Judges that Judged !
Israel, nor in all the days of the
kings of Israel, nor of the kings of !
Judah.' "
The lesson Is so full of meat that
It is hard to cover it with Justice In j
a column. We shall consider three
points that are suggestive: 1. Verse
fiTS, Love for God. 2. Verse seven, I
Teaching Children. 3. Verses ten
and eleven, God s Gifts.
Love for God Is the one thing t'aat
from the human standpoint is neces
sary to-day. Men will not much de
sire to do God's will unless they have
affection for Him. They will not love
their fellow ,creatures as they should
unless they have a thorough-going
love for God. They will lend them
selves to all sorts of wickedness and
practice every variety of meanness
if their souls ure not surcharged
with such a love for God as shall
make them amenable to the control
of tho divine decrees. Nations need
this as much as do individuals. We
shall never beat our urraaments Into
agricultural Implements until we get
the world In an attitude of love to
ward God. Tho world knows that I
God loves It, especially the civilized
World. What we need is to secure a '
reciprocity of affection from thje man- I
ward side. Without it tho world is !
doomed.
It is not sufficient that men shall
be lovers of God themselves. It Is
necessary that they shall teach their
children the principles of moral and
religious truth that dominate their
lives. And the Protestant church has
much to learn along this line. The
Catholic church, however much we
may disagree with its theological
tenets, is the greatest success that
the world has ever seen In the matter
of the direction and control of the
child mind. And the Protestant
church might well learn a lesson from
that success. Proper direction and
instruction during the first ten years
of the life of a child will, almost In
variably, determine the movement of
Its mind during the rest of its life.
Our children are entitled to the most
cultivated, intellectual and spiritual
nourishment and guidance that the
world affords. To-day may direct the
destiny of to-morrow.
Another thing that we had well re
member, especially in this land, Is
that God has given us the land with
out any effort of our own. It Is no
less true of us than It was of Israel.
America needs this message of Moses
to Israel beyond any nation in the
world to-day. We had best be care
ful not to forget God in this gift-land
of our inheritance. The religious
heritage of America Is her pearl be
;:ond price. May sbe not barter
rlther her inheritance or her heritage
for a mess of pottage. The danger
Is that In our prosperity we shall for
get the Providence that four cen
turies ago unveiled this land to the
gaze of Christendom. The danger is
that we shall let go our grasp on God.
The danger is that in the last an
alysis we of to-day shall forget that
we did not build the land, or fill the
houses with good things, or dig the
wells. The danger is that being filled
and satisfied we shall become self
satisfied; that being secured, of God
in our prosperity we shall become
elf-sufficlent. Let us beware.
Effect of the Weather.
Bishop Sanford Olmstead. ot Colo
rado, at a dinner in Denver, raid,
apropos of Sabbath breaking:
"I was talking to an Eastern ciery
man the other day about his church
attendance.
"I suppose," I said, "that in your
district rain affects the attendance
considerably."
"He smiled faintly. 'Indeed, yes,'
he said; 'I hardly have a vacant saat
when It is too wet for golf or motor
ing.' "Kansas City Journal.
L'niiaturul.
There Is something uncanny about
the mother who admits tbat her boy
may have been just as much to blamo
as her neighbor's child. Chlcagu
Record-Herald.
BEFORE THE PARTY.
Host "Why did you write all our
guests that this Is to be a very in
formal affair?"
Hostees "So I'd be sure to he tbs
best dressed woman hers." Life.
Mpcon.''s First Wireless.
Marconi's first wlreloss message
was sent from a kite of the Eddy
pattern. This remarkable man, now
S7 years old, active as a cricket, a
man who neither smokes, chews nor
drinks, has sent kites into the great
empyrean a distance of five miles.
One of them showed a pulling or
lifting power of nearly 300 pounds.
Such a kite, nine feet high, would
take a boy to heaven. Eddy on the
evening of the Dewey reception,
when the hero returned from Ma
nila, sent a kite across the East
River, and attached to the string
were 17 glass lanterns, each con
taining a candle. All New York
wondered at the strange spectacle
of varl-colored "electric" lights sail
ing so high above the Brooklyn
Bridge. The kite, of course, was in
visible. N. Y. Press.
Thought The Cat Was Dying.
A very pretty girl of nineteen,
with tears running down her cheeks,
rushed Into the Bellevue receiving
room last night.
"Oh, doctor, sho's dying!" she
walled. "Save my darling Tootsle."
"Pray be calm, madame," sooth
ed Dr. Howard, "and tell mo who
In dying."
The weeping girl unloosened a
sheet from about the body of a di
minutive Jet black rat. She had
swallowed a needle and two yards of
thread. "Oh, I don't want to live
If Tootsle dies."
Three difficult operations and the
assistance of two other famous sur
geons were required to separate the
needle from Tootsle's breathing ap
paratus, but when the tired doctors
finished the kitten was as good as
new. N. Y. American.
THE "YELL-OH" MAN
And One of His Ways.
To call a man a liar seems rude, so
we will let the reader select his own
term.
Some time ago the Manager of
"Collier's Weekly" got very cross
with us because we would not con
tinue to advertise in his paper.
We have occasionally been at
tacked by editors who have tried to
force us to advertise in their papers
at their own prices, and, on their own
conditions, falling In which we were
to be attacked through their editorial
columns. The reader can fit a name
to that tribe.
We had understood that the editor
of "Collier's" was a wild cat of tho
Sinclair "Jungle bungle" type, a per
son with curdled gray matter, but it
seems strange that the owners would
descend to using their editorial col
umns, yellow as they are, for such
rank out and out falsehoods as ap
pear in their issue of July 27tb,
where the editor goes out of his way
to attack us, and the reason will ap
pear tolerably clear to any reader
who understands the venom behind it.
We quote In part as follows:-
"One widely circulated paragraph
labors to Induce the impression that
Grape-Nuts will obviate the necessity
of an operation in appendicitis. This
Is lying, and, potentially, deadly ly
ing. Similarly, Postum continually
makes reference to the endorsemen.s
of a 'distinguished physician' or a
prominent health official,' persons as
mythical, doubtless, as they are mys
terious." We do not hesitate to reproduce
these mendacious falsehoods In order
that It may be made clear to the pub
lic what the tacts are, and to nail the
liar up 30 that people may have a look
at him. If this poor clown knew
what produced appendicitis, he might
have some knowledge ot why the usa
of Grape-Nuta would prevent It. Let
it be understood that appendicitis
results from long continued disturb
ance in the intestines, caused primar
ily by undigested food, and chiefly by
undigested starchy food, such as
white bread, potatoes, rice, partly
cooked cereals, and such. Thes9 lie
In the Warmth and moisture of the
bowels in an undigested state, and
decay, generating gases, and Irritat
ing the mucous surfaces until, under
such conditions, the lower art of the
colon and the appendix become in
volved. Disease sets up, and fre
quently, of a form known as appendi
citis. Now then, Grape-Nuts food was
made by Mr. C. W. Post, after he had
an attack of appendicitis, and re
quired some food in which the starcii
was predlgested. No such food ex
isted; from his knowledge of dietetics
he perfected the food; made it pri
marily for his own use, and after
wards introduced it to the putllc. In
this food the starch is transformed
by moisture and long-time cooking
irtto a form of sugar, which It easily
digested and does not decay Iu the
Intestines. It Is a practical certainty
that when a man has approaching
symptoms of appendicitis, the attack
can be avoided by discontinu.ag ait
food except Grape-Nuts, aid by prop
erty washing out the intestines.
Most physicians are now acquainted
with the facts, and will verify the
statement.
Of course, this is all newp, and
should be an education to ihe person
who writes the editorials or "Col
lier's," and who should take at least
some training before he undertakes
to write tor the public.
Now as to the references to "a dis
tinguished phjslclan" or "a promi
nent health official" being "mythical
persons." We are here to wager
"Collier's Weekly," or auy other
skeptic or liar, any amount ot money
they care to name, and . which they
will cover, tbat we will produce proof
to any Board of Investigators that we
have never yet published an adver
tisement announcing the opinion ot
a prominent physician or health
official on Postum or Grape-Nuts,
wheu we did not have the actual
letter in our possession. It can be
easily understood that many prom
inent physicians dislike to have tbelr
names made public In reference to
any article whatsoever; they have
their own rsasons, and we respect
those reasons, but we never make
mention ot endorsements unless we
have the actual endorsement, and
tbat statement we will back with any,
amount of money called tor.
When a Journal wilfully prostitutes
Its columus, lo try and barm a repu
table manufacturer In au effort to
force him to advertise, it is time the
public knew the facts. Ths owner
or editor ot Collier's Weekly can
not force money from us by such
moibods.
POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd.