"WHITE A LETTER HOME TONIGHT." Donl go to ftvp theatre, concert or ball, But itaj in your room to night, Deny yourself to the friends that coll. And o good long letter write. Write to the ead, ood folko at home Who oit, when the day ia done, With folded hand and t'ear wet eye. And think of the nbacnt one Don't aelfiahly acribble, "Excuse my baate, I've acarcely time to write!" Lest their drooping thought! go wandering hark To many o bygone night, When they lost their needed sleep and rest, And every breath woa a prayer That God would leave their darling one To their tender, loving care. Don't let them feel you have no need Of their love and counacl wiae, For the heart growa strongly aenaitive When aorrow ha dimmed the eve. It might be well to let them think You ve never forgotten them quite; That yon deem it a pleasure when far sway . ABtrf Long letters home to write. Don't think the young and giddy friends Who make your pastime gay. Have half the anxioua thoughts of you That the home hearts have today. The duty of writing do not put off. Let sleep and pleasure wait, Lest the letter for which they look and long, Be a day or even an hour too late. For the aad, loving hearts at home With cheeks tear-washed anil white, Are longing to hear from the absent one, So write them t long letter to night. Contributed by H. W. Smith to The Sample Case. Looking at a map of Natal and fol lowing, the course of the Tugela River from Its mouth, you will see a small tributary marked Insuzi River, which has its source In the N'Kankhla Mountains, Zululand. This river fol lows a very tortuous course as It rushes to Join the Tugela, and is fed by numerous streams which dash down the mountain sides in water falls and cascades, cutting down through the rocks and forming long spurs with gorges hundreds of feet deep between. Some years ago I was running a Kaffir store, which was situated on thu slope of one of the long spurs aforementioned, overlooking the N'Kuzana stream. At the time of which I am speaking there were a good many prospectors in the valley, and a syndicate was working claims up the N'Kuzana stream. Besides trading with the natives I did a fairly good business with these plucky pio neers of civilization. Game was pretty plentiful, and also snakes; a more salubrious region for these creatures I was never in. I had an instinctive feeling of repug nance for snakes, and never passed one without at least trying to kill It. One evening, after telling the um faan (native lad) to close the store, I was sitting outside my wattle-and-daub hut enjoying a smoke, when suddenly the boy came rushing up, shouting, "Baas, baas, lnyoka um kulu, kakulu!" (Master, a big a very big snake!) Springing to my feet, I asked him v. here it had gone and what kind of a snake it was. He replied that It was too dark to see, but It was very large; he had seen It go Into the store just as he was about ts close the door. "All right," I said, "go and shut the store up now." But the laO remained where ho was, shaking with fright, and it was obvious that he dare not go near the place while that snake remained In side. My other "boys." had been sent sway on errands in the morning, and had not returned. At first I thought I would leave the snake until the morning, but remembering that I had lust received a fresh supply of goods which were lying about the I to re and would give the creature plenty of hiding places, I thought it better to have it out with the brute there and then, otherwise It would mean turn ing the store inside out next morning to look for It. From the boy's de scription I took it to be a young py thon, able to Inflict a severe bite, but not venomous. Selecting a good stick and taking a lighted candle with tne, I went to the Btore, slipped quietly In, and closed the door behind me. Placing the candle on Hie counter, 1 looked around In the dim light. Hearing a slight noise at the end of the store I crept towards it, and presently saw the head of a snake appear just above a bale of blankets, its body being on the other side. I struck nt him, but as he dodged the blow I bow that It was not a pythou. Jumping back I tripped and fell with a crash among the tln-blllies and Kaftlr-pots. In falling I saw a hissing streak of black, which struck at me as It flashed past and made for the door. Any doubts I had as to the kind of snake it was were now dispelled, for by the sickly smell of musk 1 knew the creature was a black mambe, and the largest of its kind I bad ever seen. Heartily I cursed myself for my folly in not bringing my shotgun with mi-, for now I was fairly trapped, the 1,11 '. ug between me and the door. ' The black mamba, I may men tlou, Is one of the most dangerous of deadly snakes, for, besides the viru lence of its venom, it Is very fero cious, and when at bay will attack a human belug with Incredible fury. ThJ extraordinary quickness of Its movements makes It still more to be dreaded; it will dodge a blow from a stick and Btrike back before Us op ponent has time to recover. And here was I, shut up. through my own stupidity, with a serpent of this de scription, which appeared to me to be about twelve feet in length. Meanwhile the brute, flndlng Kb retreat cut off, turned toward me ain; I could see Hb evil looking eyes sclutlllatlng in the dim light of the caudle. I caught up some weights and hurled them at It, in the hope of injuring It sufficiently to stop It from sprlnglug, but this only had the effect, of still further Incensing tho numbs, and It gathered Itself to gether to attack me. Promptly I jumped up to get on the other side of the counter. In my hurry, keeping my eyes all the time on the snake, I upset the candle and sent it flying leaving myself In total darkness! My feelings at that moment were not exactly enviable. Searching has tily In my pocket for a match I found, to my dismay, that I must have left them by the chair where I had been smoking outside, and the stock of matches In the store was at the other end, with the snake barring the road! Just then 1 heard the mamba, with o loud hiss, hit the thin wood lining In front of the counter ss it struck out in my direction. Thinking that it was trying to get at me over the counter, I lashed out wildly to right and left with my stick, but beyond clearing the counter and bringing a shower of articles from the shelves about me I did no harm to the snRke except to rouse It to still greater fury. 1 could hear the brute striking continually anywhere and every where It Beemed to me hissing with rage meanwhile, the thud of Its blows sounding loud against the wood lin ing. Standing helplessly there in the darkness, with death in hideous shape coming nearer and nearer, I realized to the full the horror of my position. To say I was In a blue funk Is no ex aggeration; I felt cold, my skin seemed to creep, and, If my hair did not actually stand on end, I etper lenced all the sensations of Its doing so. I continued slashing wildly, how ever, expecting every moment to feel a blow and the deadly fangs buried in my flesh. But tho strain was get ting too much for my nerves, and I felt like screaming when I heard the little door between the counter and front of the store fly back with a thud. The snake, striking furiously all nlong the front of the counter, had at last come to the door. Not being bolted the force of the blow had sent it erasing back. The noise of that opening door brought me to my senes, for I knew now where my enemy was. Thinking the snake was coming round to the back of the counter I immediately jumped on top, my head coming into violent contact with bootB and other articles hanging from the ceiling. Wrenching them from the hooks I threw them in the direction where I thought the snake was, and then took a flying leap toward the door. Next instant I gave a terrified yell, for I came down right on top of tho mamba, feeling the snake's body give and turn under my foot! I was now fairly demoralized, and almost mad with terror. Wrenching open the door, I leapt out and Blammed it hard behind me, well nigh fainting when I got out Into the cool evening air. Making for my hut, I got some stim ulant, which brought me round. Next morning, with a couple of cartridges In my shotgun, I went to the store, and, opening the door soft ly, beheld the cause of my fright ly ing colled up peacefully on some sacks. I raised the weapon, pulled the trigger, and the charge of No. 5 did Its work. I told the boys to bring the snake outside, and, getting a rule, measured the mamba, finding him to be ten feet nine Inches in length, the finest I have ever seen. On examining the woodwork of the counter we could see the marks of the fangs where the brute had truck again and again in his blind fury. Whenever I go to kill a snake now I generally take a double-barreled ahotgun with me In case of ac cidents. From the Wide World Magazine. AN EVER YD A Y CREED. - J believe that work is the best panacea for ills, especially those of the mind. I believe in fun and laughter. I believe in the beauty of flow ers, sunsets and mountains; In the music of birds and brooks. I believe there is a bright side to everything. I believe that an ounce of frankness and explanation is worth a pound of repentance and forgiveness. I believe In tho hearty hand shake. In hospitality, comrade ship, friendship aud love. Bos ton Brown Book, Office Fifty Years in One Family. A remarkable feature of the elec tions held this week is commented upon in Tayniouth township, where D. D. Ross, a Democrat, was elected Supervisor. It transplreB that for up ward of fifty yearB, or during nearly the whole of the township's existence, the office of Supervisor has been in the Ross family. Ross' grandfather, one of the curliest settlers In Saginaw County, was for many years Super visor during and before Civil War days. When he became too old to continue in the duties the office de sceneded to his son, by the same name, who likewise held it for many years. Now comes the grandson, who is the third In the direct family line to hold tho office of Supervisor in Taymouth. It Is believed not anothei record in office holding such as this can be found in .he State of Michigan. Saginaw Correspondence Detroit Free 1 less. Winds and Fish. A singula i correspondence has late ly been brought to light Detween the prevailing dlrectiou of the wind on the coast of New South Wales and th average catch of Ash. These Influence iiavu periods of three or four years Thus iu 1 S i8 there was a general scarcity a: flsh, but afterward thej became more and more abundant ur to 1901. In 1905 there was anothei scarcity of fish, but the next year the; begun to return lu increasing num bers. The cause of these variation was a mystery until the coincidence with the prevailing direction of the coastal winds was noticed. Now it It thought that by the study of the winds the prospects of the fishermen may be predicted two or three years in advance. Oregon Pine For Hongkong. Hougkong imports annually about 2.000,000 feet board measure of Ore gon pine. WHY TEACHING REPELS MEN i Dependent and Narrnwlni Profession From Which They flolri Oil. ' Fnim the Bfliirfltfniinl Hlttttt. In the seven years ended 1908 tho 1 number of men teachers In the ! United States decreased twenty-four I per cent. It Is not a.matter of wages. ! Professionally fitted men teachers get higher average salary than the av erage IncomeB of lawyers, physicians, clergymen and business men In their communities. There are even begin ning to he prizes for superior teach ers. Salaries of $5000 are common, $10,000 is not Infrequent, $20,000 has been offered several times; there have been private school principals who cleared $100,000 a year. But four reasons make the thoughtful young men hesitate. First, It is a hireling occupation. A college presi dent was once comparing his work with mine. "For one thing, you are your own master," he said. "Yes," I replied, "it Ih a good many years since I have had to tako orders from any body." "That's Just it," he mused, thoughtfully; and though he Is one of the great college presidents, a man with whose work mine Is not for a moment to be measured, I could B83 that In this respect he envied me. That president is as little accus tomed or likely as any man I know to be Interfered with by his trustees, but the ordinary man teacher is en tirely at their mercy. The law makes them the authority as to course of study, regulations, selection of teach ers, equipment and supplies. Out side of the board of education that di rectly employs him the community feels authorized to dictate whether he shall smoke or dance or play cards or call on a lady twice a week. The present principal of the high school at Newark, N. J., lost a place In Cort land Normal School because when he applied he was wearing a red necktie; the chairman of the committee dis liked red neckties. Second, teaching Is looked down upon In the community. We might as well face this fact. "When A was orlnrlpal of a grammar school," said '.he head of a normal school, "he would run across the street to shake hands with me. Now that he has passed his law examination and hung up his shlugle he expects me to run across the street to shake hands with nlm." In other words, A feels that to be at the tail of the law Is higher .1,.... . . l. . . v. . a . , j iiui in ub ni. iiim iup ui leuemug. i no teacner may nave a personality that commands respect In spite of his calling, but as a teacher and outside It his especial work he Is regarded by business men slightingly, as an Improvident visionary, thinking in a world of Imaginary conditions, like Alice In Wonderland. This is shown from the fact that the teacher Is so seldom elected to a place of responsibility not educa tional. "Oh, but look nt the high school principal of Lancaster elected Mayor, and the deputy superintendent of Instruction elected Secretary of State in Pennsylvania! " you cry. YeB, you who live In Pennsylvania point to those two men, and If you lived in Illinois or Louisiana or Arizona or Oregon, and were well informed, you would point to the same two men. Why? Because they are the only ones. There are 110,000 meu teach ers In the United States and two of them have been elected to responsible public places; the exceptions are so rare and noteworthy that they prove the general rule that teachers are not so trusted. "At your age George Washington had mastered mathemat ics," remarked a teacher to an unsat isfactory pupil. "And at yours he was President of the United States," was the retort, and it stung. Third, teaching usually belittles a man. I do not say It ought to; I do not say it always does; I say It usual ly does. His dally dealing is with petty things of interest only to his children and a few women assistants, and under regulations laid down by outside authority, so that large ques tions seldom come to him for consid eration. His environment narrows him, he grows to have ouly one in terest, and that limits him In public and in social life. You cannot usually get It out of the heads of the kind of men who go Into teaching that they are dealing with inferior minds. The child cannot answer back; the teacher has the last word; ergo the teacher is correct. Of course the real teacher is a listener; he learns more from his children than they from him, because it is an ever new delight to watch the Impression of ideas upon the budding mind. But how many men teachers are there of your acquaintance who listen? How many of them delight in a childish mind quick enough to catrh them in a blunder? How many of them say wheu the child fails to com prehend, "How stupid my teaching must be?" It is the assumption that the teacher knows it all and the child nothl'ig that belittle. The teacher who has browbeaten his suhoul is at a hjss when ho conies out of the school Into the community which can answer back and is by no means disposed to accept his Ipse dixit. This euggests the fourth and last leason I shall give, that teaching tends to bad manners, and the bright young meu who see this hesitate to be classed with teachers. Some years ago thore was a vacancy iii the sci ence department of the Syracuse high school. Among, those w.V appeared before the committee was a man from Buffalo. He replied to the questions put to him and then he asked three or four. When they were answered I he said: "Gentlemen, 1 withdraw my application. 1 thank you tor consld I erlng me. The place has not advan tages enough over my present one to warrant me in changing. Good day." Aud he was gone in less time than It had taken most of the candidates to introduce themselves. When the door closed upon him the committee looked at one another and the superintendent said: "I tell you what 1 think, gen tlemen; wheu we come to choose a principal for our commercial high school, that's our man." And to that place be was elected, although he had given no special attention to business branches. Now what .nust n the general cou- dltlon of teachers' mannffe when It ! such a distinction as this to have the appearance and bearing of a gentle man and the decision and dlrectnese of a business man? A norms! and university graduate of considerable experience was a candidate for a place In the Albany normal, and was pretty sure of It up to the point when he called upon the State Superintendent. This officer was at his desk, and the candidate when he enme In seated himself familiarly on the side of It. Thnt cost him his appointment, and 1( ought to. As a rule men teachers are uncouth, crude, III at ease in com pany. They do not know how to entet a drawing room or a business office or how and when to get out of either. It is amazing what u difference It makes In a teacher's presence If ho goes Into business for n time and learnR how to meet people. Men principals are often petty tyrants; they nccept and demand obe dience to the point of servility. How often you see a principal and his as sistants coming In a body to an asso ciation, the women cluttering about him and he strutting majestically, like cock nnd lions In a barnyard. I could name a man, a fine man nnd teacher at that, who has yielded to this Influence so much that he never listens to a remark when It is first made, hut expects it to be repeated. A superintendent of schools In one of the large cities was walking from one building to another with some of his teachers. It was an oppressively hot day In June and they were In the glare. Finally one of the ladies sug gested: "Dr. , don't you think tt would be better to walk on the shady side?" "Oh, no," he replied, imperturbably. "I don't mind the sun!" He was a really great man, to whom American education owes not a little, but he got his manners In the schoolroom. EPMrORTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, JUNE 7. WHAT OF ENGLAND? W hen All Nn! ions Equal Her in Pos session of the High Sens? What of England, the country which of nil has most to lose and least to gain? How Is she contem plating the era when nil nntlons equal her In possession of the atmospheric ocean, the higher seas? When the aerial fleets of the world can pass as readily as her own not Into, but over, the Cinque ports; over St. Paul's, and Lombard street, and Bucking ham Palaco; over Windsor, over Man chester, nnd Birmingham, and Shef field; over the length of the fairest, strongest, securest, most historic nnd richest of argosled realms, from Land's End to John o' Groat's from her new naval base at Rosyth to the borders of tho Mersey? Major F. S. Baden-Powell, late of the Scotch Guards, summed up tho whole matter, last year, with so quiet a significance that one would think there could bo no other sub ject so occupying tho mind of his countrymen. "If in the future all nations adopt airships for war, much of our insularity will be gone, and we must make due preparation." But In the event of England's loss of insularity, what preparation, or equality of aerial equipment, can restore to her a specific supremacy like that with all it includes which is possessed by her, so long as sea power is the sovereign power, and "Britannia rules the waves?" Recalling the past, it is typical to say the least, that all England is not at tills moment evincing for once a just apprehension not of defeat in war or even of violence at alien hands, but of the falling-in of that concession of specific immunity which has been a sound warrant for tho "gude conceit of hersel" so little rel ished by the envious. A like apathy, however, prevails In other countries most concerned, In some of which the people at large express a full re alization of-what is Boon to affect modes of life and International lib erties and restrictions. Tho subju gation of the atmosphere has not come Impressively like the steamboat of Fulton, or the "What hath God wrought" over Morse's wire, but has crept slowly from tho diversion stage to the utilization of advanced engi neering and equipment. Who can doubt that the actual con dition is understood in the c'.:ancel rles of Europe-r-lt must be that cab inets and rulers have an Inkling of it, that British statesmen know what It means, else why are they watching so intently the efforts made by ono another? England, as usual. Is let ting others pull the chestnuts out of the fire, ready to profit lu imitation of what others may produce; al though, eveu she, at last, has tested, rathor unsuccessfully, a dirigible air ship of her own. And yet, if the statesmen of the great powers really appreciate what 1b coming, why do they insist bo on the Increase of their navies? From Edmund Clarence Stedman's "The Prince of the Power of the Air," In tho Century. DHVS-' 1 AVOH POSTAL HANK Sayre (Special ). The platform idoptod by the Pennsylvania Stale Prohibition convention, reaffirms al liance to the National Prohibition arty. H affirms that tho liquor traffic s not a business; that the license i.vstem h a crime and a financial allure. In that It places a burden )f taxation on tho Commonwealth vhlch exceeds Its revenues, and de .lares for the enactcment of State ind national laws prohibiting tho linnufncture, transportation. Impor tation and exportation of lntoxleat ng liquors us a beverage. The platrorm also favors the elec iou of tho President and Vice Presl lent of the United States by a direct irote of the people. No specific local opllon plank is incorporated In the platform, but fnvors all movements that have for iholr object the overthrow of the liq uor traffic. It deninnds further tho Immediate prohibition of the liquor truffle in the District of Columbli and at all other places under Federal iurlsdictlon. The establishment of postal sav ing tianks is favored, as It is also tho enforcement of the law req ilrlng In struction In the public schools Of physiology and hygiene with refer ence to the effect of alcoholic liquors and narcotics upon the human sys tem. It protests against tbe defects In the primary election law and con cludes with an arraignment of th present system of distributing Stnle appropriations to public Institution. and State charities as a reward of parly favor under the disguise of public charity. Daniel Sturgeon, of I'nlontown, was nominated for Judge of the Su perior Court. Delegates-at-large to the natlon.il convention were elected as follows; Michael J. Fanning, of Philadel phia; George Hoffman, ArdmOie; Burton L. Roekwood, Philadelphia; R. D. Williams, Sayre; James W. Houston. Allegheny; Godfrey String er. Philadelphia; E. T. Routlodge, Llvermore; H. It. Stem, Union City; R. 8. Irwin, Butler; Frank L. Mor ton, Philadelphia. David B. MeCalmont, of Franklin, was ro-clcrtrd State chairman. NURSES GRADUATE. Is the Earth Luminous? Do we present the appearance of a bright star to the people who may live ou other planets? Professor Milne, the eminent stu dent of earthquakes and their causes, thinks that we possibly may that the earth has a light of its own which is not easily distinguishable by those residing upon it. At a recent scien tific meeting in London he stated that for a long time ho had been studying a chalk doposit (rom which at various time a brilliant light flashed. He could discover no traces of phosphorus lu the chalk, nor othet substances which might throw off light from themselves. He found no sources of heat thut might cause light. He was forced to the conclu sion that much of the surface of the earth gave off a light of Ub own which might be easily distinguished at a great elevation above it, but which on the immediate surface of the earth .., uot always detectable by human eyes. The Boy's World. Appropriation For Airships. Tbe French Government is so well pleased with the aeronautic experi ments conducted by the War Depart ment that It propoi to appropriate $1,000,000 to lucrease its production of dirigible alishlps. Reading (Special) Eight young woman who have completed tho three years' course lu tho Rending Hospital Training School for Nuism were graudated. They are: Miss Barbara H. lhisrh, Portage, Pa.; Miss Mary R. Hammond. Plymouth, Pa.; Miss Eva R. Johnson, Poinl Pleasant. Pn.; Miss Lillian T. John son, New Wilmington, Pa.; Miss An na C. Sausser, Heading; Miss Nellie B, Towner, Ulster, Pa.; Miss Nellie Warner, Denver, Col., and MIS3 Sarah a. WUra, Vlnoland, Pa, It was the eighteenth commence ment of the institution. Among the pcakers was Dr. George M. Boyd professor of clinical obstetrics, at the Medlco-Chlrurglcal' College, Philudel ihia. The following have been enrolled is probationers: Miss Lottie Patten, Orwingsburg. Pa.! Miss Klla M. Hal rich, BornvlllP, Pa.; Miss Knthry,n M. Francis, Shamokln, Pa.; Miss Sadie M. Schoneer. Womelsdorf. Pa Miss Margaret F. Beyler and Miss Florence E. Newcombe, Reading. CARRIE NATION IN TROUBLE. Pittsburg (Special). MM. Carrie Vatlon, of Kansas, who was arrest d here charged with disorderly con luct for scolding nnd embarassing four men In public, was fined $2 5 ind costs or thirty days to the work souse by Magistrate Brady. She refused to pay her fine. As she was icing led back to the cell department the cried out in the courtroom: "I would rather go to jull than to 50 to holl!" Detective Kelly, who arrested Mrs. Nation, testified that he thought she night to bo hold until a commission ;ould be appointed to exnmlno into tier sanity. This testimony so angered the sa loon smasher that Magistrate Brady nought the proceedings lo an ab ntpt close by Imposing the fine. Social mom'-ms of ttn . C. T. I.' , who were present, pallid hat 10 defray her fun. They vere suc cessful and Mrs. Nation was releas ed a few moments before she would have been taken to the workhouse. FAVOR ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE. York (Special). The York Coun ty Lutherans, who have been in ses sion here for the past few days, put themselves on record as favoring lb; Anti-Saloon League. The movement was led by Rev. Dr. Adam Stump, who presented a series of resolutions Indorsing tho Antl-Snloon Leagu? and its effort to elect legislative can didates. All Lutherans were urged to tuke a prominent part In the campaign In York County. Nearly all of the Lutheran ministers of the town gave some expression luvorlng tho Anil Saloon League. Mother's Dentil Kills Sou. Reading (Special ).--When the news thut Mrs. Daniel Kapp had died of heart Iro.ible and dropsy reached Charles D. Rapp, a son, living at Kepner, who was ill with tho same disease, he collapsed from shock and died thirty hours after his mother. I i: hi Shoes Cause I'cutll. Reading (Special). On the day after his wedding to Miss Helen Relnert, on May 9, Edwin F. Pauley, of Topton, injured his left foot by wearing a pair of tight shoes. Gan grene resulted uud he died. Murderer Gets Light Sentence. Altoona (Special). Following his refusal for a new trial, Judge Bell sentenced Tony Michaels, who mur dered George Johns last Fall, to one year and six months in the peniten tiary, Michaels' counsel will appeal on the ground thut a Juror was prejudiced. BANKERS' PUBLIC requests. Easton (Special). The will of the late Thomas Rlnek. president of the Northampton National Bank, has become operative, through the recent death of his wife, Mrs. Mary Rlnek. The following bequests are made: First Reformed Church, $2,500, which is to be Invested and the In terest used for the poor of the con gregation; Easton Hospital, $5,000, to endow a bed to be knovn as the Thomas and Mary J. Rlnek bed; Easton Home for Aged and Infirm Women, $2,000; Easton Home for Friendless Children, $1,000. ROBBED AND MURDERED. Rldgway (Special). Three boys out rowing In the Clarion River dis covered the remains of a man near the northern boundary of this bor ough. Tho body was later identified as that of a Greek, George Pondele vegas, who dlsapepared about two weeks ago from Johnsonburg. a bor ough nine miles up tho river. The mini's throat was cut from ear to ear, and a Inrge sum of money was gone which It was known he had when last, heard of. His disap pearance dates from tho time he vis ited a tough section of Johnsonburg In company with couple of Italians. IS "DEVIL CHASER" INSANE? Easton (Special). Juoge Scott appointed Dr. A. R. Moulton, of Klrkbrlde s, Philadelphia; Dr. W. W. Richardson, superintendent of the State Hospital at Norrlslown, and Hugh H. Eastbiirn, an attorney at law, of Doylestown, Pa., a commis sion to Inquire Into the mental con dition of Robert Barhnian, of Naza reth, charged with the slaying of hla little niece, Irene May Smith, while In a religious frenzy. CAPT1 RES A BURGLAR, Shamokln (S p e c I a 1). George John, a prominent resident of this place, was awakened early by a burg lar down stairs. John armed himself with a stove lifter and after a brief struggle knocked the intruder down, after which he surrendered. John dress ed the niun's wounds and telephoned tho police, who locked the man up He gave his name as James Peck. The Promise of the Fther(Luke 24. 44-49; lea. 44. 1-8.) Luke 24. 44-49. It would havo been a calamity beyond oomparo If, when Jesus had left his disciples, he had made no provision for giving them the guidance and help which hitherto had been supplied by his presence among them. But In every record of his last days with the twelve, there In In some form or other, tho promise of One who should comfort and load them after ho had left the earth. So, when ho said, "I aend the promise of the Father upon you," they did not know what he meant until afterward, nUhough tho Old Testament abounds In f rms of that promise, realized on the day of Pentecost. They wore ito watt for it; they were to attempt no ngresslve service In behnlf of the church which Jesus had commissioned I them to establish, until this nromlse was flfllled and the power of this Com ing One was felt. Isa. 44. 1-8. This Is one of the foreshadowlngs of the coming of the Holy Spirit. In ono of these great visions, which are found scattered I through the writings of the prophets. I Isaiah sees a time when God's spiritual Israel shall be refreshed and newly I empowered to do larger things In tho I world than Israel after the flesh had ever even dreamed. When the Spir it Is poured ouit, the increase of the . new Israel is to be great and wonder j ful. This, too, was realized when the day of Pentecost was fully come, and tho Holy Spirit, the Comforter ' whom Jesus had promised, filled tho 1 hearts of those In the upper room j with unspeakable Joy nnd power. The ' day of tho kingdom's enlargement be ' gun In splendor. How shall we get the promise of tho Father? First, believe. Believe that the Holy Spirit is; accept at Its I full value Christ's promise of the real and persona Comforter. Be'.leve In 1 his personal relation to you. Then desire. He who really desires to live the Spirtt-fUled life will pray for It per sistently, absorbingly, bellevlngly. Tho coming of the Spirit will mean not merely a Joyful experience but a new equipment for service. This must be reckoned with, and then If It seems worth tho cost, desire for the new power will grow stronger and more dedlnite. Then consecrate. Railroad Official In Wreck. Oil City (Special). A locomotive hauling the private car of D. T. Mur ray, of Youngstown, O., division su perlntendent of the Lake Shore Rail road, crashed Into the rear of a freight train at Renova, three miles west of here. Engineer Malone, of Ashtabula, had his collar bone bro ken. Tho occupants of the private car, including several women, wera badly shaken up, but not Injured. JUNE SEVENTH. Sent To .lull For Dynamiting. West Chester (Special ) .Charged with dynamiting fish In the Brandy wine, near this place, Vlncenzo Or lando, of West Chester, was commit ted to jail for six months and had n fine of $100 imposed on him here by Magistrate S. M. Paxson. Wit nesses detected Orlando In the act, and chased him a mile before thDy caught him. Acts 2: 37, Jus. 4: 8- Lev. 2G: I: 4-9. 2 Chron. Dates Fixed For Murder Trials. Reading (Special). District At torney Schaeffer has set June 10 as the date of tbe trial of Abraham Rosenthal, charged with the murder of hlB brother-in-law, Lewis B. Claw son. On the following day Rowland T. Stokes, charged with the murder of his father-in-law, former City Treasurer Hoffman, will be placed on trial. Fell Dcuil Returning From ( lunch Reading (Special). While re turning from church, Michael J. Collar, state chaplain of the Order of Knights of Friendship, fell dead on the street, and his body was not found until morning. He was 54 years old. Rev. Henry Alfke, pastor of (he Parkerford Baptist Church, has ten tered hie resignation and accepted a cull to tho Cedarville, N. J., Baptist Church. He will enter the pastorate thore about June lf. STATE ITEMS. William Showers, of West Milton, a r. & K. orakeman, ten Detween the cars of his train at Tamaqua and was killed. James Conway was killed by an ex plosion of gas in the Otto Colliery, near Pottsvllle. The man's naked lamp fired a pocket of gas. Mrs. William McDonuld, at Selin's Grove, snatched a baby from the path of an approaching locomotive und saved the child's life. Postmaster Addison Eppehlnier made the announcement of the fol lowing mall carriers for Royersford: Isaac Shelly, Alfred S. Ayres, Wll bert Buzby and Edgar L. Strang, substitute. Rev. Normlne H. Kalleubach, of Royersford, who has just been grad uated from the Nashota, Wis., Theological Seminary with honors, has accepted u call to become curate to Rev. William 11. Rurbank, rector of St. Peter's Parish, Phoenlxville, and will also have charge of St. Andrew's Mission, at West Vincent Pa. Songs of the Heart. VI What Is True Penitence? Ps. 51 (Consecra tion Meeting.) Repentance Is sorrow. 38. Repentance Is humility. 10. It Involves confession. 40-42. It bears fruit. Matt. 3 It is turning from Bin. C: 24-27. It leads to Ood. Acts 3: 14-19. "Conviction" before conversion. True penitence begins with knowing sin and acknowledging It. Our sins toward man are great, but God is so much greater than man that the wrong we do Him swallows up the thought of tho other wrong. The only cure for sin is the heart that has no more desire for sin. The proof of conversion Is the mis sionary spirit, tho longing to bring others to the same healing. Suggestions. Would you commit your sin again if there were no God. and no hereafter, and no man knew? Do you fear sin, or IU conso quences? One that Is truly penitent is will ing to suffer the penalty, rejoices in God's justice, is Anally on God's side against his baser self. The penitent not only find confes sion no hardship, but counts It a privelege. Illustrations. "Repentance," said the little girl, "is being sorry enough to quit," A man sold a farm, but reserved a distant corner and the right of way to It. Thus too often, when we yield to Christ, we allow Satan to reserve a corner of our hearts, and the right of way to It. The undying effects of sin have been illustrated by the holes by nails, even after the nails have been pulled out. Such are the nail-holes of .the Cross; but we are glad to have them, as memorials of God's mercy and warn ings against our weakness. Are our penitentiaries well named places for arousing repentance? THIS AND THAT The average woman carries 50 miles of hair on her head. The wife in Abyssinia always owns (he house and contents. A man's hair turns gray about five years earlier than a woman's. An International congress on polat exploration will be held at Brusseli. May 29. It la proposed to establish an interiiutlonnl polar bureau to cen tralizo all available Information on the polar regions. Roumanla supports only 30 dallj newspapers. Women of the ivory coast in Afri ca lengthen their necks by wearing Iron rings. Every year they put a new ring round the neck, which they can stretch so far that It is nothing unusual to And it aa long as tho face, In this country tho death rati among the minere is 3.4 to every thousand employed. In Belgium iq 1906 the number waa 0.94, In Great Britain it was 1.29, to France It wait 0.84 in 1905, and In Pruaaia it wai 1.8 In 1(04. The Glory of New York. -What other city is there of like slie which matches (New York) in position? It is a seaside city; the salt water laves its feet. As the traveler approaches it he thinks of Venice rising from the sea, or is per haps reminded of ancient Tyre, which "stood out in the Bea as a hand from a wrist." and of which the houses were impressively tall. "Impressive" Is not too indulgent a word for the skyscrapers of New York clean faced, simple, original and audacious, they aro characteristic of the land and of the people; they are not ugly concessions to utility, but a rather grand adaption of architecture to circumstances. The - ancients, har assed with dread of piracy, would not have dared to build a city like New York on the edge of a great harbor open to the Bea. It is something which the modern world alone could have given us. London Spectator. One Point In II.- Favor. A witty priest was once visiting a "self-made" millionaire, who took him to see his seldom used library. There," said the millionaire, pointing to a table covered with books, "there are my best friends." "Ah,' replied the wit aj he glanced at the leaves, "I'm glad you don't cu! them! "--Sacred Heart Review, 8. W. Ramsey, of Glrard, Ohio, ia the inventor of a process for making use of flue dust from a blast furnace In the manufacture of fuel which is aid to be very promising.
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