1 1 THE BABY. How strange it seemed to wake tnnt night And hear the baby breathe the room Under Hie niRht-lamp ahaded light Wrapped aoftly in a gentle gloom I What mvstic wonder stirred ua then, With .nv and love what mingled awe. Before this little alumberer, when The flowerlike (ace we dimly aaw! A moment there we hung appalled. Fearinir to read In life'i long scrolls Fate of thin aoul that we had called ; Out of the vastly deep of eoula. Perhaps the Lord of Being bent That instant to our audden prayer For atill the low hreath rame and went, Put peace and blessing tilled the air. JJnrriet Preacott Spofford, in Harper's Bazar. I THE WEAKER SEX j J By KERKETT HARRIS. Treloar mado his contribution to the discussion Impressively. He had an Impressive way of saying things, In spite of his small size, delicate fea tures and rather squeaky voice. "Any man who would lay hia hand upon a woman, save In the way of kindness, Is less than a brute," he said. "The Lord created man to be woman's protector, and therefore made him In a sterner, rougher mold. It is man's part to bear the hard ships and dare the dangers of life, that woman may be spared. The weakness of woman should appeal to him and Inspire him with a chival rous desire to Interpose himself be tween her and all barm. But I don't say that woman Is an Inferior being, mind you." "That's very nice and magnani mous, Treloar," said Gough, with just the faintest sarcasm In his tone. "Mrs. Treloar ought to be obliged to you." 'She Is," said Mrs. Treloar for her elf. We all looked at her, tall, su perbly formed, deep-breasted; round armed and blooming with perfect health. Some of us no doubt thought of her as she was before she married Treloar the girl athlete, the Diana of the fields, woods and streams, the rainy-day, snowy-day, blowy-day girl, who played tennis, golf, basket ball and billiards in a way that made nine-tenths of her men acquaintances look foolish; who pulled an oar that ven her brothers commended and led the stunts in her college gym. Was a Skillful Wooer. Mrs. Branksome had been with Mrs. Treloar at Smith, and perhaps that was why Mrs. Branksome turned her head quickly away and began to talk to the man on her left In a very animated manner. There were plenty of fellows lust crazy over Molly Price before Tre loar appeared on the scene. After that they dropped out hopelessly. Treloar read poetry to her, and much of It mighty poor poetry. But he read It mightily impressively and he conducted his whole wooing In an Impressive manner, and Molly sur rendered, almost without a fight. That was the last of her athletics, too. For some reason or other, Tre loar seemed to be quite-enough for her. They were, In fact, a devoted couple. "In many resnects she Is a supe rior being," continued Treloar. "Her tenderness, her Idealistic nature, her purity, refinement are what we can never hope to approach. It seems to me so absurd for us to look down up on her because our muscles happen to be stronger and our physical cour-" age greater." Mrs. Treloar blew him a kiss. "Still, I'm afraid the age of chiv alry Is really dead," said Treloar. "For one thing, wo men have no op portunities to demonstrate our prow ess. Civilization Is too humdrum and prosaic. One can't die for one's lady love." She Caught the Burglar. "I'm glad one can't," said Mrs. Branksome. "I prefer to have my own true knight alive. I find him Quite useful on occasions." "I might have had a chance last September, but I missed it," said Treloar. "Did any of you hear about that? A burglar got into our house. Poor Molly was nearly scared to death." "Oh. fon't tell about that," plead ed Mrs. Treloar. "Why not, my dear? It's nothing to bo ashamed of. I think any wom an would have been frightened to wake up in the dead of night and find a burly burglar prowling about the room. I really wonder that Mol ly escaped nervous prostration." "Horrors!" ejaculated Mrs. Gough, "I should have died right there. What did you do, Molly?" ' "She shut hlra up in a closet," re plied her husband, smiling. 'I was Just desperate," explained Mrs. Treloar. "I was so frightened that I didn't know exactly what I was doing. He he went Into the closet and I slammed the door and locked blm In." "You wonderful creature!" said Mrs. Gougb. "How could you!"' "I was In a sort of panic, you know," said Mrs. Treloar with height ened color. The Capture as She Told It. "Then she sat there, trembling, nd praying for me to come;" added her husband with a compaslonate mile. "Perhaps It's a good thing be let him go before I came. I think I should have handled him pret ty roughly." "She let him go, did she?" asked Gough. "I couldn't stand It having him In there, I was so afraid." said Mrs. Treloar. "He promised he would i give up everything he had taken if I unlockod the door, so I did. And ne went away and left the things." "Well." said little Treloar. "as I ay. It was perhaps better so, as It turned out. But If I bad been there I might have killed him. Quite like ly. I think. The poor girl was In a nr,jr fainting condition when I got "Oh. I was so glad to see him!" aid Mra. Treloar. Later in the evening Mrs. Brank some got Mra. Treloar to herself "Molly," ald she, "you can fool (our husband and tome other people, but you can't fool me. I know yoo too well. Now, you Just tell mo the truth about that burglar." Mrs. Treloar giggled a little. "1 did tell him the truth, Deb," she said. "I was really scared when I woke) up and saw him. He had a mask on, too." "Go on," said Mrs. Branksome, calmly. "What did you do?" How She Iteally Did It. "I I Jumped out of bed and I I tackled him tow," said Mrs. Tre loar. "He came down with just the awfulest thump, and the language he used, my dear! I had to slam his head on the floor before he would stop." "You poor, timid creature!" said Mrs. Branksome, pityingly. "And then what?" i "And then Deb, you'll never breathe a word of this, will you? 1 And then I let him get up and twisted his arm behind his back and bun dled him into the closet, so I could 1 think what I could do with him. Oh, I forgot to say I took his pistol away : from him. Then I thought If I kept him be would tell what I did to him, and there would be a fuss and Well, I made him empty out the bag he had with him and turn his pock ets inside out. and then I marched him down stnirs and lot him out. Now, If you tell I'll never speak to you again." Mrs. Branksome laughed until the tears stood in her eyes. As she wiped them away she said: "Then you didn't want to be a heroine?" "I knew that Edgar wouldn't like it," said Mrs. Treloar. blushlngly. "It would hurt his feelings to think that I could take care of myself. He likes to protect me and and, of course, I like him to. It's the way a man should feel toward his wife. Deb, seriously, you mustn't ever tell not even your husband." "Don't worry," said Mrs. Brank some, "I'll never tell." New York Evening Journal. Feeding Roosevelt in Africa Pater Mic'uttn, r. a, a. .. la latlii't wmMi.) Dolls For Fashion. Long before women's newspapers were started, and fashion plates in their modern form were thought of, women derived their knowledge of the fashions from dolls dressed In modern costumes, which were sent from one country to another, more es pecialy from Paris, then, as now, the leading centre of the mode, London in Winter. Cheerfulness Is necessary to sup port one through a London winter. I admit .the difficulties of attaining such a mood, but none the less I am convinced of the necessity for it. When it is not raining, it is foggy, and If by any chance for one day it is neither, you know it will be both to-morrow. t think an especial Order of Merit ought to be awarded to the people who remain cheerful in all circum stances. There Is no virtue which lends more to social popularity. Lady Gordon. Lady Hamilton's Posc-i. Emma Hart, afterward Lady Ham ilton, had a great fascination upon the portrait painter Romney. Born In the humblest circumstances, and at one time being a maid of all work, she successively became the wife of Sir William Hamilton and Lord Nel aoa's Inamorata. Romney was never Vway of painting her features, beau- ttfal more because of the expression GOV. W1LLS0N FOR FREEDOM OF PRESS. ferent way to train each one accord lng to Its Idiosyncrasies." Instead of mourning over a child's I and apricots trom California; pickled A hunting party usually carries a bountifully supply of rice, which can be bought in any of the Indian stores at Mombasa or even at Taveta. Chop boxes, containing sixty pounds of canned goods, will also be purchased In Mombasa. Among these canned goods will be found pears, peaches, misconduct, study to make It good in spite of itself. Keep it so well that a happy disposition comes natural. Teach Mary or John self-government, but at the same time let It be thor oughly understood that you are gov-ernor-ln-chlef in disputed points. One mother who had ideas on self- rule for her children allowed those tongues from South America, corned beef from Australia, and deviled ham and chicken from Chicago. Extract of beef must be a favorite with the hunters, for I saw many of the na tives, whose ear lobes are abnormal ly pierced, wearing a condensed milk can In one ear and an extract of beef jar In the other. An abundant sun- Nakuru, KIsumu, Entebbe and Jlnpa. Salt, tea, coffee, cocoa will be taken from Mombasa. For the rest, the hunters will have to supply them selves with fresh meat from, game that exists on every side. children to be terrors to the neigh- . P'y of condensed milk Is necessary borhood. Even In church she would i for tne Journey, and plenty of tea, sit placidly by while they crawled ! coffee, and cocoa especially tea. under the pews to pinch the worship- I With the rice one should take chut- ers in front or slyly ran pins into the Dev B not sauce made In India from next person. A mother who does not know the difference between self-control and lack of control had better abide by Solomonic precepts of child training. Applied Judiciously, the method of the mango fruit mixed with red pep. per. mis cnutney 3 said to b a great preventive of fever. When starting from lars... towns like Mom basa or Nairobi, th party will carrv. as food for the porters, a large quan- making a boy or girl a free agent has i "tv ' bananas, coroanuts, and long been found to work well In the in- i stalks of the sugar cane. Some of terest of family peace. New Haven ' the native tribes, like the Wataveta, Register. I the Wachagga, and Klkuyu, can live i ! almost entirely upon a few heads a Flat Hnlr Dressing. ' day of common, coarse maize or corn. In spite of the growing popularity Along the way they will purchase of tho unadorned flat coiffure the ma- I lrom nave vonaors round balls, re Jority of women will continue to wear their balr in a becoming manner, well aware of the fact that the newest wrinkle in halrdresslng is not always becoming to every face. This season has been pre-eminent-lv one of elaborate coiffures and all kinds of ornaments have been worn in the hair from the simple black vel- ehe was capable of assuming than be- vet band t0 tne C08t, tlara CAUSA ShA WAS rjanltv hnnHanmo Tha ... . .... Pardons Newspaper That Crltl- ! cited Judge and Prosecutor In Nlght-Rldee Cases. J i 'Governor Augustus E. Wlllson, re- f garded as one of the ablest lawyer! ! In Kentucky, in one of the strongest i defenses of the freedom of the presi In criticism of public officials ever de- j livered in the South, granted a par- . don to the Herald Publishing Com. ' pany, of Louisville, publishers of the Louisville Herald, indicted In the 1 Calloway and Trigg circuit courts of i Western Kentucky on the charge, of criminally libeling Judge Thomas P. i Cook and Commonwealth's Attorney Denny P. Smith. The two officials hold office In the district In which the greater part of the night rider trou- j bles In Western Kentucky occurred, and the paper vigorously denounced them for failure to perform their duty In prosecution of the lawless element. The Governor said he granted the pardons "because the long series ol crimes in this district which have not been punished under these officers' administration makes It necessary tot the press to criticise all who can be held responsible. "The freedom of the press, while V, must be clear of malice or false hood. Is one of the greatest safe guards of the people against wrong and failure to do duty, and public of ficers under whose conduct such crimes go practically free from pun ishment for a year ought to expect to be criticised, and will be unless the freedom of the press Is destroyed. "In the face of all these crimes of the most vicious and lawless ele ments, all but one or two have gone unpunished, and the people have been as helpless as If there were no law and no court, and now, after this al most endless series of most shocking crimes, the total net results of the use of those officers of the power of the law and circuit courts ends In these demands for 'ie Grand Jury to investigate the Judge and attorney and In these Indictments of the paper which had the courage to denounce these wrongs and strive to bring better conditions In the districts and the State. "If the courts do not put an end to the rule of crime in the counties In which the Judgeand Commonwealth's Attorney are expected to uphold law and order the only hope of permanent relief from such conditions Is an en lightened public sentiment aroused by the press of the country, and In stead of punishing the newspaper which makes a fight against such con ditions it should be regarded as ful filling Its duty." cause she was really handsome. The infinite variety of her poses has been immortalized by the great portrait painters and also caricatured un mercifully. A set of the latter In the British Museum would make the gods weep! London Opinion. Mother of the Woman. The child Is mother to the wom an" may be an apt paraphrase to de scribe the significance of the follow ing incident: A Perth Amboy (N. Fillets of delicate workmanship and intricate design, studded with gems and great barbaric matrixes. sembllng popcorn balls, mado from a mixture of white ants and cassava flour. This cassava flour in beaten up in mortars, and Is made from the cassava root,, which grows in all gar dens. The natives eat these puff balls with eager voracity. When the ex-President starts from KIsumu for the Nandt plateau and the Elgon district, his attendants can buy their food in the market place of the Kavlrondo, naked natives on me snores oi L,aae victoria r.yanza. enameled and hand carved, have been . Tne Massal w'll sell them curdled the favored coiffure ornament of the i mlll ,n loDK gourds. In districts Bmart woman. j where English farmers have settled, Bands of satin ribbon to harmonize ! tne wnlte men ot the Partv with the color of the frock simply bound around the hair or run in and out of the Boft puffs have been popu lar with young girls. An exceedingly good-looking head ornament worn by a girl with wavy S3 " o 5 o Dried Kan Soup. One pint of beanB. one laree onion (minced fine), four tablospoons of drippings or butter, three tablespoons of flour, a few dried celery leaves, two teaspoons of salt, half a teaspoon of pepper. Wash the beans. Put plenty of cold water over them and soak over night. Pour off the water and put the beans in a kettle with three pints of cold water. Bring the water to boiling point and pour It off. Add two quarts of boiling water to the beans and let them simmer for four hours. Add the celery the last hour of cooking. Strain the soup. Brown the onion in the drip pings. Add the flour and cook, stirring often. Add the thickening and . seasoning to the soup and cook twenty minutes. J.) matron recently, in honor of a visiting friend, baked an Imposing chocolate layer cake. Chocolate frosting covered the entire outside ot the cake, which was left on a kitchen table to cool. To the mother, enter taining her friend, her daughter called, explaining her absence: "Muvver, I'se keenln' up for oo." Presently the mother went to the kitchen. "See," said her daughter, exhibiting the cake, taken apart and cleaned ot all Its chocolate, "I'se cleaned this nassy cake." That Kind of a Man. The Georgians ot Augusta art chuckling over a new story about Mr. Taft. Mr. Taft, It seems, drove out one afternoon to see a Georgia planter. The planter's cook, a very old woman, takes no interest in public affairs, and she did not recognize the portly guest. "What did you think ot that gen tleman, Martha?" the planter asked, after Mr. Taft had driven off. "Well, sir." old Martha said. "1 can't say as I saw nothln' pertlcklet about him. He looked to me like the kind of man as would be pretty reg'lar to his meals." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Too Sensitive "It I had a child It might have all the freckles It wanted and a nose that turned skyward and a hasty temper, and I shouldn't worry," writes a mother. "But there is one thing it would not have if I could help it, and that Is an over-sensitive disposition. What a curse sensitiveness is both to men and women! How it makes them suffer needlessly and Imagine all sorts ot slights which were never Intended! "And all this can be cured In In fancy. A child begins by being self centred; it ends by growing morbid. The wise mother sees this tendency, and directs the child's attention away from Itself to more cheerful and less selfish thoughts, thus saving It count less misery In the future." Home Chat. Women Promote Varation Plan. Wealthy women in Earlln have per fected a scheme of vacations which promises to spread over the length and breadth of the German Empire, and which might be adopted with ad vantage In this country. One woman was taken with the idea and inter ested several ot her friends. All sub scribed and worked together for its able to procure good milk and but ter. At Nakuru, near the railway. I in the region of the Rift valley, therr ! are five hundred Boer farmers, and ! good fresh meat will be easily ob ' tained for expeditions toward the I Mau escarpment and Eldama ravine. In the neighborhood of Nairobi there j are nearly a thousand Englishmen, j and at such farms as that of Mr. Heatley, nearly all the English cere ! als can be bought. The potatoes of I the Nairobi district are becoming j famous throughout East Africa. They j cost about two dollars and a half per j bushel. The Hindus have splendid vegetable gardens at Nairobi, where celery, Brussels sprouts, potatoes, to matoes, and nearly all the garden vegetables of the temperate zones are grown. In the wilder districts around Mount Elgon there is plenty of honey to be had from the wild natives of Bukedl. Native sheep and goats will auburn hair was a band of black vel vet, embroidered with silver and fiieeu luiHlies. 1 . - . . ... . 7 One of the leading Jewelers shows ! "!J y. e l"lass a fillet of gold as thin as paper, com posed of two slender bands that run across the head. From the top band are aqua marines hung on tlnychains that bob about with every motion of the wearer's head and emit fiery shafts of light. Butterflies with wings ot gauze, spangled with iridescent sequinB in red and emerald green, are in the foremost ranks of effective coiffure ornaments, and long peacock feathers with the eyes jeweled are caught with blue and green enameled buckles. Jet ornaments are also In first favor. This shiny, glittering metal is one of the recurring fashions which smart women universally welcome. Philadelphia Ledger. Old rose is still a favorite. Buttons are- used In great abun dance. Gray seems to be perennially pop. u'.ar. Of metallic nets there is a wide supply. Flower-trimmed straw hats will be the rage. Rucuings are quite as much thought of as ever. even In the wildest parts. The na lives, however, do not like to sell any of their domestic cattle, because such animals are used in the purchase of wives and are supposed to be a sign of wealth. In tho Uganda country there are good Indian stores, both at Kampala and at Entebbe. There are also Eng lish and Italian merchants in both of these Uganda towns. Plenty of rice and canned goods can be purchased at Entebbe for the ex-President's hunting trip through Uganda to the Congo forests. There is a 'rickshaw line being established for 1909, across Uganda nearly two hundred miles, to Lake Albert Nyanza. All the country abounds in game, and I there are plenty of wild guinea fowl and plantain eaters, besides abun dance of partridges and pigeons. Among the animals they will be utile to shoot In Uganda nre the Speke's tragelaph (a water loving animal), of a dark, mouse brown or chestnut color; the Pallah antelope, Baker's roam antelope, the white eared kob of Unyoro, the stelubuck, the Duyker antelope of the unwooded plains. These nre some of the game which will provide the party with food on Its journey through Uganda. It in said the ex-President's par ty will need to pay forty dollars per day for earh while man of the party. This, I think is an exaggeration. My friend. Mr. Dutkevvich, and myself traveled very comfortably through most of the country over which the I ci-Presirtent Is goliin, and It did not Soutache is freely used on spring : cost us over ten or twelve dollars gowns and coas. apiece. I should say, then, that twen- There Is a fad for silk and crepo ,y Jullars l'er ay 'or each of the wiiiit- uiru oi me party wouiu ue uu shawls at the theatre. suuecessful promotion. The idea slm- The coming season has been her- '"'l Tn, ' , , ' Ply Is the interchange of vacations aided s a season ot color. " , i I ' U" t0 8lxle,"" ;"ntS bv the middle classes, and n thJ ... I . J M". which they are very likely to Full Beards For Farmers. The protection of farmers and oth era who are exnoaaii h ,.. . great deal Is a aerloua and difficult maiier. vancer u on the Increase, and farmers furnish a ir tlon of the cases, many ot them belni due to the direct effects of sunlight on the fact and bands. A full beard for tha farmer la annat ...-i-.. , - " ' prowcuon. North American i .luuruu os nomeopatny. Civilization Advancing. Tha Intrtulllrt Inn r9 w.l - . v w nini airaw- berries) marks tha turtheat reach of civilisation. When people crava a delicacy that Is desecration of all tUt Is fresh and sweet and whola. soma In tha natural life, they ara fan far gone in civilisation fit. LosJi Post-DlcvaUfc. ... - - by the middle classes, and even the poor, In cities and In the country. A bureau has been established. It finds a family which la desirous of a vacation in the city. The plan then is to find a family which wishes to go to tU country. By that co-operation the only cost Is that of travel. The scheme has succeeded beyond expecta tion, and the enthusiasts originators predict It will not take it long to spread over Europe. New York Preus, Teach the Child. The Modern theory of child train ing is t shift the responsibility of wrongdolag to a child's own shoul ders. It U early taught to weigh right and wrong and count the cost. Mothers who are In despair over the behavior t their children should try making tem free agents. Show them plainly Uiw unpopular they are making tbemsMves by their horrid behavior. Appeal to the reason. Teach them to form their own de cisions and abide by tha results. A child so trained usually acquires elf-control. This method of training Is not feas ible, however, wlUtout parents have tha good Judgment to keep in such doss touch with their little ones that thsy can act as counsellor, as a last court of appeals and as presiding judge, whose decisions are final. A mother of a large and Interest ing family aald: "If I had a dosea children I would hart to svolvs a dlf- All colors 'in veils are worn, but , black still holds Its own. Of sleeves there are many, but In 1 actual shape they are few. j do with Buch a distinguished party Eggs may even attain a rate of three cents apiece, and potatoes may cost five cents per pound. A good deal of Small checks and small plaids ars j tho ,ood w"' bo supplied by tho na leading features of suitings. Long, plain velvet coats are seen at fashionable functions. Very many of the browns have s hint of gold In their make-up. Pockets on coats are set som Inches below the waist line. tlve chiefs, who will expect rather elaborate presents In return.. But I remember receiving a very handsome goat from Sultan Sulima, of the Wa chagga tribe, fcr which I gave him three cans of condensed milk and a half pound tin of cocoa. Along the Nile there will he steam- Some of the new gowns have th i connection from Lake Albert to epaulette tboulder arrangement. Khartum, except for a sit days' A striking novelty Is the use of Jell mar, fr,om WBdela' l" Gondokor; wings as sole trimming for turbans. n, t.hta tr'p V?ere oun t0 bef(1 . J7 , ", antelope hunting. There will he The new Russian veilings are seen plenty of lions and hippopotami, and with square dots as ofteo as round th9 ex-President may even shoot n 0fle, I okapl. This strauge animal set.j. Men's full dress ties are being 1 Ingly comes between a sebra and a made narrower and with rounded giraffe and U eaten by the natives. I'ut uds. u will not do for the ex-President's White crepe ruchlng, doubled. Ii lrty to depend on okpl meat, since much used as a finish tor neck anJ! onlv one or two specimens of this sleeves. Everything In evening gowns It clinging , hlgh-watsted, If not dlrectlj empire. A recently Introduced fancy Is th trimming ot whits gowns with col red tace. 0 New effects In net are a leadlns feature ot the lace and trimming ce partments. 8ome ot the new shantungs art accompanied by border material on I separate piece. animal have ever been, seen by white men. These, then, are some of the means by which the party ot Mr. Roosevelt will be fed In Afrlcs. There will be rice, chickens, chutney and rough bread as the staple In camp for the white men. Greek bakers in Mom basa now supply hunters with bags ot bard biscuits, which are extreme ly good upon the march. -because la sects cannot pierce their Indurated S'lrface. Potatoes and garden vege tables will be available at Nairobi. The Hobo. By ELLIS O. JOXES. "The hobo, as I understand It, said the Man from Mars, "Is a fellow who will not work. Am I correct?" "Yes, in a way," replied the Philan thropist, "although your statement ought to be qualified a little. There are people In the community who do not work, and yet they are not classed as hoboes." "And who might they be?" Well, of course, I refer to thone ; who have money. They don't have to work." i "I don't see the difference," re- j Joined the man from Mars querulous ly. "It Is clear that if the hobo lives j without working, he doesn't have to I work any more than the other man." "If you put It in that way, I sup- I pose you are right," replied the Philanthropist. "But, then, you know, the hobo is of a different class. ! The others I spoke of have worked I at some time in their lives and saved : their money." "And have tho hoboes never worked?" I "Well, hardly that, either. They ! may have worked. In fact, they have all been worklngmen at some time In their lives, but they did not save i their money. That's the point. Con- j sequently they are not fit to survive," j triumphantly concluded the Phllan- I thropist, who had read a bit ot Dar- ' win. I "Your remnrk would Indicate that ! they are becoming extinct. Is that 1 what you mean?" ! "Oh, by no means. On the con- j trary, they are vastly on the In- ! crease." "Which would look to me as if : they were surviving very well, It , seems to me," put In the Man from Mars. "Now, as to the other class of ! non-workers. You say they have worked hard at some time In their lives? ' "Yes that is, either they or their fathers. To be sure, many ot them inherited what they have." ! "But, after all," said the Man from 1 Mars, "there Is no difference between them as to their antipathy tor work." ; "I suppose that is correct In the abstract," admitted the Philan thropist. "Now, then, as to all the rest, tha workers, do they work because they like it or because they have to?" "Most ot them work because they like It, I believe, but really you will have to excuse me this morning. I would like to talk to you longer, but I have a note to meet at the bank and I must skurry around and raise the money. However, I will give you the name ot our minister. He can un doubtedly tell you what you want to know." From Life. lAfav fur rm deity rurgs 1 ki.Hfnmona rh pltant fields Ji V Holy Writ I might dfjpaTRv TrnnyjoriJ Japan Guards Against Paper Famine. The Japanese also have looked over the contents ot their industrial stores and have decided that some thing be done toward conserving their remaining supplies of raw material for paper making. In Japan, paper is used for almost everything from the silver-figured partitions of the Buddhist temple to the rude hut walls of the laborer; from the silk-like vestments ot the priest down to the rainproof shield ot the traveler. In fact, the Ingenuity of the Japanese is only matched by the varieties of uses to which paper may be adapted. The work of the United States Gov ernment toward determining the amount of paper materials used and the source ot future supply, Is being followed by the Japanese, according to an advice from U. S. Consul John II. Snodgrass at Kobe. The immi nence ot the danger is apparent from the fact that the Japanese authorities have requested tho paper mills de- partment of the Mltsu Bishi Kaisha to .take over Bome 7500 acres ot the : bamboo forests ot Formosa. i It Is known that the bamboo tree has been tho raw material from A HYM.V Thv 1nv. dAP T .nnt T Thy blood my soul mutt av, Sly ins remove. O, wash them nil away. And let the light of day Thy kindneM prove. In sorrow's darkest niuht, When round faith's beauin light Thick clouds increase. Keep me from sinful fear; Then in Thy love appear. And bring me peace Thy love i all I ask: .With it will every task A pleasure be. My love, mv life I give To Thee, who now dost live, Hut died for me. TrnnwenHent love was Thine, 1o (jive Thy life for mine, And die tor all. This love, dear Lord, I crave; IhiH love my soul must save; I hear Thy call. Come unto Me. ye blest: Come, and your auula shall resit; In Me abide. Then shall your crv he stilled; lour heart with love be lilled; He sat mtied." Celia McCord Gerhard. A Wife's Temper. In a church I was working In. in Manchester, I frequently received re quests for prayer for the conversion of husband, children, and friends from one woman. She was a Chris tian, but she had one besetting sin, which handicapped her. She used to bring request after request, "Please pray for my husband." Well, we got him along, and when we got him nearly in, that woman would upset the whole thing. What do you think it was? It was her tem per; and when she did let go whew! everybody In the house knew; and her husband used to say. "Well, Mary if that Is religion, I don't want it." She knew she was wrong, and she was sorry afterwards, and would ask his forgiveness. He did forgive her, but, all the same, it hindered him. One day I made up my mind that when she brought another request 1 would talk with her and be very hon est with her. She did come, and I told her that the fault was hers, and that she must overcome her temper that the Lord could give her grace to enable her to curb her temper. She took the matter to the Lord and committed it to Him, and He gave he'r the victory. The time for spring cleaning came around, and she trusted the Lord. She had Just, got a new lamp hung up in the hall and a new carpet; and John came home carrying something on his shoulder. He did not know anything about the lamp that was to be a surprise and he came In, swinging round, and down came the lamp, and there was a clattering end a row, and a breaking up of things; and he waited for another row he expected it In the natural order of things. He waited, and presently a quiet woman looked over the stairs and down at him, nnd said gently: "Never "Mind, husband! It is all right; w? can get another lamp." And he looked up and said: "Mary, what's the matter?" "Oh. my dear," she said, "I have trusted Jesus to cure me of my tem per." "Well." said John, "if He has cured you, come right down and prar for me, for that's what I want. If there's enough In religion to cure your temper, I want the same relig ion." John was converted that day. Gipsy Smith. The Clirihtian Name. Some excellent people shun the word "Christianity." It suggests to them limitation, narrowness, bond age, obsolete doctrines, effete organi zation, clerical despotism, or merely one sect among the sects of the crowded rellalous world. Yes, the word may well bear these poor mean ings; alas, if often does; But It bears and deserves a far nobler mean ing. If we Interpret It In the light of what is best in experience In the New Testament and in history. It Is a term of spiritual enlargement and emancipation, a symbol of progress, a power working toward human com pleteness ana perfection. If a man which the Japanese have recently ; fn'e v'olre. he will trust the made the larger portion of their paper products; so it is thought that, by introducing tho improved methods soul; ho will welcome everv new rav of lieht: he will let the creative power or tne impulse or evolution have its of forest cultivation and harvesting, 1 way with blm: he will live by the this tract of woods will furnish yearly 10,000,000 bamboos, adapted for con version into paper pulp. No matter whether the paper com pany will establish its mills In For mosa or ship tho bamboo to Japan in a partly finished state, the develop ment of this new source of raw ma terial will be of high Importance and may overcome the necessity of the , Island Empire looking to foreltiu countries for the future supply of paper pulp. National Printer Jour- j nallst. Light From Flash of Powder. Judgo D. W. Bond, ot the Middle sex Superior Criminal Court, in charging a Jury recently, In speaking ot the question as to whether the witness had sufficient light so Iden tify the defendant by, referred to an odd case in England at a time when old fashioned black gunpowder that made considerable light when dis charged was used. A woman who happened to be pass ing saw the shot in question fired and Identified the man who fired It by the light, ot the flash. The pris oner afterward verified her testimony by his confession. Showing Country's Growth. The mineral production of thi United States has more than doubled In value during the last ten years During the same (period the value ol our farm products has Increased onlj sixty-five per cent. The principal mineral products of tie couatry dun lng .the year 1907 represented a total valuation of over 12,000,000,000. Important to Bachelors. Celibacy does not psy. A good marriage is the supreme human telle Ity; a tolerable marriage la aa muck as the tolerable majority ot peopU deserve; but even a bad marriage U better than so marriage at all. Bookfeliow.' - " highest law and for the noblest ends; no win ne a rreeman in spirit, es caping from the bondage of his own lower nature, as well as from all usurping outward authorities; and he will uccent h is proper place and duty among his fellows. Can there bo any doubt that a man who thus moves freeiv along the ways of light and love belongs In the company of Jesus? Yet the name Is not what we contend for: use it or refuse it, as you hon estly may or must. When we begin to make the name a fetter, or to nse It as a bludgeon, or to darken the ilavllght with It, we have spoiled the thing, we go over to the side of antl Christ. Charles Gordon Ames. Christ's Pledges. Christ has pledged to all who come, forgiveness of sin; loving guidance; tender care; and last, a gladsome welcome Into the Father's house. Rev. Henry Hepburn. In IDs Name. Wheresoever we be. whatsoever we are doing, In all our work. In our busy dally life. In all schemes and undertakings. In public trusts, and Id private retreats. God Is ever with us, snd all we do Is spread before Him. Let us do. then, our duty, as to the Lord. Let the thought ot His eye un seen be the motive ot our acta and words. Do nothing you would not have Him see. Say nothing which ju would not have suld before His visible presence. This Is ia de all In Vie i't.esi, A Holdup. - De Doads "Mister, I found the dorg your wifs la advertlsln' a reward uv 5 fer." Mr. Jaw "You did. eh?" De Roads "Yes, and if you don't gimme 110 I'll take It back to. her. See?" Philadelphia Inquirer. , HOW HE KNEW. "So your daughter Is Improving la her piano playing?" "Yes," answered Mr, Cumrox. "You enjoy It?" "No. But It doesn't make me as nervous as It used to." Washington
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