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 "
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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.
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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