LOt r4 Www Three Wise Monkeys. Louise Hlrtsel. a lender in artistic circles In Chicago, has conceived the idea of using tlio "three wise mon keys of Japan" as a candlestick, match -holder or lncenso burner. She believes this will make the monkeys ! as popular as Billiken. New York ! Sun. Crol-"VhiTi' Shepherd Watched Their Flocks by Night." Of course she understood. It all. As Inspectors, The county Judge of Cook County, 111., has recommended the appoint ment of a woman as inspector of all institutions to which delinquent and deficient children are committed. He Santa Claus had made a mistake, but I suggests a salary of $1800 a year, Heretofore club women of the Slate havo conducted examinations of such Institutions and whero remuneration was necessary the money came out of club funds. New York Sun. it was all her fault, her own sottish, wicked little fault. Oh, oh, oh. It was very dreadful, but It was too lata now. She would not have any Christ mas because she had been so bad. And Auntie May's lovely dolly? She would never ree that either. beth. "I never meant to be so naughty. Mother, mother, I do love you. Don't look like that any more," and 'Llzbeth flung herself down ott the floor by her little white bed. Sud denly she put her two small hands to- Muffs Are Immense. "Oh, I'm so sorry," sobbed 'Liz- The new muffs are Immense, and often seem to use up all the fur the owner has at her disposal, for her throat Is protected only by a little conceit of fur. In other cases there Isn't enough fur even for the muff, and It has to be pieced out with some gether and said: "Please God. make I other material, such as velvet, satin tonic's home on January 13, 18SC, among mose wnu wnw wiauuHiv j with Mrs. Uottome In the early days of the work being Mrs. Scth' Low, , Mrs. David II. Greer, Mrs. R. Sturgls, Mrs. K. A. Whltefleld, Mrs. Isaac Mills, Miss Kate Bond. Mrs. Margaret P. Barker, Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickin son, Mrs. Isabella Charles Davis and Mrs. George II. Llbby. The work of this order rovers a wide range of charitable activity, including city , poor, prisoners, missionaries at lso- lated points, the giving of Christmas dinners and many other forms of phi lanthropy. Mrs. Bottome was at one time an associate edlior of the Ladies' Home Journal, in which periodical her "Heart to Heart Talks" were a favor ite feature. In addition to copious contributions to the religions press, she was the author of "A Sunshine Trip to the Orient," "Death and Life," "Soven Questions After Easter" and "Crumbs From the King's Table." She was also In demand as a lecturer, and for twenty-five years hnd con ducted Bible talks. She was connect ed with the women's branch of the International Medical Mission. New York Tribune. "3av for my dally ran&c 1 limmA tine hlmtflnr (Iclds Jl bW Holy Writ I miolir 6tparA rV " A CALL TO THK CTICRCIL Vo.- THE TEMPERANCE PROPAGADNA CONCERTED ATTACK ON PRINK WINNING ALL ALONG LINE. Santa Caus's Mistake 'Jcax) Wilde Clark The trouble began the day before , Christmas, early in the morning. Llzbeth got out of bed on the wrong side. She dresBed on the wrong side nd ate her breakfast on the wrong side, so by ten o'clock the whole house seemed wrong. Now the Wrong Side is a black lit tle sin that wakes up with you and follows round it you let him, trying to spoil your whole day. A smile will drive him away, but 'Llzbeth did not know this, or else she had for gotten. It Is very strange that one cross little girl can make a whole family unhappy, but she can. The day before Christmas seems such a busy time for grown-ups; they go off behind closed doors to talk in whispers and tie up mysterious pack ages when they think little girls are not looking. Now sensible, nice chil dren keep out of the way; they do not ask questions, nor do they pinch big bundles and guess. The Wrong Side was close to 'Llz beth all that day before Christmas. saying, do this naughty thing and do that naughty thins, and 'Llzbeth lis tened. She began by teazlng baby brother, whom she really loved dearly, and when she had made him cry and brought mother all the way down stairs to comfort him. 'Llzbeth, with Wrong Side at her heels, wandered off to the kitchen. There was a heap. lng cup of raisins, which had taken cook a long time to seed. Wrong Side said: "Put salt on them," so 'Llzbeth did; then she ran upstairs as fust as she could. By and by mother came upstairs, 'Llzbeth hid in the hall. Mother did not see 'Llzbeth: she went Into Auntie May's room and closed the door al most. Llzbeth heard tissue paper rattle. What could it be? 'Llzbeth crept along the ball to Auntie May's door. She raised herself on tip toe, and leaned over slowly till she could look through the crack. Oh. my? There stood Auntie May with the loveliest dolly you ever saw. "Llzbeth lost her ba'ance she was so etclted. Bob went her head against the door and open It flew. "Why, 'Llzbeth," said mother in oh such a sorry voice; but 'Llzbeth did not wait. With burning cheeks she was (lying downstairs, only stopping long enough co catch up her coat and hat never mind her rubbers she could run in the wet snow and say slit forgot thorn, whispered Wron Side. So 'Llzbeth came in to lunch with very wet feet indeed; and mother did not look Christmasle one bit; she did not smile once. Well, Christmas Eve came at last. and It was time to hang up the stock ings. There was 'Lizbeth's brown six-year size, and brother Carl's black nine-year size, and dear baby boy's little white sock which be pinned up an hy himself. Mother bad two ways of looking at ou at bedtime, with her happy eyes or through her sad ones. 'Llzbeth tried to forget mother's eyes, as she went slowly upstairs. 'Llzbeth Idld awake a long time; she was not one hit sleepy. 'Suddenly there was Wrona Side, wide awake, too. and miking to her. What was he saying? siocKingi Why, yes. it was niait, not ne-.rly so big as Carl's. Ho would get much more than she; lots more. Llzbeth sllDUed out of bed. Like a little white shodow she crossed the hall to grandma's room. Grandma had gone to spend Christmas at Uncle George's. 'Llzbeth opened the bot Jom drawer o the big bureau. There "y grandma's stockings In neut rolled up pairs. 'Llzbeth opened one of tno rolls. My! How long they were; longer than Carl's. Llzbeth stole out in the hall with one of grandma's long stockings, and listened. Every one seemed to be in the dining-room; she could hear voices. It took only a moment to patter downstairs; another to change her stockings for grandma's long one, before the library fire, a third to be back In bed under the coverlet with a very loud-beating heart. And now let me tell you what hap pened. In the middle of the night who should come prancing over the roofs of the houses in 'Llzbeth '8 town, but guess! To be Bure, Santa Claus, and he was in a desperate hurry, for he was late on bis rounds. Down in the library chimney he my mother s sad eyes go away, ana please God, make me a good Rlrl, and please God, make Santa Claus coma back." I Iff paw or chiffon. The essential point Is the size, not the material. These mon strous muffs call aloud for large hats to balance them, and are tending to check the vogue of the Bmall chapeau. New York Tribune. The Yule-Tide Cake With Stockings of Frosting. She felt this last was almost too much to ask; but just then mother caught her in her arms and kissed her hair. And what do you think? Santa Claus did come back. "Llzbeth wrote him u letter that night, sitting on mother's lap. She told him how very sorry she was. She said she thought she had been too naughty to have a whole Christmas, but if she could Just have half her things, and a little candy that was not peppermint, sho would be satisfied, and she promised A Virginia Belle's Wit Two examples of Miss Ould's quick ness I can personally vouch for. Shortly before her marriage she was at a dinner in Richmond with several lawyers, one of whom was a noted Munchausen; he was also a desperate drinker and held long sessions. He was boasting of one case in which ho had earned a $30,000 fee and then Brethren, invake! The time of sleep is o'er; Tlic ennnii-,! Lord i even at the door! Itcle -m each moment as it p.we.i by: No limber let llie Church in slumber lie. The prince of darkness holdetli dill his MV1V, And from God ore wandering fur Bv enmities wiles nnd errors mazes led. Destr.a t mi's broad and easy road tliey tie .id. Oh. let them not, unwarned to ruin go, Though' and iillections set or. tilings be low; Let cneli endeavor lovintrly to save The heedless sinner from a Lliri.stlcss grave. You who are looking fur the Lerd's return. Kee to it that vni-.r lumps do knehtly burn. That others, too, "that blessed hope may share. And earnestly to meet their God prepare. Be faithful witnesses for Him, and true To one and nil with whom you have to do; And know, if thus each talent you employ. Hi! will appear to your exceeding joy. Thus. Cawley, in London Christian. Soul Prosperity. I wish above all things that thou nmyest prosper and be in health, even ns thy soul prospereth. HI. John, 1:2. i Soul welfare demands an honest, active mind. Ignorance Is not of It ' self sinful, but It la the fruitful soil In which many forms of sin flourish. There mny be, however, a kind of i knowledge which is worse than ig i noranre. "If the light that is in theu j be darkness, how great 1 that dark- itiess?" Where tlio whole truth is Long sashcj nro being worn with coat suits. Neckpieces ere very wide and muff. are huge. This season probably will see but few hats In fell. Rat-tall braid seems to be sup planting soutache. The jet button craze already shows spent in on a single spree. Her table signs of waning. CX o o O GO D a. rv -O o . 4- CO Z3 Marbled Cookies. For delicious marbled cookies, cream one cupful of butter and two cupfuls of sugar. Add four well beaten eggs, then three scant cupfuls of flour sifted with two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Divido the batter In half. To one-half add either half a cupful or a cupful of grated chocolate, according to the preference, some people liking more nnd others less of this flavoring. To the other half add the Juice and grated rind of an orange. After flavoring both parts, combine them in one streaked lump of dough, and roll It very thin. Cut the dough into fancy cookies with diamond, heart-shaped and triangular cutters. Bake them in a rather hot oven. If the but.tcr is fresh add a pinch of salt. ARRIVAL OF THE SHEPHERDS. iwmi ' ('' 1111 111 T-n-tT-Tf "1" rvTT""""T" " IT it : 4: fv 4 ; V"- (y. -'A.,. :,t,i rtl.tm'i.- r"-- t - neighbor asked Miss Ould If she cred ited the story. Her answer was prompt: "I might doubt the storied earn, but he's all right for that ani mated bust!" From Du Loon's "Belles and Beaux." I Proud of American Accent. ! At a dinner given this week at the Hotel Rltz In London some one com mented on the fact that Lady Paget, i despite her years of residence In Eng i land, had not lost her American ac j cent. To this Lady Paget replied: ' "No, and I thank God I never will!" j It is a curious fact that the three most popular American women in ; England Lady Paget, the dowager ! duchess of Manchester and Mrs. Corn- wallls West retain their American , accent, and that their popularity with i the king and queen i3 largely duo to i the fact that they have not endeav i ored to ape the English mannerisms ; of speech. New York American. 'V ) THK VIRtaNUOTHKJl. slid, shaking off the ashes and soot a3 he landed in the middle of the neartn rug. Of course you know he said not a word, but went straight to his work. Into Carl's stocking went first a gold piece, then all the things he bad been wishing for, games, balls, a won derful knife with five blades, and heaps of candy. Baby brother's little Bock wis full, too, and Santa Claus had Just stuffed In a white Teddy Cub with a blue ribbon bow, when nis eyes opened In astonishment. "Why, bless my soul." said ne, i thought grandma had gone to Uncle George's for Christmas, and here's her stocking. Well, I'll Just pop her thlngB right In. Saves me going over to Uncle George's, too." and Santa Claus set to work ageln, filled grand ma's stocking, laid his finger on his nose and whisked up the chimney. Christmas morning woke bright and Joyous, and 'Llzbeth Woke, too. 8he had a feeling that something was not quite right, then she remembered Wrong Bide and mother's eyes, and grandma's stocking. She dressed quickly and went Into mother's room to have her hair bow tied. 'Llzbeth glanced up into her mother's face. Oh. dear me, mother was still looking through her sad eyes. But it was Christmas morning and Carl was tumbling downstairs to get big stockings and shouting to ber to come, too. How surprised be would be when he saw her big stocking full. She might give him a few of her candles if he felt badly over any thing; Instead he was wild with Joy over hit presents. 'Llzbeth went up to grandma's stocking. How full it was. 'Llzbeth felt of the toe;. there was a little box there, no doubt the turquoise ring sho bad asked for. 'Llzbeth drew out the first package, wrapped In soft tissue paper, aud opened It. My goodness me! It was a spectacle case! The next was a box of peppermints, ('Llrbeth bated pep permint), and the little box at the toe held a silver hlmble with "Grandma" on the aide and bin enough for three of 'Llzbeth's little fingers. "What lid you get, 'Llzbeth." cried Carl, but '.'-lzbetu was not there. Up In ber little pink and white room she was sobbing, sobbing, sobbing. , It was a very strange Christmas In deed. 'Llzbeth came down to dinner with red and swollen eyes, but no one I uotlced, not even Carl. When It be . Jan to grow dark she went back up- stairs; ob, how miserable she was. never, never, never ugatn to tuako mother look through her sad eyes. Mother hung up 'Lizbeth's own lit tle brown stocking and pinned the note to the toe. Then she tucked 'Llzbeth In her little white bed and gave her tbe sweetest kiss that ever grew. What do you think was sitting at the foot of 'Lizbeth's bed the next morning? Yes, Auntie May's dolly, and when 'Llzbeth went downstairs, with her little hand tight In mother's there hung her stocking full to the very brim, nnd a little ring box way down In the toa. American Home Monthly. Christmas Eve In Wilihvood Hollow. In WiUhvood Hollow, t'other we, they hud s Christina tree. And kcoren ut pretty presents tilled the uiiimals with nice. Sir Reynard smiled a foxy suiilo. and scarce Ins joy could hush, When presented with a linn, new comb, to inn tch his handsome "brush." Old Bruin's wif'i cave him a box, to hold his many "culls; " . Miss Centipede, whose feet were cold, had B hundred warm footniuffx. The hedgehog had a bottle of ink, in which to dip Ins "quills." And all the hirds had wallets new, in which to keep their "bills." Crime on One Pmko The segregation of all accounts of crime In a newspaper on one page was the Idea presented to the Federation of Women's Clubs lu annual session at Rochester, N. Y., by Mrs. A. C. Flsk, newspaper and magazine writer. The Federation, after Mrs. Fisk's address, adopted resolutions In favor of the plan, which, If adopted by newspapers, would allow subscribers to tear out the crlmo ptigs of the paper before their children could read of the murders, robberies, elopements, divorces and other too frank adult doings. "I havo talked with proprietors of I the largest papers from the Pacific I Coat to Rochester," said Mrs. Finis, ! "and they are perfectly willing to ; segregate crime in their issues If the i peonle want It served that wr.y. ' "The colored Sunday supplement . is nn Insult to Intelligence tha; must , go. It is viciously crude, and -the tone of Its influence fills the youthful mind I with unruly Ideas. Ona good thing about it is that It Is segregated, eo 1 that parents may keep it from their ' children If they wish. The papers ' ticgrcgate baseball aud other sporting news, financial news nnd editorials; why not crime? "It shculd be the aim of the Fod i oration to create wholesome public sentiment for cleaner newspapers, and Paris Is offering all sorts of hats except small ones. Some of tho dainty new silk stock ings have lace insteps. More embroidery appears on stock ings than for many a day. White coney will be a leader In fur coats for young girls. Gold braid will figure prominently as coiffure ornament. Corsets are longer over the hips, but lower at the top. The newest belt buckles and pins combine mother of pearl and Jot. All trimmings which damilo and swing are to be in first fashion. Some of the new veils sent over ; from Paris have very large dots. Puffs are still worn, but are small and soft and irregular in shape. The scarab Is a leader among decor ations for pins and dainty buckles. Red is a brilliant exception to the rule that makes for dull-hued colors. Long feathers are not as fashion able as short ones, but the flues ot all plumes must be long and heavy. The lavish use of fur on botii even ing and day gowns Is one of the most ; striking features of the season. The sailor collar effect is found not only on the long separate coats, but on some of the new wraps as well. j Sleeves In all coats are to tho wrist nnd cuffs in more or less fancl- ful design are upon many models. Now coats are nearly all ample and shapely, refreshingly different from the stovepipe model of last season. White beavers are among tho most fashionablo of evening hats. Fre quently they are faced with black vel vet. Crystals, whether as fringe, bu gling or sewed ou In tiny lines, are much used for trimming evening gowns. I The combination of dark blue end I black In both hats and gowns is to be one of the distinctive notes of tho j Eeaen. not eagerly welcomed soul prosperity Is an impossibility. One-sided knowl edge will Inevitably develop one-sided souls and one-sided institutions. On the other hand, intellectual candor, stripped of bias and prejudice, would lend to astonishing results. The long Indulged dream of church unity, for example, will be realized when tho dnv of intellectual honesty dawns. Normal and healthy feelings are ; also essential to soul health. But it Is possiblo to turn fiction, the drama, life's dally experiences and even rc- j ligion itself into fieid3 of emotional ! dissipation. One of the functions ot the feelings is to set us thinking. If I wo habitually refuse to heed them the normal feelings of gladness, sympathy and Indignation for lnjustire die out : of tho soul. Indignation against evil and enthusiasm for righteousness be corns alike Impossible. A strong, resolute will Is also nec essary to soul health. Mere wishes or desires should not he mistaken for purposes. Regulate and control tho desires and the rest is comparatively pasy. The wrong purposes which dominate a soul were in the lirst place merely wrong wishes. Paul wrote, "I ran do all things through Him who Btrenptheneth me." lie had discov ered the secret of soul power. This must be sousht, not in ourselves alone, but in the moral and spiritual reinforcement arising from the sense of favor mid friendship on the part Of tho Supreme Being God. Prosperity of soul demands soul growth. Growth is the replacing of (vorn out tissues with new and greater Bupplles. Sonl force consumed in vanquishing temptation is replaced by renewed and Increased force, and this Is soul prowih. All growth pro reeds from rudimentary stao to formative, and from that to maturity, and from maturity to tlio culture stage. This is the goal in every field. The workman aims to become expert nnd tho sehnlar to become cultured. The progress of the soul should not stop short of the culture stage. In spring the blossom comes and goes, but leaves a tufc of green which, rounding out to the full, becomes the solid apple. Tho m-'Howing process comes, and acids wl'.ieh bitterly an tagonized each other blend into one delightful flavor, while tho tough, woody substance becomes a mass ot luscious crystals. Thus the principles of the soul, it3 knowledge, its faith, Its emotion, its purposes, all blend in the prosperous soul into one mellow and pleasing personality, of which only is it safe to pray, "Mayest thou prosper in ell tilings, even ns uiv foui prospers." Rev. A. Mru-donald Reoch, Forest. Avenue Concr ;..' ion:l Church, New York, in Sunday Herald. What It Cosf. Taking tho lowest possiblo view of it, whisky-drinking does not pay. Tho story Is told oT a successful business man with a salary of $7500, who believed that good fellowship, no less than the necessity of business, required that In should drink with, his customers. But at the end of each year he discovered that he was sav ing no money. After paying his llv lng expenses there was nothing left. Then he decided to keep an ac curate expense account. Without changing hl3 bibulous habits ho put down the price of every drluk. At the end of thirty days he was amazed ! to find that he had spent $300 tor ! liquors. The little memorandum book i showc'. precisely what he had spent i over the bar. In "treating the house," ! wine suppers, cabs, when treating "bums," etc. Ho quit. The uoiive In his case wa3 not the I highest in tlio world, but It was ef fective. Mr. Workingman, If you drink, havo you ever counted the actual cost in dollars and cents"' Saloon keepers say their largest support comes from nen of labor. Is that true? It is stated on good authority that from one-third to one-halt the wages of worklnnien In this country go over the bar. Is that true? If bo, how much are you contributing? If one-third to one-half of your wages goes to the saloon proprietor, you are spending proportionately na much as the man who spent $3o a month. Can you afford that? Keep an expense account for a month Figure up how much they are taking from your wife and chil dren to give to the wife and children ot the Faloon man. The amount will probably surprise you. Dos iloinea Daily News. i Heer nnd Students. ! "This I can affirm, that In Ger : many, Switzerland and Austria; yes, ; anil lu France, a large part of the in tellectual power of our academic youth is actually drowned in beer, wine and absinthe. The ridiculous 1 drink compulsion nnd idiotic vain ; glory at the drinking festivals Ger man students have Introduced are undoubtedly the most hideous defor : mity in our civilized country. At the ! same time they are a revelation of . the mental deficiency than which they I eoopi hardly have inherited one more '. silly. i "They call it jo- al. Yes, a pretty : joviality, with its accompaniment of palsied tongues, staggering, fighting, vomiting and the 'katzenjnmmer,' In ! which the most colossal imbcciality Is applauded, n:id the most vulgar beastliness nnd misdemeanors are ex cused and glossed over. "Gentlemen. I believe there Is only one way to work out of our academic degradation: Bv organizing total ab stinence societies among the stu dents." Prof. August Forel. Although of all nations the Ger man has the greatest capacity for culture, tbe general culture of tho highest classes is undergoing fright ful retrogression because of the beer consumption the student youth is af fording neither time nor sobriety for what is demanded by the advanced requirements to prepare for profes sional life. Prof. Von Hartmau. Miss Wildeat nn umbrella had (she's often j then the publishers will provide them." Mrs. Ina Brovoort Roberts, a New eyes, in a "snm"' '' Miss Peacock, hooks for all her nnd the hat received a ball. Tlio monkev had tin interesting book of "Junglo Talcs," And Mr. Alligator had a brand new set of 'scales." The buffalo, in gladsome mood, pranced gaily round nnd round, When his own name upon u pair of "bel lows" he had found; In short, for each nnd every one, useful gift was planned. And merry grunts and roars snd growls wero heard on every hand. York newspaper woman, said that club women must learn that courteous treatment of reporters pays, and that abuse of newspapers is a sign ot ig norance. . Vermicelli 5oup. ctxicnnryt Apqyr Turkey, Cmnhcrry 3auee browtwd flotatoy tjxalfofed Onion. ' Celery Salad. 'Hinre he Coffee . Stuffed bate-. Bcuillion. Croutonj. Baked Ham. 1 'Ptitffr-d Potato?. Apple and Nut Mad. dtiximcd Cranberry Pudding. Coffee. 0lnhJairiut. Founder of "King's DauKltcI8., Mrs. Margaret Bottomti, president of the International Order ot King's Daughters, well known as a religious writer and organizer, died at her home In New York City. She -"as Ir the seveuty-nlnt'. year of her age having been born in New York Clf on December J9, 1SJ7. Her maldc-i name was McDonald. She was edu cated at Professor Greenleat'i School, In Brooklyn, where her early life was passed, and where she married the Rev. Dr. Frank Bottome, of the Keih odlst Church. It was in connection with me or der of King' Daughters, ait organi sation which from small beginnings has crown to a membership of hun dreds ot thousands, that Mrs. Bot tome was beat known. Ten women formed the membership of the first circle, which organized at Mrs. But- Looking Vnto J'v.i. It Is not without nisnitieunee that I the writer to the Hebrews iwjeia'es i "looking unto Jesus" with the o:i.!i i Hons of prize winning in th" Y.r'.s I tlan rnce. The word translatiti ' Ino,;- lng" has deep emotion in i. It sug , gests the elements of si: ;:!. r.n 1 rapture, the kind of l ie'; ::'.; w:eh ! carries one away and rentiers one in ! Bonsi'ole to all other i.b.iee.s of nt j traction. By this kind of I v". n- has no concern for "witne or ! "weights," or even the "in ''.;i:ig sin," but, in an irn-ilroMl !n'e.ity mi" speeds along mindful o!.v the goal I who Is also the prU". The sn.cilic i for earnestness In the Christian lifo ! 13 "looking unto Jesur." Eternity a Ireor.t ( ):it:i:f-::ess "Thou haBt put eternity In their heart." No man can bound his life with the years that pais between birth nnd death. Kven the child fet li Impulses thnt were born eenuiries he ro r bis time, and the old tns-i rarses sur of llfe nur3ln;? hopes titul :ueini vlsicns tba. helon.-; to the t; ;ts to come. Eternltv dwells In every bu aiun life. Chr'ytian Advorr.te. The Great I'eriN. Man Ib ever plac?u between two great perils, the peril of tho drumier who lacks common seme, and the peril of the matcrlnll.it who never tees the vision. Is there a grief In your heart which groweth Into a sore pain? la there a shadow of a coming sorrow? Re member It Is the shadow of God s wing and therefore a safe obudow. and creep elcser under it, and yet Closer. J. R. Miller. What Pills Our Prisnni. Rev. Dr. Hall, of Burlington, an xious to find out if possible what per cent, of crime results irom drink, says: "f wrote direct to the state prisons in New York State aski'.g what per cent, of the inmates wcr.- addicted to the use of Intoxicating liquors, and what per cent, were in prison fs n re sult of the drink habit. From Dati nemora this comes: : y-slx per cent, of the r.i. n 'alto came to this prison during the year jest closed were ndlcted to '. I: use of Intoxicat ing liquors. From personal inter ' views wMi the c.iii.-iets themselves, taking their mn : 'a eu.ents us tho basis if my coteiusinr.s. I should say i seventy-live per cent, i f the inmates ! of this prison came her- ns tho direct ' result, of the drink habit.' As you may know, New York nis the worst class of hi r criminals tj this institu tion. Auburn replies: 'Eighty-two per cent, of th" men received here last year used Peer and liquor. Con siderably more than half of tho nnm ; tier had parents, one or both of whom i were addicted to the use of alcoholic ; beverages. 1 hi lieve it to bo the most prolific cause of crime, especially crime-t of vio!ein-' Sing Sins reports about the same per ce::t." Physic!;'.!! Aid Temperance. Addr-i-sing the National Woman's Christian Temperance I'nion conven tion at Omnha. Neb , on "Medical Temperance." Mrs. Martha M. Allen, supi rlntendent of that department, said that, the growth of temperance Fcnt intent among the medical pro fession had been remarkable. Tho use of alcoholic liquors la hcspltals, she said, bad become very small com pared with several years ago. A very practical drtit is th model shown faera. It is built on such simple liius that th boms dmrtmsktr will find it wall witb l hr scope. A new and attractive touch U the low ung, softly knotted A SAFE OFFSET. "Luck's OBalnst nte." "Sure of that, aro you?" "I am." "Then you ought to Increase your advertising, old man." Laulsvllle Courier-Journal. After examining the documents presented for consideration by Lieutenant-Commander Peary, tbo ra tional Geographical Society decided that he reached the North Pole, ami awarded a gold medal for liU c-iluU. Weakened by Alcohol. Dr. Bertlllon, tho eminent French vital statistician, ha: shown that tuberculosis Is twice as prevalent among the retail lii;uor dealers o France as among other shopkeepers, lie attributes it to thj fuct ttat the alcohol which they handle and use all day long weakens their bodies and thus renders them more susccptlblu to tho dlaeao germs. Temperance Notes. One-ci;;hth of tbe aduits In Den mark belong to total abstinence unions. Chevalier Dalhoff. Denmark. There is a sentiment growing la this land that says the home must come before the saloon. That the saloon must go and tbe home must live. Account is rarely taken by the averages voter of tho greatest evil of all; the hardship. Jilsery and suffer ing tho rum traffic entails npon tho wives and children of Its victims. The saloonkeeper Is no better and no worse than the people who legalize his business. Young persons dlnluc with friends of tut are persuaded to take the first step on tbe way to drunkenness by ybidiiiB to the Invitation of their hostess to partake ot a glass ot home Citade wins. ' Mnson Trowbridge, who is one ot the District Attorney's assistants, said in a recent address that New York City spends $2S.00t,000 a year fighting tho cvtia caused by rum. Ho said that if saloons were abolished lu the State there would be a third less rrimft, pauperism and lunacy. i
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