'lermond
Heaven. Wlmt Is the true meaning
of heaven.? No pi nee run bo heaven to
any soul until heaven Is In the soul as
n condition. Kev. y. H. Shlnn, Univer
sal 1st, Atlnnta.XJn.
Keeping His Promises. Goil Is the
guide of His people. His J 'omisos nre
exceedingly great nnd good. Like Gol
himself. His promises are unchange
iible. Kev. IVler Mills, Philadelphia.
I'm.
Labor I'H'H:. I believe any number
of persons eogagi-d in t!ie same work
have ns much right to form a union
(is we ministers have to meet eai
Monday i:i our ministerial meetings.
Kev. S. U. Young, Presbyterian, ntts
Imiv. Pa.
I.'eeUhvs Youth. Some young men
.aril Im,Vs fte:i exasperate their own
wlckodncss ia order to he called dar
ing mid reckless. There Is such hero
wo-idiip anions some eriminals and
prodk-nls.- Itev. W. !. Partridge, Bap
tist. Pittsburg. I'a.
Peace If for a moment we obtain
what we have' mupht and are plated
with tho ilmiglit that we possess peaee,
It feeds only a reverse to show us how
false nnd spurious and evanescent such
peace I. Itev. Charles Wood,' Prosby
terlan, riii;adeliiiia, I'a.
The Pearl of Price. Manjs greatest
battle should not be for bread that per
ishes or for wealth that must he left
behind, but the most strenuous efforts
should he put forth to secure the pearl
of great price. Itev. J. B. McCiay,
Methodist, Cleveland, Ohio.
Power. Power has been purchased
fit the point of the sword and sustain
ed often t!uv,u-!i tyranny and cruelty.
The strength of the powers of nations
has been gauged by the roster of their
armies and navies. Itev. John Lone,
Baptist, Aebury Park, N. J.
Wealth. The love of money Is the
root of evil, but n man, by caring
strictly for his business and doing It
all with Integrity, can succeed nnd may
become rich. All a man needs Is to
hustle. He does not need to be bora
rich. Bev. S. M. Dick, Methodist, Wor
cester, Mass.
Moral Conditions. Nothing can be
further from the truth than that men
nre satisfied with low moral conditions.
There Is an clement that will not be
Improved no matter what Influences
are brought to bear, but the average
man and wc-nifln flnds only the society
of the righteous congenial. Rev. C. L.
rainier, F.pls.'-opnlian, Kingston, N. T
In llish Places. Wickedness In high
places Is usually unnoticed by the
church. The small gambler will be
hauled up and excommunicated, while
the church member who engages In a
large gambling scheme and swindles his '
fellow men out of his thousands. Is
unchallenged and remains In the
church. Itev. A. It. Ilolderby, Baptist,
Atlanta. Ga.
A New Church. Each age has fur
nished a new church, but this century
has not. It has not solved the ques
tion which confTorits It. We must
reach the people. A church Is not a
church If Its congregation only goes
to hear a few prayers and listen to a
scn.vm which they br.vo heard time
and toe nv-!r.. Kev. G. W. Ander
son. Methodist, Tro.v", N. Y.
The Book of Books. Let men prate
About the books of human genius, but
let thorn remember also that thero Is
one book' In the world that Is Indebted
not so much to genius ns to God. All
other books are of earth, earthly ; this
Is up book from heaven, and over Its
luminous pages walks the supernatural
power of Its aoJhT. Bev. F. T. Shan
non, Metkodlst, Ilarrlsburg, Ta.
Food and Frolic. The attempt In so
many churches to trick the people by
promising food and frolic for what
they ought to give to the Lord, we be
lieve robs the soul of one of God's
highest appointments for Its growth
and development. Christian people as
n rule love to give where they are sat
isfied It Is God's cull, and the money
Is for his glory. Itev. O. E. Mallory,
Baptist, Worcester, Mass.
Education. We have made only a
beginning In the matter of education la
this country. Our schools are wholly
Inadequate for the training of our
crude, Increasing population; we are
upending but a fraction of what we
must spend In order to give all the
people equality and fullness of oppor
, tunity to lit themselves for the exacting
demands of our civilization. Itev. D.
Dorchester, Methodist, Pittsburg. Ta.
Influence. No one can really possess
a spiritual gift without making some
one else the better for that possession.
The human soul Is positive; It must
give something out of itself. From the
laugh and prattle of the cradle on to
the fullness of old age, man Is ever
giving good or evil, Joy or sorrow, dis
couragement or Inspiration, to those
with whom he comes in contact. Itev,
II. M. Slocum, Episcopalian, Colorado
Springs, Col.
The 4.1ullin Flirt lirr.
Town I can't really iw any dif.
ference lietwccn a "lion vivant" and a
glutton.
Browne But, my dear boy, n bon
vivant Is a man who enjoys a good
- dinner
Towne So Is a glutton.
Browne Yes ; but a glutton Immedi
ately lifter enj -yln;- n good dinner will
nsk what's for supper. Philadelphia
Press.
SIT C03OIADE.
I hire t comrade ; ho and I are like
As any pair of peas In any pod.
A wilful creature ho, as you would strike,
And aye Impatient 'ncath affliction's rod.
When hie own way ho Hods he cannot get
He raises Nod and other things to boot;
With awful voice he ronrs his dreadful fret.
Regardless that the world won't care a hoot
My comrade likes to play the newest frame
He quickly tires of all that's old and trite.
Scare plays ho two succeeding days the same,
Amusements Roeni to ago so over night.
He will not work unless he Is compelled.
He smiles on those with whom he thinks a smile
The best Investment, and his head g"ts swelled
By people's praise, regardless of their guile.
My comrade likes the food that least agrees
With his digestion hates the wholesome things;
Hates other people's wsrbllngs, but decrees
Wo all stand breathlcs, harking while he slugs.
In all these ways, nnd eke in many move,
My comrade's Instincts tally wcil with mine.
He is my child, I should have said la-fore;
He's two years old, and I am thirty-nine.
Chicago News.
KilMISl'wli
'n!hnyr Leave.
"Do you think i-abbnuo U unwhole
some?" asked a dyspeptic.
"It depimds somewhat." answered
the food expert, "--n whether you cal
It or try to nn.-,!:e It." Washington
Ktar.
There would be fewer undesirable
mothers-in-law if there were more- good
sons-in-law.
When milliners put out a particular
.1 young hat. all the old girls want It
When Richard Harlow Informed his
wife through the 'phone one morning
that Miss Carew was lu town and had
accepted his Invitation to take dinner
with them that evening, lmisc, his
Wife, could scarcely keep back the re
monstrating exclamation. "Oh. Dick!"
but the restrained the Impulse, nud
after n scarcely perceptible hesitation,
answered, "Well, I'll try to have a
good dinner."
"Nice girl, Louise," came back In a
satisfied voice. "I knew you wouldn't
object. You never do. Is there any
thing you want mo to gel I" he asked.
"No," Louise returned. "I will order
what I need from the grocery."
"AH right." said Dick. "Is 0 or 7
o'clock the hour?'
"I think we'll say 7." Ixulso answer
ed, mindful of the many things which
must be done before evening.
"All right," Dick repeated. "I'd like
you two girls to meet You know you're
sort of connected."
There was'n touch of laughter In his
voice which Louise understood and re
turned. "Goodbye," said Dick. ,
"Goodbye," said Louise, and the con
versation ended.
Mrs. Harlow was In the midst of her
6prlng housecleanlng nnd was neither
prepared nor In the humor of guests,
especially when tho guest was Rich
ard's first love, a woman she never had
seen, but had heard of frequently.
While there was only one room In the
chaotic condition pertaining to house
cleaning, still the curtains were remov
ed from several of the windows, nnd
the house appeared In rather of a dis
mantled condition, according to
Louise's critical eyes. (she took prldq
In her housekeeping always but she
was especially desirous there should be
no flaws when, for the nrst time, It
came under Miss Carew's observation.
She should make the best of It and
utter no apologies, she decided. Miss
Carew should know without explana
tion what was going on, though It was
doubtful If she would, Louise remem
bered, as she had neer kept houso her
self and had no practical knowledge of
what It Involved.
Miss Carew was a successful lec
turer. Speaking before the woman's
clubs was her specialty, nd an engage
ment of this sort had brought her to
the city. She and Dick were engaged,
and their engagement broken, some
time before he met Lou!m. It was
scarcely more than a boy nnd girl af
fair, and Dick had never spent a mo
ment In repining, but be was inclined,
to tease, nnd tho prominence, which
Miss Carew's name was given In the
papers kept her In his memory, so th.it
he often spoke of her to his wife in
mock sentimentality, as his first love.
Louise had an early romance, too.
She told the story to Dick when th-y
found they loved each other enough to
marry, and then she promptly forgot
the hero of her girlish dreams, though
he occasionally wrote her a letter, to
remind her that lie still existed, and
had not forgotcn.
For the l'.rst time in a long wh!K
Louise thought of him when sh" was
making preparations to entertain Mls
Carew, after having put a stop to the
housecleanlng operations. She smiled
o herself when she remember" I t!i.u
always, In ills letters, Citc were veil
ed Illusions to t lit ron. lino they had
lived together, ami thinly dWgu'se.l
regret that they shouM have parted.
Now that the pain lie h.i l can-e l lirr
was past, the veiled allusions and re
grets filled her wlih amusement. He
was the one who had ended the ro
mance by marrying wntle Mie was
away at school, lie bad written her
lorlng letters each week, without cou
veylng a hint of what he was Intend
ing. The news of it shocked and hint
her sorely when It came from another
source. After a while she. did not care,
end no thought of him had ever
marred the happy, congenial life the
and Dl k lived together.
In tho midst of hot- reflections the
telephone bell rang again, nnd she
went to answer Its summons. She
heard a soft, drawling voice ask for
Mrs. Harlow. ,
"I am Mrs. Harlow." site returned.
demurely. "I
for years. I
to meet each
"Is that you, Ijoui-?" came through
the 'phone. "I didn't daro to lc sure.
I happened to bo passing through the
city and thought I would call you up.
Do you know who I mn? Don't tell
me you have forgotten:" The Inflec
tion of the tones were pleading.
Louise knew the voice, though she
had not heard It for years. Its sound
was once like a hand laid upon her
heart, but that effect was numbered
with the things that have been and
are no longer.
"Why, It's Charlie!" she exclaimed,
with well-simulated surprise. "How
do yau do? What a surprise you are I
When did you come to the city, nnd
where are you?'
Her questions, save one, were Ig
nored. "I nm very well and I want so much
to Fee you. Can't I see you, Louise?
Can't I see you alone?"
Mrs. Harlow was doing somo rapid
thinking. Sho had no great desire to
see her girlhood's love, but the Idea
of having him come to dinner with
Dick's first lovo appealed to her sense
of humor. Now that company had
been forced upon her, one more would
inake little difference.
"Come out and have dinner with us
this evening," she Invited cordially. "I
should lovo to have you come," she as
sured him.
"And may I see you alone, Just for a
few moments so we may talk of old
times, Louise," the soft, languid voice
pleaded.
"Oh, I don't know about that Come
out and see," she answered, briskly.
"Thank you, ever so much, Loulso.
I shall be glad to oume," she hoard
through the 'phone. .
Louise did not Inform Dick of the
addition to their party until he reach
ed home a short time before the hour
for dinner. Ho was standing In the
middle of their room, vigorously
brushing his hair. The brushes were
suspended In midair, nhllo he gave a
long whistle of surprise wnen his wife
told him who was" coming. He looked
a little grave and thoughtful, nnd
glanced at Louise anxiously. She was
standing before her mirror, apparent
ly busily engaged with the tlnlshlng
touches of her toilet. In reality, she
was watching the reflection of hor
husband's face In the glass, and what
she saw failed her eyes with the
twinkle of mischief.
"Yes," she said,
haven't- seen Charlie
should like you two
other. You know you're sort of eon.
nected."
"0) you go on," he exclaimed,
throwing his arms around her, to the
peril of her delicate gown.
"Go on yourself, you're another,"
Louise returned saucily. "I guoss
you're not the only one In the family
who had a first love."
They Indulged In a hilarious mood
while they awaited their guests, but
they received tbom with proper de
corum, and talked polite nothings un
til dinner was served. Louise, coor
scious of looking pale and Jaded after
her day's exertion, felt disturbed by
the freshness and flnisl of tho hand
some Miss Carew. She was so correct
in her appointments, and so sure cf
herself and of her attractions. Tho
slender, unformed girl Dick reinenv
bered had develojiod Into a Junocsque
woman; Everything about her was In
good practice, and she spoko as one
who was accustomed to receiving at
tention Dick was fascinated by the change,
and paid her the homage of open ad
miration. Miss Carew was gracious
to the others, but It was Dick In whom
she was most Interested, and upon
whom she was 'exerting her charm.
The two seemed so ubsorlx-d In each
other that Louise and Charlie whos.t
formal name was Mr. Iceland were
practically nlone. While sho talked
with him. she studied him curlou-dy,
and marveled why he had once seemed
a godlike creature to her. Meeting
him now was as commonplace as get
t'lg up In the morning. To nil out
vi!pl nppcaranecs time had not
'i;oi:cd him; It bad simply passed him
by. sho noticed his hair had grown
tiit:i i.ii the top of his head, but It' was
' ii-.-fuily arranged so as to coue.-al hla
.ippi-'-ricblng haldm-H". His eyes were
as !oe?!it and expressionless as ever,
and the same girlish pink tinted Hie.
s'u o!h ikin of bis checks. S'bc lisl -n-e.l
to his talk, and discovered his men
tality was as lit'.ie changed as bis
physical appearance.
Finding himself unnoticed by Die!:
ai;5 Miss t'urew, he lowered bis voice
and threw the loverlike quality Intj
bis manner. Louise was not lr.iipy.
The magnificence of Miss Carew over
whelmed her, niuking her feel Insig
nificant and Inferior. , Miss Ciii-w
gave out tho Impression of one who
bud no weaknesses. 1'eoplo who liav?
no weaknesses are so terrible. Louise,
thought, there Is no way of taking ad
vantage of thetu or of lludiug fault
She was not lu the least Influenced
by Charlie. Sho glanced across the
table at Pick and rejoloed that whtlo
he was not ao polished or elegant as
her first love, he was every Inch a
man, and genuine. She heard his
hearty laugh In response to something
Miss Carew wss saying, nud she be
enme so lost to her surroundings In
her pride of him that she forgot to
listen to the tender reminiscences
Charlie was murmuring.
Tho same situation continued
throughout the evening, with Dick
and Miss Carew entertaining each
other, while Lcland nnd Louise kept
near tngyther. At length Charlie,
awakening to the .fact that the spell
he had cast over ioulsp years before
no longer held sway, assumed a hurt
expression and was the first to go.
"You're not the same Ionise to me
any more," ho said, reproachfully,
when she went with him to the door.
"Why should I Ik when you have a
wife and I have Dick?'' she answered.
"Ah, yes," he sighed In departing.
Inilse returned to the room where
Miss Carew and Dick were sitting. She
ttok a chair near them, somewhat un
certainly, not feeling sure she would
be Included In their conversation.
Dick, without pausing In what he was
saying, extended his hand toward
Louise In nbsentmlnded welcome. Miss
Carew gave a condescending recogni
tion of her presence. Louise's cheeks
liurncd with a sense of injury, but she
hold her. ground. Dick was her's, and
Miss Carew should know It. Finding
that Louise Intended to stay, Miss
Carew Included her In the conversa
tion, making an evident effort to talk
down to lier level. Miss Harlow, she
thought, was not worthy of her am
munition, but as her guest sho must
be courteous.
She did not wait long after Charlie
had sWt'Cd himself away, before she
asked Dick to telephone for a carriage.
Louise was astonished at the alacrity
with which her request was obeyed.
Sho was relieved when her regal guest
was borno away In tho carriage, and
the diminishing sound of tho wheels
nssured her of Miss Carew's certain
departure. She thought, half resent
fully, that Dick need not have lingered
quite so long at the door of the car
riage, but Dick was home and Miss
Carew had gone, and this was a great
coasolatlon. She could hear Dick In
tho hall closing tho house for the
night. It had a homely sound that
gave her a sense of security and com
fort. When Dick came Into tho room be,
breathed a long "phew" as one who
had passed through a trying exertion.
"She's a wonder," he said. "She's a
good-looker and a good dresser, but I'd
rather come down from tho heights
and play tag with everyday mortals."
"Why, Dick," cried Louise. "I
thought you wero completely under the
spell."
"I thought you were, too," Dick re
turned, quickly.
They laughed at each other In un
derstanding. Then Dick went to his
wife, aiid lounging on the broial arm
of her chair, held her to his shoulder.
"Little mortal," he whispered, "I'm
glad my first love nnd I didn't get
married' Ills eyes rested fondly on
Louise's happy face.
Sho nestled cosily ngnlnst him, nnd
was silent for a moment
When she was ready to speak,
"Dick, dear," she said, "I'm wonder
ing how In tho world I ever Imagined
myself In love with Charlie." Toledo
Blade.
LAKE SUPERIOR WATER PUREST.
Raault of a. Serlm of Tent Made by
the Government.
The water In Lake Superior Is the
purest In tho great lakes, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lake Erla
contains tho largest per centage of In
crustants. Lake Superior was sampled
at Sault Ste. Marie, Lake Huron at
Port Huron and Lake Michigan from
the Strait of Mackinac near St Ignac.i
Lake Erie at Buffalo. The series was
completed by tho collection of Biimples
from St Lawrence Itlver below Lake
Ontario, near Ogdensburg, N. Y. Tho
stations were located at or very noar
tho outlets of the lakes, so that the
samples taken would be Influenced as
.little as possible by local surface
drainage. The Ideal position for the
stations would have been of course, In
the middle of tho lake, but for obvious
reasons samples could not be taken at
such places.
The analyses show that the wators
hold In solution varying quantities of
calcium and magnesium compounds,
which, from their tendency to form
scale or Incrustations on boilers, are
called lncrustants. Named in the
order of the total content of lnerue
tants, beginning with the lowest, the
lakes rank as follow: Superior, Hu
ron, Michigan, Ontario, Erie. The
waters of Lake Michigan and Lake
Huron nrey nearly Identical In ua'jty,
and the same may he said of those of
Lakes Ontario and Erie. Lake Su
perior, however, carried Just about
half the amount of Incrustnnts borne
by the other lakes.
The reason for this variation Is
found In the geological formation that
surround the lakes. Tho streams flow
ing Into Lake Superior drain areas
composed chiefly of crystallno rocks
which yield scant quantities of min
eral matter to waters flowing through
them; the streams entering Lakes
Michigan ami Huron, on the other
hand, traverse regions made up largely
of iviluble sedimentary rocks, llme-stor-.cs,
s'lndftoacs and clays, which
yield to tli' waters comparatively largo
amounts of the cab-ium and magne
sium compounds. The difference In
mineral coi-tont between Lake Huron
and Like Michigan results from the
dilution of water of Ln'e Huron by
t!r soft water of Lake Superior. Lake
Erie Is hlghost In lucrustaiits because
It receives not only tho waters of
Lake Michigan and Huron, but the
drainage from liiiineiise areas of sedU
mcntary rocks In Indiana and Ohld
and the provluce of Ontario.
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
THE PROBLEM OP THE RAILROADS.
iN the present high state of prost)erlty
throughout the country, and Indeed pri
marily because of It. the railroads find them
selves facing the most serious problem which
has ever confronted them.
Certain sections of the country are mark
edly agricultural; certain wthers produce the
raw materials of manufacture; and still others tur-.i out
the finished product of mills and foundries. All these
regions have shared alike In the era of good times, and
all depend upon nn exchange of their products for a
continuation of the good times.
To make that exchange Is the business of the rallrcads.
Traffic has grown so much faster tlmn railway equipment
that the roads now find themselves inadequate to the
handling of It, and n congestion has appeared which
affects not only luterstate but lat'-raatlonal tratlie. The
situation Is further complicated by the fact that thii
enterprises which furnish business to the railroads are
themselves so prosperous, and require so much money,
tlmt there Is a grout scarcity cf loanable funds, nnd the
railroad companies cannot borrow the money necessary
for new equipment without paying excessive rates of
Interest.
In the very nature of the case no remedy can bo Imme
diately ctrteaelous, nnd own the railway experts differ
ns to what the remedy shall be. One president has sug
gested tho changing of the standard gage from four feet
eight and one-half luetics to six feet. Another says that
the necessary Increase In trackage, terminals, locomotives
and cars would cost a billion dollars a year for five years,
and would then bo adequate to the handling only of the
business which will be ready for It.
Electrification, as providing both Increased speed and
cheaper motive power, has beeu advocated, as has also
the double-tracking of present single-track roods. This
last suggestion would undoubtedly Increase enormously
the capacity of the roads, since only about fifteen thou
sand miles of the quarter of a million miles of railroad
In the United Stales Is now double-tracked. i
Whatever course is adopted, patience on tile part of
the public will be necessary, and In tho majority of cases
Just Youth'a Companion.
THE "DEFENSELESS WOMAN."
T Is a sensible woman's first duty not to be
defenseless. The day has long gone by when
It was considered the trademark of a lady to
scream nnd faint or go Into hysterics at tho
very first mention of danger. Nowadays we
designate such actions by tho very plain old
fashioned word cowardice.
At Coney Island tho other day a man was discovered
creeping around under the women's bathhouse. Did the
fair ladles, with loud shouts, rush forth, leaving him
victor of the Held? Not they. They quietly secured a
large kettlo of scalding water and neatly poured tho
same upon him. He ran for tho surf, serenmlng with
pain. It Is safe" to presume he will crawl under no more
bathhouses.
Up In Port Jervis, N. Y., a man took n maid out boat
ing. Benching deep water and lioing one of those chumps
win thinks thot to annoy or scare any one else Is ex-rrin-lntlngly
funny, he rocked the boat; she begged lilm
not to, but he then rocked It worse than ever. She said
no more, but carefully crawling (o where ho was perpe
trating bis humor, she administered so sonnd a box on
his car that he fell ovcrltonrd In his astonishment.
When he came up slip ordered him to take hold, whlld
she towed him In; ho did so, nnd she rowed him in to
shallow water, whence ho could wade nshoro; there she
left him. well soused, taking the boat herself back to
the boat landing. It Is safe to presume ho will not rock
the boat again when ho takes her out. '
The summer time Is when much crime breaks out, an
well as folly. In New York city Just now It would seem
that the power of evil reigns; nnd It Is high time every
woman learned to some extent how to take care of her-,
self. There Is neither sense nor righteousness In a
woman's being defenseless these days. Philadelphia
Telegraph.
AN OCEAN GRAVEYARD.
HE wreck of the steamer Columbia edds an
other to the list, already too long, of dread
ful disasters which prove that the western
ocean, although the Creator gave It a
smoother surface and fewer natural dangers
than the Atlantic, Is not as safe for navi
gation, nor are tho men who man its ships
IHHocsscd of as sterling qualities as we find In the east
The wreck of the Columbia docs not furnish the first
Instance coming from the Pacific of cowardly desertion
of women nud children who wero passengers. The men
who compose the crews sailing along the coast or inro
the Asiatic ports have less of the heroic fiber which
manifests Itself invariably when trouble comes on' the
more frequented water highway between Europe and
America. There was little time between the striking of
the Columbia by the Snn Tcdro and the sinking of the
former, yet had the sailors stood by Captain Doran In
stead of swimming for the colliding vessel the loss of
life would have been less appalling.
Nor Is tho captain of the San Pedro blameless. The
fact that he was In a region of tragedy should have led
hlin to proceed more cautiously in the fog. He must
have known, ns does every navigator on that coast, that
he was traversing an ocean graveyard. Along the Men
docino const, where the Columbia and Saa Pedro col
lided, other large Bteamers have gone to the bottom. Far
under tho surface lies the old steamer Humboldt and
not many rods distant from her sunken hull and boilers
Is tho modern St. Paul, which went ashore a year and a
half ago. Tho big Norwegian collier. Tricolor, Is an
other occupant of this ocean graveyard and the hulls
of severnl sailing vessels He bleached along the coast
Utlca Globe.
CONSOLATION FOR THE FATIGUED,
SACRIFICING MOTHER.
W--i ' id
JULIET V. STRAUSS.
In whatever house you find a woman who cheer
fully gives up her own special desires and vani
ties for the good of others, there you nro sure' to
find happiness. For It seems thnt In this strangely
ordered world happiness comes ouly through sacri
fice. In the home llfo somebody has got to do the giv
ing up, and It seems that the chosen one for self
denial Is always mother. Her giving up Is written
in little lines all over her fneo, where, too, are In
scriptions commemorating valiant struggles with
everyday monsters whom others do not see.
How happy a girl should bo In youth, nnd how
bright a spot should be reserved for her In the
grent hereafter to atone for the trials of that po
rlod In llfo during which she learns to be woman,
wife, mother. Many a tlmo she asks herself, does it
pay? Is It worth while? Of what uso is it all?
Why ain I putting my heart and life into this dull
drudgery?
For . mmrter of n century past a continuous flood of nonsense regarding
woman's work has been poured into the ears of American women. They have
been urged to break away from the kitchen and go forth into the big world
and be somebody. This has its Influence upon the despondent mother, she
hears the echo of the feet of those who have "gone out into tho world," she
feels that her life Is nnrrow and squalid.
She sees the faded face In the looking glass, feels the slower pulsations
of the blood, knows herself or a woman who has growu old dolic Jim tli-
ordlunry drudgery of life. And she asks herself bitterly, has It paid? In the
end the answer Is sure to be, "yes," for she will live to see how vastly preftv
oble her quiet homo life has been to that of the woman who went out iuto the
world.
Tho truth Is, women do not step out of qnlet homes Into positions of afflu
ence and honor. They go from shady, country-like homes to crowded streets,
gloomy ofllces, stifling storerooms, and where one goes up from the ranks of
those who are not even remotely known to the world, thousands go dowu or re
main statlnary In a hand-to-hand struggle for existence.
One thing Is certain, youth cannot stay; something must tako Its place,
and might It not as well be thnt devotion and self-saiTlflce that makes a beau
tiful memory to leave behind us?
Yes, mother, It does pny. It pays to be held a divinity In tho eyes of
happy children. It pays to hold the deepest, tonderest memory In tho hearts
of men and women. For no matter how long mother has been gone to the
"echoless shore," her name holds its holy place In hr children's hearts, and
this Is fame enough for all the sacrifices sho hns made. Chicago Journal.
Her Cleverness.
She Mary Graham is certainly a
very clever womau, yet she has little
to say. He That's where her clever
ness comes In. She leads a man to be
lieve that she thinks he is worth Us
toning to. Plck-Me-Up.
DROP IN CUSTOMS ON GEMS.
Dovernment, Nollclnx KhII-OIT, Tries
to lllscover (be ( uuiie fur It.
Treasury department ofllclals who
lave made an Inquiry Into the subject
ire at a loss to account for the un
precedented fulling off In tin; InqKirtu
tlon of diamonds, pearls anil other
ems for (M-rsonal adornment Gov
ernment records show that although
there were 11,021,405 worth of precious
tones Imported during May, I'.HJG, tho
total Importation for the correspond
ing month of this year was only
1S1,4"5, says the New York World.
It Is claimed that unless there te
I sudden Increase lu the volume of the
Jewel consignment between now an-1
July 1, tho month of Juno, 1:Mj7, will
liiow even a moro marked decrease lu
tho appraised values of precious ston s
Is compared with June, I'.XKi.
One of tho explanations furnished by
the customs olliciuls to the Washing
ton authorities was that while times
ire unusually prosperous for the mid
dle classes und workers, thero U a
tint of ready money among the
wealthy, and that as a result the thous
ands of dollars usually paid out for
the purchase of diamonds and ttw like
re being hoarded by tho former gem
buylng classes. This explanation wits
made by eu ofllclul of the appraisers
Stores. The official hus been handling
diamond importations for the govern
ment many years.
An ofllclal formerly connected with
tho special agents department of the
custom house, while not impeaching the
accuracy of tho nbove belief, gave a
Washington official an entirely differ
ent reason for tho marked falling off.
The former agent culled the ductal's
attention to tho fact thnt some time
since the government decided to abolish
tho payment to employes of the gov
eminent of moiety money us a reward
for seizing dutiable goods which hud
not beou declared formally.
Moiety Is a tix-hulcal word nieauln:
that th ullicor sehing the property in
question received as a reward part of
the money which the government de
rived from the seizures. The abolition
of the moiety rule does not ufieet uuy
body outside the service w ho may ulve
what is technically culled "Informa
tion" r suiting in the recovery of cus
toms Urns. Only employ t-s ure barred
under tho new rule.
When the department ofllclul heard
that perhaps the absence of a reward
to certain otlb ers for uuearthing at
tempts ut fraud was rcsjous!hlo for tho
decrease. In the receipts of appraised
diamonds, lie said:
"Why, thut Is a Vrlmlnul charge.
Those men are sworn to do their duty
Irrespective of uny reward other than
their regular pay. It can not be jmis
siblu that they would connive at uny
uttompt to defraud the government.
The former special agent said:
l do not make the charge that tUsy
knowingly permit any returning travel-;
er to bring In Jewels which they fail
to declare, but I do say and Insist on
It too thnt this government cannot
expect men to work fifteen hours a
day for an ordinary day's pay and go
through all the tactful work of dis
covering smugglers without some ex--.
tra compensation. I would be willing
to wager my lust penny that If the
moiety rule were resumed there would
bo a bigger Importation of diamonds
because more gems would be declared."
The treasury ofllclals heard many
other reasons for the decrease In the
Importations of Jewels, but none cap
able of clearing up the mystery.
CANADA'S BUFFALO HERD.
Taken from Flathead IteservaUon, tn
Montana, Where Tbejr llansred.
In correspondence from Helena,
Mont, the Spokane Spokesman-Review
tells of tho shipment of a herd of
buffalo from Flathead reservation to
a Canadian government reservation
near IOdmonton. It Is not known ex
actly how many there are lu the herd,
but It Is estimated that there are about
400. It Is thought that there may pos
sibly be 500, with the calves.
The Canadian government paid f 150,-
000 for the herd and will place them
lu the government park near Lamont,
which Is about forty miles east of Ed
monton. This park contains 10,000
acres and the buffulo will be allowed
to run free In It The government has
eighty buffalo In the park already.
The purpose of the Canadian govern
ment In Inlying the animals was to put
them in this park und protect them, so
ns to keep them from extermination.
The anlmuls are all thoroughbreds.
The animals have been ranging In
the Mission valley, and the Canadian
ofllclals have beeu busy for mouths col
lecting thorn.
The history of the herd Is Interest
ing. To Charles Allard belonged the
credit of starting It He began with
a small number during the '80s and
kept breeding and purchasing until he
hud 100 head lu 181)3. Then he bought
the liuffalo Jones herd lu Kansas and
added them to the herd.
Soon after Mr. Allard died and his
partner, Michel Pablo, began to sell
the herd. When Mr. Pablo heard of
the proposed opening of the Flathead
reservation and tho consequent loss of
the range, he asked Howard Eaton to
sell them for him. Mr. 10a ton tried to
fllsjioso of them to both tho Uulted
States government nud the American
11 Won Association, but he was unsuc
cessful. Tlu-n an offer was made by the
Canadian government, which was uc
ceptisl. Itesldes tho contract price of
$15,(11X1. Mr. Pablo gets paid for load
ing tho animals.
The Canadian givernment Is repre- '
seated ut the loading by Superintend
ent Iiouglas of the Cunadlau national
park at llanff; M. Ayotte, who nego
tiated the purchase for tha Canadian
govei iimeut ; Dr. David Warnoek, do
minion veterinary, and (Sonera! Freight
Agent McMullen of the Canadian Pa
cltlc Kuilroad. Mr. Publo Is keeping a
few animals, two bulls and twelve cows,
but the rest of the big herd U going
from tho United States t liecomo the
possession of the Canadi:u government,
ltegrct Is universal throughout Mon
tana that the efforts of Preddeut
Uoosevelt to secure the herd tor this
government proved unavailing.
Nothing warms some men up like a
application of cold caub, ,