FARMING IN WESTERN CANADA
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A VIWTEUN CANADA WICK AT FIELD.
Canadian 4iatnlencr:
' "Vhi are the . nottlprs of Wmtern
Caoaia -and most of nil the fnriwrs who
fcftW e;nl(rrated from tho L'nllcii Sinlrs
Jolug thhi ypart' 1 was ns!pl hy the
dltor of one of our bis American majja
eincs a anort timo ago, ly v!iicli I was
saipned to trard UiVottgh the prcat whniit
provinrw of the Dominion W'ext lo dig
coror Just what the oonditiona wore there,
and how the many thninmndn of Ami'rl
can fartnera in thia "EMontifo of Wheat"
were pronporlng.
Tbla waa my fourth journey through
Iunitolif fiavkatuliewiin niul Alberta. I
followed close nnon th? GO.OfH') good Amer
ican farmer who left the State to make
new home for themselves In these prov
iocea last year and In different words,
this wot how I answered the n"tion
f the editor quoted almvc:
Iniaglne first of all, a trnin of fu. ty ton
oar 1,454 miles hj length a train, In
ther words, which would reach from
New York City to Denver, or fnnn the
Canadian border through the S'tntes of
North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kan
aa, Oklahoma and Texas, nud fos' 2.V)
enilea down Into old Mexico and you will
have come Idea of this year's production
f grain In the three great provinces of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
In other words, it will take more than
flOO.OOO cars to carry the grain production
f these provinces alone this niiliunn.
If a person were standing at one point,
nd Ibis "grain train" passed hltn at the
fate of twenty milee mi hour, he would
nave to remain In that oic apot for Just
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T1IUESHINQ WIIKAT IN
tli;ce 4ayi and three nights to see the
-ad of it
It would carry pat him more than
100,000,000 bushel of the befit wheat in
rhe world, 120,000,000 bushels of oats and
: 9,000,000 bushel of barley, for these
t tlftrres, according to very, beat estimate
t ha can bo given ' at the present time,
-how what the settlers of Western Canada
nave rahied this year in the way of grain.
Never In tfao history of 'any country
has than ben a more prosperous year
for farmers thaa th preient one in the
.Dominion West. Bo enormous baa been
'tii grain production that nearly 25,000,
vO00 potrnda of binder twine were required
for the . crops. Oa4s this season
-fcavd con a high aa on hundred
kusliels to the acre, while over large areas
of country the average ha been aa high aa
eighty and ninety bushels. The wheat
.yield ha been a high as fifty bushels to
tJie acre, and from figures already in it
is believed that the total will show an
avenge yield of between twenty and twen-ty-fivu
biiHhels to the acre throughout the
Ahva province.
It is difficult for one to understand
.just what Weateru Cnmvlu uieatfti to the
famwr until he takes at leant one trip
through that country. As jet the vast
, grain land of the three western prov
ince, wlth-sa area large enough to up'
- port the population of a nutiou, have
hardly been scratched. In other words, it
.may truthfully be said that the ti-euieu-
lo'.is production of these provinces to-uny
is that of a few pioneer. Lust year
ixty thousand of the best farmers in
the United Slate took up liew homes
for tbenwelre Jhere, and from the ta
Istics of the past two or three years each
one of these settlers will be harvesting
from &00 to 2,XI0 bunhels of grain next
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lVUHAT-jS l'A iviNtl SCKNli ON TI11C
Glaat Trra ol Eowland.
The MgKttet tn-o In the south of Eng
land Is eatd to bo tho 'King's Onk at
Tliford, wiil4 stands on th village
grrt-en between two ancient bridges over
tho Hlver Wey, anil is Home 30 feet In
cliTinufiM-i'iice at u height of 0 feet
from lln ground.
It In im in'.mnl In tbo charter of
WavurVy A'l i y. tho O Bti'iclun uiou
ustcry tUtnc- by, now It rolus, which
gav its iiaiin- lii thc rots of Sir Wal
ter ft'it. 'Itii ci.i-it t reo Is still In
lnrti gHwlli.- liondto Cbronlcl.
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year. Uuder ordinary conditions the new
settler makes a living during his first year,
lie builds himself cabin or a rudo board
home, and if he lias not much capital of
his own he works a part of his time for
his uelghlKirs,' for work Is always plenty
and wages good. The second year, how'
ever, lie li.n in bis own gram. It is a
common snjlug throughout Manitoba, Sas
katchewan and Alberta that "the settler
iniike n good living the lirxt year, builds
hiinKcIf a good home the second, and If
Iiii iniidctit the third."
1'ulil I had become thoroughly acquaint
ed with these thousands of my people who
linvo emigrated to Western Canada, and
with the conditions now existing among
tlietii, I was inclined to believe with other
hundreds of thousands of Americana that
Canada's wheat lands were cotiwlderably
ovurcKtlniated. Thero arc a large num
ber of land companies In the United
Slates whoso promoters very much dis
like to sen good American farmers taking
up laud In Canada when they have vast
tracts of their own to dispose of. One
of die "stories" frequently seen In Amer
ican papers Is that the good homestead
land, or free land, of the Dominion Is al
ready taken up. Millions of acre of tb
best land in the world are now open to
American settlers in Manitoba, Saskatche
wan and Alberta, and these acres are of
fered to , them absolutely free, with
taxes so low, after they have gained
pohKfsslon, that they may almost be count
ed as nothing.
Today three great rallrond stretch
across Western Cauada, and within a few
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miles on each aide of these roads the
great part of the population of eettler
live. Beyond these narrow belts ar
million of acres of the best land in th
worlsj and it is safe to say that within
ten year it will be almost entirely taken
up and American farmers will occupy a
great portion of it. No farmer in this
country has to carry liis crops fur, for
every few miles along tho. railroads towus
or station are laid out, and at every
place there i a huge elevator, and some
thnea several of them, each holding from
20,000 to 00,000 bushels.
A few paragraphs back, I mad the
statement that many American land com
panion ar trying to give the Impression
that the free homestead land of the Do
minion are about gone. To show how
ridiculous this is, I will give the figure
which have been secured through W. J.
Kennedy, of the Department of Immigra
tion, who has made an exhaustive inves
tigation of this subject. According to
the result of his Investigation there ar
at the present time more than 100,
(MX) tre homesteads already surveyed
nud awaiting settlers, and in addi
tion to those there are vast tract of th
best land In bie world which 'have not
yet been sun eyed, and which will be
hoinesteaded. ' :
And from my long experience in th
Dominion Went, I confidently bellove that
durli's tue next two years nearly all of
theiia bouieHteadg wll have been taken up
by good Aio?rloan fanners the farmer!
from our own States who are making
Western Cuv.ada what it U to day. Yean
ifo the best advice In the world waa,
"Young man, go West." Today If bai
changed In a small way. Now it l
"Young man. go to Western Canada."
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CANADIAN NOKTIIKUN RAILWAY.
Itttertrailnar Blla.
More than oiiu-fonrtb of all lliigliuh
ucwHimpt-rs are itubhslu'd lu Louduu.
Iu lluDtila there are no- fewer than
ci6lity-lx general holidays lu tho -ear.
The Great Wall or China will aoon
bo undcniiliii'd in one jdacc by u rull
wuy tunnel.
Culifuniluijs buy uioro baseball and
bats, invportlouutely, thau tho iHSop'
of uny utber Hiate.
Lvcrjr Uuy - tho lububltauta of the
L'ulted Khifc'dom wear away fl.OOO.OOf
worth of aiioo leather
The Chauffeur
and the Jewels
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All r'ht raervad.
CIlAl'TfiU II. f Continued.) '
At IhI, however, thinking that flie al
ienee wa.s growing a little ton Kigntlieant.
"What Is (hat grav thing h round in?"
she queried frivolously, stro'iilng her eyes
into the gloom; iierhaps it's n mnruli by
daylight."
- The chauffeur drew a long breath. "Is
It a marsh'." he asked. "To me all this
seems a corner of paradiue, nn onsi in
a pretty long dry desert!"-
He pulled hiniMclf up anxiously, cann
ing at his companion and wondering if
he bad cone too fsr; but fJussie only star
ed absently ahead into the gloom.
I don t lake much stock in o.-iJes," she
objected, tlreamiy. "My experlen'-e Is
that they gennrf.ly turn out lo be prlvnt-!
property, forbidden to trespassers, or elne
are so fenced in by restrictions ns lo take
away all the pleasure, or, what is worst
of all" she gave a litlc sigh "thy van
ish Into a mirage, leaving one in the desert
as tired and thirxty as before."
Then some one else knows what It Is
to be tired and thirsty," commented the
chauffeur, vrith signl2t-ance.
Mrs. Waring Inclined her head.
"And yet," she said, with a hard little
laugh, "my good friends will tell yon that
I have done nothing all my life but eat
and drink and lie merry !"
Thero was another silence, while th
Are flies wove a mystic dance in the long,
Insh grass, and by the rAnVide-the chauf
feur stood motionless, his usually alert
brain in a whirl, his keen senses for I he
moment drugged, paralyzed by the over
powering magnetism of the woman beside
him.
After a few moments Mrs. Waring
turned her bend, to find a pair of strange
eyes fixed npon her own In a glowing,
Inexplicable gaxe.
"Well, what is it now?" she asked, half
Involuntarily, little realizing the consr
qu'nccg of her remark.
"What It has been from the Btart." de
clared an Impassioned voice beside her,
(peaking In a husky, chaotic mixture of
broken English and French. "Ah! It is
Oajtrat, It Is cruel to be so adorable, so
Irresistible I"
The man was down on his knees bv
this time, feeling excitedly for her sloved
hands.
"Ah! miu bclla!" he elicited brokenly:
but here an interruption occurred tb
scene changed abruptly.
W lib a quick recoil Oussie was on her
feet, gathering her skirts about her In
stinctively; then drawing herself to l.V-r
full boght she looked down, fnvorlng the
prostrate chauffeur with nn icy, ditfrinin
fal stare from head to foot. After which.
taming negligently away. "Harto." she
ordered, iu 'the Impersonal tone with
which one addresses a servant, "Just put
my wraps and that cushion in the Ion-
Beau, please; I think I henr Mr. lluist
returning."
. She was not mistaken. From the dis
tance came a loud rattle of appronchiuir
wheels, accompanied by the cracking of
whip; and, as the chauffeur pulled him
self dizsily together, a spidery object
came into view around the bend in the
road, resolving Itself speedily into a high
dog cart and galloping horse, while, lit
op by the swinging lamps, Gerald's coun
tenance, tense with annoyance and sus
ploion, peered down at the two fiirurea
by the roadside.
"Here's that tit- be said shortly, toss
ing a miscellaneous parcel In the direction
of the chauffeur. Then, to Onsnle:
"Mias Rancroft preferred to star at the
hotel," he vo'lehsafed briefly: "so I got
trap and came right back. I hope you're
satisfied."
Mrs. Waring rewarded him with an nn-
asually grateful smile. "Thank you very
much," she said. There was a nervous
tremble In bar voice as she stood beside
the trap looking up at Its driver. "Give
me a hand, Gerald."
And over her shoulder, to the man be
hind, "You will hear from me about the
car later," she said casually. "Just come
op to tue Hotel for directions."
Fire seconds later the dog cart with
its two occupants was off In a whirl of
dust, leaving a wounded motor prone by
ue aitcn side, ana a yet more deeply
wounded chauffeur standing In the middle
of the road, tittering strange, uncouth
maledictions, as ho vowed an eternal ven
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CHAPTER III.
At the end of the Rue Rovsl In ii.
elty of Havre, the Hotel Maritime ob-
wuaes its huge frontal development,
pressing the groat porte-cochere hospita
bly Into the street.
The lights were all burning in the
window when the chauffeur shot by at
a late hour that night, intent only on get
ting his motor into the garage at the back
without attracting notice.
la the big shed two other pantiug,
teaming monsters wer . being rubbed
down by their attendant slaves, ind, lay
ing off bis leather coat, Sarto set to work
en the motor, the sharp exercise of pol
Ishing heating his chilled pulse and fur-
Stalling some outlet for the fierce rest
lessness that was consuming him.
He was on bis koees beside th car.
manipulating the oil can with artistic
nicety, when steps sou u Jed on the pave
ment outside, and a colossal shadow fell
across the chauffeur s line of vision.
"My ward, Sarto. that you?" came In
hated Kngliah drawl; then, at there was
Bo response from the garage, after a mo
ment ltulst's massive head and shoulder
snot up above the gateway.
I ay, ba observed aardouically,
"thought you were by way of beiu'
chauffeur I How many hour does it take
you to put on a new tireY"
Sarto did cot reply, and for an Instant
the r.nglishman ailcutly eyed (ho shirt
llecved figure before him with cold aver
lon. It wa this common workman, re
doleut of petrol, that Mrs. Waring had
eon fit to constitute her cavalier for six
Insane hour I The sooner lit was shown
hi proper place the better.
Gerald' teeth closed vindictively on his
cigar.
"See that you give that machine a Jolly
good polishin whilti you're about it," he
rdured at last, with a harsh authority
that wo almost arrogance. "She'e gol
to be in decent shape for ihippin by to
morrow morn I a' at latest." He turned on
hi heel, and then, with added sharpness,
"Hear what I say? Have her ready to
o on to Southampton by the next boat."
Whatr happened next was a complete
(urpriso lo Gerald Ilulst.
I'p to this point, by a superhuman ef
fort the chauffeur had kept hlmsrlt In
hand, but now bis face had become livid
with suppressed fury, and between bis
turled black lip hi teeth gleamed sug
gestively... .
It was a somewhat terrifying figure
that st m suddenly not a foot away,
By
Cdlth Morgan Wll left
with brown, p'nnons finger writhing un
pleasantly near the KngliKhman' throat
"I take my orders from Mrs. Waring,
and no one else," rn me in a sibilant whis
per.
from his overpowering vantage of
height and bulk the Anglo-Saxon looked
down on the fiery Latin with blank aston
ishment, which gradually gave place to a
dawning amusement.
"You little foreigner, here," raising bis
voice, "net out of my wayl"
Forth went his huge arm with unex
pected directness, brushing th slight
Southerner contemptuously aside, much
ns a -.elf-respecting house dog might dis
pose of a vagrant cur. Then turning on
bis heel, the Knglishnian sauntered non
fhalantly towards the hotel, trolling one
of Chavalier's Coster songs In his sten
torian baritone.
Staggering back again the garage
door, a thisty, oily figure straightened It
self with a muttered curse aud looked
after the retreating one.
' "An apoplexy on thee!" it sobbed in
Venetian paloN. "Dog of an English
man ! I will remember this forever!"
Gone was Annette's gentlemanly com
panion of the tonneau. Gone Mrs. War
ing' romantic lover. Alas! It wa a
very plebeian chauffeur that some time
later crawled abjectly Into the garage.
The next morning dawned overcast,
faith a foggy wind blowing off tho Chan
nel, and a chill saltiness In the air that
suggested to the shivery Sarto an occa
sional glass of absinthe at the cafe
around the corner. However, he kept
himself for the most part in the garage,
from which the back window of the
Maritime were visible, varying the monot
ony of his work at intervals by a saunter
into the lobby of the hotel, haunting es
pecially lhat region around the telephone,
In restless expectation of message which
did not come.
It was about noon that the machine
stood ready for sTupping, packed by the
chauffeur's experienced bands Into
shapeless, hide-bound mass, and not un
til then did Sarto let himself out of the
motor hed and make off with stiff alac
rity for a much-needed bath and shave.
Some time later, obedient to the long
expected telephone message, the chauffeur
presented himself at Mrs. Waring's sit
ting room to find, with an odd mixture
of regret and relief, that Annette Ban
croft was the only one to bo Been. N
"Come right in," the girl said at once,
her genlul smile making bim realize re
morsefully how utterly be had forgotten
of late bis little comrade of the touneau.
"As you see, I'm in the depths of pack
ing ;" she waved her hands towards a
collection of trunks and their contents
scattered promiscuously around the room.
"Won't you sit down?"
Hut Sarto remained standing.
"I come to report aliout tho car, alg
noriua," he said, with a certain somber
dignity. ''It's all ready for shipping."
"Oh, dear!" - The girl's face, fell uncon
sciously, and as unconsciously Sarto
found himself watching her, his bruised
senses reviving nnder her friendliness,
with a startled sudden consciousness of
something about ber which ho bad felt
before. '
Just a waft, snblle, elusive. Intangible,
of that divlno essence which has been
labelled Charm !
"Oh, yes," she said, with a quiver In
her voice. "The poor car l ' Mr. Buist
is going to find a purchaser In England.
We shall never see it again. Well," with
a fatalistic stirug or. ber shoulders.
there' no use lamenting th inevitable !
I must tell Mrs. Waring you're here.
Jnst wait a moment," and she turned
away, the complete unconsciousness of
her manner assuring the chauffeur more
strongly than words that Gussie had kept
her own counsel tnus tar.
There was a sense of relief in this dis
covery, and, as the door closed behind
her, he was able to glance around, tak- '
Ing stock of his surroundings with a faint,
detached interest and curiosity.'
Ihe room was a comfortable one, boast
ing of a writing table, lounge and vari
ous easy chairs, the last heaped with fem
inine effects from the trunks, which, rang
ed around tho four walls, had overflowed
in every direction. A driving rug which
the chauffeur recognised as flung casually
on the floor, and a well-known khaki
motor cloak lay beside it in a huddled.
human-looking niasv. In fact, the whole
place was overwhelmingly suggestive of
Gusaio, and, stung by a hornet host of
recollections, Sarto began to pace np and
down, realizing again with intolerable
distinctness the full bitterness of last
night's humiliation his own mad reck
lessness aud .folly! Self-disgust added
fuel to his fury, fanning It by degrees
Into a burning, unreasoning malevolence
toward Gussie which craved some outlet.
In the man sa supersensitive state every
feature of his' present position even
such minor annoyances as tht Jangling
clock on the mantle-piece, the uncomfort
ably roaring fire beneath contributed to
the sum of bis misery, exasperating his
nerve beyond bearing. It wa with -a
sense of positive injury that he glared at
the small prim grate opposite, and then,
rapidly crossing the room, dashed open
the window next to it.
Ho loaned out heavily. Ah h ! but
the stinging salty gust was good I - Step
ping nearer to get more of it, his boot
heel sank Into something soft and mushy
one of Oussie's feather boas and bend
ing down Sarto picked the thing up aud
glanced down uncertainly into the steam
er trunk beside bim.
Some minutes passed ; the Swiss clock
on the niintel ticked on loudly and the
(ire crackled as obtrusively as before;
but they were alike unheeded by the man
on his knees by the steamer trunk, star
ing tlowu into it with an- odd mixture of
interest aud incredulity;
"No. 1 doi.'t go as far as that," Gus
sie's light voice was again iu his ears.
blurred by the rush of the motor ear.
"But I do take the precaution of hiding
my diamonds away In an ancient chamois
glove rase down at the bottom of a lint
trunk."
How the speech came back to him!
Was It possible that that innocent look
lug shapeless object at which be was
ganiug really contained Mrs. Waring's
jewels?. Moclmtiicully the chauffeur put
his hand down, and touched It. Then,
bis curiosity getting the better of every
other consideration, he lifted the parcel
out and looked it over iuterestedly.
Certainly the chamois glove case did
not contain gloves!
As tho thought spun through bis brain,
a door on the opposite side of the ball
0H-ned aud two voices became suddenly
audible. With a swift, realisation of bis
sHltioa, Sarto turned aud, leaning over,
was an ta point ot lowering th parcel
- it.
hack lata Its rightful corner of tho trtmlt,
when Guasle' clear tones, carrying dis
tinctly through the crack In th hall door,
made him pauaa.
"See him again? ahe enunciated, evl
dently In answer to a question. "Good
heavens ! Say farewell to my own chauf
feur, a sort of servant T You must be
daft. Give the man hla pay" (th last
words came out with hard, half-snaermg
emphasis) "and let bim gol"
There was a whispered response and
the voices sank, but too much had been
already beard. The irjschief was done,
Before Annette closed the Intervening
door,- the listener In the sitting room,
yielding to a sudden, Inexplicable Impulse
to avenge himself, had taken th fatal
step.
And yet, in spite of his knavery, h
was not all knave only (like many of
us poor mortals) no more a demon than
an angel, merely a sensitive human in
atrnment, capable of fine harmonies and
hideous discords, responding all invol
untarily, at times, to the player's whim
the touch of the moment.
When Annette came Into the sitting
room a moment later, the chauffeur was
standing by the opposite window", his
hands behind his back, a faint, inscruta
ble smile on bis dark face.
"Mrs. Waring wanted me to give yon
this," shs said, going up to him with
embarrassment and holding out a small.
square envelope.
Then, as be took It with a mumbled
word of thanks, the girl retreated hurried
ly to the fireplace and stood, her back to
it, fidgeting restlessly with her handker
chief. "You see," she began, apologetically,
"Mrs. Waring Is very tired and had -to
send ber message by me."
She stole a glance at the man, who waa
looking steadily at the floor, and then
went on with rapidity, "I am so sorry
It's all overt How we've enjoyed it
the motor and everything I"
There was a catch of regret In her
voice and she paused doubtfully. "I sup
pose you will take charge of some other
motor now?"
Sarto did not meet her eyes. "No," he
said, "I think I will give up that for the
present." His tone raised certain bar
rier, and Annette did not pursue the sub
ject. "Well," she said, with determined
cheerfulness, "then I wish you every
success In whatever you undertake. Per
haps who knows, Sarto?" she smiled a
little uncertainly "we may meet again
some day."
"Who knows t" echoed th chauffeur
seriously. He moved away from the win
dow very slowly, with his face still care
fully averted. Reaching the door, "It is
addlo, then," he aid, with a alight for
mality, "and thank to you, Blgnorina,
for your so great kindness one does not
forget!"
His voice shook the least bit.
With swift steps Annette came towards
him. "Good-by, and good luck, Sarto,"
she said, Impulsively, holding out her
band.
But the chauffeur shrank back. Grasp
ing the door knob, he made a stiff, mili
tary salute, bis eyes fixed steadily on th
girl' outstretched hand and then,
"Addlo, signorina," he rejjeated firmly,
and closed the door behind him.
- (To be continued.)
, A ROYAL DENTIST.
Tho Siovr of a Tooth Pallia a
Peter tbo Great.
Peter the Great particularly delight
ed la drawing teeth, and be strictly
enjoined his servants to send for him
when- anything of that sort waa to be
done. One day bis favorite ralet do
chambre seeemd very melancholy. The
Czar asked bim what was the matter.
"Oh, your -majesty," sold the man.
"my wife Is suffering the greatest ag
ony from toothache, and she obstinately
refuses to hare the tooth taken out."
"If that Is all," said Peter, "wa will
soon cur It Take me to ber at once."
When they arrived the woman de
clared that ribe was not suffering at
all there was nothing the matter with
her. '
"That is the way she talks, your
majesty," said the valet "She is suf
fering tortures."
"Hold her head and hands," said the
Czar. "I will bare It out in a minute."
And be Instantly pulled out the Indi
cated tooth with great dexterity, amid
profuse thanks from the husband.
What was Peter's Indignation to dis
cover a little later that his valet bad
used him aa an executioner to punish
his wife, who bad never bad an un
sound tooth In her bead. Argonaut
What Ho Waa.
A big, burly-looking fellow, a perfect
picture of health and strength, walked
Into the office of a prominent Accident
insurance company the other day and
applied for a policy.
"Certainly," said the secretary. "Are
you engaged in any hazardous busl-
ueBa?"
"Not in the least," replied the appli
cant
"Does your business make It neces
sary for you to handle loaded firearms
or weapons of any kiud?"
"No, sir."
"Would your business ever require
you to be where there was excited
crowds for Instance, at a riot or a
flro?"
"Very seldom."
"Is your business such as to render
you liable to injury from street cars or
runaway horses?"
"No, sir; hardly ever."
"Docs your business throw you Iq
contact with the criminal classes?"
"Very rarely, indeed, sir."
"I think you are eligible. ' What Is
your business?"
"I am a policeman."
Th Troth.
Fear Is not lu the habit of speaking
truth. When perfect sincerity Is ex
pected, perfect wisdom must be allow
ed. Nor has my one who Is apt to ba
angry wheu he hours the truth auy
cause to wouder that ho docs not hear
it. Tacitus,
norland "has a perennial necessity for
wooden piles. In Rotterdam harbor
works of all kinds Vmand them and
tho droluuge of the Zuyder Zee as It
steadily proceeds throws out lis wood
en ramparts In all directions. A Lan
cashire contracting firm has built for
the purpose of sharpening the driving
ends of piles a muchlue which resem
bles a gigantic pencil sharpener. Piles
up to 28 Inches In diameter are sharp
ened to a flve-luch point In fifteen min
utes. There Is a clearing house for pack
ages, lost on the British railways, and
about 1.000 packages a day ar han
dled.
'iermorid
Attldlaa- Law.
Itellglon and science have proved that
we are alt under law. Turu which way
we will, law controls and abides. Iter.
George Bailey, Presbyterian, Washing
ton. The Son I.
The soul is a unit, aud when we think
or feel or Ret It Is the whole person
ality that Is thinking or feeling or act
ing. Rev. John W. Rowlctt, Unitarian,
Atlanta.
Christ's Tearhlays.
If the world would only practice
Christ's teachings It would be changed
at once from nn earth Into a hcavon.
Rev. John Halcom Shaw, Presbyterian,
Chicago.
Living with Christ.
However large any man may be with
out Chrlut, he can be much larger and
greater with Christ living in him.
Rev. Matthias S. Kaufman, Methodist,
Norwich, Conn.
Jesus tho Vine.
Other men are roots and seeds un-
growu.- Jcmis was the full vine and
(lower, matured and crowned with per
fect beauty. Itev. N. D. Hillls, Congre-
gntlonHliHt, Brooklyn.
The Preaa.
The- newspapers of to-day are one of
the mightiest forces to crush out dis
honesty, business or political. Rev.
John von Ilerrllch, Old St. Paul's
church, New Y,prk City.
Th Sting of Death.
There is n sting to death J there may
bo u victory to the grave; but both of
litem disappear, and have forever dis
appeared In the rosurreetlou of Christ
IU'v. P. V. O'Hnre, Roman Catholic,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Tho Chnrch'a Only Canae.
The church has ouly one cause at
heart that t i strengthening the Christ
Fplrlt in the world. For this It trains
men of all sorts of temperaments and
grades of ability. As an Institution It
must Use hutnnii material. Rev. Prof.
r'ranktln Johnson, University of Chi
cago.
A Good Wife.
A good wife ought to have patience
with her husband's little faults. If he
didn't have some fuults he wouldu't be
a ninn, he would be au angel, and then
you couldn't live with him. It is a
good deal harder to llvo with perfect
than Imperfect people. Rev. W. W.
Bustard, Baptist, Bostou.
Converting- Pow-r.
Our churches have followed theology
to the forgctfulness of Scripture, aud
proclaimed conviction of sin Instead of
the converting, revitalizing power of
the Gospel, so that it is no wonder tho
churches are empty aud losing their
hold on the masses. Rev. Robert Mac
Douuld, Baptist, Brooklyn. .,
Tho Dealra to i-lve.
In nu incomparable way Jesus has re
newed among men the desire for life.
This is what puts Him at an immeas
urable distance above all other teach
ers and leaders of men. Wherever ex
istence is normal there Is a deep aud
Ineradicable desire for life. Rev. U.
Melisli, Episcopalian, Brooklyn.
Learning f roaa Christ.
It Is astonishing how few things are
worth knowing that are not learned
from Christ What do we know about
the three questions: where we came
from, . now we ought to behave our-
aelves, and where we are going, that
we did not learn from Illro? Rev. Dr.
Hanks, Baptist, El Paso, Texas.
The Word of God.
The word of the Lord is the menu
by which God expresses His will to
men ; it is a revelation of God Himself.
As deepest knowledge of men Is sot by
means of outward person, but by char
acter, so of God, not through nature
but through Ills word. Jttev. Clayton
E. Dclamatcr, Methodist Episcopalian,
Pcavldeuce.
Keeping Cod'a Law. '
Pity it is Indeed if lu God's own world
of beauty and hope a soul cannot fer
vently say, "I have kept God'B law." If
It Is Impossible for the human heart to
make such a confession, then purity
aud honesty and kindness are words In
vented only to mock men. Rev. Clay
ton J. Potter, Congregatlonalist, Sims
bury, Conn. '
Unnecessary Kvlla.
So-called philosophers may declare
that certain evils are necessary, and
thereby seek to fasten upon us for a
longer life Iniquities that oughf. to die.
These same so-called philosophers ought
to recognize that anything which is nec
essary cannot be sinful. Rev. Chariot
E. Guthrie, Methodist Episcopalian,
Washington.
Atrophied Soul. .
It Is possible for a mau to give hit
time and energy nnd talent to the needs
of the dwelling, while neglecting ths
dweller within. Mau may grow Into a
perfect animal, possess a cultivated
brain, become '-carefully rellglou and
yet carry lu his bosom a Btarved, atro
phied soul. Rev. Guy Arthur Jnmla.
8on, Presbyterian, Tott-euville, N. Y.
Ilc-alluic Power ot C'brlatluultr.
if It is true tlnTt the core of certain
kinds of disease cm c-oiuu through the
mind then Christianity has a power ol
hcnllns, for -above nil other creeds
Christianity has the imwer to "minister
to a mind diseased," to euiunc-Iputo It
from care nnd worry and fUn, to Inspire
It with fresh hopo and determination.-
Rev. C. Waldo Cherry, Presbyterian,
Troy, N. Y.
To Keen Kalt Irr.
"To prevent suit lu saltcellars from
becoming dump and lumpy, when Oil lug
Ihi-tu put in ten to twelve piece of
rice," says Woman's Homo Companion.
"Tills will not como through the holes
In the cover of the saltcellars, but will
breuk the lumps of suit nnd gather the
moisture; thus the suit Is always dry
ar.d One."
No doubt you think there la a lot of
complaining iu the community In which
you live. No more couiplalulng iu you
community than In others, probably.
Tho
General Demand
f the Well-Informed of the World ba
si way been for a simple, pleasant and
fficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
auction for family uso bcrauso fU com
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome, ami truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the r-yBtcin and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying ,hat dcniaii.l with its ex
cellent combination of Syrup of Fig and
Eiixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for it remark
bin (uccess.
That U one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
the prcfcrcnco, by the Well-informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.i only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Ht'JMUK Ilium.
Superfluous hair may be permanenlly
removed by amputatim; tin- limb upon
which It appears.
Some ladles have found Dint a Judi
cious use of puwdcrwlll cmisc a crlti-,
gal husband to entirely ccoso remark
ing upon their alleged li'iiu. -linens. The
powder, it might be explained, was di
rected at the said Ininlminls.
Nitroglycerin In sufliclent quantity
Will simply knock the spots off a
freckle-faced girl.
A simple and healthful fulilition to
the dally bath Is a cou;.V of galbtiis
of oil of roses. TluVeauMie procured
It any drug store at the itumlntil price
Of 0 cents per lrot. 'lViP-d-i Blade.
A Grar-Haired Child.
To have all his balr turn gray at tho
early age of 6 years, with no apparent
cause, has been the lot of the young sou
of Join Krtwine of 11th street, Blooms
burg. . I
About a year ago the parents noticed'
that the hoy's hair, which was dark
was beginning to turn gray in several
places. At first they pulled out th
gray hairs, but these Increased so rap
Idly that at present It would te neces
sary to keep the boy's head shaved to
keep ths gray hair from showing
Philadelphia Record.
RATSED FROM SICK BED
After All lloae Had Vanished. .
Mrs. J. H. Bennett, 59 Fountain St.,
Gardiner, Me., sayst "My back used to
trouble me so severely that at last I
bad to give np. I took
to my bed and stayed
there four months, suf
fering Intense pain,
dizziness, headache and
inflammation of the
bladder. Though with
out hope, I began us
ing Doan's Kidney
Pllla anil In thrna
uivuiua noo vuuijiitrir-
ly cured. The trouble
has never returned."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
FosterJdllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Weather Tips From Wlrea.
The attention of many persona has
fttm been directed to the humming of
telegraph and telephone wires, but It
has only been recently that a connec
tion has been found between this phe
BuUieiioa and weather conditions. ,
Professor r. Bock of Babcnhausen,
Hesse, has found, after a study of the
subject, that it Is possible to forecaat
local weather conditions by observing
this humming and that prophecies bold
lag good for several days may be mad
If certain rules are followed. The plan
la to observe the humming twice or
three Umtu dally, preferably at about
11 a. a. and 8 p. m., aud the best re
sults for local forecasts are obtained
when the phenomena are interpreted
ta the light of ths offlclal forecast for
a large district
Ths humming is, of course, Influ-.
need by the strength of the wind, the
i.K.I - Ik. 1 ,
wiMiva lui true auu vuiiuus lausea,
which la turn are affected by tempera
ture and other atmospheric conditions.
It Is said that the local forecasts based
on ths humming wires have proved
quits successful and tho interest ot
meteorologists has been aroused lo
Berr Bock's method of observation.
Harper's Weekly.
Pleading a Dlatlngnlahcd Precedent. "
"I floe you," ' aid th polic justice,
"ISO and costs."
"T'r honor," protested Tuffold Knutt,
who had beea hauled up for vagrancy,
"all the'prop'ty I've got in the world is
plucted nickel, an' me do ei an' they
hain't, wuth more'n about two bits. That
line's onreaaonable. It' coiifistlcation, an
It won't never atand th test o' the fed'rul
roan. I !-" -' n in"al, y'r honor."
Jhiere '
Wild ..-ano.
Several eliona have been vSsade to
capture three bands of wild horses
feeding In the neighborhood of KM Car
son. Among the group that runs wild
about twenty miles north of the town,
says tbo Denver Republican, are said to
be a powerful horse and an equally
handsome mare that would make a
team worth about $400. A huge sorrel
animal with a bluze face, a tall that
reaches the ground nnd a heavy, flow
ing mane is the lender of the band, and
is said to bo so wary that up te date
all attempts to run down any member
of the group has resulted ?n failure.
Whenever a man appears eu tho hori
zon the stallion Rounds the alarm nnd
starts the band off lu the other direc
tion, led by a small roan broncho. The
sorrel himself brings up the rear,
snapping at the mures to make them
run-faster, nnd If too hard pushed he
will stride off to himself.
The country where the band roams Is .
mown ns tho Little and Big Springs
section, and the farmers la that vicin
ity are watching their own horses close
ly to keep them from joining the wild
herd. A domesticated .horse ts often
coaxed nwny by a band of wild ones
nnd In a few days Is as wild as the
rest
Thero Is said to be another baud, led
by a big brown horse, about twenty
miles south of Kit Carson, aud a third,
led by a bay, not quite so far off. Some
of the horses have brands, whfre others
have uot -
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