JULY 5.
ENEMIES OF TIIE BIRDS.
1 i I I frn iitt0 firecrackers, looliinf fit
. fine:
CIVILIZATION MARKS DOOM OF STIMULANTS.
By Ada May Krecker.
There needs no argument to press homo the
proof of a decline In the use of liquors. It Is
perfectly evident throughout the country. And
In narcotics a similar change of heart Is com
ing about. John J. Hayes, winner of the Mar
athon lace In London, confesses In a maga
zine article that "No long distance runner
can tmoke either cigars or cigarettes and
run. One thing Is essential, abstinence from
tobacco In any form. I suggest running ns a certain
cure for the tobacco habit to anyone who wishes to
break himself of It."
Go where we will among the savages and we find
drugs powerful and plentiful employed for setting Into
action men'B powers. It Is only among the finest types
of the most advr need races that we nee them discarded
in favor of subtler stimuli. Prof. James, the Harvard
psychologist, urges the superior claims, as excitants, of
morning air and sunlight and fine skies and mountain
walks and dewy flowers and great thoughts and sweet
aspirations above the frothy hopes of the foaming
glass. They are the natural Btlmulants of refined or
ganisms. These need no other. No, not even coffee and tea. An
Englishman, E. Baron Russel by name, has been mak
ing predictions for the year 2000 A. D and ho has It
that by that time the human system will have been
so refined that tea and coffee will be placed In the same
category that alcoholic stimulants occupy nowadays.
The prohibitionists of that remote hour will be cam
paigning against tea and coffee and teetotalers will sign
their pledges In favor of coffeeless breakfasts and after
noon teas without "the cup that cheers but does not Inebriate."
QUESTION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
By Cesarc Lombroso.
In f?Ite of prison, deportation and forced
labor, 1 argue that the criminals will go on
repeating their crimes for the third or fourth
time. There Is nothing left, therefore, for
society to do but to inflict the extreme but
effective punishment of death. Assuredly for
barbarous men whom prisons do not'lnsplre
with dread the death penalty Is the only thing
feasible. Still, this cold blooded execution or
dered by judges and not infrequently accompanied by
the gaping of crowds, is repulsive to the delicate senses
of civilized peoples. It even may frequently be fol
lowed by similar crimes Inspired by the law of imita
tion and the executed victim may become the founder
of a criminal cult, so to speak.
Of course, if we place upon life and living things
the most rigorous and most sacred rights, we who are
not God's emissaries have no right or authority over
the life of human beings of our kind. But. then.
neither have we the right to deprive them of their
liberty nor to inflict upon them any punishment what
ever. To pretend mat me acain penany is cumrarj iu
nature means to feign Ignorance of the fact which in
written In nature's books in large letters, the fact that
organized society Is based upon a struggle for existence
followed by the most fearful hecatombs.
The fact that there are born criminals, organized for
destruction, criminals who are living reproductions not
only of the most savage men, but also of the most fero
cious animals, far from rendering us compassionate to
wards them, only hardens and deprives us of all pity
towards them.
There remains, therefore, but one exeuso for the death
penalty, and that is that of radical elimination of a
dangerous element. But here wo must not forget that In
order to attain this desired elimination of a dangerous
class one must kill, not ten or twenty criminals a year,
but 3.000 criminals in Italy and 2.000 in France. This
would be a veritable butchery. And I believe that in
our age, in an age so thoroughly imbued with a spirit
of humanity, not even the most ardent partisan of the
death penalty will suggest such a course.
and
One dromxd o" 'h bunch then, there
were nine.
Nine little firecrackers, awaiting their
fate;
One became a aqulxzer, then there were
eirbt.
Bight little firecrackers (three shy of
elcTon),
One lot It fuse, and there remained
even.
Seven little firecracker lying on the
bricks,
A goat swallowed one and overlooked
six.
I
Six little firecrackers glad to be alive, .
Water wetted one but never touched five.
V
to
Five
WHY SHOULD MAN HOLD SUPREME POWER t
Dy H. C. De Beer.
Ethically there is no such thing as the sex
question. Why manufacture one? Are not
man and woman alike, yet different; each
equal, each distinct, absolutely necessary to
each other? Why any antagonism, with in
creasing distrust, disdain, even disgust? One
may understand antagonism from the house
hold tyrant, the pompous bully, the master
of the old school, who will woo a maiden on
his knees, promising all things, and promptly relegate
her to a position of domestic servility once she has sur
rendered herself. But this antagonism Is not under
standable and cannot really exist among a great ma
jority of thinking good men, who regard woman as
man's helpmate and companion, the friend in all need.
In France apparently woman has not been subjected
to the position of servility. She is a factor. French
men recognize In her their natural companion and tho
source of their happiness. The Frenchwoman has not
been forced to descend from her pedestal of womanhood
to enter into the arena against man. In France wom
an's influence is permanent, and the Frenchmen, who
consider woman a more Interesting study than dogs or
cricket averages, realize and appreciate it. The French
mother is respected, complimented, reverenced. There
are no Jokes at the expense of the French mother, the
higher mentality, more natural humanity of the French
man revolts at that being a subject for lampoons.
What has man to show for his undisputed possession
of power during countless ages? Besides certain med
ical blessings his science has given us many interest
ing, perhaps noble discoveries. But what of . beauty,
and happiness? Oh, that is woman's province.
little firecrackers la readiness
roar ;
One proved noiseless, reducing them to
four.
Four little firecrackers waiting lit to be;
One's still waiting, so there only were
three.
i
Three little firecrackers not knowing
what to do.
One did nothing and left more work for
two.
Two little firecrackers their task alooool
begun ;
Half of them got stepped npon, leaving
just one.
One little firecracker, bound to make
(rood.
Blew off baby's fingers as well as it conld.
Winning aGoddess
GRAND OLD MAN GONE.
The Venerulile Doctor Hale, IlUtlu
Kiittbed t'lera-riuan and Writer.
One of the "grand old men" of the
nation passed away in Roxbury, Mass.,
in the death of Dr. Edward Everett
Hale, one of the leading Congregation
al ministers of the country and Bince
1903 chaplain of the United States
Senate. Distinguished on two conti
nents as a clergyman, he was also fa
mous as a story writer and philan
thropist, and some of his stories, no
tably, "A Man Without a Country,"
have been read throughout the world
and stand as classic in the English
language. His contributions to histo
rical literature have been valuable and
paper's South American editor and
was regarded as an authority on
Spanish American affairs.
Dr. Hale's Influence was extensively
felt In all philanthropic movements.
His book, "Ten Times One Is Ten,"
published in Boston in 1870, led to the
establishment of clubs devoted to char
ity, which became scattered through
out the United States, with chapters
in Europe, Asia, Africa and islands of
the Pacific. He also took a great in
terest in the Chautauqua Literary and
Scientific Circle, of which he was one
of the counselors and frequent con
tributor to the Chautauquan. In later
years he edited the Christian Examin
er and the Sunday School Gaaette. He
Is survived by his wife, who waa Miss
PAYING GERMAN PIPER.
Kurope'a Mont Powerful Nation Live
by Grace of Money-I.endera.
The piper to whose lively tunes the
German empire has been dancing mer
rily for so many years has sent in
his bill, and the nation or the nation's
representatives, though quite willing
to go on with the dancing, are by no
means prepared to settle up, the New
York Times says. Prince Buelow, who
has naturally been held responsible
for the entertainment and for the ex
pense thereof, is disgusted and dis
couraged, and it is now formally an
nounced, as it has Leen often predict
ed, that be will insist on his resigna
tion. There are three essential elements
in the German financial situation:
(1) a rapidly increasing expenditure
far outrunning the actual income; (2)
a rapidly growing debt, from which
In great part current expenses have
been met; (3) a system of taxation
wholly unequal to annual require
ments and framed largely to benefit
the land owners on the one hand,
while leaving their property largely
unburdened on the other. The chief
objects of expenditure have been pub
lic works, especially canals, the army
nd fortifications and the navy and
good deal of money has been spent
much of it wasted on the various
colonial enterprises, which have been
very costly, and only recently show
any signs of paying for themselves.
But, as in every other modern coun
try, there has also been in Germany
a strong tendency toward a general in
crease in the scale of expenditures.
Living has become much more costly.
The old German thrift and economy
are disappearing, all branches of the
public service are more expensive and
the treasury has for years been un
able to make both ends meet. The
gap has been filled by borrowing. The
most powerful and prosperous nation
of Europe has been for a long while
in the humiliating position of depend
ing upon the money lenders to pay
its day-by-day requirements. Natur
ally, its credit has suffered and it has
to pay more for its loans than many
a third-rate country.
J SORRY J JftOa
This is no time for mirth or laughter
The cold grey dawn of the morning after.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
varied, and his efforts in behalf of
international peace and of the aboli
tion of war have been noted. In Wash
ington he was as deeply beloved as in
Boston, whore practically all of his
life had been spent and where he was
held in veneration. The world Is the
richer that he has lived and is much
the poorer that death has claimed him,
after a useful, upright and honorable
life of S7 years!
Dr. Hale was born In Boston In 1822
and graduated from Harvard in 1839.
In IS 12 ho was licensed to preach by
the Boston Association of Congrega
tioii.Vi Ministers, after which he spent
sev.Tal years in ministering to various
coiweh-itions. passilng the winter of
IS 1 '1-45 in Washington. His first regu
lar st-ttl-'Ji!- iu was in 1840 as pastor
of the nuuvh of tho Unity in Worces
ter. Mass.. where ho remained until
lv,".il. lii that year he wis called to
the South Unitarian Church In Boston,
wh re he was pastor for 30 years.
Early in life Dr. Hale, engaged In
jourJ.t'.V't i'- wcrk and before ho had
attained his majority contributed reg
ularly to the Monthly Chronicle and
Boston Miscellany. While connected
with th Advertiser he began histori
cal rtud!e3. For six years he was the
Emily B. Perkins, a granddaughter of
Rev. Lyman Beecher; and four chll
dren.
girl
her
her
gal
More than tine Could Bear.
Marlon was a little American
of six years. For three months
mother and aunt had dragged
through the museums and art
lerles of Europe.
She was made to look at tho slip
pers of Marie Antoinette, the prayer
book of Catherine de Medici, hats of
Napoleon and endless numbers of un
Interesting Madonnas. These, her
mother told her constantly who must
remember, for when she grew up she
would realize how famous they were
At last jianon renenea. sue re
fused to go to a world-famed mu
scum. After much persuasion, sh
yielded upon one condition.
"I'll go any place you like,' he
said, "If you'll promise never again
to make me look at anything famous.'
Notice your average day's work
how much of it is devoted to actual
work, and how much of It to needles
worry?
Only a rich man Muds a $5 bill la
liis pockets he didn't know he bad.
Orders by PIeon Poat.
An entirely practical use of homlni
pigeons was cited recently in the Lon-i
don Daily Mail. The inventor of thq
system is a butcher's son, who employs
bis birds regularly to earry orders
from outlying districts presumably,
where there are no telephones to his)
father's shop.. The plan works excellently.
When the boy goes to collect orrs,
be takes six of his fastest birds in a
trap with him. After he has gone a
mile or two and collected a dozen or
ders, he liberates a pigeon with the
slips enclosed In a little metal case
attached to the bird's foot. He fort
five minuteH have elapsed these orders,
are In the delivery wagon on the way
to the customers.
At the various stages of his round,
which usually takes three hours, the,
other birds with more orders are tteti
free, and by the time the shop is reach
pd all the orders received by this pig'
eon-post have been dispatched.
I oiiiilrt Artfiiniciit.
"Has local option proved a success
in your neighborhood?"
"Yes."
"Then you will continue it?"
"I don't know. The fact thut it is
a success seems to have turned a lot
of us voters against It." Washington
Star.
One suggestion in a thousand la a
cepted.
"Celebrate? Of course we can't cele
brate in this town. We can't do noth
lng until we get together." Postmas
ter Haston threw away his cigar lm
patiently and turned to the group of
villagers.
"Maybe that's so, but It ought not
to be. Just because the cattlemen live
in the north end and the land owners
In the south they ought not to quar
rel," replied Harry Morse, son of
Banker Morse, and Just home from col
lege.
"Well get up' our own then," sug
cested somebody, "and let's meet to
morrow night. Fourth of July will be
here in a week."
Harry on his wheel met Led Norton
the son of the owner of Hat Six ranch
on horseback a day later and the two
young men rode side by side across
the level plain for a time. Harry told
his companion of the arrangement.
"That's all right," was the reply
"The north end is goln' to perform
too. These old fogies may fight if they
want to. but we won't .be so foolish.
We can't help it, of course, but let's go
in for some fun out of it anyhow."
"I'm with you. We are to have a
goddess of liberty In a Rag dress and a
golden crown. You can't guess who it
la to be.!!
"That homely Miss Lyons, of course,
ihe always forces herself to the front."
"Wrong MIrs Dorlne Vandele."
"Why, her father is worth half a
sailllon."
"Well, she will do anything for me,"
with a satisfied air.
"Oh, ho, that's it,, is it?" and the cat
tle king-to-be rode away. In his heart
was a little bitterness, for Dorlne was
to him something better than the rest
of the girls of the town, north or
south, and he did not like at all the
tone of his companion's expression.
So North Mayvllle prepared for its
parade and speeches, and South May
vllle did the same. Harry and Led met
often and exchanged notes as to the
nroaress of the work. It was to be a
very bitter rivalry.
For days the two sections of the
town were excited. The tales of the
doings of "the other aide" were related
with great exaggeration. Dorlne heard
them and wondered if her party was
to be so very much outshone.
"They tell me that they are getting
ud a crrlcature of me, she said to
Harry.
"They would not dare," was the
eager tesponse. "If they did I would
punish the author myself."
"Wl.o is in charge of the other
lde?"
"Led Norton, of course."
Dorine'a color heightened, but Harry
did not potice it. He waa at last re
warded by securing her promise that
she would act the principal part In
the parade. He went away wondering
how he could arrange It so that he
might be near her on the glorious
occasion.
On the eve of the Important day
there was a gathering in the back
room of the Cattlemen's Club. Around
the table sat six of the largest owner
of stock on the range. Tbey talked
of the morrow.
'I am in favor of knocking them
out once for all," Colonel Norton was
taylng. 'That side of the town has
got to be wiped out eventually or our
property will be worthless. Let's -are
their old parade out of night nnd let
them Bee that we are running the
town."
Some objection was raised, but In
the end the worthies were all satlhfled
with a plan that promised diie trouble
for the neighboring burg. But only
the six rattle barons knew of It when
tho morning dawned. The rivalry of
Western towns does not permit of
much confidence or exchange of courtesies.
There was another conference that
night, but tho cattlemen did not know
of it. Only two weee In it Harry and
Led. When they parted It was with a
laugh and a merry (.ill fiom the for
mer: "It will bo fun for all of 'em."
Independence Day dawned with the
beauty of the pralrto skies shining
over the town. It was a day for the
young to rejoice In and for the old to
be thankful for. Mayvllle waa astir
early and thero was not a resident
who did not feci that he was totere.it-
ed in the celebration, both for the pur
pose of making for his side the best
showing possible and to outdo the op
position. The rival parades started at
10 o'clock.
The two young men were the re
spective marshals of the day and each
guided his troops as best he could
through the crowds that filled the
streets. The south enders were gor
geous in their finery from the stores.
The Goddess of Liberty rode on a float
all by herself and the horses were gay
ly fitted out for the occasion with rlb
bona and bunting. The north end had
a more sedate, but more expensive ag
gregation. It had In line all. the cow
boys of the ranch owners and there
were some fancy riders among them
who could and did make the onlookers
wonder at their skill.
As the bands played and drowned
out the noise of each opposition com
pany the two marshals of the day led
the lines toward a tree-lined avenue
and then with a quick turn brought
them out plump against each other In
the broad street! It was the most ex
citing time of the town's history. The
men were mad and the women indig
nant the children alone were happy.
They saw two paradea instead of one.
But suddenly something else hap
pened. Out of the grove th. t hid a
stable eprang a number of men with
guns. They leaped into the road and
j fired them with deafening reports. It
was intended to ingnion me soutn
enders and It did. It also frightened
the others, for the parades were there
together.
"My stars, what a psxile," exclaimed
Colonel Norton. "I wish we had not
done It." ;
Well he might. The teams went here
and there, out of the control of the
drivers. Then one was aeon running
down the Btreet it was the one with
the Goddess of Liberty. Behind It
went two riders Harry and Led. It
was a race for a life. The two young
men were well mounted, but they had
swift horsoa to catch.- At the end of
the road was a hill and down at the
bottom a bridge. Their time was
short. On one side rode one and on
the other his rival. Now both realized
that they were to test the love of the
woman they both admired.
Dorlne clung to the wagon, which
nltched and wavered, alone on the
vehicle.
"Here," shouted Harry, "Jump to me
and I will hold you!"
"IWe," put in Id, in that Btroug
tone of his. "let me catch you! I'll
come alongside."
She looked from one to the other.
Even in the terror of the position she
saw something of the situation and
wished for an Instant that she could
escape making a choice before the
crowd. But a look ahead told 1 er that
that was Impossible now was her
time.
The hill was nearer and nearer. The
people were wondering why she did
not leap, for they saw it waa lmpossl
ble for the riders to stop the team
Suddenly she satisfied them. With an
abandon that showed how strong was
her faith, she threw herself far from
the wagon toward Led Norton,
The young cattleman was ready for
the duty of the minute. He reached
out hla strong right arm and as she
came to him threw It around her
ralst. With a quick motion ha
brought her to the saddle and then
turned his horse bark toward the ceo
ter of the crowd.
"She Jumped into the arras of a
north ender!" exclaimed a dozen of
her friends, "for shame!" But Dorlne
seemed not to care. She smiled at
them when she rode back with Led'a
arm around her, and Harry was glad
that he went on to catch the team and
was not there to see.
"That was a smart trick of youra,'
said Mr. Norton to his son, a day or
two after.
"Not so smart as that of youra and
the rest In trying to frighten and
break up the south enders' parade,"
was the reply. "It did good in two
ways; it won me a wife and put the
two towns on a friendly basis."
"What do you mean, elr? A wife
and friends!"
"MIsa Vandele promed me to marry
me as we rode back from the runaway
and the people were so thoroughly
mixed by the fright that they will
quarrel no more. A marriage between
the two leading families will help
straighten things, too, don't you
think r
Mr. Norton did not Bay what he
thought perhaps he did not think
anything fit for expression. As for
hta son he was more than satisfied. He
had won a goddess, as he put it, and
had henled a neighborhood quarrel.
and that was glory enough, for one
Fourth of July.
Reaalt Tarn Ik Itoklna nmntl
Tata and .l1ln.
In the Northern Sutes many of th
protected birds are induced to bul!4
their nesU In or near buildings and
the7 are fed and sometime partially
tamed. This is commendable, of
course, mrt robins, for example, are In
cluded In the list of game bird la
some of the Southern States and ef- '
forte made to fVaie them here may re
sult In their destruction on thelf
outhcrn flight In the autumn. Accus
tomed to frequent the homes of their
northern friends if they evince similar
habits in the South they are oftea
killed for the pot. Forest and Stream
cays.
In the course of time the Southern
Slates will protect these birds, but
until this Is done It would be well to
remember the result of feeding birds"
hear our homes. Of course, the mera
fact that they art not molested when
(n the North causes many birds to
pest round our bouses, but if they
must be fed this should not be don
iear dwellings.
There are few women who view
with calmness the killing of harmless
birds by cats. On the other hand.
I here are few owners of cats who tkt
rny steps to prevent these depreda
tions. The taming of birds In places
where cats are permitted to roam at
trill means certain death to a large
majority of euch birds, and far as
we know there Is only one p-vvsntlTH
rnd that la to remove the cat from the
Held of activity.
The theory that cats keep the coun
ry home free from rats and mice is
pretty or was he .'ore Tuss, pampered
nd overfed, bocame more fond of the
heat of h- kitchen range o- Ihs punf
than that ol h-v tradition hunting
Mda. Now that the birds are en
couraged to nest near by, almost with
in her reach, with a minimum of ef
jort she varies her diet now and then
Jrtth a nestling and is content
To prevent hounds from . hunting
,'oxes we confine them until ready to
accompany them, but we encourage
long btrds to nest near dwellings and
It the same time permit one of their
jrorst enemies to harry them dally.
Until Heady for the Fourth.
A Fourth of Julr data.
The new Fourth of July game ot
"abbreviated states" calls forth lively
competition. A prize is given for the
first correct list of the following ques
tions: What state reminds you of a great
rainfall? Ark.
What State can be often multi
plied? Tenn."
What State commences the domas
tlo week? Wash.
What State la mightier than the
sword? Penn.
What State Is always sure of it
self? Kan.
What State has a medical degree?
Md.
What State is a chronlo invalid?
111.
What State Is a maiden? Miss.
What State suggests a sheltered
spot? Del.
What State is a woman's name?
Minn. Washington. Star.
CELEBRATING !
' A.
SHOUT METEB, SEEM ON 3.
at
The rirat Conflict.
Some of us find the very first con
llct of all hard enough the fight with
jelt. Rev. Charles F. Aked, Baptist,
Kw York City.
Standard of Rlftftt.
It should be borne In mind that
arlthout some knowledge of the true
feature ot God there is no standard ot
ight Rev. Hiram Vrooman, Preshy
lerian, Providence.
Factor la Life.
What a man thinks in his heart is
hts creed. Every man has his creed,
and his creed whatever It be Is a de
termining factor in his life. Rev.
Murdoch McLeod, Presbyterian, Ta
coma. Th Difference.
The essential difference between a
religious and Irreligious person is the
fllfference between their Intentions and
purposes respecting right and. wrong.
Rev. Hiram Vrooman, Presbyterian,
Providence. .
Hearing Troable.
Never bear more than one trouble
a time. Some people bear thres
kind--all they have had, all they
have now and all they expect to have.
Rev. J. B. Remensnyder, Lutheran,
New York City.
Well Bora.
It is a great thing to be well born.
not In the matter of clothing or ma.
terlal riches, but to be well born into
the possession of those things which
cannot otherwise be obtained. Rev.
Luther B. Wilson, Methodist, Paw-
tucket, R. I.
Morality.
Morality Is the unsatisfied life. Be
hind ef sry good deed there stands the
majesty of the moral law which makes
man never satisfied with himseir.
Such morality Is Identical witi the
true religion. Rev. Leslie E. Learned,
Episcopalian, Pasadena.
Man and fnlvera.
The universe is not man's Inferior
In Intelligence, but the moment he can
rise In knowledge to grasp her secrets.
yields her vast wealth, and as a ser
vant, emancipates her new found ma
ter from the slavery to toil. Rev,
Claude H. Prlddy, Episcopalian, Brook
lyn.
Uoek of A sea.
The breakers and foam may cover
the roeka a while, but when the storm
subsides the roeks are still there ts
weather a thousand other storms,
Man's fleeting foam and high-sounding
breakers are helpless against the Rock
of Ages. Rev. F. Watson Hanna, EpI
copalian, Brooklyn.
. FrlTolltr Over Draaa.
A reasonable amount of care and at
tantlon to dress is obligatory upon us
all, but what God thinks about the
weeks and the months spent in worry,
anxiety and heartless frivolity over a
costume for some brilliant fete. It la
not difficult to conjecture. Rev. John
Deans, Con;regatlonallst, Providence.
Sclencv'a Return to Religion.
Scleuce. after Its wandering In the
wilderness, after its search for acldl
and salts and laws and principles
which govern the material universe, la
turning back to religion and is seek
ing at this very hour to interpret man
as something more than a physical
organism, the component parts ot
which can be explained; he is seeking
to Interpret man In terms ot the
spirit, the very thing which Jesus
Christ did. Rev. E. L. Powell, Chris
tian, Louisville.
FUhlnw for Sheep.
When sheep were Introduced inU
Cornwall, England, a flock of tbern ran
into the sea and were floated by their
wool. Sonio fishermen saw them, and,
thinking them to be a new species ot
fish, made haste to try to catch them
with hooks and nets. Next morning
they broufiht home a catch whose valg
us was greater than any load thelt
boats had ever carried.
If people are to be belteved, ths
final straw U put on their backs sis
or seven times a day.
