THE SMI-WEI KIT TRIBUHt
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IN MEMORY OF PiLGRIM FATHERS
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HOMEWARD
By Rev. James E. E. Sawyer
Montreal, Can.
IRA U BARB, Publisher
TBIIMS, il.n IK ADVANCE
MnTH PLATT
NEBRASKA
Army of Caterpillars Charge Up
: on Lawns and Public Parks.
OBSOLETE WAR VE3SELS.
Uncle Sam has about thirty one
time fighting ships that ho would like
to soil to tho highest bidder. The ves
sels rango from obfolcto monitors to
big battlo ships that are no longer
poaslblo becauoe of tho Incrcasod efll
clency of moro recent guns. -Just what
to do with theso vessels la a perplex
ing problem that confronts tho navy
department, for there aeems to bo no
purchaser In sight "Sell them for
pleasuro yachts," was tho suggestion
i?f one member of congress. But no
co scorns to bo hankering after a
acht in tho form of a cruiser that
would require a cew of 200 or 300
men. Then again the fuel bill of the
proud owner of a cruiser-yacht would
bo decidedly heavy, not to speak of
the expenso of feeding such a crew,
keeping tho old craft In repair and n
few other minor Incidentals that would
run the annunl bill Into hundreds of
thousands. The average citizen will
not bother his brain greatly over the
disposition of theso costly has-bcons,
The government pays big salaries to
men who aro tratned as exports In
such matters. The chief Interest ol
the situation to the citizens Is the
thought of tho millions obtained by
taxation that have beon paid In the
construction of vessels that prove to
bo "no account" in a few years, says
Indianapolis Star. In a sense It seems
tike "throwing money to tho birds."
The steamboat fires on the Missis
ilppl and on tho Hudson river aro co
incident occurrences which point to
the nood of eternal vlgllanco on pas
longer craft on river, lake and ocean.
Fire apparatus and Are drills are Im
portant and should not be ncgloctod
by masters. Builders can achieve
aafoty with strongth" of hull and con
sequent seaworthiness, but there Is no
Insurance against flro except through
constant watchfulness and the main
tenance of conditions which make for
safety.
Health boards in various cities are
distributing circulars giving Instruc
tions as to tho best way of getting rid
of, .that pestiferous nulsanpo tho house
fly. Tho Insect Is correctly described
as one ot the most effective dlssam
Inntors ot germs of various kinds ot
particularly dangerous diseases, In
cluding typhoid fever, nud there Is no't
tho slightest doubt that many deaths,
much Buffering and a great deal ol
expenso may be traced directly to thli
cause. Keep tho Mica out of the housu
as far as posslblo and guard against
tho Ills for which they are responsible,
Bomo of the big transatlantic com
panies aro reporting largo gains in ro
coipts and profits over last yoar, This
moans an increaso In tho carrying of
American passengers and freight. And
It goes to show how forolgn shipown
er aro being enriched at our expense.
When will Americans make up their
minds to provide a niorcantllo marine
of their own and save the money
which they now pay to others T
' Everybody Is in favor of good roads,
the country needs them and no sound
objections are urged ngalnst them.
Why, then, should not tho country get
thorn? And why should not each state
trtvo for the honor of being In the
front rank In tho movement?
Now that Johnson and Jeffries have
had their fight and Halley's comet has
disappeared and public mourning for
King Edward has come to an end, tt
may be supposed) that tho efforts to
stir up a row botwoon England and
Germany will bo resumed.
Theso aro tho dayo whon tho "old
swimming holo" has Irresistible at
tractions for tho youngsters. Dut abil
ity to swim should bo an Indlspensa
bio qualification to participating in
the pleasures of bathing.
A West Point endot dented chewing
gum on parade, but a bard-hearted of
fleer rudely investigated and the of
fender was dismissed, not for chow
Ing' gum, but for lying about It
Missouri demunds to be shown the
farmers that own automobiles. The
insinuation Is that a great deal ot
jnlslnformalton on that subject hai
fleen circulated.
This is the time ot year whon a lit
tie nonsense now and. then la relished
fey the best of men.
Tea women were In the first bus!
Bess trip ot tho great sky liner in
Germany. That fact confirms the mod
era maxim that what man may do,
women will do.
In Russia it Is against tho law to
aarry more than five times. Out oven
o, Russia is not an Ideal country in
which to reside.
Killing flies baa now become duty
jtfeat people owe to their country.
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"We aro confident, I any, and willing
rather to bo abnnnt from the body, and
to bo prencnt with the Lord." 3 Cor. v:8.'
That noblo spirit, Lnmennals, who
tasted the bitterness of exllo from his
aatlve land, comforted himself by
laying: "Our homeland Is not here be
low; man vnlnly seeks it here; tbnt
which ho takes fpr it Is only a lodg
ing for tho night."
' The abiding bomo of humanity la
not hero. Wo are nil wandorers. Our
real home is jilsewhcro. This is not
tho placo of our rest All noblo souls,
loftily or lowly, aro travelers, walking
hot by sight but by faith. Our dearest
treasures are laid up In heaven. Our
hopes, our Interests, our hearts, aro
there, "They that say such things do
claro plainly that they seek a coun
try." "They desire n better country
that la heuvenly: wherefore Ood Is
not ashamed to bo called their Ood:
for ho hath prepared for them a city."
Our adversities aro tho necessary
Incidents of a journey. All earth's Joys
aro tho shifting scenes of a lnnd
through which wo aro traveling. This
world Is tho scene of vicissitudes, of
storms, of sorrows, of partings, of
heart-breaks and tragic loneliness.
There Is n peacoful and permanent
home awaiting the Christian a city
that hnth foundations, a settled habi
tation, a haven after life's tempestu
ous voyago, a refugo from nil tho sor
rows of tho present existence, a land
of light whero thoro Is n6 moro pain
ful mystery, a land of lovo and ctornal
reunion, where sympathy is perfect,
whero the heart Is satisfied, a realm
securo and gladsome, thronged with
ancient folk and dear ones of our own
day. There wo shall see as wo aro
seen and know ns wo aro known,
Thoro light Intellectual is full-charged
with love, love ot truo good; full
charged with gladness gladness
which trnnsconds every sweetness,
That la tho goal of all our bolonglngs.
Archbishop Lolghton used to say that
if ho wero to chooso n placo to dlo
In It should bo an Inn, for that would
look so like a pilgrim's going home.
God gavo him his wish. In an inn ho
ended his pllgrlmngo, and went homo
to tho city ot tho sun, toward which
he had long looked wistfully.. To tho
spiritually minded that . homeland la
moro real than anything-round about
thorn hero
It Is not in tho darkest hours of life
alono that tho vision of that homo is
most attractive . Often tho thought of
Its pcacQ, Us fruition, its Infinite and
eternal satisfaction of our desires
and possibilities, comes to ub with
strango power when llfo is strongest
and most Joyous. In tho hour of some
great Joy, at tho time ot tho accom
plishment of sorao purposo which has
cost protracted and strenuous en
deavor, or when we havo behold tho
mystic beauty of a perfect morning or
have looked Into eternity through tho
splendor of tho sunset, tho thought of
tho homo of tho soul has been' a rap
ture of desire. Ouc best and happiest
hours aro prophetic of heaven, are
windows through which wo obtain
fascinating glimpses of Its ldcnl beau
ty. When, llko Simeon, wo hold the
Light and hopo of tho world In our
arms, llko him, our heart exclaims:
'Now lcttost thou thy servant depart
In pence, for mlno eyes havo seen thy
salvation." Wero wo to havo one
rainuto of perfect existence, bodily,
mentally and spiritually, ono mln
uto of absolutely "perfect health,
perfect Bpltltual vision and harmony
and happiness, tho veil between ua
and our homo would disappear. With
out dying wo would arrive instantly
at homo.
Tho longing for home 1b not the
weariness ot weakllnca. thn ennui of
worldlngs, tho indolenco of tho ease-
lovwg, mo synicism and dlsguBt ot
those who do not find this llfo worth
living. It is characteristic ot fulness
of spiritual liro and energy, None
have moro earnestly longed for heaven
than tho bravest soldiers of tho cross,
nnd heroes of tho fnlth. Paul, though
for tho sake ot others willing to re
main In tho flOBh. confesnnil In n t.
slro to dopart. It was becauso to llva
was unrist mat to die would bo gain.
He said: "For indeed wo that are In
this tnbernaclo do groan, being bur
dened; not for that wo woilld bo un-
ciotned. nut that wo would bo clothed
upon, that what Is mortal may bo
swallowed up of llfo. . . . Being,
therefore, always of cood couraco. end
knowing that whilst wo aro nt-homn
In tho body wo nro absent from tho
L,ora lor wo walk by fa th. not hv
Bignt wo aro of good couroee. I eav
and nro willing rather to be absont
rom mo uoay and to bo nt homo
with tho Lord." Ho wna so fullv nllvn
that ho longed tor tho land ot the
living,
In his n,tcr years, though ho was
not really aged, and was surrnundnri
by a beloved and happy family, Luther
longoa io,.uo wun uurist and behold
his glory. Ho tolled tremendously
and with unabated heroic energy till
within a few days of his death; but
he had often expressed his desire for
roleaso. Nearly five years boforo his
doceaso,. on his recovery from a pain
ful and dangerous Illness, he wrote to
his prince, who had sent his prlvato
physician to attend him: "I should
havo been well content It tho dear
Lord Jesus had takon mo lit his
mercy from henoo, ns I am now of lit
tlo use on the earth." It Is the great
ness of man, not his littleness, that In
spires him with doslro for .larger room
and tho fulfilment or his uoblost do
sires and holloat Ideals.
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PRINCETON, MASS-. Practically all tho detntls were carried out as ar
ranged for tho dedication on August 5 or the monument to tho Pilgrim
Fathers, in which ceremcmy1 President Taft, British Ambassador Bryce,
Senator sLodgo nnd other distinguished men participated. Tho
event was mado tho occasion of a big naval display by tho North
Atlantic squadron and tho president delivered an address. Tho monu
ment, which Is 2C9 feet high, stands on a hundred-foot hill on tho tip
of Cape Cod and Is an imposing structure.
1RRIGA TION IN INDIA
English Government Is Redeem
ing Many Acres of Dry Land.
Powerful Recommendation of Irriga
tion Commission and Courageous
Energy of Lord Curzon Need
ed for Ultimate Success.
London. Tho Timea of India gives
somo Interesting facta regarding tho
work dono by tho Indian government
In extending tho irrigation systom of
the land. Of the Deccan system, It
says:
"Tho Deccan schemes aro of first-
class lmportanco and valuo. They
make a vivid appeal to our imagina
tion and sympathy. If wo look nt a
rainfall map of India wo see a largo
parched patch of country enveloping
nnd BIJapur and parts ot Nnslk and
and Rljapur andpnrts ot Naslk and
Poona. Hero tho laborious cultivator
has learned to look tor drought and
famlno in ono year out of threo. nnd
In a vnstly wider area a scanty nnd
Insufficient rainfall Is as llkoly to bo
received as a plenteous watering. In
tho Deccan thoro Is no question of
watering n desert and bringing In a
colony of people to enjoy tho results.
Tho cry for water comes from the
pooplo whoso native homes are on
the soil nnd who yoar after year sow
their crops uncertain of tho return,
frequently having to sell their treas
ures nnd migrate In search of labor,
In order to find tho means of sub
sistence. "Tho soil is rich and capable of
bearing flno crops, and along Its whole
western border runs tho mighty but
tress ct the Ghnts which brings down
nn unfailing deluge of wator, sufficient
to Irrigate tho land many times over.
What moro fllmplo than to store water
In the hills and deal it out through
canals upon the thirsty plalnB? Yet
the difficulties to bo faced nro some
of the hardest in any irrigation prob
lem in India. Tho construction of tho
great storago reservoirs in tho Ghnts
proved extremely costly; owing to tho
Use Insects
Two Massachusetts Towns Recelva
Filet and Beetles to Release
In Trees.
Dedbam, Mass. Tho state In its
plan of assisting tho various towns to
exterminate tho gipsy and brown-tail
moth haa sent to Dedham 1,000 anas
patus tiles and 200 cnlosoma beetles,
Theso files nnd bcetlos, bred nt Mol
oso ll"'"' nro distributed In In
Thov 'tvo on tho
conformation of tho country, the align
ment of canals from tho best sites for
storage works to the districts requir
ing water presented complications;
and tho fluctuations of rainfall In tho
plains seriously affected prospects of
regular revenue.
"Government obtains returns for its
outlay upon Irrigation both directly,
by payments made for the wator serv
ice, and indirectly, by tho Increased
wealth, and therefore Increased tax
able cnpaclty, which it confers on tho
people.
"It needed tho powerful recom
mendation of the Irrigation commis
sion nnd the courageous energy ot
Lord Curzon to insuro tho problem
which tho Deccan presents being
boldly attacked nnd steadily pushed
forward to solution. Tho commission
found that of tho soil in tho Dcccnn
which might beneficially bo irrigated,
95 per cout. was without irrigation. In
tho secretnrlnt of tho government of
Bombay now lies a now map of tho
Deccan upon which may bo seen the
results of tho labors of tho last seven
years. Every catchment area In tho
Glints has been investigated, nnd every
posslblo slto for a reservoir examined
as tho commission desired,
"Every square mllo of tho Deccan
has been surveyed, tho best align
ments for canals In all directions
hnvo beon sought out The now map
ot tho Deccan Is covered with a mazo
Bad Teeth Make Many Ills
So Declares Dr. Thaddous P. Hyatt
of Brooklyn at Dental Hygiene
Conference.
Now York. At tho dental hyglono
conferenco nnd exhibit In tho Metro
politan building Dr. Thaddous P, Hyatt
of Drooklyn gavo a lecturo on the Ills
thnt beset n man with poor teeth.
"In no art or science," said Doctor
Hyatt, "haa such progress boon madu
qs. in tho nrt and, science of dentistry
in tho Inst twenty-fivo years. Tho
in Moth Fight
trlod they havo dono good work in ex
terminating tho pests.
Thoy wero delivered tho other day
to George A. Phillips, town treo
warden, by John Schaffner of Dover.
A similar amount was delivered to
C. H. Southorland of Westwood, who
has chargo ot tho work. in. that town.
bnenco naa tne advantage over
speech In thnt you never havo to tako
Spraying, Individual Destruction and
Autumnal Precautions Are Recom
mended by Chicago City Forester
Invasion Last Year.
Chicago. An invading army of tus
sock moths tins descended upon tho
trees of Chicago nnd Its suburbs. Un
less strenuous methods nro adopted
to chock 'the advance of tho devas
tating hordo tho lindens, poplars and
willows of parks, driveways and pri
vate lawns nro in danger of l)clng dis
mantled ot foliage nnd ultimately de
stroyed. Thooo are not tho only members of
tho trco family that tho tussock moth
has chosen for Its field of operational
Tho horso chestnut, tho dogwood and
a score of other shndo producers nnd
ornamental shrubs that nro tho pride
of good citizens also aro under at
tack. Park commissioners havo declarod
war upon tho gorgeous caterpillar,
which Is tho larva of tho tussock moth..
City Forester J. H. Prost has Issued
a bulletin of warning and advice. Tree
owners In mnny pnrts of tho city have
appealed to the forester for aid and
complain that tho tussock caterpil
lar which represents the ravaging
stngo of tho moth's development is
running over everything outdoors and
even Invading homes.
It may provo of small consolation
to know that tho caterpillar of tho
tussock moth Is one of the most beau
tiful that sclonco Is familiar with. It
has a bright red head; a velvety black
back, bordered with rich yellow
stripes ; tour tuftB of yollow hair
standing upright a Uttlo back of the
head; a pair of long black plumes,
suggestlvo of horns, extending for
ward from tho head, and a single
plume for a tall.
Thoy live upon tho green mnttor ot
loaves and, being gifted with abnor
mal appotltes, it does not tnko very
long for n goodly company of thovIn
vadors to defollage a trco. They are
practically new comers to Chicago,
though last yonr they became a source
of danger to the trees of certain sec
tions. This year, however, they sud
denly have become tho causo of dis
may on tho South' West and North
sides, whllo particular complaints
havo been heard from the West side
Thoro are Just threo things to do,
according to tho city forester:
Spray the foliage with arsenato ol
lead.
Destroy caterpillars by'squashlng"
them.
Gather cocoons and egg masses In
fall and burn them.
of red lines and blue lines, shaded
patches, dotted patches, showing the
icsults of these labors. Financially,
tho engineers aro able to show pros
pects ot better results than wero at
ono time believed posslblo. Most of
their schemes show an estimated rev
enuo of threo or four per cent., and
for nil of these tho government of In
dia Is now prepared to advance funds.
"It Is an Irony that tho best soil
in this region is in those parts which
aro farthest removed from tho zones
ot regular rainfall. In tho future this
topsy-turvy arrangement of nnture
will be of no consequence. The dry
and thirsty districts of Ahmednngar
and Its neighbors have a latent ca
pacity for becoming ono of tho rich
est wheat-producing tracts in India.
When canals hnvo mado tho country
Independent of the rainfall, even tho
Deccan ryot may forgot the meaning
of drought and the pain of turning his
wife's bangles into rupees every third
or fourth yenr.
"Ono of the greatest of the new
projects Is tho Godavcrl river scheme.
This Is ncaring completion, and sov
eral miles ot its canals will be
brought Into use In tho coming mon
soon. The distributing channels will
servo 240,000 acres of ground In
Naslk and Ahmednngar. Tho whole
catchment area surrounding thb
sources of tho Godavcrl and Its upper
tributaries, tho Damn and Kadwa, is
brought under control for tho benefit
of tho scheme. This represents an
area of no less than 1C0 squaro
miles."
most Important discovery was mado
only recently. It Is that the health
ot ,-) entire body depends on healthy
teeth and henlthy surrounding tissue.
It has beon discovered that the dental
end ot a nerve can manifest ItRoIf In
tho eye, causing temporary blindness;
that It can manifest Itself In the ear,
causing temporary dentnoss, and It'
can manifest Itself In tho muscles,
causing temporary par-lysis and In
sanity." London Death Rate Low,
London. In four weoks tho doath
rate in London averaged 10,8 per 1,000
being 1,7 per 1,000 below tho meat
rate In tho corresponding periods o!
the five years 1905-9. Thcro won
three cases of smallpox In the Metro
polttan asylum board and Londot
fever hospitals last week, the onli
cases In London for the last tblrtoec
weoks.
French Imports Grow,
Washington. Franco's exports dur
Ing tho first four monthB of this yeai
increased S25.400.000. bolnir tannine.
169, whllo tho Increase in imports wa'i
only 10.600,000.
A BLUFFER ALWAYS.
Ella A man is as old as bo feels.
Stella How about woman?
Ella Sho is ns young as sho cats
bluff people into thinking sho Is.
Casey at the Bat.
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The Nurse's Opinion.
A nurse had been called as a wit
ness to prove tho correctness of tin
bill ot a physician.
"Let us got at tho tacts in th
case," said tho lawyer, who was do
ing a cross-examination stunt. "Didn't
tho doctor mako several visits after
tho patient was out of danger?"
"No, sir," answered the nurse. "I
considered the patient In danger ns
long as tho doctor continued his vis
Its." An Unnecessary System.
"You ought to havo a burglar alarm
system In your houso," said tho. elec
trical supply agent, "so that you will
be awakened it a burglar raises ono
or the windows or opens a door at
night."
"No burglar can get In here, whlnlo
wo aro peacefully sleeping," replied
Mr. Newpop. "Wo aro weaning our
baby."
Playing the Market.
"Curbroke never pays for his meat
until a month afterward."
"So I hear. Prices In tho meantime
go up, and ho feels as though he'd
mado something." Puck.
Men who sit In silenco are either
meditating good or evil money ma
king for seir, or making money to go to
benefit others.
Lifo is two-thirds bluff, law Is three
fourths tyranny, pity is nlno-tenths
pretense. Bo gonuine and poor If you
would die respected.
A COOL
PROPOSITION
And a Suro One.
Tho Body Does Not Feel Heat
Unpleasantly If It has
Proper Food
GrapeNuts
People can live In a tomperature
which feels from ten to twonty degrees
cooler thnn their neighbors enjoy, by
regulating tho diet
Tho plan Is to avoid moat entirely for
breakfast; use a goodly allowanco of
fruit, clthor fresh or cooked. Then fol
low with a saucer contalnlug about four
heaping toaspoonfuls or Grape-Nuts,
treated with a little rich cream. Add to
this about two slices ot crisp toast with
a meager amount ot butter, and one
cup ot well-made Postum.
By this selection of food the bodily
energy. Is preserved, while the hot, car
bonnceoua foods have beon left out
Tho result Is a very marked difference
In tho temperature of the body, and
to this comfortable condition is added
tho certainty of ease and perfect diges
tion, for tho food being partially pro
digested Is quickly assimilated by the
digestive machinery. '
Experience nnd experiment In food,
and Its application to tho human body
has brought out theso facts. Thoy
can be made uso of and add materially
to tho comfort of the user.
Rend tho little book, "Ths Road to
Wellvlllo." In nlur "There's a Reason."