c CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST CHURCH 1 THE GIFT OF MRS. EDDY i - - -—-— - I ■ —■■ riRST CHUWCM or CMKIST An event of unusual interest to Christian Scientists occurred at Con cord, N. H., July 17. An invitation was sent to all Christian Scientists to participate in the dedication of a newly completed edifice which is the gift of Mrs. Eddy to the members of her home church. Many Christian Scientists were present and special trains were run from New York and Boston. Services were held at half past ten a. in., three in the after noon and half-past seven p. m. At each of these a message from the leader was read. The cost of the building has exceed ed $200,000, of which Mrs. Eddy #con trlbuted a large proportion. Unsolic ited donations from other Christian/ Science churches swelled the original estimate of $120,000 to the present amount. The architecture of the building is Italian Gothic and the exterior is of rock-faced Concord granite. The stone tower is surmounted with a lantern which rises to a height of lG.r» feet and forms a landmark to the surrounding country. The designs were prepared by Messrs. Allen & Collins of Boston. The seating capacity of the audi torium is about one thousand, and the quarted oak pews are a gift from the six Christian Science churches of Chicago. The interior decoration is quiet and attraefcive, and on the walls there are several Bible texts and quo tations from the Christian Science text book. It has always been Mrs. Eddy’s wish that the home church should represent the labor and material of Concord ,itself. This city is famous for its granite quarries, which pro Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. lluce a hard, bluish stone, admirably j adapted to building purposes. There was. therefore, no question as to the material to be used The softer stones, such as Indiana limestone, sandstone, etc., of which so many of our churches are built, lend themselves readily to the intri cate moldings and rich carving of the northern Gothic as well as to the clear cut refinement of the renais sance and modern French art. Gran ite can only be treated in broad sur •SCIENTIST, CONCJrtP, N H. TPONT VIE.W. faces ami in rough, full ornament, re lieved here and there by some careful carving, costly by reason of the hard ness of the material. The southern Gothic, although de veloped from causes differing entire ly from the northern, has all the re quirements necessary for the proper treatment of granite as a building ma terial. This phase of architecture is characteristic of most towns of north ern Italy. The churches are for the most part built of brick, the mold ings themselves being, to a large ex tent, composed of brick courses curi ously arranged. These broad wall surfaces were a protection against the blinding glare of the Italian sun, and developed in contrast to the huge window areas of the Gothic under darker northern skies. The style itself is the out growth of the northern Gothic strug gling southward against the natural stronghold of the romanesque and classic, and imbuing the latter with a few minor characteristics of its own, such as the pointed arch and the Gothic vault. In the second place, the huge cam paniles of the southern Gothic, in a broader and bolder treatment than the northern, symbolize one thought, which, among others, it was Mrs. Ed dy's desire to have associated with her church—“aspiration.” No one who has seen the beautiful campanile of Giotto at Florence, nor the now destroyed tower at Venice, can fail to appreciate that sentiment as expressed In their simple grace and beauty of line. The campanile at Concord is possibly more in accord with that of the church at Cremona, although the latter rises to a much greater height and has a lantern pro portionately higher and more lntn :_ j_:_ V UHy A XI The special granite used in this church was quarried within a few miles of the church site. The ashlar may he technically described as split rock face laid with original beds, and random end, and original treatment for granite. The stones are several times greater in length than in height, the quoins being very large in com parison with the wad proper. The trimmings of the church are of the same granite carefully tooled, which gives the stone a whiter tone than the dark ashlar, thereby stauding out in strong contrast The new church has a central loca tion, near the state capitol, the post office building and state library. The citizens of Concord are justly proud of the new building, which forms a handsome addition to their fair city. Claims Authorship of “Dixie.” The late Dan Emmett, the old-tiine minstrel, has been generally credit ed with the authorship of “Dixie.” Now his right and title is being dis puted, it being claimed that Will S. Hays was the originator of the music and the words. Hays has written many popular songs. It is claimed that Emmett changed the words of “Dixie” to suit himself, and by sing ing the song made it famous. THINKS TWO SCHOOLS NEEDED. Authority Urges Starting of Another Military Academy. Col. Samuel E. Tilman. a professor of sciences at the West Point military academy, has started, a warm discus sion in military circles over his sug gestion in the Journal of the Military Service Institution that there should he two academies for the education of army officers. He contends that the old academy is becoming overbur dened with students and the curricu lum overtaxed, and it is thereby los ing its value for thorough training. Military authorities hold that the pres ent service schools for artillery, caval • ry, submarine defense, engineering, and so on, are sufficient to meet all demands and that the West Point in stitution should be retained just as it is, where camaraderie and school loy alty will be developed in all who enjoy its privileges. Charles Schwab’s Successor. Charles M. Schwab's successor in the directorate of the United States Steel corporation will probably be one of Andrew Carnegie’s “boys,” Thomas Morrison of Pittsburg. He is comparatively unknown in money centers in New York, but in the manu facturing region he has the reputa tion of being one of the brightest of the coterie of young men developed by Carnegie and Frick. When the split between these two magnates came Mr. Morrison allied himself with Mr. Carnegie. Indian Matrimonial Advertisement. Here is a matrimonial advertise ment from the Lahore Tribune: “Wanted—A suitable match for a high family two and a half Ghar Mehra Khatri girl, aged between 11 and 12 years, educated up to the fifth class, and well up in Hindi and ac counts, very dpcile and respectful in demeanor. Communications with particulars of educational and social qualifications of the proposed match should be addressed to S. L., care of the manager, the Tribune, Lahore.” ' GAVE MRS. MAYBRICK HINT? Curious Coincidence Connected With Woman Recently Released. The release from prison of Mrs. Maybrick recalls a story told on the authority of E. S. Willard, the English actor. According to the story there was a sensational play in rehearsal at one of the London theaters early in the ’80’s. The plot of the play was in all essentials the plot of the May brick tragedy. Before putting it in the bi’.l a private matinee was given, 10 which critics, actors and literary folk were invited. In the result the play was condemned and never pro duced, but among the audience at the matinee, the story goes, were Mrs. Maybrick and the man whose name was mentioned in the case. If the story be true, it furnishes one of the most curious coincidences in the his tory of crime since the leading case of Hamlet vs. The King of Denmark. Guard Means of Livelihocd. Some curious insurance is taken out by professionals. Kubelik, the violinist, pays a yearly accident pre mium of $1,500 on his bow hand alone on a $10,000 policy. If totally disabled he would receive $50,000. Paderew ski, the pianist, pays $4,000 a year on a $50,000 policy on his fingers. Jo seph Hoffman also has his fingers heavily insured. Not long ago "the you ig pianist hurt his hands in a bi cycle tumble and recovered a check for a large sum from an accident com pany in Europe. Exploration Not Profitable. Few explorers have gained great wealth; most of them have either for feited life in the pursuit of their am bitious prospects jor been satisfied with small pensions. Sir Henry Stan ley was an exception. He left an es tate of more than $750,000, amassed largely from the sale of his bookfc Livingston’s fortunes did not amount to a tenth of this. Du Chaillu passed away almost penniless. No explorei before Stanley found exploring a pay ing vocation. iilSfei_ ! AS THE WORLD ji REVOLVES | SAVED LIFE OF BROTHER. Masons Give Up Skin to Afflicted Fel low Member. Wilson Frederick of Dunellen, N. J. was terribly scalded in a railroac wreck near that place in January 1003. He is a member of Anchoi Masonic lodge of Plainfield and wher the members learned of his plight they volunteered to furnish the neees sary cuticle for skin-grafting ovei three-quarters of his body. The af flirted man was treated in Muhlen berg hospital, and all the physicians with the exception of Dr. Albert Pit tis. a member of the lodge, declared there was no hope for him. Night alter night Masons bared their arm; and slips of cuticle were removed For more than a year this operatioi: was continued and finally Mr. Freder iek was removed to his home in Dun tdlen. This week Dr. Pittis said he was so far recovered as to venture or visiting the lodge. He did so am: gratefully acknowledged his obliga tions to his fellow members, many oi whom were moved to tears by Broth er Frederick's simple speech ol thanks. SENATOR VEST FAILING FAST. Condition Is Critical and Friends Have Little Hope of Recovery. Senator George G. Vest, who is in his summer cottage at Sweet Springs, Mo., is in a critical condition and his closest friends say there is little, ij ' > \ Ex-Senator George Graham Vest. any, hope of his recovery. #His mind is clear, but his strength is failing each day. The senator went to Sweet Springs May 29 with his family to spend the summer. He has not been in good health, and something like a wee., ago his strength began failing rapidly. MEN OF WEALTH HIDE. —' ”■ " ■ Millionaires Seek Seclusion From Importunate Callers. Many New York millionaires have secluded private offices in downtown buildings where they may not be dis turbed by callers with schemes or importunities for donations. Cornelius Vanderbilt’s retreat is about as large as a hall bedroom. Its -only furni ture is a desk a safe, a chair and a waste paper basket. C. T. Yerkes, when in the metropolis, escapes into a small office hidden away in the up per story of a lower Broadway build ing. He was a tenant fourteen months before the janitor found out who he was. His name is not on the door, he has no clerk there and the furni ture consists of a desk and a chair. No wonder the janitor grew suspi cious and asked the landlord one day if “that Mr. Yurks paid his rent.” Heir* Must Walk Straight. The heirs of the late S. P. McCal mont of Franklin, Pa., wdll have to be on their good behavior if they get hold of any of his millions. Mr. McCalmont, who was eccentric, had a special abhorrence of liquors, to bacco and other narcotics. He stipu lated that all beneficiaries would be excludded from his benefactions if they indulged in any of these hab its. McCalmont carried his doctrine of temperance to the extent of advis ing against the employment of any man or woman on the estate who smokes, drinks or uses drugs. All ol h*s sons are said to be inveterate smokers. Statesmen Fond of Dime Novels. The Metcalfs have been much as sociated in Washington with families of the two senators from Rhode Island. It is said Mrs. Metcalf and Senator Aldrich are near relatives Senator Platt, on the contrary, is said to have aroused Mrs. Metcalf’s dls favor by encouraging her husband s one evil habit—the reading of cheap "dime” novels. Both Platt and Met calf find "relaxation” in the wild ad ventures of "Deadwood Dick,” "A1 kali Ike” and "The Boy Scout of the Prairies.” They maintain a sort ol circulating library, which is appar ently inexhaustible. Famous War-Time Song. Walter Kittredge, author and com poser of the. famous war-time rong, "Tenting on tthe Old Camp Ground,’ lives in Reed’s Ferry, N. H., a few miles below Manchester. He still keeps up song-writing. His royalties from “Tenting” still come in to him and, while not large, help to make the old man’s last years comfortable. He offered to sell the song at first to a Boston publisher for $15, but it was refused. Afterward this same pub lisher took it up and alone has sold more than 100,000 copies of it. Ellen Terry Coming to America. Miss Ellen Terry will appear next season under the management of Charles Frohman in London and the United States. Mr. Barrie is writing a modern comedy in which Miss Terry will be seen and the author is greatly delighted that the part of his new heroine will be created by the distinguished actress. This puts an end to the rumors that an arrange ment was being made by which Sir Henry Irving and Miss Terry were again to appear together. j wrrtHb aicjut i-uk i ubau,v, t - Aged Southerner’s Exteremity Melts Heart of West Side Grocer. A Chicago grocery man tells of a seedy-looking individual, with the ap pearance of better days in his mem ory, who came into the grocery, and, in the accent of the old South, asked for credit for a package of smoking tobacco. This was refused. The old man, w'ho wore an ancient silk hat and a long frock coat, turned away with a sigh, but returned shortly with a pain ed look and a copy of the Bible. “My name is Rust, suh—” “You look It,” the grocer interjected. “I am a brother, suh. of Gen. Rust of Miss’ippi, suh, and not in the habit of making propositions of this kind, suh. But if you will take this book, suh, in pledge, and trust me for the smoking material, suh. I pledge you the honah of a Rust, suh, that I will redeem it in a very few days.” And yet the grocer refused to part with the “noxious weed.” Again the old man turned away and with a sigh remarked: “Well, suh, if you won’t take my word nor the word of God eyether. I presume that it is best to close these negotiations. Good day, suh; good ; day.” “That was too much for even as hard-hearted a man as l am,” said the grocer. “I called the old gentleman back and made him happy with a package of tobacco, and I didn’t keep his Bible, either.” A Successful Salesman. The late Thomas Brackett Reed used to relate the following incident which happened one summer while he was spending a few days in a small fishing village on the New England coast. A young countryman who had been advised to take sea baths registered at the village hotel one evening, and shortly afterward sauntered down to the beach. Espying a grizzled old fisherman mending his nets beneath a sign which informed one that B had boats and tackle to let and bait for sale, he accosted the veteran and asked him if the water was not for sale also. On receiving an affirmative reply the countryman returned to the hotol, obtained a couple of buckets, and. having paid the price asked, filled them and returned to his room to carry out the doctor’s instructions. On the following morning he hap ! pc-ned dow n at the beach when the : tide was out, and after contemplating j the broad receding beaches for some j minutes, approached his acquaintance ! of the evening before and remarked in a tone of admiration. “Gosh! but | you must have done some business ! :asi nignt. 1 - Editor Shepard's News. When the late Elliott F. Shepard published a newspaper he printed at the head of the editorial column each afternoon a Scriptural text. The ed itor of one of the sensational news papers instructed a reporter to inter view Mr. Shepard and outlined the questions the young man was to ask. All went well until the interviewer asked: “Why do you publish Bible extracts? } The one to-day dealt with the crucifix ion. Do you consider that news?" “I do." emphatically responded Mr. Shepard. “It is news to a great many people—especially so. I believe, to the gentleman who sent you to question me.’’ The interview ended there.—Mem phis News. The Room. Here in tills old deserted room. Where cobwebs fringe the tapestries Swayed by the breezes in th^ gloom. My heart renews life’s ecstasies. There where the dusty shade's let down Against the yellow light I s-'e A bended form whose silver crown Is more than queenly crown to me. There in the quiet corner nook A leathern chair leans to the wall— There bended o'er some cherished book A form arises in the pall: A form I looked to with delight In days of ehildhrxjd when I trod. A vagrant and a tott'ring wight. A trembling babe o’er vernal sod. I list the voices faint and sweet Borne to me in soft roundelays. I,Ike echoes from some dim retreat Of life's exquisite choral days. And while the mould'rlng tapestries Swayed by the breezes In the gloom Crumble to dust, life's ecstasies Bring back the sunshine to the room. —Horace Seymour Keiler. The Yankee as Europe Knows Him. “I was greatly amused,”said a down town merchant who has lately made a visit abroad, “to notice how the term Yankee widens in application as one gets further and further away from the habitat of the real thing. “I met a very intelligent hotel keep er at Berne, in Switzerland, and in the course of conversation he re marked that he had an extremely agreeable countryman of mine staying at his house the previous season. “‘As you are both Yankees, you may by chance know him.’ he said. “ ‘Where does he live?' I asked. “ ‘In Buenos Ayres,’ replied the ho tel keeper.”—New York Press. Appropriate. A short time ago the Rev. Thomas R. Slicer was on what may be termed a parlor-car missionary trip. His itin erary included Atlanta, where a large congregation turned out to hear him. He had just finished his sermon, and as the congregation sang the last hymn Mr. Slicer stood in the pulpit with his hands folded on the open bible. As the last verse was reached and the New York clergyman was begin ning to think of the benediction he glanced at the page of the bible open before him, and the first line he saw was: “The fool hath crossed his hands.” —New York Times. Nothing Light About It. F. L. Colver, president of Frank' Leslie's publishing house, tells the following as an illustration of the quick wit of an Irishman who was sent to take some furniture to the storage warehouse preparatory to the family going to their summer home. Colver, who was in {he library, heard sounds of unusual puffing and blowing as one of the men wras stag gering downstairs under a tweighty piece of furniture. “What are you taking down,” he called out, “the light oak dresser?” “No, soy,” panted Pat, “sure Oi’m takin’ down the heavy mahogany one.” —N°w York Times I POULTRY c_ ~ ^ Foundations of Poultry Houses. Flimsy foundations for poultry houses should never be tolerated in construction. The foundation has much to do with the serviceability of the structure. Too often the foun dation consists simply of the soil. The joists rest on the ground and are subject to all the moisture that permeates the soil summer and win ter. The water runs under the house and never drie3 out. It remains an unhealthy plot of ground, always ren dering damp the floor just above it. Sometimes the low space becomes a harbor for all kinds of undesirable live things, like rats, snakes, skunks, and even cats that prowl o’ nights. What ever the foundation is, see that it is firm enough so that it cannot be pene trated and deep enough so that it cannot be burrowed under. The construction of the foundation will depend a good deal on whether the building is to be permanent or not. If it is a temporary structure, the foundations cannot, of course, be made expensive. On the other hand, if the structure is to remain in one place indefinitely it is better to build it of brick, stone or cement. Just the kind of material to be used will de pend on the locality. Thus, a farmer living on soil made of glacial drift has a great surplus of stones, which can be utilized by being laid in ce ment. Often such material will cost nothing, but will prove very substan tial. A really good foundation should be laid in a ditch carried down below the frost line. This will prevent heav ing or settling of the building, will prevent the burrowing of animals, and will help to keep the cold from the space under the floor, if there be one. Whatever foundation is constructed, there should be some provision for ventilation. Small apertures should be left, which should be closed by inch mesh wire. This may be imbedded permanently in the cement if desired. It might be profitable to use even a closer wire, as any mesh can be ob tained. The wire should be heavy, to insure permanency. This ventiia uuu io uui ueeueu u mere is 10 oe no floor to the house, as then there will be a free access to the timbers on the inside. In the case of wooden floors and wooden sills being used, the ventilation prevents rotting. The use of concrete is becoming popular. Many a farmer can construct a concrete foundation without the help of skilled labor. He needs only to be careful about the measurements and the angles, but most farmers have squares and tape measures and foot rules. The concrete foundation should be laid in a trench dug where the foundation is to go, care being used to get the trench below the frost line. Then measure the angles and drive down stakes. Other stakes may be driven In such position as to permit boards being nailed against them along where the foundation Is to be laid Two rows of boards should be laid, the thickness of the wall apart. Then the stones from the field or the river can be mixed with the cement and the wet mixture poured in. The en tire height of the wall may be laid at one time or only in layers, the boards being lifted up after the ce ment below has hardened enough to hold its form. The superstructure should not be placed on this cement foundation till it has hardened suf ficiently to bear any ordinary weight. White Pekin Ducks No ducks stand higher in popular estimation than these. They are said to be the most easily raised of any and can be grown in large numbers in the same flock. They were lm* ported from China in the early seven ties. The standard weight of tl.e drake is 8 pounds and of the matur e duck 7 pounds. The Pekins are very large, and frequently pairs will 1 e found that will weigh 20 pounds. Their flesh is very delicate and free from grossness, and they are among the best of table fowls. They are very good layers and average from 100 to 125 eggs per season. They do not gen erally sit, and their young are hardy and easily raised. Every man that expects to-^show birds this fall should take extra pre cautions for their health. Numerous birds are lost every year because they are not properly provided with coops that protect them from drafts of cold air, after they have been heated up. Decayed food is fit only to be buried In the ground out of sight or con sumed in the fire. It is-not fit to be given to fowls, though this is the dis posal often made of it. Floors in the Hog House. Some swine raisers use floors in their hog houses ld diet I hope you will write to the lames I send you about Grape-Nuts tor I want to see my friends well and itrong. u “Just think that a year ago I ... lying but to-day. although I am >5 years of age most people take o be le8« than 40. and I feel Jnst^! foung as I look.” Name given by P<£ ;um eo., Battle Creea, Mjch. °* There s a reason. Look for the little book “Tho i» o Wellrllle- ln