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1 THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. L 1 1 rW. v KIPLING AT WOJIK. THE AUTHOR POET SEEN IN HIS DEN. 6r. I-nou Krllupr, tlie lllitorlati, Ac corded the l'rlllrRc of hii lutervltir with the Celebrated Character Hit trmtrul of llliuir. Mr. Rudynrd Kipling's objection to being Interviewed la known to nil tho world. But the rulo which Mr. Kip ling litis lain down for himself with regard to tho Anglo-Saxon world seems to be relaxed when duo np proaches nro made by foreigners. Per haps Mr. Kipling Is of tho well-known view that foreign opinion Is a sort of contemporary posterity. At nny rate, ho hns been Interviewed by Dr. Leon Kellner, who Is on n prolonged visit to England to collect materials for his proposed "History," on which he has been engaged for tho last ten years. Dr. Kellner naturally desired to lcnm something about the moat prominent figure In English literature at tho end of tho ern his alms, his method of work, nnd the factors which havo gono to create so remarkable n phenomenon and with Tcutonlo di rectness ho applied to tho dlstlngulsh ed nuthor himself. Tho result was an Intcrvlow which appeared recently as a feullloton In a Vienneso journal tho "Ncucs Wiener Tagblatt" doubtless with Mr. Kipling's permission. What nppcars to havo struck Dr. Kellner most In the personality of his STATUE OP MICHAEL ANOELO. Paul W. Hnrtlctt'n statue of Michael Angclo, which, when complete, will occupy a placo In tho second story of tho great rotunda In tho congressional library at Washington, will bo ono of tho most remarkable works of art In that collection, because the artist baa refrained from idealizing his subject and has portrayed him in keeping with the descriptions of the great sculptor subject was tho air of happiness which surrounded him. "All that fate Kipling would call It 'tho good God' has to bestow of real worth has boon granted to this won derful child of fortuno; love, domes ticity, independence, fame, and power, in the vigor of youth (ho is only 32) nnd sound health, and, nbovo all, tho capacity of enjoying Ins good fortune. RUDYARD KIPLING. Ho ha known how by wise economy to obtain full Independence; ho has for many years been placed In such a position that ho can wlthstnnd all .the. teraptatlonB ot publishers and editors, and In his creative work need only re spond to tho Inner call nnd his literary conscience. Literary creation Is, for blm, tho highest Joy, and the calling of n wrltor tho noblest pursuit. Nor Ih that all: Kipling has tho happiest fortuno which can happen to a man when he has attained tho highest aims, ttla father nnd mother are still alive, and ho can and does say with proudest modesty, "All that I am I owo to them." Kipling's father wns an artUt, holding an ofllclal position In India, and lives now In retirement in tho neighborhood of his son, fot with such a globe-trotter, Wiltshire li regarded as quite near Sussex. Happy father and happy son! Of his mother ho naturally does not speak to strang ers, but it Is suniclont to hear a man say 'my mother,' to understand tho relations that exist between them." Tho Impression of all this happiness was so strong upon Dr. Kellner that after his Interview ho said to himself: "Today I have seen happiness face to race." Tho first Impression produced by Mr. Kipling ou tho Interviewer was striking In Its diversity. "Whenever Mr. Kipling speaks and turns his faco full upon you you would think you had beforo you a very wido awoke, lively and harmless child, but tho pro fllo shows a strong man who has not grown up in tho atmosphere of tho study. "I havo seldom." adds tho In terviewer, "received two such differ ent Impressions from one 'nnd the same fact. Tho work room Is of Bur prising simplicity, tho north wall is covered with books, half Its height over tho door hangs a portrait of Hurnc-Jonos (Mr. Kipling's uncle), to tho right, near tho window, stands a plain table not a writing table on which He a couplo of pages containing verses. No works of art, no conven iences, no kulck-knacks.the unadorned room, simple and earnest, like a Purl tan chapel." "I much fear," began the Interview er, "that I have como too early, and which havo come to tho present gen eration. He is represented as con templating one of his works. Tho po sition of the head makes somo people who havo seen the model think that tho completed work will havo to bo viewed from Its own lovel to bo seen at Its best, and that It will be less ef fective from tho main floor of the rotunda, from which point It will re ceive tho most attention. WW that I havo disturbed you in your work." "No, no," Interrupted Kipling. "I have done my dally task." I looked astonished nt him. The lato lamented Trollope camo to my mind, who under all circumstances wrote hl3 twenty pages every day, but Trollopo and Kipling! Ho guessed nt onco what had astonished me. "I do my dally task conscientiously, but not nil that I write is printed; most of It goes there." Tho waste paper basket un der tho tnblo hero recolved a vigorous kick and a mass of torn-up papers rolled out on the ground. Kipling's movements aro quick and lively, and, porhaps, somewhat nervous; a thor oughly southern temperament. Distrustful as ho Is about himself, he Is without bounds in his recogni tion of others. Ho ndmlrcs Steven son warmly, delights In Henley's po ctry. He expressed himself in high praise of tho latest work of Leouard Merrick, "Tho Actor-Manager." Ho interests himself In all tho literary work of tho day, and Is at home In all the chief movements and Hide currents In tho spiritual life of England. When discussing tho "Literary History of England," which Dr. Kellner has In hand, Mr. Kipling said: . "If I had your book to wrlto I would attempt in a final chapter to discover the path which may lead from tho present chaotic condition pf, our liter ature and that of the twentloth cen tury. I would call tho chapter "Be tween tho Epochs." I feel that we aro between ebb and flood. It Is now Just what sailors call 'slack tide; we aro waiting for tho groat personality which will unlto nil tho minor ten dencies of tho time and collect nil (he pnrtlal and petty forces Into one pwcr that will give a new and ade quate expression to the now time.'' FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. SOME GOOD STOBIES FOR OUR JUNIOR READERS. the Flry Peitrl, or 'the Story of tlic rrlnr .Ilka Onn Ttmt Our Youth ful Mender Should Not Kail to Head mid Then Tell to Other. I'lltillr School lit.fl. 'lm It In. crnm It In, Uilt ton's huiiN urn hollow. 3I'" It In. Jam It In, Htlll there's more to follow Hygiene nml history, Antrenomlc myMery, Algebra, histology, Latin, etymology, liotaiiy. KPOinetry, Orcek mm trigonometry , Hum It In. cram It In, Children's 1mUs ntu hollow. Hup it In, tap It lii- Wlmt are tho teachers paid for Hang it In. flHtn It In. Wltnt urn children nmdi for Ancient archaeology, Ar mi philology, j'josody, kooIokv. 1'hynlcM, clInlctoloKy. Utlculint ami mnthimatlc-, Hhetorlc nml hydrostatics. Hoax It In. coax It In. Clillilion'H hends arc hollow. Hnh It In. club It In, All then; Ih or learning: rtiiieh it In. crunch It in, Quench their cIiIIiIIhIi ycninlllS I' or the Held and urn-jay nook. Meadow Knn and rippling brook Urlc Mich wicked thoughts nfnr. leach tho children that they uro Jut machines to crnm it In. Hutu; It In. Mum It In That their hcnrii aro Itoliow. Bcold It In, mould It In. ' All that they can mu&IIow; I' old It in, hold It In. SHU there's moro to follow. I'iu-e.1 pinched, sail ntul pale. Jell the Mimu undying tale J II of moments robbed from rleip Menla iintnslcd. studies deep. Xhos'c who'vu piihued the furnace through Jllh netting brow, will tell to yo" How the teacher crammed It in, ItHmmcd It In. Jammed It In. Lruiichcd It In. punched It In, Itiibbed It In, clubbed It in, Pn kmmI It In, caroled It In. Hupped it in, and shipped It In. When their hoadti wero hollow. The Fairy I'rurl. The little Princess Zllkn lived a long time ago In the days when princesses were far moro plentiful than they are at present, and when every fairly good child was at least on speaking tctms with the fairies. Tho little Princess Zllkn was moro than u fnlrly good child; she was sweet and unselfish, so she know many of tho fairies very in timately, and she would havo been per fectly happy but for tho three troubles which occasionally distressed her. Her first trouble was that her donr mother had died when .Ilka was a tiny baby. When tho little princess was 111 or lonesome for any reason hor heart ached Tor her mother, just as your heart or mine would ncho If our tlear mother wero not near to comfort us. And she never saw a llttlo girl out walking with her mother but a queer feeling camo Into her heart and tears into her eyes. Tho second tronblo or tho little prln ocbs was that she did not grow fustcr. She was but a tiny creature, In spite or all tho care taken of her, and It often worried her to think how very small she by and by would look In the queenly robes sho would have to wear when sho grew to womanhood. And her third tronblo wns that sho was never allowed to play outsldo tho palaco gardens. The little princess always felt that the children who hml nil tho world to play In must be hap pier man sue, even If some of them wero very poor. Hut Zllka was as happy as It Is pos sible for any girl to be who thinks much nnd often about herself, for in addition to her three troubles sho had three great and continual pleasures with which to offset them. The little rag doll which her ninthm- had made for her beforo leaving hor baby to the care of others made tho first of these nleasures for tlm llttlo princess. It was a homely little doll, dull colored, shabby, and with tbo most awkward hands and feet In the world, but It was far dearer to tho llttlo princess than nny of the regal dolls that had real jewels In their hair and around their waists, and she loved It tho best of all her countless doll bablcB. Next to this dollle In the list of the princess" pleasures camo the joy of walking up and down tho palace lawn barefooted.' Sho was allowed t0 jo this upon her blrthday.upon tho birth day of hor father, tho king, and on similar special dajs. When these spe cial days camo around tho llttlo prin cess played that she was a simple peasant's daughter, and had all the wldo world to ploy In Instead of just tho palaco gardens, and It was nlwaya very hard fonher to glvo up this Idea and mnko up hcrmlnd to being only a llttlo princess again. Hut tho crowning joy In th0 Hf0 of the llttlo princess wns furnished by the small patch of wild garden which lay in a secluded corner of tho great palaco conservatory off bv itsoif it. a corner where nobody olso was allow ed to go all the year round, Tho prin cess had ouco beon taken for a walk in the woods, tho real woods, not the narrow rim of forest which edged tho palaco gardens, and thnt night sho had climbed upon the knee of the king, just as you or I would climb upon the knee of our father, and begged blm for a llttlo wild garden all of her own Instead of tho now Jewels mid tho new wing of tho palaco which he hud prom ised her. Tho king consented readily nnd tho princess was very happy. The hrad gardener tended the garden very early In tho morningthe 'flower and ferns grow and flourished finely, and it became so beautiful that she soon found It very easy to forget the glass sides and roof which Inclosed It She wns sitting In the little wild garden the day bofore Chrlstmas,when tho fairy whom she loved best of them all fluttered softly down beside her. This was the fairy Tenderbeart, who spent all her time In making other people happy, and who was usually so busy about Christmas tlmn thnt tho llttlo princess surprised to Rco vi. jmil r.iiiwt ueLKtiiifii loniirr- heart to a bis: fprn-frnnd hrddn hor. nnd sho kissed the tip of tho fairy's delicate wlugs with rial affection. "Aro you happy, little Zllku7" ask ed the fulr, whoto lovely faco looked very thoughtful. The llttlo princess considered. "I don't know," die said, softly, by nnd by. "Sometimes 1 think 1 nni. .,..,;, . .,,.,, , , an' o 'r.t , ' U,l o'cv: becnusc 1 can do everything I like r.- j cent to play barefooted outside tho palate gardens, and then-I dm,'. ,-. Hovo I am Imppy, either, for there's something Inside of mo says 'no.' " The tiny fairy smiled and slipped a hand as small as n weo butterfly's wing into tho warm little hand of tho princess. "What do you wnnt most of every thing In the world, little Zllka7" she wing in the softest voice, "and what do you lovo host In tho world?" "To play barefooted outsldo of tho pnlacc gardens." cried tho llttlo prin cess, "and this little wild garden and my old nig doll." "Out In the world," r.nng tho fairy, "thcro arc thousands of children who have no shoes to wear nnd who have novor been happy at nil. even for n moment. What would you glxo to mnkc them so?" "My Jewels and my robes of state nml my whole roomful or splendid dolls." said Zllka. "They would be so easy to give," said the fairy, "and the Christmas gilt which Is to mnko people happy Is usu ally Mimcthlng not easy to give. What will you give tho llttlo girl who Is' sorrowful bcwiutc she has no mother?" "I would give her- my old rag dol lle!" exclaimed the princess. "And tho little boy who grieves be cause he has never grown nt all blncc he was .1 years old?" "He shnll walk barefooted on the palaco lawn instead of mo when my birthday tomes around!" "And the hundreds of children who have never seen the country?" "They shall como and sit In my llt tlo wild garden' and share It with' me." cried the princess, sympathetic tearf In her eyes. The fairy slipped into hor hand a lovelv shiriliic nenrl. "Hero Is your own Christmas gift, mtie Zilka," sbo said, kissing tho lit tlo princess tenderly, "nnd it Is the sweetest girt which I have. Ko long as It is kept brightly nnllslieil bv eon- stnnt iibc everybody near It, ns well a youraeir. wjii bo glad nnd joyous And you Will always ho nerfortlv ban. py so long as you keep anil cherish it. Then tho little Iirinec!.K lenrnnf! thnl the lovely shining pearl was known to humans by several names. Cserulness, Sympathy and Iove for OtherH being snmo oi tnem. and by its aid sho grew " " -"VU,, iiiu Uy (g i Mi0 grew up so fair to look upon antl so sweet to know that mortals nml falrip uHUp ioeu her deary. And never im.-iin after that blessed Christmas eve, when hiio snared all her good things with other children poorer than herself nnd became perfectly bnppy for tho first tlmo In her life, did she have cause to stop and wonder whether sho wn& really happy or not. Ethel Maudf Colbon. Tudlreln l.lltlr Nrrmon. As In good Kinc Davld'n time (0 now, people snetrlngly ask a believer, "Where Is your God?" What would you answer, young Christian? Here Is the reply of Vntllvelu, a servant hoy, a converted Hindu: "My God can bo seen by every one," snld a Hindu who wanted to confuse and deride him; "for hjo Is there nt the end of the street. What Is the mho or a god you can't sco?" Then tho boy asked a question In turn: "Hnvc you ever seen tho tax collector?" "Yea, often," said the Hindu. "Tho governor?" "Well, rnrely." "Hnvo you over teen the crent nupon empress?" "No; how should t. poor villager like mo over sec her?" "Ah!" rejoined Vadlvelu, triumph antly, "the little people you enn sec nny day, but tho great peoplo seldom or never. Wo can sco your gods In street corners, because they aro such little ones, but Christ, our God, tho Great and True, Is In tho heiivens. Wo cr.n not see him now, but thoFo who lovf Him hcie shall sec Him hereafter." An Iron Cemetery. Tho city of Caracas, Venezuela, will soon havo pernujw tho most unique graveyard In tho world. It will be mndo of Iron and will havo a capacity i -.i.uuu uoaies. ji win no bulk In the rorm of a Greek cross, will bo on n ground level nnd will rlso to a height of over 100 root. Prom tho center of this remnrkable cemetery will rise a vast iron dome The Interior of tho structure will bo truversed with pas sageways, nnd will bo othcrwlso ar ranged much nrter tho manner of usu al burial vaults. It will bo mado In tho United States nnd shipped to Car acas In sections. Th Fooe in Amai-i. Few Americans can afford tn an tnll'm sure sho doesn't wnnt tho feathers Rome and visit tho pope, tho head of the Roman Catholic church, in ordor thnt theso nnd others who wish to i may sen the fuco and obsorvo thol nnjro ui iuu oin;muiu prelate, 010- ,u ""i "" uiJ lu li'inuurs 111 graphic, or motion pictures havo been ront an1 not at tno fil(le' Heally sho taken of him and uro on exhibition In does.' "' tho United States. Theso pictures "I d011'1 hellovo any such thing,' show tho popo In tho net of giving the sharply retorted tho soured fore papal benediction. They aro sold to woman. 'And tho Hkcs of you tllctnt bo so lifelike that mauy dovout Roman ,nK to mo, anyhow! As If you didn't Catnollca view with reverential inter- neC(1 8rao 0,,o with sense to do a lot est tho moving presentments of the.0' dictating to you ror your own good!' head of Ihelr church, " 'Nevertheless,' replied timid llttlo wnys of tho veneruuio prelate, bio- ,V DEAIUHE WOMAN. SHREWDNESS WAS CONCEALED BY BASHFUL MANNER. Ir yimlnt, Quiet Way I'ald flow She .Married the Proprietor of the Install lUlmirnt, m Itlcli Old Itaclielor Had tho Tiirlmn Made Might. inis quaiiu-spoKen, retiring, no- !-' p1.l:f..h.n?a girl that I'm , irflt- I. . . . . 1.,.", w ,T n .v i Vv ""f 0,n " ' wI . Is UloTl by ono of tho big millinery houses In Chicago, and who stopped over In Washington a few dnysngo on her icturn trip from .ow oik to visit some relatives hero, according to tho Wnslilncton Htar. sftiroly iind, for all her apparent gullo- lessness, tlm most scientific method of keeping her own. business to herself that I ever but I've not to tell you about her first, so you'll understand. "She got a nluco Inst mirlnir In (ho establishment that Iuib tho distinction or utilizing my services. Tho head of the establishment Is a bald-headed but othcrwlto Very nlco bachelor man about 10 years old. The business was lcrt to him nbout ten years ago, on tho death of IiIh mother, who started It and became llch. He Is rich worth, 1 suppose, nt a moderate estimate, nbout ISOO.OOO, with ono of tho showiest res idences on tho south sldo, In which he lives nil by hlmsolf, except tho servants, and n pretty steam yacht nnd nH kinds of horscu and tiaps; every thing; and yet ho la very nice nnd ho works as hard at tho storo us nny of us. Mr. well, I'll call blm Mr. Robin sonalways does his own employing. Ho wants to know who's working for him. He pays his employes better than millinery people are paid In nny other millinery establlshmcntln Amer ica, bar none, and treats them right, nnd they 'put In their best licks' for him, as tho boyH buy, for theso rea sons. "Well, last May ho put an 'nd' In tho Chicago papers for an apprentice saleswoman. About n thousand girls appeared In response to tho 'ad,' and Mr. Robinson saw and talked with mobt of them. .Flnully he picked out n shy, Imsnrul llttlo thing Annlo Gay lor'U do to call her and employed her. "Now, now girls In a millinery es tablishment don't havo an especially happy tlmo of It at first. On tho con trary I admit It with reluctance, but It Is, ncvcrtlielc8s,vcry truo tlio othora arc gcncraly rather tart ami mean to tho new girl and tinposo upon her I'm very, very sorry to say this, hut it Js true. And so this old-faahloncd, quaint-spoken llttlo thing sho was from Jackson, Mich., and shockingly new to tho ways of city life had a hard row to hoo at first. Hor worlt consisted In putting awoy things after " " l'"'li nJf lUIUga illlL'l tno saleswomen had exhibited them, and oho surely had to work verv hnrd Now, if sho bad not been so extremely pretty well, they might havo been nicer to her. Really, sho wan 'bull dozed' by most of tho girls with whom Bho came into contact not by mo, I nm glnd to say, however, for I am n buyer and don't havo much to do with many of the girls. Sho took It all un complainingly, never lost her temper, and did her work all right. After sho had been with tho establishment thrco months sho was made n regular saleswoman quick promotion, which tho other saleswomen didn't under stand, and turned up their noses over. "Well, what do you think? About a month ago tho old maiden forewoman of tho sales department llttlo Annie, with her rosy, pretty raCe and rounded figure, wns her pet nvcrslon camo down to tho stoic ono morning and, all out of breath, announced to the as tounded group of girls that surround ed her that, on tho night beforo, she had seen llttlo Annlo at tho theater with Mr. Robinson, tho proprietor. You aro hero to Imagino tho chorus of ohs nnd ahs and dreadful creatures and unblushing young persons, nnd no on, thnt ensued. It was a terrific, if suppressed, clamor, burcly it was. i.ir. tio Annies liro was mado miserable lor her during that day by the old maiden forcwomnn of tho sales de partment. Sho wns glared at and stnred at, but sho Ignored it all. On tho day aftor tho drcadfuul dis covery llttlo Annlo went back from the salesroom to tho trimming depart ment with n lot of materials for a hat in her hand. Sho approached tho fore woman of tho trimming department shyly, with evident trepidation. Sho deposited tho lint materials on tho forewomen's table, however, and be gan: "'This customer,' oho said, in a most respectful tono of volco to tho forewoman--who, by the way, despised her 'th'u customer wants n gray vel vet traveling turban, nnd I havo brought you tbo materials. Sho want to hnvo It mnde,' etc., and the retir ing little thing started In to tell the forewoman Just how tho customer wanted the traveling turban to be made. She was snapped up almost at onco by tho forcwomnn. " 'You don't know what you aro talking about,' said tho latter. 'You've forgotten how sbo said she wanted it made. You took tho order vrronr. ,n 'ront hIio wants them nt tho side, 'm PO"ltlvo of it. Will you cy 'earn to get an order right?' " 'Heally,' said tho quaint, quiet Ht- uo Annie, 'sno wants tho feathers In Annie, with an expression In her yen that none of tho girls had cvor seen thcro before, 'this customer desires to havo theso ostrich fcathorH attached to tho front of her trnvollng turbanand not to the side.' " 'I tun perfertly certain thnt you havo got the order nil mixed!' snapped tho forewoman. 'Who Is this crazy customer, anyhow?' "Dcmuro llttlo Annlo walked close to her and looked her square In tho eyes. '"I mn tho customer,' sho snld. 'I order tho turban. I am to wear It upon my wedding Journey, which be gins three woeks rrom today. More over, I want to have It mndo my own way. rurthcrmorc, I Intend to hnvo it made tho way I want to hnvo It made. And, with nil duo respect to you, I think It will bo tho height of policy on yoijr part to mnho tho turban JiiBt pre cisely the way I tell you I want It to be nintle, and In no other way.' "And then, In tho midst of tho son sntlon. tho bashful llttlo thing walkod out of the woikroom nnd to the front of tho store, whero sho remained for the 'rest of tho day. Hut sho didn't re turn to tho storo tho next morning. The morning papers announced her approaching mnrrlago to our bachelor pioprletor. It will tnko place in n few lays now. And I nm so glnd that I was always nlco to llttlo Annie, and thnt sho really likes mo!" GAMES OF CHINESE CHILDREN, Slimy of Them the Hauin Tlioa rinyed In America. There are two theories In regard to those children's games that arc round to be Identical In different lauds. Ono Is that tho games aro borrowed by the younger people from tho oldor; the other, thnt tho gameB nro of Independ ent invention. Somo light is shed on this question by passage from "A Corner of Cathay." "A gamo called 'tho water demon seeking a den' Is played by flvo persons, precisely Ilka 'pubs In tho corner.' This is a native game, not an Imported ono, nnd no ono knowH whether Chinese nnd Eu ropean children Invented It independ ently or whether tho knowlcdgo of It was Inherited by both from anclont, common ancestors. Tho snmo may be said of 'tho cat'H cradle,' which Is made with n string and passcH from ono pair of hands to another, precise ly as among children In America and Kuropo; but tho Chinese call it 'sawing wood,' In rerorenco to final act In the performance. A gamo In volving much muscular exercise in called 'the lamo chicken.' It is played by jumping on ono foot between shoes that havo been placed across a road at Intervals of about ton Inchest WIicjd tho end of tho lino of shoes Is reached tho last shoo In the lino Is kicked away by tho 'lamo' foot, and then it 1b picked up nnd curried back over tho route to the other end of tho lino, when n second shoo may be likewise kicked nwuy nnd picked up beforo returning. Only ono foot may touch tho ground, nnd It must' touch It only once in each Interspace. No shoo may bo touched except the ones which end the line, nnd the shoes kicked awny must bo picked up with out putting the 'lame' foot upon the ground. When tho chicken violates any of theso rules he must at once glvo place to nnothcr performer. Tho shorter tho lino tho moro difficult it is to collect shoes, because each shoe taken Involves turning around with out using the 'lnmo' leg. Tho winner In tho gamo is ho who has at tho entf of it the greatest number ot shoes." Th Sultan'a HohhUi. Tho estimated value of tho Sultan's jewels In 910,000,000. If his majesty has any hobby nt all, It may be said to be the purchasing of Jewels arid witnessing prlvnto theatricals. No professional of note bo he actor, singer, or conjurer pnssos through Constantinople without an Invitation from tho Sultan. Ho always pays for theso performances in Bank ot Eng land notes. Bltue 0,000 iMtl Old. The earliest known stutuo Is one thnt hns been recovered from an Egyptian tomb. It is that of a sheikh, or headman of n village is mado of wood, with eyes of glass, and Is evi dently n portrait. It is 6,000 years old. RAMS' HORNS. True religion bolls up fronvthe bot tom. Cultivate tho field of life clear up to tho corners. The cry of tho needy is tho echo of tho call of God. Tho Christian runs ahead of the commandments. Unbelief puts up the bars whon truth goes bunting. Tho man who lives for self Is not missed when ho dies, A church rnco may be Just as un godly as any horso race. The wise preacher looks for most tronblo whero ho finds most taffy. Tho man who does his own think ing becomes a focus for all the re flectors. Thcro In no slnyo so sadly bound ai tbo one who thinks he Is free to serve his own lusts. What Is tho tiso of pruning for tht merchant when you mnko no effort to pay what you qwo him. Don't build tho ginger-bread house ot cheap reputation on the (tan-cent foundation of Inexperience Wo pray tho Lord'8 praydrvaud then ask for things that would lead us Into temptation and deliver us to the evil one. Ram's Hqrn : 4 lil'l II fll-l J 1 .' f '1 viT " .'J Vi Err Ttr'JL m j 33