A Close Corporation.
In n certain Highland parish the
church collection , after b iug counted ,
was placed in a box which was con
signed to the care of the minister , says
the author of "Bygone Church Life in
Scotland. " The minister hid it , with
the key , in a place known only to him
self and the beadle. '
In spite of this , small sums of money
were regularly extracted from the
hoard , and on * Sunday , when the min
ister discovered that some more had
disappeared , lie summoned the beadle.
"David , " said he , "some one has
been taking the church money from
the box , and you know no one lias
access to it but you and myself. "
Thinking he had the beadle thorough
ly cornered , the minister fixed him with
liis eye and paused for an answer. But
David dumfounded him by the cool
proposal :
"Weel , minister , then if there's a
defeeshency , it's for you an' me to
make it np atween us an' say naething
about it. "
SAVED CHILD'S LIFE.
Remarkable Cure of Dropsy by Docld'a
f
Kidney Pills.
Sedgwick , Ark. , July 11. The case
of W. S. Taylor's little son is looked
upon by those interested in medical
matters as one of the most wonderful
on record. In this connection his fath
er makes the following statement :
' 'Last September my little boy had
Dropsy ; his feet and limbs were swol
len to such an extent that he could not
walk or put his shoes on. The treat
ment that the doctors were giving him
seemed to do him no good and two or
three people said his days were short ,
even the doctors , two of the best in
the country , told me he would not get
bettor. I stopped their medicine and
at once sent for Dodd's Kidney Pills.
I gave him three pills a day. one morn
ing. noon and night for eight days ; at
the end of the eighth day the swelling
was all gone , but to give the medicine
justice. I gave him eleven more pills.
I used thirty-five pills in all and lie
was entirely cured. I consider your
medicine saved my child's life. When
the thirty-live pills were given him. he
could run , dance and sing , whereas be
fore he was an invalid in his mother's
arms from morning until night. "
She Wanted a.
A group of young girls were on their
way home from the park , where for
several hours they had been enjoying
the excellent skating. All but one of
them were experts. That one was a
beginner , and her afternoon had not
been wholly devoid , says the Phila
delphia Telegraph , of the beginner's
usual experiences.
The girls , looking the picture of
health , boarded a homeward-bound
car. With a single exception , they all
managed to secure seats. The excep
tion was the girl who had just had
her first experience on skates.
She had stood only for a moment.
ho\\sever , when a * gallant youth ro. e
and politely offered her his seat. Sh >
acknowledged the courtesy with a
pleasant bow. "Thank you , " she said.
"but I have been sitting all the after
noon. "
A Too ComiKOii Attitude.
A small giri who has just begun to
attend school recently brought home a
pumpkin seed , and told her mother
x that "the teacher said that although the
seed was white the pumpkin would be
yellow.
"And what will the color of the vines
be ? " asked the mother.
The little girl replied that the teacher
had not taught her that
"But , " said her mother , "you know ,
dear , for we have pumpkin vines in
our garden. "
"Of course I do , but we ain't expect
ed to know anything until we are
taught. "
WRONG TRACK.
Had To Switch.
Even the most careful person is apt
to get on the wrong track regarding
food sometimes and has to switch over.
When the right food is selected the
host of ails that come from improper
food and drink disappear , even where
the trouble has been of lifelong stand
ing.
"From a child I was never strong
and had a capricious appetite and I
was allowed to eat whatever I fancied
rich cake , highly seasoned food , hot
? tr-- ? I .1 - ' * , , -
biscuit , etc. so it was not surprising
that my digestion was soon out of or
der ind at the age of twenty-three I
was on the verge of nervous prostra
tion. I had no appetite arid as I had
been losing strength ( because I didn't
get nourishment in my daily food to
repair the wear and tear on body and
brain ) I had no reserve force to fall
back on , lost flesh rapidly and no medi
cine helped me.
"Then it was a wise physician or
dered Grape-Nuts and cream and saw
to it that I gave this food ( new to me )
a proper trial , and it showed he knew
what he was about , because I got bet
ter by bounds from the very first. That
was in the summer and by winter I
was in better health than ever before
in my life , had gained in flesh and
weight and felt like a new person alto
gether in mind as well as body , all due
to nourishing and completely digestible
food , Grape-Nuts.
"This happened three years ago and
never since then have I had any but
perfect health , for I stick to my Grape-
Nuts food and cream and still think it
delicious. I eat it every day. I never
tire of this food and can enjoy a saucer
of Grape-Nuts and cream when noth
ing else satisfies my appetite and it's
surprising how sustained and strong a
small saucerful will make one feel for
hours. " Name given by Postuin Cereal
Co. , Battle Creek , Mich.
True food that carries one along and
there's a reason. " Grape-Nuts 10 days
proves big things.
Get the little book , "The Road to
SVellville , " in each pkg.
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
A Great Work Begun.
OW that $21,000,000 of the Federal Govern
ment's irrigation fund have been set aside for
certain specified projects , it may be said that
what is likely to prove to be the greatest in
ternal improvement work ever undertaken by
the Government of the United States is well
started. It is difficult to appreciate the ulti
mate meaning of these great works. Many of the greatest
civilizations of the past have flourished in arid countries ,
redeemed from the desert by the artificial appJication of
water. The highest state of civilization reached by the
aborigines of America was among those who practiced irri
gation. Already in our own tune , the richest agricultural
regions in this country are those where irrigation is neces
sary and where the desert comes back to claim what it
once held when the water no longer flows.
In most of the arid and semi-arid portions of the United
States nature atones for the lack of rainfall by giving to
the soil great fertility. It is well known that in years of
extraordinary rainfall the semi-arid regions produce enor
mous crops. Under irrigation the crops are uniformly
large , compared with what can be obtained in humid re
gions without irrigation. The fact is that the arid country
is fertile because it is without much rain. The fertility
has not been washed out of the soil by the pounding rains
of countless ages. The result is that it is left for men
to turn on the water and take from the arid regions , in the
shape of vegetation , the fertility that has been lost in
the humid regions. That is why the fertility of the irri
gated country seems inexhaustible. There nature has stored
her treasures for man to use ; elsewhere they have been
largely depleted by natural processes.
All of this explains why an acre under irrigation is
worth so much more than one not irrigated. If the Gov
ernment shall eventually redeem 100,000,000 acres of land
it will be equivalent to the addition of several times as
many acres oi ! humid-region laud to the national area.
Think of how much room for population that means. And
already the time has come when room for our increasing
population is a problem worthy of national attention.
Minneapolis Journal. v
Submarine Warfare ,
HE frightful destruction which has lately be
fallen Russia on the sea resulted from the use
of the torpedo or the submarine boat Only
three of her vessels which 'have been destroyed
or put out of action were seriously injured
above the water 'line. Tins fact has elicited
from Sen'ator ' Hale , one of our best naval ex
perts , the declaration that the battleship is obsolete. He
calls ahalt on the further construction of these travelIng -
Ing sea forts , saying that the $130,000,000 which we have
already expended therefor is practically so much money
thrown away. Hudson Maxim , the renowned inventor of
instruments of destruction and defense , shows that there
is much reason in the position taken by Senator Hale. He
says , in the Review of .Reviews :
"A battleship costs $0,000,000 , and may iiave 1,000 men
on board , while the torpedo boat costs not more than one-
fifth aS much , and may not have one-fiftieth pant as many
men on board. In other words , fifty torpedo boats may be
built and manned at no greater expense than a single
battleship ; consequently fifty torpedo boats may be de
stroyed with all on board , in order to sink a single battle
ship , and the loss be equal on both sides ; while if two
battleships be sunk by the sacrifice of flfty torpedo boats ,
the torpedo flotilla has won a decided victory. But it is
probable 'that not more than ten torpedo boats on an
average would be destroyed for every battleship sunk.
This means that the present torpedo system is five times
as efficient as the battleship. "
There is no doubt that the Russian and Japanese war
AGUINALDO IN SECLUSION.
His Retirement Said to Be Due to Fear
of Assassination.
Aguinaldo , the leader of the revolu
tion in the Philippines , leads a life of
practical retirement in Manila , writes
William E. Curtis. He seldom leaves
his home and is never seen upon the
streets. If it is necessary for him to
go to any other part of the town he
always takes a closed carriage , .and
strangers who call upon him are very
carefully inspected before they are al
lowed to see him. Occasionally he
visits the old town of Cavite , about IS
miles from Manila , where his family
have a plantation , and where his
mother is living. She is said to be a
woman of remarkable traits and
strength of character and was his in
spiration and chief adviser during the
revoIvitiqnT J ; * .
"A gumaldo's seclusion is attribiitedjto
fear of assassination. During the in
surrection he was guilty of acts of
atrocious cruelty upon persons whose
friends still survive and ordered sever
al assassinations , particularly that of
Gen. Luna , one of his rivals , who was
a great favorite with the public and
had many loyal and devoted admirers.
Tliere is also an impression among
many of Aguinaldo's former associates
that he profited financially during the
insurrection , while they lost and for
feited everything they had. The Filipino
pine is a revengeful and vindictive
creature , and does not hesitate to take
vengeance into his own hands. Hence
Aguinaldo is supposed to be continual
ly on his guard , and the police authori
ties would not be surprised auy mo
ment , even at this day , to leurn of his
assassination. When he WAS released
from prison he was exceedingly nerv
ous and apprehensive , and would have
preferred to remain under the protec
tion of the military. Since that time
no notice has been taken of him. He
has been treated like an ordinary na
tive , and everything that might excite
sympathy for or attract attention to
him has been avoided. He has been in
vited to public functions like other
prominent Filipinos , and when Gov.
Taft gave a reception to the natives
Aguinaldo was never overlooked. He
seldom availed himself of these cour
tesies , however , and has avoided
Cjowds and public demonstrations for
the reasons I have given.
The police have kept him under
semi-surveillance that is , they have
observed his movements and have
has disclosed a new problem for Ine navy to solve , but
nevertheless it has not yet -proved the worthlessness of bat-
tleshfps. None of the Japanese big and heavy armored ves
sels have turned turtle or been put out of action. Russia
has about fifty-four torpedo boats and at least /our sub
marines , but she has done nothing with them. The Jap
anese are brave and daring. The Russians are timorous
and sluggish. So a test under decisive circumstances has
'
not yet been made. It would be highly rash and indis-
erect -to reconstruct the navies of the world along the lines
demanded by Senator Hale before the effectiveness of tor
pedo and submarine fighting is given a thorough trial.
Kansas City Journal.
School Music.
BW persons of adult age who have any real
musical knowledge or ability 6an recall their
school music with interest or pleasure. They
remember that they sang sappy little songs
about moonlight and dreams , but the airs , if
they are remembered at all , are recalled only
to be laughed at.
Mr. Daniel Gregory Mason , whose grandfather was
really the founder of the study of music in the American
public schools , and who has himself been closely identi
fied with the teaching of music , has lately suggested , in the
Outlook , both j he virtues and the defects of the modern
school music. 'His deductions and recommendations de
serve careful study and thought
The time is past when the utility of'music in the schoola
can be questioned. Physically , mentally and spiritually it
refreshes and enriches. It is both the most self-sufficient
and the most general of the arts. Few persons are wholly
lacking in knowledge or appreciation of it , and to those
who Jiave no other culture , music speaks intelligibly and
sympathetically.
The trouble inthe schools and it is worth noting that
it is also the trouble in the church hymnals is the tendency
to pay too much attention to the words , too little to the
melody. If a song be about bi-ws , animals , domestic life
or patriotism , says Mr. Mason , it is considered good. The
result is the adoption of a lot of silly , vapid music , because
it happens to be set to edifying words.
The remedy lies in giving the children an opportunity
to become familiar with music which is good enough to
stand on its own feet. The folk-songs of many different
nations , much church music and the simpler productions
of the great composers productions in which the melody
is clear and dominating might all be placed within reach
of children in the public schools , to the displacement of much
musical pap and * the lasting happiness of several millions
of young people. But this , in its particular aspects , is a
inatter for the supervisors of music , before whom it will be
brought this summer by a committee of the National Edu
cational Association. Youth's Companion.
Demand for Farm Laborers.
HERE is no danger of the farmer passing from
existence. lie knows a good thing as well as
his urban brother , and so does his boy. Im
proved methods of farming may continue to
diminish the number of farm hands , but not
even that fact will work to a discontinuance
of the necessity for the farm laborer nor for
the laborer in the harvest fields. The fact that Kansas
farmers this early in the season are inviting farm hands
to their corn and rye and wheat and alfalfa fields , with
promise of good wages and board , is a strong argument
against the blueness which so often attacks the American
citizen when he imagines he sees ah inpouring of the farm
er and the farmer's boy to the cities. Cincinnati Commer
cial-Tribune.
known his whereabouts at all times.
As long as he remains in the city he
is not watched , but when he leaves
Manila they make it a point to learn
where he goes and who he communi
cates with. For a while after his re
lease they watched him closely , but
his conduct has been most exemplary.
He has been tempted on several occa
sions. Conspirators have endeavored
to interest him in their plots ; San
Miguel , Pilar , Ricarte and other "in-
surrectos" have tried to secure his
EMILIO AGUINALDO.
sympathy and co-operation , but he has
never responded to their advances , and
the secret service people say that he
has allowed their letters to remain un
answered. He has scrupulously avoid
ed doing anything that could excite
suspicion , and is practically cut off
from all his old friends and associates.
INDIANS NOT DYING OFF.
Aborigines More Numerous Than Ever
Before Since America's Settlement.
Recently Charles M. Harvey pre
pared from the records of the govern
ment some interesting facts with re
spect to the Irrepressible conflict be
tween the white and the red men. He
notes the error of early historians who
estimated the number of Indians in
this country at from S.000,000 to 10.-
000,000. It has been the. theme of
many a sentimentalist the supposed
slaughter and extermination of a great
Indian population. Mr. Harvey finds
that in the Indian troubles from first
to last fifteen white persons perished
to each Indian slain. He shows from
the best Information obtainable by the
government that the Indian popula
tion at the time of the discovery by
Columbus could not have been more
than 800,000.
"The early explorers , missionaries
and traders , " he says , "journeyed by
way of the seacoast , the rivers and the
lake.s , along wliich the Indians were
most numerous. In traveling through
the wilderness the whites attracted In
dians from miles around through curi
osity. The wliites thought the Indiana
were equally numerous everywhere ,
but vast stretches of forest and prairie
were absolutely untenanted , except for
short times each year when visited by
hunting parties. War and hunting of
ten took the same bands of Indians to
several points in the course of a year ,
the whites tliinking they were different
bands. Many tribes were known by
different names to the Spaniards , the
French and the English , and among
some tribea the names varied at differ *
ent places and times. These causes
accounted for the exaggerated notions. "
* -j -
The last census showed an Indian
population of 270,000 outside of those
in Alaska. In 400 years , then , the
white man has reduced the Indian pop
ulation from 800,000 to 270,000 , or in
the , full number of 530,000 souls. But
this was not done directly by the white
man. Much of it was due to the sick
nesses and vices which came with the
white man's civilization. A still larger
proportion was due to the wars car
ried on between the tribes , these being
made more frequent and deadly as the
white men crowded the redmen into a
limited area and made them rivals for
the same hunting ground. Still , of
course , the whites were primarily re
sponsible for the decadence of the In
dian population.
The Indians are now increasing in
numbers. Between the censuses of 1890
and 1900 they increased by SO.OOo. But
they are no longer Indians in the sense
or' old , for most of them have come tt
the white man's mode of life and ar <
merely an element of the common pop
ulation. Kansas City Journal.
A Saintly Sentiment.
"And it's a la-w-abiding settlement
is it ? "
"You bet ! Ain't been a lynchii
'roun' here since a harricane blowed
the trees down , an' rope riz in price ! "
Atlanta Constitution.
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thinks he is.
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His Inference.
"The young women of a Connecti
cut town have organized a Tongue
Guard , " she remarked , as she looked
up from the paper she had been read
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ing."What's
"What's that ? " he asked.
"Why , every time one of them says
an unkind word about any one she is
fined a penny ! "
"Do they have clubs and sewing cir
cles and card parties and other gos
siping organizations ? " he inquired.
"I suppose so. WKy ? "
"Because , if they do and the fines
are paid , their fathers must be mil
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And slightly thereafter the silence was
punctured by a soulful sound resembling
the expulsion of the cork from a bottle
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A Piano at a Nominal Price.
Chicago's largest music house , Lyon &
Ilealy , announces a Clearing Sale of Pianos.
Several hundred splendid Instruments are
offered without reserve until all are sold.
lu this stock are a number of Steinway and
Knnbo pianos , and new and second-hand
pianos including instruments of the follow
ing well known makes : Sterling , Uuiiting-
ton , A. B. Chas < > , Vose , Fischer , Weber ,
Chickering. G.V. . Lyon. etc. , etc. lu
square pianos there are tine-toned iustru-
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Upright Pianos ueat instruments at $100 ,
$1LU $140 , $150 , $ UTI. : $11H > , $ -00 , and up
wards. In liaby Grands some nice speci
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pianos were intended to sell for much more
than these clearing sale prices. This is an
opportunity that will not occur ngain. Im
mediate attention is therefore necfrfSHry. A
good plan would be to order a piano at a.
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of it to Lyon & llealy. However , they will
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