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VOLUME XIX.
FRANKLIN. N. WEDNESDAY, OCTOfiEU 26, 1904,
NUM13EK 43.
LEAVE
Ifcrglre m, but l onmiot rvst;
My feet grow eager for tho street;
The God of road mid Hi am knew best,
And wanted, we should meet: ,:
Bui aoi to tarry, else why iniide, - -Uood
frieud, the endless road is fair:
Chequered his day with light mid
hade, ,
. And oast them everywhere?
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The Comedy
Py ADAM
, "Alice Falrburn and Margery Hender
son were more like sisters than cou
sins, until a man came to Interfere
with their affection. '
Dan Hedley, the son of a neighbor
lug farmer, was a good looking fel-
low, whose natural and acquired at
tributes rendered him wonderfully sue-
cessfuj with 'the fair sex. He had no
' respect for women', and was therefore
unhampered by any scruples of con
science In his dealings with them. His
" favorite method was to flatter the
present at the expense of the absent:
and, unfortunately, this Ignoble plan
' did hot often fall. Besides this, hi3
assurance carried him through many
, a difficult situation, and it frequently
enabled him to oust wcers of greater
j merit.
Alice and Margery were accounted
the two most attractive girls in the
neighborhood and formed a charm
Ing contrast; Alice being of the fair
and sentimental type, while Margery's
eyes ' were dark and absolutely
sparkled with fun and mischief. Be
tween them the cousins, young women
aa they were, old most of the farm
work-sucti at least as appertains to
- women, and made light of It, too, fcr
thejiwere thoroughly practical and ro-
busU Then, when the day's labor was
over, they would Ring and laugh, and
chatter; or saunter down thei leafy
lanes with arms entwined around each
others waists, whispering their foclish
Innocent dreams and secrets.
This until Dan Hedlov sowed dis
tension and jealousy where befors was
naught but love and kindness. He was
playing a risky game, making lore to
both ot them, but .the (larger added
seat, and it is possible that be did not
know his own mind. Qjmatlmes the
toft languor of Allca'B eye3 moved
him, and In them he could admire ills
own reflection; but soon the roguish
(lance of Margery proved too alluring
and ted his thoughts astray. Why, oh
why, was he not a Turk, that he might
not be forced to choose between each
charmers? Heaven knows how many
kisses he stole from each in turn, or
how many lies he told to conceal the
fact! Alas! . that It should only be
Jove, not June, who laughs at lovers'
perjuries. .
At neither ot the girls was of the
. nature. lr inlerate or 11 nil amusement
In ipfidellty, Dan required to exercise
considerable tact to steer his course,
and how he eventually Intended to
steer clear of shoals, since bigamy is
punishable offense, is not known;
for fate took matters into its own
bands and brought Dan's dcuble court
ship to t somewhat abrupt termina
tion". ' A strained condition of affairs was
perceptible between the cousins one
afternoon In late summer. Margery
began It by finding fault with Alice for
spending too much time In .making the
butter, and consequently keeping 'the
expressman waiting who called for it
Very. week.
new it mere was uuu tuiug uiuie
than another upon which Alice prjded
herself It was the perfection of the
butter she sent to market, and as the
morning had been sultry she bad ex
perienced considerable difficulty In
bringing her present lot up to the
mark. Everyone knows how difficult
It Is to shape and imprint the pretty
yellow pets under such adverse condi
tions, and her temper already ruffled
by the many failures she had experi
enced was not in a condition to brook
reprimands.
"If you're not aatisfled with my
work I think It's high time I went
elsewhere," she exclaimed, her cheek
flushing, and her blue eyes shining
through a mist, cf tears; "1 dare say
there are folks that would suit ye
better, even if they should make but
ter like cart grease! As for me, there's
no need to be beholden to you, while.
I've got hand to work for my bread.
Ah, It't you . that's mistress here,
though you never made me feel that
before!"
."It't not far you are thlnkln' of trav
eling," retorted Margery, sharply; "but
it't never safe to count your eggs as
chickens. Ay, an it's nasty of you to
be- blowing about your posit Icn. My
conscience Is clear on that point, any
way; father's treated us both alike,
hasn't he, now?"
i "Oh, yet, but your father's not you,
.. Margery !'!,..--.;..:-......;,.--..,..-.-.-
There was a retort on Margery's
tongue, but she managed to suppress
it Her superior position as daughter
of the bouse bad Ha responsibilities.
1 fcjt alar. U. rflattHvnairAa tn A lt
took an exasperatingly humble tone,
. and the pride that apes humility can
-. be. extremely offensive at times. Mar
gery retreated to her bedroom, where
she pretended to busy herself sweep
ing, tinging merrily the while, In a
loud voice In order to show her Indif
ference. 2 Alice listened! to the cheerful dittv
while engaged In scalding her milk
: Teasels and setting them In place, and
the sound Increased her bittern esi.
"If I don't get out Of this for a
while it'll drive me mid," she mut
tered at length; "the heartless crea
ture! I'd like well to choke her, sing
In like that w-h-e-n my h-e-a-r-t't
about breaking." (This with a midden
sob.) "I used to think she waa fond
'of me. Never mind! She's shewn
herself In,, her true, colors. It't not
fair, after, me savin? up and buying
''her that nice lace collar. Those were
tweet words Dan said to me last night
!aa I came' from the well. , My word,
wouldn't the be In a tantrum If she
'knew?" ; -iyteZ :,J:VSi
But even the remembrance of naat
delights could net extract the sting
. from present sorrow; and Margery's
tong.'eeundlng from the stain with ft
note of defiance In It, drove tna lnv4-'
- TAKING.
Why oil e-.ch other' fanes pon,.
And die lint rnidwnv nf tmr IrlfM
While yet so numb lien spruud IwTorv
ao unit), mend, imniiui; -
Farewell I One nlcnsnnt hull in o'ell
One .pell more ua.-t lliuu mi ino
viwti - ,
I mutt go knock at every door
To llnd mine own nt Inst I
lhritlnu Ukusb, lu 1 ho C.mlury,
of a Haystack.
t
LILBURN.
1
lorn damsel out of tho house, hands to
ears. She fairly ran until she reached
the stackyard, where she paused,
breathless,
The place was deserted, for the men
were all off at tho village, as Is cus
tomary on Saturday nights. Looklnog
around fcr a secure hiding place, she
presently espied a haystack from
which a huge piece had been taken
away at the top. Whoever it was that
bad been last engaged there had left
standing the ladder by which- he had
mounted; and this served Alice's our
pose, for she ascended, to find herself
the sole Inhabitant of a snug and lofty
little world. With a sigh of relief, she
crept into tho heart of tho stack, and
lay there warmly sheltered and com
fcrtable. At first the tears, held back
hitherto by pride, rained down her
cheeks, but presently, worn out by
emotion, she fell asleep, and remained
blissfully unconscious until aroused by
the sound of voices Immediately be
ncath the haystack.
Meanwhile Margery returned to the
kitchen, and the song died cn her Hps.
The girl was warm-hearted and gener
ous, and BDon became a prey to re
morse. No doubt Alice had been exas
perating, but still there was much
blame due ta herec-Jf.
"It was not kind of Alieo to take
things that way," she said, as she got
doyn the milk palls preparatory to go
ing milking; "she knows I mean nc
harm, if I have a sharp tongue. Silly
girl! But I'm terribly sorry, all the
same. She's not as strong ns I, and
like enough she'll cry herself into a
fever tonight. Oh, I wonder if Dan'ts
worth all this bother?"
She wondered still more when old
Dolly Wardle, told her how he'd said
he could have either cf the girls at
the farm for just holding up his Ilttla
finger, and was having a fine game,
playing one off against the other. This
was the common talk of th9 village,
for Dan, boasted when In liquor; and
Dolly, an old servant at th3 farm,
thought it was high time some one
opened their eyes.
As Dclly trudged off with her even
ing's supply of milk, Margery looked
thoughtfully after her. The milking
was over, and the wide pans In the
dairy stood brimming Willi rich, fra
grant mUlt, yet Alice, who was rarely
neglectful of her duties, returned not,
while Margery wandered round dis
consolate, eventually reaching the
Btackyadd.
Just then a figure leaped over the
gate and hastened to her side. The
very man she had been mentally
weighing and finding wanting; for
Margery was a high-spirited damsel,
and could not brcok the idea of her
name and that of her cousin being
bandied at the village Inn. She turned
to say something sharp to him when
she suddenly descried a gleam of while
on the ladder below the haystack, and
recognized it at once for Alice's apron.
which had caught on a nail and dung
there, unheeded by the maid in her
upward flight.
Aha! So this was where the truant
bad hidden herself; Margery jerked
It free in a moment and tied it around
her waist. Her quick brain had In-
Btantly evolved a scheme by which to
test the reality of her or rather their
lover's protestations. If he were
really what he had been depicted
false, a liar and a boaster why, the
sooner they both recognized this the
better for their happiness.
"Why, Margery, this Is luck," cried
the young farmer, eagerly, yet not for
getting in his eagerness to cast a
glance around in order to make sure
that they were alone; "It's net often
I've a chance of getting you all to
myself, my bonny Margery."
"Chances are like game, they've got
to be closely followed," jjaid the girl,
demurely, yet with a coquettish
glance.
"Ay, and like game, they're best
poached, especially If thoy're nice,
plump little, partridges like my Mar
gery."
He attempted .to draw her to him as
he speke, but she held him off.
"No nearer, Dan, if you please!
Ye're rather glib with your tongue to
be quite honest, I fear. And what's
sport to you may be death to us, as
the tfogs said to the boy who .threw
stones.. Tell me, Dan, how many girls
have you made love to since I saw you
last?" " 1 ' vVv
"What? la It me ye're upbraiding?
Margery, woman, if you could just
take peep Into my heart at this
minute ye'd see there wasn't, room
for any girl but yourself there!"
For a moment he believed what lie
said, since Margery looked very pret
ty in her milking garb, her black eyes
shining under a pink hood, and tier
skirt tucked up, displaying her well
turned, anklet and small feet. It was
a tantalizing vision to be kept from
at arm't length. ; ;
v"Ob, Margy, 'how cruel you are," he
said edging nearer as he spoke. "Sure
ly, you're not goln' to deny me a kisa
tonight?" .
"Kisses and fair words don't amount
to much," returned Margery, with a
pout.
"They do though. They amount to
a lot when chap want them so bad
ly. An' if they're so cheap ye needn't
grudge them to me!" ' -
"I never laid they were cheap! Any
way, mine aren't to be given away for
nothing! They might cost me dear
enough for all I can tell! Are you quit' 1
sure there's- no other girl has a elalni
on yoitr,.;..,.;.,,.,, y;,-;.:
' Even as she put this query she saw
a fair head protrude for a moment
over the head cf the haystack and as
quickly withdraw. It was all rlfiht
T'a audience waa there and att
ntivc.
She acted very well, and her softened
tone gave Dan hope. H grew more
eager, ' ; . -
"I've hardly bad a civil wbrd to an
other girl this year," be affirmed stout
ly." It It likely now? There's nobody
hereabouts worth your little finger,
Margery!".
She looked tenderly at him, and he
managed to heave a very creditable
sigh. She was beginning to really en
joy the part the was playing, and feel
delighted at her ability to play It.
"Oh, Dan, if I were quite sure ot
you," she murmured; then as though a
sudden mlsgtvlrg atruck he; "but look
here! Folks say you're fond of our
Alice. . I believe you've flirted a little
With her!"
He laughed rather "unsteadily.
"I cannot help what folks choose to
say, or to think either, it she's said
anything of that nature to you, you
may take my word for It it'a bocaus9
she's jealous. Don't believe her! 'I've
said nothing to her that the world
mightn't hear.". . .' , , .
"There's a deal of lcvi-maklng goes
en without words. Haven't you
hissed her sometimes? Come now, be
honest for once if it't, in you?"
"I'll take my oath I never did any
thing of the eort! Nonsense Margery!
Theme silly girls couldn't tempt a fel
Icw like me. Come, Margery, confess
you love me, and stop all this com
plaining!" At this moment there came, from the
road the sound of a cheery whistle,
Margery pretended alarm. -
"Oh, Dan, father's coming," she
cried, "an' I'd sooner he'didn't see you
here. Just try and hide somewhere
till he's gone by. Lock here! Ye
might run up the ladder and hide in the
Black for a while till he's in the house."
Dan had bis own reasons for evad
ing the eyes of Margery's parent, so
he hastened to obey. But on the last
rung of the ladder he stopped sudden
ly. "What's the matter?" cried the girl
below; "father's now passing; lock
sharp or he'll see you."
But how was this possible when the
perfldous wretch was confronted above
by an angry face and a pair of eyes
tlx-.t flashed blue lightning at him?
'So I'm a silly gin who couldn't
tempt a fellow like you?" exclaimed
the owner of the said eyes. "I'll tell
ye what. If you come a step nearer
I'll overturn the ladder and break your
neck. That's how silly I am, you con
ceited fool!"
'Save us," groaned the man, as he
scrambled to earth again. "If I'm not
betwixt the devil and the deep sea!"
Margery made a mocking bow. "And
which is which, Dan?" she inquired
with a burst of merry laughter. "My
word, but It's a terrible business this!
Now isn't it a shame ycu can't marry
us both?"
Dan looked sheepish as he slunk off.
but he recovered his spirits pretty
soon and declared that the best thing
that a fellow could do was to marry
a woman with money, especially now
that farming paid so badly.
But Alice and Margery slept that
night with their arms around ench eth
er, and learned to laugh over tho com
edy of tho haystack. New York
Weekly. ,
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
There are more blind people nmcng
the Spaniards than among any other
European race.
Tho blind delight iu races of all
softs. They do not run tcward a tape,
as the seeing do. but toward a bell
that jangles briskly.
There is a board of guardians in the
noil til of Londcn that allows inmates
who have seen better days to don the
silk hal when they go out for a hol
iday. A trolley representlnK the latest type
of modern car building embodies tho
seml-couvertlbln Idea; that is, the win
dows when not in use disappear in re
ceptacles In the roof.
The director of the Berlin (Germany)
street railway has received au . un
stamped letter, on which he had to pay
twopence postage. The sender Inclosed
two penny stamps which he said he
owed tho company.
Fishermen on the lake ot Netifchatel
are using automobile boats. They are
driven by a benzine motor and lighted
by electricity. They are flat .bottomed,
glide noiselessly over the water, do
not frighten the fish and are a great
success.
Although the Caspian and Aral seas
have no outlet and receive large riv
ers, especially the Volga, the Ural and
scores of streams from the Caucasus,
both have for many years been get
ting shallower. Evaporation exceeds
the Inflow. .
"Whistling" treea grow abundant
in -Nubia and the Soudan. , They are a
spectes of Acacia. Insects form a sort
of globula bladder on the tree. After
they emerge they leave a circular hole
In the stalling whlchplayed upon by
the winds aonnds much like a twvet
toned flute. . .
They Measured ht Hat. ,
i From discussing the size of k het
on a woman severaj teats ahead of
them in a Market street car the other
day two men fell to making bets about
its width. They did ifot know how to
measure it. It wat a round, .- flat
crowned affair, with a tingle row of
rosea around the brim, and might be
deceptive. When the woman got up
to leave the car, however, she stood
tor a moment to that one side of the
hat Just touched the dfw. On the
woodwork shove there hapiwned to be
a npot which both men agreed was
vertically over the edge of the hat.
Accordingly, when the had Bteered
her way out by bending her neatt from
aide to tide, the men got up and ap
plied a foot rule' which one of them
had to the space. It measured ' 19
Inches. Philadelphia Record. - '."
Theodore Thomas In Health.
Theodore Thomas, the grand old
man of the orchestra, who is in yearn
nearly three score and ten jet has tho
physical vifcor of youth. Constant
swinging of his arms has given lilTn
the lil-.v-imie of ill ? u-1;!' 'o.
Ti
'lmToMcoBtauNEfiA-rfi
TROPICAL BPfiClAUTlEa THAT
t WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE
ISLAND.
the Prosperity Mutt Alwayt Rett en
Its Agriculturt -Th. Lltchl Trti
Protptctt for Sapttdlllai The
; Cathtw Tree Ylann-YUng Oil.
Tropical Porto Rico is to be revolu
tionized. . American Influence! there
may not alwayt have been for the best,
but the process of adaptation It tteadl
ly progressing. When thit It complet
ed there will bo a new future for
Porto Rico. Tho prosperity of tho
Island must always rest In its agri
culture; but this must be brought up
to date, and made to yield lit quota
Of the world't goods that arc In special
demand. 1
Under tho scientific ' directions of
the department of agriculture It it
proposed to make Porto . tiled an
Uland of specialties specialties - in
tropical commercial fruits. Sugar,
tobacco, and a Tew other staple pro
ducts will not be abandoned; but the
Island'! salvation appears to He In oth
er directions, It needs more variety
of Industries more materinls out of
which to weave a solid, substantial
prosperity.
The soil, climate, and other condi
tions are all (here, and even the pro
ducts In tome ' Instances but there
have been lacking . the brains and
the ability to adapt nature to the de
mands of the day. For some time
now government experts have been
studying the botany of the Island, and
incidentally experimenting with some
of the native and Important plants of
commercial value. The opening of
tho prosperity of Porto Rico will be
gin with the cultivation of these
plants according to the most recent
scientific methods. Many of them are
indigenous to the island, but either'
through tack of proper culture, or ig
norance of their commercial value,
they have been of little real use to
the natives. Others are to be im
ported from the Orient and transplant
ed to the Island for cultivation. They
are eminently adapted to the soil and
climate of Porto Rico, and hence there
Is little doubt, in the minds of -the
scientists having the matter In charge,
about their success.
One of these new plants to be trans
planted from southern China or Brit
ish India is the lltchl tree (I.itchl
chlnensls), which Ib eminently adapt
ed to a climate and soli such as fur
nished In Porto Rico. Specimens of
these' trees have been brought to this
country and experimented with in the
Washington greenhouses, and planta
tions of them are expected to be plant
ed In Porto Rico by the government
experts within the next year. A lltchl
orchard once started should prove a
source of Income for the owner for a
lifetime. The fresh fruit hat a delici
ous flavor, and dried the fruits resem
ble raisins In appearance. A few of
these dried fruits are imported from
the Orient every year, and they sell
as high as 50 centa a quart. In the
far cast, however, they are eaten chief
ly in their, fresh, acid condition. En
ormous quantities are consumed, and
they are considered by natives and
visiting foreigners in southern China,
British India, and the Malay Peninsula
as most excellent fruits. The cultiva
tion of plantations of these fruit trees
In Porto Rico should open a market
hero for thoir products, and In a short
time the industry should prove a most
paying and satisfying one.
The sapodllla tree Ib one that visi
tors to Florida see at times, but it
has never been raised on a commercial
Bcale in that - state. The sapodillas
are fruits that are greatly enjoyed In
tropical countries, and thero is a
growing, demand . In our . northern
markets as they are , better appreciat
ed. The queisl Ion of raising these in
Porto Rico on a. largo commercial
scale is not a doubtful or visionary
one. (t is believed that thore is a
great future for the trees when they
are raised In sufficient quantities to
make it worth while to Introduce the
fruits In our cities. These fruits coul 1
be brought by steamers direct to thit
country, and If properly refrigerated
in transportation they would offer a
tempting fruit to the millions of con
sumers In the United States. In Porto
R?to there is no frost to endauger
the life and production of the trees,
and a plantation should continue to
produce for upward of 20 years. When
too' old to yield a good crop, the trees
furnish a most excellent and costly,
close-grained wood that sells for nar
ly as much as the cost of starting and
cultivating the grove for the first few
years.
'The tree which produces the cashew
nut of commerce la a tropical growth
that can be raited In Porto Rico on a
large scale, and 'it It estimated that
plantations of this tree alone should
add many millions of dollars to the
Island'! Income within the next half
century it its cultivation la wisely and
faithfully attended to.-' The cashew
nut is of superior flavor, and, of great
value In candy making. Itt flavor Is
delicious, and the oil expressed from
It la considered for'' many purpose
superior to almond oil. The few
cashew nuts brought from the West
Indies to this country are readily ab
sorbed, but tW. Imports have been ao
small, and the- prices to high, that
they have never received the popular
attention they descr.ve.
! From- the juice of the cashew tree
many commercial products are made,
tuch at mutlige, chewing gdm, and
various lotions and anaesthetics. The
use Of the products of the tree it so
varied that tl would require a good
deal of descriptive text to explain
them. ; The wood 6f the trees It ex
cellent for commercial' purposes, and
hat a close, compact, unyielding grain.
Plantations of these trees should rep
resent an agricultural specialty proof
'against nearly every kind of lycal dis
aster, except possible hurricanes.
A tree known as Cedreia odorata,
but commonly spoken of in tropical
countries where It grow aa ylang
ylang, thrives wonderfully . well In
Purio Rico. ' It Is known in that
island as the Wsst Indian cedar, and
Its wood It more compact and -beautiful
than the best Central American
mahogany. From different parts of
Porto Rico this tree has been Tool!:, li
ly cut down and waKtefiilly used fcr
cabinet work ami Luiue biiiM!.f. T!,..
flowers ot this tree are beautiful and.
fragrant; From them It extracted a
commercial product almost equal id
the famouB attar of roses. This attar
of ylang-ylang Is what- ' makes the
trees most valuable. It sells as high
as $5 per pound. Ylang-ylang oil has
been held as an exclusive monopoly
by France and tjermariyi but a steady
cultivation of the trees lh Porto Ricd
should lead to a change. The oil la
extracted by dimple ' processes; and
without the sue of ctiemlcahv and
from 78 pounds of the flowers a pounri
bf oil It usually produced. In Europe
the oil of ylang-ylang la used as the
basic essence of the best perfumes
as much as the famous attaf ot roaeti
George E. Walsh, in the SclwUflv
American.
Caught Up A tree.
Doct6r' Cooling Off Experience Might
Have En(ed in Tragedy.
' Aa told with considerable amuse
ment by his wife, a recent experience
of A well-known West Philadelphia
physician who has a hobby for col
lecting, butterfies, tooths and simllai
Insects Is entertaining, though It
might well have been tragic. One ev
ening whits leaving hit house to vis
it a patient the doctor fioticed what
looked like a rare cocoon hanging
well up on one of the shade trees
that grew on the edge of the side
walk, and. not having time to get It
then, he made a mental note of It and
went about his business.
Returning home between 1 and 2 a.
m., when the temperature and humid
ity had both increased to a degree on
ly possible In the middle of a Phil
adelphia summer night, the doctor
thought of the cocoon. It was a case
of climb the tree and he climbed with
a cigar, too long and too good to.throw
away, between his teeth. Though on
the ground the air had been lifeless
he noticed that through tho branches
of the same tree came a gentle zephyr.
Having secured the cocoon, be sat
'down a limb of the tree, took off his
hat and proceeded to smoke, deter
mined to finish his cigar before going
in. Scarcely had he begun to enjoy
the relief found, however, before ho
heard a voice below him say sternly:
' "Come down out of that, or I'll
shoot!" and looking down, the doctor
saw an able-bodied policeman at the
other end" of a revolver, which was
pointed directly at him. It
was the regular officer on the
beat, and though tho. doctor
from his perch In the tree knew him
at once !t took some time to convince
tho bluecoat that he knew tbu doctor.
Explanations followed.
A timid neighbor, unable to sleep
because of the heat, had seen the doc
tor climb the tree and, thinking ho
was a burglar who designed to break
Into the second story of tho house by
that route via tho porch, had notified
the policeman.
JAPANESE PAPER.
Varietlet Superior to Ourt Made
From Bark of Trees and 8 h rubs.
From the bark of trees and shrubs
tho Japanese make scores of papers,
which are far ahead of ours. The
walls of the Japanese houses are
wooden frames covered with thin pa
per which keeps out the wind but leU
in the light, and when one compares
these paper-walled "doll houses" with
the gloomy bamboo cabins of tho in
habitants of the island of Java or the
small-windowed huts of our forefath
ers, one realizes that, without glass
and In a rainy climate, these Ingenious
people have solved in a rcmaikcable
way the problem ot lighting . their
dwellings and, at least In a measure,
of keeping out the cold. Their oiled
papers are astonishingly cheap aid
durable. As a cover for his load of
tea when a rainstorm overtakes him,
the Japanese farmer spreads over it
a tough, pliable cover, ot oiled paper,
which is almost as Impervious as tar
paulin and at light aa gossamer. He
has doubtles carried this cover for
years, neatly packed away somewhere
about bit cart. The "rlklsha" coolies
in the large citlea wear rain mantles
of this oiled paper, which cost less
than 18 cents and last for a year or
more with constant use. An oiled
tissun paper, which it as tough as
writ.'v; paper, can be had at the sta
tioner's for Wrapping up delicate ar
ticles. Grain and meal tacks are al
most always made of bark paper in
Japan, for It la not easily penetrated
by weevils and other insects. ' But per
haps the most remarkable of all the
papers which find a common use In
the Japanese household are the leath
er papers ot which the tobacco
pouches and pipe cases ' are made.
They are almost at tough at French
kid, so translucent that one can near
ly see through them, and as pliable
and soft aa calfskin. The material of
which they are made Is as thick as
cardboard, but at flexible as kid.
David 0. Fairchild In the National
Geographic Magailne. .
Scarcity of Rabbit in Jewish Church,
Recently teveral of the rabbis who
were here attending the Central con
ference of American Rabbit were dis
cussing the great scarcity of Jewish
ministers of the Gospel.
"It seems passing strange," tald one
of the most prominent ot the rabbit,
"that there are alwayt more positions
than there are preachers In the Jew
ish church. This it not true of other
religions, and from conditions exist
ing It , would teem that just the re
verse condition would be true.
"In the first place Jewish preach
ers are paid better than those ot any
other denomination.- Even the young
est preacher gets a salary which thu
average Christian preacher waits
many years to earn.
"Another thing It that the work of
a rabbi Is not usually to arduous in
point of .conducting , services as
that of the Christian minister. Fur
thermore, they are alwayt simple.
"In eplte ot this there are hundreds
cf cities of considerable size In thit
country which are hungering for a
rabbi. When the students of the
Hebrew Union College ot Clnclnatl
are graduated they alwayt have tlx or
seven fine positions offered to them.
"Possibly the solution of this it that
tho bright young Jewish men take
more readily to other professions,
where the emolument is grav7 and
into which they can enter faurclter.
FOB SUNDAY
A STRONG "DISCOURSE EkflTLFDt
:-. "COMFOSTING CERTAINf lSV'
Ih Rot. ph VUhto Brae Call'. T.Ik
on the Words A1.rc4t lit KIStMetna
-Til. i'tfuoii That th. Vtrltln HI Oai
. f rcelotii Fault Cluster Ab.feU
BnbOKi,YN, N. Y. Sunday1 IMnlrtt iU
Rev. Dr. Robert Bruce Hull, pastor oi
Greenwood ttiptiut Church, preached on
lomtorfinK.irrtiiwif.- lh. text wat
from .lohri liiilli "We rth that We dp
know." Dr. Hull said in the Course of
il his
sermon
-These words were sddmud ia Nirode-
mm. He was nn carnert, honest, yet timid
inquirer after truthi , lie bud eome to
Jesi;9 tiridci'. cover of the dtrkneM'.- ,Al art
official oi the JeSlsll Sitnliedrinij He. did
not dare to be seen talking with the Naj
itne .Teacher. Yet he is convinced Id hn
own mind that Jesus is a prophet and
thnt, tooj a prouhet sent of God. This
much he Confess t th Christ; Then be
gins the wonderfully instructive' interview
from which the text is taken. This inter'
view is evidently only an outline, but the
outline is marvelous!? suggestive. Nico
deraus whs good man. He ws a religious
man. He conformed to, ell the religious
forma and ceremonies of hit ilalldtl. His
outward deportment was blameless arid
his standing in (lie community was honor
nb'.e. Hut he was not a spiritual man. He
was not what we would call to-day a eon
verted num.- To him Jesus Hirice used the
oriit double "Anient araenj I say unto
thee." .
Nicodemus could hot understand What
Jesus meant by being born again. He was
unable to see what that new spiritual life
was of which he himself was lacking. Then
it is that the third double amen e( Jesus
introduces tho Words of the text: "Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, we speak that we
do know and testify that wo have seett."
In this utterance Jesus Uses the word
"we," not simply as the plural of majesty,
but connecting Himself with all His disci
ples, so that it is perfectly proper and
right for us to-day to use His words and
ay: "We speak that we do know." Chris
tians are competent witnesses to the cer
tainties of religion. While in a sene it
mar be said that "the Bible and the Bible
alone is the religion of Protestauts," yet in
the fuller sense our religion is a life,
t'hrwt is Christianity. His life in Hitusell
and in lly disciples is the spirit and the
power of true religion. We have something
jnore than opinion; something better than
creed; we have as one of the eternal veri
ties Jesus Christ as the manifestation ot
God. It has been well said that "Christ
either deceived mankind by conscious
fraud or He was Himself deluded and de
ceived, or He was divine. There is no get
ting out of this trilemma. It is inexor
ably." lie stood before the men who knew
Him best and said: "He that hath seen Me
hath seen the Father," and again declared
to them: "I and My Father are one." This
was tremendous assumption and awful
blasphemy if It was not the truth. That
it is the truth the course of time and the
course of Christianity both abundantly de
clare. The verities of our precious faith cluster
about a persun. This person was God,
manifest in the flesh, and for all the cen
turies since lletliieheni the noblest, wisest
and holiest have bowed before Him, rever
ently exclaiming, "Sly Lord and my God!"
ft matters not fvom what point we view
Him, Jesus stands before the world as
more than man. It is said of a safe and
perfect arch that it must meet two require
ments. Its feet must not slip and its mid
dle must not bend. Jesus Christ is the arch
connecting humanity and -divinity. The
weight of the centuries of Christianity rest
on that arch and they rest there safely, for
"Jesus is God ; then never waj a tim.
when lie was not;
Boundless, eternal, merciful, the wordi"
the Sire begot;
Backward our thoughts through ages
t stretch, onward through realms of
bliss,
For there arc two eternities and both
alike are His."
Another of the certainties is that the
Christian life is a divine life. This was a
I new thought to Nicodemus. It is a new
thought to many to-day. It waa not a
ligure of speech, but a plain statement of
fnct, when Jesus insisted that it was neces
sary to he born again in order to' enter
heaven. Those of Nicodemus' time would
have said it was necessary to reform, to
deal honestly, to behave kindly, to live up
rightly. So many say to-day, and if by all
this they mean uprightness in its perfect
form they are right. But no man hue ever
lived who ..as been thus upright. "All
have sinned nnd come short of the glory ol
God." The history of mankind shows that
wu must not seek holiness in order to God,
but God in order to holmes.. Christ must
come into the soul of man with Ttii Hivin.
life, and then, and not till then, are we iu
harmony with the divine holiness.
When that life comes in then there is
i manifested the "expulsive power of . new
j affection," better still, the expulsive power
of a new life. Nothing less than lite can
account for the change in men. Nothing
but life can exert the power which the cen
turies of Christianity have manifested. In
physics we affirm confidently that every ef
fect must have an adequate cause. This
also is true in the realm of spirituality. If
persecutors are changed into preachers, il
these once thoroughly depraved have been
mo.deti Into recognired saints, if the dregs
of society have been transformed into un
paralleled martyrs for the truth, if common
people have been fashioned into those of
whom the world was not worthy we iisk
what cause or what power is .denuite for
such marvelous alterations. We know
these changes. It is fully to say we do not
know the power.
Twice each day our city is washed by a
miiiity ebb and How of tides that sweep in
and out, despite all the wind, that blow.
Your child recognizes the fact, but he is
puzzled to tl(inh that the pale, silent moon,
serene amid the clouds, i. the cause of
those resistless floods. The child is pus
ilcd, but when your philosopher explain,
to you t hat the 'moon docs this by attrac
tion of gravitation, and you ask bim to ex
plain to you this attraction of gravitation,
then he. too, is puzzled. .Yet be knows the
power, know, it so well he can measure it
and use it. So, too, with Christianity, and
its power. We can recognize its force and
use it, but its secret is the secret of life.
Like all force,.iu its ongiu it is a mystery.
Tennyson says: - .
"We have but faith we cannot know,
- For knowledge is cf things we see."
This is not qnito true. Knowledge is of
things we feel, a. well as of things we see.
Many thing, we know that w cannot tee.
We never Kiltf a pain, but we should call
him a fool who should say we never felt or
knew a pain.' We know the power of the
Christ life in the believer, because we have
felt it, and sometimes when tbi. Christ li'o
in us has its perfect freedom we are able
to say with Paul: "I can do all things in
Christ who ttrengtheneth ue."
This certainty concerning the power of
the Christ life can be attained by all who
will fiilnll the conditions. There must be
t surrender to Christ and a trust in Christ.
You cannot have the sunbeam witkort the
tun. You cannot have the power of Christ
without the Christ Himself. The apostl.
lays: "Christ is in you the hope of glory,"
ind it is certainly true that Christ must
be in us the power for glory. Thus the
jentre of our certitudo is Christ Himself.
We know Him. ' We know Hi. power. 1;
Ms been exercised upon us and in us. Like
the once blind beggar, w. exclaim: "One
thing I know, whereas, I was blind, now I
tee. There was no rota of uncertainty
tbout thit; there shou'd b. no note of un
certainty about our utterance, concerning
our faith or concerning our own position.,
But in this age of uoubt many Christiana
are so frightened out of sanity that they
are afraid to say even of the deepest ex
perience. of th. .on), "I know." Not to
rani, facing death! "I know whom I have
believed." Not mo John, the beloved dis
ciple, declaring, "We know that we have
passed from death unto life. We know
'hat when He shall appear we .hall be like
Him.". It ia not modesty, but lack of faith
which prompts Chili tians to say, "I hope
1 i-t a f'hrittl i.in " Whpn we hnv. lif w
kriow it ami should not be ashamed to sny j
so. it we have not the lite tlicn uy all the
ini'-oviiinee of eternity mnl.e sure of oh
tai'iintj it. It h (lo-hle to hive a living
r:-rr:etK' of .!u ( iirivf. i o h "P mr h
n i i :.-!-- j--;-.' ti'it u-e n -v 'I live,
I i: ' I I.-.; ( : In. 'l io we." 1
A
we vield ourselves tfmnplctely and mire
eryer'lv to Him who i. able t( "keep that
which wl h.ve cummil'ed to ilif. against
that dayj . . ; ,
The effect of this ceftalntf it in very
war aunt precious nnd helpful. Consider
for a monieut what this certitude means ia
the presence of till awful calamity which
last summer sent a tlifill. of honor
around the globe. True, indeedi M tl.
Scrinture, declaration "if in tin. life my
we have hone M Christ we are of nil men
n-nst miserable.'' If dcrttliwere the end of
all then wo might well believe flint crVltr
sat in th. throne of 'the universe. But,
staggered-as all are by the unutterable si'r'
row, vet God rule, a'tld overrules, and
though we cannot see it now. yet in eter
nity we shall know that the carelessness
or worsdf man ha. ben overruled td
eternal good. Bcus we know that God
ia love, and because w't know Jesus still
jives and is the same to-day M when He
shed tears at the grave of Lazarus, we darj
to go' intct bereaved homes and speak or
the reuhiqn at the fight bT d of the throne
of God. I went over to the pier where lny
hundreds f the unclaimed bod'es, and I
would not have dared to do it, but that T
might comfort some heartbroken one with
the assurance that God cared, God loved
and in etsrnijv God would make tills m
sneakiible stfcltiesj a jiouroe of perpetual
jov. Can I explain it?' N'n! But I could
nit preach. I could not hold tp my head
saa Christian if I did uot believe) Vedi if I
did not know, that somehow, some time",
the cm-ie1, shall be chanaed into a blessing.
This is tho privilege of Christiimt to av
even now: "We knoW tlltit all tiiir n iwoyk
towthcr for good to them that love (md.
Whv is it that all do not know tliCsi!
things? Partlv because of their condition.
There are to-day those who "having eyes
see not; ard having ears hear not." The
indnenre of training is not t jsilv overcome.
Trained only td .Consider as real that wnich
can be analyzed 'by scientific implements,
men refuse to admit the realitv of tliinH
which they cannot weigh in their sralen oi1
mensure by their rules. They are honest.
So is tile blind man honest who says rolml
does not exist. So is the den man
honest whose soul cannot he moved by the
concord of sweet sound". It is not n ques
tion of honesty, but of fact. God ic eveir
though the unbelieving eye may sweep tin!
heavens with the telescope and asert t.
cannot see God. But trusting hearts wi'd
say with ever increasing certitude: "I
kno,v whom I believe." This gives us com
fort in such a time as this. It is the only
thing which can give comfort. n, breth
renlet us place ourselves in the hands of
a lovins God. Let us lean on the divine
fioWer. Let lis trust the divine wisdom.
t us assure ourselves of the divine home,
in those mansions which divine love hai
prepared for us, and let us be confident
that
"Trial works for ends
Too high for some to trace -That
oft in dark attire He scuds
Some embassy of grace."
Lov. as a Cosmetic.
Love i the greatest beautifier. The rea
son is easy to see. Love itself is beautiful,
and if we give unselfish hwe a lodgment
with us it is constantly exerting a molding
influence upon us.
Love always appears nt its best. When
it goes wooing it ulvai-s chooses the most
becoming attire and the most capUvatin,;
adornment, bo love, when it gi-ts posses
sion of a human body, proceeds -o mold
the face of that, body into the most .it
tractive form, for love always sects to
clothe itself in the most attractive garb.
That is tho explanation of the transfor
mation that takes place in a woman who is
u mother. She may be plain otherwise,
but when she hends over her babe ill an
ecstasv of mother-love she becomes beauti
ful. And in proportion as we give place to
unselfish love do we become attractive.
There isULjnr like love to work
miracles jl'ac tin1 '" Chris
tian Endeavor World. There is Tnv
specialist who can begin to do as iniirh to
make a plain young man or woman at
tractive, to overcome deformity or hide
blemishes ns the magician love can do.
To hate is to become hateful. To lovo as
Christ loved is to become lovely. It is not
a cheap recioe, for such love costs in pro
portion to its depth and intensity, lint
any one that ix willing to pay tho price
may be beautiful.
Boastrul noUiUiig.
' Blow, 0 winds! Rise, 0 ocean! Break
forth, ye elements' and try my work!"
Such was the boastful inscription pnt i.pni
the first Eddystone lighthouse built by tho
eccentric, Winstanlcy. His challenge was
accepted, nnd one fearful night the sea
swallowed up the tower nnd its builder.
The next one met a similar lite, tho
structure and its builder, Kudyard, :ig,iiu
perishing together.
The third was erected by Smcaton. who
buiit it all of stone, making it a par. nf it.
rock foundation, so that the lir.Mli -mse
penetrates it as a trc:' penetrates- the sail.
Upon this lighthouse no vaunting i.iserin
tions were placed, but on the lowest "ou"c
were chiseled the word1:: "Kscc'it the
Lord build the house, they labor m vain
that br.ild it," and cn the keystone, above
the lantern, il the ctlnreati..n, "'p.aiia
Deo!" That structure still stands, n
never-faihns beacon lig'it tj strm-toiscd
mariners.
lie who woi'M bni'.J lor etern.tv nut
not set about his task il any vair.elorioi-s.
over-confident spirit. He must be (arcfi-1
n ti his foundation, bi'ilding firmly and
deeply upon the rorU. Christ Jeus, nd
relyinff i.i trust and hum lity upon H ri
who a? can enable one to reach a cr
feet result. Wells;rir.g.
Crac. to Hear.
When Cliri-it docs not tike rwiy tie
tlii ig that in herd for in ta bear, ILo gives
Us (race to,kecp it and to pet cn even bet
ter than jf lie t'ad relieved us of it. To
Paul He said: "Jly grace is siii.icient for
thee." T'lat is. Paul would receive trace
frcu Christ, Christ' own strength in bis
Ufe, cnoug'j of it to riect all his need, so
that the sujcrinj would bo cvcrbalanced
by tho trace, r.nd the hindrance overcome
bv tho ('.ivinc atrenrtli imparted. This
nror.iisc is for every Christian who has n
thorn of any kind which Christ doca not
rcnove. While wo must keep it we cha.l
bo lif'pcU to hear it, and i'. will be ui
thout-i we Cid not have it. Forward.
Idols Transforaicd.
A missionary iu travaucore, Irdij, saw,
ir.e morning, a native coming to his hows.
ivi.li a heavy burdeu. On reaching it ho
'raid on the ground a sack. Unfastening it
be emptied it of its contents a number of
idols. "What have y.u brought these hero
for?" asked the missionary; "I don't want
them." "You have taught us thut'wo do
not want them, ir." said the lu.llve, "but;
wo think they might bo put to tonio good
use. Could they not bo incited down nnd
formed into a bell to call us to church?"
The hint was taken; they were sent to a
bell 'ouuder and made into a bell, which
new summons the native converts to praisf
and prayer.
, ORANGES.
The riper an orange gets .the mora
yellow it becomes. A dealer s test for
a perfect orange It to press It. as you
would a hard rubber hall. It you can
make a Slight Indentation by pressing
hard, but the yulp remains Arm
enough to rebound, tie orange U all
right.
; Russet oranges are rich, but liable
to spoil. When buying oranges by the
box (and tnls la tb best plait where
you use a good many), get a repacked
box Instead of an original one. . Thin
tklnned, bright-colored oraogea are
the best While the California, Flori
da and Arizona fruit are altogether
the best for eating oat ot hand or on
the 'table, the foreign orangea. Me
a'na or Sicily, are considered bust for
marmalade.
Tin! Miihnc!iiisit(s rioiighman asset-Is
that It's not always Ihe hf-t look-
!:? ri' i! thFl Mr V'fi w!itf
MAUD GETS SQUARE.
iliiuil Mul lor, on a summer's morn,
Uvuitl the tuot of im auto boiu.
Mbe
snw the Jud'o go whirling j)ast. .
ie" miid iiiuul, "b' going fast."
'tiue
And (lieu she thought of the sighs and
tears -.
The JuiiRe hnd ouueod her all these
yeurs. -. :; V'-,-.'
"He's brenklii!? the law at that speed,"
quolli she.
"liu! Im! bul liu! here's revenge for
uiu!"
So slio gat her teeth, uud ne'er e'en
llini-licil,
While she look bit number ami hod
lilm pinched. ,
Boston Traveler. .. .
JUST FOR FUN
Patience Is her husband In trade?
Patrice No; he was sold out by the
sheriff last week. Yonkers States
man. 'Ta, what is a genius?" "A geniua
is a clover person who can steal some
body's originality and not be found
out." Chicago Post.
Yeast Why Ih it womun's pocket
like the North Pole? Crimsonbeak
That's eney. Hceause tho mau doesn't
live who ever discovered it. Yonkers
Statesman.
Little Tildy Don't you get awful
tired tloln' uothin', mister? Languid
LannlKan TurriLlo, sissy, but I nev
er complains. Everybody has dero
troubles. Puck. vi
Teacher Willie, give mo a sentence
in which the term hook-and-eye Is
used. Willie Mo an' pa .went flshin.
l'a told me t' bait in' hook an' I did.-
Bail (more American. , ' ; '
"You can't take two from two and
leave one, you know." "No," replied
the South Dakota judge, "but I've
often taken one from one and left
two." Chicago Beeord-llenild.
Little Dick I'nrlo Ulchard, what ia",
chagrin? Uncle Richard Dickie, cha
j;riu Is that fecliiiK you ought to have '
when you kick at the cat and fall over
backward. Indianapolis! Journal.
"This book of poetry Is my first,"
says a candid western poet, "and if my
friends and fellmv-citucua will only
belli mo to pay out, I promise 'em It
will be my hist!" Atlanta Constitu
tion. Mac So you've broken with bim.
Ethel Yes. Ho was entirely too
hard to please. Hue Gracious, how
he must have changed since he pro- .
owed to you! Superior CWIs.) Tele
gram. Artist (at work) Now give me your,
honest opinion oftjUsrnVTjIf'-'Vls-
oTTWtln-fintTTe's himself a critic It's'
utterly worthless! Artist (dreamily)'
Yc'-e-s but give it all tho name.--London
Punch. . . . i
"Boss," began the beggar, "wont
you help a poor" "See here," Inter- ;
rupted (ioodheart, ' I gave you money
last week." "Well, gee whiz!1 Ain't
you earned any more siuee?" Phila
delphia Ledger. " . ,t
"I spent last evening in the com
pany of the one I lovo best in all tho
world," said young Saplelgh. "So?"
queried bis friend Blffkins. ... "And
didn't you tiro of your owu company?"
Chicago News, '
"Can you gimme a bite, ma'am?"
said the lagged- hobo. "I'm hungry
enuff tor eat a boss." "I regret to
say," replied the kind lady, Hha
are just out of horses; but I'll call the
dog." Chicago News.
"One of the most Important things
in life," my son," said the father, "Is "
to know when to grasp an opportuni
ty." "And another," said the, wise
sou, "is to know when to let go of it,
I suppose." Philadelphia Ledger. '
Biggs I went fishing - yesterday.
Butts What did you catch? Biggs
Nothing. Didn't even catch a nib
ble. Butts Allow me to congratulate
you, old man. That's the first truthful
fish story 1 ever heard. Chicago
News. , ' '
"I supposo you will marry when yon
grow up," said the visitor pleasantly.
"No," replied the thoirghiful-gjrt inno
cently. "Mamma says papa lsweie
care than the cmldren, so I guest the
care ot my children will be enough for
me without the care of a husband."
Chicago Post. ,'.
, "You say you would like to be cap
tured by brigands?" "Well," answer
ed Mr. Meekton, "I don't know that I
would ytactly enjoy It. But If some
brigand were to demand ten 6r fifteen
thousand dollars before he'd give mn
np, it might make Henrietta -think -1
amounted" to something." 'Chlcagu
Record-Herald, .. . ... .,
Memorial to Le Conte.
' An appropriate memorial ,!' to ' tho
great geologist and scientist, Joseph
Lo Conte, has been erected in Yo
semite valley by. the Sierra club ot
California. It is a lodge, built strong,
ly an3 almply, containing one lnrg;
room, 25 by 36 feet, with a small sum,,
fireplace at one end, and a small room
on either side the entrance on ton
opposite- end. It Is at the upper eml
ot-the valley.i)S'i;;;,,;i,i:!l:'i::.;:s;,., ..;,,
The Rail' Exports.
At a recent conference the. German.
Belgian and English manufacturers or
atcel rails arrived at an unilorstimuh
regarding the geueral export trmlc.
According; to the agreement Englit
mills are to furnish 56 percent of tl
foreign orders received, while those
IW..lum and Germany will supply to
gether the rest. .
English War en the Ivy.
War In once more being rleclun
England' on ivy and an elder li
near cathedrals and other flna 1
ings. The Ivy is accused nf In
destructive boa-constrictor "
while the elder it condomn'd l;
its roots have a naughty habit or i
lug them.-sol'vjsj in the masonry '
If a i;evi--on could live
lire i' '.to; or co'ting h'd t:
r..e a l;t i lono tlirv v.,.-' :