Semi-weekly Independent, Volume 2, Number 8, Plymouth, Marshall County, 7 December 1895 — Page 7

SE11M0XS Füll SUNDAY

PREACHED THROUGH VARIOUS CLEVER PENS. Obliteration of Some Oiit'.lc Social Li": nes Kequired of a Church Mitchell Speaks of Four CI ruces When God Speaks, Man Answers. Social Life of u Church. i . "T" jr r F .dmuld u n- ! ders-tand that I-, fl a wholesome P -io V social li'e in a j i?;m-i-?i d"es nor hi- J t rS'.t i Mivr ::n obl'tiera- i lion of all that diides men and women ir.to groups outside ihe church. s wtiies .Mrs. Lyman J A l hott, in the La- 1 1i -! L -f.-'Vy-W Iioee.e .h ur- ; It does mean ,

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tlie obliteration of ! him a. letter of congratulation ami ;ulsome of those li'.e s. i 'ise him to stadv f.r the ministry."

Except while under tin power ..f a.i absorbing interest, degrees of intellect ual cuiiivalion. tastes, habits make companionship agreeable or disagree able. So wliile men and women Oi e diverse cha;a toristics may wovü to pet In r happily under the stress of a pressing need, may sing together the same hymns, may join iu the same prnyt rs. they may not :.t all agree iu Minor matters of daily living, and. ihore-fo-.v. coiistant in'o rcotnse would not lie d, citable. A lri ttdly feeling, expressed in word ami deed. des not make it necessary that l'ihln Jimmy." noble christian thotiirh lie be, should iuvitv' Mr. Gladstone to visit him. nor require that .Mr. Cladstono should ak Queen Victoria to invite "rishin .Jimmy" to one of her state dinners. Lady Aberdeen has proved to Us that liiere i a possible fellowship in the home which trans-. -em's both intellectual and soetal distinctions, without obliterating therm. And the church should exemplify tlie same truth. Ir;j'Jcce Justice und Fortitude. "lie thou vigilant, labor in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fill till thy ministry, lte sober." II. Tim. iv.. These cardinal virtues of Christianity are the source of all other virrues. The epistles of St. r.iul are full of warning against the evils that surround us. as well as of admonition to praeliee justice, not only in dealing with our neighbors, but towards Cod ami even toward ourselves, likewise they are teeming with words of ctictturagement to cosabat bravely all trials for the love of God, as also to be temperate in all j things. Ry acquiring the virtue of prudence wo are enabled to diseorn the evils of t'ie world, to know Cod and to practice he duties of a Christian life. Justice enables us to "render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's," to act conscientiously towards our - . 1-. I neignbois in all things, and to (.od the things that belong to Cod.' doing His will and in all things seeking His ; glory. Fortitude strengthens and en courages us in the path of Christian ... . . . .. . ; rirlim O.xi.l.w iinili' US stl'eH-rtll t'l '

.. .. . , 1 thoritv should have been made soolten resist temptation, ami to bear bravely . . , et I M- ... ,0 depend upon s amo perishable exall trials for the love of (.od. I emper- . ,

ance js an essential virtue, ami oy j faithfully preserving it we are strengthcued in life and blessed with many spiritual graces, "lie that is abstinent saith the wise mau. shall increase iu life." A practical Christian will not be satisfied with merely fuUilling the law of Cod. by discharging the duties required by him. but he will likewise endeavor to strengthen his faith by the practice of such virtues as will increase Iiis sanctity ami promote Cod's glory, in fact, it is as much a duty to emulate all true virtu, as to profess our faith, inasmuch as "Faith without good works availeth nothing." Resides it is eminently meritorious, for by so doing we not only draw down great blessings on ourselves in this life, but we thereby fdore tip rich treasures in Heaven, which will greatly increase our Inheritance, towards which we are ever looking forward. Francis S. Mitchell. An Kiiterprifinsr Pastor. I ha ve often heard of strange methods adopted by minister. to collect money at churches, but I never heard of any 1 hing more amusing than the course of a negro preacher down in middle Ceorgia the other day, reimuked a well-known Ceorgia 11 recently. "The sermon was over and the congregation sighed with relief at the prospect of getting home on to get their dinners. Rut the preacher said the church needed a certain amount of money I think it was ...liV-io pay o.penses. and lie said he didn't intend to let the congregation get away without raising it. Tlie money was due and the members of the church owed it to tlie Lord, he said, to pay the debt. Ile ordered a oolhftkm of subscriptions, but before doing so he had all the doors barred and fastened the windows, lie declared that ho did not intend to let the brethren get out until every cent of that money was in hand or the value thereof in thickens, butter or eggs. "Ou the lirst count it was found that IT was the pile. After singing another song ami offering another prayer, another subscription was taken, and tlie amount went ten cents over $Ü. There was another round of prayer and pong, and the subscription went up only a few cents more. After going through this process several times the amount was finally raised, but it was sundown lefore many of the members ot home that afternoon, having four or live miles to drive." Atlanta Constitution. Creditable to the Reporter. "Some time In 1S7, I think It was," paid IJIshop Hurst the other dajr to a Iost reporter. "I delivered a eerruon !q ,WashlPfon at a well-known cuiivfc-

never mind about the name. The ser nion was rather Ion?, and at the conclusion I was in a hurry to pet home in time for another encasement. As I was passing out of tho church a reporter from one of the daily papers rubied up to me ami asked for my text. I told him what it was and added that if he would eoino to my house I would let him see the manuscript of the sermon. 'Never mind that.' he said. 'I am in a hurry and 1 only want the text.' I thought no nio'-e about it at the time, bur the next morning I was surprised t see a half column report of my ser-

nmn. it was eM-eiienuy wr.ucu nun really made a very good sermon. Hat the funny part of it was that although it purported to he my sermon I had never said one ot the things 1 was reported as saying. The reporter had taken my text and had then made up a sermon on it himself. It was icaily a creditable piece of work, ami I dou, if 1 could have done it hotter myself. I often thought afterward that if I only knew the teporter's name I would write Washington le-t. A C.ood I.jck::roitn-!. One great difference 1 -twee;; men of e ittal capacity am! opportunity is to lw. r.mn.l 5ti t) 1 1 i ,-t- . r, . ! -,t- tlinii 1 AAS I 0,(1 It I OOllll r i A1J& I 1 lies. one man goes to his work in tlie J morning from a pleasant home, and ! from tlie delightful atmosphere of mutual consideration and love. Another's home suromHings and family relationship are not congenial or inspiring. Is it surprising that one man iddresses nimseit to h:s tasks with a y.est and nerve that make work easy, j while the other limls that things drag on his hands, ami that he is soon worn out? One of the secrets of many a man's success is the background of a happy home life. And many a good man has failed, not because he lacked in ability or energy, bat because those who stood in tlie most intimate relations to him were too stupid or uncongenial to make his honte life winsome. Of course men have triumphed over this obstacle jut as they have over others, but the force they expend in overcoming sin h drawbacks is just so much subtracted from their elticieney in the work of life. The Permanence of Kelixien. It is not uncommon to hear speculations on the permanence of religion. It would be just as reasonable to talk to the permanence of the intellect or the conscience, the permanence of the imagination or any other constituent element of human nature. The vocabulary of religion, its forms ami ceremonies, its symbols and organized institutions, have ail their perishable elements: but the source of religion is inseparable from the nature of man. We do not mean that religion is the utterance alone of a single faculty. Intellect, imagination, conscience, emotion, the love of the beautiful and subj lime, may all enter into it; but this only i k.'11'iid.1 f i'. iiii ir doit t-i idoil kriitriMio f itiit I i Olli I llil l til MM rVMi IV' V L VI I .,1.1 4, lot. i:-.. ir is. iter, veil A loTO' ms tliove , , . . . , . is any tiling in the universe to worship. man will be a worshiper. So long as Cod speaks, so long man will answer. It is strange, then, that religious an itaiiai uiciueiii 01 icogioii lainer ui;ia upon the mankind. spiritual consciousness of Jesus) in the Iloiitr. A little girl went, on an errand to an elegant house. The lady was proud of Iter home, and she show ed .Jennie the larpeks, pictures, ornaments, and flowers, and asked: "Don't you think these things are lovely?" "They are pretty," said .lenny. "What a lieautiful home for .lesus to visit! Hoes lie ever come here';" "Why, no," said the lady. "Don't you ever ask himV" said Jennie. ''Wo have only two rooms, and wo have no carpel or pretty things, but Jesus comes and makes ns verp happy." The lad told her husband what Jennie had said, and he replied: "I have often thought that we ought to thank Cod for Ills goodness and ask hiin to come and live with us." They became Christians, and Jesus came to live with them and made them happy. Jesus blesses every home to which he conies. Power for (lord. Multiply your power for good by putting yourself iu Cod's hands, to be led and used by II im. Work with God, and let Clod work w ith .von, for by being iu harmony with (Jod a man increases his ability by an infinite factor, and Clod and eternity alone can measure and reveal the result. ; row tli of I'retdij teri.-tniHni. The average gain in church membership in the Presbyterian Church North last year was 7 per cent Iu New Jersey it was ." per cent., in New York ), iu California S. in Minnesota. Nebraska. Kansas, Oregon and Houth Hakot.i 1m per cent. Noten and Comment. IJev. Joseph North rup, of North Scitnate, Mass., who was reported as gored to death by a bull, had tin pleasure of having three minister friends preach his funeral sermon after reading the account of his death in newspapers. Miss Fdi.a Smyth, of the order of Ladies of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in P.ufTalo. Is dead after forty years' service hi that religious community. Miss Smyth was an Lnglish lady who joined the Catholic Church in lSoh at the time of the Tractarian movement. The Seventh Day Adventists in Michigan, the chief center of the sect, are proposing to discard the present names of the days of the week because or their heathen origin. They will designatt them hy number, as la done In the Hlble. except that they will, uf course, call Saturday the Snbhath.

W HAVE "f H R E E EYES.

Pciencc Declares that Man Has a Itutlimctttury Third Ctic. Ilecent researches prove that man and all vertebrates seem to possess the rudiments of a third eye. This discovery is not only very interesting, but also remarkably instructive, since the rudimentary third eye of man has, by Mio of the most noted philosophers of J modern days, been looked upon as be- j Ing the seat of the soul. j As organs by proper use develop in j Strength and perfection. they become wak by lack of use. If for many J generations an oran should remain j without u-e. its struetun iu time Ve- ; comes simpler and more imperfect. j such a process cuutiuttes throughout j ages, au or-aii, by constant disuse, will , become reduced to a mere rudiment of ; what it was in the species usiusj the j same. Thus. siecies of birds that only j Witt!.- Mod l-Tio lioi 11,-ver rlv. have oiitv rudimentary wintrs. as the ostrn while in tl;e oaulo and !: n!iatros ti;e wings are seen iu a state of perfection, j Now, in closely examining the skulls i of certain lizards, it was found hat , near the nop of head, under the dark. opaque skin, and often in the very bone. an almost perfect eye exists, although no ViiY of light ever reaches ir. This ; OVC siloWS A CIV :-1 a 11 1 UC lcllS . a retina - of very complex structure and an opth nerve: in fact, all the essential parts; f a perfect eye. Hut b-ing covered j by the opaque skin of the animal, it is j absola.ely useless. If this optic nerve is traced to the brain it is fouml to I eouneer the eve with ihe so-called l)!!l- ! eal gland of the braiu. This pineal j gland K of course, in m sense of the word a real gland, but a definite portion of the nervous tissue of the brain. invariably located just back of the j rounded brain-mass which generally is ; considered to correspond to the corpora j quadrigeiuina in a man. The third eye of tho spotted lizard is called the pineal eye. on account of the nerve connection of the retina with the pineal gland. Now, while iu certain lizards this highly developed eye is useless because it is covered by opaque skin, and in others even deeply bedded in bone, it would seem probable that In an earlier stage of development this pineal eye was not rudimentary, but in constant use. A very slight modification would accomplish this: namely, the transparency of the skin covering the eye. This is exactly the condition of the normal eyes in reptiles to-day; the skin covers them, but it is transparent where it passes over tlie eye. In ihe skulls of some of the gigantic reptiles of tlie earlier age of this globe, paleontologists have long ago found a laige round perforation. Probably this was the sinket of the third or pineal eye of the ichthyosaurus, the plesio- j saurus and tho Jabyrint liodoti. j Rut a much more important condu- j sion must be drawn from this discov- j rvi-i- .. .i.i.a- iii.it- nit -.!:. m..!....ii... ii. ......... ..... i ... .... even including man. the traces of this i third eye remain to day. The pineal eye of I'r.ards being connected with the large pineal gland of the same, it would seem that the pineal gland itself is but the nerve center or optic thalnitts for this third eye. In all reptiles and j n in iihilii-i tlie oin.vil "bnnl ic l-ir'e so I . j ...... ... .... ... ...av . ... it is also in fishes. In higher animals the cerebrum develops very much, overgrowing the more posterior portions of the brain. Uy this preponderance of the nerve mass the pineal gland becomes covered by the cerebrum ami assumes more ami more rudimentary forms. Put it remains with obstinate pertinacity, it is even always present in man though here only of the size of a pea and rudely resembling a pine cone in shape. It seems also degenerated in structure, having hardly any nervous tissue Ttieso f.-iels of form and structure have given rise & its name, that of )ineal gland. Popular Science Monthly.

A I'roiupt .Man. Tlie prompt man is always ready. The call may be sudden, but he is at hand and answers with vigor. He acts without delay, by virtue of an energetic will, whose rule is: If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly. Major Skinner tells in his autobiography, "Fifty Years in Ceylon." how his prompt obedience to an order suddenly communicated made the governor of the island, his friend. He was then Lieut. Skinner, gl years of age. a member of the (iovernor's staff and of his military family. One day between noon and 1 o'clock the Coventor. Sir Edward Parties, seeing Skinner In the billiard room, said: "What are you doing here, youngster? I thought you would have been at Negombo by this time." "What to do there. sirV" "What! Have you not received your orders from the quartern. aster general V" "No, sir; I have not seen li'm to-day." "Co to him at once, and be quick in what you have to do." 1; was near 2 o'clock before Skinner could find that ollicer. When he caught h'm he was ordered to proceed to Ne-gombo-an old fort twenty-three miles north of the (Jovernnient House 10 make a plau of the barracks there, and to prepare an estimate of the cost of repairing them so as to lit them for immediate, occupation. The lieutenant was annoyed, for he was engaged to a dinuer plrty that evening, to whiel the Coventor ami Lady Pa rues were going. Put he mounted his gray Arab, who could do almost anything but Uy, and as soou as he got clear of the fort started at a gallop. At every sixth mile he drew bridle for two or three minutes, to give the Arab a chance to breathe. He reached Negombo at 4 o'clock, having ridden tho twenty-three miles in two hours. Field-book In hand and with tape-Hne hi made the measurement Jolted them

down, rttew plans of the tsrracfcs and !

wrote down the facts necessary for tue I est! mate. Within an hour lie was in the saddle on his return to Colombo, which he reached before 7 o'clock, lie then dressed and arrived at the dinner party nearly as soon as the Governor. The moment JSir Ldward saw him he said. "Well, youngster, what are you doing here? I thought I told you this t m.)rn;.n 0 to ine quartermaster j rr0Ilcrai r,,.. uliers ." I ?o I did. sir." 'na wi,.',t tyu j,,. u. v.,u M ,0y .1Kk 01NitM.,.u m t tö Nejrotnbo. ir. ' t) t.,j-0 j,jans ln,, ii:lrrack. to report ini,. f Uun :liev could aecoui- ' moilate and t uh:nir an estimate for tlteir repairs." J -Then what do you mean bv nesleet- ! ,ui; xl.tt ,',nlrrs- y(,ti ouht to "have j ,r.;.o ;llsl;lIllv' j ' .. jl;lV(. not nobM-ted them, sir; I ! j,.u.(. 1(..i;i Vt Xcltomzo. and your excel- j , , ..i, r..-.-will h.iv ail the information re. mire laid before von to-morrow moiamg." 'I'll.- :.ivern.r 'iovd his delight by t'ie giiv of s:ti"sfai-::..n on his fa'-e. lie r. liea.c! the exploit to the dinner parly. dwelling tm a 'he prompt obedience, j l'roei !h:i day the lieutenant's prmnolion advam-e.l. a:d wiien ditlh-ult or J tl'e.e ;; v, i.r; w a -Sele.-:ed to do it. e.'t iiied. Th(, lrst oJ. M(..ilimSi Yom may talk :ih ut your posters and y..ar ;1(;s ,51 , tK. fence, p,n; they ain't the kia.l o' in -.!iae.is that aep -:d to eoimn.-n -cite. hm may t.t.K about yoe.r !ougo a a 1 1 1 r circiihi rs :: ad mi-!i. I'.at I edctdate ihev don't assist an adv.-r- ; l'peciäilv 'in winter, when the no And is on the trroatni. 1 ;V,,..,Ier wdiere your posters nnd youi ! dodgers can i t'ound V I Mat within the cozy hom- stoa l, w'jen th parlor Move s ii-.'itr.v, The newspaper is rend aloud to ov;ry one we know. ,5. The f..rmer sees the pa in teil sign upon hit barn and grins; Five dollars yearly for the sp:'ce he usually wins. Ami there h;s interrsr in the ad regie-. a lid there it Cllds, .Mi.i tue same is true 01 nearly au m ueiiMjoors aim ills nieii is; Hat they read the local paper every day or every week. And in its welcome columns all their ii formation seek, And you may be quite certain that the ads therein displayed Are also read with interest and are sure to make some trade. It stands, to reason, anyhow, that vdiat u fellow le-ys. He's going to read, and get Iiis money's worth, if he is wise. The father, mother, uncle, uunt, the daughter atid the son. Are gobitr to read the in'v.-i;iper. and sn is every one. So it also stands to reason that a local nierehaii'.'s :id XI--.. ... . .. . .. ... j m mere nuract ai 'eriiion, lie it cttiiei good or had. ! And the newspnper as meliimi bads all othr kinds with ease, , ndFor that is where the multitude the vertisenient sees. Printer'.; Ink. ai.mKiMiiptoMil On. C'itc:iin v-iu dem ,,f tt, iti'iith . .......... . ..i i..v "iiu-n i.iiiv j Sokoto. has a wav of dealimr with hisi - ------ men Which iS a revelation to the Ohl-

time -bucko mates," but the reports are ! bv purchase, in ls'iö. in London. Toe ' VV:" -r'i"- " tl!f' ?" ' e.ber. Mrs Hrythat it works like a charm. Mieu in j collection contains an unpublished Cp. ! anighe.l ar her. bin B"vi- rill purport he feetls tiiem on watermelons, t5(. insciniimi. Prof. Cvnis A.ller. of j hat sh- i.a.l but a sa-rt rime to peaches and other fruit when in season, .:iu. rnited States Museum at Wash- 15v'"- Two vv,iks "!,, V:ls Ui ami it U safe to say that provender of ; il;g.1(!!. writes that, "considering tin- ! slrk- an'1 fr,,ni :h'' Uy Mr Sl! ' 'oi'm

11, -it vo: t v;w never seen ...t, int,, o fonvastle before. At sea he has no such - ' lline' as an allowance, overv sailor on the bark being privileged to eat all he wants to and can hold. The men have r... ...t. 1.1. . .-..1.,-. To. - iin.l .ill tl... .. . .1 . m , ...1.4 .111 in. 11.u1 ! lark" the-v "'am' ca"nea n" tts- I"-"-toes, vegetables and fruit. Strange as it may seem, the cost is less than that of any other vessel of the same line. Hesides this, the men work more cheerfully, keep the bark looking like a parlor, ami never want to leave the employ. Captain Vaughan is breaking down the established custom, but his owners are satisfied, as he is saving money for the lirm. Comance of a AYutcli. A Westboro man has a watch which has quite a romance attached to it. It belonged to Captain Daniel Chamberland of that town, w ho carried it to the Sandwich Islands in LSP, he being a member of the pioneer missionary band. While lying In the harbor at Honolufu. Mr. C. accidentally dropjed his timepiece overboard into the deep but clear water. It could be seen upon the bottom, and the natives, who were expert divers and swimmers, were called upon to aid in its recovery. After repeated efforts one Kanaka got it. but he had been so long under water that blood gushed from Ids ears and nose when he came up. and he died the uext day. Mr. ('., who kept a journal, made a long note of tlie affair, therein remarking: "It is to be regretted that this poor sold should have been snatched away just as the gosjiel was about io be preached lo him." New to Him. Not long since in New York city ays the Tribüne, an advertiser was iu the publication otlice of a sensational journal which makes a specially of printing scandals, to get rates for an "ad." "Do you want your 'ad' next to pure reading matter'.'" asked the clerk. "I Jreat Scott!" was the reply. "I didn't know you had any pure reading matter." Doublet Hp. .liggs-IIow do you account for the rapid increase of population in Chicago? Ja: Divorce. .liggs Nonsense! Divorce ought to have the opposite effect. Jaggs -Not at all. dear boy. People who were one are constantly bein; auide two. .New York World.

SWORCSOK HISTORIC INTEREST.

Weapons that Have a Place ii the Archives of Great IJritiiin. Whoever visits the Loudon to we may enjoy a veritable feast of swords. Put amid the numberless array of weapons there are no or two that are specaany wori.n u notice, i mae i '" s';l1 v-,11,'ii ls ' monarch's side after his anointing at 'ir.po;nj; ceremony of coronation. which girding is more honored in the breach, one would suppose, when the m.cmrch is a hnly. The sword is !ir: conseeraied b ihe primate :.n i '; :r.;e. hnndetl to Hie hml ciiaiebe:!:i:t:. n'.o e mp.etes the I e.n. t on. it is i two o-'-'ded weapon, wii:: r.cit ' ,- e:i hilt and pom;m-t and M-abLiar.i. f s-a:vrly less imp. v;:i:iee is t'a -v:.y I of mercy." bon-e itefore the mo. rr.-'i ia tno eorouaiion in-e-son. Tlis word I named .-.lrmua. but. ili '.i-ii liriitOUiUe V v.-rv :; tlci'Ti t. It e.m na". ly claim to be the original mu:.':ii-"im Tliis original . uriana was t!ie nct-lc Weatoi: of Jg'er. lll I:'iie. b :.i knight i iys. in:: ;. i ( own curia a t c'truries o'.i. i; v. ill:: !.e b. .k a -been broke :.'. V ". :ee. A !eie go' is :n aav i- s" ea " ! v !'oi:r. i :i i'-i poMit Is tö i : ir-.'lce po-iibiy i; ! w '. covers i:- e o!e. rind III, cabbard is re; rn uaMy i ortet :e. I Wo oilier o'ds are carrä d a t co;o::a ;,-,M ceremony - -swords symbol iea! of spiritual and temporal justice the lirst with tin obiu m1 point, to la tter sharo. Curtana and th;e two jutice swords are not often called iqion

to make a pubüe appearance: U is ic'.p-j you. I thoiight the whole Ada.i';.- c;;niiv more than half a eentuiv since 1 iiev b'e had li.-.-o tiii-e,..t 1..,. ..n . it

,n?t Jlt coronation. Ibu wnep.ever tne s"ivereign opens pan;a-'o-'ut in person tlie sword of state tiist mentiotmd is called from its repose. The lord mayor's sword is even more j familiar to the general public: ami mu j u:ily j.onii0I1. i,m most other corpora- ! tlons have their sword and swordbear- ' er. It is a picturesque survival of the

tniddle ages which one would regret , patch box. I can show if to you. I -- see abolished; pert of th- riiual ot ncmber the words you used: -Cable adstate customs, w inch riiual is by no i iir;,v." "

; means meaning ss. rublic ar.ciioas 1 ,inisl often lm nf .1 li-'T' f i i-e ctl.-l IT! e v. I ' " "." ' ....... , Sm.h u mnt( hy whIr!l t,.(, rUy j London sometimes does honor to iho-o who have rendered the nation goo. 1 service, presenting to them swords of honor. These civic swords have b ai t given to men like Lord Napier. Lord i Civde. Lord Wolseh-v. Wellington re j (.(.jVe.l one in his day, and so did she I Prussian Hlucher. Lomi a Standard. Kare Jte.ies. J Among the ree 'tit acaulsitions of tin 1 Kritish Museum there is a stone cylie.j der bearing the names and tmes j King Pep: I., of about H. C. "'Joo. Two . models of wooden boats are auioiig ihe p.r i.i..,.!.)V-i.s Tln.s n.. tnodets ..f ! fiiniii1::! Uo-itv nr 1 :i vrix 5n vliii-;i "iiie ' . , .. . ! ' dea l were lemeii to ine loinos oe tue l . i u o.i on oi lue -Aiic. i ie.ii iion- . ... - ; able date is U. C. 'J.stm. l.scus:eg j -i- .... ti, . . ;, l , l l . ILgcp'ian collection?;, it shornd be rei , i .i . i v i ., . ntembered tliat last year tne .loans i Hopkins I'niversiiv came into pos.ssion of a valuable collection of Fgvptian antittui; ies. numbering some t'.so obieets. which was Ihe cd eeta.n of ! i .. .. ..... , ... n . .: .. ! ..." i... . . i i. i . i .. .i t i nie laie i.oi. .'iciities i. v oneo. i i.ii...1.0.1. ..i.!..tJ ...ti...,....i i.ni'n1 u int u "riFjxi.ir i aiiu iv ti . ldm in IS."' when in Kirvnt. aid s.,ine t ;..i. ...i.:..i 111 -s lltI (. ill 111.. , 5.. ('optic, whether on stone or papyrus. ,,.,1. ;.. ...i;.. J inscription is worthy of study." The j inscription. Prof. Adier says, is written I , . .... ... . ,.u :i reeiangUiar ooaro. j ne inscription consists of Psalm ii.. verses i. e. and Frof. Adler believes that the fragment belongs "to the far more ancient and valuable Sahniic, or l pper ..gyptian. version, of which no complete e iitlon of the Psalms has yet been puellshed." The Coptic follows the text or the Septuagint. but contains "variants when compared with tin Poiiire. r Lower Fgyptiau, text." Imperial Ktlucnt ion. Some suggestive details concerning the early education of the Cerman emperors have rmmtly been made known. It seems that William II. had in early childhood a tutor who was a captain of the guards. Prince Histnarck had recommended him. ami he applied to the heir to the throne the principle on which he had trained his recruits, "bend or break." The young Hohen - 7. a 1 1M-11 lll.lit.l t'. 114. Ot "-.'.!! lt-.0l' ' , ' , 1 ' '.. iooi unig, aim ;u o.co iej;.iii n nmiM1 0 gymnastic exercises unsuitable for a child of his? age. It Is this regimen, authorities say. which made Prince William so weak and nervous thai his grandfather, the old Kmperor. suggest ed one day to liUniarek that hlscapiaiti of loo guards would perhaps better return to his recruits. Matched. It. is not right to boast, but it may be well to rebuke a boaster. Dean Hole, a celebrated and witty Knglish Churchman, once receivO" a note from an acquaintance at Oxford which had been started thus: "My Dear Counters." The word "countess" had then leen scratched out and "Hole" substituted. This was, of course, to convey the idea that the writer corresponded with a countess, and had used her title by inadvertence. Nor to be outdone, the dean tegan his reply: "My Dear (Juoen," and then drew his pen through "queen," ami substituted "Dick." StatUt ics of Sole Leather. The average walker wears away two inches of shoe leather in a vear. A pair of bouts that would "last a lifetime" would, consistently, have to he provided with soles front eight to nine feet ihlck. ... a .

COST IRVING DEARLY. II is Mistake in C'i)!iiitrn:i: a Cable M Ktavre Wa- h'at to r M pensive. Two months ago. when the aetor anil actresses of Lngland m.t to congratulate Sir Henry Irving v.xni the honors whi it the queen had just bestowed upon him. there was one NewYork newspaper which contained :i.e whole of the actor's address--a matter of some eight ami a half cob;. uns. The other papers contented themselves v, :h a mere summary of It viMg's remarks, and as there was no ieau-M ;. L-j. speech ti.:it Si.- iieury i: ". leg ca.i iioi tittered t!'.'.e': of timrs b'-f.-r, . rliv -:i tors Were at a loss to under.-. .: no v. by this paper had g.ne t the itnv - use ense of having h!s whole pe eh e.ll.'.ed Tt tili sid'. The myvii ,-y iva ::.: eleired tip. hoveer. until irir;g :i:-;o'. here. U ie of Tee lirst no'-.i ;. iiv.-et him ar t!:e wharf w:; ,b. Howard. "Wc'l." s.aiii Irving, a- o!' a iiiev

ha 1 v!.:i!;r!i haicls. rigid :" lei I ! !" t- . ; ;i i ui i a i y o e d I i o ' , i ! -ae. it all ly I i t .1" felh t w i ! - t Mi , i , ie I . did. 1, : a i ly j go: im. ti A p.; j face. - I. s a! i-.ue.T. into :::!. a o : tc v ! -ii-I a--le-uere-J 1 IMo-!-:, - i : ai.'ig -. mi ;. cai.'ed oer . ;t. :ii iea: thing I ce. .1 you tie n 1 o!. iia. :." was Howard's tu n to 1 cabled Vo'i for Tin adi (Iii i ;ii i 1 . 1 I This look i:.-.',.'d. t1!- --! WiiV. mv dear feüow. vou're I 1: i- ake?." he ec!:iin:ed. ' I asi;ie t ; began to arrive a; my 0,.,. in bar, ! ,-s ; at odo.-u in the afternoon, and :t , wasn't until the 1::m teb'g-.iph boy ! ..ail delivered the last instalin:ent ar 0 1 u lo,-k and I s:iV voar name bottom that I had the Kwas ail about." as; idea w ha 1 it ; "Hut. my dear fellow." cried Irving, ' "I have your request for it in my dis- , -Hold on." said Howard. "I begb: to ! I'.-ii! Y..n -it-., re'ht -in. I ..o 'n b.tai ".- ;; iiM ail 11 OM 4 V ; wr,m. old man. 1 did send .ton a a- ; ble. It was: 'Love ami eongran'daie m j fn.ai the wife and self. Then knowing ! y.ur prpensity for sending cablegrams ! with the address in full I said to mv- ' self: 'Perhaps he'll want to nd ill answer. and there's no use in his spending any more money than is necssa'-y.' so 1 added: 'Cable address -Howard.'" "Cleat heavens!" cried Irving, as tlie tri!. sraie of the oae began io dawn on. him. "And I was fool enough 10 misI con.-: rue this sentence. Thai little at- , ,,,,,. economy of yours com ice. j jMst si.öo., ". ii,.,',oklyn Standard i'n- ' joU I - - superstition in Maine. I'!i:il siioerstiiion uKiv s,,;; i n: s he S :.co. : l...,,. unfortunate swav ov ( 1mni:i:i 1 1 1 ' : : I was ;iiiisirai''o ii i Me., hist week, m ttie Ueat. I ot ... !H I I i'essie Hrvant. a handsome ami a-c m- . I pbslied voting laoy. urn1 year ago iuis j month she attended a party at Hill's Heat h. w here thirteen were sen d at the table. Since thai time .Miss i;ri ant has declared ttiat she was ho one w l:o ! was going to die within a year sax weeks ago sae toiti ner in at ar ti.ai si'e Oe ef iTCt Well. I u" case IS Oo. e i. liar. Thai she brood"! so much over ! tin malic unii I i; linaily au"d he j """h S"M1"! 1,1 !'" i;ti" l ,l,l,!' ! ;müi. laon. I 1 T, , x.. v..;-- l'i-.. e-ie.i t.: .u 011j vnl llnl altogether u.pici.iiff J ,,f v.Vet urchins. One of j .,. ' ...... !imili.ji;.:ir - big amde. umber Two eve 1 the operate bet.gJ mrly. :nul lin.iPy ..aid: j say. Sweeter, goin t' gimme a KieV" 1 "Nope." w as th- . urt reply of Sk-cter. J as 1 i,;r into the rosier pair. "Makes . yet- m uth w.iter. don't it?" he added. j The second boy watched !h greedy i fellow as the apple rapidly disappeared. Then he took off bis hat. and au apple far bigger than Ske.der's rolled out. Skeeter's eyes grew almost as round 1 the apple, but he only said mi a sheepish tolle: 1 "Ver think ver smart, don't yet '.'" 1 1 - The CJertnan Canary Trade. It is not at all generally known that Cerniany carries 011 a very large trade in the rearing and exporting of canaries, and that the largest establishment in the work! for the breeding of these creatures is situated within the domains of that empire, away up among the Hart, mountains of Prussia. From this and ihe few siin-,e,indi.g but smaller nurseries 110 fewer tiian l.'.iHioO birds are dispatched every ear to tlie Fn'tied States and Canada, wl i!e In Hm same time at least ."..odd go to Prüaln and about 'J.hki go to Kiid.i. - - " . I.uWcn !ried l"p in a Nijglit. One of Switzerland's nioiuiiain lakes, the Macrjelen See, at the foot of the Kggishorn. was completely emptied in one night during the hot spell in Sep. leather. The lake was a utile loi:r by a sixth of a mile wide and l.'io feet deep; the water probably escaped through fissures pi the ice in the m i-. hhoriiig glaciers. Couldn't Stund lt. Dusty Khodes- I used to be an actor. I mum. but my doctor had tue give it up. Mrs. Dogood --Trouble with your head? Dusty lhodes--No;e; with my feet. New York World. I ticntlc Hint. "Vre you sure thai you married int ': ltiyM-lf alea" 1 ...... . A a J IihKs- or course. nav.ng yont mother to live wlili 11s was nm stiictly iin Idea uf mine. Exchange.

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