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Hood's Sarsaparllla
Hm won inooeM far beyond the effect
C advertising onljr.
The Moret of 1U wonderful popular
Ity la expUined by Its unapproachable
JTertt.
Based upon a preecripMoa which
red people oontlderod Incurable,
Hood's Sarsaparllla
Unites the best-kuown vegetable rem
edies, by such a combination, propor
tion and process as to hare curative
powor peculiar to itself.
IU euros of scrofula, eczema, piorl
aals, and every kind of humor, as well
as catarrh and rheumatism prove
Hood's Sarsaparllla
tho bent blood purifier over produced.
Its cures of dyspepsia, Iosb of nppe
tlto nud that tired fooling innko it the
greatest stomach tonlo nnd strength
restorer thu world has over known.
Hood's Sarsaparllla
Is a thoroughly good medicine, Begin
to tftko it TODAY. Get HOOD'S.
Ilnvls First lUn Night Trains.
Henry Gassnway Davis found his
first advancement when he secured the
coveted position of,brakcman on n
freight train on tho Baltimore and
Ohio Kallroad. It was not long heforo
ho was ndvnuccd to tlie inoro respon
nlble position of freight conductor, re
sponsible In these days, but far more
no, relatively, In those. At 21 ho was
again promoted, this tlino to the post
tlon of superintendent In clinrge of the
running of atl tho trains, lie Intro
duced an Innovation which marked a
decided advance stop In railroading.
Up to that time, It had not been con
sldered practicable to run trains at
nlKht; when nightfall came, freight
trains and pus.icnger trains alike were
"tied up," their Journeys to be resumed
only when daylight came. Davis held
there was no Rood reason why they
ahould not bo run by night ns well as
by day, and proved tt Ills first night
train from Cumberland to Ilaltlmore
marked an Important epoch In railroad
big. Lcsllo's Monthly Magazine.
Vory Homelike.
Mrs. Quiverful Was that plscs whfrs
rou boarded during uiy abstmct, at sit
homelike?
Mr. Q. Very. The children mads so
much noli I couldn't hoar niysslf think.
Cure to Stay Cured.
Wapello, Iowa, Oct. 10 (Hpoclal)
One of tho most remarkable ctireo over
recorded in Louisa county is that of
Mrs, Minnie Hart of this place. Mrs.
Hart was in bed for eight months and
when she was able to sit up alio was
all drawn up on one sldo and could
not walk acroi the room. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cured her. Bpeaki.ig of
Iter cure Mit. Hart says:
"Yes, Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me
after I waa In bed for eight months and
I know the cure was complete for that
was three years ago and 1 have not
been down since. In four weeks from
the time I started taking them I was
able to make my garden. Nobody can
know how thankful I am to be cured
or how much I feel I owe to Dodd'a
Kidney Pills."
This case again points out how much
the general health depends on the Kid
neys. Cure the Kidneys with Dodd'a
Kidney Pills and nine tenths of, the
aunering uie nuuiaa lamuy la neir to,
will diaappear.
He Needed Assistance.
They had boon pressing bins hard
the whole week. The house was full
of widows and pretty girls and all tlie
other men but htmsolf had flown be
v cause they could not stand the pace.
Ho refused to bo dlstrubed In his sum
iner arrangements and no ho stayed on.
Sunday nlKht thoy had him In tlie
corner and the time began to wuue
when soma ono started tho gamo of
"what you'd rathor be If you had your
choice." There were a lot of answers
and a chorus of laughter and die usual
noise that goes with summer resort
pastimes, and thoy saved the lone man
for the climax. When It Unally reach
ed him, says tho Now York Time, It
found him not only ready, but willing.
"What would you rather be If you
could hare the powerof changing your
elH"
"A syndicate," waa his reply.
BOILS and
erupTIONS
Have been suffering from Impure Blood
for many years, having Boll and other
l.ruptlons. Huving heard of 8. 8. 8. 1 de
cided to try it, and am glad to say that It
lias done me a great deal of good. I intend
to continue to use it, as I believe it to be
the best Blood Medicine on the market.
Cleveland, Tcun. W. K. Dktkkb,
For over fifteen years I have suffered
more or iess from Impure Blood. About a
year ago I had a boil appear on my leg
below the knee, which was followed by
three more on my neck. I saw 8. 8. 8.
advertised and decided to try It, After
taking three bottles all Bolls disappeared
and I have not becu, troubled any since.
Oko, G. PUKTIO,
114 W. Jefferson St., Louisville, Ky.
Newark, Ohio, May aj, 1903.
Prom childhood I ihad been bothered
with bad blood, skin eruptions and bolls.
I had bolls ranging from five to twenty iu
number each season. The burning ac
companying tho eruption was terrible.
8. 8. 8. seemed to be just the medicine
needed in my case. It drove out all Impu
rities and bad blood, giving me perma
nent relief from the skin eruption and
bolls. This has been ten years ago, and X
Lave never luul a return of the disease.
Has. J. D. ATHKttTOK.
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akin diseases.
Medical advice
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jron BOthlng.
The, twIH tMli Ceaay, AUaata, sV
THE FADED TINTYPE.
Beneath the weight of many years his aged back was bent.
But from his gentle big blue eyes there shone a light that lent
A radiance to his old face, and ns a seat he took
Ho glanced about him with a smile then sought his pocketbook.
And everyone who gazed his way
Wished that his carfare they might pay
For that ono cheery look.
His clothes,- though old and worn, were clean nnd patched with loving care,
Ills trembling luiuds In hoino-mndo gloves; the well-combed fringe of hair
Beneath his almost furless cup all told of some one who
Loved this old man ns much' when life's partnership was new.
A moment more nnd ho unwound
Tho strltiR with which his purse was bound
And brought his wealth to view.
A scrap of cloth, a pencil small, n key, and next n dime
And then he stopped In happy thought he seemed lost for a time;
A foiled tintype, that was all a sweet old woman's face,
And yet he kissed It softly ere he put It back In place.
And then we knew what made his life
Ho happy Just a faithful wife
(lavo his old use Its grai'p.
Caught by
r ESTER DRAKE'S dotectlvo cam
JLa rn first created tho Idea of pho
' ' togrnphy In my mind. Heforo
that I hadn't thu slightest Inclination
toward the nit whatever, but when
Lester purchased his neat little leather
covered box, and went mound merely
pressing n button, nnd getting plctureM
by no other means, I Immediately de
cided that I, too, must have n camera.
Lester's was not an expensive one.
Ills father had found It In one of thu
photographic establishments In Phllu
delphla, and, being of a slightly scien
tific turn of uitud, had purchased it
and brought It liomu to lister, who
fitted up a corner of the cellar as 11
dark room, and Htrulghtwny launched
himself ns an amateur photographer.
Lester's first attempts, revealed by
tho chemical dovelopinent, were but
prlslngly good, and Inspired a utrong
feeling of envy In the breasts of those
of his comrades whose fathers were
blind to the oft-repeated advantages
and delight of amateur picture talcing.
Even more exasporatlng, Ik straight
way hecamo thu Idol of all tho girls at
school, whom1 zest In posing for him
was only equalled by thu grotesque
no of sonio of their postures.
I brooded long and deep over this
unpleasant condition of affairs, and
finally arrived at the conclusion that
I would have a camera at any cost.
Lester was kind enough to Initiate
inn Into tint nivstnrles of his dark room.
'and to allow mu to examine the Inte
rior of his camera by ruby light. With
the knowlcdKii thus gained, I resolved
to manufacture 0110 myself. It wouldn't
be ns handsome as Lestor's perhaps, I
thouuht, but It might do Just as good
work. Bo I made tho attempt, using
tho lenses from an old microscope
which I owned, but In vain. Thu In
strument never reached tho second
atago of Its construction.
Tho contrast between Lester's clean,
smooth ly-oovcred box, nud what I
know in I no would appear, even If 1
could finally complete It was too great,
and I abandoned tt In despair.
Then 1 tried another tack. My fath
er wns exceedingly skeptical concern
ing tho desirability of amateur photog
raphy, and llutly refused to furnish thu
necessary funds. It was October then,
so I conceived a plan by which I would
earn money during tlie fall by corn
husktug umoiig thu nearby farmers, so
thut when spring opened I would have
tho price of tho coveted camera.
No 0110 could huvo worked harder
during tho weeks through which thu
season lasted than did I. Huskura were
In deuiuiid that fall, and I secured
work whurover I applied.
It is Just possible that if Lester had
grown tired of his camera In tho mean
while, and had ceased to use it, my
leslro for one might likewise have gone
by tho board, but thu simp of his shut
ter was Itcurd everywhere uud at nil
times, uud even ut night by tlasbllght
In the burns, whore the frequent
husklugs wero progressing.
When, after a few weeks, the farm
ers ceuaed to require buskers, 1 struck
up u burguln with our grocer, whereby
I was to spend Saturdays runnlug er
rands for him. Tho money from this
helped out wonderfully, uud, accord
lug to my expectations, when April
opened, u snug little sum reposed as
tho fruit of my labors In 0110 corner of
my top bureau drawer.
As soon as the weather moderated
slightly, Lester, who now posed as a
photographic oracle, nud myself, went
to tho city ouo tiiio morning to .buy the
camera.
The neat little leather-covered box
was duly Inspected uud purchased, to
gether with the pamphlet of Instruc
tions that seemed so enticingly mys
terious to my uninformed mind,
Tho camera was Just like Lester's,
with tho exception of some minor im
provements which had been effected
since thu time when hu hud purchused
his.
On the way home, Lester and I drew
up u compact whereby I was to huvo
tho use of his dark room nud cheiul
cats until I felt that I was fairly on
my photographic legs. Then I was
to tx up a room of my own.
Tho cuiueru had been sold loaded
wltli plates, ready for use, and l lost
no tlmo lu snapping several views hero
and tJiorto us the fancy seized me.
Lester taught 1110 to develop them,
and when the most of them came up
under tho chemicals clear uud sharp,
my delight was great.
And when I made prints from them,
and thu familiar home scenes and my
playmates' faces wero there plainly
boforo me, It seemed to me that the
uulverso could hold nothing more en
trancing than amateur photography. Of
course, I hud failures, but they were
few compared with tho successes.
Oue morulug In May, after I had
become thoroughly versed lu the art
of using Uie camera and had fitted up
dark room of my own In the attic,
Lester and I sallied out wltli our cam
eras to secure snap-shots whenever
desirable ones might present them
selves. It waa an Ideal day for picture tak
the Camera il
lug. Itulu had fallen the night before
and had left tho atmosphere ciear and
brilliant, with none of that dim haze
which Is tho camerlst's Nemesis so
often.
We hnd strolled along the road, per
haps two miles out of the village, and
had caught three or four very pretty
views.
None other had presented them
selves, however, for sotnu time, when,
by a turn of the road, we came upon
a man drinking from a spring at the
side of tho road. Ho was but a few
feet away, and was stooping down
with his back toward us.
"Let's get him," said I lu n low tone.
"All, right," replied Lester; "you do
It, though. I've only got one plate
left."
I had sovcral unexposed plutes re
maining lu my camera, so 1 pointed tlie
box toward tho man nud pressed the
button., .lust at the Instant when tlie
shutter must have operated tho man
heard us mid turned his head, facing
us squarely. ,
He evidently understood whnt we
wero about, for ho scowled deeply and
walked rapidly away through tlie
woods, without, howover, offering to
molest us. Ho curried u small, black
Krlp with him.
As the man's retreating llguro dis
appeared through tho trees, Lester nud
I drew a long breath of relief, for wo
felt lllto criminals detected In a crime,
and wo wuro a trlUo afraid of thu man
besides.
Wo wandered a little further, snap
ping a few more wayside pictures, and
then turned towurds home and re
traced our steps.
That afternoon Lester came over to
my father's liouso to witness the devel
opment of tho morning's pictures.
As, one by one, wo put the plates
through the developer, n majority cuino
out well. One or two were a trlfin
under exposed, and thore were minor
dofecta lu o tliers; but, on the whole,
they were very good.
Tho star negative of tlie lot, how
ever, was that of the stranger whom I
had photographed drinking, and who
had turned his head und caught mo lu
thu act. That was perfect Every
tiling was brilliantly sharp, and tho
shutter hud caught Uie man's full face.
In Uie negative even so small an objoct
as his eyes stood out beautifully.
Wo mado a blueprint of this nega
tive, and both Lester and myself rec
ognized the faithfulness of Uie likeness,
notwithstanding the fuct thut we hud
seen the man but u moment.
About thu middle of tho afternoon,
my father returned from Uie neighbor
ing town, tun miles away, In one of thu
hanks of which be was clerk. He seem
ed to bo much excited and perturbed
about something. My mother uotlced
It and Immediately Inquired as to Uie
cause of his uneasiness.
"The bunk was robbed last night,"
ho answered, "and over $50,000 stolen.
Kvery cent 1 had In Uie world Is gone
with tho rest."
My mother made an exclamaUon of
dismay.
"And the worst of It Is," went on
my fnther, "that wo are almost certain
who tho thief Is, but we haven't n
thing lu tho world to traco him by
not u vestige of u photograph or any
thing llko It, which wo could give to
detectives to guldo them iu tho hunt.
Tho man's gone, uud the money with
him."
And my futhur sank despondently
Into a chair.
Meanwhile Lester and I stood by Us.
teulug silently, tho still wet blue print
In my hand. After a minute I went
and pressed Uie print out flat upou tho
table, on which my father's arm wus
leaning. At any other tlmo I would
have proudly exhumed It to him, and
would huvo been sure of his Interest
and appreciation, but I did not feel
llko Intruding upon his present worrl
meut. As I laid the picture face upward
upon tho table, my father turned his
head and looked ut It indifferently.
Suddenly he pushed 1110 aside, and bent
over the print so closely that his face
almost touched It. I recovered my bal
ance with dltllculty, and stared nt him
lu frightened bewilderment. My fath
er hnd never act oil lu this manner be
fore, und I was almost afraid ho had
gone mad.
"Great Scott!" ho exclaimed. "Tho
very thing,"
Then, wheeling around, ho grasped
1110 by tho shoulders, and wanted to
know where I got that picture,
I was far too dazed by his strange
actions to answer a word; so Lester
Interposed and told my father, lu as
few words as possible, of our morning
expedlUon, and of Uie man whom we
had photographed In the act of drink
lug.
"Bless the camera I" ejaculated my
father, excitedly, "that's Ell Parker,
the thief! And Uie best likeness of
him I ever saw, too."
Then he questioned ua -closely as to
Uie direction the man had taken when
discovered, and ended by conlscaUag
the prlsH and the negative, and ruaklng
out of the house to take the aezt train
back to town. Lester and I talked
about It all the afternoon, and felt our
selves quite heroes for having the
temerity to stand before a real bank
robber.
Fifty prints were Immediately struck
off from the negative and theso were
given to detecUvcs, who scoured the
country In every direction. After a two
days' senrch those nearest homo were
successful,, and found Parker In the
same woods where Lester nnd I had
first surprised him. He hnd sought to
avoid capture by avoiding railroads,
and hiding hlmBolf until Uie first ex
citement of Uie robbery hnd passed
away. As Uie whole nmpunt of the
stolen funds was discovered In the
black grip which he carried, ho was
convicted of the crime without diffi
culty, nnd sentenced for a term In
Stnto prison.
The sequel of the Incident was Uie
most agreeable and tho most astonish
ing of nlL. Ono day, n month subse
quent, when Parker had been Riifely
housed In the penitentiary, my father
came homo nnd with a mysterious
mnllo upon his face, handed me an en
velope. Upon being opened, tho discov
ery was made that "Howard Benton
nnd Lester Drake worn nuUiorlzed to
draw upon Uie First National Bank for
n hundred dollars apiece as a slight rec
ognition of their part In apprehending
Ell Parker, the perpetrator of the re
cent robbery upon that Institution,"
I am still an ardent disciple of ama
teur photography. Who wouldn't be
under Buch circumstances? Golden
Days.
WHEN STAMPS WERE NEW.
1'ostninsters 11 ml Trouble In Getting
People to Htlck Tliem On.
"When postage stamps first came Into
use," said a veteran postal clerk to a
reporter of the Galveston Tribune,
"Uie public didn't know how to handle
them. You remember now, when tea
nnd coffee first appeared among us tho
people fried the tea leaves nnd Uie cof
fee berries, and served them with salt
nud pepper? Well, the people treated
their stamps ns absurdly In 1851.
"Homo folks would put tho stamps In
sldo their letters, out of sight. Hero Is
the olllclal notice that we Issued to. stop
Uint practice."
Tho clerk took from Uie drawer an
aged bulletin Unit said:
"Tho stumps upon nil letters nnd
packages must be atllxcd on tho OUT
SI DE thereof, ami above U10 address
thereon."
Do put bnck the bulletin nnd drew
forth another one.
"People would pin tho stamps on
their letters Instead of gumming
Uiem," ho said, "and when Uiey did
gum them, they would not do It right.
Hence this second bulletin," and ho
read:
"Persons posting letters should nfllx'
tho requisite number of stamps pre
vious to depositing them In U10 letter
receivers, ns when posted In a damp
stnto tho stamps are liable to rub off
nnd Uiereby cause the letters to bo
treated aa unpaid. Do not pin on tho
stamps."
"Still," snld Uin clerk, "tho public
didn't understand. Think of It It
didn't understand Uie simple matter of
sticking n postage stamp on a letter.
So we got out a third bulletin."
The third bulleUn, In big, ImpaUcnt
letters, said:
"Tho simplest nnd most effectual
method of causing stamps to ndhero
firmly Is, first, to moisten well the out
side of the stamps and afterward tho
gummed sldo slightly, taking care not
to remove tho gum."
The clerk said Uiat a philatelist had
offered him $12 apiece for theso three
queer bulletins,
A J ipaiioso War Glmrni.
Tho custom of the Sen Nlu Itlkl Is
ono that has risen lu Japan during tho
present war. Kvcr slnco tho war bo
gun, at all times of the day, and even
night, small groups of women can be
seen gathering In tho streets; ono or
more of tho women will have a piece
of cotton cloth with oue thousand
marks or dots stamped upon It. "Sen"
Is the Japanese word for one thou
sand. "Nlu" la tho word for human
being elUier man or woman. "lUkl"
Is, In the Japanese language, strength.
Iu comhlnaUon Uie words mean "tho
strength of one thousand people."
Each ono of these one thousand dots
or marks In the cloth are to Indicate
tho place where a stitch or knot Is to
be made by a woman, who, while mnk
Ing tlds knot, gives her best thought,
wish or prayer for Uie safety nud pro
tection of Ute soldier who will wear
this pleeo of cotton cloth ns tin "obi"
or belt while fighUng for his country.
Tho prayers of ono thousand women
for ono man nro believed to protect
him from all dangers and to giro him
strength to overcomo and conquer U10
enemies of his beloved Japan. Les
lie's Monthly Magazine.
An Kooentrlo Lord.
Matthew ltoblnaou (Lord Kokeby),
a prominent but eccentric Englishman
of the eighteenth century, became fa
mous for bis long beard and his pro
nounced hatred of medical practition
ers. Iu regard to the former It Is snld
that upon one occasion when going to
nu election be stopped at nn Inn where
the country people who had assem
bled from miles around, took him for
u Turk and through this mlstakeu
Idea almost worried "mo lord" to
death. Ills dislike for physicians was
carried to such nn extreme that ho
left a codicil to his will which was to
tho effect that n favorite nephew was
to be disinherited should he (thu neph
ew) In tho last Illness of tho lord let
his sympathies cause him to send for
a doctor. This having been made
known to tho nephew when his uncle,
thu lord, wus In good health, It Is need
less to add he allowed that person's
spirit to take Its flight without calling
In any of the "Iufernal surgical fra
ternity." Not Able to Buy,
"Land la mlahtT cheap here. Ycu
can buy a good fares for a song."
"Just my durn lack. I can't stag."
New York Bun.
The average man will take hla asedl
cine bravely, unless there happens to
be a woman present to look aympa
theUeally at hla.
The very beat a aaam eea da la set
very much.
pcrouhaflfr nc I
Ns-Na-VWrsA-a-N-
la the "Petrified Forest" of Arizona
there la a natural bridge, across a nar
row canyon, consisting the petrified,
or agatlzed, trunk of a true, HI feet
In length. The petrified trees In this
region are believed to have flourished
In Uie Trlasslc age. Most of Uiein aro
allied to the Norfolk Island plno (Am
carls) of to-day, but some resemble the
red cedar. Professor O. 0. S. Carter
thinks that Uie petrlfacUon was duo to
soluble silicates derived from Uie de
composlUon of Uie fcldspnthlc cement
found In Uie sandstone of that locality.
Professor n. B. Smith, of tho Wor
cester Polytechnic Institute, says that
It Is to-day possible to deliver on the
const of California, for use In factories,
electric power derived from tho melt
ing snows and Binders of the Rocky
Mountains, nt a smaller cost than that
of an equal amount of power produced
by steam, even If the fuel wero deliv
ered free nt tho factory furnaces. A
few years ago, lu San Francisco, an
electric-power current cost 15 cents per
horse-power per hour, but now the
same current costs only one-seventh ns
much.
From Russian sources It Is learned
that streams of colonists aro still pour
ing Into Siberia to develop Its agricul
tural resources, and on tlto shores of
fifty rivers homes aro rapidly being
made. Farms as lurge as thoso of Illi
nois, Iowa, tho Dakotas and .Minnesota
nre cultivated either by single families
or by combinations of men and women
In local communities, Uie basis of each
of which Is a mlr, or village. But Uieso
Siberian farmers aro still backward In
the use of agricultural machinery, al
though there Is steady progress lu Uiat
regard.
Headers of "Tho Thousand nnd One
Nights" will remember tho "Islands of
Wnk-Wnk," and tho marvelous adven
tures of Hassan of Bulsorn and U10
princess with the dress of feathers.
Dr. Alfred Itusscll Wallaco suggests
that tho Islands were 'real, and Uiat
they can bo Identified with the Am Isl
ands, tho homo of tho great bird of
paradise. Tho nomo "Wnk-Wnk," ho
thinks, may bo an lmltaUon of U10 call
of the birds, and tho story of Hassan's
visit to Uie Islands of Wnk-Wak may
be based on tho actual adventures of
somo traveler who discovered tho
haunts of the birds of paradise.
Oloua, the textile of Hawaii, Is found
to hare promising quallUes. The plant
belongs to the nottlo family, It resem
bles ramie without U10 troublcsomo res
in of tho Inttor, and It flourishes In
tropical forests at a height of '.',000
feet. Tho fiber proves to be extraor
dinarily flue, light, strong nnd durable.
A ropo of ordinary slzo appears like
silk and has U10 strcngUi of a ship's
hawsor, and strands no heavier than
twlno are as strong as wire. Nets nnd
fish linos resist Uie action of aalt wa
tor, having been used for scores of
years without loss of strength. Gar
ments from Uie fiber have Uie delicate
texture of silk, are practically lude
itrucUble, nnd may last a lifetime.
MEASURING THE EARTH.
Recent Appliances Used In the Science
Geodesy.
The science of geodesy Is making
rapid strides along the lino of accur
acy and there Is not much left to be
perfected In the way of method, says
the Philadelphia Record, Tho all-Important
problem of modern as wall ns
ancient geodesy, of course, Is tho
measurement of tho dimensions of tho
earth, which enters Into all practical
work of surveying, navigation and ter
restrial physics. Tho International
GeodoUc Assoclntton several yonrs ago
undertook tho problem, the different
nations having agreed to contribute
their share toward an accurato deter
mination. Aa has already been record
ed, tho determination was undertaken
In Ecuador, In 1001, and extended
from the Colombian to the Peruvian
fronUer, and every possible refinement
to attain the maximum degree of ac
curacy was adopted. The greatest dif
ficulty la to secure an accurate baae
line, which Is complicated by so ap
parenUy trivial a thing as the expan
sion of the measuring medium. Tho
latest refinement In the bar method Is
that originated by the United States
coast and geodetic survey, using a sin
gle bar Immersed In melting Ice, the
containing trough being carried on a
suitable car upon a temporary track.
Later still, M. Gulllaumo discovered
an alloy of 04 per cent steel and 30
per cent nickel possessed an exceed
Ingly low coefficient of expansion and
consequently offers the best medium
for accurate base-line measurements.
This alloy Is known as "Invar" and Is
usually employed In the form of a wlra
supported by tripods and stretched by
a definite weight A very valuable
piece of work on the Island of Spits
bergen waa completed with Uie use of
this alloyed wire.
Even the infinitesimal variation In
the force of gravity at different por
tions of the earth Is not too Insignifi
cant to be regarded and must bo de
termined and a correction applied.
This dellcato determination la mado by
observing tho pressure of the atmos
phere by the determination of the boil
ing point of water and comparing tho
same with tho barometric reading, tho
difference, If any, being considered
due to a variation in tho actlou of U10
force of gravity upon tho mercury.
ALL ABOUT THE BIBLE.
Washington Library Well Blocked with
Lore of the Book.
It may be an Interesting fact to
some people Uiat the Bible la one of
the reference books In the Washington
Publlo Library, Uiat four shelves are
filled with an excellent assortment of
biblical literature, and that every Sat
urday one or more ministers of the
gospel seek this place of bqoks to took
up references for the sermons with
which they Instruct the public from
their palplta on Sunday morning.
Information concerning the Bible la
about aa limited aa can he. Probably
very few persona, If teld that the li
brary eeatalaa the "three versions of
the llWe" woald ha able to aajr what
three Terete aa are. la peisU at
' fact tbey are the Douny, the King
James and the American version.
liver since the events Uiat made
biblical history occurred have accounts
of these same been wlrtten. And as
civilization spread and gave rlso to
new people speaking new tongues,
these earlier accounts were translated
Into different tongues to meet human
needs.
In the first place, there Is In the 11
brary a book which contains atl Uie
English translations from tlie original
Greek text The book Is called the
English Hexapta. The Greek text oc
cupies U10 upper part of the page und
the six translations nro side by sldo
In columns underneath. These trans
lations nre the Wlcllf, published In
1380; tho Tyndall, In 1534; the Crun
iner, 15.M); tho Oenevn, 1557; the
Itheems, 1692, and the authorized ver
sion, 1011.
What Is cnllcd the Douay version Is
mado up of the New Testament, pub
lished In Hhclnis In 1582, and of the
Old Testament of the Douay version,
published 111 GO!) A. D.. This Is tho
Bible of tho Catholics. It was publish
ed with tho npprobatlon of Cardinal
Gibbons by the great Catholic publish
ers, the John Murphy Company, New
York. Tho tltlo pngo boars tho inscrip
tion: "Printers to the holy see."
When the early translations of the
Blblo wero being mndo, history was
unfolding Itself nt a rapid rato In the
British empire. Much of the work was
done by Protestants, who wero driven
Into exile for their religious beliefs.
Tho Geneva translation was tho out
come of such nn exile.
After Henry VIII.'s stand ngntnst
tho Pope, tho cnuso of Catholicism
as the established religion wns n lost
one, but It was not until later, during
tho reign of King James, that tho au
thorized version of 1011 was translat
ed for uso In the Church of England.
The American version Is tho King
Jnmes version revised, nnnotnted nnd
brought up to dnte.
Otlier books of reference hero are
the Cyclopedias of Biblical Literature,
tho Jewish Cyclopedia, commentaries
of various sorts and concordances. A
Catholic dictionary contains a descrip
tion of tho doctrines nnd rites of this
church, nnd was published In England.
Washington Post
TOBACCO IN GERMANY.
Over 7,000 Factories 'Which Ktuploy
About 300,000 Workmen.
Tho use of machinery of German,
French nnd American designs Is com
mon In tho better factories for all pro
cesses of tobacco nnd cigar manufac
ture where machinery has been found
practicable. Inquiries made would In
dicate a deslro 011 tho part of U10 cigar
nnd tobacco manufacturer to nvnll
himself of labor-saving devices as far
ns possible. Ten trado Journals de
voted to tobacco are published In Ger
many and aro extensively used for ad
vertising machinery and other appli
ances used by the trado.
The feeling of hosUllty and alarm
aroused by the Introduction of Ameri
can and British capital, especially In
cigarette manufacture, In Germany
has not wholly subsided. The multi
tude of small manufacturers la coun
try villages and elsewhere over 7,
000 factories and 200,000 workers, of
whom 100,000 are on cigars, Is referred
to by the press ss the surest defense
sgalnat any general consolidation of
the tobacco business of Uie empire.
This feature of Genmsn manufactur
ing Is one sure to attract the noUce of
an American resident and undoubted
ly Is to be taken Into account In any
survey of manufacturing In the em
pire. Portions of Baden and that part of
Bavaria known as the Rhine Pfnlz
form one of the largest and by far tho
most important tobacco region of the
empire. Baden Itself leads all tho
German States In acreage planted In
tobacco and In the Importance of Its
cigar manufacture. Recently publish
cd statlsUca for the department of fac
tory Inspection for Baden show that
the number of clear factories In Ba
den was 720, giving employment to
33,720 workmen, or more than In any
othor branch of manufacturing In the
grand duchy. New York Tribune.
Mrs. Baxter's Wit.
"Talk about always having your
wits about you." began Mrs. Doull.
"If you can find anybody to beat Lyd
dy Baxter, I'll board ye a week for
nothing." The boarder preserved tho
silence of the modest and the inex
perienced, but his look of Interest was
all the encouragement Mrs. Doull need
ed.
"Now take It this summer," she con
tlnued. " 'Long the early part of Juno
she'n I went down to Uie chapel ono
night to evening meeting. We set In
Lyddy'a pew. 'Bout aa Boon's we got
there young Tbomaa Luther showed a
woman Into the seat ahead, and Lyd
dy says to me, 'That's one of Almlry
Bumham'a boarders, and they say
she's awful well-off.'
"When the hymn waa given out
Lyddy see the woman hadn't a hymn
book, ao she passed over one of hers,
finding the place and all. 'Keep It
right through,' says she. After meet
tug the woman turned round and
passed It back to Lyddy.
" Thank you,' says she. 'I'm going
to be here several weeks, and I'd llko
to buy one o' them books,'
" 'I guess you can have this one for
the summer,' Bays Lyddy, parking It
right back, quick's a fiaBb, 'If you'll
give mo a pair of gloves same's yours,
only mehbo a shade lighter, and num
ber seven!"'
Whnt Is tho lte or This Year.
Of courso you would say 1004, but If
that Is meant to denote the number of
years since tho ChrlsUan era It Is prob
ably wrong. Look In some good au
thority and see If Uils year ahould not
rlghUy be at least 1008. It U worth
your Investigation if It happens to be a
subject you have not yet carefully con
sidered. St Nicholas.
Prioa of KbmIsb liead.
The average price of agricultural
land In Russia Is $14 an acre.
When a farmer brings his family to
town, the children have not had a
thoroughly good time unless all fall
asleep In the wsgon before tbey get
home.
Kvery farmer saya there are only a
very few really feed wheat aUckara,
a4 that aUeaef the beat
Waste. The life of sensual Indulg
ence, while very fascinating, Is never
satisfying. The apples of Sodom turn
to ashes upon the lips. Itev. H. 8.
Bradley, Methodist, AUanta, Ga.
Public Opinion. The church must
deal In principles and cannot control
men's consciences. It must educate
conscience and create opinion before
It can create reforms. Itev. J. M.
Hare, Baptist, Camden, N. J.
Eternal Punishment Untaught by
Christ, Uie doctrine of eternal punish
ment is a libel ngntnst God, and Bhould
bo relegated to Its proper place nmld
myths of heathenism. Hcv. F. W.
Taylor, Unlversallst, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Our Ncods.--Wo think wo need
many things which we do not need nt
all. Much of all of our. lives Is spent
In praying for nnd In seeking those
tilings which wo do not need. Hcv.
E. A. Uanlcy, Baptist, Cleveland,
Ohio.
No Short Cut. Thero Is no short cut
to tho kingdom of God. No mechani
cal device can ever buvo the world.
Not even a university with Its wisdom
nor a church with Its revelations.
Rev. N. M. Waters, Congrcgatlonallst,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Spirit and Nntue. There comes a
time in every human life when one
must decldo from which sourco he will
draw his life from tho Inner world of
spirit or tho outer world of nntnre.
Rov. T. A. King, Swcdcuborglan,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mammon. There Is profound wis
dom In Uie statement that man can
not worship God nnd Mammon. The
eternal law of compensation, like all
Uie laws of nature, Is absolutely Inex
orable. Rev. N. IL NcBblt, Independ
ent, Tacoma, Wash.
Patience. Religion means a striv
ing for the betterment of tho world
nnd mankind, nnd demands of Its fol
lowers gentle patlcnco with their fel
lows and a happy contentment with
ths will of God. Rov. 0. O. Bessomer,
Lutheran, Harrlsburg, Pa.
Conventionality. Humanity is get
ting too methodical. Tho rough, un
chiseled and poetical part of man Is
gono, nud everything Is mado to con
form to the rigid conventionality and
rapid strides of science. Rev. George
Scholl, Dutch Rofonned, Baltimore,
Md.
The Price We Pay. Everything has
Its price ths food we cat, the homes
we dwell In, Uie government we live
under, the knowledgo we possess, Uis
positions we occupy, the honors we
enjoy and the heaven we hope to gain.
Rov. Frost Craft, Methodist, Den
ter, Colo.
Neglect The people of this day
have little time for thoughts of God.
Tbey give Him the go by. It's busi
ness all week wlUi thetn and on Sou
day the great newspaper. They accept
all Hla blessings and then forget Him.
Rev. H. 0. Morrison, Methodist
New Orleans, La.
Science. Science at last Is waking
up from her dogmatic slumbers, filled
with awe-inspiring visions of God. Kv
ery point and place In all the universe
Is found to be forever slngtng as It
shines that 'the hand Uiat made it Is
divine." Rov. J. L. Campbell, Baptist
Cambridge, Mass.
Gratitude. When wo consider the
one end for which wo were created
to serve God In this world In order
that we muy be happy with Htm for
ever hereafter wo cannot help but
feel Uiat we are not ns faithful to Htm
as we are to the world. Rov. J. J.
Mahar, Roman Catholic, Philadelphia.
Pa.
Faith and Knowledge. We cannot
know everything, but In whatever pur
suit we do engsge we must have deci
sion wblcb leada to faith based upon
acquired knowledge. Men do not
weigh their conclusions In religion.
Many of them are content to have no
conclusions about It Rev. T. S.
Sampson, Baptist, Philadelphia, Pa.
Life's Journey. Human life Is a
Journey. The region through which
we move Is unknown and largely un
knowable a land of mystery. Any
quesUon as to the facts or environ
ments of existence leads us at once
Into paths that "run Into shrouded
chambers," n realm of darkness. Rov.
0. H. Buck, Methodist, New York
City.
Evolution. Evolution accounts for
much, but not for everything In this
world. Between every hour and ev
ery higher form of life there Is some
thing Imparted which was not there
before, a direct creative act, Introduc
ing a new energy which, when once In
troduced, unfolds under the same gen
eral laws that controlled the develop
ment of every antecedent energy.
Rev. A. V. Raymond, Congregational
1st Schenectady, N. Y.
Sorrow. Let sorrow mellow you. A
stubborn person, If approached wrong
ly, can be bard, cold and almost cruel,
when If touched rightly he will sur
pass any one In tenderness. Chnrglng
God with unfair punishment may lead
to similar hardening rebellion. If sor
row reminds me of the reality of the
future life and leads to things that
prepare for It, wo will be deepened,
broadened, sweetened. For wo will bo
full of service which alone can store
treasure there. We will then recall
our sorrow and offer felt sympathy to
others. Rev. 0. F. Relsner, Methodist
Denver, Colo.
The Yount- Mother.
Mrs. Newpop Baby was awake all
last night with colic and to-night I'm
afraid there's something worse the
matter with him.
Her Mother Why do you think
SOT
Mrs. Newpop He's been asleep for
four hours and hasn't stirred once.
Philadelphia Press.
Buys Welsh Coat
The Russian Kovernment contrarta
yearly for 60,000 tons of Welsh coal to
be delivered at Fort Arthur before)
Jely L
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