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"Speaking of strange and unaccounta
ble experiences," remarked the man with
the bulbous nose, "I am reminded of one
that happened to a friend of mine in the
summer of '03, while he was at the Co-
lumbiun exposition, lie was in the Fine
Arts building, looking at the picture they
called 'Breaking Home Ties,' when he
heard a voice behind him say distinctly,
1 lints what is happening at your house,
over on the west side.' He turned and
looked to see who it was that spoke, and
there was nobody near him."
"Is that all'" asked the man with the
BBhy eye.
"No; the strangest part is to come.
When he went home in the evening he
found that his youngest brother had elop
rd with the hired girl and gone to St.
Louis. It had taken place, too, at the ex
act moment when he heard the voice. How
do you explain that, I'd like to know?
Was it telepathy? Or what was it?"
"H'umph! Who tells that story?"
"The man himself Ike Stringham."
"O, Stringham tells it, does he? Why,
you gourdhead, that's the explanation."
Chicago Tribune.
n-r-r-r!
In summer garb, and with new straw hat,
The commuter fared forth from his flat.
As chipper as you please.
Swiftly the "dummy" bore him to town
Uut swifter dropped the mercury down
Some 25 degrees.
Uncle Allen.
"My boy," counseled Uncle Allen
Sparks, "it is a mighty serious thing to be
a young man these days, and to have to
make your choice between Opportunity
and Responsibility. That's where a lot
of you go wrong."
Sheddlnar More Information.
Mrs. Chugwater Josiah, what Is a
pronunciamento?
Mr. Chugwater Pronouncing amen to
anything you want to indorse. I should
think you could tell that by looking at
the word itself.
Hie Idea of a Joke.
"Jones has a queer sense of humor."
"Huh?"
"He married his dead wife's sister, you
know. And now he refers to the deceased
as his sister-in-law." Cleveland Leader.
The Rome newspapers comment favor
ably on the scheme for the erection in
that city of a m'onument to Shakspeare.
The dowager Duchess of Abercorn, aged
92, has 150 descendants.
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Too Slow.
Sir John Franklin had made up his
mind to discover the northwest passage.
"I can't wait forever for the Panama
canal." he said.
Glancing at the latest dispatches from
Washington and ascertaining, to his dis
gust, that there was another deadlock as
to the question of the type of canal to be
adopted, and that Senator Morgan was
about to make another speech, he gave
orders for the immediate fitting out of the
expedition.
Is the Sweet Subsequent.
' Reporter It't to be a quiet wedding,
isr.'t it?
Prospective Bridegroom (prominent
ward heeler) Yes, air; de weddin' Ml
be quiet enough, but we're goin' to have
de gol-whoppinest shivaree dat ever was
pulled off in de precin't !"
Single Thought.
"I think," remarked Growells the
other morning at breakfast, "I'll got a
divorce."
"Good!" exclaimed Mrs. G, "and I
wish you would get one for me while
you are at It"
The new administration and jobbing
house building erected -by the W. L.
Douglas Shoe Co. as a part of its mam
moth manufacturing plant in Brockton,
Mass., was dedicated June 19. The
program included open houBe from 11
in the morning until 8 in the evening.
There was a musical program and re
freshments were served all day. Fif
teen thousand invitations were, sent out
including over 11,000 retail dealers in
the United States who handled the W.
L. Douglas shoes. Mr. Douglas says
that his three large factories, aho the
new building just dedicated, will al
ways be open to inspection and visitors
from everywhere will be welcome.
The new jobbing house just dedicat
ed will enable hurry orders fur Douglas
shoes to be shipped the same day they
are received. The new building is 260
feet long, 60 feet wide and two stories
high. The jobbing department occu
pies the entire lower floor and the new
offices of the Douglas Shoe company oc
cupy the entire second floor. In the
new building there will be special offices
occupied by the WeBtern Union and
Postal Telegraph companies; also by
the telephone companies and there is
an elaborate mailing department. The
completion of this new administration
building marks the establishment of a
modern, up-to-date wholesale jobbing
house and office building.
Mr. Douglas has long considered the
advisability of a jobbing house, not
only for the purpose of supplying his
own retail stores more readily, but that
the 11,000 dealers throughout the
United States handling the W. L.
Douglas shoes might be able to obtain
shoes for immediate ubo with greater
facility.
The new building is said to be the
most complete and convenient of any
ever built for a commercial house in
the United States, so were the expres
sions of appreciation by the many per
sons who visited it for inspection sin
cere and of a highly congratulatory na
ture. Architertural beauty as well as
adaptability to the uses to which it is
to be put has been the aim in construc
tion, and the result is most satisfactory,
to the visitor as well as the firm.
Reasonable Enough.
"And what are you going to do when
you're a man?" asked the visitor.
"I've been thinking," replied the bright
boy, "of starting an elephant farm in
Virginia."
"An elephant farm?"
"Certainly. Why not? They raise pea
nuts there." Philadelphia Ledger.
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bringing greater health and better food
into their homes by using K C Baking
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always pay. If you have never used it
you don't know what you've missed.
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WEALTH OF THE MOST HIGH.
By Eev. Henry I". Cope.
God, who is rich In mercy, for his
great love wherewith he loved us.
Eph. 2:4.
Vigorously as we may protest against
the sloth thut substitutes analyses and
speculations concerning deity for hu
man duties and service, It is not well
to lose sight of the fact thut a man's
character largely is Influenced by his
conception of the highest form of being
he may know or Imagine. The trend of
a man's life is determined by thut
which he places highest in the heaven
of his ideals.
Now it is better that a man should
be a pagan, saying lie has no god and
looking out only on the world of na
ture, than that he should be molded
by the philosophy of a universe ruled
by a dour, crabbed hearted tyrant. For
n man always will find things and
thoughts sweet, fair, wholesome, ele
vating and broadening, moving to giul
Itude and sympathy, when he looks out
on nature, on field, and sky ; but only
bigotry and bitterness can come from
the life whose sky is darkened by the
specter of a god of wrath.
They ray that the devil's most happy
delusion Is the persuading of men that
he Is deud ; rather, if there be a prince
of darkness with any favorite mes
sage for men, thut message well may
be thut the god of pettlshness, animos
ity and cheap, theatrical sovereignty is
Btlll alive and controlling the destinies
of men. It always has been easy to
find crabbed souled theologians who
would accept that picture as a portrait
because It was the only one that could
lie within their experiences.
But only a vision from on high could
bring to our dull hearts the great and
glorious fact of oue who could love us
all, whose heart affections pour out,
rioting in wealth like the glowing sun
of summer, who abounds In all that
our hearts are hungry for, the things
that seem In our world as the bread
from some fairer, sinless land; love
and sympathy, happiness and goodness,
tenderness, kindness, peace and Joy.
The men who argued the existence of
a creator from the wonder of his works
stopped short at the vital and only per
manently persuasive part of their argu-
ment which would demonstrate the
goodness and tender kindness, the over
flowing wealth of the Creator's love as
evidenced In a world so fair and full
of beauty. Strange that we should think
that he so ungrudgingly would give to
all the things that delight our eyes and
withhold from any all that for which
hearts hunger.
All through the ages this great love
has been seeking men. We, because we
were like spoilt children, Jealous, and
desirous of keeping in the tiny channel
of our affections the divine heart
wealth, have decided his love could not
be for all ; he only could love the good
such as we are; he must hate the
wayward, the light hearted, and all
those who could not crowd their mind
Into our Intellectual molds.
We were blind to the bountiful, lim
itless affection speaking through every
upsprlnglng blade and blossoming flow
er, through the earth's riot of unneces
sary happiness, through singing voices
Df seers, through strange tear command
ing thoughts on starry nights. We
would not loam even from our lesser
love, our affections as father and broth
ers. Strange oiinuiiess una uearness ;
And when one voice spoke, a voice
that still sounds clear above all others,
when he talked of one who could love
publicans and harlots, then men turned
on him, saying, you have a devil !
Still we set up our false gods of self
ish hearted philosophies. What won
der the world Is hungry with a hunger
that bounteous crops and tides of pros
perity cannot assuage ; It Is hungry for
the deep things of the spirit, for the
impulses, aspirations, and affections,
the uplift and comfort that flow from
the heart of the Infinite to all his chil
dren, for the water of the river of life.
Would that we might lose the scales
from our eyes and see how near and
how good God Is, how wondrous his
wealth and open his band.
DIGNITY OP THE CHRISTIAN.
By Rev. John J. Donlan.
I beeseech you that you walk worthy
of the vocation in which you are called,
Eph. 4 : 1.
There Is no metaphor which St. Paul
more frequently uses than that re
ferring to the faithful as temples of the
living God. He says to the ' Corin
thians, "Know you not that you are
!the temples of God and that the spirit
of God dwells In you? The temple of
J God la holy,' which you are."
Now God Is everywhere present; all
creation may be properly called his
temple. Since the apostle particularly
dignifies human creatures with this ap
pellation we must, in a more elevated
sense and In a more perfect manner,
be Ills temples.
The "vessel of election" explains his
meaning In his letter to the Romans.
The charity of God Is heard abroad In
our hearts by the Holy Ghost, who Is
given to us. Hence the spirit of God
adorns and beautifies our souls with an
Infinite variety of precious gifts and
graces ; and so the soul becomes a hab
itation In which He loves to dwell.
Christians, therefore, should be con
scious of the dignity of their vocation,
and, admitted as we are In a sense to
a participation of the divine nature,
we should rejoice in our pre-eminence
nnd be watchful not to descend again
by depravity to original vileness. Our
vocation likewise demands that God
alone be worshiped and adored In our
souls. All our senses and faculties
must bow down before IIlui. This ex
alted vocation hns brought us Into fel
lowship with Christ Jesus and has
made us co-heirs with IIlui to God's
eternal presence. This alliance with
the Deity Is so superemlnent la dig
nity thut the sacred peuiuuu seem un
able to choose words to convey the
great conception to our intellects.
. "You are," says -Peter, "a chosen gen
eration, a kingly priesthood, a holy na
tion, a purchased people." This Is the
consoling thought which supiiorts us
under pressure of human calamities.
It is the only anchor on which our
souls can secure rest amid the boister
ous waves, the raging storms nnd tem
pests of this mortal life. If the vicis
situdes of human affairs disturb us, if
we cannot view with composure of soul
the smile and frowns ef fortune, It is
clear that we 1 are unmindful of our
high calling. Tis our passions that
disturb our repose and our passions are
Influenced by our loves.
"Where a man's treasure Is, there is
his heart also." If we love the things
of earth our souls are agitated and ruf
fled. We begin to repine at being
thwarted in our inclinations, we be
come inpatient under disappointments
and are harassed by alternate hopes
and fears. If we keep God's temple
perfect, our souls will resemble the
heavens. The firmament is always pure
and serene. Clouds, indeed, arise In the
lower regions of the air which often In
tercept the rays of the sun and obscure
the face of day, but they cannot affect
the beauty or disturb the serenity of
the firmament
If we wish to derive comfort from
our vocation, we must walk through
life In a manner worthy of it Let the
knowledge which we possess of the na
ture of our creation be the grand prin
ciple of our conduct. Let It direct our
steps, compose and purify our' thoughts,
calm our passions, fill all our conversa
tions with goodness and charity and
sanctify all our actions. Therefore,
cleanse God's temple, search out the
cracks and rents and repair these dam
ages of earthly warfare. Each morning
look forward on the day's duties and
penult God's spirit to direct us to dis
charge them with propriety and honor.
Then will the light of faith be dif
fused over our souls and enable" us to
penetrate the hidden things of life, of
God's wisdom. Then will divine hope
compel us, even while on earth, to enjoy
In a measure that happiness of which
the plentltude Is reserved for a future
world. Then will henvenly chnrlty be
come the ruling passion of our hearts
and establish Its domination in our
souls. Then will It command nnd Impel
all our powers, ennoble our views, ele
vate our desires and purify our natures.
In this we shall recognize our voca
tion to be saints, as says St. Paul, and
of our souls, Ills living temple, we shall
hear the voice of the Most High de
claring: "I have chosen and have
sanctified this place that my name mny
be there forever, and my eyes and my
heart may remain there perpetually."
Short Meter Sermons.
Time amends a good many prayers.
Upright walking Is the strongest
talking.
A deaf heart soon makes a dead con
science. Virtue Is none the worse for a few
vouchers.
The ruddy eyes do not get the rosiest
outlook on life.
Hearts of gold do not come by setting
the heart on gold.
No man Is civilized until .he has
learned to live with himself.
The walls of the house of happiness
are built of sacrifice.
The troubles we meet are as nothing
compared to those we manufacture.
It's no use talking about the way
you bear the cross If you're unduly anx
ious to get hold of the little end of the
log.
MUNICIPAL SOCIALISM.
Many English Towns Now Largest
Employers of Labor.
Our municipal authorities have evi
dently determined to act tue part of
universal providers. The new edition
of the Municipal Year Book gives an
amazing record of their activities, says
the London Mail.
In many Instances the local authori
ties are now the largest employers of
labor. Thus the London City Council,
In one department alone, employs not
far short of 4,000 men.
The scope of the activity of the bour
oughs is amazing, Merthyr Tydfil not
only manages a municipal farm, but re
ports that "a good profli Is eti ued each
year." Brighton and Chester both own
race courses to the benefit of the rates.
One borough does a good trade In mu
nicipal fish manure.
Lincoln proudly boasts that it is part
owner of a lunatic asylum. Colchester
disposes of over 1,500,000 oysters a year
from Its municipal fishing beds. Kingston-on-Thames,
the ancient bcrough, Is
willing to instruct school children in
swimming at a penny a lesion, Hull
owns a large share of a ral way. Sev
eral 'boroughs boast of their municipal
Turkish baths.
The up-to-dute workman to-day lives
in a municipal house, lit by the penny-ln-the-slot
municipal electric supply.
His wife cooks ber meais on municipal
gas, and makes her tea with munici
pal water. The baby Is reared on muni
cipal sterilized milk and nursed in a
municipal creche. The children go to
a municipal school. The father rides
to his municipal employment in a muni
cipal electric car. Ile.&iHMid his Sat
urdays on a municipal racecourse, and
has his weekly swim In a municipal
bath ; the wife at the same t'me doing
her weekly laundry In the municipal
washhouse. When thev die they are
burled in a municipal cemetery.
Does all this municipal acetlvlty
pay? An analysis of the figures shows
a remarkable variation of cost for the
same work in different boroughs. Lon
don loses heavily by Its council lodg
ing houses; Glasgow, with lower rates,
makes' them yield a reasonable return.
Manchester pays over 50,000 a year
from Its tramway profits fot relief of
rates, and places a still larger amount
for depreciation. Oldham, despite the
fact that It allows nothing for depre
ciation, shows a loss of over 4,000.
London conies out badly In conrpari-'
son with the great northern and Mid
land boroughs. The estimated "munici
pal trading" balance sheet of the coun
ty council for the coming year reveals a
loss of about 03,000. The Thames
steamlwats are largely accountable for
this. Much of the housing policy of the
county counoll has been, to say the
least, unfortunate. The tota: loss for
the last year on the building schemes
of the council Is given as 14,500.
DEFENSE OF NEW YORK.
Hovr the Government la Preparing
for a Possible War.
"Very new and modern are the al
most automatic and entirely Impreg
nable coast-defense forts," writes M. C.
Sullivan, in the Technical World maga
zine. "So' modern, Indeed, that the In
stallation of comparatively few of them
has been completed. But so complete
Ishe confidence of all the experts in
their inviolability that $50,000,000 is
to be spent at once by the United States'
alone in the perfection of its coast de
fense. Of this amount, at least $1,000,
0()O will be expended at Forts Hamilton
and Schuyler, guarding the harbor of
New York.
"In coast defense work the first ne
cessity is to be nlways prepared for
attack never to be caught napping.
With this Idea in view, small ships of n
new type and great speed are being
built for scouting purposes. Telephone
systems, supplementing the telegraph,
are being built along the whole coast
line, each station connected with the
nearest fortress. Coast guards and
lookouts are being furnished with port
able searchlights; and each observer
will carry with him a portable tele-
. l,llone' tIle iver clamped to his ear,
so that he may be in constant touch
with the officer in command of the fire
control station. More remarkable still
Is the flying 'periscope,' a scientific com
bination of telescope and camera, which
will automatically take snapshots show
ing the details of everything visible on
land and water within a distance of
ten or even twenty miles.
"In practice It has been found possi
ble to locate a target five or six miles
away, make the necessary calculations,
aim and nre a gun, and drop a shot
exactly on the specified spot all within
three or four minutes."
Worth Dig- Money.
Yeast The salary paid tb head of
oue life Insurance company Is said to
be greater than the combined salaries
of the presidents of the fourteen lead
ing universities in the United States.
Crlmsonibeak Well, It ought to be.
The presidents of the fourteen leading
universities don't have to lose a lot of
time being investigated' Yonkera
Statesman.
A man throws himself at a woman's
feet and a woman throws herself at a
nan's head,