Topics of
the Times
The bill collector's work may not be
very pleasant, but it has to be duo.
Even in the case of a wheat crop it
U better to wear out than to rust out.
Naturally, the Chicago counterfeit
era who needed "dough did their work
In the kitchen.
When a man gets too lasy to enjoy
bis racation he obtains his salary un
der false pretense.
The czar's baby has inspected the
Baltic fleet, but declines to give his
opinion of it for publication.
Every young man who cleans his
clothes with gasoline does not get cred
it for owning an automobile.
It is now proposed to establish train
ing schools for chauffeurs. It would
be more sensible to start training
schools for pedestrians.
Folnted shoes are coming back Into
style. This will enable the corn doc
tors to quit viewing with alarm and
again point with pride.
The son of Tolstoy, the novelist,
says that Russia is destined to conquer
the world. Of course it will be nec
essary to conquer Japan first
Miss Tarbell is now devoting her at
tention to John l. Rockefeller per
sonally. It is unlikely that she will
be able to get any of his hair.
A Wisconsin court has decided that
a parent may hurt his boy's physique
with a paddle, but must not injure his
dignity. Most boys would like to have
that decision turned around. The re
covery would be sooner.
The reason most of us dont resign
our Jobs like Mr. Loree is becauso
through lnexcuslble carelessness in
making the contracts we could not con
tinue to draw $73,000 a year and re
tain a $500,000 cash bonus.
Ninety-five rich men are going to
have a town of their own near Cleve
land and permit only millionaires to
live in It They will need some rigor
ous watchmen to keep people from
throwing stones across the line.
In Lhassa the Lama posted a proc
lamation on the walls commanding the
Inhabitants "not to hurt the British
as long as they behave themselves."
The Lama can now claim that he has
established a protectorate over the
British.
The United States bought Alaska
from Russia in 18G7 for $7,'200,O0O.
What would Alaska be worth to Rus
sia now, in her fight with Japan, at
which her fleets could rendezvous and
coal? As it Is, Alaska has produced
us $100,000,000 and has furnished a
market for millions of our products.
The German bands may disappear
from the streets, but a successor to
them is in training. Cries of "Hear!
bear!" recently attracted the atten
tion of the dwellers in a New York
apartment house. A man with a meg
aphone at hls'mouth and a covered ta
ble at his side was soon discovered by
tenants who crowded the windows and
fire-escapes. When the audience seem
ed large enough, the man uncovered
the table, on which there was a phon
ograph. A succession of songs soon
edified the crowd, and the thrifty In
ventor of a new amusement gathered
the coin tossed down to him, end de
parted for fresh fields. .
Lynchlngs should be stamped out,
North and South, East and West The
newspapers, the churches and all edu
cational forces should unite. Laws
can't be enforced with effect if pop
ular sentiment Is against their enforce
ment Anti-Iynchlng sentiment must
be created by education. The pulpit
the press, the forum and the school are
the institutions that can bring into ex
istence a stable, earnest law-respecting
condition of public mind. The process
may be slow, but it will be effective.
The antl-lynchlng crusade should be
come a national rather than a sectional
crusade. For, though It may be more
prevalent in some sections than in oth
ers, there Is evidence that defiance of
law can become a national disorder.
Men who separate themselves from
their families pay a very high price
for success. Some of the very great
est failures in life In America in recent
years have been failures of men whose
Uvea and careers are blazoned abroad
es those of great successful men.
Their sons are noted for their worth
ies sue se, degenerate sons of worthy
aires. These young men are unfitted
to make a living for themselves and
they are unfitted to spend the money
which their fathers piled up with in
finite pains and labors. In these cases
It Is extremely doubtful if the worth-
leas sons are to be blamed; the fata-I
era, the great, successful men, ara
prtmartly at fault because, though
they made tho money and a name, they
did not give any time or pain or
thought at all to tho most Important
work In the world, which Is the it ax
ing of honorable and useful mou.
Every autumn thousands play foot
ball; hundreds of thousandajwatch It;
and almost all the participants and
spectators enjoy It The only cloud
over the game is the belief which
some hold that football ks more dan
gerous than other vigorous sports.
Anything Is "dangerous" to which a
greater number of accidents than oc
cur In the normal course of life can
be directly traced. The sailor prv tend
ed that bed was a dangerous place, be
causo many people die there. A year
ago a professor In Illinois University
Investigated the statistics of football
in sixty American colleges, to discover
whether th common impression about
the gama was well grounded. Us
found that In ten years, smoug two
hundred and ten thousand studeuts en
rolled in these colleges, twenty-three
thousand, or eleven per cant played
football. Of these only two hundred
id sixty were Injured badly enough
to lose any time from classroom duties.
Three were killed. In view of the
largo number of students engaged In
the game, the professor considers the
number permanently Injured "so
small as to ba a practically negligible
quantity." lie finds that in all good
institutions football is adequately
supervised by the authorities, and that
college officers approve the game In
the ratio of twenty-eevcu to one.
Finally, accident Insurance statistics
show that many other sports are more
dangerous than football. The case for
football rests on the broad reason for
all vigorous, manly sport; young men
take to such sport naturally, and they
need it not only for their physical well
being, but for their moral steadlnese.
As President Eliot of Harvard has
said, athletics are a moral safeguard
In discharging the high energies of
youth.
Have you a hobby of some ktnd? If
not get you one. What sort of a hob
by? It matters not so It la clean and
diverting. Golf, gardening, tennis, cro
quet cooking, photography, wicket
work or work bench, love or literature
one of these or of a hundred others
may save your health. One who takes
his business home with him and sleeps
with It courts a break-down. He Is
putting crows feet about his eyes, gray
hair in bis head, stress on bis nerves.
He is carrying about a load, one end
of which rests upon his brain and the
other upon his heart This sort of a
man needs relaxation from his task
and a change in the course of his
thoughts. Without such a short mental
vacation he cannot go to his work with
that freshness that is demanded by
our competitive living. Get a hobby
and ride It some. It is not necessary
to ride the bobby, all the time. One
need not become a crank. Tut it
through its paces when you v tired.
The change will rest you. Ride It
when you are blue. The color of life
will change. Relax the bent bow so
that It may go back with a snap.
Note the optimists. Nine out of ten
of them either have a hobby or were
born to see the bright side. A hobby
well ridden will clarify your vision
and correct moral or mental strabis
mus. You can't ride your hobby cross
eyed. The trouble with most of us
Is that we do not see the need of a
hobby until it Is rather late to choose
one. We are going to be happy some
time. We need a touch of Bill Nye's
philosophy: "Enjoy life while you
can, for you will be dead a long time."
It la a pathetic fact that many of us
are dead a long' time before comes the
holiday we had promised ourselves.
Get a hobby.
Caotus Button of Mexico.
Certain of the Indian tribes of Mexi
co have a curious belief about the cac
tus burton. This Is a small apple of
a certain kind of cacti. ..Before it Is
ripe it is plucked and pressed flat un
til it is about the size of an American
oO-cent piece, but of about half the
thickness. These cacti buttons are
sold at quite a high price, because the
plant is somewbta rare and Is found
only in high, rocky places, generally
difficult of access. This cactus has the
effect of leaving the most wonderful
and rose-colored dreams to him who
Indulges In it
The story of the Indians la that
this cactus was once the food of the
godst The evil spirit stole It from
men who bad found It and begun to
eat It He did it in the steep moun
tains, where it was lost for many hun
dreds of years. But man, who was
born with a taste for It In his mouth,
never gave up the search for It until
at last he found It It still has the
power to give one visions of heaven,
Its ancient home.
Sett Water as Aettfat,
A new fad for reducing fat Is caus
ing a good deal of talk in theatrical
circles. It is the deep sea water curs.
Any man who can successfully run
an automobile, could do well with a
flying machine.
CKDEH TUB LOAD,
Br Hr. rrhrttk B. '.
"Behold I am pressed under you as a
cart Is pressed that Is full of sheave. "
Amos 2: 13.
If you have spent many days in the
country you know how the prophet
happened to aelect this illustration.
There la always a strong temptation
for s farmer to put one mors sheaf on
his load. But after a while he discov
ers that no one can do all he might
like to do. The wheels have been sink
ing Into the soft ground, and his big,
splendid team may tug and do Its best,
but with all that, and with all of bta
pushing ou the wheel, and useWw
whipping of the. horses, and senseless
Irritation, be will end by recognising
the fact that there is such a thing as
being too ambitious.
Now, this overloaded cart is like sn
overloaded life. We all cheer and hon
or progress. The greatest tiling In the
St Louts exposition is the evidence of
marvelous Improvement ami advance
ment In the Itutt ten years. The whole
world la not only wide awake, It Is
hard at work, and we are all thankful.
Ws have no patience with people
who whine about "worhUlness.' Wa
believe the talk about this "material
istic age' la greatly overworked. It is
a species of unmanly drivel ami rant
for preachers, deacons, and Sunday
school touchers to be forever harping
upon their false emphabU of the text,
"How hardly shall they that have rich
es rater into the kingdom of God." As
I read my Btble, when God fed his
chosen people he gave them quail to
eat because It Is the finest bird that
flies. And God helped Solomon make
silver aa common as stones In the
street! of Jerusalem. But with atl this
encouragement we are not to overload.
In the city you have noticed how
the merchant anxious to market his
goods, will put one box too many on
the truck. The load starts off easily.
The Iron shoes of the team strike
sparks front the pavement and adja
cent buildings Jar under the tread of
the wheels, ami the head of the Arm
looks out through his gold spectacles
and exclaims, "That's business." But
around the corner the pavement is
broken. There Is a hole and the bind
wheel of tbe cart drops into It The
horses are brought up with a Jerk that
almost throws the driver from bis
seat With a red lantern tied to the
pole fiie load remains there atl night
The shipper missed his train, he miss
ed his market he missed everything
that he aimed at In the red light of
that danger signal there Is a good op
portunity for us to read the lesson of
the text
And It goes a great ways toward
proving there is nothing so much the
matter with government or politics,
or religion. The trouble Is life Is over
loaded. Bnt If we thank God as we
do for a load of prosperity, let us also
be thankful for the compliment Intend
ed In giving us the load. It Is In this
light we should think of such texts aa
"Whom the Lord lovetb he chasten
eth." A load Is always a compliment God
never yet called a Judas to any great
work, because Judas Is always weak.
He does not want to be a disciple for
the sake of filling the world with good
ness and gladness, but for the sake of
filling his bag. Of course, under any
strain of self-denial, such a man would
break down.. The world has always
turned to the busiest men In any com
munity to get things done. Their activ
ity Is one way God has of indicating
that they can be depended upon. It la
a compliment, therefore, to have your
name linked with theirs. If you are
asked to carry a load, that la proof
enough that you are good for some
thing. You have strength, endurance,
patience, ability, power, or you would
have no trials or responsibilities. Do
not fret then over a load of business
or the load of family care.
Which had you rather be like a cer
tain fig tree the Master saw, green and
promising on the hillside, but which he
approached and withered with the hot
breath of bis indignation, because it
had nothing but leaves, or like a man
doing your best In a harvest field, load
ed like a cart that is pressed, that la
full of sheaves? Such a load is a
means of developing our strength.
Many of the brlghest saints the
world has known owe thedr canoniza
tion not to the recognition of -any
church but to the discipline of the load
of life. Just as when a horse la put
ting forth all his weight ' the driver
throws a load on bis back and the
added weight- gives him additional
pull, so a crosa laid upon us at a time
when ws think we are doing our best
and doing all we can Is the thing that,
In the providence of God, Is necessary
to bring the graces of Christian char
acter to perfection.
God never overloads us. Ws do
that, and If tt Is done In sn unselfish
and enthusiastic service for humanity
it is commendaAils. There is no partic
ular danger that many of us will suf
fer, however, In this way. The thing
wa ars apt to niUumKvrsUud la the
glory In carrying a load.
To tvery oat on earth
God gives a burden, to bs carried down
The road that leads between ths cross
and crown;
No lot la wholly free.
lis sir eth one to thee.
COMMON rEOI'LK VERSUS MOBS.
Br Bso fllowi.
Professor Barrett Wendell of Har
vard Is quoted ss saying: "Our cities
to-day are governed by the mob, made
up of all ths lower
clashes. Abraham
Lincoln certainly
was of ths mob,
but ha outgrew his
class,' It can not
ba proved that
something called a
mob rules our
cities. All classes
are represented In
creating their gov
ernments. It Is In
sisHor raixowa.
harmony with dictionary definition to
call all ths lower and lowest classes
of a community a mob. But ths cur
rent meaning of ths word la a rabble
or a tumultuous coming together of
people, whether high or low in social
tanks.
Abraham Lincoln was a farmer, a
pioneer, a boatman, a rallsplltter. Ara
wa to consider all that belong to these
categories as a mob? Three-fourths
of all our lawyers. Judges, ministers,
doctors, business men, college profes
sors, etc., come from ths farming com
munity. Society, Ilka cream. Is con
tinually rising to the top. The quality
of the cream depends npon the rich
ness of the milk. However, the rich
est cream of human society comes
from the American common people,
Abraham Lincoln, thank God, never
outgrew tho plain people from whose
loins he sprang. Ha never forgot bis
relationship to Jhem. He never would
have been Abraham Lincoln If be bad.
The common people are the best peo
ple. They, ss a people, did not cruci
fy Christ It was the men who claim
ed to belong to the upper classes, the
classes of privilege snd monopoly snd
Intolerance and narrow culture that
put hlra to death.
MORAL AND BI'lRITCAIi STRIKE
Br Dr. Jr. Swirt.
Every sane strike is born of a de
sire to better conditions or to break
the force of a trend toward worse con
ditions. There Is a force that forever
tends to drag men downward. There
Is a current that flows about our Uvea
that la moving ever upward. As wo
face the moral and spiritual realm for
a moment we see abundant reasons for
a new strike that will be worth while.
No soul Is at a standstill. To be satis
fied with ourselves Is to yield to the
downward Impulse. Every man Is con
scious that be might have done better.
There are some things that we ought
to strike for and there are some that
we ought to strike against with all our
hearts. We ought to strike for a bet
ter experience, for a new birth from
above, for a larger measure of power.
God has filled this old world of ours
with mighty forces. There Is the mlgh
of steam, electricity, magnetism, fall
ing water, chemical affinity, steel, son
light and a hundred others. As men
have Ignored these forces they have re
mained savages. As they have appro
priated and obeyed tbem they have
marched with steady step to higher
levels of civilization. God has not
been less generous in the sulrltual
world. We can be strong If we will
to break the downward trend that has
touched our lives. Science says: "Obey
the law of the force and the force
will serve you." That law holds for
every realm. Obey Jesns Christ and
he will fill you with power to strike
for better conditions or to break the
trend that drags to lower levels.
DANGER OP IGNORANT PIETY.
By Hr. ft. C Hartitll.
The supreme danger of the church of
Jesus Christ to-day, as always, Is not
from without, but from within. It is
the danger of willfully ignorant piety.
Ignorance that is humble and longs for
knowledgo has all the future of bles
sedness. But willful Ignorance Is al
ways essentially narrow, Joyless, un
social and cruel.
The only thing that can save ns,
and with us the world, is faith in the
universal, Joyful, social, loving Savior,
Jesus Christ ,:
', Short Meter Ssrmons. ; 1
Love cures many of our likings.
The greedy church cannot grow.
Faith always puts Its feet on facta.
A
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You can depend on Ayer'i
Htlr Vigor to restore color to
your gray htlr, every time.
Follow directions tod it never
falls to do this work. It stops
Hair Vigor
falllngofthehalr.ilso. There's
great satisfaction in knowing
you are not going to be disap
pointed. Isn't that so?
Mr kttr fa4S unlit H att wr.Ua. It
took mt haul of tttr'i Hair Vlr U
rMinr. II tm Ita farmer Sara, rt aater. laar
hair Vigor r.ttalMi win jam lor
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SI Ms boMla.
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for
Fading Hair
Two Mlaaoarl Towns.
When the presidential struggls be
tween Clsy snd Jackson was st It
height It Is related that a band of emi
grants from Kentucky and ths then
other Western 8tates commenced to
stttls on ths north side of tba Missouri
Illvsr and called their county Clay
snd ths county seat Liberty.
At tbs same time another lot of emi
grants from Vlrgtuls snd other South
ern States pitched thnlr tents on th
south side of tbs llig Muddy and
called tbelr county Jackson snd tha
rspltsl Independence. And so It re
mains to this day. Clay stood for lib
erty snd Jackson for Independence.
Oak Grovs (Mo.) Dinner.
An Honest Opinion.
Mineral, Idaho, Nor. 14. Special).
That a sura curs hss been discovered
tor those sciatic pains that mske so
msny lives miserable, is tha Arm opin
ion of Mr. D. 8. Coleon, a wall known
resident ot this place, and be does not
hesitate to say thst cure is Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. Ths rsason Mr. Colson Is so
firm In his opinion is thst he had those
terrible pains and is cured. Speaking
of the matter bs says:
"I ara only too happy to ssy Dodd's
Kidney Pills bavs dona ma lots of
good. I had awful pains In my hip so
I could hardly walk. Dodd's Kidney
PUIs stopped H entirely. I think they
ars a grand medicine."
All Bciatlo and Kheomatic pains ara
caused by urio acid in tha blood.
Dodd's Kidney Pills make healthy
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tha arlo acid out of tba blood. With
tho causa removed there can ba no
iheumatism oi sciatica.
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