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TIE $50 NhLl Is ri.n~l'f.
lienificd forms. fine Aryan heads and clear
cut scholarly faces was such a, todclight amy
man who takes oven the smallest interest in
mfhropology The philosophical theory that
mems religion is very largely determined by
their mental and physical makc-up was over.
whc'mugly demonstrated there .aul any close
observer looking down from the gallery must
have said whatever else it may be- Prc,hy
tcrianism is assurcdly a logical system Ad
mit their premises ani such mcn as these can
prove thc'r case
Tie entrance * DR.. Howard Crosby, chair
man az the committee o. arrangements, Dr..
Charles L. Thompson, retiring moderator
DR. Joseph f. Smith, az Baltimore, former
moderator; William H. Roberts. stated clerk
and perhaps tho best informed man IA The
assembly on tho history of the church; Dir.
nuilici. Of Princeton, and other honorcd
members Of the denomination, was greeted
ly that quiet but joyful murmw which Is
The Presbyterian for applause and II was
not tin lato in the afternoon, when rcilg
ION as such had given way 70 business and
business had lalcrahly relaxed, that the
assembly ycltlrnod % clap hands and laugh
alogd Tho occasion was the witty speech OF
thc moderator m reply 20 Warner Van Nor
don. the latter. "a lneal descendant Of Eve
rarlus B0rarlus Tire first minister who ever
preached on Manhattan Island, prcsontc,
with neat and rather formal address Q
cael unlo from tho timhcrs OF the old
Dutch church. and the moderator made q
m.st happy imprompiu reply. combining th'
synod ~ p.rt, tho stiffness Of Dutch Calvin
.N. d 10
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OF the relics of Gen. George W asililis'
ton none, perhaps, exceed in interest OF
are more valuable on account OF ti'o1i
associations than the collection no"
owned by Mr.. Lawrence Washington %
Marshall, Fauquicr county, Virginia
who inherited them from his iather'
Col John Augustine Washington, inc
last of the family in ownership OF Mount
Vernon. This gentleman inherited thcin
from judge Bushrod Washington, ana
he from Gen. Washington. These relics,
kept at Mount Vernon from the time oi
Washington till that property passed
from the possession Of the Washington
family 10 the Ladies' association, are
moro intimately associated with Wash
ington's home and. having been for
nearly a century in the possession OF ms
male heirs. are probabIymorc intimately
associated with his name than any other
collection. and while every article In II
i highly interesting there are two pieces
Of suruassing interest not only to Ameri'
cans. but also to the people Of France.
The first in point Of interest Is iull
length engraving of Louis XVI, presented
TO Washington by that unfortunate mon
arch. whose support Of the American
colonies in their struggle for indepcnd
cncc SO largely contributed to his OWL
destruction by the impetus given Z
liberal IDEAS. This engraving (the onl!
4
one Of its kind, the plate having been dc
stroycd with that intent, to make tn
present more of personal compliment
was accompanied by an autograph lette
from Louis, which was burned with
number of other valuable papers abou
the close of the late civil war.
The other relic deserving special motto
is n statuctte of Neckar, to the pedcsta
of which are attached two brass plates
On the upper plate is the Inscription
"Oui nobis restituit rcm," and on IN
lower. presented to George Washing
ton. President OF the United States
America, by his most dutiful. mo-
obedient and most humble servant u
tang. a citizen Of the state OF George
by act Of February IA. 1928. and citizc
Of France, 1900" -Washingtoa Cor, nc
York Herald.
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jewellers In thisnot wholly satisfactory World
To be snubbed, however, is impossible 10 ono
who keeps the position TO which he Is entitled
lie Is foolish 10 accuse himself OF having been
pushing bis way whore he had no right by
asserting that he has been rebukcd by any
body. If lac Is capable Of taking the high
ground that he belongs whcfeyef II fray
please him TO go, Of course he at one stroke
does away with tie possibility Of being re
buircd by anybody whomsocyer.
The confession OF a snub isgcicrnlly accom-
panied by the more or less emphatic assertion
that the person bcstowing 1t has no claim 10
sit IN social judgment upon the individual AZ
fronied, and in their anger the cofiipla.nors
cannot see that they are, by their protesta
tons, asserting tho very thing that they 80
bitterly deny TO be logical and angry at the
same time, however, IS Hot given 70 mere than
one man In ten thousand. When smarting
under the consciousness that a social enemy
Vas intended an injury few indeed are the
mon who can bc cool enough 70 realize what
they are doing They should impress 1t upon
their minds in times OF spiritual refreshing
and placidity that the practical effect Of
every protest against a personal snub Is TO
njuro themselves So constituted is hu
man nature, moreover that they arc likely
also TO increase rather than TO diminish the
prestige Of their enemy. To know that q
person is by position able TO administer social
slight, and that by disposition he or she Il
capable Of exercising that power Is with nine
people out Of ton to DO moved TO now re-
........ 9. 80. 81. .v...ft.l "a f.aruDrara
Al Of this Is SO obvious that It almost
seems ahsurdly supcriluous to take the trou-
blc % say it at all, but no ono can deny the
frequency Of tho sort Of error Of which VIC
are speaking Every day somebody Is hoard
complaining Of a snuh at tho bands Of some
enemy. and in the interests OF common sensc
il seems worth while TO remind such grum
bers Of what is tho cost Of venting their
Indignation against such rebulIs - Boston
Courier
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BEAUTY IN THE FOOT.
Not an Unlmportant Matter In the ha"e'
up OF a Perfect Woman.

y
up OF u Perfect Woman.
"The girl Of the period, generously
savs n prominent chiropodiat, lis deVo'-
ING herself more ana more TO the study
Of her foo'. She has found out that TINS
instrument is capable OF almost rs mue"
development for strength and beauty
really Synonymous terms as her hand.
She knows that the splendid exercise oi
piano playing. in which each finger ana
every muscle Of the hand, wrist and arm
is developed to the greatest state Of cias-
ticity and to beauty own moldings' con
tains the very hint she wants TO folio"
in the development of the foot. No. she
is not going to play the piano with her
feet, but she is going through lot o.
cymnastic exercises with them. She sl''
on the bed every morning working hci
toes. then she walks around the room on
her bare toes, and Strengthening out hci
ankle. like a ballet girl, with every step
She finds at first that she can hardly iais'
herself ON the balls Of her feet and wall
on them.
presently that becomes easy. IN
yveel, or so the exercise will accomplish
that much. Then she grows able to III
herself of even the balls Of her feet on Il
the very toes alone for moments ~
] time. Then she sits down on the be-
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many years worked in Pennsylvania as an
iron pudllcr About tho close Of the civil
war he entered on a grand scheme OF organ
ling labor. ard successfully advanced from
ono position % another till be became presi-
dent Of the Amalsamatcl Association Of Iron
and Steel Workers. As such his services
were valuable both 10 men and employers
MS WIS recognized hy the hitter The promi'
nonce of the tariff Issue brought him into
politics. and Republican success results IN
.o.dir. him 10 hi, native land as an honored
official
Col. Clark J.. Carr the new minister from
tbe United States 10 Denmark was born at
Boston. Eric county. \. Y, in lN@. He
went with bis parents to Illinois in 1870, and
in 1851 the family settled on a farm in the
vicinity of Calcsburg Young Carr divided
his time between the farm and Knox college
and teaching school He studied law at
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and gives them lighter exercises, just ny
working them until they will move in
depcndcnily Of each other. AT first she
has 10 pull them with her hands a. faI
rs possible in all different directions, just
like the pianist practiceshis hands ON Tire
tcci.nicmi. They ere very awkward ~
first, lust rs the fingers would have been
if not practised, and, indeed rs many
peoples fingers are. She Is no longer .
victim 10 the foolish prejudice against
spreading her loot out on the floor. She
l. no longer victim Of she Illusion &c
the exc, ignorant Of art, that ht'ieness If
beauty. She no longer desires set On
crampod toes, but spreads them out on
tho floor and tries to make them assume
the sayiarc. beautiful proportions OF the
baby's sweet foot
"In fact the foot Development craze
with the fashionable progressive girl OF
TIE period may be called the baby foot
craze. These exercises Of the foot and
toes make them able 10 spring twice az
far of their feet She is constantly seek
ing better shoes. She is doing just the
reverse Of what she used TO do when she
fought with her shoemaker because the
shoe was not tight enough. she is now
constAily Sighting with him to get item
broader at the toe5, and many a girl who
!. uroud Of her now sensible, progressive
idea .il, hold tho toe of broad shoe il
view for YOU hi tie street cars, at home
and elsewhere.
MANY Jokes are cracked on tic corr
doctors In the papers, but we always al
wise people to wear anything but pointed
shoes. The foot and toes should have
all the freedom Of the hand and hngers
4 great many girls also ask MS for advice
about curing pigeon toe. 1t is a curlou
thing that many girls live all their live
and arc laughed at by the boys for walk
hrs, pigeon tocd. when they never notic'
that they walk differently from othe
pconlc. But those who have it can cor
rect it TO q great extent by practice.
advised several young ladies ina practice
which they say has greatly improved
them. That is to get before n mirror II
their dressing rooms and walk towar'
it. stepping high and extending the LEI
straight out toward the glass at ever,
step. They thus find when the foot light
how il crosses in upon the vertical plan
which the other foot must reverse for II
movements. They thus see how heles
are not hinged quite properly, ana lear
to move them in parallel planes. SteI
ping forward and backward toward IN
mirror will frequently correct pigco
tocd walking. "-Philadclphia Inquirer
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As the range of guns in the field l.
augmented battles will more than ever
be prepared By cannon, batteries VIII
omen fire at distances Of miles, and the
advcrsarys batteries must, 1t least, be
weakened before infantry can venture
to advance. except under very peculiar
circumstances. The power Of modern
cannon is so tremendous that, when hos.
tile batteries como into conflict at any
thing like reasonably near distances, VIZ,
from 300 to $500 yards, the duel can
scarcely last long. We shall see no can
nonadcs like that directed against La
Have Saintc. which lasted for hours, and
the victory will belong to the artillery
chiefs who, with anything like an equal
itv Of force, lay their guns best, take
most accurate aim, avoid saiyos ana
wild discharges, take care that their men
are not hurried, aud, above all, can en-
fladc their enemy-a process now moro
than ever destructive.
For tie reasons TO which we have re-
ferrcd before the system Of artillery re-
serves should be given up as completely
obsolete: no Efforts should be spared t.
bring forward every available gun as
quickly as possible, and the organization
Of the three arms should be so arranged
rs to secure this object, the pieces ano
their trains being always kept in clos'
contact with the rest q thc army anC
capable Of rapid moment to the front
For the rest artillery should be always
ready and equal to contend in the iielC
with infantry; it should consider itself
more powerful arm in.anything like al
equal struggle, and once it has beer
placed in its true position it should, j
possible, never fall back. At the same
time. in our judgment At least. artillery
owing to the vast spaces Of battleiields II
modern war, may on many occasions ID
greatly imperilcd. The Academy.
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Ast,exiffc. n. q.

AsHEvILLE, y. c.. May 2S.-Ne have
to report an advance in cutting stock
with an advancing tendency in prices
for all offerings on this market. having
any color or show of it. We have rea-
son TO expect sales to be as large TINS
week as last. which were fairly good.
The continuance of this dry spell, and
reports of advancing prices on the
bright markets, east of Us, are teiiihg
on prices here. We now nave a gC)u
prospect for rain, but not enough TO lay
the dust as yet. - d.
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sNues AND sNUeelNe.
n yon Get Angry and Complain No" Aa-
init Your Enemy's Superiority

II You Get Angry and Complain 10" N"'
nit Your Enemy's Superiority
Ono Of tho most sensclcss OF social 'n''''Ae,
,bot ueoplo Of positions not wholly assured
can possibly mako is to confess to beng
s""hi.d In tho beat Of indignation against
the person who has been guilty Of 'nuoe,ms ;
them people arc very apt TO do the very thing
which would be most pleasing to me one upon
whom they wish to be avenged 10 oonle .as
to being snubbod Is to achno"io ,sy -" Tbis in
90 - Confession Of social inferiority which
IN, me-, one making 1t would sooner die than make
directly, and it is tho more foolish because
tho chances arc that It is false. Lilo,
Manlfestly tbcro is no possible POSITION S'''''
which Is at all dignincd except that % ue"y D.
ing tho possibility Of being snuDbed ny any
BODY. OF course. one cannot always pv' ,s
himself from rudeness. that comes 70 AZ Nv
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A Mnmnn,s Scrip Book.

II is quite the thing in aristocraiic cir
cles for ladies to collect fashion plates
and compare ancient and modern sly les:
There is lady living in the West End
who has a small library OF scrap books
filled with nothing but dress designs
Tho collection has been made purely LOT
pastime, but it is really very valuable.
A careful study of it affords another
proof of the saying that there IS nothing
new under the sun. The so called new
est fashions are, nine times out OF ten
palpable notifications Of designs dis
carded many years ago as out OF date
ST Louis Globe DemOcrat
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ton Carr was madopostmastcr Of Galesburs
During the civil war which followed he was
n member Of Governor Yates siail' ana
made FREQUENT trips with the Illinois war
Governor 10 the front in the interest OF the
..ato trooas In the struggle over state
constitution submitted hya convention 10 the
people Of Illinois Col Carr took an important
part. speaking frequently Since that time
he has been a prominent political stump
sneaker. He was a delegate 20 the kepuoil'
can national conventions Of ls0iand 1881.
Mr. Alvin Saunders, who has been APP
,,ointod n member Of the board Of registra-
lion ard election in Utah, Is tho father OF
Mrs. Russell Harrison Mr. Saunders is
ouito nm old man. having reached the age Of
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No, Anxious for the job.

"Iohn. wake up! hear a noise IN the .
Kitchen There's somebody in the house
Cumming out Of bed) Don't be
afraid. Maria. I'll drive him QUIZ De
calm, darling" ,.....,.
Don't 60 down that steep stairway
Nth vour revolver cooked, John. IL
,nirbt 90 of before you are ready"
drawing back into bed again. "Mrs.
Bilms. If YOU haven't any confidence IN
nv management Of burglars you can
take the revolver and so down yourself
Chicago Tribune 1890 .-~-------
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s, that Of pr--by- VILLA" = 49,
t.riani,rn can boo sail o. havo one head, hi
fitness Tor tie place is universally recognized
Thi. Gathering iuaugurat', TIE second cen.
mry of tao general assembly OF the united
States. The fri meeting took place May =.
1850. ia the Second Presbyterian church OF
rhaaGolphia. and There were present twenty
two ministers and ten elders, representing
twelve prcshyteri s ia six states. That body
considered itself ~ direct descent from the
fr.f General assembly Of tho Church OF Scot
land. hut Tho FIRST permanent lrcSp, terrain
bodies in America vcro among tho Dutch h
New York and iu Long Island. However
fbe urasbytcry established 90 Philadelphia ~
ilo5 was Scotch. and in l1lC IL resolved
ts,f into a synod, and by and 10y this
SYNOD called union with those OF
%sw York and other places which finally
crew into the general assembly hence the
scotch succession claimed. This body is tho
bi.hes, authority In the Presbyterian churcD
,ffh. United States. and Us tho cunnlation
n ro,,cr. is on precisely the same prhelpie as
n'tof the government OF the country 50
'......,. ,,if. of one order combining To MAKE
e,r,i- Of TIE next higher order, wiz all Local
,.i.hte reserved To the lower orders, the re"uei
,,lo 1..irc. % gos a comprehensive view OF
,,..i. ,feri.u government may compare them
fius.
Th.s..sian 70 the township
Tho prcsbytcry 90 The county or district
M. synod 20 the state legislature
m. general assembly 10 tho national con
l.l.|..
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iron worker 90 at
tendt0tlc interests
Of his country
among the great
factories and mills
Of Birmingham IL
is the apothcosis Of
ambitious labor.
john Jarrett was
born Jan. p, 1913,
in Monm0uthshire,
England, Of Welsh
parents. and at the
age of 10 was put 10
work I'm an iron
mill. At rs he oni-
irrafelfo the Uni
tel States, and for
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the French were sadly defeated The statue
Is Of bronze. about three meters in Height
AMI stands GA q square pedestal 81 granite
In expression Of face and whoie attitude II l.
q Iielike image OF the soldier hero Ct Ger
many Every iineament OF bis face every
seeming motion Of his body, Indicate the In
d0mitahle courage and tirelcss energy tha'
once animated tho great commander al
whose beck thousands and tens Of thousands
Of German soldiers were plunged into the
thickest OF the battle, never doubling that
be would lad them % victory.
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me ~, Louis Factories Comply with
The Law.

The Leggett & Myers Tobacco Com
many and the Drummond Tobacco
Company have ISSUED circulars to
their patrons withdrawing all former
contracts agreeably to the late anti
contract laws of Missouri, but at the
same time urge their customers to nam
tain list prices. W. L. H.
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raw FEDERAL ApPOINTsEs.
len Entrusted with ONCE by President

Men Intrus;cd with Office by President
Harrison.
The appointment Of Mr. John Jarrett as
United States consul 20 Birmingham attracts
a graf deal Of attention, combining as II
does several clements Of interest. 1t Is a
marked recognition Of organized labor re
ward for political service, and at the same
time compliment TO tho laborers Of Biz
mineham and the people Of Wales, for Mr..
Jarrett is by birth ono Of the latter The
uoltician who retains any part Of tho TO.
nance of youth must SEQ poetic fitness III
...a.nr this Mel.h hoy and Icnnylyanio
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-. In 1850 he was
a delegate 10 the
national Ecpubli-
can convention
which net in Chi
cago and nomin-
atcd Abraham Lin
coin. Hc YVES also
a senator from Ne
braska i'm lS0-leoi.
Previous 90 1850 lee
hold a number Of
Offices lie is a
citizen Of Nebras-
ka, and it is under
stoodthat he would
have preferred an
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4 German Monument.

Germany is prc-eminentlye land of statues
aud monuments. Among the moro recent
acquisitions deserving special mention Is the
monument 90 lIiuc, Frederick Carl, com
.,only called tho Rcd Prince, the victor IN
many decisiyebaitlcs. Isis located IN frank
r el,r ON the occasion OF It's un-
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IT. NAAitl'Na ttt " a.
Poughkcepsie and
afterwards 40 the
school,
ono Of the very best
OF itskind in Amer
lea.
Returning &c
Galesburg. he be
gan 10 practicc,and
in 1858 became in
tcrcstod ia politics,
speaking for Abra-
ham Lincoln in the
contest Of 1890 in
Knox and the al
joining counties.
Ill inn.ln,. nlnc-
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Whit "John" Has Done.

At least in one way the public gener.
aIlv have been benefited b. tho influx OF
Nloncolians into this country. The Chi
nese at one time threatened to com
pletely monopolize the laundry business
throughout the United States. There
was only one way for tho American
laundrvmen TO fight them, and that was
bv doing superior work. Tho Americans
realized this. and rose to the occasion
Every device for improving their mode
Of washing and ironing clothes was
rapidlv taken up. Steam laundries
multiplied everywhere, and their sys'
tenn was gradually perfected until now
no laundry workmanship Is finer than
the American. On the other hand the
Chinese have not made the slightest
effort II keep up with the American
system. They have NJ idea OF progress
and the few people who happen to pa
tronizc them are still sure TO have row
with John and to run very likely
chance OF losing their linen If they
should happen to mislay the pigtaii
hieroglyphic check, which he furnishes
in the first place rs receipt for The
clothes.-St. Louis Globe-Dcmocrat.
-, r..os ('ho,fov that Won
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PRESBYTERIAN WORK.
TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENTERS
ON IFS SECOND CENTURY.

4 BODY of Able Men Meet tp ne Fourth
Avenue Presbyterian Church In New
lork-1ho New Moderator, Dr. W. G.,
Roberts some Presbyterian Facts.
The gousiGl assembly Of the Presbyterian
church, held IA New York this year, has
brought together rs attractive n body Of
gentlemen as ever met in tho metropolis II
was curious fact that though The attend
anco on the first day was not iull nine tcnihs
OF the older delegates known as commission
crsa were there, and the array Of straight.
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1908 wa
Yelling the young
Emperor William
II spoke those
memorable words
which 90 tee t.iae
created such "a stir
II, over Europe;
"Rathei than that
we cigcupaslaglc
stone az what vc
have l1t,,el Cor, q
SINGLE stone Of Al
saceI0rrairc, Ne
will sacrifice our
efgAteon grny
corps, yea, cur
forty-six millions
~ Germans.
The Initiative 20
The erection Il the
nionumcntvasa civ
IN by the troops
whom Prince Fred
erirs Charles had
.rl 20 victory in
;he Franco Ger
nlan war, anl tho
| 18th Of Augu { WAS
the anniversary OF
| the battle Of Mars
!.
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appointment in bis own state TO one IN IN
Utah. Though lie is an Old man. he Is maze
and hearty
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anil after many
wears labor there
ard els whore ne
wssulade president
,l Lake Forest uli-
ver,ity. near Chi
caro. lie is wcll
and widely known
asian earnest work
or and efficient on
gauizcr. and, s'fcr
as such "a demo
lfic cover oilt
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Bob-sorry to hear, Charley, that you
have lost your job. Did they give you
the grand bounces When did it happen
Charley-Well. yes; | got my release
last nighl.-New York Sun.