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PnlIy a4 IL RefOrIner.

Last summer there was a parrot on
Third avenue that used to stay out OF
doors the greater part of the day. IN
the next house was scOlding woman.
She used to scold every minute, either
her husband, or the children or the
cat, and soon the parrot began to minnie
her. Between the two, the nelghoors
nearly went distracted: But pretty
soon the woman stopped. She could
hear the parrot mocliing her Cries OF
'sStop your noise" "Shut up" 'Minu
me, sir!" "I'll strap you';, made tnS e
mir vocal, but as soon as Polly 1ouno
ont that she was having the fun all t."
herself she stopped, too. Now not 4
word of scnlding in the Thirt street
house, and Polly sings and whistles
her old time ditties. She is looked
upon us an apostle of peace by 'he
neighhorS.
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UnseIfish HcrOism of the Sam0ans.

In all the sad history of the recent
terrible naval disaster in the waters OF
Samoa there shines, through the dark
ness of storm and shipwreck, ard
death, Il redeeming ray of light ahorl
that dcplorable tragedy of the sea amp
this is to be found in the heroic condu %
of the Samuans.
Those people, alleged to he rude bar
barians by some Of the most clvlllZed
nations on the globe, proved, in the
most dangerous and trying hours ol
that awful calamity, that they were in
spircd by sentiments of humanity,
courage and magnaninilty seldom
manifested by men or races claiming
superiority over them in the noIler
traits OF heart or mind.
When the doomed ships of thc
American and German commanders,
beaten down by the reSiSlless winds
and bufletcd about 10y the waves, were
dashed upon the shores of their bay,
the natives forgot who were their
friends and who their enemies in their
gallant cnueavOrs to reach and rescue
| the survivors, who were being tossed
about in that boiling sea, They forgot
lcvcrytllng except that death was
striving to conquer host of strug-
Cling human beings and that they
were their fellewmen, deserving OF
every braye and devoted effort thr>'
could make to save them from their
impending fate.
These native harharians, TO their
everlasting fame, he it said. rushed in
to the raging sea and endeavorcd to
drag to safety the drowning men ut he
greatest peril to their own lives. In
fact, two of them lost their own lives
in this fearfully dangerous duty they
had taken upon themselves, OF saving
the shipwrecked sailors.
Therefore it would be well, as Admi-
raj Kimberly suggests, our Govern
nelt should make some official recoG-
milton of the heroic, self-sacrlliclng
spirit of the Samoans. They are Wor'
thy of it, and of the honor of all civil
lied nations that know how to appre-
ciate the highest form of human cour-
age.-Ncw Orleans TEnes-Democfdt.
| Fold your clothes rs yon take them
| fran, the line they will iron easier.
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The "Listener," in the Boston Tran
scrit, gives the following. as instances
of 1.-The power of words over the,
youthful intelligence" :"
disability is the taking care OF a sta-
ble.n :.
"Obelisk, one of the marks Of punct-
uation." -,
IAN incendiary is when you go
round preaching and singing hims."
"Expostulation is to have the small
"A critic is something to put your
feet Oh to- ,.,u
"An impulse is what the doctor
takes hold of to feel if you are SICK:
IA dipthong is very contagious
disease" o., .-.
"The boy was sick with informa-
ton"
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Zeal in n Good Thing.

The apostle Paul says, ut Is good to
be zealously affected always in good
thing" Now, there are many good
things in this sinful, suffering world in
which it is good to be zealously affect,
ed in. Let me name one blessed and
beautiful thing-Zeuce; and as God
is the "God of Peace" and our Savior
the "prince of Peace" then surely
every Christian should be always q
Christian Of Peace. Christian read
er, 1zae you u Christian Of peace I?
If you are not, you are not a true
Christian. If you are really Christian
of peace, yoa will love the cause OF
Peace as soon as you look into it,. If
YOU will candidly read and pray over
the subject, you will see more and
more of its Importance and sublime
glory, and you will be zealously affect
ed in laboring for its triumph among
all classes of people and all the nations
of the earth. If you wish, as you
ought, to be zealously affected always
in q good thing, you may be sure that
Won can not find a better thing than
"peace on earth, and good will toward
men," y. H.
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The Way the Money Goes.

To the Editor:
S1K-Our National or War Debt
was, at "the end Of last financial
year,n G73S, ,779, 176; the last years in
terest and other charges thereon were
EGG ,6l5, ,S79; and our naval and militia
ry expenditure G31, ,91S,139. Thus the
fighting bill of "Christian" England
for this one year amounted to no less a
sum than G5S, ,534,0lS!
Analysing this sum, I find that the
British Christians are now, in the time
of peace, spending for war purposes
G6,6Sl los. Sd. per hour, by night ana
by day, Sundays included, throughout
the whole year! Divide this amount
by our thirty-five millions of popula-
ton. and it Shows that our direct war
contributions average FL 13s. 53d. on
every man, woman and child in the
kingdom or GS SIS. SD. on every fam
ily of five persons, to say nothing or
the cost for pauperism, the loss by un,
productive labor, and the distress and
suffering caused thereby, which is not
little. -,
Hence it appears that during the
present century, upwards OF e4,7ZO,OOo
600, or more than four-tifths OF the
whole expenditure, has gone for wars,
war debt, and preparations for war.
Thus, to every pound of expenditure,
16s. 0sd. goes for war purposes, leav-
ing 3s. lid. in the pound for all other
purposes whatsoever. Even since the
Crimean War some 100000, 600, have
been voted by the great taXing-ma-
chine of the nation for war purposes; !;
vet we are told the usual tale. that we
are in "a most defenceless state"
TO meet this old panic cry, several
more millions have been voted by the
present Parliament, to which a large
proportion of Members greatly inter-
ested in this sort of expenditure have
been sent, whereby the immence pre-,
parations for war are as costly and
cruising as actual warfare q generation
ago. This is the way the money goes,
has gone, and will continue to go, so
long as ignorant electors return, as
their representatives to the House OF
Commons, these great devourers OF
taxation.
"What is IT., after all, tn e people get?
But widows, taves, wooden legs, and debt"
Yours, very truly.
w. T.. CORNER.
8 st. Thomas Square, Hackney, N. Er
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John Hemmenwa;y.
FROM THE DAY STAR.
1856.

John Hemmenway was born in
Freeport, Maine, December 30, 1914.
He became a Christian, and united
with the Congregational Church in
Fairfield, Maine, in 1884. He became
interested in the subject of Peace III
1886 by reading the writings of Will
liam Ladd, 1.-THE Great apostle of
Peace :" and in 1910 became convert
to radical Peace principles, as held by
the Society of Friends, and conse-
uuently he has been since that time
decidedly opposed to war for any pur-
pose.
Mr.. Hemmenway has written consid-
erable in favor of peace and in opposi-
ton to war, which has been published
in the "MeSSemgea. Of Peace, -
"2Ae cArislian NefyA1or'" and
"Zhe St0a''
He has written ".Nemoia. Of Nm.
Za3a,n and "ZAe Duily Remena-
1a.1xncer on Pace and Wur." 1.-THE
Daily Remembrance, excepting the
Introduction, is a compilation. He
has also written "Meditations on pas
sages of Scripture relating to Christ,
for every day of the year." This has
not yet been published.
1t is proper to remark here that he
has written q new Memoir Of William
Ladd, about twice as large as the one
in print; the manuscript is now in
the hands of Rev. Rowland B. How
ard, the Secretary of the American
Peace Society. 1t is hoped the friends
of Peace will soon publish this Mem
DIR.
Mr.. Hemmenway married Miss Or
ricy r. Brown of Pittstield, Maine, in
1S4O. She was q very lovely Christian
woman of eminent mental abilities.
She was born in 1918, and was the
mother of five children, one, twin.
daughter died in early infancy and
two sons and two daughters live to
comfort their father in his widower-
hood. Mrs. Hemmenway, in 1878,
was removed from earth to heaven.
where her husband soon expects to
join her, in dearer, happier and holi-
er state of love than it is possible for
welded souls to enjoy living in taber-
nacles of mortality.
He removed in 1880 from Maine to
Minneapolis, MINI. where he now re-
sides with his Oldest son.
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What. NOt TO Say.

"Stopping," for staying. AS, HE Is
stopping with u.s." for "He is staying
with u.s." ,.,,
"Riwht away" for Immediately.
Come right away" should I've 'co'ile
nj. oucc,n or Immediately.
"Slorns,n for rains orShowS. STORM
is an atmospherical disturbance ana
has reference to air and wind.
rrv and come. do write, etc, Tor Try
to come. 10 do so, to write, etc. J.
shall try and come to see you Sooh'
should he, 81 shall try to come" etc.
"Nice," for pretty, good, etc. "Ilia'
is nice, he is a nice boy. isn't she
nicc?" etc. Something nice is dell
r,,.. exact, as Il nice point in Il discus
sioh. ,.c q,
Just rs soon, for Just as Lief. -
would lust as soon do il as not, should
be "I would just as lief do IT," elc'
Soon means in Il short time, not rl-
thcr. ,,r
"Postcl,n for informed. As, HE Is
not postad on that matter; post nm
on the s,ihiect.n Post means To put up
q sign or to drop letter i'll the postoi-
flee. ,,. e.,
"GucsS,n for suppose or thlnk. ~
guess this is rlght,' should ne -
think,n etc. Guess means Vt" hit Ill
random ~ as 81 can't guess how many
cents you have" ::
"Party," for person. Party is a
gathering of people, not an individual.
"Who is that party" when one Is
meant, should be: "Who is that per-
son or individuals" .,,
"Drive," for to take riding. "He
took his carriage and drove me to
town. He drove the horse. but not
me. It should be: ole took me To
town in his carriage" c.
Funny, for odd, strange. AS, ut
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The "Inebriate" Problem.


DIR. Norman Kerr has article III
the 1neozogical .)lonihZy, published
in London, in which, after stating the
problem with all it's terrible social ana
hereditary complications, he proceeds
to show, in past ages and in our own
day. it has been blunderingly treated,
now by excessive and cruel harshness,
and now bv weak leniency or lndl1fer-
cnce by quackeries, by hypnotism'
by faith healing, by spiritual handllng
alone, by total abstinence alone, Dy
both in combination, and all to llttle
purpose. or with results quite OUT ol
COMPARISON with the widespread,
deep-rooted, and ever.groWlng curse OF
the evil. He then shows why all tne
well-meant efforts have comparatively
failed. His contention is that drunk
enness is either disease or the result
of disease. AS such he thinks IL
should be treated. Children should pe
taught the truth rs to the effect OF al
cohol on the system, and in all attempts
to reform the drunkard the fact or a
nhysical basis of disease should pe
kept in mind. Then religion and
tenn pefalCe lllSteiu VI l"i'Aio
ceed. He says: a.
Wrhe great truth which we must
master is that inebriety is q true as
ease. q veritable madness for intoXlca-
ton an ungovernable mania Tor the
Lethe of narcotic oblivion. once
this great central truth is grasped, lis
recognition will come upon us ike u
revelation. Light will be thrown up
on the dark places of our iesterlng {
heap of poverty, crime, violence, ana
premature death. The unwisdom and
unfairness of our present unrlghteous
legislation, in forcing upon, the com, i
m1nitv the fearful incubus of licensed
public temptations to easy indulgence
in a paralysing intelligence-polsonlng
an;esthetic, will he manifest. Rescue
work will be more effective ana en-
couragins. The prospect OF cure Will
be infinitely brighter to the lneoflate:
Every effort ut the Improvement ci
the health, the morality, the prosper,
ty, and the happiness OF the people
will be vastly strengthened. Inc
Church of the Lying God, emanclpat-
ed from all narcotic detilement, once
again bearing aloft the unsullleu pan
ner of Him who cared no less TOR tne ne
body than for the spirit OF man, VIII
reaI Il harvest of human souls OF
which i'm her present environment Sic
has no conception"
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American Girls.

MY DEAR SISTER: I know that
young ladies are always interested to
know how other young ladies look and
act, so I must tell you about these
American girls. I see them every
where, on the cars, in the shops, in the
temples, at concerts, ETC., and they
were almost always chattering and
laughing, except during divine service,
and they are not always quiet then.
What they find to talk about ] can't
imagine, and, as I do not know the
language very well, I have some diff
Guilty in understanding what they say.
AS sat behind flock of girls in the
cars yesterday, I heard them say a
great many times over something that
sounded like "Isn'thesplendid" and
another girl would answer: "He's
Notwithstanding" What do
YOU suppose they were talking about?
conclued, from what could under
stand, that it was some man: Per-
haps it was the new president who has
lust been inaugurated. Many of these
girls are pretty. but they are too pale
and thin, and they do dress in such n
ridiculous way, or, at least, it looks SO
to me! Some of them have Il flower
garden or a whole menagerie on their
hats, and many Of them have a a great
hump on their backs. [ have heard
this called hustle, but [ do not under
it at all, for they also tell me that a
hustle means a great stir and hurried
activity. do not think that his hump
makes them more active, and am
sure it doesn't make the more graceful.
The Americans laugh at us of China
because the feet of the upper caste
ladies are pinched in babyhood; put
at the same time, they pinch the waists
of their girls and women; and the
more like an hour-glass they can make
their shapes, the better they like 1t.
For nv part, think that waist-pinch-
ing is far worse than fect-pinching and
T do not think that they can throw
stones at onr ladies any longer. !
have heard these young ladies call
"rirIs of the period" L do not under
stand this, either, for Il period means
q full stop, and I am sure they never
CONC to a full stop. Tn short, my dear
sistcy there are still many things about
This strange country and this strange
language which I do not understand.
Rut more another time. Your broth
cr.-rWAH SAM LUNG, in Golden
Rule.
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STRAWBERRY sHoRT-CAKE.-With

STRAWBERRY SHoRT-CAKE.-Withs
one quart of sifted flour mix thorough.
ly two tea-spoonfuls baking powder,
rub in piece of butter the size Of an
egg, add a little salt, and fresh, milk to
form soft dough. Divide the dough
into two pieces, and roll each piece out
and cover one with thin layer OF but
ter, place this in a pan with the other
on top of it. Bake fifteen or twenty
minutes. Have ready two quarts OF
fine, fresh strawberries split the cake,
which will be easy as the under layer
was buttered, place half the straw6er
white sugar and cream; put the other
half on top and cover in the same
way: serve as soon as done. The
dough may be cut in four pieces and
baked in two pans instead OF one, i
desired. '5i<
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UoME.-One is forever hearing OF
men and women who 60 away from
home to have good time; the proper
place for a good time is right IN the
home. The ways of having them are
Us many as the sands OF the sea- ou'
there is one reliable method tor START
inca time" and that is to do some
thing to please another member OF tne
family rather than yourself. A little
nyhi6ition of unselfish affection. IA
vnr extended, Il reasonable indulgence
granted, may start train of events
which will brighten whole day and
make Il whole evening merry. 1t IN
wolves less trouble and far more fun
Than a picnic.
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\ moderate drinker became very
angry with Il friend who argued that
safety was only to be found in total
abstinence. "What, sir" said he.
"do You think 1 have lost control OF
mvscifm W do not know" was the
reply; "but put it. to tie test. For the
next six months do not touch a drop"
kept to Ills promise, at the close Of a
month he said to his friend, with
tears in his eyes: II believe you have
saved me frome a drunkard's grave.
[ never knew before that I was in any
sense slave to drink, but during the
last month I have fought the tiercest @
battle of my life. Had the test been
tried later on, it might have been TOO
late. T mean to keep the pledge ior
life.u
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No bad man is ever brought to re-,
pentace by angry words or by bitter,
scornful reproaches. He fortifies him
self against reproof, and hurls back
terrible charges in the face of his acc9s-
or. Yet. guilty and hardened as he,
seems. he has O heart in his bosom,
and may be melted to tears by geaue
voice. whose therefore, can restraln
his disposition to blame and find fault,
and can bring himself down tol 9
fallen brother, will soon find a way 70
better feelings within. Pity and pa
tience are the two keys which unlock
the human heart. 81
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BONES FOR GRAPE-VINEs.-To,
cause grape-vines to grow most vigor-
ously throw a few bones into the hole
when planting out. Oyster-shells are
also good for the same purpose, ana
NAV be mixed with the bones to ad-
vantage. Therefore don't waste any
bones or shells, but utilize them In the
manner suggested if you plant any
vines. In case you have grape-vines
growing bury the bones near them, or
reduce the bones to ashes and apply
the latter to the vines or the vegetable
garden. 1t will pay good dividends-,
better than ordinary bank or railroad
stock. -... .rf tssEA
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10 hook ROrrOWPrs.

A writer i'm the NrW York Observer
chmniclcs q number of ininnctlonS 10
"booiI-horrowerSn which are found IN
the volumes of some private libraries.
He says: -,
A large number nf grown-up child
rem have adopted thc schoul-hoy Gus.
tom. but i'm q gravrr mood. lhc TWO
verses more commonly used are:
"Ir thou art borrowed by friend
Einht welcome shall he hr
TO read to study. moi tn lend,
l,nt 10 return to me.
And this,
"Not that impaired knowledge doth
Diminish lrarnin"'s store:
Uut hooks. | find. if often lent,
Return 10 me no more.
Tn q volume formerly belonging t" Il
we'll known resident of New York
City, 7 found the following:
"Any one may borrow. hut gentleman
Thc hooks in the library of David
w. Javuc contain on the cover the
following scriptural quotations:
"Go thou rather To them that sell and buy for
yourselves.
The following rather severe lines
were used by Il gentleman living IN
Massachusetts.
"S,cru mower of Justice, lift thy wand
I'm srtr of mrrry's look :
Strike him who with prcSt,mptuous mana
l'urlnins this valned book.
One Aaron Putnam, who llveu III
Mcdiord, Mass, about one hundred
wears ago, used these lines.
"Thr wicked borrow. but do not reiuh again
see that thou ari not one of the nuinner.
William J. Smelling, one of the ear,
liest editors of the Boston Hcrat6, had
these Instructions princd in his vol
Imes
"Do not turn down the leaves 10 marx The
place, hut put in Il slip or paper
"Do not give the book 10 children l"f play
thing
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A man had fallen into u deep pit,

A man had fallen into u deep PIT,
and lay grooming in the mIry bottom,
utterly unable to move. lonfuclnS
0he ancient Chinese philosopher
nasscd by and, looking into the PIT,
said "Poor fellow! I am very sorry
for YOU. Why were you such Il 1901 Us
io met in there. Let ne give you Il
piece of advice: If you ever get out;
lie careful you don't get IN again."
And that was all he could do for nm;
Next came Il Buddhist priest, ana
looking down at him, said: "Poor
fellow, 1 am panied to find you III
such a condition. | think If you
could scramble up two-thirds OF the
wnv. or even half, / might reach
down and help you out" But the
man was utterly unable to move;
Last of all, Jesus Christ came by, and
hearing his cries went to the edge OF
the pit, and reached entirely down to
the bottom, and lifted him up and set
him on his feet, and said: $50 and
sin no more. ."-From sermon by a
converted Chinaman.
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seems very funny to me that he does
not Gomez should be, lit seems very
strange" etc. Funny is something
amusing, full of fun.
Depot, for station. II will 60 to the
Allentown depot" should be, II will
20 to the Allentown station" A de-
pot is terminal point. Station, n
place along the route.
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Murder is SacriIcge.
BY GEORGE ID. BOARDMAN.

RN GEORSE ~.
And now we are prepard for the
Sixth Commandments IH0N SH"|/
Io mn zuU7'aey. (EXod. XN, 49,
Murder is, in the intensest sense OF
the word, sucrilege. 1t is not oliiy
crime against man it is also Il crime
AGAINST God, in whose image man Is
made. Think not that this expression
--"mudc in Gods image" (GelI. !, 2oJ
belongs only to the good: II belongs
also to the bad. Wherever there Is Il
human being, however wicked, ilere
is an image of God; terribly delaceu
indeed, but not altogether eflaced, I'D
spite of all its abrasion and corrosIoll'
sill bearing Gods image ana super
scriptiou. This is the very argument
Of the Apostle James when dcnounc-
inw sins of the tongue: "Iliere"iIh
curse we men, who are made alter tllr
likeness of God" (JamcS Ill, W.
That is To say, to curse men Is 10 pl;ts-
phrmc God; for men are made III
Gods image. In like manner, TO
commit murder is to commit sacrlleSe :
if is to shorten mans probatloh,
abridre Gods day of grace, crush OUT
nil possibilities of repentance, forgive
ness, salvation, saintliness. NO won
der the Apostle declares: III any
man dcstroycth the temple OF liou'
him shall God destroy !; for the tenn
pie of God is holy, which temple ?e
are" q Cor. iii, H. Murder IS III
some respects the darkest form ol s'-
crilege.
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Moderate counsels are genelaliy
wiscst and best. Gentloness Will 40
what violence will not do. Most peo,,
Dle love to be accosted mildly. Good
words cost nothing but II little sell-ae,
nial, and yet they purchase sfe'''
things.
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If you walk toward a light, your
path Gets brighter all the way; your
shadow is behind you. If you walK
from the light, it becomes DARKER ;
vour shadow is before you. walk 70
W ard the light always.
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Duty.
By ANNA TEMPLE.

held flower in my hand;
Twas night, could not see;
And judging from the perfume, thought
The flower must ugly be.
But when the morning came, and light
With its transforming power,
did forget all else, except
The beauty OF the flower.
God placed q duty in my hand,
Before my eyes could see
It's rightful form, that duty seemed
\ bitter thing to me.
The sun of Glory rose and shone;
Then duty forgot,
And thought with what n privilege
The Lord has blessed my lot.
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For drunkenness, drink cold water; ;
for health, rise early ; to be happy, be
honest; to please all, mind your own
business.
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Fold your clothes rs You take them
from the line, they will iron easier.