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MET A FRIEND FROM HOME.
1IindOO Servant Introduced an Amer.
lean i'm the Wilds to an Old
Acquaintance.

ellison Willets, the author-journalist
who recently returned from the orient
and whose stories of the Indian fam
inc have appeared in nearly every
American newspaper, says the Chicago
Chronicle, tells the following about
Hindoo servants and how in the heart
of the Jungle they introduced him to
q familiar friend from home:
"The finest servant in the world is
a Hindoo. Her British majesty's per-
sonal attendant is Hindoo. In India
there is no servant problem, for GER
tain castles have served masters for
centuries, and if young mans great
est grandfather was servant he too
a servant must be or lose caste. Their
wages range from two cents day for
punkahwalla, or fan bearer, to two
rupees, or 60 cents, week for butler.
The European resident in India keeps
40 or so servants, the traveller 10 to H.
Each, according to his caste, does one
thing only-one who carries your wa
ter will not shave you, one who acts
valet will not run errands. At table
never less than five servants waited
upon me; one brought only things to
drink, another served the courses, an
other removed the dishes, a fourth
famed me and the fifth brought the
coffee.
Zone night, to my surprise, sixth
attendant appeared. It was at the
bungalow of the deputy governor of
Godhra, where I was guest, town
500 miles from Bombay, in the heart
of the jackal jungle. This sixth at
tendant, dressed in spotless white,
came forward after had finished my
coffee, bearing tray containing a
toothbrush and a blue enameled box
He invited me into an adjoining room,
to cleanse your teeth, sahib,' he said.
I looked at the familiar-looking box
as he poured some of the snow-white
contents on the brush-surely here
was friend from home. It was a
tooth powder, which had used from
infancy, and which, as bit of civiliza-
tion, I was delighted to find in the
very wilds of India.''
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design for cottage of moderate cost
which embodies many of the above
features, as. will be seen by observing
the plans and view of the same. It is
conveniently and pleasantly arranged,
and has a neat though simple exterior
in design something of a colonial adap-
tation.
The first floor contains front en-
trance porch, passing thence into the
stair hall, on either side of which are
located the parlor and dining-room.
The parlor is provided with an open
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Personal AND. 1MpERsoNA1.

~Tora, the Japanese wife Of Sir Ed
win Arnold, has become one of the
most popular hostesses in London.
She speaks English with only . slight
accent. - .> - =. =
Charles S. Francis, the new Ameri.
can minister to Greece, is, gradu-
ate of Cornell, but before going to
college learned the printers trade
in Troy. N. Y, , = +-7"..-- ~.. f.,
Hiram Maxim, who was knighted
by Queen Victoria on New Years day,
is the third American to be SO dis
tinguished. The two others were Sir
Curtis Lampson; who was titled in
1866, and Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett.
Maxim became naturalized British
subject a year ago.
The duke of Yc-k is one of the
most enthusiastic stamp collectors,
and he has collected to such good pur-
pose that he now possesses one Of
the finest private collections in the
world, and it's value is estimated at
q sum of over $150,00o at present. The
poet laureate, Mr.. Alfred Austin, is
another "stamp enthusiast"
Prominent women Of Trenton, N.
j., are interesting themselves in the
purchase of the old British barracks
of revolutionary date, to be converted
into museum for colonial and revo-
lutionary relics. These barracks were
the headquarters of British officers
during the revolution, and at present
is occupied by the old ladies' home.
George H. Daniels, general passen'
ger agent of the New York Central
railroad, expects compressed air to
be of great value in transportation,
but he does not consider that elec-
tricity will be applied to heavy trains.
He expects rather to see higher de-
velopment of the steam engine, which
will do away with the present waste
full methods of burning fuel.
Certain good folks ut Paris, headed
by, Emile lola, have founded the
League Against. Lcaden Soldiers -
and their circular states that they
wish to fight against the prevailing
practice of French parents who buy
toy soldiers, thereby inculcating in
the rising generation "le fetichsme
de puniforme," and perpetuating the
military spirit SO prevalent in the
republic.
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THERE MUST BE A REVIVAL" ="

in the singing, but to-day the choir
does it all, or most of it. The pastors
used to call on old men and women
to lead in prayer in the churches.
But the modern pastors do all of the
praying, and they pray too long.
When members were called on to
help out they felt that they were fac
tors in the work; and, feeling the re-
sponsibility, they sought converts un-
der all circumstances. The choirs
sing new hymn tunes, even when old
hymns are used. This takes the best
part of the worship away from the
people. I am reminded of a couple
of verses on old tunes that used to
be recited here in our churches by a
little girl who was born in Washing
ton:
1--WE didn't have no hymn books then,
the congregation knew
Each song. each verse, each line and tune
the dear old hymn book through.
We didn't have no trumpets then,> no
organs built for show,
We only sang to praise the Lord, from
whom all blessings flow.'
"An' SO I love the old hymns. an when
my time snail come, =
Before the light has left me an my sing
ing lips are dumb;
If I can only hear 'em then, I'll pass
without a sigh
To 'Canaan's fair and happy land. where
my possessions lie.'"
| "You see am nigh onto Is years
DID," continued the old man, land
know all of the old hymns and tunes,
just as we'll as did 40 years ago.
But the young people who now be-
long to our, churches do not know
the hymns; and when they grow up
there will be no 'old hymns for them,
because the choirs are taking all of
the church music out of their mouths
and out of their hearts.
II was a clerk in a store here when
got religion, and I simply went to
work like the men who were old men
then, and I began talking my reli-
gion to all of the young men about
me, asking and begging them to come
tc church with me. could sing, and
induced q number of young men
to come with me aud join in the
singing. Very soon thsy were sing
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REVIVAL rs NEEDED.
Washington Preacher Wants to
Shake UP, the Capital City.
Not Since 1875 Has the Town Enjoyed
. Period Of Genuine Religion
Enthuslasm-Cause OF the
StaGnati0n.
Especial Washington Letter.l

WAff1o f1ous s'nsSi 9ss;rsi We OF ni's re''siee s"'
that will shake the pillars
of the capitol and make this seat OF
government tremble before the power
of fervent prayer?'
The preacher is one of the most
eloquent and earnest of the clergy.
men who use their best endeavors in
this city to increase their church
membership and enhance the general
morality of the community. He re-
peated his question again and again,
and then announced that an effort
would be made at the next Thursday
evening prayer meeting to start re-
vival.
On the following Monday morning
there was preachers meeting and
our enthusiastic clergyman declared
that if the 200 preachers in this city
were imbued with the true spirit they
could start a fire which would burn
out all evil in our midst; and he cited
the Pentecostal work of the twelve
apostles, who were SO successful as
soul winners.
The other preachers were not
awakened by his zeal. They were
more conservative and did not believe
that such revival as was desired
could be brought about. One of the
elders said: "This is peculiar city
for revival work. It is an intellectual
center, especially when congress is
in session, and these intellectual men
are all extremely conservative about
religion. The majority of them dc
not believe in revivals anyway, but
regard them as periods of nervous
excitement rather than periods Of
souls saving"
Nevertheless their souls can be
saved" persisted the worker for
revival, land for one I am going te
insist upon an effort"
The old elder said: '"There has
been no revival here since 1876, w her
Hammond, the evangelist, aroused
the District of Columbia and accom-
plished great deal of good, some
evidences of which still remain appar
ent to those of us who knew of the
steady and perfect conversions of that
time, but where are you going to gel
your Hammond? When will there
come another?"
Well, the revival will be attempted
anyway. There is determination il
the manner and voice of the preach
er; kind of determination which al
ways produces results, but not alway:
such great results as are desired
One of the veteran members of hi:
church to-day said: II shall try t.
stand by the pastor and do all tha1
I can, just as I have done in all re
vival efforts for more than 40 years
But religion is not now what it was
Even the religion of Wesley is MOI
what it once was.
I'm the old days every member o5
the church considered it his duty t.
seek converts and point out the way
of salvation. No stranger could come
into the church without having hi.
hand clasped and listening to some
words of welcome. Nowadays it j!
different. People are dignifiedly es
corted to seats, but dignity exceed!
cordiality.
"When was a young church work
er, 40 years ago, everybody took par
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ing the songs of Zion as earnestly as
I was. So you see Moody was not the
discoverer of the power of song:
Charles Wesley lived and sang and
worked long before Sankey came for
word with his evangelical wonders" !"
One of the superannuated preach
ers of the Baltimore conference, .
very venerable man, says: "What you
have heard about the power of song
in the early days is correct. In those
days we did not hastily give preach
ers' licenses to young men, unless
they could sing, as well as exhort.
1t is true that Washington has al
ways keen chilly place for revival
lists. We could get up big revivals
in Baltimore, or Hagerstown, or even
at Harper's Ferry, in the old days,
but Washington was cold and unre-
sponsive. We could get up tremen-
dous revivals at Bladensburg, where
statesmen would come from Wash
ington to fight duels and kill each
other.'
1.-THE religious newspapers and the
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the rooms is plastered three coats and
is trimmed with natural finished
woods. The frame of the house is of
seasoned pine timbers and all windows
are hung with weights. The exterior
walls are weatherboarded with pine
half-inch siding and the roof is covered
with cypress shingles. All the outside
work is to have three coats of paint in
suitable colors. The house is arranged
to be heated by furnace and can be
built in most localities for $1,SOO TO
$4,000. E. A. PAYNE.
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ART IN ARCHITECT I . +! | | |;;|( j /
Designed and Write" E.psd.lly q e 7hi' R.lper

fireplace and pretty wood mantel, and
to the rear Of this room is q library.
All Of these rooms are Of good size
and are connected by wide sliding
doors and thus may be thrown together
for entertainments, etc. The passage
from the dining-room to the kitchen is
through a large pantry, which is well
fitted with cupboards, shelves, pastry
table and -four bins. The kitchen is of
good size and nicely arranged. Rear
Quiet is provided from the dining. room
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Big Business.

The st. Paul Union Depot company
has issued its annual report, and large
gains were shown in every way. Ex-
actly $500, 152. ~ was taken in over the
ticket counter, and the total revenue
from all sources amounts to 81, {, $50, 600.
Over 1,11o,00o pieces of baggage and
parcels were handled.
A total of 81, 101 tons of mail was
handed. The salaries in the baggage
and mailing-room aggregated $50 ss1.
The company collected 500, 391 in ex-
cess baggage charges. During the
year, 24,9a3 passenger trains entered
into the depot and 24,671 departed, the
daily average being 1876. A total of
271, ,627 freight cars was transferred.
The showing of some of the roads was
effected by the abandonment of su-
burban trains. There were 373, $50
tickets sold, an increase of 19, AT.
During the year there was hauled into
the union depot a total of III. 457 pas
senger cars, and hauled out 116, S43, a
total of $4,000, showing an increase
of IA, 174. The average cars out per
day was IT'S.
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money, with an attractive exterior, is
what all want who are going to build,
especially the person of moderate
means, who has perhaps from $1,5oo to
$1,000 to put into home. And for that
cost of a cottage it is expected that
a full suite of rooms must be had upon
the first floor and several chambers
upon the second floor, closets, etc., and
generally several other luxuries not
possible for the money.
I have the pleasure of illustrating q
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NATURE IS WONDERFUL.
Since the Beginning of Things She
Has Used Principles Which Scien-
lists Considered Unknown.

Of all the delicate and wonderful
instruments invented by scientists
there is hardly one that is not dupii-
Gated in nature. However ingenious
it may seem and however original,
Mother Nature generally has it's coun-
terpart hid away somewhere. When
the astronomers began to analyze
sunlight they found that it was made
up of many different colors. A plain
bar of white light passing through
prism was broken up into a very
rainbow, each separate color of which
was found to represent a chemical
element-iron, sodium or some other
ingredient of which the sun is COM
posed. But prisms did not seem to
divide light finely enough to suit the
astronomers, so they went to work
and made something better. Upon a
plate of metal they scratched an in
finite number of invisible lines
scratched them in a marvellous ma
chine, which they invented for the
purpose, 10000 of them to a single
inch-and called the metal plate q
"diffraction grating." With this in
strument and a long series of calcu-
lations and experiments they were
able to arrive at very correct ideas
of the suns chemistry, and later they
found that the light of a star could
be taken to pieces in the same way.
It was great discovery and the as
tronomers took a deal of pride in it.
But, 10, Mother Nature had been
using the same principle for ages.
The countless changing tints of an
oyster shell were so beautiful OF
themselves that most people had been
content t6 enjoy them without seek.
ing their cause. But everything has
cause-usually most interesting
one-and the iridescent mother of
pearl resembled the astronomers
diffraction grating SO closely that
they decided to look into the matter.
Everything upon our little world OBJ
tains it's color by dissecting white
sunlight in its own peculiar fashion,
and when the oyster shell was put
under q microscope it was seen to be
simply diffraction grating, nothing
more. Its apparently smooth surface
was made up Of thousands of minute
lines and it got its rainbow tints by
dividing the sunlight into it's origi.
nal elements. The wings of iridesecn1
insects-beetles, for example-were
ruled in the, same way, and an impres.
sion Of them in white sealing wax
gave of the same colors. So the as
tronomers, who are not in the least
jealous, decided that if any patent
rights were due on the invention they
belonged to Mother Nature by prior.
ity Of discovery.-Chicago Record.
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MERELY A LARGE VILLAGE.
Though Moscow Has a Large POpula.
tion, Its Appearance Ii Very
Provincial.

In RUSSIA every Cu1uS IS 4diSt duu
everything is loud. Moscow is like an
immense village, and everything in it
is built broad, not high, because there
is so much space to cover. The public
squares, unpaved and surrounded by n
little rim of cobbles, are as big as
meadows. The arcades and passages.
with their cellars below, their steps
above, their glass roofs, are so enor.
nous that they could hold the Passage
des Panoramas and the Burlington ar
cade and the galleries at Milan, with
out filling more than q corner. of
them. Colors shrek and fame, the
Muscovite eye sees only by emphasis
and contrast; red is completed either
by another red or by bright blue.
There are no shades, no reticences, no
modulations.
The restaurants are filled with the
din of vast mechanical organs, with
drums and cymbals; great bell
clashes against chain on all the trans
to clear the road; the music one hears
is ferocity of brass.
The masons who build the houses
build in top boots, red shirts and pink
trousers; the houses are painted red or
green or blue; the churches are like the
temples of savage idols, tortured into
every unnatural shape and colored
every glaring color. Bare feet, osier
sandals and legs swathed in rags pass
to and fro among the top boots of the
middle classes, the patent leather
boots of the upper classes, like the in.
ner sayagery of race still so near bar
barism, made evident in that survival of
the footgear of primitive races.
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Minnesota Reekeeners.

The Southern Minnesota Bee Keep
ers' Association met in annual conven-
ton at Winona and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President E. b. Huff
man; vice presidents. John Turnbull
of La Crescent, w. K. Bates, Fred
Oech of Wilson, Fred Yahnke, j. M.
Reitz of Fountain City: secretary. c.
A. Gile; treasurer, Mrs. Fanny Berthe.
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Question of Quantity.

81 see you got your wife that pearl
necklace she wanted"
eyes"
II thought you expected to get out of
it by insisting that pearls mean tears"
II did, but it didn't work"
"Why not?"
ut was question of quantity. She
soon convinced me that lack of pearls
meant more tears."-Chicago Post.
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Individual Love

She-Harry, tell me, do you love me
for myself alone?
He-Of course, darling, and I'm so
glad to know that you are to come
alone. I was little afraid that your
mother might be thrown in as a SOFT
of handicap, you know.-Tit-Bits.
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Woman Of 1t.

Husband lat the opera)-Why didn't
you bring your opera-glasses?
Wife-I did, but I cant use them.
Observation-Disclosures wrong with them !?
Wife-Nothing; but forgot to wear
my Chicago Daily News.
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Cholera and PeHfnme.

Cholera and Perfume.
The cholera repeatedly during the
last century visited London and Paris,
but at no time was there death from
that disease among the operatives OF
the perfume factories.
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Deterrent.

"You have not gone to Europe, then as
you expected said Mrs. Fosdick to Mrs.
Spriggs:
mo-" was the reply. "It is so difficult for
Mr.. Spriggs to leave his business, and I
really .couldn't, 60 without him. And, then,
read the other day about a ship that
broke her record. Think how dreadful it
would be to be on ship in the middle Of the
ocean with her record broken" Detroit
Free Press.
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The Shy Young Thing.

"Amy is so modest she bushes
every time she goes out DOORS"
"Why, what shocks here, the bare
limbs of the trees?'
''No; the weather strips, you know" !"
philadelphia Bulletin.
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X Lnnr List.

Penelope e-l)id she have many we'd
ding presents? ,. s
Perdita a-Enormous! Why, she says
It will take her nearly year 70 ex.-
ohan9o them alll-Puck. .s*
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Prep0ster0us.

He-Did you tell that other fellow you
were engaged to that you loved me more?
She-Yes, and the horrid thing! he want.
ed me to return the ring.-Detroit Free
Press.
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Why She wasn,t. Afraid.

II should think you would be afraid
to eat onions in the middle Of the day."
said the blond typewriter to the
brunette when they met at dinner.
"''1'm not bit" replied the dark one.
you see our Office is on the thirty-sixth
.hoor, and when L go up in that ele-
vator it takes my breath away
Yonkers Statesman. .:s.s B
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Exnansive and Exclusive

"What is this social struggle we hear
so much about?" 49, s> 5s s-,:.zs E
SIT is partly getting in yourself and
partly keeping other people cut
Chicago Record. T. F.
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and kitchen onto good porches. The
stairs to the second story is nicely ar.
ranged with pretty case in front hall,
and back stairs from kitchen to the
landing half way up, thence in one
flight to the top, reaching hall from
which we have access to the three bed.
rooms and the bathroom.
The foundation is of good rubble
stone, with a cellar under the whole
house. The. chimneys are built OF
brick and lined to top. The interior OF
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German Exhibition Of Asse..

Germany has just held its first ma.
tional exhibition Of asses near Berlin.
There were over 1000 entries.
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improved taste displayed in
l house building during the past
4nSr, ,,oc H. l.. -!

rev years mas served TO edUcate
the people to appreciate better work.
No matter how small the structure may
be, the owner will strive to embellish
the design as much as his pocketbook
will allow, and will even sacrifice space
for the sake Of appearance. We see the
result of this on every side in the pic.
turesque homes that dot the landscape
As much room and convenience for the
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Left Behind

Stubb- The Shamrock has three leaves,
hasn't it?
Pennies. It left England, it left Amer
lea and left the cup-Chicago Evening
News. ~ -
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Often the only difference between the Ia.
borer and his employer is that the for
mer is a mere ebread-winner while the lat
ter i mere dough-winner.-
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Art and Nature,

"Was the country lovely, Marie?" r,
"Oh, just lovely; it looked for all the
world like landscape painted by some.
body."-Indianapolis Journal. :e.
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It,s quite Common, Tee.

.'What is youthful enthusiasm pa %
J. Thinking that you know more than
your father, my son. Brooklyn Lite
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Pawninr In London.

Over 100000 pawn tickets for sums
under ten shilling. are issued weekly
in London alone.
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Landlord would Have Hi. Joke.

1dUU1UEU NvUu1U 0aVe d11 J0Kee
Landlord-May I ask what your pro.
fession is, Mr.. Robin?' -
Mr.. Robin-Certainly. cure peo.
pie of the blues by hypnotic power.
& Landlord-Oh, see; you're what you
might call cheerupodist. Judge. #
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IL 1t the TRUTH.

The Cudahy kidnapping was carried
out according to plans laid in Omaha
five years ago. This is the statement
made by Adelbert Lawton, Still
water convict serving a term of fifteen
years and four months.
Lawton wants pardon and por-
tion of the reward for directing the
officers to the place where the crimi-
mails are concealed, He is willing to re-
tain but two-thirds of the S25, 900 re-
ward and will allow the state to keep
the rest if he is given his liberty.
Lawton told his story without men
tioning any names. He says the plans
were laid at Omaha In July five years
ago. and that at first he declined to
agree to the proposition on the ground
that the boy to be abducted was too
young. The prison officials are in
clined to discredit the story.
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Natural Gas.

There may be natural gas at Grand
Marais, Cook county. In times past
stories have been told of gas coming
up out of the waters of the harbor
there, but no tests or explorations
have ever been made. Professor Jones
of Grand Marais has written a letter
to 7. F. Upham of Duluth in which he
submits matter that is food for refec:
tion. He says that after the fire that
destroyed the Mayhem store, which
was landmark there, they began to
notice an odor of gas. They were un-
able to locate it. Later Mrs. Jones
became unconscious from the results
of this gas and others were affected BY
by it. 1t seems to have found an es-
cape through the gravel under the
Jones house. following the fire, the
house being near the burned store.
It may be only marsh gas, but the
people of Grand Marais are wonder
ing nightly.