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sighed Mrs. Ward. 81 have only given
you Mr.. Wards reason. He feels
quite strongly about il. AS to the
church. Do you think i ought to in
vite my servant to go with me?"
81 would il you were working for
me-" replied Barbara, boldly. for she
was on sure ground now, to her own
mind.
"Are you sure?"
81 know / would" Barbara replied,
with conviction.
Mrs. Ward did not answer. but sat
looking at Barbara thoughtfully. Bar
bara rose and looked into She oven,
changed a damper. and then went
over to the table and stood leaning
against it,
Your other reasons for leaving?"
Mrs. Ward suddenly asked. As she
asked il, Carl came into the kitchen
and went up to Barbara.
81 want pie. Make me n pie. Bar
bara, won't you?" he asked. climbing
up into chair at the end of the table
and rubbing his hands into the -four
still on the kneading- board.
Barbara smiled at him, for they
were good friends, and she had
grown very fond of the child
Yes. if your mother thinks best
and you will sit down there like n
good boy and wait n little" Carl at
once sat down, only begging that he
might have the dish that Barbara had
used to mix eggs and sugar in.
81 have told nearly all the reasons,
i think" Barbara answered slowly,
and she turned toward Mrs. Ward.
"Of course, there is always the rea-
son of the social loss. ] don't know
any of the young women in Craw-
ford; but, if l did. I do not think
that any of those who have money
or move in social circles would speak
TO me or recognize me for myself il
they ever knew | was a servant"
Mrs. Ward did not answer Barbara
silently confronted her for moment.
and it was very still in the kitchen
except for the beating of Carrs spoon
on the inside of the cake-dish.
"And then, of course, / see no op-
portunity ever to be anything but
hired girl How long would YOU want
me to work for YOU. Mrs. Ward. as l
have been doing for the last four
weeks"
indefinitely. | suppose" answered
Mrs. Ward. frankly.
ITO BE Continued
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Kimberley After the Siege.

A city relieved after siege is a
queer place. Julian Ralph. in AN
American with Lord Roberts" saws
that there never were so few horses
in the streets of any modern town as
were to be seen in Kimberley. when
Is four tragic IN n hs were over. or
course there were no horses; the pco-
pie had eaten them. The dogs con
sisted Of bones, with a tongue barr-
ing out. They looked like frames Of
dogs in process Of construction.
The shops were open but the clerk =
had grown to be as automatic as
cuckoo-clocks. Instead of saving:
Cuckoo. cuckoo!" they kept ON re.
marking: All out, ma'am! All out.
sir" in reference TO the ncccssaries
o. life
milk for my coffee" ordered the
newcomer
THE regulars has the only milk
there is replied the restaurant.
keeper Likewise the jam. and they
won't give it up"
Give me n match" was the next
request, and the host replied:
There's the candle. The matches
run out in November"
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Where the Supply of
Ouinine Comes From
Java Furnishes the
How IT and

JAVA produces practically all the
- quinine in use, or, to be more ac-
curate, practically all the cinchona
bark from which the worlds supply of
quinine is made. Ninety per cent. Of
the yield is shipped to Amsterdam.
now the cinchona market of the world
the remainder being converted into
luinine in the Java quinine factory at
Bandocng.
The secret Of the manufacture Of
this drug has been most jealousy
guarded, and it is only of recent years
success has attended the efforts of
those who ventured TO make stand
against the combination of quinine
factories in Europe. The trust had
been particularly hard on the plant
ars, continually depressing the price
Of the bark and keeping the price of
the manufactured article high; max
ng IT necessary for the planter either
to go out of business or to attempt to
combat his taskmaster. He followed
the latter course.
The first efforts were not success
full, the quality Of the quinine being
inferior and resulting in the Java ar
ticle getting a bad name. But now
the factory is we'll on its feet, and the
methods in use in the labora cries in
Java are thoroughly scientific and up
to date. Mr.. F. L. Seely, secretary and
treasurer of the Paris Medicine COM
oany at st. Louis, one of the largest
users Of quinine in the world, reports
As the result Of personal investiga-
tions in Java the conviction that the
factory at Bandoeng produces quinine
above the standard Which is of CON
siderable interest to the world at
large, As the Java product is sold much
lower than the common makes. Mr..
Seely has given the world the benefit
OF his inves legations into the Java in
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SULPHUR MATCH WON BATTLE
An Interesting Incident or the BnttIs
between the Germans md French
At GraVcIOttc.

1T is said that at the battle Of
Gravelotte, during the Franco-Prus-
sian war. there was for some hours at
Il critical point of the field an appear
ance of greater success on the part of
the French than Of the Germans. Won
MOltke had been made aware of the
perilous position of his forces i'm that
quarter, and he hurried TO the spot.
For some time it was observed bv those
around him that he appeared much
more anxious than usual. He gained a
prominent position, where he was
greatly exposed to the enemy's fire.
He held his cigar between two fingers
of his left hand, from time to time
striking fusee and applying it to the
weed. but always neglecting To put the
cigar between his lips. When the
crisis of the day was evidently aD
proaching the last fusee had been
burnt. and nothing but the cold ashes
of Moltke's cigar remained. At length
Bismarck's attention was directed to
the great general, upon whose sagacity
the fortune of the fight so largely de-
pended. Moving up to him. Bismarck
quietly struck fusee, applied it to
MoItke's cigar. and the welcome sight
of the blue tobacco smoke curling IN
from the commanders lips rewarded
the attention of the chancellor. Bis
marck, drawing back in his solid way.
said, with eNultation i'm his voice: "A!l
must now be well, Moltke smokes
again The battle was won.
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BORN TO SERVE
By Charles n. Sheldon,
Author Of I'm HIS STEPS. "JoHN KINGS
QUESTION CLASS. T" EDWARD
BLAKE, - Etc.
lcoP, asht. 100. 5y c5sriss a she.ssn.1
CHAPTER I.-CovrrvUEp.

CHAPTER I.-CoNTINUED.
Yet she had herself said many times
during her college course in the study
of social economics that service was a
noble thing. And. as She went up to
her room that night after a long and
tender conference with her mother, 70
which the two had grown nearer to-
gether than ever before. she seemed
90 call TO mind the many passages of
the New Testament which speak of
Jesus not only as n household servant
but even as "boud servant" And it
came TO her with heaven born courage
that il the Son OF God became full
grown" through His sufferings en-.
dured in ministering to others, why
might IL not be the way in which She
and all other of Gods children should
develop their real lives and grow into
power as kings and queens in the King
dom? IL Is doubtful if ever before
that evening Barbara had caught a
real glimpse OF the meaning of serv-
ice. She did catch something of it
now. She opened her New Testament,
and II was not by chance that she
turned To the passage in Luke, twenty
second chapter:
And there arose also a contention
among them which Of them is account
I'd 20 be the greatest. And He said
unto them, The kings of the Gentiles
have lordship over them; and they that
have authority over them are called
benefactors. But We shall not be so:
but he that is greater among YOU, let
hun become as the younger. and he
that Is chief as he that doth serve. For
which Is greater, he that stitch at
meat or he that serveth? Is not he
that stitch at meat? But I am i'm the
midst OF you as he that serveth. But
ye are they which have continued with
me In my temptations. And / appoint
unto you kingdom even as my Father
appointed unto me. that We may eat
and drink al my table in my kingdom"
Uuke 22:24-29D
Then she kneeled and prayed:
Dear Lord make me fit to serve.
use me TO the glory OF Thy kingdom in
the new life before me-. Make me
worthy 10 he a servant. To- be like nv
Master. Amen"
So barbara Clark began her new cx-
pericucc, which profoundly affected
net only her own life ~. an time TO
come. but the lives Of very many other
souls in the world. And that night She
slept the sleep which belongs To an
the children 81 the kingdom. whose
ssTihiy peace Is as the peace OF Cod.
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bark and cover the naked trunks with
moss; but now it is considered better
TO cut the trees down close to the
roots and near by plant new ones. The
trees are then cut into short lengths
and the bark beaten off by women
Women and children assist also in
the further preparation of the bark.
The pharmaceutical bark. the pipe
bark, is usually dried entirely i'm the
sun. 1t is placed i'm great trays. and
while it is stall green women and chill
dren tie it into bundles. They sit in
the trays and work quite at their
ease. When bark is dried in ovens the
latter are heated by the wood Of the
stripped trees.
After the bark is thoroughly dried
it is roughly ground into powder. Wa
ter power, which is abundant. is usual
~ employed for this process. The
powder is then packed into bags and
the greater part of it sent to Amster-
dam, whence it is distributed to diff
ferent factories. The remainder. as
we have said. is manufactured into
qunine at Bandocng.
Bandocng is about eight hours ride
from Batavia, the chief port of Java.
II is an attractive littlc town. its long.
low houses built for tropical coudi-
tions Cinchona plantations lie all
about Bandocng. from nine to thirty
miles distant One may reach these
plantations by any one OF three ways:
On the back Of "a pony. i'm a pony cart
or in mountain chair carried by four
natives On the way cinchona may be
seen i'm all styles. from the tiny seed
mp to large forest trees. towering a
hundred feet from the ground. The
dwellings of the planters are eminent
ly comfortable, not 10 say luxurious.
The reinements of life are not lack
ing on these Javancse plantations.
and the planters are cultivated, intel
lgent gentlemen. The Peruvian bark
industry has done not a little towards
the evident prosperity Of the country.
ranking to-day S oPc Of the principal
articles Of export.
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the end Of the long voyage. These
were set out. the seeds planted. and
while after time IS trees showed "a,
the result Of HusskarTs labors. there
was not grain of quinine in one of
them The cascarrilerOs Ozark gath
erers) had given him poor seed.
When this announcement was
dampcning The ardor Of those that had
started the enterprise i'm Java. over i'm
Bolivia an EnRlishman by the name Of
Ledger was approached by a native.
one Manuel Incra Mamani. and told
there was good cinchona seed to be
had by foreigner, If Husskarl had
been fooled. Ledger believed the
native, bought of him 90 pounds Of
guaranteed seed and sent 81 to his
brother in London. The London
brother communicated with the Dutch
government in regard to his posses
sion. tho whole consignment was
bought for GOO rupees Cabout S1sO)
and sent on TO Java. Ledger gave
Mamani more money and told him TO
go into the forest and get him some
more seeds; but the cascarrileros. be-
cause be had allowed seed to be sent
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CHAPTER III.
- - sNNEEr - -

IT IL SW EFT To Toll.
II was -four weeks after Barbara
Clark had been al work as "hired
girl in the Ward family. She was
sitting in her little room at the ack
II the house, writing a letter 20 one
~ her classmates in Mt. Holvoke
She wrote slowly. with many grave
pauses and with an anxious look on
her face
The fact o.. Jessie" INC letter vert On
after several pages describing a part on tts
four weeks experience. n have come to
the conclusion that am not born 40 bo I,
Feformer 10 was an very well when ".
studied social economics % have our E.re.
&c Ideals about putting certain thearier frf,
practice. but 10 ls quite another ffIrv D..
no pr ] thought when J came here that h
might DO some great thing but There are
90 great things about If iusf r1frIrr b.lt.
oruegerr and tharkiess drudrrrt. Ia fhaf.
And ST.. Mr.. Mard-blf q nu.f r.f ...
any more about her have STAYED ouf
my m0nth ~ agreed Co d1. ard fo-nl.r
70" am going tu lef her know thafT -.r.
nol tfa} any longer I think .ha.Ifrt d.
place ln Bordmar fffrraII If asrrr. III 7.
t' ''. TT ..r. Hft.r ... ffr cream.
nsn az Mount Hltaka blt aaytlMr
p brLi'r than what have hrrr rr.rr
would NOT have mother know fEr .-f u
nave not fttl 1H much fl E.r ..f T.
Wolhrr. SD. must d. u..aIl. .... ID. .
arm ir myself am sIsd sou SO t8u..
suite' win pour school TF.ra #. go.
deal of the blues il fE.. .r.f.r 49,.
the truth lt ie JUST ae D fr.I "A Ff.rrf l..r|
for -Four Weeks. Hna would r go .
sue o. magazine HrtIl.H Trr rfr.t.
leN ooIars Toy my eKperI m .f..r 4.
eApl'it ihfm. lrst.aa ~ fHaI Fa.. r....
thfm to Tnu graft. shed I..r r- 49,
Jessie. over fhr Frlt. .f u t... -....
experiment. DOL practical ..r U
ciss mate. BARBARA .IAHK
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on TO a red bark tree that fiourishes
i'll the soil but does not contain much
quinine. When the wound of the graft
ing has healed the tall top of the red
bark tree is cut off and the improved
tree transplanted from the nursery to
the forest.
To prepare land for these forests
the jungle is cleared and the ground
kept perfectly free from weeds and
rubbish. The trees are planted in
rows and in. such manner the rains
can sink deep into the soil. When they
Are six years old the trees are cut
down. The old way was to peel the
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a MOTHER'S SONG.

While Fou sleep. I-watchrg--hcar
Little hearts. how strong you beat
With the pure young blood. sweet.
cnpolluted yet ny fear:
Till my own proud pulses leap.
While you sleep.
HID behind tho fast-closed eyes
What entranced dreams must iiel
Many lovely fantasy
Yelled from us who are grown wise
We. who sometimes watch and weep
While you sleep.
Little hands. that closely hold
Favorite toys which soothed your rest:
Here a DOH clasped 20 the breast.
There "A book with tale oft told
Al your treasure safe to keep,
While you sleep.
While YOU sleep. the calm dark night
Passes by SO cruelty fast.
Little hearts! Time seems so vast,
Love Is fain 20 hold you tight
one more kiss: away creep
While YOU sleep.
Constance Farmar In Chambers Jour.
nal
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out of the country, captured him and
whipped him so severely thai he died
The 20 pounds of seed were sufficient
TO start the cinchona industry in Java.
Twenty thousand trees grew from the
Ledger seeds, and some of them are
still standing. These trees, which are
almost 80 years old, are now used only
for the seed. The seeds are planted
in nurseries, where the young plants
are sheltered from the sun by leaf
shelters. As the Ledgers do not take
10 the soil very well, they are grated
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"Gou say you think your boy has
too great an appetite" said the physi.
clan TO an anxious mother. "Do YOU
realize how much a growing boy can
eat?"
~ should think 7 ought 20, il any.
body does returned the boys pa..
emit III just put the case to you.
doctor
Where we were, mp I'm the noun.
tains, this summer. the waitress woulr
come in and say 20 my boy: We have
fried fish. steak. liver and bacon. baked
and fried potatoes, rye biscuit. mullins
and dry toast
And that boy Ned would say: TT
take u all, please and some eggs ~
Youths Companion.
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Ward had gone TO bed with n success
sion of nervous headaches. And so
on with ceaseless recurrence of the
drudgery that grew more and more
tiresome. At the end of the month
Barbara had summed UP everything
and resolutely concluded to leave.
She had not yet gathered courage
to tell Mrs. Ward. The woman had
been very kind to her in many ways
But she was not well, and there were
days when things had occurred that
almost sickened Barbara when she
recalled them. When she went down
stairs the next morning after writ
ing the letter to her former class
mate. Barbara had fully made up her
mind, not only TO give notice OF her
intention to leave, but to give Mrs
Ward all her reasons why she could
not work as "hired girl any longer.
About ten o'clock in the forenoon
Mrs. Ward came into the kitchen for
something, and Barbara, with feel
ing that was almost fear. spoke to
her rs she was turning to go back
into the dining-room.
IL ought to tell you. Mrs Ward
that have decided to leave you. Ny
month is up to-day. and -
Mrs. Ward looked at her in amaze
ment.
What. You are going 10 leave?
Why. we are more than satisfied with
you!"
But | am not with you or the
place." replied Barbara, so spiritcdIy
that it was the nearest to an exhibit
ton OF anger that Mrs. Ward had
ever seen in her, during the whole
month
Mrs. Ward sunk down In a chair.
and a look of despair came over her
face as she looked at Barbara Bar
bara, with white face and trembling
hands, went on with her work at the
table. She was preparing some dish
for baking.
hy-what-haven't we been kind
to you? Haven't the wages-Mr
Ward was saying to me this morning
that we ought to give you more.
am sure" Mrs. Ward continued eager
ly, noting Barbara's set expression
81 am sure we would be glad to make
it four and half week, or possibly
five"
Its not that" answered Barbara
in low voice. She took up the dish
and put il in the oven, and then, after
moment of hesitation. she sat down
and looked at Mrs. Ward very
gravely.
What is it, them" Mrs. Ward
asked hopelessly.
'Do you want me to tell you all
the reasons l have for leaving?"
Barbara asked the question with a
touch of the feeling she had already
shown.
Have you made out list?" Mrs
Ward asked carelessly. 1t was that
| characteristic of the woman that had
oftenest tried Barbara.
"Yes. | have" replied Barbara; and
she added, with different tone, as if
she had suddenly put check on her
temper: Mrs. Ward, / don't want
to leave you without giving you good
reasons. That would not be fair,
either TO you or to me-"
II ought to know" replied Mrs.
Ward. slowly. She still looked at Bar
bara sharply. and Barbara could not
tell exactly what the woman was
really thinking.
Then, in the first place" began
Barbara. my room is the hottest
room in the house. 1t is right over
the kitchen, it has no good ventila-
ton. and it is not attractive in any
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The churchyard contains the dust OF
many eminent men and several queer
epitaphs. The tombstone of Mary Ann
Luyten is cedar bedstead that has
stood the ravagcs Of 131 years. The epi-
taph of Charlotte Elford, who died on
May Q, 1917, says that
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The weather man is unouestion.
ably storm scenter.-Chicago DaiIJ
News,
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Another curious one is that of joins
Singleton, who died September 10, $780,:
Sacred and solemn
To
The memory Of ] in 4 and IN 7.
husband, father. grandfather and fas
ther-in-law.
Charleston Cor. Chicago Record Herr
ald,
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Iiy where ! serve"
Contrary 20 Barbara's expectation
Mrs Ward did not reply at once: and.
when she did, her voice was not am
gry ~ was, rather. sorrowful
statement that gave Barbara reason
to ask herself still other questions.
There are some places in a family
That are sacred 90 itself Mr. Ward
bias always said that ne thought the
hour Of family devOtions was one of
The occasions when n family had a
right 90 be- all by itself. OF course.
f friends or strangers happen to- be
present boo the home. they are invited
into This inner circle, but not as a
right. only as privilege We have
bad so many girls in the house who
Tor one reason ard another would not
come into Worship, even If asked. that
Tor several years we have not asked
them. But the main reason is Mr..
Ward 81. Is there TO be no specially
consccrated hour for the family in
Its religions lifc2 Is 10 selfish to wish
Tor One pot in the busy day sacred
20 the home circle alone?"
barbara was silent. 81 have not
wished to ntrude into your family
- J only felt hungry at times TO
nr recognized as q religious being
WITH fae rest OF YOU Would my oc-
r'..aual presence have totally de-
.froyed the sacred nature of your
l1m d. circIcT
20 don't know that it would"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
AN ECCENTRIC DINER.
The Tall Story That Is Told of a Pa
risian Gourmet.

The Tall Story That Is Told of a Pa
risian Gourmet.
Paris is par excellence the city of
gourmets and cranks, and many
story concerning them has added to the
gayety of the nations. Here is one
oI the latest, told by well known
French head waiter: One of the regu-
lar customers of a famous Partisan
restaurant used to be a short, thin,
shy and shabbily dressed man whose
name no one knew, but who gave out
that he was butter dealer, for which
reason he was called the butter man at
the restaurant in question.
He ate next to nothing, but his soup
tureen filled with a soup specially pre-
pared for him, was always put before
him. lie took a few spoonfuls and
had it taken away. Next came a
whole fillet of beef, from which he
cut the tiniest slice. Then followed
four quails or large chicken, of which
he ate one mouthful, together with
two lettuce leaves and one radish. His
dessert was four grapes-never a sin
gle one more-and a cup of coffee A
bottle of the best claret and another
of the best champagne We're served
with the repast, but he only wetted
his lips with drop from them and let
them GO. He took two of these meals
q day, and the price for each meal was
100 francs.
| But this was not all. Every time
the butter man got up from his eX-
traordinary meal he gave 40 francs to
the head waiter, who put his food on
his plate, since the guest did not like
to handle spoons or dishes; 20 francs
to the waiter, 10 francs to the woman
cashier and 5 francs to the porter.
Thus each meal came to 200 francs.
| The head waiter of the restaurant Of
ten did slight errands for him, buying
his cigars, ETC., and took them to the
Grand hotel, where the butter man
lived. The little old man would then
open the drawer of wardrobe filled
with heaps of bank notes of from 100
| francs to 600 francs in value and
with an enormous mass of goldpieces.
PAY yourself" said the owner and
the head waiter did SO, putting the
bills before his patron, who never
deigned to look at them
One day the. mysterious millionaire
went away and was never seen again.
Westminster Gazette.