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FOR SALE--At a bargain, a house
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HAVE your dull lawn mower
sharpened, umbrella mended, sew.
ing machine cleaned, spring put in
door locks, keys fitted, etc, at Ar.
thur Mackoy's Gun Shop, rear OF
w. b. Moore's grocAry Il
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MY ORDER for cape iasmihes and
magnolias cannot be fillpd by the
florists, hence / will hayefto disap-
point those who were depending on
me for flowers. 81
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MRS. Griggs also has samples and
plates for lovely reception dress.
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FOR RENT-Offiee over Jolesch
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NOTICE-We will lauhder p pieces
of fatwear for y CENTS, including
towels, sheets, pillaFslips and nap
kins. Call for price list or phone
us. National Steam Laundry. -
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LAUNDRY EPISODE IN
THE PHILIPPINES

While BTigadier General Fun5tOn's COM
mand was lying in camp near Manila
number of recruits arrived from the
Western States. One Of the rockies. says
the Chicago Tribune" having exhausted
his supply OF clean linen and not having
learned to be his own laundross, asked
q veteran where he could get some wash
ing done.
do you see those tents over there by
that clunp of trees2 Well. go there and
enquire for Mr.. Funston. He's a grouchy
little chap; but If you talk pleasantly TO
him he'll fix you up"
The recruit went as directed and dis
covered General Funston walking I'D and
down in front OF his tent. dressed in an
old pair OF khaki breeches and a regula-
ton blus flannel army shirt.
where can find Funston?' asked the
recruit.
MY name is Funston. What Is it?'
4 want TO get some clothes washed"
WHAT Who sent you to me?"
"Bily Brown, over here In the Tenth
Cavalry"
Corporal Of the guard" called Gen
eral Funston.
The corporal came on a rUl-
"XOCag man" said General Funston to
tbs recruit who was seeking a laundry
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MY FAVORITE NOVEL
By w. CLARK RUSSELL.
Author Of "A Sailors Sweetheart ocean Tragedy Etc

II 1884 young student sight resolved
70 quit all Intellectual
ne MADE the most memorable in the
america he could lin
% japan bound to Calcutta but path tenined to 20
before the such ana! ~ %
instead " ad'enturing
u an indi4n he procured
SAILOR trusting
PLAN diet and ODena H Bengal but chose
the passage OF the Horn
IL story the
The Henry Dana and he was then nineteen
years
MS OBSERVATIONS Of
uaung accuracy we find his
ae routine L
charming
Ohconeiousy Mast"
nl not merely
nc De producing In
greatest ever written by
lay my hand this ismy favorte
put more into his book II yet clear it is Ike
Hed
.e dictionary Tor adyes and nmparaby easier
than that Is to
Young
the
Du toe scent Of
ice '''' N"SNiNs
This one book this beautiful flss IN form
SUPERB IA color ana In tone flames like
It viii a
inc itself IL G
Many lights now brilliant Will be literary ornament
II American
shoa De prouder
book Before the
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wonderfully long il confined its operations
Of Pennsylvania where the prestige long Philadelphia
helped immensely company got beyond the
confines Of the Keystone piece
ably duh by the few who witnessed it, And THE
cess Bonnie taken New by courageous firm
musical publishers the metropolitan reviewers seemed take
fendish delight in tearing Mr. spencers
pieces
Anyone who is personally acquainted with Dan DAILY
the long lanky comedian in
the successes or Of the pro
duced in this country in the decade viii
Following story which now going the rounds Of the Thespan
RialtO New York
One day PardeIo, Italian wrestler hap
peEed in George Lederers Offices conversation
turned athletic sports P3rdeO
athlete II. LedeTer-
Il wreste what you call percentage wanta
what call grantee No mucha
Of New York State one-nigbt stand theatre
who present said 20 Pardelo.
You 20 you'll get money"
The wrestler replied
dareg'
We'll" remarked the manager. had Dan DAILY I'D
there night last he 81
The big Italian thought for a and then said
ALA right You getta Dan DAILY. III wrestle him
As the walked down
the met Bob Fzsimmons whom they all knew Lederer told
the story FzsmOns. but Cornish prize
cracked smile Then Of the party said o him:
Don't you the iOke2"
To which he re-ed:
Sure why, DAILY can't wreste.'
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DiSaPPOintments in Rome.

Everybody who comes to Rome" SAYS
William E. Curtis. m the Chicago Record
Herald. must expect 10 be swindIed and
disappointed. There are Dtany illusions.
and you viii be greatly disappointed
when you approach them and they face
away. You viii be swindled by shopkeeT-
ers. hackmen. peddIers. and everybody
that you have anything to do with. and
the beggars Will annoy you with their
persistence like the takers and the flower
girls that follow you upon the street. but
all this is part Of the experience Of
everybody who comes here: Only such an
uOyanCe are greater in Rome than in
most other places. Begging is a profess
sion. as In every other Italian city and
the profits are much larger. because there
are more strangers to appeal 10. None
but inexperienced beggars ever approach
a native Roman, because they know it is
useless, but they save all their energy
and pathos for strangers. particularly
Americans and English. whom they follow
with the greatest persistence"
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The Business Management Of d Church
BY the Rev. WILLIS P. ODELL, Phi D., D. D.,
Pastor Calvary 4 E Church. New York

OF which are carefully Instructed in music
free Of any expense; Sunday school Or
chestra. which furnishes music in the iuve-
nile department, a Ladies Guild and an
EPworth League. which looks after the va
rious entertainments and charitable de-
mands Of the church; a WomaR's Foreign
Missionary Society and Woman's Home
Missionary Society.
Including the pastor and the assistant
pastor, there are seven persons who de-
vote all their time to parish labor OF
this number two are church visitors. All
the work OF the church Is carefully
planned and systematized. As far as is
possible every person. whether a member
Of the church or only OF the congregation.
is called upon One church visitor calls
upon all the strangers. whose addresses
are obtained. who visit the church and
who seem TO show an interest The other
church visitor calls upon the sick and the
2oor.
The modern up-to-date church must be
made attractive in order 90 succeed. New
blood must be interested. and the inter
est must be maintained. There must be-
money 20 meet bills promptly. for tha
financial credit Of a church should be su5-
tanned just as thoroughly and as carefully
as the credit Of store OF factory.
The bills Of Calvary Church are very
carefully attended to by q duigent finance
committee We have a special appropria-
ti0u for advertising. Tor church mast
be wisely advertised in.order TO De up %
date our advertising pays. whea We
have anything in the way OF special
service. NE cau attention 10 Il in the
newspapers which go into the Harlem
homes. and the results are apparent by
an increased number Of strangers present
and an increased collection.
There is always something gOirg CT az
Calvary Church. The doors are always
open. and the open door" CT the chu--h
IS as necessary 10 success as Is the open
door CT the niayhSgse 10 the success &
tie theatre.
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n one sense a church IS a business enter
prise. and in order to make il success
fuI it must be managed on the same
business lines that characterize the
conduct of a commercial establishment 4
church needs customers just as much as a
wooden mill CT a hotel or a shoe store needs
them The cl,sjamers Of a church are the
members OF uhs church. the members OF
the congregation and the strangers who
casually drop ia, having been attracted by
the music. the advertisement Of the ser
vices in the newspapers or by the recon-
mendation OF a friend. Some Of the casual
visitors become regular customers. so 10
=,eals. and most Of them contribute to the
financial support Of the church
During recent years the conduct Of
churches has been radically improved, es-
pecialIly in the large cities The value Of
advertising is more appreciated than ever
before. and pastors and church officials
realize the necessity Of attractive music
and other aids that tend to draw strangers
into the church. as well as 10 keep up the
interest Of those who already are mem
bers Of either the church or congregation
Calvary Church, al I2gJh Street and
Seventh Avenue. is one Of the largest
Protestant edihces in the city It's seating
capacity is 2.2O0. and often many persons
are obliged TO stand during the service be
cause the attendance is so large. The
Sunday school has I2e6 members. The
church maintains free dispensary and
also an Industrial bureau. which secures
positions for all applicants whenever pos
sible without charge and Irrespective Of
creed or nationality. \ specially novel
feature is a kindergarten, which Is In ses-
sion Sunday mornings during the hours OF
service. Here very young children are in
structed and entertained while their
mothers are attending the morning service
upstairs. The kindergarten enables many
mothers TO attend who would otherwise be
Obliged to remain at home with their chill
dren. Calvary Church has a vested choir
of eighty voices. the boy and girl members
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season Of stock covering week
the coming
Augustus Thomas, the playwright, is a modest
scientious Long before became fame he
had written he slowed away
thinking that they would
success he paid little attention past play
ing allow his rejected manuscripts
trunk Two he approached by Golfers
manager with order for a comedy a hurry.
Why, have nothing" said Thomas I IN busy
to think Of writing anything
But must have play" said the
Let look what you
Well, there lot OF old rejected manuscripts"
Thomas pointing TO mis- trunk Help Yourself"
Mr.. Golfers manager 10 the trunk,
number of plays written paper yellow age Suddenly
his face lighted up. he
Why this is what want" and he exhibited
script Of play entitled ''Ridgway Yale"
That viii do" said Thomas. 1T is no good"
1t viii do for me-" replied the manager
We'll you may it. my as au-
thor"
The manager replied that he would the playrights
name and that the play would a
II has been the boards under the
title Of "On proved successful
play Collier had originally
win, but that actor rejected
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y and growth Of the nation. Those coun-
tries. like japan, which have thrown aside
the robe Of antiquity viii not fGd the re-
strictions burdensonae.
A policy Of retaliation on the part Of
China in this matter will result in more
injury TO China than 10 America. The
statement can hardly be demonstrated
mathematically. One Chinamau in this
country comes in contact with. say. i've
hundred individuals. One American goes
70 China and meets the same number. A
comparison Of the personalities and IA
lures OF the two shows at once which na-
ton is injured by the restriction Of immi-
grafton. Examples Of different and new
modes Of living and dealing viii do much
for China. The United States does not
need such examples.
Until recently American interests in
China have been comparatively small and
unimportant. With the growth and ex-
Pansion OF those interests. commercial and
otherwise, there viii undoubtedly come a
widening and charging Of policy to At
the requirements Of the case.
These few facts have been deduced from
a wide experience among the Chinese
Twenty-six years residence in China gave
ne ample time and opportunity TO Judge
the characteristics Of the nation. They
are in many respects a great people. but
until they have become progressive through
their own efforts they should not be al
lowed 10 come to this country indiscrim-
inately.
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AN INTERESTING REMINSCENCE
OF VCTORIA'S INFLUENCE
By JULIAN HAWTHORNE.

III tell you-nOt FOR publication. that II
the Gar doesn't end this war in enc
campaign. the Queen says England viii
join Turkey
" Does the Minister OF Fore On Affairs.
Lord Derby. know OF this2' I asked.
No one knows it but you and and her
Majesty said Wellesley.
d" I can get you &c the Car I said, but
don't believe he'll accept the mes
sage except in the Queens handwriting
And 50 it turned out, added Forbes
But how did it end2- 1 enquired-
Wellesley went back TO London, got a
written and signed message and returned
with it TO the Gar. The Gar accepted
it, and in two or three days handed We'll
lesley his answer in a sealed package
What was written il that package no
one viii ever know Wellesley started
back with il. but on the road his team
was tackled by brigands apparently and
the packet was taken from him. What
we do know is. that the Gar gave orders
to continue the campaign through the
winter thus keeping 70 the letter OF the
Queens request, for IL was all one cam
paign; but thousands Of men persisted BY
exposure and otherwise. in consequence
So you see her Majesty reigns and rules
both when she takes the fancy
Victoria broke the law: but she broke It
with good intentions; she would do any
thing TO stop war. Her conduct about
the note on the Cuban var was similarly
unconstitutional, and similarly weII-in-
tentioned- But. after all. IL was a blum.
and Germany and Russia, knowing she
would hardly venture TO avOw her act.
felt safe in disregarding it. And Russia
may have remembered how she forced
its hand twenty-one years before md
have taken pleasure in paying her back
The present dispute over the matter is.
as I said a week ago, mainly academic.
though il IS, OF course, conceivable that
It might influence future negotiations An
element OF comedy Is introduced into the
affair by the surprised protestatiOGs OF
Spain that she now learns for the first
time that any Of the Great Powers were
her friends at that vital juncture
But II IL be true that il was Queen
Christina who urged the plea to Victoria,
We must regard these protestatiOns as
Pickwickian. The fact is. however, that
the motive OF the Powers was not 50
much 70 help spain as to hinder one an
other: and they are nov trying TO make
beIated capital out OF the deadlock that
resulted. JULIAN HAWTHORNE
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THE ANTI-SMOKE CRUSADE.

seems to be the use of substitute
for bituminous fuel. which causes
the trouble If, as MIR Read AYERS.
bucllWheat anthracite viii give sat
isfactory results as a steam producer
and prevent smoke. there is little
doubt that the proprietors of local
institutions which have been emit
ting objectionable vaPors viii be glad
10 adopt it and put an end TO the
troubles which have beset them.
There is the question Of local pride
and patriotism. as well as those of
economy and obedience to the law,
involved in this crusade for a purer
atmosphere. This should be taken
into honest consideration when any
recommendation is made that prom
ises to solve the difficulty confront
ing the community
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made by DR.. Edward Hodges OF London.
and it was erected and played upon for
the first time in 1876. Il is pre-eminently
suited TO the English cathedral service
that we make use or every Sunday. It is
truly devotional in tone, yet lacks the
variety and the brilliancy Of the PunalO
concert organ. which was never intended
for use in a church service.
And 1 am not saying that ia is any the
less perfect instrument Many OF our
greatest organists today believe that the
organ was never meant TO play any music
not written for it. and claim that the
nobIest and truesr music is that originally
intended for the organ This is the view
OF the celebrated Organist, Alexander
Guilmant and he is followed by the great
body OF English players Nj. Edwin H.
Smart. the young English organist OF 81.
Margaret's. London. who has recently
been appointed organist at the Carnegie
Hall. in Pittsburg, is OF different Opin-
ion, and cOIors everything he plays with
orchestral hues. Naturally his selections
are taken from operate and orchestral
works. in which great liberty is given 70
the modern orchestra effects
Bat whichever view is taken By the
player. whether his work should be a re-
plea Of a full orchestra score or the per-
Torrance OF music written solely for his
instrument. there can be no doubt In my
mind that the organ most fttingly ex-
presses the best in music.
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M ONARCHY in Germany is not
M merely a picturesque survival,
' i preserved like some cherished
ancient monument. as il is in
Great Britain. The German Emperor
both reigns and governs. For what rea-
son or in pursuit of what policy the able
pilot Of the Germsn Empire thought well
to offend both branches Of the English
speaking world Is not yet publicly known
He slapped Great Britain IN the face with
the Kruger telegram. the United States
with a certain line OF conduct at Manila
Probably having accomplished at home
the ends he had in view, assumably wise
ends. he saw at to change his attitude
toward the English-speaking peoples.
He proceeded thereuDOn Ito clean his
slate" With singular dexte-ity he turn
ed the British public from o. hostile TO
an admiring attitude toward imsclf- A
yacht was one OF the instruments Of
which he made use TO that end. His
action at the time Of the death Of Queen
Victoria completed the personal reconcil-
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TIE ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED
STATES TOWARD CHINA
By Prof. H. A. GILES, of Cambridge University,
Now Iecturing in New York.

ERICA Aas from time TO time
4 5sel blamed by foreign nations
fer her attitude toward China
Regarded from an American point
a view. the policy Of the United States
toward TIE Celestial Empire has always
sat-lsd 20 me very sesibIe and safe one
t-e c7iy wise policy to pursue under the
clrc--z-ances- II is an attitude Of firm
ness and Of stern non-InterFa renee
The United States is a great. a grow
ing nation. It is thirty-two years since
l paid my first visit TO the country. Then
/ stopped at the Metropolitan Hotel on
Broadway Il waas a very large and nag
nifceut hostelry. for those days. The man
agement boasted that 500 beds we're made
up each day Yesterday 1 said to a friend
4 believe 1 viii go down and have a look
at the hotel where 1 lived on my previous
visit"
He asked me which one it was.
You won't be able 10 see it, he said
1T is gone Torn down TO make -yav for
new buildings" This city is utterly un-
familiar 20 me. It is scarcely the same
city because Of the magnificent improve
ments
The United States has achieved great
ness and position through her own Of
forts one looks at the people N the
street. Il is practically a nation . white
faces. Why should she allow orbe-s N
step In and reap what she has sown?
Too many restrictions cannot be placed
around immigration. They iIstiI the safe
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Copyrighted G900J by ". r. Bell.
The fierce light that beats upon a
throne does not reveal ali that goes on in
that august region. and the boosted de-
velopment in modern times OF agencies
Of ntercommunication and publicity has
not awaited to write a full history Of the
passing moment But now and then a
chance puff Of the breeze Of destiny blows
back a leaf o. the worlds chronicles
and We catch glimpse OF a passage not
intended for general perusal-
The latest instance Of this is the ru-
nor that the much-discussed second note
laid before the dipIomatists al Washing
ton by Lord Pauncefote. urging inter
ference between spain and this country.
was inspired by Queen Victoria herself,
who acted on a suggestion from the
Spanish Queen Regent OmciaI conhrma-
ton Of this runor viii probably never
be obtained. but there is great proba5i!-
ity OF its truth. Il is known that the
late sovereign of Great Britain. though
conventionaIly supposed to be mere
tive and powerful agent in public affairs,
and while her iuterferences were Uniform
" confined to private requests to mem
bers OF the Privy Council or remoa-
strances with them, she did occasionally
step beyond these limits and acted in
disregard OF the constitutional law as it
applies 20 English nsonarchs-
One OF these instances was told 10 me
in London in 1880 by Archibald Forbes,
the war correspondent Of the Daily
News. who was personally conizant Of
the transaction He had lately returned
from the Russo Turkish war. We were
dining together. and the late Lord
Houghton and one or two more were OF
the company
Il never understood" remarked Hough-
ton, why the Gar continued the cam
paign Throughout the winter, instead Of
going into winter quarters It must have
cost HIS army thousands OF lives
1T did" Forbes replied, 'but Queen
Victoria is to blame"
Houghton dropped his eyeglasses in as
constituent Il was at the front. with the
Gar. at the end Of the summer cam
paign.' Forbes continued. when one day
Wellesley turned 10, and conhded to me
that he was a special and secret envoy
from her Majesty to the Gar; now could
he best get to him. 1 asked him in what
form was his message It's verbal said
he. Better get it in writing II it's i'm
portant, 1 replied Important cried he
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iation between the Kaiser and the British
public He IS now cleaning his slate OF
whatever may be scored up against him in
the United States, and in so doing he has
again manifested his extraordinary tact.
To accuse the people of the United
States OF fiunkeyism because they have
responded heartily and cordially to the
Kaiser's advance (as 1 understand has
been done in some European papersl is
10 manifest a complete misUnderstand-
ing both Of the situation and OF the
American people. To cali things plainly
by their names, l would say that the
American people are forgiving Germany
Being a generous people. when they for
give they do 80 heartily. openly. and
without reserve.
The success OF Prince Hcnry's visit is
TO no small extent due to himself He
has known how TO hOld himself without
sacrifice Of dignity and yet with great
cordially in the midst of a society radi-
cally different from that in which he has
grown up and been fashioned into a man.
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n Marlin Luther MdnuScriD I

manuscript work Of Martin Luther
has been recently discovered In the lib
rary OF deceased Russian prince. noted
as scholar and photographer. and is
now in the possession Of his daughter.
who prefers 20 sell il directly 10 some
public or private library. in which It
would be permanently preserved. The
contents consist Of miscellaneous theo-
logical treatisas written chiefly in Latin
(alth0ush few Of the final pages are in
German. and not printed In any edition
Of Luther's writings. The voll me has,
therefore. not merely an autographs. bar
also real literary vsiue. II cOntaias 55Z
pages Of rather heavy paper bound IN
vellum- On The hy-leaf are the words,
ID. Martini Lutheri Autographs Manu-
Bcripta Theologia Miseellanea." with the
Gate 2 Aug. Ano 15l7, and the name Wolf