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Our Religious Crisis.

In discussing "America's Religious
Crisis" the Rev. DR.. George c. Lori
mer, pastor of the Madison Avenue
(New York; Baptist church, said:
Religion, especially evangelical re-
ligion, is to-day of very low vitality.
The attendance at church service is
shamefully small
We are attacked by secular writer's
They tell us that the ministry is de-
teriorating, that the churches have
lost their influence with the schools
and that education alone can encom-
pass all the activities of life. They
say that the churches spend more for
the superfiuities of life than for the
gospel, and point with scorn at the
ice-cream suppers and other chea pen
ing methods of obtaining money to
support the gospel. They condemn us
Tor sending missionaries abroad when
our people are spiritually starving at
home.
But, however true these accusations
may be in part, they are overdrawn.
They must be taken with an allow
ance Yet a thoughtful man will not
ignore them. He must admit that
there is a crisi, in American religious
life.
''As has been sa d, we live for
money by day and pleasure by night
l have no fear in saying that at the
present rate at which we are living in
fifty years we will have no Sabbath. ="
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Higher Chris tian LILO.

We ought to be surprised that the
higher Christian life involves Difficult
ty andAhard work. Let us not marvel
at these difficulties. The higher the
ideal the longer the climb. If man
will be content with little, he need
toll. but little. 1t is not enough that
men should have noble impulses and
visions. They must feed their ideals
and nurture their nobler impulses.
Desiring, they must do. Resolving,
they must choose, perform, and be.
For there is a great gulf between ad-
miring noble qualities and possessing
these virtues.-Rev. Dr. N. d. Hills.
Congregationalist Brooklyn, N. Y.
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No Salvation ARMY Divorces,

In these latter days, when the di-
vorce courts are crowded with mis-
mated pairs. the claim of the Salvation
Army that in its ranks divorce is un-
known where the weddings were. per-
formed by the hallelujah ceremony pre-
scribed in their ritual. comes as a
bright spot in the view of the domes-
tic life of America, which has been
painted in most pessimistic colors by
social students.
The Salvation Army is the first re-
ligious society to lay claim to the
honor of being unstained in its record,
by an example of broken vows which
were taken with its sanction. For thir-
ty-ffve years the army has been marry
ing it's people with its characteristics
ceremony which binds the persons not
only to each other, but to work in the
army as long as both shall live.
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How He Asked for wife.

A story is told in faculty circles at
Yale which goes back to 1891 for
it's time setting, and concerns itself
with President Hadiey,s manner of
asking the late Governor Luzon b.
Morris of Connecticut for the hand of
his daughter in marriage. Professor
Hadley made the call, which was to
determine his future, just at the time
when the reelection of Governor Nor
ris was in grave doubt, and the courts
were debating the matter and the leg
islature refusing to ratify it. What
can / do for you, Arthur" asked the
older man, kindly suspecting that his
daughter was the reason of the visit.
Il have come to you" said Prof.
Hadley, making his famous forearm
gesture, Ito know definitely whether
or no / may call you governor"
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The production of cork in the world,
estimated at 1000 metric tons Ga me-
tric ton equals 2,204 pounds avoirdu-
pois), is confined to Portugal, Spain,
France, Italy and North Africa (Tunis,
Algeria and MOROCCO. The area of
+ rench forests, including those in
North Africa, really producing cork is
more than one-half of the total extent
of cork forests. These forests are com
posed mainly of cork trees, intermixed
with pines and evergreen oaks. The
demand for cork increases from day to
day, and it is added that France, the
United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and
the United Stsses absorb IS per cent
of the total production Of cork.
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Liberty, in business with a free
competition. will encourage enterpriAs
and protect the consumer. but we are
coming to a time when competition is
lost and combination is taking it's
place. In politics we are coming to
the time when liberty leads to COM
promise between the conflicting self
interests at the expense of the com
munity In morals we are coming TO
the time when liberty undermines the
spirit of the gentleman and Christian.
Rev. DR.. Hadley, New Haven, Conn
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Rrotk erhood,


Dream Of tho long. long agea.
Dream of the wide, wide world;
What myriadS have died for thee,
What countless flags unfurled.
Across those deathlesS centuries
Wherever man has trod.
To him has come dream hope,
AS came the breath of God.
The ax-blow of the pioneer,
The sailors glancinE keel, =
The burning words of eloQuence,
The soldiers front of steel:
New armies march, new nations rise,
New banners CLINT and gleam-
The very worlds revolve in space,
And answer to dream.
That star the watchful shepherds saw
Has never Vet grown dim,
Each age has heard the angels sing
Their joyous Advent hymn.
And ever the fateful morrow
Has dawned in hope and cheer,
Born with each lispins birth-cry,
Part of each farewell tear.
And this is the one. one heritage
That holds us in its grasp.
The warm fingers of the present
in the hand-clasp of the past.
The races halt in wonder
Where their old-time fathers trol,
And one and all the sons of men
In hoping face their God.
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TIE QUIET HOUR.
Sermans in Shsrt Meter fer the Consideration ef the
Thauahtfu.
Thaughtful.'

of dealing with us. + we recognize,
the power Ito forgive i.-om the heart,
every one his brother their trespas-
ses,'' as one which is distinctly super
natural and derived from above, and
are able to see the underlying connec-
tion between our willingness to for
give and Gods grace In forgiving US.
it Will be easier for us to feel and
practice the forgiveness towards 9th
ers, which sometimes seems so i'm
possible to US. Since it is grace
which is beyond human power, let.
us ask it and receive it from above.
Receiving power from the heavenly
sphere. from which the command
came, obedience to the law by which
God works. will fill our hearts with
an overlooking sense of His wondrous
forgiveness to us.
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Yalne of nIIsfortuna

1t is often contested that-trial, mis-
fortune loss trouble and pain never
yet made any one better or sweeter
in nature or life. But the universal
ity of these things, the impossibility'
of escape from misfortune in some
form, would seem to indicate that God,
in instituting this earthly order. must
have had a thought of disciplining and
educa ting human nature in the way
of righteousness. We come not out
of heart breaking trial wnere we went
in. The experience has left its mark
not always a scar or disfgurment,
sometimes an ennobling and sanctify-
ing beauty. Some natures, doubtless,
are left cynical, bitter and unbeliev-
ing; but perhavs on the DAD to deep
er life it is letter they should pass
through lne alkall desert than forever
remain frivolous, unrefiectlve and
light. We can hardly escape the con-
clusion that affections, trials and
troubles do play a great part in the
development Of humanity.-Christiaa
Register
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Paper valise Is Latest

The travelling bag has undergone in
teresting changes within the last few
year, and has become a much more
handy article than it used to be.
Recently the valise of woven straw,
which weighs practically nothing at
all, and actually not more than a few
ounces, has come much into fashion,
but now this seems likely to be in turn
superseded by the paper travelling bag,
invented by Pennsylvania man 1t
is collapsible when empty, so that It
can be stored or shipped in that con-
aition just like fat sheet of paper
When wanted for use it may be ex-
panded at a moments notice into the
form of a valise, with a suitable han
dle.-Saturday Evening Post
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WONDERFUL GROWTH OF OKLAHOMA

In That Territory the Rich Soil L. At
tracting Thousands of Settlers.
That portion of the west comprised
in Oklahoma and Indian Territory is
the center of interest for the ever
present emigration movement that
marks American civilization. The
states to the north and south have
been drained Of their surplus popu-
lation for a de ;ade to build up these
virgin lands, but the process is not
complete. The land Offices of Okla
homa. outside of the newly opened
reservations, have done during the
last summer, the largest business in
years.
Western Oklahoma lands that were
considered fiji only for the herder are
being taken for small ranches, and
the cattlemen are nervouSly watching
the destruction of their barbed-wire
fences by the advent of the man with
the plow. Indeed this is the only por-
ton of western land outside the irri-
gated areas that can be secured for
new settlement While vast tracts are
yet open to demonstrating in other
parts of the west, they are the refuse.
the arid. rough OF worthless claims
undesired py the settlers Of the last
three decades
Little wonder. then. that the virgin
lands of the Indian Territory, capable
OF producing bale and a half of cot
ton. seventy bushels of corn or forty
five bushels of wheat per acre. should
be in demand: or that Oklahoma
farms. with almost equal fertility, and
which are to be subdivided and rear
ranged to suit the development Of the
country and the increasing population.
should attract both settlers and invest
ors.
Peopled to a larger extent than al
most any other part of the union by
native American stock. says a writer
in the Review of Reviews, with the
advantages of example in the organi-
zaton and development of other com
munities, guided by the knowledge OF
to-day and following modern business
methods. there should be marvellous
future for this region.
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FIND new USES FOR new runs.
Russian Pony Skins for Motorists-
White CalfsEin for Miniver.

White Calfskin for Miniver.
Russia is sending us a couple OF
very novel pelts, the skins Of ponies
and Of calves, for making motor-car
dresses and coats and for the Rus
sian blouses wealthy women are wear
ing so much this winter. The skins
of the ponies are not very large and
are forwarded, names and all. to the
furriers, but SO far the names have
not been made useful. Perhaps the
toy trade will eventually profit by
them and the fiery nursery steeds CT
the rocking horse and Gray Dobbin
persuasion be equipped with the long
silky hair of these creatures.
Any one who has Travelled in Russia
will know the pale, tawny shade of the
native pony. almost Iion-like in color.
1t is also the commonly met hue of
the little Scandinavian horses driven
in Norway almost exclusively and
much seen, too. in Sweden and Fin
land. The skin dyes brown and
lovely jet black most successfully
and is so strong that it is uncommonly
suitable for rough-wear wraps. Nor is
it outrageously expensive. A Russian
blouse made of it comes to eight and
a half guineas.
The Russian calf makes very pretty
snow-white coats, tufted with black.
and charming revers. cuffs. ties and
muffs for cloth redingotes. To some
eyes this pelt will resemble miniver
says the London Nail. but there is a
huge monetary difference between it
and ermine, as well as a visible one,
especially as miniver, which is really
ermine tufted with the black tips of
the tails only. instead of the tails
themselves. is daily going up in price
in view of the coronation and its re-
quirements.
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NATURE PROVIDES ICE HOUSE
Food for Birds That is Preserved in
the Arctic Regions.

Food for Birds That is Preserved in
the Arctic Regions.
The NUMBER of birds that go to the
arctic regions to breed is vast beyond
conception. They go not by thou
sands. but by tens and hundreds Of
thousands, and because nowhere else
in the world does nature provide at
the same time ard IN the same place
such lavish prodigality of food.
The vegetation consists of cram
berry, cloudberry and crowberryt
bushes, and these. forced by the per-
petUal sunshine of the arctic summer
bear enormous crops of fruit. But the
the crop is not ripe until the middlei
and end of the arctic summer, and if
the fruit-eating birds had to wait until
it was ripe they would starve in the
meantime, as they arrive on the very
day of the melting of the snow.
But each year the snow descends
on an immense crop of ripe fruit be-
fore the birds have time 20 gather it.
1t is thus preserved perfectly fresh
and pure, and the melting of the snow
discloses the bushes. with the uncon-
sumed last years crop hanging on
them or lying, ready to .e eaten, on
the ground.
The frozen meal stretches across
the breadth of northern Asia. 1t never
decays and is accessi BILE the moment
the snow melts. The same heat which
thaws the fruit brings into being the
most prolific insect life in the world
the mosquito swarms on the tundra
No European can live there without
veil after the snow melts. The gun
barrels are black with them and clods
of them often obscure the sight
Thus the insect eating birds have
only to open their mouths to fill them
with mosquitoes, and thus the pres
ence of swarms of cliff chaffs, pipis
and the wagtails in this arctic region
is accounted for
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inch a man was M. Donician, In spite
of his predilection for blushing
Helen stared down at the little pack
ct of mail and saw instead small
cottage furnished costly with that
hundred dollars in bank. 1t was un-
fortunate. that hundred dollars. in
that it formed solid foundation for a
temptation that must have otherwise
have remained chimerical. For an
hour she struggled with it. sitting in
the dark in her little ten by ten room
Then she laughed, an echo of that
sighting laugh with which she had
put away her books, and struck a
light. She had forgotten her mail,
Presently a crisp bit of paper
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Smooth the Way.

The way of life is by no means
smooth, but let us not make it rough
er than it is. The world is not all we
could wish; but, if it goes wrong, let
us not spend ourselves trying TO make
it go worse. Rather let us make 1t 4
little smoother and little pleasanter
by our disposition, manners and deeds.
If men in general are out of sorts,
there is the more need of our being il
sorts.-ChriStian Leader.
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The remarkable popularity of the
FftZwilliams in Yorkshire is not
matter of yesterday, but has existed
for several generations. and for cause.
An anecdote significant of the ways of
the house Is told Of the late earl's ia
ther. A farmer came to him to repre-
sent that his wheat had been damaged
seriously by the hounds. The earl in
quired at what he appraised the
damage. The man said $50, and it
was at once paid. After harvest the
farmer came again and said that the
wheat far from being injured where
most trampled on. seemed the strong
est when they came to cut it, and con-
sequently he had brought back the ESQ.
All" said Lord F., this is as things
should be 'twixt man and man Then
he wrote out a check for f100 saying,
Take care of this, and when you:
eldest son is of age present it to him,
and tell him of the occasion which
produced it''-London Chronicle.
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forgiving

The connection between forgiv;ng
and being forgiven as a necessary, vital
and fundamental friendship would
never have occurred to any human
mind had it not been for the Heaven
ly disclosures of Jesus He brought
with Him from Heaven nov set of
principles of conduct ind disclosed
hitherto unknown and unsuspected re-
lation between our feelings and be-
hcvior towards men, and Gods mode
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One OF the Things That Marked th'
Mckinley Funeral Procession.

Mckinley Funeral Procession.
The desire for souvenirs upon the
part of the large crowds lined along
the railroad tracks at every point was
a distinctive feature of the Mckinley
funeral train. The most popular of all
methods adopted was the placing of
coins on the tracks so that the train
might pass over them, smashing fiat
the pieces OF money as mark OF
Identification in years to come. This
practice was not confined to any par
ticular point or crowd, but was indulg-
ed in generally along the route.
The mutilated coins were afterward
gathered up by their owners and dis
played with much pride. Coins of diff
ferent denominations asgresating at
least several hundred dollars were
strewn along the track at the Union
station. Even these relic hunters
seemed to appreciate the occasion and
surroundings and instead of making
rush for their property as soon as
the train had passed, waited until it
was out of sight before picking up the
crushed coins.
At Roup Station. says the Pitts
burg Post a wealthy resident OF the
Shadyside district placed a $40 gold
piece upon the rail. The approach of
the train started to shake it off, but It
managed to remain long enough to
have just a small portion of it nipped
OF as if done by a knife. The owner
is quite a collector of souvenirs and
oddities and when he picked up his
coin he stated that it would occupy
the most prominent and conspicuous
place in his large collection
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Do What We Can.

We are not placed here to reform.
the world, to make everything right
in our neighbours lives, as well as in
our own. 1t is our business to do
what we can. We are not to be judged
by results, but by the loyalty with
which we do our little part.-Rev.
F. A. Hinckley, Unitarian, Philadel.
phia, Pa.
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GOd1ikS.

Love is the one thing that makes
man Godlike. 1t is the secret SYM
pathy, the silver tie that binus life to
life and heart to heart. Love is given
to us that we may fulfill the law. In
the social and spiritual world it is a
code Of morals.-Rev. H. B. Hull, Bape-
tist, Boston. Massachusetts,.
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trunks. Suddenly she turned and ded.
goaded by intolerAble pain.
And the pines were left alone In
their eternal serenity, chanting the
requiem over the fair white doves OF
Aphrodfte.
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THE student leaned BACK and Closed
her book unwillinely.'
ten dollars" She dropped her eyes
from the pine crests and saw Donician
before her.
II fin some mail for you at the Of
flee, Miss Helen" He spoke with
slight accent in voice deep toned
and musical.
Helen started and her nerves quiv-
cred.
"Ob, thank you so much" she took
the mail and their hands touched. The
young fellow colored slowly, but she
tried not to see.
Thank you so much" she repeated,
with tense civility.
mot tall" he returned lifting his
hat and moving away. He was every
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DOVES OF APHRCDITE.
BY. F. Fl. LANCASTER.

Copyright. 1902 by Daily Story Pub Co.,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-17
CLAIMS $4,000 DAMAGES.
panville Woman Charges Husbands
Relatives With Conspiracy,

neIdtlVeS WIN conspiracy
Danville, ILL.,. July 17.-Society circles
were deeply stirred yesterday by the
revelations in sensational suit for
$4,000 damages by Mrs. Frank Van
Nalkenburg against her husbands
brother and mother, alleging alienation
OF affections. The plaintiffs attorney
stated that they would prove the de-
PENDANTS had conspired to separate Mr..
and Mrs. Van Valkenburg.
The Van Valkenburg brothers, Will
Frank and Stacey. are proprietors of
the Place hotel, and the plaintiff aver.
the defendants had succeeded in in
oucing Frank to abandon her. and Fore
ing her to occupy separate apartments.
Three weeks ago Mrs. Van Valken-
burg attempted to see her husband in
his apartments. and she alleges the
night clerk, acting under instructions
called a policeman to compel her to re-
turn to her own rooms. The plaintiff
also says her mother-in-law and broth
ers-in-law wanted to get rid of her so
that her husband could wed another
woman who is very wealthy.
Three months ago Will Van Valken-
Zurg, one of the defendants, was mar
ried to Alice Mckee, one of the richest
young women in this city, and their
wedding was the social event Of the
year. She is made party to the suit.
The Van Valkenburgs came here from
Chicago six years ago, and purchased
the Plaza. They are wealthy and have
occupied a prominent position in socie-
ty circles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-17
CUBA IN DOUBT ABOUT LOAN.
Opposition Has Developed Among
Some Members of Conuress.

Some Members OF Congress.
Havana. July 11.-Some opposition
has developed among members of con-
Gress to the idea Of floating loan OF
S4.000.000 In the preliminary meet
ings to consider the question some OF
the congressman objected on the
ground that n loan would be OF no real
assistance, as the trouble is due to the
low price of sugar, which might con-
tinue next Year. Others said 1T would
be difficult. almost Impossible. TO ar
range the distribution of the money in
such a way that it would get into the
hands of those really needing it.
ON the other hand. some members of
the house declared that the loan was
necessary to enable sugar planters to
put in their crop for the next grinding
and to keep people employed. Fear was
expressed that the Platt law might pre-
vent security being offered for the loan.
Senior Carlos Zaldo. minister of state
and justice has asked Mr.. Squiers, the
American minister. if the statements
made in the newspapers concerning
Consul General Bragg's remarks about
t'lIl,onc ara tIlp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-17
UNIQUE RECORD AS A FIGHTER.
Spectacular Career of General Smith it
Civil and Spanish Wars.

civil an0 spanish wars.
Washington, July 17-The spectacu-
lar ferocity which moved his severest
critics to bestow upon General Smith
The somewhat Understanding title of
Hell Roaring Jake" did not develop
until he was sent to his command in the
far-away Pacific islands, and even then
his many friends in this country We're
loath to believe that he could so sud-
denly flare up into an antique hero
thirsting for the blood of the enemy
with unsuitable desire.
General Smith, by those who know
him intimately, is said to be soldier
Of the old school who conceives that
killing the enemy is his trade. His first
smack of fighting was got in the civil
war, when he entered the volunteers Of
Kentucky, altho he was born and bred
in Ohio. From the start he fought hard
and well, was promoted rapidly, and
was disciplinarian from his spurs up
to his army hat
In six months he had won captain
cy, and at Shiloh he fought like dare
devil and was made a major for his
bravery. He loved the army, he loved
fighting, he was happy when giving or
obeying orders, and after he was mus
tered out he straightway Joined the
regular service, with the rank of cap
tain.
In 1869 Captain Smith became ma
jor with the post of judge advocate but
the appointment was soon revoked by
the president. Then, as captain, he was
assigned to the Seventeenth infantry
and 1t was not until twenty-four years
thereafter that he was promoted ma
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-17
HoNoRs FOR PRINCE CHAN. .

Chinese Emperor's Brother Given Title
of Banished Boxer Leader.
Pelin. July 1.-THE court has con-
ferred the rank and titles of which
Prince Tuan and Prince Chuang We're
deprived because of their connection
with the Boxer movement on Prince
Chan, brother of the emperor, who
went to Berlin at the head of the ex-
piatory mission for the assassination or
Baron Won Ketteler. and Tsai Tao, a
member of the imperial family. Prince
Tuan was banished and Prince Chuang
was ordered to commit suicide. 1t was
stated that he obeyed this order in
Febrary, 1901. Both We're deprived OF
their rank and titles. This action was
taken in response to the demands OF
the ministers of the various powers.