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land, and while the great figures In
English history for centuries past are
familiar to our children. what they
know about the German leaders In
war, politics. or thought Is vague and
defective. 1t Is this situation which
has inspired the Kaiser's action.
Here" he says. "is the figure Of a
great German, who belongs In part to
you, and who was intimately concerned
with q crisis of history out Of which
your people emerged rs nation. Put
his statue where your legislators may
see It. and remember that there are
ties Of history and ties Of blood be-
tween Germany and the United
States" We are used to think Of the
Kaiser as an impulslve man. but there
Is n deal Of method In his impulses.
and sound and timely thinking behind
some of them. He has bestirred him.
self repeatedly making occasion when
II did not offer. to bid us think Of Ger.
mans rs our kinsmen. 1t Is n good
message he sends us. and his evident
desire that 1t shall not be forgotten
Is something to be grnvely and cour.
teously observed.-Harper's Weekly.
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dener at Dalaki. during which q SOL
der. probably an onlooker. was killed.
some say accidentally. The gardener
was arrested and brought into Bushire
q few days ago. Orders were subse-
quently issued by the central govern.
ment for his execution. Last week
when he was being led out Of prison
to pay the penalty for his crime the
brother Of the deceased soldier stepped
forward and demanded rs his right.
according to the Mahometan law.
"blood for blood" or complete pardon
to the prisoner. In exercising his pre-
rogative he chose to pardon the cul-
prit. whom he embraced and addressed
as follows: "As expect forgiveness
from God. so do I forgive you. Go
thy way. You are pardoned. and may
God not call me and you to account.
Take these few krans for your i'm
mediate expenses" One cannot help
admiring such a lof:iness Of mind.
purity Of faith. nobility Of character
and nagnanimity Of hearfas displayed
by this poor. illiterate and obscure in
dividual.-Lahore Gndian) Tribune.
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nov Style Of Coon Hunting.

Some time a genius discovered a
substitute for the ferret In hunting
rabbits. 1t was to equip one end OF a
small rubber hose with thin whistle.
insert the whistle end into the rabbits
burrow and blow. The noise brought
the rabbit out at Its best possible speed.
A prototype Of the rabbit hunter has
been discovered in a Winsted coon
hunter. Time out Of mind 1t has been
the practice to chase a coon to the
top Of a tree. then either chop the tree
down or have one Of the party climb
to the limb where the coon was perched
and shake him loose. The Winsted
man fills his pocket with Roman cam
dies and carries a few sky rockets.
When the coon Is treed the hunter
starts up a pyrotechnic display In the
'coon's direction. and 1t is case Of
immediate come down on the part OF
the ''ring-tail"-Oil City Derrick.
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COST OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

Professor Dewar. In his address as
President of the British Association.
has given m accurate estimate OF the
cost Of maintaining the Royal lnstl.
tuition Of London during the nineteenth
century. Sir Humphrey Davy became
the head Of the institution In 1901.
He discovered the composition OF the
fixed alkalis In 1907 and invented the
miners safety lamp in 1915 and made.
rs did all his successors. many discov-
cries of immediate practical value.
Faraday became director In 1925. To
him more than to any one man we
owe the modern theories Of electricity
and magnetism and the modern practi-
cal application Of them. Tyndan be-
came professor In 1853. His researches
on light land lighthouses). sound (and
fog signals). heat. glaciers. electricity.
fermentation and the like are well
known. To his SUCCESSOR rofessor
Dewar, we owe epoch-making discov-
cries In chemistry. on the liquefaction
of gases Qiquid air) and the Ike.
There can be no doubt that whatever
be the cost Of maintaining the Royal
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d Office building. The lower door Is
scene Of desolation; the door Ii lit
red with lumber. paint and plaster.
|e walls stripped Of their hangings
5 redecoration, and not an apartment
for habitation. Everywhere the ma
b, the carpenter. the electrician and
E decorator Nre creating the chaos
5at such people can create. and from
brning until night the sound OF ham.
Ter and saw arises In the clouds or
|ne dust and other dirt. The members
the family. meanwhile. are confined
the upper door. and the servants to
o basement and attic. while the
Nights of labor are doing their utmost
make It interesting on the ftst door.
The Executive Building. however.
ks been completed. and the Cabinet
Idicated II with an inaugural meeting
November g.
PThe main office Of the nation repre-
lnts but q portion Of the $3.50. 900 ap.
opriated for the "White House I'm.
(ovements." as they are officially
|rmed. Including furniture 1t cost
bO.OO0. The porte-cochere and ap-
Roach to the east wing Of the White
\use wiz cost s95.O00. while the al
ltlons and decorations Of the house
, af will cost nearly $4,000. yet
fiy all OF this ,s being expended for
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Saw Three Cent urlcs.

Sonora Catalina Florea. who died re-
Gently In Pasadena. was the oldcs!
woman In California At the time OF
her death she had just completed her
11Gth year. and for over ninety years
she had lived under the shadow OF
the San Gabriel Mission. Her nus
band had been dead for more than
fifty years. and none OF her children
or grandchildren was living. The rela'
tiyes which attended her funeral were
descendants of the fourth and NTH
generations. She came to California
with her husband in 1872. Up to the
last few days OF her life she was able
to care for herself. as she was neither
lame. blind nor deaf. She had won
great fame rs needlewOman. and
many Of the most beautiful altar cloths
IN rho San Gabriel Church were OF her
'handiwOrk.
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The German
Enperor's
Gift.

THE accompanying picture
shows the original statue Of
Frederick the Great. by G.
Schadow. erected in 1913. q
bronze copy of which Is to be present
ed to the United States by Emperor
William. The gift has been a good
deal discussed. Some Of the news
papers have declared that we have
no more use for an effigy Of Pruss.an
monarch than cat for the traditional
two tails. But really We have more
tails than one. and 1t Is precisely to
emphasize the truth that one OF our
main tails Il German. that the Kaiser
has offered TO set up this statue OF his
eminent ancestor on our SOIL. The
President, In designating the grounds
Of the Arsenal at Washington as the
proper site for the Kaiser's gift, has
implied that our interest In the great
Frederick attaches chiefly to his career
as q soldier. In that he has dealt skill.
fully with q situation for the handling
Of which he had no precedent. accept
ing the gift without discussion. and
finding q place for It on land subject
to the control Of the executive branch
Of the Government
But what the statue Is really meant
to recall Is. not that Frederick was
great soldier. nor even that his
uephew's great-great-grandson visited
this country In 1902. The point Is that
l.
Frederick, soldier and statesman. Is
one Of the great German figures In
modern history: that. he was factor
Of signal importance In the complicated
European wrangle which helped our
fathers to win In the Revolution. and
that he Is parsonage with whom
o nation which by descent Is only less
German than British. may with pro.
priety become better acquainted. With
an immense and very valuable German
element In our population, We as
nation think Of Germany as a foreign
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heretofore been looked after by one
of the clerks, whose business 1t was
among other things to frequently con-
suit q card on which all calls had been
put down. Sometimes he would assign
a bellboy to visit the room Of the pat
ron and knock at the door until he re-
ceived some response: At other hotels
there Is an electric bell connection with
oil the rooms by which the calling
operation is done directly from the
Office. Neither the clerk nor the bell.
boy are infallIble and either one Is
subject to Interruptions and diversions
which might cause him to forget the
call. At the best the system at present
in vogue is uncertain and unsatisfac'
tory.
A means Of performing this duty
with absolute certainty has been re-
Gently invented by a New York man
and Is now being tried at several OF the
hotels of that city. A view Of the ap'
paratus Is shown herewith. 1t Is o
combination Of clock mechanism aud
electricity. and Is set up in the ONCE
of the hotel. with wire connection
to each of the sleeping rooms therein.
There are different dials containing
the hours of the day and the number OF
the room, and when guest expresses
a desire to be called at certain hour.
a connection is made by a plug BY
which the bell will ring In the desired
room at the hour named. The bell,
once set In motion, rings until an an
swering signal is received from the
guest.
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pnZMzER1ar
RReGRk0@|

Institution, 1t has returned to man
kind all and more than has been given
to II. Now, what has been the cost?
Professor Dewar gives the main
items rs follows: Salaries Of the pro.
fessors, about S273, 900; laboratory ex.
penses. about $122. .150; salaries Of as
sIstants. about S107. $50. Total for 100
years. $5Os.100 The British Govern
ment has given grants In aid and pri-
vate persons have subsidized the fnsti-
tuition. so that the total expense for a
century of scientific work has beer
about $500. 900. or, On the average. say.
$1,000 per year. TIE total amount Is
considerable; the average annual cost
as rldiculously small. The returns on
the capital invested have been i'm
mense. The moral Is that gifts like
that Of Mr.. Carnegie to the Carnegie
Institution are none too large. and
that we may expect full return.
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ninina,a oIdast Hunter.

Beyond question, the oldest hunter
and trapper alive In Maine to-day.
both In years and in point Of active
service. is Nathan W. Moore. Of Bling
ham. who Is eighty-fOur years old. and
has trapped and hunted game all Of
his life. or ever since he was eight
years old. He trapped his first mink
and muskrat when he was eight. shot
his first moose when he was but four
teen. and reckons his score Mt 2TG
moose. twenty caribou. 100 bears and
an unnumbered host Of deer. Mr..
Moore says he expects tc kill his quota
of deer this season. as usual. which
Is remarkable for man Of his years.
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E,.r, ,,ooa pe.a Is.msus.r.a.

He who was mindful Of the fragments Of
food at the feeding OF the 5000 will not
be unmindful of the fragments Of good,
when the results Of good life are gath.
cred up. There are those who 20 through
the world living simple, healthfnl, and
helpful lives, who never seem to do great
things; the reason IL that the oppor-
tuniEy does not como 10 do work that
makes tho world stop to look and admire.
Yet nothing will be lost; the Master u not
more mindful Of bread than He 10 OF serv..
ice. II every idle word 10 TO be accounted
for, every good word viii be remembered
and rewarded. When the final accounts
are made up it will be discovered that
the most fruitful heas are those filed
with.what seemed to be little services. rem
dered eachS$y without thought OF the
outcome or gesire for praise. There are
many people whose nrrnes never get into
the newspapers. they never say anything
or do anything which the reporter is a1x.
ious to repeat. Virtue isn't news" There
are many gifts made every day, but no
account IS taken OF them, for to the eyes
of the world the figures are too small. But
He who gathere.h up the fragments IN
Galilee, will also gather up the "frag.
rents" Of every life, and in this also many
that ere first shall be last, and the last
first. Perhaps it is just as well that the
world has not very much to say OF Us; We
shall have a more moderate opinion OF our.
selves, and God shall have an opportunity
to saw some gladstone things to Us when we
see Him face to face.-Baptist, Union.
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Agreed 70 Oi6er.

Good stories come from Scotland. as
we'll as porridge and bagpipes. The
last Is quite admirable In its way. A
traveller. observing m ancient couple
arguing and gesticulating In the road
In order to avert bloodshed asked the
cause OF the dispute. Were no dee
sputin' at A." answered the man.
Were bath O. the same mind. I hue
got half-crown In ma pooch. an she
thinks she's no gaun to get it--an, I
think the same."-London Globe.
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PALATIAL HOME OF SOUTH
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER. .

One Of the most magnificent news
paper Offices In the world Is that Of
La Prensa. the leading daily Of the
Argentine Republic. fine illustration
Of which Is here presented by cour-
tesy Of Colin nj. Selph. publisher Of
the st. Louis Worlds Fair Bulletin.
The building Is a veritahle palace.
II is built Of marble and Is sumptuous-
ly furnished throughout.
Among the many features are large
lecture hall. banqueting saloon. free
dispensary for the poor lnd perma-
nent exhibit OF Argentine products.
There are also handsomely appointed
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Living HIS Life.

"As Thou hast sent NE into the world
even so have l also sent them into the
world" John II: ls. Every Christian 10 Q
reproduction of Christ His life Is for imi-
tation more than for admiration. In the
perfect life there 10 constant parallel be-
tween what He was and what We. are. He
is the first.born among many brethren; BE
gave to earth the likeness Of the heavenly
family and all His brthren are to maintain
i. it, His Life hs: long been the xerlS. iSi del
viii see that ideal made real in them.
That life Is more than glorious picture;
it Is practical pattern.
As truly as He was Himself commissioners
for His great life work 30 truly are We
commissioned Of Him., He was the apostle
sent from the Father; We are His apostles
sent from the Son. This ID ths- only true
apostolic ordination and appointment, VIA
one that He bcstowS upon all His follovS
ers. Every disciple il divinely ordained.
We sometimes look. forward to the time
when. we shall be free from our present
God will commission as to do some great
work for Him. The time will never como
when We shall be more truly sent OF God
than we now are to this poor, shining
lost world. No cerefonials or ordinances
Of men can add TO or take away from the
fact Of your heavenly commission. You
have not happened into lfe;- you have
been a. truly sent as the Master was.
And you have been sent to do the came
work that He came to do. Life, with the
Christian at least, is not eating and drink
ing; IL ID not getting riches OF. winning
fame; Il Is not eveneeking health o. hg-
doing the will Of Him that sent you.
And what II His win? Il is not His win
that ono Of these little ones should perish;
then it is His viii that oil should be saved.
Your business u not being saved, but sev.
ing. The Father sent the Bon to be The
Saviour Of the world and the Son SCENTS
His servants to be the saviours OF Tie
world. We may not offer our poor Sin.
tainted lives in sacrifice for the sims OF 9th!
ers, but we can give ourselves In servi'e
for them, to save them from sin; How
aims beside this Of saving lives. You may
do many great things, but nothing great
er than this of saving men from sin.
What breadth Of life this gives. Our
lives seem narrow and circumscribed; 90
was His. But the breadth Of His sympa-
thies bore Him far above His circrm-
stances. He loved oil the world and that
lifted Him before all the world. Your
mission will determine your position. Com.
mlssioncd by the love OF ZOO ana sustaineo
by love for man and heaven alone can
comprehend the greatness and the glory
allel your Masters experience in being de-
spised, opposed, ill-treated, defidcd and re-
iected Of men. But If you arc sent into
His trials YOU shall also enter His
triumphs. While serving and. fighting
you may know His inner joy, calm, peace
aud strength, and when the work is ended
Che joy Of your Lord viii be but begun
Rams Horn.
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USE OF LEFT HAND.

A great deal Of attention Is given
In German educational quarters to the
idea Of making the left hand as useful
and dexterous rs the right, says the
Westminster Gazette. There is no rea-
son, It Is said. why human beings. like
apes, should not use both hands with
equal ease. Most Of the mechanical
work which Is generally done by the
right hand only might just as well be
performed by the left hand after some
practice. In most Of the technical
schools In Germany the experiment Is
now. being tried. and pupils are taught
to WELD tools with the left hand, and
so far. We understand, the result fully
justifies the experiments. The advan-
tages Of dividing manual work more
equally between the two hands are so
obvious that It is to be hoped this at
tempt at creating an ambidextrous ma
ton will be widely taken up.
It Is q well.known fact that artists
have long ago proved the possibility
and usefulness Of using the left as well
as the right hand in their work. The
eminent German painter. Mcneil. uses
his brush with equal ease in either
hand. In Japan every child Is taught
to write and draw with the right and
the lea hand, and 1t Is attributed to
this fact that in some respects Japan
ese art excels the art Of any other
country. It Is said that anyone wish
ing to acquire the art Of writing with
the left hand has good chance OF
doing so without much trouble. The
recipe Is: Write the alphabet five
times a day for q month with your
left hand, and you will find that you
have almost mastered the art. In the
same manner sewing with the left
hand Is said to be soon learnt IL q
little daily practice Is given to 1t for q
few weeks.
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KIsses Over tho telephone.

A merchant from Uniontown talked
about telephones ar the hotel where he
was stopping.
I'm my town." lie said. 'the telephone
company Is going to raise the rates for
business phones from S25 to $40. and
for residence phones from $1S to $32.
Do you know why? 1t Is to keep
sweethearts from monopolizing the
wires? 1t Is TO make telephones so ex.
penslve that the young men and WON.
ell who love one another won't bill and
COO over the wires all day long,"
I'm Unlontown now It Is a wonder
that the wires don't blush red, the love
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apartment. although both Of these have
been redecorated. Sixteen additional
rooms have been provided. however,
eight In the main building and eight i'm
the wings. OF these eight situated in
the second story will I've devoted to
guests. and the others to the servants
quarters. More toilet rooms have been
provided. rs we'll as new steam heat
ing plant located In a sub-basement.-
Harper's Weekly.
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A Shrewd Americpn,s ActivIties.

1t is said that civilian employc OF the
Array. who is a plumber by trade. got his
discharge as soon AZ he arrived in Porto
Rico. and rented a plumbers shop on bor-
rowed capital. He is now one OF the bus.
lest men in the island He was shrewd
enough to see the great possibilities in his
line by Jason, not only Of the bad sani-
ment's speedy action to improve them.
Now the American residents and the bet
ter class OF natives will not occupy houses
that do not have modern bathing facili-
ties and plumbing, and the Board Of
Health in every important city and town
Is literally upcooting the old order Il
thipss.
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W tsdom.

When Emil Gariosanni started out
yesterday morning for the Wall Street
district with n pushcart flied with
bananas he little thought that before
day was over he would be richer by
100000.
Emil was q sensible man.
As matter Of fact he took In only
eighty seven cents nj. ier. and one of
the nickels was plugged at that.-New
York Sun.
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The Ccnsus Of Ireland.

In the past decade the Methodists In
Ireland have increased 11.27 per cent.
their number now being 62.O00. The
Roman Catholics have declined 81 per
cent. and the Church Of Ireland 80
per cent. OF persons under twenty
years Of age there has been decrease
OF l2.2 per cent. There are 11.O31
widows In the island. as compared with
SS,O34 widowers. and one widow to
every three married women. There are
497 centenarians. 1914 males and 3O3 fe-
males. A Of whom never married.
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Pride.

No man will acknowledge that he il
sain, but almost any man will acknowledge
that he is proud. But, tried by the bal
ance OF the sanctuary. there Is little to
choose between the two. II man look
for greatness out OF God it matters little
whether he seeks i in hs Ss own nrs appsaPiSs PS,r
sce who trusted in himself that he was
righteous was condemned by Christ as Sc
verely. and even more 80. than the vain
Jews who could not believe because they
sought honor from one. another, and not
the honor which cometh from God only"
II may be a more dazzling ald moro
splendid sin to be proud. 1t Is not less
word to our own urquiet. swelling. burn
ing hearts. Pride may disguise itself as ie
will in its own majesty. but in the pres
encc OF the high and lofty ono it is but lit
tlencss, after all.-F. W. Robertson.
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METHOD OF rnoDrcISo DRESS TsrHNrsos.

process consists In first coating the lace
or other fabric with a conductor OF
electricity by rubbing powdered graph
ite into the threads or applying thin
coat of adhesive varnish and the dust
Ing with fine bronze or similar metal
lie powder. after which the lace Is sus'
pended In the wire basket as shown
This basket is then placed In the usual
electroplatins bath. being insulated
from the bottom by suspendins 1t on
non-conducting blocks. When the bas.
ket Is connected with wire leading
to one pole of a battery and the other
wire Is attached to a block OF gold. Sill
yer or other metal II will be found that
the lace Is immersed. regulating the
thickness of the deposit. The inventor
of this improved process Is John a.
DAILY,
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THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF:

Poem: God's Gifs-Ths Life Of Christ 10
More For Imitation Thas Tor Admira-
tIon-Evsry Disciple 10 Divineiy Or
dsined-Grsstest Thing Of All.
God gave me little light
To carry as 60;
Bade me 10 keep it clean and bright
Shining high and low;
Bear it steadfast, without lear,
Shed its radiance far and near,
Make the path before me clear
With its friendly glow.
God gave me little song
To sing upon my way;
Rough may be the road, and long,
Dark may be the day,
Yet little bird can wing.
Yet little flower can spring,
Yet q little child can sing,
Make the whole world gay.
God gave me little heart
To love whatever He made;
Gave me strength TO bear my part,
Glad and unafraid.
Through Thy world 30 fair, 80 bright,
Father, guide my steps arighti
Thou my song and Thou my light,
So my trust is stayed.
Laura E. Richards.