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osnius Ani.cs.d With Insaniey.

Insanity has occasionally attacked
great men. Jean Jaques Rousseau had
during life several attacks of insanity
(Mobius). the poet Cowper suffered
from melancholia with delusions. the
Psychologist Albrecht von Haller be-
came q melanchollac and Johannes
Muller committed suicide: Auguste
Comte was subject 70 attacks Of folie
periodique. made suicidal attempts and
was afflicted In his latter days with
crotomania and visual hallucinations.
Among musical composers Schumann
and Donizetti became insane. Among
painters Landseer and Munkacszy de.
ve,oped general paralysis Of the insane.
while wiertx and Carlo Dolce were
insane. William Blake. poet and paint.
er, undoubtedly suffered from insanity
with visual hallucinations, and was o
seer Of visions: while Swedenborg
suffered similarly from the auditory
and visual hallucinatlons characteristic
Of parsnoia religiosia.-The Hosyatal :.
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Tho Crusade In Brief.

The Kokomo woman who spanked hcl
son because he hl;! bser found II saloon
ousht to have los o; !ni:ito-s.
Mr.. de Terra. ! railway director in Gu
len, Germany. L. now forming society u
te.total railway Tcu in Germany.
Pennsylvania mas passed 4 law prohibit.
in; the sale OF beer or other !ruorS to
women - be carried home from ;nc sa!o.n
in bottle or other receptacle.
Il is stated that ,hr:v.e:sht OF the sew
entv.ssven parishes N the Island OF A
c,.sey. OFF the west coas. oi Na:es. with a
population OF III. ip No: contain 4 single
saoon or public house.
William D. Norris. Mayor oi OTTAWA.
Canada. has been removed from office for
L.ying l d1.uk OF isquor during hours pro-
h,bited by law.
4 class In prohibition mas been estab-
iished by Professor Woodbridge at Tufts
College in response to petition OF some
of the students.
At a recent temperance meeting IN B-es.
,au, Germany. the Chairman stated that
the military authorities had for 4 long
time been endeavorins to put stop 10
excessive drinking of intoxicating liquors.
Dr. Laurent. in his work on Inmates OF
Prisons in Paris says: The prisons OF
France are inhabited in great part by de-
scendants Of inebriites and desenerites:
A total abstainer among CRIMINALS Is an
exception to the rule"
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Commercial Agent F. s. 8. johnson. oi
vention. which consists of bricklayinS by
machinery instead OF by hand. He says:
The machine. worked BY two men and .
lad. will lay 40 to go bricks per hour
Door and window spaces cause only a slight
delay. The machine is suited for all plain
work. such As walls, sheds. mills factories
rows OF cottages, piers OF bridges. etc
Considerable pressure is put on the bricks,
and i, is claimed that the work Is more
firmly done than by hand. The invention
will do the work of six or seven skilled
brick!ayers, and it is believed that ma.
chine adapted to build a factory about
sixty By forty fee; could be put on the
market for $500. The apparatus can he
readily worked after forsnisht's ins'rut'
tiop -
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GENIUS;
M Yxolrxcr WILKINSON.

What seest thou on yonder desert plaia,
Large, vague and void!
I soc city full oil Hickering streets;
I hear the hum Of myriad engine-bcsts.
What seest thou:
] see . desert plain,
Large, vague and void.
What seest thou in yonder human face,
Pale, frail and small?
I see soul by tragedy worn thin;
read page Of poetry, OF sin.
What seest thou?
see a human face,
Pale, frail and small.
What seess thou at yondcr dim cross-road'
Beside that shattered inn!
Untraveled possibility.
The inn Of splendid mystery.
What seest thou?
] ses the dim crossroads
Beside shattered inn.
The Criterion.
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GODS MESSAGE TO NAN
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES iTseLF. (

Poem: One Day whsn wsru BY foii-Ad.
miration Will Noe Insers sslvasion-
Application 10 tbs Best Evidence a
Apprseission.Work 10 True worshlp.
One day, when worn by toll and lone,
And vexed, like Martha, with many a care,
I, too. was foolishIy striving TO bear,
In strength my own,
I heard tender voice and low
A voice OF sweet. mysterious power,
That came TO me that trying hour
So long ago.
These words it said: "Co1c thou, opprest
With present cares and cares 70 be,
Come into desert apart with Ne
Awhile and rest.
II was my Masters call to prayer
To quiet hour with Him aside
And in His solitude to bide
Unburdened there.
Ny troubled. anxious soul it knew
His loving presence the Desert" filed.
And all its restiessness was stuled
And deep peace grew.
Dear Lord. I pray for faith 10 eco
Thy tender love in each restraint
Around me thrown. that may aequaint
Myself with Thee!
And may my ear be quick to hear
Thy daily call TO quiet prayer;
In desert place" Thy presence share
And feel Thee near!
Emma Louisa Tallman.
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Spiritual Poiatsrs.

Irreverence is the brand OF ignorance.
To consecrate your money act as Gods
steward.
The church that scatters its money win
gather its members.
II God chastiseth His chosen what will
He do with His foes?
II you feel you have 4 call to preach to
the many. first test it on the few.
You cannot increase your bank account
in heaven with blood money.
I. u easier for God to work . wonder
than for US to comprehend it.
When a man denies God in his heart b
will deny humanity in his life.
Where God goes in, trouble goes over.
The divine in the Christian is the best
demonstration of the divinity Of Christ.
Though His hand seems to be reached
out to smite 1t Is equally ready to save.
II Is not enough to make good promises
to God. We must make our promises good.
Kind words draw people nearer to God.
but cross words drive many to despair and
ruin.
4 sermon on our duty to God will not be
accepted as q substitute for doing cur duty
to man.
4 mans religion must be bankrupt when
he can only pay the Lord forty days on tho
year-Ram's Horn.
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John smiths Reign 10 Over.

The new city directory OF Boston dis
closes the astounding fact that the reign
OF John Smith is over in Boston. and that
John sullivan has taken his place. This Is
By actual count there are only thirty.
eight John Smiths in that city. while OF
John Sulhvans there are Ill. Boston has
257 ,OO6 persons whose names are worth
recording in the new directory. The num-
Der shows an increase OF 4722 over the dh
rectory OF last year. About 3O,0o OF the
persons named live outside the city limits.
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How They Mako Them.
Barrels and Bottles, an influential liquor

Barrels and Bottles, an influential liquor
organ, says:
THE blender who understands his bust.
ness can very easily pu; compound which
will not cost the retailer more than sew.
enty cents to 81 per wine gallon. and will
realize $3.50 per gallon 1t five cents a
drink OF course, it's nothing but spirits
of about seventy p-oof, smoothed with q
little prune Juice. favored with vanilla.
cinnamon or bersamor, co.ored with cara.
bel and given the sharp and burning taste
some drinkers like b. ,ae addition OF
grains of paradise.
The Old soak will swallow anything
that's cheap and burns as j, goes down.
and the keeper Of barre! hous. usually
takes the easiest way to meet the old soak's
views"
Barrels and Bottles ought 10 5r good au.
thority on what goes Oh behind the bar
or down in the cellar.
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The increase in size and number OF
apartment houses in large cities or
late has been beyond all precedent.
A single apartment house Is being built
in New York City at a cost Of $5.o0O.-
600, which Will contain 1900 rooms.
It Is possible here to secure rooms
on the same plane. suited to every pur.
pose OF housekeeping. from a kitchen
to q ballroom. The various apartments
are 50 arranged that any number of
rooms can be thrown into n single
suite, the position Of the rooms being
left to the tenant.
The rentals for single apartments
vary from $1,000 to $4,000 yearly.
Now these rentals are much higher
than those Of most private houses In
New York City. The preference OF
fats. even at Increased rentals. is due.
doubtless, to their greater convenience.
Every feature to be found In the
finest dwellings is duplicated in these
apartments with the important excep-
ton Of the stairs. The suites vary In
size from six to thirty rooms. The
best apartments contain from two to
ave bathrooms. with special quarters
for servants.
The rooms are heated In winter with
hot air and cooled In summer with re-
frigerated draughts. Hot or cold or
iced water. each filtered. Is supplied to
every room. By living In an up-to-date
apartment, In short. a housekeeper can
save everything but money.-New York
Sun
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r-mivrntiou in aoOl-c.

Immigration into the United States dur
ing the past fiscal year was greater than II
any previous year except 1882. The mum
ber OF immigrants arriving at the various
ports was 73O,7 ,79s, as against 1ss ,992 IN
lsS2. the record year The Immigration
last year was l6S ,9c0 in excess OF the recort
OF 1901. The number OF steerage immi
grants last year was 49, .9ls. and the mum
Der OF cabin immigrants 1890.
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sone Of his charities. I guess. Said

"One Of his charities. I guess. SAID
he'd be back before long,"
Private Chad wick knew otherwise.
He was torn one way BY jealousy
toward his erstwhile friend. another
by anger ut the girl who had played
him false. He worked himself Into q
fever. His comrades attributed 1t to
sorrow for bis lost friend. for. after q
fruitless search. It was said that Lieu
tenant Butterworth had been trapped
into an ambuscade.
In the gray dawn VI morning Private
Chadwick paced slowly up and down.
with his gun ON his shoulder. doing
sentry duty. He was still weak from
the fever. A rustic. as Of some one
moving, caught his attention.
"who goes there?
His challenge went unanswered He
espied a form disappearing into q
clump Of bushes.
Bang" He dred-but into the air.
The Corporal Of the guard came run
ming down the line. He received the
sentry's report: "Maraudlng party OF
.dev!ls.'" But Guy did not tell OF oil
he saw. In the disappearing form be
recognized his deserted friend.
With hasty formation Company b.
was sent forward. Keeping under
cover OF the trees. they halted on the
edge Of q clearing. Not more than 1CO0
yards away, 900 Filipinos. under the
leadership Of q young officer In the
uniform Of the United States Army,
were stealthily advancing.
Careful men. Don't fire. Wait for
ORDERS" cautioned the officers.
Without warning and dlsregarding
the orders OF his superiors. Private
Chadwick ieaped suddenly forward in
to the open, took careful aim and fired.
The leader Of the insurgents fell. killed
by the bullet Of his one time friend.
As the shot rang out and Lieutenant
Butterworth fell. for 1t was he. small
figure darted from the now woverlng
line Of Filiplnos. with q cry:
Cecil. my American soldier"
Nina" shouted Guy.
The American lines deployed ind
now O volley carried death into the op-
posing force. The battle ragged back
and forth. Scattering were the shots
which returned the regular Hre OF the
boys In blue. The insurgents became
disorganized. Their retreat became q
rout
The battle was over. The soldiers
returned victoriously rejoicing. AS
they picked their way over the spot
Of the first encounter. they came upon
q sad scene. In the midst Of the dead
and dying. lay the lifeless body OF q
pretty black-eyed Filipino girl. beside
the dead deserter Lieutenant. and
there, with his head buried In his arms
and weeping like child. was Private
Chadwick-he mourned the loss OF
friend and sweethcart-New York
Sun.
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In the frightful tunnel disaster which
recently occurred in New York City, on
the New York Central Railroad, when
nineteen people were killed and forty-one
were injured, the police and tiremen Of
the city engaged in rescuing bodies from
the debris found woman pinned under .
car seat. Apparently her injuries were
not great, but as they started to release
her she cried out: Brandy, give me
brandy"
The gallant fellows ceased their efforts
just long enough to produce a bottle from
one mans pocket and give her 4 swallow
from it. But, oh, the fatal few seconds!
Before another hands turn could be made
q steam pipe burst beside the woman, the
hot binding, scalding steam, forcing the
men from the spot. Afterward the woman
was found dead. the f.sh literally cooked
from her face. 1t was the one minute for
brandy which caused her horrible death.
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Ev,oor.,ton OF Dead Sea.

The Dead Sea evaporates an average OF
b,50O, 900 tons OF water daily. that being
the amount empsied ipto II b. the Jordan.
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Religion Of Love.

Bishop Gore. in addressing q meeting OF
workingmen in Birmingham, said: IF the
Christianity of Christ is to make any way
in the world. it must make it as the reli.
them to Him"
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The Angel-Ledds1.

The Rev. F. B. Meyer says: For each
dreamer. of all the young pilgrims across
the world of time. there waits the angel.
ladder. Beside each one Of Us the bush
in the desert burns with fire. The differ
ence between those who see and do not
see these things lies in their devotion or
disobedience to truth, 50 far as they know
IL"
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The Deyout Mind.

Martineau says: No latorious travek
are needed for the devout mind: for it
carries within 1t Alpine heights and starlit
skies. which it may reach with moments
thought. and feel at once the loneliness
OF nature and the magni6cence OF God"
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Vacant Laad In United States.
Oae-,hird OF the United States proper il
vacant land. .-A .
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Frst-Perhaps you are where you are
because you have not filed full that nosi ]
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otaSt PteSious taiuH "Eappeu w III UIt
OF clothing. A sudden lit of the waves
brought the man aud the bit OF wreckage
to which he clung into full view. and taere
streamed out from the bund,s the tresses
OF woman's hair. Then Spencer knew
that the man was attempting to save his
wife. and although already greatly worn,
he said to those about him: Cost what it
may, will save that man or die in the at.
tempt" He ran down the beach, follow.
ing the retreating wave knelt down as
closely as possible to the sand, and let the
return wave pound him. W hen next seen
he was far out in the water. He swan {
the piece OF raft to which the two were
clingng. When within 80 or eight feet OF
them the man cried L" Save my wiic.
Save my wife," The .rave Young swim
mer said. Yes. I will save your wife and
you. too" Fastening his hands in their
clothing at the back OF their uecks he saiL
Il can sustain you in the water. bu; you
must swim for your lives and mine. ",
must push up northward to get beyond
this dangerous surf If We are To be save,
at all" To the JOY OF the unlocking spec.
tators he came safely to shore with bot!
OF the uniortunates for whom he had 20
bravely imperiled his life The daily
papers were full of his praises. The illus.
trated papers of New York and Lonion
contained his picture. but when he was
alone with his brother in their own room
he fastened his great hungry eyes ON him
and said. Tell me the truth, Will: every.
body praises me Tell me the truth. Did
fail to do my best?" He did no. ask,
Did do as well as somebody else:" Thas
went without asking. He did not ask.
| 'Did'I do as well as 200 others" He did
better than that. He did not ask. Did
| do as well as any man on earth?" No. no.
He remembered the haggard faces OF those
who were lost. whom he was not able 10
save! The question that ran through him
like o poisoned dagger as he remembered
the 300 and more who lost their lives in
sight OF land was did I do my best"
And 30 you see It is not at all a question
a. to where We have labored or how smaI!
our experience has been, but have we done
our best, II 90, we shall receive q reward,
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against God because she mas suffered so In.
teuse!y, thereby missing her opportunity
to give 4 testimony wa:ch no one else
could give but the invalid.
One of our honored Old ministers a week
ago was plunged into great sorrow by the
BY his own hand. When the news was
broken to the father It seemed rs il he
! would fall, when suddenly remembering
the comfort which he had ever given to
Others he cried aloud. Though He slay me
yet vii! trust Him" ani he never
through all his ministry preached better
sermon. The mother III her nome bound
to her children. for while tn. cham may b.
silken it is still a chain. chatting because
she can make her influence ie.t so little In
the word, and yet forzets that she Is
doing what every angel in the skies would
like TO do, having al opportunity placed
in her hands to mod soul Tor eternity in
the direction OF the !,ve, ~ her boys. II
YOU lind yourself in discouraged position
| do as Paul did. make the bes: OF it. for We
remember what he said when he writes to
the Philippians, But / would ye should
understand. brethren, that the things
which happened unto ME have fallen out
rather unto the furtnerance OF the gospel
so that my bonds IN Chris. are manifest in
| all the palace, and III all other places" "
fGllppians l. LILO. inefe are tuose VINO
say II were only in more enlarged
sphere would be brave and true. but this
is not at all certain If you are not brave
and true where you stand to-day.
"Out yonder, in the broad. full glare
OF many lamps thine own might pale
And thy sweet song amid the gear
OF many voices slowly fail;
While these thy kindred wandered on
Uncheered. unlighted. to the end.
Near to thy hand thy mission lies,
Wherever sad hearts need friend
Frst-Perhaps you are where you ars
because you have not filed full that noGi
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OBSERVATIONS BY NIGHT.
Navigator Under Disndyanta-
geous Conditions.

In crossing the ocean H. is custom
ary TO make observations Of the sun
at noon IN order to determine the
ships position. Her latitude and
longitude can be learned from star,
however, II the skies are cloudcd by
day. 1t Is essential, though, that one
should have sharply defined. hori-
zon, because IT. Is necessary to observe
the angle formed by lines meeting at
the eye and extending thence to the
star Tor SUM and the horizon Be
fore the Royal society in Dublin re-
Gently Prof Jolly described n method
Of observing the altitude OF a celestial
body when the horizon was obscured.
The plan called for locating the hori-
2on by special means, relates scien-
tihc Journal.
Assuming that the vessel Is prnvid-
cd with the usual board Of trade res
cue signals, one Of these IS perforat-
ed and dropped overheard. This will
furnish bright white light visible
In clear weather up to FIVE miles, and
burning for about half an hour. To
the signal Is attached suitable sink
ct. so that II will not drift apprrcia-
bly, Selecting star, the observer
takes its bearings and then alters his
course TO the opposite bearing, thus
bringing the star right astern. The
signal Is then dropped overheard, and
at the same time reading Of the log
IS taken. After the vessel has trav-
eled distance Of about mile from
the signal as indicated by the log.
the observer takes the angular elcya-
ton 81 the .tar over the signal. using
the srNtunt In the usual manner.
Corrections will have 10 be applied
FOR the relative motion 81 the star
from east 10 west al the rate ~ one
degree ~ are IN four minutes 81 time.
for the larger angle Of dip" and
also for the state ~ the water sur
lace. In very rough water this last
correction becomes 81 special impor-
iancc, and fprmulac with reduction
tables are given 10 show the influence
Of waves ~ varying heights.
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CURES DIPLOMATIC AMBITION.
A short Term In the COnsulship Mt
Zanzibar Is in Most Cases
sufficient.

Undesirable consulships have long
given rise to humorous incidents. But
Zanzibar, to which the president has
appointed Mason Mitchell, a rough
rider, seems to be in the lead in UNI
attractiveness, If the length of con-
sular terms proves any test, says the
Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post. Indiana has
usually claimed the honor of furnish
ing candidates for this place, but after
the resignation of man named Rog-
ers, of Shoales, the Indiana senators
notified the president that they were
through with it. They had constitu-
ents who were willing to take chances,
but the senators were, not prepared
to- promise that these venturesome in
dividuals would stay more than a
month Before Rogers took the place
It was held for nearly a year by Bob
Mansfield, at one time private secre-
tary to Senator Beveridge- and now
consul at Valparaiso. Mansfield came
back, according to Indiana descrip-
tons, "as thin as a toothpick and as
yellow as June butter" He said he
had stuck it out as long as the in
surance company would let him, and
that he returned to save his premi-
ums. Before Mansfield, there was an
Indiananian named Billheimer, de-
scribcd as, husky Hoosier, with a
large nose and frame picked in ma
laria. lie was cured of diplomatic am
bition in about two months, and has
never asked for place since. Before
Billheimer, Judge Riley, Of Virginia
served; he remained as long as his
aversion to the negroes would permit.
Finally, he is said to have taken gun
and emptied load of fine birdshot
into the dus Ky natives who persisted
in taking daily bath in front of the
american cons ulate. which, the Judge
allowed" was an indignity 10 be re-
sentcd by this governments repre-
sentatiycs. But the state department
did not like the judges style of pro-
test and he was recalled. much to
his delight. Mason Mitchell may stay
longer.