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~~ ERY few people in England
~ seem to have any Idea where
" the Farce Islands are situated.
although they are. without
doubt, some Of the most interesting
Islands In Europe. Being only thirty
six hours journey from England. they
are well worth q visit. The Islanders.
being cut of from the est Of the
world and marrying only among them
selves. retain customs which must ut
ona time have been universal In the
North Of Europe. but which have grad
ually died out elsewhere.
The Farce scenery Is magnificent
wild, beetling crags. thousands Of feet
high, against which the sea dashes
furiously; precipltous hills. having the
appearance Of terraces rising q above
the other, covered with vivid green
grass; beautiful waterfalls and
streams. land-locked fjords. and little
fishing villages nesting in the hollows
ali combine In kaleidoscopic variety
b charm and arrest the eye BY their
novelty and beauty.
SO narrow are many Of the channels
through which our steamer passed
that we tould almost touch the cliffs
On either hand. Some Of the islands
are uninhabited except for the sheep
grazing on the short. thick heritage.
and these become so wild that they
hare, to be stalked and shot like game.
On some Of the islets you may see a
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kicks he will strike the bag, and In
return will receive a smart blow from
Ii. which he will remember.
1t may take n few days to impress
upon his mind that he will always be
rewarded for his unmannerly conduct
In this manner. says the New York
Herald. but unless he Is exceedingly
stupid he will quickly learn the lesson.
and then the bag may be removed. 1t
Is asserted that q horse once cured In
this manner will never again think Of
kicking. but whether this Is true or
not time alone can tell.
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further heightened by the nature Of
the houses themselves. for they are
mostly hewn out Of the rocks or have
a foundation Of unhewn stone. on
which Is placed a wooden hut from
one to two stories high. matched with
turf. where brilliant emerald-green
grass grows In great luxurinnce. and Is
used as q browsing ground for the
goats and sheep Of the neishborhcod.
The windows are Of glass. neatly hung
with lace curtains and adorned with
Towering plants.
The Faroese women are remarkably
pretty. with an abundance of golden
hair. They have blue eyes and exquis-
lite peach compilations. Their everyday
dress consists Of n full dark cloth
skirt. a bodice Of the same. with q
striped shawl round the shoulders. n
aily-colored apron. a handkerchief
round the head. thick wooden stock.
ings and the universal skin shoes.
Our first visit was to the church. n
wooden building Of fairly large dimen.
sions. with plain exterior and narrow
windows ranged on either side. the
only outside ornament being n wooden
spire with a globe on top. the whole
structure reminding n irresistibly OF
q toy Noah's Ark.
Running through the town are sew
eral little streams flowing over large
blocks of stone lying In irregular
masses Mt the bottom. The water
comes down from the hills in great
force and strength. and after a heavy
| rainfall the channels are filled up to
| tie brim and overflow their banks.
| carrying away all obstacles. They
| seem to be used for many purposes
for the supply OF drinking water and
for laundry work. besides being the
| favorite feeding place OF the ducks,
As We passed by we noticed n little
girl helping her mother to wash the
| clothes: they knelt on the ground he
| side the stream. holding the articles
| to be clennsed in the water with one
! hand, while with the other they beat
| them with a wooden clapper. some
| thing like q cricket bat.
We next went to the Parliament
| House. which. although open, was moi
in session. so we didn't hear a debate
The Faroese are certainly most eco
nomlcal in the way they house thei'
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Labor World.

Bessemer lAia.I union clerks have ar.
ranged with employers concerning
hours for 1903.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners IL charteriu2 unions It the rate
o. over thirty n month.
Pipe and boiler cOverers OF Newport
News. NOrfoli: and Portsmouth. Va.
have organized q union.
The National Union OF the United
Brewery Workmen will convene az
Cincinnati. o.. February l. 1905.
Augusta. Ca. plumbers have struck
for s. q day Of eight hours. They have
been gettin: S3.50 for nine hours
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large for handkerchiefs and yet too
small for sheets. What could they he?
When we got closer. however. We dis
covered that 1t was not washing. but
Goldfish. drying 10 the sunshine: and
everywhere we went We came across
cod in various shapes and forms, either
being washed or dried. OF piled up
In great stacks covered with tarpau.
Inns. waiting to be transported to the
South Of Europe as stock fish.
The town Is most picturesque and
quaint. The houses are Of ali sizes
and shapes. planted down higgledy-
piggledy wherever q few square yards
Of comparatively level ground can be
found among the rocks: and SO mixed
up ate the houses and rocks that 1t Is
often very difficult to discriminate be-
tween the two. This resemblance Is
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solitary farmhouse perched aloft on
Q height like an eagles eyre. Many
OF the farmers with thei. families live
on these wild. Inaccessible spots year
IN. year out. never seeing n human face
except for the yearly visit Of the priest.
who comes to bapti.e any children
bon In the preceding twelve months.
or In the spring and autumn when a
Ane day presents itself and the sea
Gains down sufficiently to allow Of n
boat being lowered to carry the sheep
% the capital In exchange for the
uecessaries Of life.
There was scarcely q ripple on the
water. the blue Of the sky rejecting
itself In the deeper blue Of the sea
N we came to anchor in the spacious
bay on the southeast OF Stromo. with
the houses Of Thorshavn. the capital
OF the islands. clustered irregularly
on the hills around. looking as II a
good push would send them tumbling
down into the hnrbar. Farther on
these hills give place to lofty cliffs
rising to q height Of 1000 feet. and COW
cred with green grass, with here and
there gray ridges Of stone cropping
through. Nowhere can one discover
trees Of any sort. not I've q bush or
shrub, but In spite Of this there Is no
monotony In the scenery. for the va
riety Of coloring and form Of the
Islands and the brilliant atmosphere
more than compensate for their abb
Sence. The whole harbor vas alive
with the long. narrow boats Of the
Fnroese. their gunwales rising high
out Of the water and the slender oars
flashing In the sunshine as they dipped
An and out. the ane. well-knit forms Of
their occupants silhouetted against the
sky as they propelled their craft with
vigorous strokes towards u ship.
keeping time by chanting a Wild saga.
whose haunting melody pursued rs
aong after the singers had passed out
Of sight.
The Taroese are magnificent fellows.
with fierce blue eyes. corn-ripe yellow
hair, ruddy complications. and thick
boards. and their dress Is particularly
becoming. Their short trousers, reach
sng to the knee. are made Of homespun
cloth. woven by the Faroese women
during the long winter evenings,
adorned with several brass buttons. a
short wooden coat fastened down iu
front with buttons. striped cloth square
ielly-bag cap. generally red and blue
gray stockings as thick as cloth, and
shoes Of yellow tanned skins resem'
bling moccasins. formed from a single
piece Of skin wrapped closely round
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Dsvery.s Removal Sustained by Court.

The Court Of Appeals ut Albany. y.
V. h's handed down decisions affirm.
ing the coEstitutionality OF the Police
Reorganization Law Of 1901. which
JrSislated out OF Office III" Bipartisan"
Police Commission OF New York City.
and W. $. Dcvcry. then Chief OF PO-
lee. The court affirmed ia" Judgment
OF the court below In the action OF
Dcrcry To secure reinstatement rs
Chief Of Police OF New York City.
The decision OF the court confirms
the removal Of Drvcry from that Of
flee.
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Claim, pa;d After les Ye,rs.

NJ. george A. Graves, OF Ogden. Utah,
L,, IL. wed 4 chcsi: from the United
S..',a GD:.rumcni Tor $3.50 rs her sh?.e
81 lhc settlement OF u claim tina. hi' been
rr.iin, Us years. The claim was Tor the
pare and destruction b. the French.
:,i,out l7a., Of n schooner belonging 10
,au,ain Sobcri Patton, OF Gariie'. Ne.
The claim va, ioy $3.50. arl there aEe
seven heirs.
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Victim or circumstances.

II can't help feeling that you have q
rather ignoble view Of tho use of money
in politics"
MY dear si:." answered Senator Sor.
shum. like many other w"il-mcaninS
people. you wrong me. Id be only too
glad 20 get OIL without spending a cent
But the people who control the votes
won't let me."-Wash;ngtou Star.
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Worried.

IT am very much afraid" said AIRS.
Cumrox. that our daughter isn't max
ing the progress in musical culture that
she ought to. considering the cost OF
lessons"
why not:" inquired her husband.
"She prefers q piece that cost only
ifty cents to one that I paid a dollar
for."-Washington Star.
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A Martyr.

"Are you aware Of the fact that you
sometimes make some very disagree
able remarks?"
YES" answered Miss Cayenne.
isn't 1t dreadful to have a circle Of
friends who enjoy that sort Of thing SO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
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Pursuit OF Holiness.

When shall We learn that the pursuit
o! holmes. IL simply the pursuit OF Christ!
When shall we substitute for the 1t o: =
fictitious aspiration the approach to 2
living friend: Sanctity is in character and
not in mood: divinity is in our "
piain. calm humanity. and in no mystic
rapture OF the sou!.-Hcnry Drummond.
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The atmospheric pressure on the
body Of the average man is 32.4O0
pounds. The ordinary rise and fall Of
the barometer increases or decreases
this pressure $500 pounds.
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Tho Profitable MissourI Mule.

The Spanish-Amerlcan war and the
Boer war are past. but the Missouri
mule Is still far from being q drug on
the market. At a recent sale near Co
lumbia twenty-one head were sold at
prices varying from $40 to $l85 per
head. One span OF two-year-old horse
mules brought $321-as much as a
good team Of roadsters-and a two
year-old mare brought $170.
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ConCntulattons.

II made an embarrassing mistake
Just now" remarked Van Major. Con-
graduated Miss Churchmouse on her
engagement. instead Of giving her my
best wishes"
"Oh, that's all right" said Won MI.
ner, reassuringly. 'she's the one who
is marrying the money."-Cin"innati
Commercial Tribune.
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A,othsr RcEorm Demauded.

Did you hear about that member Of
the Legislature who wants to pass q
law requiring q physicians certificate
before people can kIss?" said Maud.
YES" answered Mamie. and I think
its time they made a man produce
proof that he Is sane before they let
him into the MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star.
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Answered by Telephone.

Parkcr-"N'hat's wrong? You seem
worried"
S;rcctrr-'I am. I wrote two notes.
one 10 my brother. askin: him II hs
took me fo- 4 fool. and the other ia
Miss Golding asking her il she would
he mine. While ] was out somebody
telephoned Yes and l don't know
which OF 'eD 1t was."-Chicago News.
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ouaer Thing About GirIs.

Human natures a queer thing, es-
pecially female human nature"
What are you thinking about now?'
For instance. II q young man tells q
girl. any girl. that she's altogether diff
ferent from her sisters she always
takes 1t as q compliment"-Philadel
phia Press.
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Expect.fion FULFILLED.

Dickson Remember that brilliant
young fellow Tompkins. who was in
our class ut college? Wonder what be-
came OF him. always thought the
world would hear from Tompkins."
Richardson-'It did. He became an
auctioneer. afterward Travelled rs q
barker for n sidcshow. and Is now beat
ing the bass drum for the Salvation
Army."-Baltimorc American.
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Su ror "as u Christian"

t. .rTrr As a christian" is To- suffer ac-
c,ri,ng 10 the will vi God. In His suffer-
in: a. . nan Ci,ri-: has left us an example
thr. w. .h,alL follow. We can come into
fellowship with Chrlst's sufferings.-The
Re-. Dr.. L. {. Hall. New York City.
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Bulgaria has issued three postage
stamps to commemorate the defense
Of the Shipka Pass In 1877. and the art
list has compressed into his drawing in.
cident enough for stirring story. there
being at least a dozen figures Of men.
pistols and rifles. stones and rocks, etc.
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A Revelation.

In order to be helpful to the multitude
the chosen disciples had q revelation at.
testing the fact that Jesus was the Son ct
God. They saw the glory Of Christ as man.
ifcsted by His TRANSPORTATION on the
mount: they heard the voice of God. the
Him.'-The Rev. Or Ho!derby. Atlanta.
Ca.
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OF No Avail.

"They say she Is determined to marry
q certain struggling young attorney"
"Well. IL she has made up her mind
to marry him I guess there Is no fur.
Their use for him to struggle."-Puck.
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Two OF o Kind.

There goes Smartley with the um-
brella / lost yesterday"
III you're sure he's got 1t why don't
you make him give 1t to YOU"
Because I'm pretty sure he knows
where I got t."-Philadelphia Press.
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German Plan to Cure Kicking Horses.

A novel way Of curing horses Of the
kicking habit is practiced in Germany.
A bag Of sand or gravel Is hung from
the ceiling of the stable In such a man
e that the bag will be q little dis
lance behind where the refractory
horse Is standing. Whenever he
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The Part We Must Do.

When a mans interests and affections
are scattered over the whole wide field
Of humanity, he does not often count for
much in practical social service. hlution
counts against efficiency. It is easy to be
in theory a lover OF humanity, after thg
to be unkind and unloying toward our i'm.
mediate n~eighbors. Therefore, according
to the Congregationalist, the law OF God
does not say, Thou shalt be . lover OF
mankind, but rather, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself. Its grip il specials.
ing. The one man who II within reach
looms up out Of the fog Of o generalized
humanity with his individual claim 70
consideration.
Neighborly willingness is o thing.
n%eish6oTiy activity sno the 9TH. Iss n. one
and uses il. In Chris.s thought it Is op-
~portunity which makes neighborhood. Tho
man who fell among thieves was the neigh.
Dor of the priest and Levite the moment
his need came within their reach. The
people OF India were not within our active
range Of neighborhood until the way was
open to serve them with the Gospel.
When the famine came the opportunity
OF neighborhood increased. II o man 10 out
Of reach We are not to waste our energies
in worry over his trials and deprivations.
1IuI u HUu III ouy " tiHk7 ahA9 ~
us together. though he be at the ends OF
the earth, his need and our opportunity
make him our neighbor.
Christ presents the problem in its sim
plest elements, making it q primer lesson
OF the true spirit of neighborliness. Prac:
tically, under our modern conditions OF
world communication we have . moro
complicated problem to solve. Suppose
the Good Samaritan with the wounded
L.. l-o~k l.l ,%-n n~nn a.
other victim of the violence OF thieves.
Suppose he had come upon q battlefield
where the wounded lay in heaps. Suppose
oil the money in his purse would only have
suficed to bring him home and put bread
in the mouths OF his children till he could
earn something more. We have our re-
sponsibilities which we cannot wholly set
aside for the most urgent outside calls.
We have to use our strength and means
With care, and to make them 60 as far AZ
possible. The needs Of all the world arc
and think, so bitter is the cry OF suffering.
But God is in charge. We must do our
part and leave the rest to Him. -,
Yet Just because the story is no simple,
It sets the few essential elements Of the
neighbor,y spirit clearly before us. The
priest and Levite could not be good neigh
bors. for they were seiishly unloving. The
Good Samaritan found . neighbor where
he found a need. II we seek an ansYss.
to the lawyers question. We must find IL
along these lines. If we have the true love
OF our brother, we shall find no lack Of OPP
%portunities for putting it in practice. We
shall be tempted neither to dissipate q
neighborly activities in sentimental talk
and feeling. nor to think, with morbid
self.reproach, that God has put upon US
the whole charge Of His world. The man
aiyen Of God, and we shall do for him up
to the measure and in the due proportion
OF our ability with ALLOWING and a quiet
mind.
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Fully Credited That.

He-"The trouble. with you Is You
don't believe a word I say"
She-"No such a thing. I believe
thoroughly what you just said."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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Real Need.

Out-of-a-Job-"Don't you want to Sc.
cure the services Of a reliable advance
manT"
TyrO Lecturer-"Indeed I do. One
who can advance money to ME when I
am Observation-Disclosures American.
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each foot. gathered ut the top and
heel by stitches which give them q
puckered-up appearance. and fastened
round the ankles with q bright-colored
wooden string. furnishing q costume
which Is both picturesque and practi-
cal. All the men carry q grinda kniv-r,
q knife for killing whales, stuck in 4
leather girdls round their waist.
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those who had ali the hard work and
danger of driving the whales into the
shallow bays where they were slaught-
cred. but the church and the widows
and orphans also receive a share. n
rs whales flesh constitutes to a great
extent the meat supply Of the inhnbi-
tants. this generosity Is most praise
worthy.
The Faroese eat scarcely any vege-
tables. their diet being almost entirely
composed Of fat Of every sort and
fresh fish, and strangely enough they
do not suffer from leprosy or other
kindred skin diseases.-The Wide
World Magazine.
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ON BUDGET
OF fivmoR.

IA

Though grudgingly with many frowns,
He pays the bills for her new gowns,
No husband ever scorns to see
His wife attired becomingly.
And when he notes with happy face
How well she looks in silk and lace,
And proudly takes her walking through
The throngs upon the avenue,
He feels a thrill of just content,
Nor cares a hang how much he's spent.
Life.
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CHANCE FOR
AMERICANS
China . Good Market For Forming
indictments From This Country.

United States Consul Henry B. Mil.
Ter. OF Ninchwang. has recently written
u report urging American implement
dealers to make an effort to introduce
their plows into the Chinese farming
communities. He says:
North China. Mongolia. Manchuria
and that part of Siberia bordering on
the Pacific. are destined soon to be.
come consumers Of American agricul.
tural implements. The greater part
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A Clear Course.

"Shn says he Is a man after her own
heart"
Then I suppose he will get it,
Judge.
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The Y~,r.s Patent Grants.

The number OF patents granted by the
p,tent Office during the year amounts to
1000. This number has never been
eaualed id the history Of the office, the
nearest to it being 25,55s. the issue OF
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SNAP SHOTS In Till
X
By Mrs. L. F. X. Won ThieIe.

AS We Were being rowed ashore We
saw what We took to be immense
quantities Of linen lying out on the
rocks to dry: in fact. the whole town
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The usher Is n man who can make
Us all take q back seat.
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The Insvitable.

"Still. she Is u%ndeniably older"
Eyes: time has dealt with her kindly
but frmly."-Puck.
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seemed to have chosen the day Of nj
arrival as Its washing day. The curl.
GUS part Of the whole affair was the
size Of the articles. They looked too
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-19
Lookout for Fraudulent 4R,.ss;,o +,

We would warn our readers. "a painst
Papal blessing that is advertised for
sale by a Boston firm" says the Cath
Ole News. This blessing is deserib-
ed as "A Vatican document of rare in
tesest and value 1t contains por-
tralt OF The late Pope and Latin in
scription. The thing is no popal bless
ing at all. 1t is simply copy of the
document that is filed OUT in Rome for
the person who obtains Il special bless
Ing from the pope. The blessing adj
vertised for sale is no more blessing
than is the blank form supplied to the
clergymen, genuine marriage certifi-
cate. AS the advertisers ask, DO you
want the papel blessing2' and word
their announcements in such a way
that many Catholics might be taken in,
We have thought it well to print these
words of warning No Catholic paper
would publish SUCH an advertisement as
is issued by the firm that sells these
blessings"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-19

tant. This is the day of the "scien-
tifie method Men no longer weave
their theories out of their brains like
spiders their webs out of their bodies,
but by rigid concern for fact construct
them. Our present knowledge is COM
pelling the writing Of new physics
a new bioiogy-and also a new the
ology. We must translate the truth
into our own terms II it is to be real
to us. But how are these factors chang :
ing our religious view? They help us to
See the Bible in its true light. The Old
Testament is sadly at fault in morality.
1t was not given by dictation. Chris
tianity is based upon the reality of Its
facts not on the inspiration of Its
writings. If it could be shown by
sound evidence that the scriptures are
on level with ordinary human rec
ords-possessed simply of ordinary hu
man truthfulness-Chr would
not be altered by that fact. We are
also coming to a new view of pro-
phesy. 1t is not map of future time.
That error has led to great harm. The
protective element was subordinate to
the moral teaching. Sometimes prs
diction failed of ulfillment-M essianic
prophesy was ideal. not specific. No
one could have recognized Jesus by
what the old prophets said of Him
nor can we now without distorting
scripture.