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the cruel difficulties OF the situation y
Never can / forget the pathetic earnest
ness with which the Tsar in replying to
some observations OF mine as to the diff
Guilty which he must experience, he be-
Ing a modern man In the midst Of me-
dinevalism- -.'Dinicult! No one knows how
difficult! I would not inflict my position
upon my worst enemy"
No Abdication Possible.
1t may be said that IL the Tsnr feels
this so keenly, why does he not abdicatc2
Russians. however. like Br!tons. iaye a.
constitutional horror Of running away.
The Tsar may feel that he is in hope
Jess position, but tile idea OF desertltg
Ills post never crosses his mind. Was he
not consecrated and nnointed, did lie not
solemnly swear before God to reign over
his pcople7 Abdication would be
scowardice and treason, not to be thought
of under any circumstances Bcsldcs
is there even among his worse dctrnctors.
one who Will assert that his disappear
gance from the throne woitld mend mat
tcrs? The Tsar may do badly. but who
is there among the grand dukes who
would not be iinmeasurably worse?
No one doubts that the Tsar would be
Immensely delighted II J by some act OF
Divine Providence the burden of en-
pire could BIO lifted from his shoulders,
and lie could lead the simple life OF a
country gentleman with wife and BARNS
for the rest Of his days. But nothing
short of divine decree could Justify his
retirement, Where he Is, there he must
remain. For him there can be no re-
treat.
His attitude In relation to the war
with Japan ought to be easily understood
by Englishmen. who. within the last few
years saw. the president OF our Peace So
fcicty declare in favor OF carrying on the
war with the Beers. The Tsar was abso-
lutely opposed to the war. EIe believed
that peace was almost assured. He gave
sufficient proof OF the sincerity Of his
belief in that he had Withdrawn almost
the whole of the Russian army from
sManchuria. People who know nothing OF
the facts blamed him .or not evacuating
NIanchurin. but, MS a matter OF fact. the
evacuation was far more complete than
any one dreamed Of. @ !. 81
He Reduced the Army.
The Russians were not asked to evacu-
ate Port Arthur They had a treaty right
to maintain garrison along the railway
to- defend 1t from attacks But when the
war broke out, It was discovered TINT the
Tsar had reduced the garrison below&thc
permitted minimum. Yerestchag gin found
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#r%7OOEER or later to every adult
who loves a young person,
sA~ whether son or daughter, niece
fsEsrRI OF. nephew, or simply friend.
l9g41I there comes the painful m oment
>'--..'--'-> when realization dawns that this
beloved youth cannot be saved the hard
knocks OF, experience by any yleariouls
suffering or loving. Especially hard for the
woman IS this lesson, for she loves to
make smooth the rough places for her
darlinss and would be happy in continu-
Ing for tacru all their lives the same
ninistrations that gave her SO great
pleasure In their early years.
1t is as hard as anything that comes IN
the life OF a loving woman to put herself
aside WITH her fears. and With the
knowledge that time has given her to
.yntch cheerfully her darling boy or girl
walk amid the pitfalls that beset them.
however careful they are watched and
tended There is but this one comfort
for the mother or for the older friend.
Each knows that only meeting tempta =;
lions face TO face and struggling against
them does one develop character, Nor is
i time for dark thought when youths
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stream near the river. He wouldn't
have overtaken us then II we hadn't
checked our speed by failing over a dead
tree. n Il, n. #
when we halted We found neither
r OF us had the slightest heart action, nor
was our circulation renewed till induced
by free use OF the life preserver We
happened to have with us In n small
flask, Indeed, my own pulse has scarce
Is yet reached its normal condition.
8"Just llow large tho bear was neither
OF us could say. Our testimony does
not wholly agree, When she. stood up
I thought sho was fourteen feet high
the Colonel says seventeen! At least,
that's the way5lt looked to "a man up a
troe' sisfs If s.i9i
''some may he disposed to doubt our
courage. We were not afraid, but didn't
think 1t the proper thing tolbe Rugged by
q bear on such short acquaintance, Per-
sonaly. had nothing against her, only
on the Colonel's account, and my.
conscience would not permit mo to leave
her cubs motherless. At any rate. the
best evidence OF our courage Is that
we came home and told the truth about
tho affair." ii
Pity you didn't have a kodak, What
a fine chance for a pictured" II
mot on your life!" snapped the Judge.
81 am too wise to bring home picture,
like that, only to BIO accused by frieilds
of doing stunt with u common, every
day circus BEAR Chicago Inter- Ocean,
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wanted it. Instead she So Id * "Ntay;I go
with you ?53g I q o love to see a good race"
John5was delighted, and OF they started.
Hs lad 50 trat he had saved little BY
little from his weekly stipend Of ST. On
the first race he lost, but that was moth
Ing, SO no bet another dollar on the next
race and won. Then he put that up and
all the rest that he had and lost every
cent.53. &i
Never mind" said his clever mother,
maybe you will win next time. Here
are five dollars OF mine Ill lend you. Try
again If you want to- "And how I
prayed that he would losa theln.'' said
she in telling the. story to the writer. IIe
lost them, too. Fl o. Ks 81
you want to try again r. then
asked she as pleasantly MS possible.
Not for. Johnny, s said lie, and that les
son served him, the more so that he had
to earn back all that he had bor1o wed.
Never since then has he had the smallest.
desire to bet on horses or cards.
Mothers lose their sons and their daugh-
tres more often when the new man or
woman comes 10 change the world for
them than from any other reason, and
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q harmless water spaniel, which on this
particular occasion, for reasons known to
himself only. forsook his master and fol-
lowed the two of us who went In the
opposite direction. We thrce-the Colonel,
the dog, and l--gradually worked our
way up the mountain side until we had
gone three-quarters of n mile or more
from the river. There, In the most un-
expected manner, our peace OF mind was
suddenly interrupted and we became par
s ticlpants In thrilling Incident, which
] am now able for the first time to re-
late with any degree OF composure. The
dog was to blame for 1t all. He stopped
short, pointed his brown hair to tho
front. and began to growl and bark
We looked for the cause. and had no
+ trouble to locate IT., About ton steps
to our right and somewhat to our rear
Ithere stood IN defiant attitude a full
grown black bear, l. e
So. you SEQ the dilemma In which J
was placed. couldn't stand there shy
Ing pebbles and sticks at the bear while
the Colonel was returning home alone,
and judging from the swapping OF Under
brush for the moment& over his way. Ito
was surely pointed in that direction
AS Right here It should ( be said that
{ the brlb'i] was dense at this spot. ana It
Is pko bnBle We might have passed by
without knowing the bear was In exls-
stence but for the indscreet barking OF
that dog. It Is probable. too. that this
was the mother Of the cubs hiding near
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4 by trying to compel them to avoid each.
other and by telling stories against them
one rule for the older person t.. y ollow
who does not wish her dear child to-
keep ia certain PERSONS company is that
sr4 shall never speak OF him except kindly
and with praise II she can. T he girl
wants to see fairly and clearly, SO Is
1T not wise to help her to do so? N s5sSs
Il The woman who loves must be Wiling
( to stand aside, to see her beloved make.
mistakes, and never to say, a IT told you
sso." Her part lies in the preparation
for these days. in sympathy never fall
ing. Since for her the one important thing
lis to keep the affection that is so precious
which will mean more as the giver grows
older and loves with Understanding she
will strive with prayer and steady effort
to say nothing except when. quesh oned. i to-
be cheerful and loving under all circum-
stances, knowing that each soul must
work out Its own salvation. and that an
easy course Is not often the one that
brings strength. There must be q conflict
before there can be a victory, and one
Fwrestles and falls many times before he
can wear the 5vctor's crown.
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her child to gain right con troll OF his
energies. 5S as, q d
a4e When a youth reaches this point 1t is a
waste OF effort for mot hers e attempt to
change him by scoldlnE, weeping or re-
Iproacl,G.. Here 4 Il Is that parents so
often lose their childron's confidence and
have the grief of knowing that It is given
perhaps 70 a stranger Arguments are
wasted on a wilfu youth, and If a child
will not believe that fire burns the quicker
he learns the fact by getting his fingers
scorched the better for ;. him. The
knowledge gained early by q, little burn
may save the loss OF life by fire. IS &,
Young people are perfectly willing to
talk with their: elders and TO take their
advice II 1t Is. not given with too great
emphasis, and parents can, II they will
give It in such a manner thatit is pail
atable as well as to present it SO that
the boy or girl would not follow 1t what
ever would be the result Of neglectng It,
"A There Is a peculiar sense Of justice In
a child-eyen one of 19-whicll makes him
take the side OF a person argued against
Why should a parent who wishes his son
to avoid The company OF q certain person
Insure I hat he will seek 1t through hear
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ing that the person maligned las he
thlnks) I? Half the girls W no marry men
objected to BY their parents do SO be-
cause they think their parents unjust, to-
ward the man. 1teis; possible to- have
a better way Of presenting an objection
able individual than as one who lis the
victim OF IT. justice, and therefote the sub
'jcct for exit eme consideration on the
part of the junior mem bers OF the family
800 {55$f - q = - re
i No youth was ever KEEP. from gambling
by being told OF its evils. One mother
who had rcas on to fear what the attrac-
ton of he race course might be for her.
eXcitable sor met the quest Ion thus. and,
as she had been his churn all his life, she
was ready to help when there was need.
John came home one d ay excited over
the gains OF one Of his companions at
the races.
Il ann going this afternoon and bet. too"
said lie. Ia f.,
His mothers heart sank. but then she
said TO hc,self. This had to come some
day and may I not fail my boy now
Not a word did she utter OF warning or
advice. She knew 1t would do no good
anu would weaken her force where she
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personal interests. The first, / am In
Bclined to think. is by far the gravest de-
4 feet. and one which feel is a regrcttable
national trait. How often have had oc-
CASTOR to notice tho behavior Of Amerl-l
cans / in foreign churches. and tho little
who go there. not to see sights. but to-
pray. 4. + $i3l s5sy g55Sa
siiI remember on one occasion some relics
"a partyfof Americans joined us, and while
we looked in quiet respect, their COM
ments. made In loud tones, Jared upon
remains to those OF another faith. We
have all witnessed the ruthless manner
I'M which American tourists will 5jntrude
more infinitely a work OF art mentioned
< in the guide book, and. have seen the
poores women 10 ok UP from t heir prayers
careless. we'll dressed folk who under
stand so little about holy things.I But
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prove their share in the common human
sjty by yielding to temptations.
Who ever lived that has not sinned
and learned from his weakness the greater
satisfaction that comes from getting the
best OF temptation? It is something to
consider that all the saints were men who
%slnned much before they repented and be
came saints, and doubtless they were
stronger In good for having won iti<by
< by seeing Its worth Passive goodness is
no goodness at all In a vital sense So.
II your boys or girls grleve you by mis-.
takes. do not think, therefore. that they
are headed for destruction. Simply help
them to see where the folly lies In such
courses, and. therefore. to start where
/ there is something better,
Just as the times comes when a baby
begins to toddle about and to try to
use his feet because strength has come
to them. 80 to the youth there come a
TIME when he becomes impatient Of re-
$straint. He feels a power of mind
within him and he wants to use It, and
B that Is as egitImate O desire as the other.
The responsibility OF the mother at this
crisis Is In meeting It wisely and helping
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BAD MANNERS

trenchant talk, and who considers she
has mastered the art OF choosing the
the critical stare are alike incompatl ble
with perfect manners Conscuuentlys1.d o
mot admit that the French excel in this
art. 5 q &
II The cultivated English woman has adj
mirable manners with her equals or with
those who are her undoubted interiors,
but she often la cks considered lion when
beneath her In rank, but more especially
Is this noticeable when they belong. to
other nations. The attitude too often
adopted abroad by English tourists Is In
,tolerable and ridiculous. They have a
way or regarding the. world as created
for their pleasure, railway carriages for
fort. and nd opt, airs OF supercilious supe-
lriority, when the fhct Is forced upon
them that Their nations have a, share in
these privileges! I have seen English peo-
pie Of well known social positions gather
together In q public place, In some for
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yet there is never a moment when the ex-
perience, the wisdom and the sympathy.
{orsthe elder is needed as when the young
heart is turning toward one who may
,nake!&l life beautiful Or wre tched. It is
5ptiful, the way young persons are left
to themselves. M in one sense, at such a
time and tho waylthey. nre not, In another;
sense. Parents should exercise some care
that their children have a chance to-
love some desirable person and use pre-,
'vention rather than cure for undesirable
relations. i3 5 f.5 II
So When the mother Is and has always been
On confidential terms with her children
she has learned how to say the right.
wnrd and to present the right effect to
then, It Is more convincing for q
young girl to see with her own eyes that
q man is mean or underbred than for her
t ohear It from her mother II she is iin-S
terested In such q man. Whatever O
mother desires, she cannot afford to
estrango her child from her by a lack
Of sympathy. There are few budding
loves that cannot be blighted If the proper
measures arc taken, but those measures
must always be gentle. i
Amy girl nlay be made TO love q man
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apart from these auntmportant accessories
1T is the 3forgettulness thai each OF these
ancient buildings IS the Domus DEL
the accredited meeting place between God
and His pIe which to blunt spir-
divested as It must be OF traditions which
Which relate to- apparltdons Or 81 cures.
Tore that fingers around the older lands
and which, Whether or no we call 4 t su-
sition,. brings the unseen nearer to
thurman vision, must be in a mea sure am
8swerable for this national irreverence.
But & think that lit will be well II the
pcducat ors OF the Il New, vorld realize in
sence is az beautiful quality which ought
to be cult ivated side by$side with truth
and faith... Reverence for age and expc-5
children. The interests&oft
the young are considered Of such para.
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events OF their time or better informed
about men and affairs. It Is not informa-
ton that is lacking. nor good will. nor
kindly sympathy with human suffering.
That he Is a charming and sympathetic
human being, man Of all the domestic
virtues. devoted to his wife, and never
SO happy as when he Is with his children,
every one knows who has been privi.
legged to meet him In his own home. And
yet 1t is Impossible TO deny the fact that
his reign has been characterized by acts
OF ilnpolicy and Of repression which. to
the outsider. seem to be as lunatic from
the point OF view OF the statesman as
they arc indefcnslbe from that OF the
moralIst What is the explanation Of
this paradox?
"A Victim of a System.
The explanation ,is probably to be
sought In the hopeless ncongrulty that
exists between the man and the situation.
He would do good, but the evil. Is pres
ent with him. The phenomenon is NOT so
unfamiliar as to be incomprerensible. I
For Instance. the Tsai is in the posi-
ton occupied by every Liberal British
minister who resorts TO coercion in Ire
Land. When think Of him cannot
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cIgn cafe or casino, and loudly cr!tlcise
and openly laugh at the passers- BY mag
lining that no one Understood their COM
ments, or that II they did It was Of little
account. 5il
n recollect many years ago two English
tions in India. entering railway car
j rlage A stranger was d sitting In the
corner, neither young nor handsome IT he
pcarance, and one said In Hindustani, ITO
think we shall have to travel with this
lba'boon all the waysto Lond on. : The man
quietly turned. and answered In the same
IlanEuage mot a baboon, mad dam. only a
descendant from one. and in that way
we are probably related. II It was i'm y
a friendship began which LASTED "a life,
time. Sf; K
1 have heard one English lady who be-
famous American Woman tha tit { was i'm :
possible that she could understand the re-
spectlve relations OF the classes IN Eng
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prevent myself recalling the memory OF
! the wonderful Mr.. forster. But when lie
4 was confronted with the Land league
| Agitation, he became "Buckshot Forster"
who crammed the English prisons with
| untried men and brought ireland to the
verge OF revolution.
What English Liberals are when they
govern Ireland Under coercion. that Is the
| Tsar undcr the existing system Of gov
eminent In Russia. He has not the say
ing grace OF liberty TO save him from
| pcrdition. He has to do the things he
hates and pursue policy most repug-.
| nant TO his temperament, 80 lie stumbles
on from bad 10 worse.
| lie Is n humane man charged with the
administration OF an inhumare system.
| He is an honest maj, at the head Of a
| vast Bureaucracy honeycombcd with cor
ruption.
10 is an intelligent man. who is. the
sovereign Of all empire stepped In igno-5
! rance
, TO crown everything else. he Is a rcli.
| gious man, who is profoundly convinced
chat tive domination assumed by thes
European over the Asi1tic Is harmful to
both. and yet he Is waging a war which
can only be Justified on the theory that
! that domination Is Just and beneficial.
| Nevth's was there any man In 80 false a
position. Small wonder if he should cry
| out with the Apostle: 3"Oh. miserable man
that am, who shall deliver me from the
body Of this death7" He is crowned
! Hamlet.
THE time Is out OF FONT, o cursed spias,j
That ever was born TO put 1t right"
Altogether Out of His Element.
The natural result follows. Hc does
not put 1t right lie made an heroic
effort to stem the mill stream OF mill
tarlsm, and the results Of The Hague
conference stand to his credit against all
the errors and crimes Of his internal adj
ministraton. But in internal affairs no
has Jailed TO impress anyone with n
conviction that he has In him the ca
pacityi for heroic resolution.
That which tells against him worst in
the general estimation Is his deplorable
acqulscence In the policy of repression in
Finland. No one saw more clearly than
tho Tsar the folly OF that fatal departure
from the long established policy OF his
dynasty. He did not like 1t. He dIslikcd
1t cordially. He saw only too clearly
how hopelessly Bobrikoif's policy in Fin.
land compromised his policy at The
Hague. Yet he could not nerve himself.
to reverse It. And az II was in Finland.
so It has been elsewhere. This modern
man with his head full OF kindly
sympathy has allowed himself TO be
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Likes America and Likes Eng
land, Bit Is in Favor
OF a Clique. As

IA Il;
Of our ministry. Yet thas is q cn en- y 3 (
play compared with the work that needs
10 he done in Russia. Not even Peter
40 cro,, co,,,d overcon,a he Via inertia
Wy a1.a - $500. ~. ( &,
Of MS Muscovites; ahd Nichoias my SGT 4
ond IS not q pet sa
Friend to Great Britain and 8Sl
5S A n,er;ca
- 80 y. Il. !, ..,,,,
Whatever may pc sa.d % 1he si, t,'.,.
or me is'sllsl,ll,e,, sse
soou suss ~ .,1ia -, ~, . rtor-
e a, since KS Accession to ali the efforts
made to cmbrol Russia in war with this;
empire. During the South African war;
although the Tsnr personally regarded the
conquest Of the republics Just as every
one else did outside our frontiers. no
Fresolutcly refused TO allow any advantage
TO be taken of our difficulties. X very
angry feeling prevailed among some in
fluential Russians at the refusal OF the
gTsar TO make trouble for england 4. in
those days, but he loyalty stood by his
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By CAMILLE FLAMMARION0

, become dlsintegrated and are returned to-
the clements? Has not the soul that ans
mates the body as good a right to exist
as each one Of It's molecules OF oxygen.
nzotc or iron? And all the souls which
have lived. do they not stil exist 81.
We have reason to affirm that man
Is formed solely of material elements
and that the faculty Of thinking is only
q property of his organization. We have,
on the contrary. the strongest reasons
for believing that the soul Is an individ-
ual entity and the force which governs
the molecules In organizing tho living
form OF the human body. e,
What becomes of tho Invisible and in )
tangible molecules which constitutes our
body during life? They become a part OF
new bodies. What becomes Of the souls
equally Invisible and intangible? 1t Is Z
each one following his nature, his f,l-B
clilties and his destiny s.
What Is the Utmost. nature OF the soul?3
When does its memory become Fpe i.ita,,3
nent! Does At preserve With certaintyla
soousness Of Its own identity? Un-#
der what diversity OF forms and OF sub
space can il trayersea What kind 81 in in.
tellectual veAations exist 'hatWeen tia
different planets Of the Same system?
What is the terminating principle In tha 1
worlds? When shall we he n BILE to place
ourselves in communication with the
5neighborings worlds? When shall we
penetrate the profound secrets Of des-
tiny? All is mystery and ignorance to-$5
day. But tho unknown Of yesterday Is
the truth Of to-nlornow, 9gag3
1t Is an absolutely incontestable fact,
demonstrated by history and science. that
In all ages, among all people and under
religious forms the most divers the idea
ably In tho human conscience, Education
has given 1t a thousand different forms, Il
but II has not Invented It. The ineradi- 81
cable idea Is self-existent. Every human
being on coming into the world brings
with him under a form more or less Il
vague this inward sentiment. this dsNirs, \
this hope, X