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conyicted by His Own Words.

DR.. Washington GLADDEN. was once dis
cussing Christian evidence with a num-
be- OF students.
The students, as is sometimes the way
with young men, manifested a lack OF
faith. They were not ashamed OF this
lack either; they seemed, on the contrary,
to be proud of it.
a." said a lad Of eighteen, freshman
IT am an agnostic" He spoke pompous.
ly, his hands in his pockets He regarded
narrowly the effect on DR.. GLADDEN. OF his
bold words.
You are an agrostic?" saia the clerg3
man.
Il am an agnostic.'
What is an agnostic?" Dr.. GLADDEN.
asked. Tell me, won't you, just what
meaning you attribute to that word?"
The lad staggered about the room. He
still kept his hands IN his pockets. AN
agnostic," he said. frowning-"w why, ar ag-
nostic is-at-a fcllow-a fellow who isn't
sure of anything"
How does 1t happen, then" asked the
clergyman, that you're sure you are an
nonoSfirT'
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ITO be continued.)
Squallop's Legacy

It had always been young Squal.
lop's understanding that he would in
herit something handsome" when his
uncle, a studious and somewhat schol'
arly man, passed off the stage of ac-
ton. The uncle died and the will was
opened.
Young Squallop was indeed remem-
bered. The bulk of his relatives
means was found to have been sunk
in annuities, but the size Of the pack
age bequeathed to the young man sur
prised him. He opened it, examined
the contents, then locked it away from
prying eyes.
II hear your uncle left you some
thing" said an acquaintance a week
or two afterward, meeting him on the
street.
"Yes," he replied. my uncle left
me ten thousand"
II congratulate you! With 10000
young man may be considered to
have at least fair start in life" - -:
81 didn't say pounds. He left me
10000 chess problems.'
1t was even so. For many years the
old gentleman had been making a COL
lection Of such problems. clipping them
from the chess columns Of various
weekly papers, and rs his most cher
ished possession he left it entire to his
ravoHte nephew, youth who did not
know pawn from q biShop.-Tit-Bits.
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CHAPTER V.
The Flight in the Pine Wood.

The Flight in the Pine Wood.
By the sound of their steps ! guessed
one or two Of these dozen rascals to
be pretty far gone in drink. and after
ward found this to be the case. l
looked around. Sir Deakin had picked
up the lamp and was mixing his bowl
of punch humming to himself without
the least concern:
"Vivre en- tout cas-
C'est lie grand soulas"-
with q glance at his daughters face,
that was white to the lips, but firmly
set.
Hand me the nutmeg yonder.' he
said, and then, why, daughter, what's
this?-a trembling hand?''
And all the while. the footsteps were
coming up.
There was a loud knock on the
door.
Come inr' called Sir Deakin.
At this, jacques, who stood ready
for battle by the entrance, wheeled
round, shot a look at his master, and
dropping his point, made a sign to
me to do the same. The door was
thrust rudely open, and Captain Set
tie, his hat cooked over one eye, and
sham drunkenness in his gait, lurched
into the room, with the whole villain
Gus crew behind him, huddled on the
threshold. Jacques and stepped quiet
ly back, so as to cover the girl.
Would you mind waiting a mo-
ment?" inquired Sir Deakin, without
looking up, but rubbing the nutmeg
calmly up and down the crater; "a
fraction too much, and the whole
punch will be spoiled
1t took the Captain aback, and he
came to a stand, eyeing US, who looked
back at him without saying word.
And this discomposed him still fur.
ther.
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UkeGA
NUkdoy
RreAkRsM
2RZZunble -
The Joy OF Living.

The JOY OF Living.
Oh, give me the Joy of living,
And some glorious work to do;
A spirit of thanksgiving, -.
With loyal heart and true;
Some pathway to make brighter,
Where tired feet now stray;
Some burden to make lighter,
While It's day. o..
Oh, give me the joy of living,
In the world where God lives, too;
And the blessed power Of giving,
Where men have so much to do;
Let me strive where men are striving,
And help them up the steep;
May the trees ! plant be thriving
While sleep.
On the field of the Master cleaning,
May my heart and hands be strong;
Let me sing ife's sweetest song; :,
Let me know ife's deepest meaning,
With some faithful hearts to love me,
Let me nobly do my best;
And, at last, with heaven before me,
Let me rest.
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"l'u Not Forget 20 Keep You"

She was only poor, sick, o!d woman,
but a royal soul dwelt within her homeIy
body. The ieaconess found her, after
climbing a long. dark stairway. in poor
little room, dark. but neat and clean. On
a tiny table lay an open Billie. ana oppo
site the bed hung a picture CT the Good
Sherherd.
"Av. my dear lady" she said, when the
dcaconess spoke of the picture, many
time | lie here all alone looking at Him
and at the little lamb He carrie; 50 ten
derry, and sometimes He seems to lock at
me SO kindly that l can almost hear Him
saying Phi rot forget to keep YOU
The ,leaconess went away feeling stronger
for the simple expression Of faith.
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What Christianity Means

If Christianity means anything at all
says Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, in tle Bos-
ton Congregationalist, it must mean every
act of life governed by the same ruling
personality. The curse Of lnisappliet
Christianity is a dual existence; recogni.
tion of God, of conscience, Of righteous.
ness, even of salvation, on the part Of q
man, in his home life, in his church life.
and his private life, and an abandonment,
of the same principles in business, in poli-
tics, in amusements and so-called culture
and education. !,
Perhaps no one thing has really done
more damage to the church of Christ in all
ages than the sight Of men who have called
themselves Christians. and have borne the
outward marks of discipleship in tho
church, the prayer meeting and the home,
and have not applied the teachings OF
Jesus to their money making, to their po.
litical life, to their recreation! The heart
of Christianity itself is summed up in tho
verse, Whatsoever ye do, whether ye eat
or drink, do all to the glory of Cod"
1t is the part application of the Sermon
on the Mount; it is. the partial attempt to
follow Christ in the world, which have
brought chaos and confusion into society,"
If the teachings of Christ apply to the
home life or to the prayer meeting, they
apply no less directly to the store, to tha
Office, to the legislative hall. If the minis!
ter is supposed to live according To tho
highest standard of Christian living, no
less the bank president, the railroad direc.
tor, the hotel keeper, the newspaper edit
tor. The Christianity which will Da6 bean
the test of the market place or the amuseS
ment hall is not worthy of the name. ~!
There is no Christianity unless it is tho
direct living every day of what Christ
taught, and if in answer to the question:
"What would Jesus do?" the business man
Is business that ought to be wrecked! {
disciples of Jesus should follow Him al
they ought in their business and political
lives to-day, the result would materially be-
q wrecking of very much of the present
business and political life in the world3
But if our principle holds good, that to-
follow Christ Himself is to follow Him res
gardless Of results, then there is nothing
else for the Christian to do. It is not 8
case of saving the life, it is case of losing
it in order that the real life may be saved.
The world will never realize its millen-
ium until the disciples nf Christ follow
Him all the way, not>a part Of the way,
and follow Him in the affairs of daily ife,,
as well as in the devotional and strietlS.
religious acts OF Christian discipleship.
Practical Christianity means that Christ
claims ownership and lordship of oil the.
world, and He will never be satisfied with
that type of Christianity which is real only
in name, which denies His right to rula
over all the affairs of the world, which fol-
lows His standard of conduct where it is
easy, and abandons it when it becomes
difficult. This is not the Christianity Of
Christ, it is simply the defnitionsof. it
which men have given. It viii never sat-
isfy Him, neither will it satisfy the world.
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Chicago Life Less Strenuous.

A notable decrease in the percentage Of
local deaths from nervous diseases suggests
to the Health Department that the high
tension Of life in Chicago is being lowered,
and that the people are returning to saner
and simpler modes Of living than ostained
in the two strenuous decades following the
great fire of 1871. In the same connection
it is Noted that the deaths of babies from
convulsions have decreased nearly sixty
per cent. Comparing the decade 1884 1899,
with the last decade, ls94-l903, the Health
Department bulletin shows a decrease OF
402 per cent. in the deaths per 1000 Of
population from all forms of nervous dis.
eases, and of 1913 per cent. in the deaths
from commissions.
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RELIGIOUS Truths.

A man in rags is not half so pitiable as q
character in rags.-Wellspring. .
Prayer may not bring money, but it
brings us what no money can buy-a power
to keep from sin and to be content with
Gods will, whatever else He may sends-
George Eliot.
LET patience have her perfect work"
and bring forth celestial fruits. Trust to
God to weave your little thread into
web, though the pattern show not yet
George Macdonald.
The sins by which Gods spirit is ordi-
narily grieved are the sins of small things
-laxities in keeping the temper, slight
neglect of duty, lightness, sharpness OF
dealing.-Horace Bushnell.
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mt rn quo III IIIInDIs.

Millions of rats have suddenly made theiII
appearance in Mercer. Rock Island and
Whiteside counties. Illinois, and are doing
great damage to'stock and grain. Where
the invaders came from is a mystery. +.
n. Montgomery, of Presumption. in two
weeks caught and killed 3435, using steel
traps to catch them. In spite CT this
slaughter his farm is still overrun. Inc
tearing their flesh which results in blood
poisoning. Hundreds of hogs have hecn
killed in this way The rats also kill little
pigs outright and devour them. Poison
has been used, cats by the hundreds have
been imported into the courties, but there
is no abatement of the plague.
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Pearls of Truth.

Kindness, gentleness, consideration for
III with whom our earthly lot Is cast-these
form the practice ground for the ultimate
satisfactions of the communion of saints in
heaven. ,
Religion is no haggard or stern monitress
waving you from enjoyment, she ia o
strong angel leading you to noble JOY: The
hibitions; it is book Of kindling inspira-
tion.-Canon Farrar. ,u..- /,
To be bright and cheerful often requires
AN effort There is Ger rtain art in keep
ing ourselves happy. In this respect, 'as in
others, we require to watch over and man!
age ourselves almost as if we were some.
body clse.-Sir John Lubbock. =
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Seeds That Will Grow.

Fear nothing. blame nothing-so much
as thy vices and thy sins.-Thomas Kem-
pis.
Grace is of growing nature; in the way
to Zion they 90 from strength to strength.
Thomas Boston. :.
What is being religious but always see.
ing Gods infinite love IN everything and
loving Him all the time.-J. F. Clarke. :.
looks down with neglect on the censures
and applauses of the multitude. Addison /
Only those temptations which we en-.
counter in the path of duty, in che path. Of
conservation, only those our Lord promised
US we should conquer. If you are in temps
tation' for temptations sake, for NO other
purpose beyond it, you are lost.--Phi!!ips
Brooks. =
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i"T,yn Pictures at Once"

A well-kuown landscape painter was
busy "dashing i'm the colors OF sun
set. The tints were hurEiedly conveyed
from tube to palette and from palette
to canvas, for the artist was anxious
to catch the effect.
\ rustic standing by observed the
operation for a little while, and then
remarked, "Ah, you be a-painting two
pictures at once. That's clever He
paused moment. and then blurted
out. Il like that picture hcst-the one
yoa've got your thumb through! IN.
i. E.. London.
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be hurrying on our tourney did we not
await my brother Anthony, who was
to have ridden from Oxford TO Join
MS here, but has been delayed, doubt
less. on the Kings business
She broke off, as / started: for be-.
low | heard the main door open. ana
Captain Settles voice in the passage.
The arch villain had rcturnd.
Mistress Della" l said burriedly,
the twelfth man has enter'd the
house, and unless we consider our
plans ut once, all's up with us
"Tush.' said the old gentleman in
the chair, who, it seems, had heard
all. and now sat up brisk rs ever. "l,
for my part, shall mix another glass,
and leave it all to Jacques. Come. sit
by me, Sir. and you shall see some
pretty play. Why, Jacques is the
neatest rogue with small sword in
all France"
Sir" I put in, sthey are a round
dozen in all. and you life at present is
not worth a penny's purchase
That's lie! 'Tis worth this bowl
before me, that, with or without you,
mean to empty. What fool thing
is youth! Sir, you must be dying
man like myself to taste life properly.
And. as l am a truthful man." lie
struck up merrily:
"Hey, nonni-nonni-no!
Neo ore foOlc that ,vich t0 liet
Is't not fine to laugh and sing
When the bells of death do ring!
Js't not fine to drown in wine,
And turn upon the toe,
And sing, hey-nonni-no?
Hey, nonni-nonni-"
Come and sit, sir, nor spoil sport.
You are too raw, I'll wager, to I've OF
any help; and boggling l detest.'
Indeed, sir" l broke in. now thor.
oughly angered, Il can use the small
sword rs we'll as another"
"Tush! Try him. jacques
Jacques, still wearing stolid face,
brought his weapon to the guard.
Stung to the quick, wheeled around,
and made lunge or two. that he put
aside as easily as though was babe.
And then-I know not how it hap
pened,. but my sword slipped like ice
out of my grasp, and went flying
across the room. Jacques, sedately
as on a matter of business, stepped
to pick it up. while the old gentleman
chuckled.
I was hot and ashamed, and score
of bitter words sprang to my tongue
tip, when the FrenchmaD, as he rose
from STOPPING, caught my eye, and
backon'd me across to- him.
He was white as death, and pointed
to the hilt of my sword and the demi-
bear engraved thereon.
He is dead,".I whispered; bush
turn your face aside-killed by those
same dogs that are now below"
l heard a sob in the true fellows
throat. But on the instant it was
drowned by the sound of door open
ing and the tramp of feet On the
stairs.
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New Cure For Neuralgia.

DR.. Charles B. Nancrede, professor ,oi
surgery in the medical department of the
University of Michigan, has performed,
with apparently perfect result, a simple
operation for the cure of trifacia neural
gia. The operation consists in the injection
of osmc acid into the affected nerve after
its exposure by trivial incision. Tins
method has been introduced only short
time, and this was it's first trial at the uni.
versi;y hospital. by "trifacal' IS meant
the nerve that supplies the upper portion
of the face
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Cultivate Spirituality.

Now the barest thought possible con.
rerning man is, that he has not spiritual
nature; and the foolish misunder rstand-
ing of him possible is, that he has or
should have, no animal nature. For his
ooboD nature is noD bG eVoeby 2nma H9O speGIS neither
part of it may. but at its peril, cxpel, de-
spisc or defy the other-Ruskin.
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wI,y fI,e SaaccSo

Why. it is asked, ave there so many
snasrs? That wc may not fly low, but
may seek the things which are above. Fcc
just as birds. so long aa they cleave the
also, as long as thou iociscst at things
above. wilt not easily be captured, wheth-
er by snare or by any other device of
evil-Chrysostom.
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The Federation of Labor is urging it's
members to avoid nonunion whisky" 1t
would be still better if the advice were
amended by striking out the word mon.
unioI'
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True greatness lies not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall.
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Sentenced to 1s0 Years.

4 Sicilian tribunal sentenced noted
fcrger to Imprisonment for lS9 years.
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people," This thought so burned itself
into Jonah's mind and heart that he felt
it must be Gods will also 10 bless other
people beside Jews. But Jonah being a
dyed-in-the-wool Jew could not tolerate
that He therefore said, Now: if / get
out of the country for while this thought
will leave me, for God is not everywhere
to press it upon me as He is in Israel" !"
He did not care very much where he went
if only he could get away from that voice.
The voice troubled MIN. He felt that
voice was calling MIN to do something he
was sure was right, but he did not wish to
do it. This is the sphere i'll which We so
often are Jonahs That voice we have al.
ways heard, and like Jonah we have Tied
to stihe it. Yea, we get just as angry vi.
God and our friends when they dare to
keep suggesting it to us; we do not want
to hear about the right when we don't
want to do it. Jonah, therefore, fed. He
did not care where. That ship gong to
Tarshish was opportune. 1t made him de-
eide that the safest pace for him would be
at sea. God was never known TO have spo
ken to a jew on the sea. And 50 now Jo-
nah felt he would be safe irCm God and
that voice. That is why he sc rapidly and
peacefully got asleep.
Now that IS just why storm was neces-
sary. Jonah had to learn, and through
him all men had to learn, that God is pres
ent as much on sea as upon iand-on an
ocean greyhound as on Tarshisl mer-
chairman And Jonah learned j.. And
Jonah accepted it, AT once he admitted,
81 have done wrong, cast me into the sea.
And the storm ceased The lesson had
been learned and through Jonah the
Isracl;tes learned that God is everywhere.
and no man can get away from Him. That
fish should pick him up and cast him
ashore is mere incident Of the parable.
1t is simply that part of the story which
teaches that if 4 man repents God will re-
ceive him and care for him and give him
another chance. 1t IS the divine exposi-
ton of mans other chance'-a chance to
redeem his past and 60 forward to do
Gods will-go forward 10 accomplish the
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

EutEy NO. oVJo.J
Department OF the Interior, land
office at Santa Fe, N Mex. Oct. %,
1904.
Notice Is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
Of his intention to make final proof
In support Of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before United
States Commissioner at Las Vegas,
N. NJ, on Dec. list, 1904 viz: Juan b.
Olguin for the NE IA SW IL w IL
SIC IA Sc IA Sc IA, Sec. 35, T. IL
N, r. Is Il,
He names the following witness to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation OF said land. viz:
A~ristoteles Olguin, Of Anton Chico.
N. NJ; Benigno Castillo, OF Anton
Chico, N Mex; Jose Leon Romo. OF
| Anton Chico, N. Mex; Antonio a
| beouf, Of Anton Chico. N. Mex.
MANUEL r .OTERo.
1925 / Register.
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horizontal direction Is governed by
means Of a cord attached TO a &c.
tangular rudder, eight feet by five,
made OF canvas stretched on a BAN.
boo frame,
A three-pronged anchor Is swung
over q pulley at the bow. and Is let
down by means OF a hundred feet OF
rope coiled at the side OF the basket.
II Is considered a special merit in
this form OF airshlp that is able to
gradually rise or sink by means OF
the very same power required for
It's propulsion.
The gas bag, as in the case OF the
Baldwin balloons, is Of Japanese silk
vanished with linseed oil and pro
vided with an automatic safety
valve that permits a little of the gas
to escape whenever the apparatus
pressure becomes seriously great,
The working out of the plans for
this airship was begun twelve years
ago. while Mr.. Benbow was leading
the life of a rancher on the great
steppes Of the Rockies; but the &C
tual construction was not begun un
til May 1st, 1908. 1t was finished II
| October Of the same year, and its Ell
ficiency was proved by several shorI
, experimental ascents before 1t was
brought to st. Louis,
Flights will henceforth be made
frequently by both the Benbow anC
the Baldwin airships, which have al
ready proven themselves capable o
navigating the highways OF the all
and two aerial craft, as dit
ferent as possible both from eacl
other and from either 0
these. will make their tria
ascents within two or three days
These are the colossal French dirigf
BILE balloon belonging TO Hippolyt
Francois, and the very remarkabl
man-power flying-machine of A. |
Reynolds; to say nothing of severa
man-lifting kites and aeroplanes.
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chamberlain's Cough Remedy 10
Pleasant to Take.

The finest quality Of granulated
loaf sugar ia used in the manufacture
Of Chambcrlain's Cough Remedy, and
the roots used In Its preparation
give 1t a flavor similar to maple
syrup. making 1t quite pleasant to
take. Mr.. w. l.. Roderie of Pooles-
vile. Md. In speaking OF this remedy.
says: II have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy with my children for
several years and can tr~uthfully say
It is the best preparation OF the kind
| know OF. The children like to take
It and It has no In 3sious atscr effect
For sale by all druetists.
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CHOOSING A
ROCHESTER BISHOP.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-In response
to the call for Archbihop Farley the
bishops of the New York province as
sembled today to pass upon the names
selected for coadjutor bishop OF
Rochester, N. Y, to assist the present
incumbent, Bishop McQuaid, who Is
81 years old. The persons most prom.
inent mentioned for the honor are
Very Rev. Thomas F. Hickey, vicar
general of the Rochester diocese. and
Rev. E. ]. Hanna, a professor at st.
Bernard's seminary. The names Of
these two and of a third candidate YET
to be determined upon will be for
warded to Rome for the final selec.
ton.
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MANcHEsTERs COMING
TO AMERICAN SOIL,

LONDON, Nov. 9.-The duke and
duchess Of Manchester, formerly Miss
Helen Zimmerman Of Cincinnati, sail
today for America with their two
year-old son, Lord Vaudeville. They
are accompanied also by Mrs. Rhine
lander Stewart and her two sons. al
well as James Henry Smith. Whils
in New York and later on at Tuxedo
the Manchesters will be the guests Of
James Henry Smith. Their plans are
to tour around the world as guests of
Mr.. Smith.
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A special TO the Albuquerque Journ-
al says that two men were killed at
Ash Fork. Arizona, on the third inst.
by two sheep men whom they had
been trying to intimidate, Their
names were Pablo Olgln and Benlto
Garcia, one of whom the dispatch says
was recently released from the Santa
Fe p~enitentiary.