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rev. jchudi a. tanager, d. d.. II. d.
ninth presbyterian church.
madison avenue and Jay ST.
fanoraa Sra oh

The advocates of the 80 called reform
appear to have no comprehension, Of the
and a beauty Of it's own. which their innova-
ton would ruin 1t would be like trimming
the trees and pairing. down the mountains
universally adopted. either the millions OF
good books that Ali our libraries would ap-
pear antiquated or the new ones would be
the other OF these effects would be. produ ced:
Our reformers we're born too late they should
have been Of the generation that Immediately
succeeded Chaucer's.
NEW YORK. July 2S. RossITRn JOHNSON.
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n our friends uho ,aror as NTH manuscripts for
S1btcaoN rIh 10 hare rejected articles returned. "ep
s,ua m dW cases send stamps for nat purpose.
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The play was sharp and Interesting until Miss
- was attacked with acute ennui. finishing
the second set as a matter Of courtesy. but with
less ambl tiop than an organ grinders monkey"
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Come on, NELL. let's 90 down TO the Casino
hotel contingent SAn night, wait until get on
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=" But Nine. - was TIPPED up where she least
expected. Go away and stop your kidding-you
are no countess said Mr.. ------ TO her."
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In which one OF the women greeted Miss At
the Casino the other morning. She has q warm
friend In Miss and l think she Is bringing
LAURA out. for never saw that young lady dressed
quite as well looking better than al the
wedding reception"
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II you are walking around the Casino on
Thursday and are grabbed suddenly by the arm
you will turn 10 see Miss - and hear her asking
you 10 be sure and show up tonight"
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Mrs. was there jollying the wives Of men
who do q little trading. and the woman with the
American Beauty cheeks was no less parsonage
than Mrs, -"
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Ireland. They call the services they
conduct EMISSIONS that being the
term in use in England. DIR. Torrey is
known in America as the superintend-
ent OF the Moody Bible Training in
stitute in Chicago and pastor of the
Moody church in the same city. He
was born in Hoboken. n. j.. in 1856.
and as his father was 4 man of some
wealth he was brought up in the en-
joyment of all the advantages which
money can afford. He attended Yale
college and Yale Theological seminary.
was ordained a minister and tool
charge Of Il Congregational church at
GAINESVILLE. o. He left this work to
spend several years in study in Ger
many and on his return to America
was called to the passionate of the Open
Door church, Minneapolis, MINI.
When the late Dwight l.. Moody es-
tablished the Bible Training institute
in Chicago he looked around for some
one to whom he could intrust its direc-
ton and oversight. His choice fell Oh
Or. Torrey, who responded to the cu.l
VI tic Siedl cNuliSellsAlt picittIti.
Since he embarked in the work of hold
ing missions he has Travelled all over
the world. He early found in Mr.. Alex
ander a coworker who has been to him
In many respects what the late Ira u.
Sankey was to Mr.. Moody. Mr.. Alex
ander is a native Of Tennessee and was
educated at Maryville college. Pos
sessed of a fine voice and an ardent
love of music, he determined to devote
his life to music in connection with
evangelistic work.
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great religious a%wakenings led by such
men as John Wesley. Whitefeld and
Jonathan Edwards. The revival move
ments in which Dwight l.. Moody was
so powerful a figure are within the
memory of this generation. At the
present time there are manifestations
In different parts Of the world Of spe-
cial interest in the religious life.
In England a systematic campaign
was planned out before the beginning
of the present evangelistic work in the
great British metropolis. The noncon
formist clergy Of London and many of
the clergy of the Church of England
united in furthering the movement.
The center Of interest ut present is
Albert hall. which holds 10000 persons
and in which the meetings, under the
direction of the evangelists Torrey and
Alexander. are in progress. The cam
paign in London is under the direction
of the London Evangelistic council. In
the preparations for the Albert hall
meetings a door to door canvass within
a radius of three miles was instituted,
a quarter Of a million invitation tickets
We're left at the houses within the dis
trict, and a choir of 5000, under Mr..
Alexander's direction, was organized, so
that there might be mt each meeting
1000 trained musicians to lead the
singing. One hundred thousand hymn
books. 10000 forms for choristers and
25O.OOO prayer cards. giving daily SUBJ
jects, were distributed.
Reuben \. Torrey and Charles NJ.
Alexander are both Americans. though
their chief evangelistic work has been
done in Australia. Great Britain and
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EMMA CALvE. and q half nozzle.
He told him to wait until he got a sig
nal to turn the water on and then to
play for all lie was worth.
a few minutes later Nine. Calves
carriage swung up to the curb. and the
students. recognizing her as she step
ped forth. opened Il lane for the singer
and let out three cheers. The carpenter,
who had IN eye to Il hole in the stage
door. got ratified at this moment and
turned on the water. Nine. Calve was
bowling her Acknowledgements for the
reception of the students when a cold
stream struck her and made her gasp.
She put up her hands in protest, but
the carpenter stood valiantly to his
post.
Giving up in despair. the prima don
MI finally gathered up her skirts and
with head down made a dash for the
stage entrance. The carpenter at last
saw his mistake. Nine. Calve rushed
to her dressing room and half an hour
later appeared on the stage as serene
as if nothing had happened.
While Lawrence D'Orsay, who is
now touring in ''The Earl of Pawtuck-
et." was playing in Denver recently
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CdpS anu piOIlcIcu
It to the diminutive exponent Of trag-
edy In real life.
Master William looked at it con-
temptuously. Il wan Il sure enough
gun that will make a hole in Mr..
Hodge," he piped in petulant, childish
tones that contrasted strangely with
his dire threats. The embarrassment
Of the dealer was relieved ut this mo
ment by the arrival Of Miss May Nc
Manus. who is the Asia of the house of
Wigs. Master James is in her charge
While the company is on the road. The
youngster is of a very jealous DISPOSE
ton. He is devoted to Miss McManus.
and when Mr.. Hodge addressed a few
words to her while waiting in the
wings for his cue young James deter
mined to have his hearts blood. 1t is
feared Little Tommy may have to be
put under bonds to keep the peace.
Now and then the actor, author and
poet f. II. SOthern admits visitors to
mis- dressing DOL He did so in Cincin-
natl. where lie entertained a somewhat
nervous and excitable gentleman dur
ing his moments loft stage"
In the midst of one of their argu-
ments there entered the room a digni-
fed and decorous colored man. who adj
vanced to the center, saying in an ear
nest monotone:
"Have you no fear OF God:' and mys-
%teriously departed as he came.
Mr.. Sothern's guest was naturally
astounded, but he was too we'll bred to
ask questions. Resuming his argu-
ment, he again grew heated in his re-
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A GIFT FROM FRANCE.
The Bust Of Warrington By Pierre
can David.

The Bust of Warrington BY Pierre
lean David.
In the year 1923 Pierre Jean David,
the great French sculptor of the early
rssrt of the nineteenth century, execut-
Ell a bust Of George Washington which
was presented to the United States in
the name Of the people Of France. This
was during the lifetime of the Marquis
de Lafayette, and he gave the sculptor
the benefit of his intimate knowledge
OF the character Of Washington. The
work was paid for by subscriptions
raised among the French people. Near
" thirty years after the bust had been
placed in the capitol ut Washington 1t
was destroyed in a fire which took
place there.
Not long since it was discovered that
a plaster cast of the bust existed in the
studio Of the sculptor, and descendants
of Lafayette took the initiative in hav-
ing a replica Of the work which had
persisted presented to America. The
offer was made through the American
ambassador to France. General Horace
Porter. and the American government
Saving intimated that a duplicate OF
the original bust would be accepted
with pleasure a cast was made in
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Of Doodle methods. lie was born in
Illinois in 1856 and educated in the
public schools, ut the University of I'LL
nois and at the Union College Of Law
OF Chicago. He was valedictorian of
his class at the latter institution and
ever as a young mar won considerable
repute as an orator.
He stands high in the ranks of the
legal profession Of his state, was chair
man Of the Republican convention Of
the state of Illinois in 1894, is serving
his fourth term In congress and has
just been reelected to another. Con-
gresham Mann was a warm advocate
Of aiding Cuba in her struggle against
Spain and in the spring of 1893 led in
the movement by which the Republican
majority in the house Of representa-
tives was committed to such a policy.
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relates. land l told her it was Ghosts
TIereupon she Informed me that she
had some lovely white goods that she
could make up for me-"
Miss Shaw has III aversion to remOv-
ing her hat at social gatherings. and
at time a hostess, a little provoked
at her peculiarly, demanded a reason
for it.
Well. you see. it's my hair" said the
actress promptly. II have a head of
hair that always looks like a rats nest.
II smooth it down primly l feel un-
comfortable and embarrassed. 1 shall
never forget the first time l met Bern
hardt and her remark about my hair.
"'Mademoiselle,' she said. Il am glad
to meet at last a woman whose hair
looks worse than mine"
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dE SlfUSI WANTS III DIE AND BE BURIED.
laughter. $50 you Will belief l vhas
played for Il sucker, ell? Well, my
name vhas Voglestein. und l like to
tell you dot you vl,as mistook. l vhas
shust $500 in my pocket, und don't YOU
forget her. II you do forget her. he
vhas badt for YOU"
"How vhas it," l says. IF you hat
made a good thing, l like to hear
aboudt it. DO you find a pocketbook in
der street car. or maybe you safe q
mans life from some ice wagons"
ut vhas nottings of dot kind. 1t
vhas business und spcculation-some-
tings to call for brains. | make $500
all right. but If it vhas you You don't
make 2 cents. Dot vhas der difference
between Vogiestein ind Hans"
"Vhell?"
"Vhell, maybe you know What gold
vhas:"
"Of course"
"Shc comes oudt Of der ground-out
of a gold mine"
$50 sOmepody tells me one day.
"Do you eater hear of some town
called Lame 1tiver!"
Lame River? Lame River? | neifer
hear OF it in my life. Maybe you mean
Cripple Creek:"
dot vhas her. She vhas oudt west
somewhere. How you come to know so
much surprises me. Maybe you vhas
going to haf some brains in your old
age. Dot Cripple Greek vhas der place
where der gold vhass so plenty dot no
pody can plant potatoes. Two days ago
a strange man comes In my soda water
works. He vhas pale und sick. He
leans his head down on der table und
signs und groans. He WANTS no soda
water und no cigars. He shust Wants
to die und be buried und hat no more
to do NIT dis wicked world. 1t vhas Il
sad, sad case"
but you let him die, Of course?" l
says.
what! Not on my life, sir. DO you
belief l vhas some heathens NIT no
feeling In my soul? l goes oafer und
talks NIT him und tries to cheer him
COP, of course. BY und by he tells me
he vhas from dot Cripple Creek. He
owns der biggest gold mine oudt dere.
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bronze and presented to the United
States through the French ambassa-
dor to the United States. NJ. Jusserand.
Washington's birthday was chosen
by Ambassador Jusserand US the occa-
sion for the presentation of Frances
gift. The bust stands on a beautiful
pedestal Of Carrara marble.
David was born ut Anglers, France.
in 1889. and is sometimes called David
dangers. He died in 1856. He exc
cutcd statues and busts Of many cele-
bratcd men and women. and his most
important work consists in his splendid
sculptures for the Pantheon.
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Hans and
His Friend
The German Cobb1er nears How Voals.
stein Was Swindled, and he Tells
Him How 70 Drown His Sorrows.

vHAS putting some lifts on der
heels Of a pair Of shoes for der
plumber der odder day und wishing
I vhas 40 rich I could hat diamonds
eafery day in der year When my frendt,
MIR. Voglestein, vhalks in und looks
aroundt me und says:
"Vhell, Hans, l see you vhas workin'
AWAY for nottings, der same ash all
der time before. II you can't be some
smart nan in America, Why don't you
60 back to Shermany und raise some
cabbage?"
Dot hurts my R,elings, und l don't
say nottings, unt.v by und by he puts
his hat on his ear und whistles und
says:
IF somepody hat brains he vhas all
right und can see Niagara falls eafery
day in der week. If Re haf some saw.
dust in his head he can see only mud
puddles in der road"
But somepody who has brains vhas
swindled sometimes" l says.
"Maype dot vhas so, but I like you
to understand dot nottings happens to
me. How could dey when my name
vhas Voglcstein? You talk like I vhas
swindled eafery day in der week. Can't
I shust drop in to see how you vhas
mitout you pellet l vhas swindled;
For Il man who hat some brain in his
head you vhas VERY suspicious"
und he vhalks aroundt und whistles
und sings ind makes oudt how big !;
man he vhas. BY and by. when I dom
say something's, he speaks:
"Sometimes I vhas swindled, OF
course. because l vhas g%reenhorns. but
dot vhas long ago. When I first come tt
dis country. I shust like to see some
poly come some gum games or me
now. He Will find a mans who cal
see through a brick wall NIT a hole il
her in two minutes"
l don't speak to him aboudt dot, un(
he goes oudt doors und comes in again
und says:
"You tell he you vhas my frendt
und yet you vhas always believin'
vhas some fools. Humph! a great bi,
frendt you vhas! Maybe l vhas
leetle child or Il crazy mans dot l can
! take care Of myself. but l like to hea
some one say SO. You vhas der Graz.
mans. If you only do ash I tells yo'
years ago you vhas some rich man
now. l advise und advise, but you 81
like some bumps on Il log. und all m.
advise vhas thrown AWAY"
"Vhell. What hat you done dis time?
I ask as he smokes his pipe und keep
quiet.
"IIa. ha. ha!" he goes ash he slap
his leg und grows red in der face mi
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rs a y. do you eA''
know who that was you just shaved?"
mo. sah." replied the barber: II
Dunno
well" replied the drummer, "that is
Lawrence D'Orsay. the Earl of Paw
ticket"
us dat SO, sab? Well, we'll. is
often see him OH de stage. but dis is de
fust time l ever had de pleasure of
meeting him socially"
Miss Mary Shaw. who created the
role of Amrah in "Ben-Hur' and who
has been playing with her company at
the Circle theater. New York, recently,
is Il great admirer of the works Of the
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She vhas worth aan million dollar. His
name vhas Brown, und he canes east
to sell some stock to his friends und
meets NIT nothing but ingratitude.
One old schoolmate of his throws him
downstairs when he asks him to buy"
II see."
"vhat you see? Was it a crime for
some mans to own a gold mine und like
to make his old schoolmate rich? Hans,
don't you make me belief you vhas a
foOl,'
If l vhas some fools l can't help her.
Go on init your story"
"Vhell, don't speak dot vhay to me
any more Dot man vhas sick. 1ngrat-
itude makes him sick. He also loses his
bank book when he falls downstairs,
but he happens to hat some stock in his
pocket. She vhas for $500, und here she
vhas. She vhas in der Bully Boy Gold
mine. How you like der looks of her,
eh? Gaze IN dot und remember dot my
name vhas voglestein."
"She vhas a nice looking bit of paper,
Mr.. Voglestein. How mooch you pay
for herr"
"Vhcll, yop see dot a like me be-
cause l vhas tender hearted uni don't
throw him oudt Of my place und gif
him a kick. He must 60 to a doctor,
send some kilograms und pay his hotel
bill. Dot stock vhas for $500, but If l
gif him n hoonered l shall hold 1t two
days. If he don't come back in two
days, der stock vhas mine. Two days
vhas gone urd he don't come back"
"Cnd so der stock vhas yours?"
says.
"Shust so. Hans: shust SO, und l
vhas $500 ahead Of der game. Maybe
you like to shake hands NIT a man
named Voglestein?"
"Maype | shall by and by. Do you
know What dis stock vhas really
WORTH"
"She vhas worth $500 anyhow, und
maybe twice dot. You vhas my old
frcndt. but l can't sell her to you for
| less dan $780,
dot vhas too bad. l vhas going to
offer you twenty-five cents for it to
| paste up OH der wall"
"How-how you mean?' gasped Mr..
Voglestciu.
"Two days & der plumber sells
stock like dot to der ragman for fife
cents a pound. Ash we vhas old
frendts l gif you twenty-five cents to
help you oudt. You know der vhay
down to der river. don't you?"
"Of course. but What hat I got to do
NIT dot river?"
ut vhas Il good place to jump into"
"Do-do you really belief dot man
vhas some swindlers"
II can prove her by three men. He
don't w some gold mine. He Wasn't
sick. He shust put oop some jobs on
you, und you vhas Token in. If you
don't like to slump into der river, Why
not turn on der gas in your room und
be found dead in der morningY"
$3.50 I vhas swindledy' says Mr..
Voglestein ash he stands oop init his
face ash white ash -four.
you vhas. Mr.. V0glestein, shake
hands init Hans, der German cobbler,
We vhas old frendts, und I shall see
to your funeral arrangements. I 'spost
you like to be buried head down
wards?"
He tries to say something's, but he
can't. He shust stands und looks red
und white und waves his arms aboudt.
I stand oop und pat him on der head
und smooth him down der back. und
den I take him by der arm und lead
him to der door und put him oudt. He
looks back ut me NIT tears in his eyes,
und den he limps slowly AWAY und
goes aroundt der corner. und I see him
no more. NJ. QUAD.
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stairs, aHl they have all the trays
down there"
$50 Mrs. Campbell is giving a din
ner:" unused Hodge.
"Yes," said the boy. land all the
actors In town are down there"
"All:" said Hodge.
"Oh, yes" answered the boy, "all but
the cheap skates"
Since Heinrich Conried, director Of
the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York, has come into prominence as an
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"Why don't you turn your pen to
higher themes?" asked the we'll mean
ing friend.
I'D like to-" replied the funny man,
"but there doesn't seem to be any de-
mand for skyscraper jokes at present"
Chicago News.
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ne urOppeu INTO II
local barber shop
to be shaved. Aft
err the barber had
completed his min
i%strations and Dor
say had left the
chair a travelling
Il the next in
turn. appropriated
it and. turning to
the man with the
razor. said:
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WeSIdu ufuIud-
fist Ibsen. Two
seasons ago, when
she was preparing
to play the role Of
Mrs. Alving in H.
sens Ghosts she
called on her dress
maker to talk over
the subject of COS
tunes.
"She asked me
w h a the play
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came 50 bOiSterOuS
that the stage man.
g G became alarm
ed. lie conceived the
bright idea of repel-
ling them with Il fire
hose. Forthwith he
stationed the car
penter at the stage
entrance and armed
him with fifty feet
of three inch cotton
hose and an inch
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marks. and again
the colored man
quietly and mystic
riously entered and
declared:
IF you were the
devil himself do o
think you could
make me like your
To the guests sur
prise, the actor took
the interruption rs
a matter of course,
an Cnfhorn'S vicitor
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49, "a NAAO Va
bage Patch"
AS soon as the
astOnished dealer
could o his
breath he took an
other took at the
bloodthirsty midget
and then. entering
into the spirit Of
the occasion. pro-
duced a toy pistol
which exploded
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"You say you did not seek the Of
flce"
"Yes, sir. The office sought me-"
II understand. You are like II Of
these men who claim credit because
they set a trap for gaInc instead of
going out and shooting it."-Washing-
ton Star.
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and, turning to the
actor. said, "You
must excuse me for
not bringing this
on Il tray. but all
Our trays are in
use tonight"
us that so:'' re-
piled Hodge. And
how does that hap
pen"
Well" said the
boy, Mrs. Pat
Campbell is giving
s~ 1
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~inlpresario he has oeen granted con.
siderable space in the newspapers.
1t is told that Mt a dress rehearsal Of
'Parsifal" a book reviewer said of
him:
II know a rich stockbroker who
thinks he can write verse. This man
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T0rrey and
Alexander.
EVangelists

~ROM time to time in history the
world has been moved by in
tellectual. moral and religious
impulses that seemed to touch
all classes of people in many different
countries. The preaching Of Peter the
Hermit started the crusades; Wycklif,
Petrarch. Savonarola, Huss, Erasmus,
Luther and Calvin led in movements
Of several centuries ago for the revival
of learning. religion and morals, while
In times less remote the world has seen
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CONGRESSMAN MANN,

Author Of the Bill AbOlfshing rana-
Ma Canal commission
Representative James II. Mann of
Illinois. who introduced In congress the
bill a%bo,ishing the Panama canal COM
mission and giving its powers to the
president, won u reputation while in
the Chicago city council as an enemy
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Just His Luck

Hussel-Hello! I knew you'd drop in
today.
Borem-Eh: Really!
Hussel-Yes. I never was SO busy in
all my nfe.-Philadelphia Press.
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Useful APticleN.
"A stirring situation"
New York World.

Useful Articles.
"Every household ought to have an
encyclopedia" observed the professor.
II think so, too" responded Miss
Flutterby brightly. 'They are so handy
to press crumpled ribbons and flowers
and letters and things."-LOuisville
Courier Journal.
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Mrs. Youngbride-Oh, l am SO dread
fully afraid Of lightning!
Mr.. Youngbride-Don't say that,
darling! It seems such a reflection on
my ability to take care Of you.-Somer-
Vile Journal.
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By. Wireless
From the
Foofh6bfs

WANT a pistol to kill a man,
and I have the money right
here. am an actor, and 1 want
to Kill some one. but not in the
piece. l want to kill him stone dead"
In this blunt fashion a dealer in fire.
arms was approached by Il prospective
customer. He bent over the counter
and saw a tiny but resolute figure be-
Tore him. 1t was Master William Bur.
ton James. the four-year-old actor who
plays the role of Little Tommy in "Mrs.