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The ,sup.biue Q. Rs,,e,on,

. N|#. .HHHs|HEs ~
Our Lord when on earth was not
friend only for dark days. He could
stand by the grave Of Lazarus and
weep with the sorrowing sisters, brl
He could also be present at thefswedI
ding at Cana Of Galilee, an hUhored
and welcome guest.
In our deep realization OF the solefnl
mission Of our Lord to this s1nfu|
world, we are too apt to- f0rgetetfAt
he. came as an image and expression
and embodiment Of the God OF slOva
The morose Christian Is not likely II
be hidden to feasts where his present3
is only a gloomy shadow, and ~
countenance as a threatening cloud
We may be sure that even in His holy
purity this was not the impression
made by Him whose Compositions ar
new every morning. There was sun
shine about Him, or the mothers would
not have thronged around Him wit
their little ones; the despised su1efl
ers would not have looked trustfulIy Il
Him for help; the 0utcast sinner woul(
not have turned to Him for pardon
We seem to fancy that God mad
our eyes for tears, and that from SOM
other power came their glad twink
Of merriment or their expression Q
innocent joy in the midst OF sociaI
converse. Who wreathed the mont
with smiles that answer to smiles
Who made the dimples In the baby
face? Who Lit the glad, loving lt&e
IN its eyes as it begins to be aWaf
Of the tender care Of its mother? W.
will we not remember that Joy. is
much the gift of God as sorrow,sal
TO be as freely accepted in His pre-
ence?-Churchman. i
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Hairpin Starts . Car,

While a trolley car was bowling
along Main street, Orange, N. j., the
fuse blew out and the car came to q
full stop. Stepping up to the nearest
woman passenger the conductor Dor
rowed q hairpin and connected the
burned fuse with it. The hairpin
burned out after the a had gone a
few hundred feet, and when he en-
tered the car again nearly every WON.
an in the vehicle had a hairpin to offer
him. The next one carried the current
safely, and the car proceeded to its
destination.
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What He Would Like to See.

I should very much like 10 see q GAL
lery of pictures painted by fine-art
critics, and to read notices thereof
written by real painters. l should also
like to see Il play enacted by dramatic
critics and hear Il review Of their per-
formancps us penncd by experienced
actors. | should thoroughly deligh: in
such n combination Of circumstances;
but I suppose such joys are not for the.
likes Of mel. AShby-Sterry, III tr
London Graphic.
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His Heart Was Right.

a story is told Of a little shepheg)
BOY who was obliged to keep watc
over the sheep, 'and so could not 4
TO church. But in his heart there grs!
up a longing to pray to God, as the
were doing in church. He had, HOY
ever, never been taught any praye!
and so kneeling down, he began WI
closed eyes and folded hands, sayiE!
the alphabet, "A, B, G. D." and y
to the end.
"What are You doing, my It'll
MANI" said a gentleman passing by
please, sir, I was praying" repiiel
the boy.
"But why are you saying your let
ters"
why said the little fellow.
didn't know any prayers, only 1sfe1
I. wanted God to take care Of mean
help me to take care Of my sheepaS
I thought if I said all I knew HI
would put it together and spell all
wanted" h5a
"Bless your heart, my little man
He will. When the heart speaks rign
the lips can't say wrong" said To
gentleman. -
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For a Naw Chinase Army,

Yin-Tchang, the Chinese Minister at
Berlin, Germany, has been recalled
and will be appointed to a command
in the army under General Yuan Shi
Kai, Viceroy of Pechili. The Empire
will be divided into twenty military
districts, each with four regiments of
infantry, one regiment of cavalry, an
engineer corps, and artillery IN proper
ton. All the men will be enlisted for
nine years. 1890
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form OF saucepanS, WHICH, Oh accouh'
of their lightness, were used largely.
by the japanese army in Manchuria. .
Investigation of the properties OF
mineral springs by DR.. 81. Mache, or
Vienna, seems to establish the fact that
many of them have radio-actVity,
which certainly points toward radium
as one of their curative properties.
That it is a good deal of a strain on
the nerves to discover gold is shown
by the story of an Australian official,
who wished to telegraph the news OF
the finding Of the precious metal in MS
district. A small boy, seeking for q
stone to throw at a crow, had picked
no, what. proved to be a nugget of pure
gold, In his excitement the Official
overlooked the main point entirely and
wrote this: BOY picked up a stone to
throw at a crow" and nothing more.
If the ancient Greeks could revisit
the earth they would hardly recognize
their beautiful country, If the state
ments made by DR.. Hennig. of Berlin,
can be sustained. Attica has lost the
greater part of its forests, the rainfall
has decreased and the temperature has
increased. The heat in the open air,
DR.. Hennig says, is now so great that
the Olympian games Of antiquity would
! be virtually impossible to-day. Many
other parts Of the earth show similar
changes. The once beautiful oasis IN
the Syrian desert, where Zenobia
reigned over Palmyra, is now a desc
late waste. In Upper Egypt, where
only 100 years ago rain was abundant,
drought now usually prevails.
Study of the fishes on the two sides
of the isthmus has led to the conclusion
that in the Miocene epoch there was at
Panama open communication between
the Atlantic and Pacific. This period
is arrived ut by considering the time
that would be needed for the develop
ment Of the specific differences now ex-
listing between the fishes in the oppo-
site ocean waters, and the geological
date thus fixed is made more probable
by the fact that study Of the fossil
mammals Of North and South America
indicates that the continuity Of the
land between the continents was inter-
rupted during a large part of the Ter
tiary age, and was not ~re-establlshed
until the close Of the Miocene.
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The Flaws and tho Workmanship.

When a number Of Americans Wer1
admiring the beautiful architecture
the Milan Cathedral, a chronic fauij
finder stood criticising q slight ered
Ice in one of the large pillars. He sa1
nothing else. So it is in our JUDI
ment of human beings and human eI]
deavor, one sees only the flaws, Will
another sees the beautiful, ChristJaH
characteristic workmanship OF tn
Holy Spirit.
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Twin Duties.

To love God and to love men q
twin duties, never to be disjoine
Who best trains and disciplines q
OWL soul is full of an eager hopef
humanity. Who, with finest Sc
forgetfulness, works and prays al
suffers for society has found the 4
cret of personal strength and peat
Would you learn how to hasten u
kingdom Of heaven? Yourselves ha'
faith in man, in duty, in God.
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1,awvers rcse Fat Fees,

a dispute oyer the division of a iar1
tract Of California land. left by the laI
Bart Smithson, was settled by tossi1
a coin. The land was divided inj
four parts, and the four heirs, vii
the head and tail Of half a dollal
made successive selections, to the gfe|
loss of the local legal fraternity. |
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LIFE:

That life is scarce worth living
Which knows netfofty aim;
Which hagno end but pleasure,
Nor owns stern dutys claim.
When hands are grasping only
For what this world can give,
And feet seek easy railways,
Ills a poor thing 20 live.
That life is not worth living
Which leads the weak astraY;
When hands work only evil,
When bps have ceased to, pray
When years of wasted talents
Their fearful record give:
With God and truth forsaken
It's a sad thing to live.
That Efesis well worth living
Filled up with noble deeds,
When eyes are busy watching (
To see Q brothers needs;
When feet run on Gods errandsy
And hands swift help can give, Is
While lips speak words of kindness,
/. 1t is a JOY to live.
That life is best worth living
Where Jesus reigns as Lord;
When hands move at Bis bidding,
And ears attend His Word.
He came-the Life Eternal
Abundant life to give,
And following in His footsteps
IT'S a grand thing 20 live:
Hester Summey1
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All Can Help.

In human affairs the justice ofTGd
must work by human means. ME
are the measures of Gods principle
our morality the instrument Of H1
Justice. The ideal must become al
tual; Gods thought a human thin
made real in a reign Of Righteousness
and a ~kingdom-no, a comrlonWeaiq
of justice on the earth. Yon an
I IAN help forward that work.-Thei
dore Parker.
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Be

Be true, be. honest. be faithful,
Just in what ycu think with yoursel
in your inward comnlunings and De-
ings with your own spirit, where |
n is witness but God; and 20
words will be true Of themselves o.
the temptation will hardly come to u
to deal unkindly and unfairly WI
YOUR brother.-Dean Church.
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M Harroom Ever in This Indiana Town

A new town laid out in Southern In
diana, Dubois Comfy, bids fair to-
forever occupy a unique position, as
one of the conditions to property OWL
ership is that no intoxicants shall ever
be sold within its confines. The place
il called Cuzzo and is fifteen miles
from French Lick Spring. Every deed
issued contains a clause. that if whisky
is sold directly or Indirectly on the
premises the land shall revert to its
original owner" or his heirs.-1ndian-
.apelis News.
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Shop Opencd with Tea.

A chat shop" was opened in London:
Eng, by the Countess Fabricotti. re-
Gently. Liveried footEcn handNlI
around tea and cakes.
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In The capital of New Zealand oneLt
third of Il workman'S or 4 clerks i'll.
come goes 20 .be !audlor:. tor rent.
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THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF MTEMPERANcE:

A Dangerous Trade-From Fortieth
Annual Report of the National Tempe
GRANGE society-The Terrible Mortal
ity Among Liquor Distributors.
1t has long been known to students Of
vital statistics and to temperance work
ers that liquor making and selling Is.
the most dangerous trade carried on
in any country"
Even 1.-THE trade" does not attempt
to disguise from itself this fact-wit-
ness Table XLVIII. of the Brewers
Almanack for England for 1893, show
ing the annual death rate in England
and Wales for males from twenty-five
to sixty-fve years Of age engaged in
certain specified occupations. The fig
ures are for the years 1890, 1901 and
1892, the latest returns. We set out
the table in extenso, merely. Arranging
the trades to show the increasing NOR
tally. The figure 1000 is the average
death rate:among the same number of
males generally" so that the occupa-
tons placed above the line in the table
have a death rate lower and those
placed beneath a death rate higher
than the normal:
Authority: Supplement to the Fifty,
u 90 No.
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A Remarkable l)oe.

n hemQfkeDlo Dog !
A trained bulldog in one of the I'd
don theatres initiates. in dress al
makeup" Ii Hung Chang, Ibs4
Joseph Chamberlain and other celeb
ties,
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HON. Ll Look.

Louk at your mercles with both eyd
at your trials AMI troubles with oT'
nno-'F T. Cnvler ~ @J
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In Holland the Dutch teachers have
for some years had a society called the.
Dutch Teachers Association" for;
studying the alcoholic question. and at
the recent congress on school hygiene
at Nuremberg it was strongly urged
that children should have more instruc-
ton on the temperance question.
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In Austria the Education Depart
ment of Vienna have DIRECTED temper
ance lectures to be giyea t1om time to
time in all Stats schools, and further,
that all libraries maintained for the use
of teachers shall contain a number OF
books treating scientifically Of the in
furious effects of alcohol.
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Compressed paper pulp, impregnated
with certain salts, is nodded into the
form Of saucepans, which, on account
of their lightness, were used largely.
by the japanese army in Manchuria. .
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Marconi's Modesty

Marconi dislikes the word "marconi!
gram" for q wireless message. -
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THE FIGURES EXPLAINED.

What do these figures mean? They
mean that in the occupation Of clergy
men life is almost twice as long as the
average. The coal miner also lives
longer than the average man. But the
hair dresser does not live so long, while
the brewer. the i%nnkeeper and the Inn
hotel servant present a terrible NOR
tality. File making Is usually regarded
as q dangerous trade" yet it; Is not
nearly so dangerous as that of an inn
keeper or inn servant in a large centre
of population. 1t is a simple fact that
the mortality among the classes which
distribute liquor Is almost double the
average mortality among the clergy.
y The causes Of death are significant.
Publicans without distinction Of local
ity, compared with, occupied males, die
Seven timessas:fast from alcoholism.
Six and one-half times as fast from
liver diseases.
Six times as fast from govt.
Twice as fast from urinary diseases,
rheumatic fever, diabetes and suicide.
Publicans in industrial districts die
eight times as fast from liver diseases.
Publicans in agricultural districts die
Five times as fast from alcoholism.
Six times as fast from liver diseases.
Seven times as fast from govt.
Two times as fast from urinary dis
eases.
One and one-half times as fast from
suicide. ~,
Publicans in London, similarly, die
Ten times as fast from alcoholism.
Three and t~hree-fourth times as fast
from liver diseases.
Three and one-half times as fast
from diabetes.
Two and one-half times as fast from
phthisis, rheumatism, fever and sui
eide.
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Investigation of the properties Of
mineral springs by DR.. Fl. Mache, or
Vienna, seems to establish the fact that
many of them have radio-act1Vity'
which certainly points toward radium
as one of their curative properties.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR DECEMBER "a.

Subject: The Character OF the Messiah.
lisa. is., 1.7-GoIden Text, Matt. l., FL
Memory Verses, @, documentary
on the Days Lesson.
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We may supplement this table by the
following. items from the Registrars
Generals report:
Innkeeper and servant (London). .1,S3S
Innkeeper and servant Industrial
g, DISTRICTS. -. :. 80. -. ......1,943
Inn servant (London) 1871
%Innkeeper Industrial districts). .2,O30
New Ulm review., 1905-02-08
SWAYNE's ANSWER.
Judge on Trial for Impeachment Justi-
fies the Acts with Which
He Is Charged

The senate continued the considera-
ton of the joint statehood bill, with
Senator Nelson as the principal speaker
A number of bills were passed, including
one largely increasing the fees for incor-
porating stock companies in the District
of Columbia
Washington, Feb. 2.-The post office
appropriation bill occupied the atten-
ton of the house the major portion of
Wednesday. For an hour or more the
house discussed proposed legislation
looking to the regulation of railroad
rates.
Senators Clark, Dillingham; and Teller
continued the discussion in the senate of
the joint statehood bill, Senator DiIling-
ham supporting the measure as it stands.
and the other two senator's contending
for amendments and the right of the
four territories to be admitted as so
many states. A number of semi-public
bills were passed during the day. The
agricultural appropriation bill was re-
ported to the senate by Senator Proc
tor. 1t carries appropriations aggre-
eating $6,7S7.17O. an increase Of s206, ,74O
over the bill as passed by the house.
Washington, Feb. 3-The post office
appropriation bill was still under con-
sideration when the house adjourned
Thursday. The provision for special
rail facilities or trunk lines was retained
in the BILL
The senate spent much of the day dis
cussing the distribution of ordinary
farm and garden seeds by the agricul-
tural departm ent the agricultural ap-
preparation bill being under considera-
ton.
Washington, Feb. 4.-The senate Fri
day, after transacting its routine busi-
ness, resumed the impeachment case Of
Judge Swayne. John NJ Thurston, coun-
sci for Judge swayne, read the latter's
answer to the articles of impeachment.
The answer was a lengthy document and
justified the acts with which Swayne is
charged February 10 was fixed as the
day for beginning the trial.
The house Friday passed the post
Office appropriations bill The amount
! carried is $3.50, o,7s7, AIS.
New Ulm review., 1905-02-08
WORKh|EN VISIT
THEIR EMPEROR
DEPUTATIoN RESPONDS 10 CALL
OF THE CAR AND PRESENTS
GRIEVANCES.
Chided for Following Agitators Are
Told to Return to Work, Be Pa
tient, and Ruler Will Do What He
Can to Better Their Lot.

st. Petersburg, Feb. personal as
surances of his intention to ameliorate
the conditions and remove the causes
insofar Is they are economic which led
to the recent strike, were delivered by
Emperor Nicholas Wednesday, I'D work
ingmen representing all the leading fac
tories of st. Petersburg, who, at his in-
vitatinn, journeyed to Tsarskpe SelO
and were received in audience in the haN
of the Alexander palace, where he has
his winter residnce. Emperor Nicholas
adopted the traditional fatherly tone in
his talk with the workmen. He chided
them for allowing themselves to be mis-
led into engaging in movement imper-
ling the internal order of Russia and
aiding the foreign foe and for attempt
ing to demand by force what he other
wise would be willing to do voluntarily.
The workmen received the royal assur-
ances Of reform with cheers, and after
lunch at the imperial table returned
to st. Petersburg in the best of humor
to report to their fellows, as enjoined,
the words of his majesty. No attempt
was made by them to present their de-
sires, which already are sufficiently evil
dent
New Ulm review., 1905-02-08
GENUINE WINTER
VISITS The SOUTH
A MANTLE OF SNOW AND sLEET
COVERS WIDE AREA IN
THAT SECTION.
Cold Wave Is Very Extensive-Mer
curry Drops to 46 Below in Mon
tana-Fear Expressed That Losses
of Live Stock Will Be Heavy.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 4.-The general
cold wave probably reached its south
ernmost boundaries Friday and spread
a blanket of sleet and snow over the
central south. A fall of sleet ranging
from one to three inches is reported
from points in Arkansas, Mississippi,
Georgia, Alabama Oklahoma, Indian
Territory and parts of Texas, while falls
of snow extend beyond the boundaries
named. Freezing weather prevails
over a wide area of the states mentioned
The fall of sleet and snow hindered
railroad traffic and wire service, prin-
cipally in those states adjoining and
west Of the Mississippi river Nashville
and vicinity are experiencing the Sc
verest weather in years. The ground
is covered with snow to the depth of be-
tween eight and nine inches, and snow
is still falling The Cumberland river
is frozen for the first time in several
years. Atlanta reports a fall of sleet,
but train and telegraph service in
Georgia is not much hampered. In Ar
kansas the fruit crop has been severely
damaged, while in Mississippi and some
parts of Louisiana truck gardens and
cotton suffered. Many head of cattle
The temperatures range from seven de-
grees above zero at Little Rock to 20
above at Dallas and slightly higher in
Mississippi and Louisiana. The Missis-
sippi river at Memphis is full of ice and
navigation is suspended.
Cold Snap Extensive.
Chicago, Feb. 3.-Frpm the Rocky
mountains to the AIleghenIes, and from
the south line of Kansas and the iatl-
/ tude of Cairo. the north shiVered under
zero cold Thursday. Officially the low
est temperature in this city was IA de-
grees below zero.
Throughout the entire northwest it
was the coldest DAY of the winter
Havre, Mont, held the record, where 4e
below zero was recorded. Other below
zero points were: Medicine Hat, 43;
| Williston, N. D., ~; DEVILS Lake, N. d.
SO; Winnipeg, Man, Sc; Bigmark, ID.
36; Miles City, Mont, SO; Pierre. S. d.
38; Huron, S. D., SO; st. Paul, 3D.
The coolest weather in six wears is
prevailing in central Illinois. Reports
i from Wisconsin show a temperature O.
/ "a at La Crosse, % at Madison and 20 a
Green Bay. Intense cold continues il
the southwest, with Ia degrees below
zero recorded at Kansas City, Marshall
Mo-, and Concordia, Kan, the loves
temperature experienced at these point
| since 1899
Live stock in the pens at the stock
i yards at Kansas City suffered from th
! severe cold, and few head froze t,
death In Hodgeman county, Kan.
there have been serious losses of live
stock.
New Ulm review., 1905-02-08
The Public Debt.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows that
at the close of business January 81,
1905, the debt, less cash in the treasury
amounted to $685., ,929.619, which is an
increase for the month of s4,38o, ,29S
This increase is principally accounted
for by the decrease in the amount OF
cash on hand. The debt proper shows
a decrease for the month of 81 $50. 1876.
New Ulm review., 1905-02-08
To Preserve Neutrality.

Paris, Feb. An official dispatch
from Manila says that an American
squadron composed of Is Warships sailed
Friday from the island of Luzon for the
southern waters of the archipelago, with
the object of maintaining neutrality in
American waters both as to Russian or
japanese fleets.