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CHUKCHEES
A Nation of Suicides Living In North.
eastern Siberia.

"a
eastern Siberia.
A Russian correspondent was talk.
ing about Siberia.
in that strange land" he said, 1.-The
strangest thing is the suicidal tend
ency Of the Chukchees. Among the
C%hukchees, actually, suicide is n OF
the most common forms of death.
1.-THE Chukchees live in northeastern
Siberia. They are small and copper
colored. They dress in skins and ride
reindeer. .Tallow and raw kidney
are their chief delicacies. In every
Chukchee house hangs a death coat.
"a Chukchee doesn't Kill himself by
his own hand. He appoints his near
est relatives-his wife, son or daughter
to do the deed. And the delegate
never rebels, never declines this sad
and horrible task.
"Innumerable are the causes of sui
cide-jealousy, unrequited love, an in
durable disease, melancholy, POVERTY
and so on.
81 knew q man who was prosperous
end apparently happy. Suddenly q de
sire for death seized him. In three
moons he said, I will so to my fath'
ers.' And he calmly settled his affairs,
and at the appointed time babe his
wife to knot a cord about his throat
and his two sons to pull upon this
cord till he would be strangled. He
died, they told me, joking.
: "The death coat, which hangs In
every Chukchee> house, has a hood. II
is for use in suicide. The hood hidee
the facial contortions of the dying.
There are Chukchee families where
in suicide is hereditary, wherein it is
q point Of honor for the sons to kill
themselves, a natural death being re-
garded in such families as disgrace
full and scandalous, a sign of the most
objectionable cowardice.
1.-THE Chukchees, despite their sui
cidal tendency, are a happy and
healthy people, moral, truthful, brave
and temperate."-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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CHAPTER X.

"Mr. Follett is here, Jane. Would
you like to see him alone:"
Yes, auntie, alone--and let him come
in at once, please. 1t tires me to be
kept waiting or to have to expect any
thing now"
And in another minute the Vicar OF
| Chesterford-for the first time since
| Clifford Mohun left-was admitted into
poor James little sitting room.
He set his hat down carefully in the
window seat; laid his walking stick
across it; then took off his gloves, fold
| ed them neatly together, and deposited
| them in the breast-pocket of his coat.
James weak nerves were horribly irri-
tated by these preparations. She
thought that the vicar meant to stay
long; she felt that he was going to
drive her wild by commonplace con-
dolence and exhortations to long-sufer'
ing and patience.
~ am sure it is very good of you to
| come to see me, sir;;'' and there was a
weary, half q%uerulous tone in her voice,
very unlike its old, frank, unconscious
happiness. I'm weak and ill, and l
can be of very little interest to any
body now; but Miss Lynch would send
for you"
The vicar looked kindly into her
hopeless, sunken eyes.
Jane" he began, after a few in
quiries respecting her bodily state, not
made in the accustomed style of friend
ly sympathy, rot accompanied by any
of those stereotyped platitudes which
jar so horribly upon the temper of
every real sufferer, but just in his
usual, quiet, rather reserved manner,
Jane, do you know that I was mar
ried once?
A faint tiIge Of color came into
James face-a faint look of interest in
her eyes.
Yes, Mr.. Follett, I have heard that
you were married in your youth"
Il was married for just one year.
and 7 had one little child. Would
you care, do lou think, to hear me tell
the story of that part of my life?
Yes" she answered, she would care
to hear whatever Mr.. Follett liked to
tell her. 1t was very kind of him to
trouble himself about her at all; and if
il would give him pain to speak about
the past he must not attempt to do SO
for her sake.
And then her Eead sank listlessly
down upon the pillow of her couch, and
she turned her white face away toward
the window.
1T won't pain me to speak Of the
past now, Jane, and to you: but you are
the only person in Chestcrford to whom
1 have ever volunteered such q conf
dence. Most people, I find, when they
are in trouble like a great deal of posi-
tive advice or positive pity"-Jnnc
shuddpred-"and. of course, sin all such
cases long habit makes one know
pretty we'll how much IL is expected
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behaved under affection: EoW glad 1
am ! put on my new bonnet-the damp
has scarcely taken the stiffness out OF
the strings a bit"
From this time on, Jane began daily
TO speak more. She was very bitter ID
| all she said-bitter. and at times al
most sharp and caustic; her sorrow
lending her a kind Of hard humor
wholly alien to the natural tendency Oh
her mind. She read "Ecclesiastes,"
| and found it good; she studied vanity
| Fair"-then newly written-and consld-
| cred lifelike. She bethought herself IT
was time to get her winter clothes, and
| she got them, and went to church, and,
without faltering, braved out the eyes
of half the parish, and put on a COO
| and indifferent manner when her VII
Iage friends pressed around her coming
| out of church to inquire Of her state.
| And then, after a week or o.of this
new condition, she %sickened suddenly
of the preacher and of Becky Sharp
| alike, and said nothing more at all BIT
ter or pungent, and found going to
| church did her no good, and that she
hated to see peoples faces, and to hear
their condolences.
"They all cared for her, in reality. no
more than she cared for them"
And then she took 70 lying all day,
without even a pretense Of book OF
work in her hands, upon the sofa. look
| ing more white and stupefed and
weak than she had looked even in the
first days after her parting with Mo-
hun.
The sound of Mis- Lynch's voice. OF
of the little maid servants singing at
her work, tortured her; the sounds OF
the robins twittering around the frost
ed window panes tortured her; the vii
lage children's shouts, as they ran
along the lane to school, tortured her.
All life was one intolerable, nauseating
b%urden-not a dull, stagnant weight,
as it had been at first, bringing with IT
at every hour, almost at every moment,
an acute singing, %unbearable evidence
of it's pressure. Her days began with
the horrible thought that so many more
hours of light and sound had to be
lived through, and ended with a GER
tainty Of a broken, itful night-a night
whose CHASTITY, hooking dreams were
yet the least intolerable part Of all the
four-and-twenty hours of feverish SUI
fering.
When MI. Follett heard how she was
now he asked if she would like TO see
him, and Jane said yes.
On the morning when his message
reached her she was wondering how
many more months of her present life
it would take to bring her to her grave.
and she felt a sort of curiosity TO hear
the opinion of anotheC person va the
subject.
"Only ask him rot to condole with
me-" she remarked to Miss Lynch, who
was rapturously waiting to bear her
ultimatum to the vicarage. Tell him
I wish to see him to ask his opinion
about something; but l don't want to
be condoled with. I need no coincidence
at all, for I have quite ceased to think
Of myself and of my own grief"
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The Gladstone Memorial.

Earl Spencer is to preside at the un'
yelling Of the national memorial OF
the late Mr.. Gladstone on Oct. q, and
the ceremony will be performed in
the presence of a representative as
semblage Of politicians and clVlc
notabiIities. Invitations are being sent
out, but the programme has not yer
been settled. Between twenty ana
thirty navyies are now busily engaged
within the Enclosure at the strand
entrance to Aldwych. The excavations
are nearly completed, and early nex1
week the contractors will proceed with
the fixing Of the Portland stone
pedestal. Statues of. the deceased
statesman already exist in Westmlnls-
fer Abbey and the Central Hall OF the
houses Of Parliament, the former nav
ing been erected at the public expense
and the latter by private subscription.
This national memorial, however, IS
not to be a statue only, but an I'M
portant monumental group. Inc
bronzestatue itself representa- Mr.. GLAD
stone in the picturesque robes of ChaR-
cellor of the Exchequer, and Is said TO
be an impressive rendering OF a hne
personality. The architectural ele-
ment will be of vital importance. The
plans Of the sculptor have not been
made known, but Mr.. Hamo Thorny-
croft. r. A., may be trusted to group
the surrounding figures in an effective
and harmonious manner 1t is under
stood that one of the bronze studies on
the pedestal, entitled brotherhood"
will represent a woman joining the
hands of two little boys, seeming
.patrician and plebeian-Symbolical OF
the aims of the great polltician.-Lon-
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A Mystery Solved.

Fidesta NJ. 1Iaskins, a merchant OF
Clinton. IA, went to Cedar Raplds le
visit relatives fifteen years ago. he
did not return at the appointed time
Mrs. Haskins instituted a search tol
him. but j: was futile. One day Mrs
Haskins read in q newspaper tha'
lish tning had struck the hearse y
which the body of Fidesta NJ. HaskNs
was being borne to the cemetery/at
Ute, Ia, and investigation revealeA 10
her that the body was that of herhus
band. Ute is only twenty mlleslrom
Clinton.
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Drink Killn Soldiers.

According to the Advance n Filipino
student at the University Of Chicago
says that "Forty-fye per cent. Of the
deaths Of American soldiers which
have occurred in the army hospitals
in Manila during the last five years
have been due to the liquor habit.
There were no saloons, strictly speak
ing, in the Philippines prior to the ad-
vent of the American soldiers" He
says: Since the American invasion
over 1900 saloons have been estab-
lisled, aud all are enjoying q prosper
GUS trade"
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An b Assistant.

The small son of q clergyman who
was noted for his tiresome sermons
overheard two friends of his father
saying how dry they were, and how
hard it was to keep awake during
them. The following Sunday. while
tho minister was preaching, he was
asfoundcd to sec his sou throwing rcb-
lrlrs at the congregation from the gal
lcry. The clergyman frowncd nngrily
at him. when the boy piped out in Il
cicir treble voice:
ITS all right. pop. You go on
preaching: I'm keeping them awake
Ulrprr'S Weekly.
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Eycryoua ia Friendly,

"Iu all my daily walks aud rides for
miles here and in the streets OF Toxic
say 4 traveller, Il never heard mn Of
fcnsive word applied 10 me, nor SAW an
u~ufricndly face. Nor in the quicter
streets did | ever see what is so COM
mon in China, women and children
darling in and boiling the doors OH the
approach of Il foreigner. Even tho
dogs here are friendly and never bark
at you."
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Work Ipupfres Home.

FThe world is growing better
yho are honestly tryingto make
Ger" remarks q keen ODD
when one comes tG think
it is chiefly the people who are5
ing aside and taking no part /
great movements of relig
philanthropy who see such
decay and degeneration. "
wonderful foe to pessimism.
what we look for; We believe
We work fo-. IF you really thu
world is going tho wrong waya
are you doing to hinder it:
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Whiak1'a 9. BLIGHT.

A missionary to the Indians in Brit.
ish Columbia took a key Of whisky and
poured it over the grass in the pres
ence OF the young people. 1t destroyed
all the heritage. The chief then told
them that just as it burned the grass
it would burn them if they drank it.
This experiment has become q yearly
ceremony with the Indians, and there
has been very little trouble with the
liquor question since.
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The Eattlec cry

No license, by State or Government,
should be the battlecry Of ali temper
ate advocates. In fine, no license to
sell Intoxicating beverages should be
granted at any time or place by Gov
eminent, State, town or corporation.
And the penalty for violation should
be so severe as to make men afraid to
sell intoxicants OH the sly, in blind
tigers or otherwise.
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l How to Pray.

Oh. do fot pray for easy Z
pray to besronger men. Do moi
for t~asks@equal to your powers;
for powfs equal to your tasksi
the dotg of your work shalt
miracle Every day you shallla
at Yourself. at the richnesaz
whicf has come into you by
OF G6d.-Phillips Brooks.
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T., Lore r. a undred Year.

Henry Campbell and wifeLot bag
land, Ala, fell in love aboutAoo years
ago. She was Polite McDap II they
were three-year-old playmats in GWln-
nett County, Ga, in 1905. Mr.. camp
bell was a soldier againY b Greeks
in 1888 and against the fseminoles in
1886. He remembers wien there was
but one house in AtlanH. 1t was men
a crossroads place cald MarthasTille.
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pnni,hinxkhe Gods.

Officers concerned about the,
drought in the iTalyuanfu Saii
have visited every shrine and pr
at every temple known to be 4
cious; they hayS further dashed
of the images tor negligence, and
ers have beeHput out in the su
make them FIJI how dry it is.-N
China Herald Shanghai.
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Pray larger prayers.
Alone for thine and thee,
. God does not keen
His treasure.troves Of GOOD:
For Others ask, 1:
And let the whole world be
Thy Fathers house. NJ
Home,of thy brotherhood.
~
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Alcohol is Deception.

Never forget that the man who takes
q. stiff glass of rum says he feels warm
or, whereas the clinical thermometer,
which neither deceives nor is deceived,
tells you that he is actually colder.
Once more the history Of alcohol Is de-
ception disease and disaster.
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A Merclful Laureate.

The poet laureate, in writing to NJ.
Clemenceau on the subject of Trafal'
gar, addressed him in prose. Mr.. Aus
tin has always been q true friend to
AZ. Clemenceau, declares Londen
punch
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The Logical Point.

So far rs the individual is concerned
the fight for temperance is won or lost
OH the moderate drinking proposition,
and it is at that point that we need to
bring all our logic to bear.-The Pill
grim Teacher.
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c..
Oily $MIHINGg|
80. u S~
WMZ3R80W1lUg !

On the State railways in Germany
the colors of the carriages are the
same as the tickets Of their respective
classes; thus frst-class carriages are
yellow. second-class green and third
class white.
A French farmer, who kept a num-
Der of dogs ard cats, constructed inge-
niously, in order to protect the latter
from the former, a yeritable cats nest.
which he placed among the branches
Of a stunted oak tree. .
I When all the railways, now building
In that State are completed, Texas will
not fall far short Of having fifty per
cent. more main track than Illinois,
which. was the State Of greatest rail-
road mileage until recently.
The street curb meat market, To-
Gated in a wagon, seems SO tenacious
Of existence. in some sections OF q
country that the theory Of disease
germs has no effect whatever. This is
particularly true Of the South, but it
applies as well to other parts OF the
country.-New York National ProYls-
Toner.
Some one who has been Investigating
the question of superstition among
thieves gives the conclusion that burg
lars will not enter any house where
the domestic squints. If one OF the
craft sees three different horses nail
down in one day he takes it as a bad
omen. One English burglar confessed
that his profession never "burgles"
houses numbered 9, 49,, III and AZ.
A novel and apparently successful
burglar alarm which was recently put
up in the store of a Baltimore grocer
has the merit of simplicity and cheap.
ness. He placed over the door of the
grocery an ordinary shovel, hung on a
nail so that when the door opened the
shovel would fall and make a racket.
Burglars visited the place the other
night, the shovel did all that was ex.
pected Of it, and the burglars, alarmed
by the noise, took to their heels.
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Upholding the LRK,

A soda water manufacturer at]
dale, England, has been fined for
ing soda water that contained
half a grain of carbonate Of sede
given quantity, whereas it shoul6
contained from eight to ten grad
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eraat Britaln.s Railroad Men.

The railways companies of England
and Wales employ between them 3d.
600 men. The Scottish and Irish
companies employ 10000 men between
them,
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The Hamburg-Amcrican line is coll
tcmplating building six small passcil.
gcy steamers intended for tourist scr'
vice Oh. the Nile.
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A Great Life.

Do not try to do q great thing
may waste all your life waitingl
the opportunity which viii q.
come. But,since little things are 10
ing your attention, do them as
come, from a great motive, for
glory of God, to win His smile lAos
proval, and to do good to me14 4
harder to plod in obscurity 20
thus. than to stand on the hig
of the field, within view Of al
do deeds of yalor at which,
mics stand still and gaze. Blu
act goes without the swifb
and the ultimate .recompense
To fulfill faithfully the dut
station; to use to the nit
gifts Of your ministry; to bedf
annoyances and trivial frfitatiea
martyrs bore the pillory and q
to find the one noble trait ia the
pie that try and modest you; b
the kindest construction on unkinf
and unkind words; to live wit
love Of God even the uIthankfu1
evil; to be content to belas fountSl
the midst Of a wild valley of s9
nourishing d few lichens :and
flowers, or now and sgain a
sheep; and to do this tlWays, an
for the praise Of man, buttfor the
of God-this makes algreat fife
Meyer. 49,.
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Russian Pilgrimage Jerusalem.
Only 400 Russia pilgrims went e
Jerusalem this var, as against tN
usual average Of Soo0.
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An Ancient Wagon.

"The Deacon's One Hoss Slid
in it. A citizen rode into /
Mass, the other day in a wage
had been in use at ~intervalsa
years. 81
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whispsrines OF : Sea Shell

Above my head light. featheryN q
were floating through the azure
and at my feet the dark blue wal
Of the deep stretched far beyond
range Of vision into space; and
bosom of the ocean heayed, and
sad waves seemed to sigh q reqp
for the fleeting moments as
passed from time into eternity I'd
to return again.
The beach wa studded here q
there with sea shells, that had be
borne by the waves and casts1poni
H~IoEesapd as ] stroiled alongamy Gs
s4e34 upen8 ~ f2nAFan.than 0rdinA
sbeau1gtep a<pationa
observation-disclosures E1$&Ge4 9&4 andsSeat
B36e3& upQn 46ek 1amfne
new-found re4suxi1 gazed IN
it, and put it tony ear. It seemsa'
whisper OF its home, fathoms bS5
the level of the sea, and 1t pictureE
my fancy gallant ships that esaal
from different5parts around. the Wo4f
laden with rich cargoes OF gold SLY
, and precious stones, and still sY5
precious freight OF human souls.
held me spellbound asat Whispered
Of the wild winds that dashed 4
mighty ocean into fury, and ct :
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
Pork and Pessimism.

A French medical journal recently
stated that a diet consisting largely
of pork will make a person pessimis-
tic. The following humorous incident,
taken from THE Farringdons," may
be taken as a proof Of the truth of
this statement. The speakers are
worthy wives, but not altogether
above feeling a certain pleasure in
showing up tie ways Of husbands:
They've no sense, men haven't" !"
said Mrs. Hankey. that's what's the
matter with them
you never spoke a truer word,
Mrs. Hankey,'' replied Mrs. Bateson.
'The very best of them don't prop
erly know the difference between
their souls and their stomachs and
they fancy that they are a wrestling
with their doubts when really it is
their dinners that are wrestling
with them"
Now, take Bateson hisself." con
tinued Mrs. Bateson. "A kinder hus-
band or better church man never
drew breath, yet so sure as he
touches a bit of pork, be begins to
worry hisself about the doctrine Of
election till there's no living with
him"
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
kansas-Colorado Suit.

Denver, Colorado.-October 9th the
attorneys for Kansas and Colorado viii
have IA tilt before the United States
Supreme Court at Washington on the
question OF advancing their famous
water suit on the docket. Kansas is
particularly anxious to bring the case
to speedy hearing and is apparently
ready to take risks because 1t wants
an opinion before the opening of the
next irrigating season.
Kansas attorneys have made mo
lion to advance the case for a hear
ing during the present term and seek
to have date set for the arguments.
The attorneys have been notified TO
appear at Washington October 9th. al
which time the court convenes in its
annual session. The court has but
one term a year. October to June.
Colorado's attorneys held meeting
yesterday and decided that they Will
resist the motion on the ground that
the evidence has not yet been printed
and the attorneys ON either side are
not prepared TO argue the case.
Probably two attorneys from each
side will go to Washington to present
the case. Attorney General Miller viii
go from here and Joel F.. Vale will
also probably go if he can arrange it,