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portance In the educational world. The
essentials are the same, but how different
the atmosphere. How quaint these young
girls look, dressed IN the white wooden uni
form or the days OF Catherine the Great,
with low neck and short sleeves, They
smile sweetly as they pass by, making a
low courtesy, their movements indicating
perfect good breeding and ease of manner
'Smonyi Monastir stands on the banks
of tha Neva; 1t was founded in 1894 by
katherine the Great on the plan Of Madame
de Maintenons Saint Cyr, for the education
OF Russian noble girls, by which term is
meant the daughters OF hereditary mobiles
or Of men who have served the state either
superior officers in the army or navy,
or as statesmen. ambassadors or consuls.
Catherine (herself German, being born
at Stettin, In Pomerania), on her arrival
IN Russia was struck with the want of
knowledge which then prevailed in the
empire. and she at once determined on
founding institutions for the furtherance
OF national education.
In regard to this, Catherine had every
thing or almost everything to do. The
lower classes did not count. the middle
classes hardly existed She must begin by
raising the level Of studies at the summit
OF the social ladder This level was very
low the children Of the mobiles were
brought up by serfs foreign tutors
mostly French. 1t is easy to imagine what
could be learned from the serfs. and the
best class of French people did not then
exile themselves to Russia. BARRIERS, lackeys
and femmes de chambre were the tutors OF
the arlstoSracy of Russia in the eighteenth
century.
IN 116i Catherine made q publication
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ing receive special attention: nor Is
knowledge of mathematics, physics and
chemistry neglected.
Religious training at Smolnyi is now
obligatory The Old and New Testament,
the catechism, the ritual of the services
and the history of the church are carefully
explained. The pupils belong. as do almost
all Russians, to the Greek Orthodox Church.
which includes the patriarchal sees OF Con-
stantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria. Greece,
Servla, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Roumania.
Russia was converted to Christianity in
9SS by missionaries from the Eastern or
Greek Church and the Russian church Is
ruled over by a council of bishops, arch
bishops and archimandrites known as the
holy synod, at the head of which is a lay
man called procurator. The service books
are written in the old Slavonic language,
which bears the same relation to modern
Russia that Latin does to the romance
languages. The use of prayer or hymn
books is unknown In the Russian church
The faithful stand or kneel during the
entire service no seats being provided as
it Is considered an act of Irreverence for
any one Of lower rank than a bishop 70
sit in Gods presence. Russian church
is built in Byzantine style, in the shape of
a gabled Greek cross, with domes generally
gilded. The interior is always decorated
with beautiful pictures and icons, the
frames of which are studded with precious
stones. The vestments are usually very
beautiful and costly. There is Russian
monastery which contains a vestment inatd
with jewels estimated at $4,000. No organ
or musical instrument of any kind is al
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and 1t was probably from the encyclopedia
that Catherine drew her conceptions. She
desired to form schools throughout Rus
sia, but her dream was unrealized, save in
the establishment of Snolnyi Monastir in
1894.
Here the great empress might be seen
almost every day in the midst of the pupils
following their studies with solicitude and
interesting herself in their pursuits.
Tn those days the pupils of Smolnyi were
vigorously secluded during twelve years
from all outside Influences Even the In
ffuence of religious training was not toler-
ated. for the great Catherine forbade the
teachers to speak of God. save in general
terms. The girls were forced to lead
monastic life. with the philosopher empress
as abbess. A door of communication, how
ever. opened on the splendors of the court;
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dealing with the education Of children of
both sexes. Writing the same year to
Grimm, she naively confesses her incapacity
to combine school system suitable to
Russia.
Listen a moment, my philosophical
friend she says. You would be charming,
adorable If you could map out plan of
study for young people from a to the
university. l am told there ought to be
three sorts of schools. but l. who have not
studied and who have not been to Paris, l
have neither knowledge nor insight in the
matter. and consequently 1 know not what
should be learned nor where one is to finA
out unless from you. Until you accede to
my request I shall hunt through the en-
cyclopedia Oh! I shall be sure TO hunt
out what l want and what don't want
Grimm remained silent on the matter,
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the contrast must have been striking and
was surely no system Of teaching.
'smolnyi Monastir has witnessed many
great events in the history OF st. Peters
burg and still exists, an object of admira-
ton to travellers from western Europe.
THE institution is under the direction Of
a council of three membership Ermolofr,
a civilian; Mr.. Olive, officer, and the
directress, Princess Lievn. The czarina
and the dowager empress are very inter-
ested in the school and frequently attend
the classes. talking and laughing with the
girls in friendly fashion. The program
has progressed since the days of Catherine;
the girls receive thorough instruction in
all Russian subjects; languages, music.
voice culture, elocutiou, drawing and paint
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lowed. but the choir singing is OF a yer!
beautiful character

lowed but the choir singing is OF very
beautiful character
The directress of Smonyi, Princess Idevn,
belongs to one OF the most aristocratio
Russian families. She is in close touch
with all the inmates Of the establishment.
The teaching faculty consists OF twenty
four members, nine women and fifteen men.
ten of whom are officers one pope or priest
and four civilians. There are about thir y
other ladies employed at Smolnyi, who act
as chaperons or class ladies' The pupils
are about 40 in number. They enter
Smolnyi at the age of ten. and II no i'll
ness prevents them from following the reg
ular courses, they graduate at the age "
seventeen. Several take a graduate
course Of two years
The rooms and corridors are all immense
at smolnyf Beautiful pictures of the
present car and czarina. of Catherine /,
Paul | and Alexander II adorn the walls.
Simplicity and refinement prevail, every
thing suggests good breeding and love Of
culture.
zone of the prettest features Of the
commencement exercises WAS the minuet,
danced by about sixty of the senior girls.
The rhythm and grace Of their movements
was wonderful and reminded me of my ola
friend Comte b. who used TO say.
"'Qui ma va le ballet de St Petersburg,
ma r.on W..
The grounds at Smolnyi are extensive
and covered with fine trees. mostly birch
and Fir.
In winter the pupils enjoy ice-hllling.
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wy YHATENER pertains to Russia
at present has profound and
MAJ sometimes morbid interest. The
wy sensation caused a few weeks
since by the extraordinary
case OF suicide at Smolnyi Convent has
brought the Russian educational system
into notice. The school itself is an aristo-
cratic Institution under the direct patron
age OF the dowagyr empress.
II IS stated that the victim girl OF
fourteen, had been punished for reading a
social-ecunomic pamphlet ana that the
punishment; had Urcy-d upon her mind. She
accordingly announced To her companions
her intention to commit suicide. whereupon
another school girl of tine same age volun-
teered to share her fate The two girls
proceeded To their dormitory and, watched
by their fellow pupils, said their prayers.
after which they wrapped sheets about
their heads and Isaped out of the window.
Both were terribly injured by the fall and
one died after twelve hours of agony. The
other, however, IS expected to recover.
Three years ago. in June. 1905" writes
Washington tourist. i was fortunate
enough 20 be rr sant at the commence
uent exercises OF large school for girls
In St Petersburg, Russia. known as
Smolnyi MoHastir The graduating exer-
cises did not differ much from any similar
function in any large school or college in
America. There was the usual invocation
or blessing. the musical and elOcutlon re-
cital. the reading Of essays composed by
the members OF the graduating class. the
comforting of diplomas. followed by the
closing address delivered by a man of i'm
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Temperance Notes.

Maryland has fifteen "dry" coun-
ties out Of tWenty-three.
Americas 25,000,000 school chill
dren are being taught to-day the dan
gerous effects Of alcoholic drink.
The Worlds Fifth Convention of
Sabbath-School Workers. held recent
ly at Rome, represented 100000
scholars, the world over.
Massachusetts has saloons in about
400 cities and towns, and has 800,
including some large manufacturing
centres, under local option.
In Kentucky out Of 119 counties
sixty-eight are completely dry
Thirty have license in one town only,
while local option prevails in large
parts of others.
September 20 will be Worlds Tenn
perance Day at the jamestown Expo
sition. Plans are being formulated
for making the Norfolk convention
one of the greatest ever
Fifty-siX out Of siXty-four leading
fraternal orders OF the United States.
with an aggregate OF ove 5000 mem
bers, now refuse to admit saloon
keepers and ~bartenders to their
ranks. Such discrimination would
have been thought impracticable a
quarter of a century ago.
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Fate of a Boxer Chief.

Duke Sian, one of the Boxer chiefs,
who was eliled to Sinkiang on &C
count OF the connection with the
Boxer upheaYal, is living comfortably
when he is supposed to be in close
confinement. The Duke is using the
Chekiang Guild House as his resi-
dence, which he regarded as too
small, so he built a garden on the
ground adjacent to it. lie is allowed
a monthly grant TO" his maintenance
which he draws from the treasury.
The prisoner always goes out in an
official chair borne by four persons,
with a large number of bodyguards,
and he is also fond of theatrical per-
formances. The officials from the
Governor downward are in the habit
of going to his house to pay their re-
spects twice a moEth.-Pekin and
Tientsin Times.
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Conscience and the Watch.

A man once asked me, is not con-
science a safer guide than the Holy
Spirit?" 1 just took out my watch
and said, "Is not my watch better
than the SUM-" Suppose that I said
to you, II will tell you the hour by
my watch, and you must always take
the time from me-"
1t is the sun that is to rule the
time. Conscience is fallen and cor
rupt. If we had an unfallen con-
science, like holy Adam, it would be
as if my watch were always to agree
with the sun. But now it is a most
unsafe guide.
Sometimes we hear men say, II
don't see any harm in this practice;
my conscience doesn't condemn 1t"
1t is not your conscience or your con-
seriousness that is the rule of right
and wrong; the law is the standard.
By the law is the knowledge of sin.
Sin is the tra~nsgression of the law,
not of conscience.--Dr. Andrew 3D.
mar
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Colo Storage Client.

An Oregon attorney, representing
a client whose title to a certain cold
storage plant was under fire, closed
an able argument before the Oregon
Supreme Court recently with the fol-
lowing bit of pathos: Your honors,
there is more resting upon your de-
cision than this cold storage plant; a
human life is at stake. My clients
life's efforts are in this cold storage;
his life blood is in this cold storage;
his body and soul re wrapped up in
this cold Law Notes.
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Rejoicing Always.

The Rev. John F. Cowan says that
Zone way to rejoice always is to pray
always; to give thanks for little
things. I defy anyone to begin the
day by thanking God for the light
that breaks into the bed-chamber,
and for the fresh morning air, and
for eight hours of rest, and for wa
ter to wash in, and keep that up, and
go down to breakfast doleful and dis
couraged. Spirit-flled people are al
ways sunny people. Peter and John
rejoiced over stripes. Paul and ST.
las sang in prison. Find me a man
filled with the Spirit, and l will show
you a silver-lined Christian. Every
groan and sigh and complaint and
doubt and unfaithfulness is a bucket
of ice-water thrown on the spirit Of
rejoicing"
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within a radius of three or four
miles, and many smaller ones are
found within a comparatively short
distance. The smallest Of the three
shown is a giant compared with the
Natural Bridge OF Virginia: with
which every is familiar.
On account of the distance from
railroads and the difficulties encoun-
tered in making the trip, but few
people have visited these curiosities,
and their discovery being compare
lively recent, but little is known
about them. Only within the last
year or two has anything like a sci
entifc study been made Of these
peculiar formations. In 1905 Salt
Lake City men visited the region, and
the scientists of the party made an
extended study Of the structures and
careful, measurements as we'll as
numerous photographs.
A picture gives but a faint idea of
the magnitude of these giant struc-
lures, the largest of which is TO the
natural bridges of the world what the
Grand Canon of the Colorado is to
the gorges of the world. 1t is claimed
that the Augusta Bridge is the largest
known natural bridge in the world;
out Mr.. Charles F. LOOMS in his in
teresting book, Some Strange Cor
ners of Our Country" describes a
natural bridge in Arizona that is
large enough to contain a five acre
peach orchard upon its floor. It's
structure is, however, radically differ
snt from that OF the Utah bridges, so
that it cannot be classed with them.
These three bridges are situated in
the White Canon. which leads down
20 the Colorado River. In fact, all
of the natural bridges OF this region
are in canons leading down to the
Colorado. The large bridges aye in
the very wilds Of the continent, about
1875 miles from Yellow Jacket Canon,
Colorado, and 155 miles from Cortez,
Colorado, the nearest Quitting point
Tor travellers visiting the region.
Bluff, Utah, a small Mormon settle
ment, is a sort Of relay place or half
way point on the journey, which must
be made on horseback most OF the
way.
The dimensions of the bridges, &C
eording to estimates and careful
measurements that have been made.
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Quiet For His Soul.

A Frenchman in South America,
a maker of wine, became a seeker
of religion at the mission services.
He could find no light. He could not
even pray for it. Something kept
saying to him, What about your
wine? What about your Wine.?"
"My wine is all right" he would re-
ply. st is good, pure wine; there is
nothing the matter with t." But he
could not gain the peace he sought
until he took an ak, knocked in the
heads Of his wine casks and let the
wine run out. The moment he did
this, his tongue was loosened; he be-
gan to pray, and quiet took posses.
sion of his own soul.
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will give one something Of an idea
of their magnitude. The largest o.
the three, the great Augusta Bridge.
has a span 800 feet and a height 34S
feet, with a roadway on top thirty
feet wide. The Natural Bridge OF
Virginia with its span of ninety-three
feet and a height Of 215 feet is a
mere pygmy compared with this giant
of the Rockies. The archWay of the
Caroline Bridge has a span Of ESQ
feet and a height Of 1873 feet. The
smallest of the three is known as the
Little or Edwin Bridge. Though
called little it is far from being small
with it's span of 205 feet and a height
Of 121 feet to top Of the roadway that
crosses it.-Scientific American.
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ESSAYS on Alcohol.

Nearly 5000 children in an English
school district recently contributed es-
says on physical Deterioration and
Alcohol" Here are some Of the best:
alcohol is useful, but not in the
body. 1t is useful for polishing fur
niture."
81 hope 1 never touch drink till
am dead"
"A man who takes alcoholic drinks
can see two things at once"
THE children of drunkards are
often weak, and are sometimes trou-
bled with being bow-legged."
"Those who take drink are not so
broad-chested as they were 100 years
ago."
"When a man is i'll the doctor will
say, Are you a drinier Of alcohol
And if he says, Yes the doctor will
say, That is what has made you i'll;
you have a fatty liver"
"The more temporarily we live, the
better it will be for body and mind.
philadelphia Ledger.
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Use of Tea.

Our conclusions with regard to tea
are that its original popular use as a
stimulating beverage with breakfast
Is justified and harmless, but that its
indiscriminate consum ption with meat
foods or during proteid digestion is
likely to be harmful. China tea, on
account of its less fannie acid content,
is less harmful than India tea. Our
results with ginger beer showed that
this beverage was practically without
influence upon digestion. - London
Hospital.
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MuSolinn a Maniac.

The name Of Muso!;no, the once
world famed Sicilian brigand, is
again attracting notice in Italy. His
highly strung temperament has had
several phases since his condemIa-
ton, from an extreme p~lacidity Of
resignation to fervid writing in verse.
with ceaseless reading, and now there
is another powerful reaction which
threatens the worst and most hope
less form of insanity, religious mel
ancholia. a madhouse may be the
end of his lurid career.-London
Globe.
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Sizing Cp d Town.

# you were going to investigate .
location, wouldn't your first step be
to send for copies Of the local papers
and study their advertisements? In
no other way could you put your
finger so quickly and surely on the
pulse Of trade. You could tell much
more easily than by walking through
the streets whether it was a live town
Or a dead one, and just what forms Of
business were most active.
And if you judge another town In
this way-how about your own?-
Fame.
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An Ascending Scale.

Gods promises are ever on the as
cending scale. One leads up to an
other fuller and more blessed than
itself. In Mesopotamia. God said,
II will show thee the land" In Ca
naan, II will give thee all the land,
and children innumerable as the
grains of sand"
1t is thus that God allures us to
saintliness. Not giving us anything
till We have dared to act, that He
may test u.s.. Not giving everything
at first, that He may overwhelm us,
and always keeping in hand an in
finite reserve of blessing. Oh, the
unexplored remainders of God! Who
ever saw His last star?-F. B.
Meyer.
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utensils. A novel combination of this

utensils. A novel combination of this
kind is shown in the illustration. In
this device a st. Louis man has sue.
ceeded in combining a fork, spoon.
knife and can opener. At one end is
the fork, at the other end the spoon,
knife and a opener. BY thus COM
bining these four articles in one the
economical housewife can save ex-
penses, obtaining the four articles
for the cost of me-. It also means
less ~silverware to wash-the one
combined utensil requiring less clean
ing than the four.-Washington Star.
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A X

1 will this day try to live a simple
sincere, and serene life. repelling
promptly every thought of discomfort,
anxiety, Encouragement. impurity
and s~elf-seeking; cultiyating cheer
fulness, magnanimity. charity and
the habit of holy silence; exercising
economy in expenditure, c~arefulness
ia conversation, diligence in appoint
ed service, fidelity to every trust, and
a childlike trust in God.-Bishop
John II, Vincent.
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TERRIBLE ITCHING.
Eczema Affected Whole Systen-Un-
able to Rest Night or Day--Suf-
fe,od A yearS-Cuticura Cures.

ootS " sSS
fered 4 Years-Cuticura Cures.
81 suffered severely tor four years from
poison oak and ivy. My condition was
serious, as 1 could not rest night or day
and be free from a terrible itching sensa-
ton from scratching on my hands between
the fingers. my feet and face, and eczema
followed. My e~yesight was affected, and J
went to a hospital especially for the eyes
and got relief, bat eczema got a terrible
hold on my system. | was about to give up
all hope of ever being cured, yet / could
not be recouciled TO such results, as my
| health had been good and free from any
disease all my life. My age ia se~venty-three
years. In my extremity | happened to
read of Cuticura Remedies for skin dis
eases. 1 bought five boxes Cuticura Oint-
ment, also some Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Pills as 1 required them. In four
weeks treatment my face was smooth, and
the itching gradually left my hands and
feet and 1 could rest comfortably, tor
which 1 am grateful and happy. ": Field
Cowen, Justice Of the Peace and Notary
Public, Hartly, Del, May 10, 1906"
l--sN
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sCAE UNKNOWN AMERICAN
NATURAL Bridges
" 7. <. PARSONS.

In tle southeastern part c. Ltah,
On the soutL western slope Q: the Blue
Mountains. in San Juan County, far
from the main lines OF travel u IN
i region almost inaccessible, are
dozens OF natural bridges varying IN
size from 4 few feet to hundreds o.
feet r Three OF tie largest are
shown IL the accompanying pictures
and they may wei. be ciassea among
rhe wonders OF the world.
These three bridges are located
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Its Particular Effect.

The leader of fashion was stricken
with pneumonia.
Madam" said the doctor, "your
low-necked dress is responsible for
this"
81 knew that costume would be ef-
f%ective," murmured the patient,
weakly, but with a satisfied smile
Pittsburg Leader.
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Fearing Testimony.

Whatever success l have attained
is due to my unfailing custom of read
ing my Bible and of praying every
morning before 1 leave my room No
difficulties nor stress of business keep
me from thus preparing myself for
the day.-Booker T. Washington.
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hand, it was probably not native to
the West Indies. Acosta (1600) says
that it was introduced there from
Brazil. However this may be, it was
probably cultivated there before the
coming Of the Spa1iards.
Thara pro Of least three American,
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What is a Baby?

A Baby: That which makes home
happier, love stronger, patience
greater, hands buster, nights longer.
days shorter, the past forgotten, the
future brighter.-Rupert's Magazine