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Is the Sailors Friend

Sixty thousand sailors look to H. A.
Hanbury for advice and for protec-
ton. Mr.. Hanbury is the United
States shipping commissioner for the
port of New York. He is the sailors
judge and jury. The men who sign
on foreign craft now must appear be-
fore him for their papers instead of
going to the consuIs of the various
countries. He decides all disputed
questions between the men and their
sailing masters Many of the abuses
of these men that formerly were COM
mon. such as compelling them to buy
their outfits from the ship owners or
captains. have been done away with
under Mr. Hanbnrys rule His office
Is on the Battery park, New York,
where he easily can reach all the
ships leaving that port.
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ELEVEN YEARS CT ECZEMA.
ranos Cracked and sleeding-Naii
came on of fin9er-Cuticura REM
edies Brought Prompt Relief.

Il had eczema On nv hands fo,
about eleven years The hands crack
cd open IN many places and bled. One
OF my fingers was SO bad that the nail
came of. 1 had tried so many REM
edles, and they all had failed to cure
me- had seen three doctors, but got
no relief. Finally got cake of Cuti-
cura Soap, box Of Cuticura Ointment
and two bottles of Cuticura Resolveut
Pllls. OF course keep Cuticura Soap
al 'ne time for my hands, but the one
cake OF Soap and half a box of Cuti-
cura ointment cured them. 1 recon-
mend the Cuticura Remedies to all
sunering with eczema. Mrs. Eliza A.
whey, r. F. D. No 2, Liscomb, Ia,
Oct. is, 1867
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Gravest Peril To the Church.

John R. Mott says the gravest perils
threaten the church, if she neglects
to press her present unparalleled ad-
vantage, in worldwide conquest, by a
great forward movement. In the for
eign field missionaries will be broken
down by the very success that has
come to them in the ingathering and
opening Of doors. Think of the de-
mands, for example, made upon that
pastor at Korea, of whom DR. Howard
Agnew Johnson wrote a couple of
weeks ago, telling of his receiving over
1000 members into his congregation
last year! Mr.. Mott says: The sin
of unfaithfulness, hypocrisy, the de-
basng influence of luxurious and sell
fish living, Gods Withholding His
Spirit through our disobedience to the
demands made by our opportunity.
All this is ours and much more. IL we
fail TO so forward"
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lewis SINGLE BINDER
H. STRAIGHT 54CIGAR Always RELIABLE
New Automatic Rifle.

The self-loading OF automatic musk
ct. 10 now being seriously considered
as the infantry arm of the future. The
equipment Of the great armies of the
world with an improved rifle is hardly
completed when the mechanics begin
work on a new weapon At the recent
examinations OF the German War
Academy the automatic rife was one
of the themes for discussion. The
piece now on trial has a magazine
holding ten cartridges; the recoil is
utilized TO load and cock Consequent
ly the soldier can remain quietly in
position, never removing his eye from
the target, and fire his ten shots
New York Sun.
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the language and
literature of the great oriental en-.
pire are achieving extraordinary re-
suits in Transforming the mind of the
cultured section of the native COM
munlty throughout the land Mr.. Corn
ably is editing two papers in the
native language, says Christian Her
aid, and is taking a most influential
part IN the process Of introducing
western knowledge amongst educated
Cinnamon.
Mr.. Cornaby gave the following ac-
count OF the social system in China:
Inc government rests on a purely
patrlarchal foundation, with the en-
peror as patriarch or priest-king. as
In the case of Job or Melchizedek.
the people being his little children. or
pink babies, as the Chinese call
themselves to this day in relation to
the emperor as their head. The man.
darlns are regarded as the DEPUTY
parents of the people These latter
dlgnitaries are supposed to be above
the need of any salary. They are un-
paid magistrates. The ARRANGEMENT
seems to have worked well in the
IDEAL days OF certain early rulers of
China, but its working now is a prov
erb and byword of contempt, and it
Is the great drawback to any real
progress or real reform
i said that these mandarins were
unsalaried,' Mr.. Cornaby remarked:
but, to be precise, a governor of a
province (as large, say, as New York
state) gets about $4,000 a year. while
a county magistrate gets not more
than 500 a year. This being utterly
inadequate, the rest is made up from
taxes, public moneys, presents from
parties at law, and squeeze general
ly. Huge sums Of money are thus in
many cases amassed.
"A change must come over the
whole mandarin SYSTEM" continued
MI. Cornaby, before China can really
prosper. 1t will not matter how far
the nation may adopt western meth
DDS; there will be no progress worth
regarding unless such d radical change
is effected. Two things are essential
before the world can look on regen-
tIdIeO SHlDd- ODG is q new system,
the other is moral force to work it..
This is only another way of saying
that the case of China is hopeless
without conquest of the empire by
Christian principles. But let me say
right here that the signs of the times
are marvelously encouraging in the
far east Christianity is steadily
honeycombing the whole fabric of Chi
nese civilization and heathenism. The
missionaries are regarded to-day with
quite another spirit than that display
ed before the Boxer outbreak. A few
years ago it was very difficult for a
missionary 10 gain any contact with
viceroy, but for the last three years
l have had the privilege of saying
5000 words to the various Princes of
the Provinces'-viceroys governors,
treasurers, judges@over so of them.
seeing and talking with some of them
week by week, on subjects connected
with Christian civilization, interna-
tional harmony and the supreme lord
ship Of Jesus Christ
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ONE MANS EXPERIENCE
IN WESTERN CANADA.
There Are Thousands of Opportunities
in the Land Of Opportunity.
TO the Editor.
Dear Sir:

TO the Editor.
Dear Sir:
The following experience Of an ILL
nois man who went to Western Can
ada six years ago is but one of the
thousands of letters that could be re-
produced showing how prosperity fol-
lows the settler on the fertile lands of
Western Canada. This letter was
written to the Chicago agent of the
Government of the Dominion of Can
ada and is dated at Evarts, Alberta,
April sth, 1907:
1t is six years the 5th of this month
since l and family landed in Red Deer,
family sick and only SIS in my pocket.
Bought S12 lot, built a 12x14 shack
and went to work as a carpenter.
Next May sold for $500 chad added
16x1S building to shack. Purchased
two lots at SO each and built 23x2S
two story building and sold for $3.50.
Filed on quarter section 33 miles
three years on it and am we'll pleased.
Quarter all fenced and cross fenced,
wire and rail, 21a miles of fence.
House 29X31 feet on stone foundation
Last year was my first attempt to
raise grain, AZ acres of fall wheat,
yield grand, but was frosted August
End, was cut August 10th and made
good pig feed. Had 11h acres fall rye
that l think could not be beat A
farmer from Dakota cut it for me; he
said he never saw such heavy grain
anywhere. Straw was feet high. l
had acres of rowed barley on fall
breaking that did not do so well, yet
1t ripened and gave me all the feed l
need for stock and seed for this
spring. l did not have grain threshed,
so can't give yield, but the wheat
would have gone at least 25 blu. to the
acre. Have a log stable 31X35 feet,
for pigs and chickens.
i have lived in Harvey, Ills, and
know something about it. l have been
hungry there and though able and
willing to work could get none to do.
One Saturday evening found me with
out any supper or cent to get it with.
A friend, SurmiSing my situation, gave
me dollar, which was thankfully &C
cepted and later paid back. Wife and
I are thankful we came here. We
were living near Mt. Vernon, Ills, as
perhaps you remember visiting me
there and getting me headed for the
Canadian Northwest, and happy day
it has proved for me. l have not
grown rich, but l am prospecting l
would not take $4,000 for my quarter
now. The past winter has been a
hard one, but l worked outside the
coolest day (52 below all day and did
not suffer. We are getting a school
started now that is badly needed.
Our P. O., Evarts, is about 15
miles: there is another Office miles,
but it is not convenient to US. Wife
and l would not exchange our home
here for anything Illinois has to offer.
Yours truly.
"(Sd) E. KIMBERLEY"
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Mission to Jap and Chinese Student.

The Worlds Student Christian fed
Grafton proposes to send Dean E. L.
Bosworth of Oberlin, to Japan for an
evangelistic campaign among Chinese
and Japanese students. Mr.. Bosworth
has rendered excellent service in this
country at student gatherings and will
represent the progressive scholarship
Of our country.
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Adtai Stevenson q Traveller.

Adiai E. Stevenson, one of the two
living vice presidents, puts in most of
his time travelling about the country
visiting relatives, whose name is
legion, particularly in the south. He
stays little at his comfortable but I'M
pretentiOus home in Bloomington, Ill.
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Experience is q great teacher, but
by the time it hands man his diplo-
ma he is too old to make much use
OF his knowledge.
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A Hard Task.

Parson Johnson-Why is it l never
see you at church. Samuel?
Sam Possum-Wa-al. pahson, All
nebah likes ter work on a Sunday,
an it am awful hahd work 70 me ter
keep awake while yo am preschin'.-
Judge.
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Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
try it for both hot and cold starching,
and if you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost
return it and your grocer will give you
back your money.
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is just now on
furlough in Eng
land. Mr.. A. W.
Cornaby belongs
to the same cate
CORY of accomp-
lished litterateurs
in the missionary
field as DR.. limo
thy Richard and
DIR. Griffith John.
These three won
6prful oynnpfc in
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Conclusive

DO you regard this prevalence of
high prices as sign of prosperity"
Certainly" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax; the fact that people can afford
to pay them is conclusive sign of
prosperity. "-Washington Star.
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Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cures painful swollen,
smarting, sweating feet Makes new shoes
easy: Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Lon accept any substitute. SampleFREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
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Twas afhicted with a sore on my
was a small pimple at frst but It
gradually grew larger and worse
IN every way until I became
alarmed about it and consulted
several physicians. They all
treated me but the sore continued
TO grow worse. Isaw 8. 8. 8. ad-
verttsed and commenced. its use
and after taking it q while I was
completely cured. MY blood ia
now pure and healthy from the
effect OF s.. 8. s., and there has not
6een any sign Of the sore since
s. s. 8. cured it.
THos. OWEN
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Describing Weather Conditions.
The weather is called calm if the
air is not moving at more than three
miles an hour; "a miles is a strong
breeze, 40 gale, rs a storm, and 80
q hurricane.
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Unproaressive London.

New York city has more telephones
than London, though London has
10000 900 more inhabitants than New
York city.
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Those who are fancy free are free
to fancy what they please.
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DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOws
1t so, use Red Cross Ball Blue 1t will make
them white as snow. 2 OF nackaae < cent.
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Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
children teethfng softens the gums reduces m
RammAtion aliays pain. wind collie 25c bottle
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Clear white clothes are sign that tn.
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue
Large ? o. package, 5 cents.
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HAS HELPED CHINA UP.
Remarkable Educational Work Which
Rev. Cornaby Has Done.

One of the most famous and useful
of living missionary pioneers in China
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Many Measures Looked Af,.r

AS many as 1910 metric weights
and measures were submitted for
verification in the city of London
during last year.
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Then the begins heal flesh all pain
Write and
desire. We make O for the book advice.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. ca,
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OLD SORES k EP!

Whenever pure
healthy as be- but infected with POISONOUS old
qsuy afflicted with old who have reached passed
sluggish inactive condition of
hitherto
legs other of the body The place testers and
fed kept saturatedI
that ordinary
old and especially is this one1
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The Ants, Eco Trade.

Ants eggs come in the main from
Russia. They are the best food obtain
able for goldfish and canaries and other
cage birds thrive on them wonderfully.
They cost about so cents a pint. In
the forests of southern Russia ant nests
abound. The Russian egg hunter does
not do his own collecting there. He
makes the poor ants do it for him. Sc
lecting hot, sunny day, the first man
erects little piles Of twigs, dozen or
more of them, near the thickest colo
MES, and then he kicks open all the
nests in the neighborhood The ants
know that their eggs, thus exposed to
the sun, would be made sterile in few
hours, and they take them up and bur-
~ to place them under the nearest shell
ter. The nearest shelter is of course
the little piles of twigs, and under each
Of these there are soon heaped the eggs
from hundred nests. The egg hunter
after smoke and nap has nothing to
do but gather up his spoil and dump it
In his sack. He ships the eggs in hum
dredweight bags all over the world
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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Nordine's
-. By.
Marshall Cromwell.
Copyright, 1907, by Homer sprague.

Helen Paget started through the open
door of the stateroom with increasing
wonder. The single occupant of the
apartment lay with his head back
against the cushions, his face twisted
into the most horrible grimaces Occa-
sionally he would move his head weak
~ from side to side, only to return
again to his facial contortions.
At last she could stand it no longer,
and, leaving her section, she crossed to
the door of the stateroom. If the man
was subject to such attacks his nurse
should not have left him alone, yet she
had seen the attendant slip forward to
where she knew the cafe car to be.
"Can be of any serviceg" she called
as she stood uncertainty IN the door
way. The man looked up, with a wan
smile.
please don't laugh he said as she
approached ''but there is a fly on my
nose, and I've been trying for the last
ten minutes to dislodge it. / can't use
my hands, you see," with glance at
his bandaged arms, "and can't wrin-
kle my nose enough to scare him off"
Gravely Helen drove off the offend
ing insect with the absurd little square
of cambria that she called a handker-
chief, and the man smiled gratefully
into her sympathetic eyes
at must seem absurd" he said, "but
that fly was driving me crazy. ! told
and have smoke if he wanted to. |
am just recovering from an accident"
II thought you were having-a-fit,"
she explained, with delicious little
laugh II have the section just outside
of the door, and sat and watched you
until became afraid that something
serious might happen"
81 should have been a gibbering
idiot in another minute he declared.
II never felt so helpless in my life.''
81 can understand" she said sympa-
thetically. ut must be awful to be so
helpless"
II am very much obliged to you," he
said warmly. 1T was very good of
you to come to my relief"
II am glad to have been of service"
she said simply. Il shall keep an eye
on you. If you need anything before
your attendant gets back, just call
me-"
She went back to her section and
took up her book again, but her
thoughts were not on the printed page.
She was thinking Of the man In the
stateroom. He was a man to appeal
to women; strong, manly fellow with
frank eyes and an honest mouth. His
very suggestion Of strength seemed to
render his helplessness the more pitt
full.
The nurse seemed an inexcusable
time returning, and once or twice she
went to the door to ask IL there was
anything that she might do. The sec
ond time he asked that she send for
ward for his nurse, and she summoned
the porter.
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err her embarrassment.

er her embarrassment.
"You must not firt with your
nurse" she ordered.
She sank into the seat beside him
that he might not see the pity in her
eyes. She knew now the reason for
the bandages, for she had read the
story of how he had rescued a tiny
nephew from the blazing summer
home on the Hudson.
To Nordine the world had suddenly
grown bright again He was not able
to read and he had been utterly mis-
cradle in the solitude of the stateroom.
shut off from his fellow travellers in
the Pullman. Now, with Helen to talk
to- he even forgot the smart Of his
wounds.
He was a capital talker, and long be-
fore the call for dinner came they
were fast friends.
He had the neal brought into the
stateroom and she fed him with pretty
solicitude for his comfort He Won
dered if such meals of nectar and am
brosia were ever served upon Olym-
pus. and he was sorry when the wait
er at last came to take the tray
| He was still more regretful when the
I! porter came to put him to bed but
sleep came quickly to his contented
mind, and in his dreams Helen was
with him again. -.,-.4~ -.,.----,.-a4z
| She came to him in the morning as
soon as the stateroom had been made
up, and the day passed all too rapidly
| He was sorry when at last the long
| strings of freight cars announced their
| approach to Chicago, and she left hiui
to get her things together
| His brother-n-law to be met him at
one of the suburban stations and rode
into the city with them With his help
the transfer to carriage was easily ac-
complished. His sister was delighted
at the story they told, and that evening
! as she stood in her bridal finery she
whispered to Helen her wish that the
girl would be the next of their acquaint-
ances to wear the veil and orange bios
SONS. Helen blushed and declared the
impoSsibility of such an occurrence. but
later in the evening as she stood ON
the steps watching the departure of the
bridal pair Nordine came I'D to her.
you'll have to throw my share of
the rice, too," he said, with a smile.
do you suppose, Nell, that some day
you could learn to care so much for me
that we can drive off together with
the rice and the old shoes and the,
good wishes following in our wakeY
Perhaps l might learn" she said as
her eyes were yelled behind the long
lashes to hide how much she already
cared Il think had my first lesson
on the train"
Other guests came near them, and
she made gesture of warning. do
you know" he said, trying to make
his tones careless, Il am going to give
Titus double pay because he got lost"
II think he deserved it." she agreed,
with smile so Illuminating Nordine
could scarcely refrain from kissing her
in the presence of them all, for in the
soft brown eyes he read the message
and knew that Nell had already
learned
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QUESTIONS aue
THE ANSWER.
By EDNA KERR.
Copyrighted, 1907, BY p. G. Eastment.


( = :
Robert Henry Cuthbert Peabody
climbed solemnly into the blue plush
chair and surveyed the fast filling car
Down at the far end was a man with
red fez upon his head, and for the
regarded this strange creature there;
his shrill voice rose above the hustle
OF the incoming passengers.
whats that man wearing monkey
hat for, Uncle HarryY he demanded.
Harry Blake scowled at his nephew
and whispered that the man came
from country where all wore similar
hats.
Are they all monkeys?" loudly de-
manded the youngster. Half dozen
persons Uttered, and the Turkish trav-
eler rose and went forward to the
smoker. Blake coaxed the boy to look
out of the window and devoutly pray
ed that this occupation would hold his
attention until their train should pull
out and the roar of the wheels drown
the incessant stream of questions.
He was more than ever glad Of his
strategy when Mabel Manley entered
the car and took a seat diagonally
across from them 1t is unpleasant to
be in the same parlor car with young
woman who but the night before de-
clared matrimony to be out of the
question and after having worn ones
engagement ring for more than two
months.
Blake, anticipating trouble, wonder
ed if he would not be able to effect an
exchange into another car, but the i'm
possibility of leaving Questions"
which was r. FL. G. P.'s shorter name,
alone prevented the carrying out of
that plan.
He was just congratulating himself
that they would at least be under way
before Questions made the discovery
of Miss Manley's presence when the
youngster turned his attention from
the window and sank back into his
seat.
They're beating u.s." he walled,
pointing to departing local train on
an adjoining track. They're starting
first, and it amt fair"
The tears began to flow at the treach-
cry of the other train that dared to
precede the one he honored with his
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patronage, but they quickly dried as
Mabel instinctively started forward to
comfort him, forgetting the scene of
the night before.
There's Miss Mabelw cried the tor
ment. ''Why amt you talking to her,
Uncle Harry"
"She doesn't want to be talked to-"
he whispered.
"But you're always talking to her."
now?"
"She wants to be alone" explained
Blake, but Questions wriggled from
his chair.
"She DON'T" contradicted the youth.
4'Shes calling me-
He sprang across the aisle and into
the girls lap. For moment he nestled
against her shoulder, but it was the
lull Of false peace.
Are you mad at Uncle HarryY he
demanded.
flush, DEAR whispered the blush
ing girl. 'You mustn't ask such ques-
tons"
Dut oAC yOo9 AC AhSiolCA. WY
don't you want him to sit by you and
hold your hand like you always do?"
IF you say such things shall have
to put you down." she admonished as
several Of the passengers began to
laugh.
"But you do" persisted the little
friend. "And you kiss him too! If
you amt mad, why don't you kiss
himw
Blake reached across the aisle and
caught his nephew In stern grip.
"You keep on talking and I'll spank
you," he Kissed through his half clinch-
ed teeth. 'sNow, don't let me hear a
word out of you"
II only get spanked when tell lies"
defied Questions II wasn't telling lies.
It's true; you do kiss her.
Blake caught his nephew's arm in a
grip Of steel and shook him roughly.
Questions began to cry.
you hurt!'' he walled. IT want
mamma / hate you" He rose In
his wrath and began to pound Blake
with his chubby fists. Within himself
Blake swore fervently that never