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spread to the German Reformed Church.
the general synod having named a COM
1uittee to enlist the men of that denom1-
nation. which now has upward Of 100000
communicates.
The difficulties of effective missionary
work in Canada are shown by the expert
ences Of Rev. George Finch. Baptist.
who has the Halliburton passionate, with
five preaching places. two OF which are
twenty-four miles apart.
The Bishop Of London's evangelistic
committee has started Its outdoor cam
paign and will hold meetings every Mon
day evening In Hyde Park, London. the
plan being to extend the work II 1t proves
successful in this place.
The Brotherhood Of the Good Shepherd
has taken charge of the Episcopal Church
of the Good Shepherd at Raleigh, n. c..
With a promise to complete the church
building, on which work has been going
slowly for several years.
The Ministerial Association and the
Union Evangelical Ministerial Association
of Portland, Ore. have almost reached a
that will bring all the congregations to-
gether as one immense force.
Under the curious will of Baron Favort
made in 1890. a sermon is preached the
first Sunday In June at Elberfeld. Rus
STA. eXtolling the virtues OF the benefac-
tor. and for this the preacher this year
received from the fund nearly 5000.
Swedish missionaries, who have been
waiting a number of years for an op-
portunity to get into AbySsinia, have
finally convinced the king that their Cos
pels are good" as he expresses II, and
has allowed them to work among his
people.
Pastors of some Of the largest Of the
New York churches are hereafter to be
provided with lay assistant,to be known
as an executive secretary. who VIII have
charge Of much routine that nov takes a
minister's time without affording any
great gain.
Many schools in this country have prof.
tied greatly by the expulsion Of the Cath
olics from France. for they have been en-
abled to secure q much-needed teaching
staff. especially from among the order
| of nuns known as the Daughters Of Wis
dom.
Bishop Tyson OF Hokkaido. Japan, tells
| of coming across a Japanese soldier who
| had been converted to Christianity
through having been saved from death at
| the hands Of q Russian simply because he
| CHANGED to be wearing q little silver cross
| that had been taken from one Of the
Russian dead.
Rowland HIS famous old chapel best
| known as the "Rotunda," in the South
| wark section Of London, is once more in
| the hands of agents as desirable work
| shop or factory. 1t having been used for
/ such purposes for many years, but HITS
body, which was buried beneath fhe pull
pit. was removed before the place 1ell
INTO 1tS eval Gays.
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were consecrated in 1857 by Arch

church, were consecrated In 1857 by Arch
bishop Moore.
The correspondent reporting the inter-
view says: Your deservedly beloved
prelate spoke 'fervently' OF the value Of
our church catechism-'a wonderful COM
pendulum of faith and life He also ex-
pressed himself enthusiastically on the
subject of the leaders of our church. Its
representative men, said be. are splen-
did L have been frequently struck with
the vigor and power of such men as the
Archbishop OF Canterbury and the Bishops
Of London, Birmingham and Southwark.
/ know you have difficulties to face. but
there are always difficulties where there
is life. and there is a splendid Astounding
life in the Church of England
vast congregation assembled at st.
PauPs Cathedral Sunday morning-Whit-
sunday-when to the great disappointment
of his many friends Bishop Doane con-
fined his sermon to the limit of six min.
utes.
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HAMLINE CHURCH WORKERS
PLAN OPEN-AIR MEETINGS

A unique plan for inviting people to
attend church services at the Hamline
NJ. +. Church has been adopted and will
be carried out for the first time this even
ing.
Active workers in the church will carry
out the Old idea of going out Into the
highways and the byways." At $50 pm.
ten compa MES OF workers will hold OPEN
air services at different points in the vi
cinity of the church. Each will invite
it's audience to the church. and in front
OF it at 100 o'clock an open-air song
service for the united audiences will be
held. That will be followed with the
evening service in the church auditorium.
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PROGRAM FOR NORTHFIELD
CONFERENCES ANNOUNCED

The Mortified program for its twenty
sixth season began June e. with the stu
dent conference. which will be in session
until July s. This conference is a volun-
tary gathering OF men from eastern COL
leges and preparatory schools. John r.
Mott OF the student volunteer movement
Is the presiding officer. and announced
speakers include the Rev Arson Phelps
Stokes. jr., the Rev. Hugh Black. Rob-
ert E. Speer. the Rev. DIR. Charles E. JET.
ferson and the Rev. DR.. s. NJ. Zwemer
Robert E. Speer is also to speak at the
young women's conference. which inn
mediately follows the student confer
ence. Mr. Speer Is one Of the Presby-i
terian foreign board secretaries, and has.
for years been q Mortified favorite.s
The young women will be In conference
until July Is. and on the next day the
women's home missionary conference be-
gins, with Prof. Edward 4. Steiner. Mrs.
Alfred r. Page. wife OF the state senator.
and Prof. James McConnaughy among
the speakers.
The women's foreign missionary con-,
ference follows the home missionary, its
dates being July n to %. This is an in
ternational summer school of the women's
boards Of foreign missions OF the United
States and Canada. and its speakers are
for the most part returned foreign mis-
sonaries. summer school for Sunday
school workers meets during the women'si
missionary conferences. its dates being
July 10 to %. 1t will discuss Sunday,
school problems and methods and will
have q number of experts among it's
speakers.
What ranks as the greatest OF North,
field events Is the general conference OF
Christian workers, from July 81 to August
16. This is the annual gathering which
was founded by the late Dwight l..
Moody, whose son. William r. Moody. IL
now in charge. Among speakers an
nounced for the coming conference are
the Rev. J. Stuart Holden Of London. thu
Rev. w. b. Macleod Of Edinburgh. the
Rev. John A. Hutton OF Glasgow. DIR. III.
G. Underwood of Korea. the Rev. w. Ia
Watkinson OF London and long list OK
American religious leaders.
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The publishing department OF the
Christian Endeavorers at Boston did a
business Of $66579 during 1907-S. OF which
amount q little over $6,s was turned
over to the society fss it's general sx-
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A special correspondent Of ono OF the
English church papers secured an inter
view with the Bishop Of Albany in the
paneIed room At Lambeth Palace. called
Cranmer's parlor. which adjoins the chap
Ell in which William White. Bishop Of
Pennsylvania: Samuel Provost. Bishop
Of New York, and James Madison. an
other early Lbisho1- Of. thu American
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The amount received by treasurer OF
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
of the Episcopal diocese of Washington
from parish and individual offerings
from September /. 1907. to June i. 1905,
toward the amount apportioned to the
diocese for year ending September I, 1908.
OF 81. 200 1t is announced was 1880. D.
Last year there was received to the same
date Sc. 26639 In this statement no &C.
count is taken of contributions from the
Sunday schools and the WOmen's AUX
iliary because they do not apply upon
the apportionment. If they had been In
been much larger. Specials" are not
considered either because they neither
apply upon the apportionment nor aid
the board in meeting Its appropriations
Speaking generally. the increase IN con,
tributions from all the dioceses to June 1
makes a better showing than it has for
the past three months; the total increase
to June 1 being $9.s11.aa. Only a small
portion OF this increase, say 2.249.6l, was
in parish and individual offerings. The
number of parishes sending offerings to
the above date is larger by seventy than
a year ago Last year to June 1 the num-
Der was 3,142. This year. 3.212.
Between September 1, 1907. and June
L.,
Rresations, Sunday schools. branches of
the Woman's Auxiliary and individual
donors. there was sent to the Episcopal
mission board to be divided among the
missions Of the church at home and
abroad. in accordance with its appro.
priations, sos, 531. In order that the
pledges or appropriations made to the
diocesan and missionary bishops for the
current fiscal year may be paid In fun
it is necessary that the board OF missions
receive before August 81, when the fiscal
year closes. the sum of SAT- ,S46. To ac-
complish this the offerings during these
three months must be larger than the
offerings OF the corresponding months of
last year by 1921. 81. Two dioceses and
seven districts have given the sums ap-
portioned to them. They are Duluth and
Montana, Alaska, Asheville. Honolulu.
Porto Rico, Salina. South Dakota and
Toxic. During the last fiscal year 4.O39
parishes and missions. containing $50. 900
communicates. contributed $466. 976 IS.
while 2.24O. containing 10000 communi-
cants. contributed nothing toward the APP
portionment.
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is intended to illustrate the hymn. 20
Omnia Opera"
There are sixty square feet OF very
beautiful glass, the best that could be
manufactured. The full effect Of the
window is best seen about half way
down the church. though even at the
west end, 100 feet away 1T is mani
testify a very beautiful piece of work.
It's prevailing color is rich blue, with
red as a predominant color Of the other
colors used.
Above the window. as giving the key
to the six circles. are the words: COO
created the heavens and EARTH. and
underneath are the words. as giving the
key to the oblong panels: % all We
works Of the Lord. praise Him and
magnify Him forever.
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rrsfe..,s..i Esis-sss..

An eminent physician had a valuable
COW. which became sick and seemed
likely to die. lie asked an Irish serv-
ant who lived with him II he knew
anybody who followed COW doctoring.
The Doctors groom said. There's Jem-
my Lafrerty. who eau cure any COW In
the world" well. then replied the
doctor. go for Lsfrerty.- The COW
doctor accordingly came and treated
tho brute for four or ave days. and
on the lapse OF due time he waited on
DIR. Lewis and pronounced her cured.
The doctor. greatly delighted, put his
hand on his pocketbook well. Laf-
fcrty, what do | owe your" "owe
mel" replied Jenny. drawing himself
up with dignity. Nothing. sir. We
doctors niver take money OF one an
other
MY frst impulse" said the doctor.
while telling the story. was to throw
hls fee after him. but on second
thought the whole affair seemed so RI
dlculous that bowed him my &C
acknowledgements with as much gravity
~ could assume London Teis-
graph.
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MILLIONS FAMILY BIBLE SOLD.

nsfnxs 81, zzs az Aussisn of wfiii@@
IA. Buckier's csIieeffen-
The Milton family Bible. printed In
Londoa In 1888 and with the auto
graph OF the poet. John Milton. dated
FEB. "a. 1854. on a alp Of paper past
ed On the inside eover. brought s1-z2n.
recently at the suction sale Of the col
lection OF william II. Buckier OF Bal
tiinore. now secretary OF the Ameri-
can legation IN Madrid. says the New
York Times.
The ssle. conducted By the Ander-
son Auctiom Company. az No. 5 West
10th street. attracted an eager crowd,
which sought possession OF the book.
undoubtedly the same volume from
which a chapter was read TO the poet
each morning. II contained the auto
graph OF Elizabeth Ailton- his third
Wife. which Is inscribed on the title
page. while her maiden name. Eliza
beth Mlnshuli. is written on a ny leaf.
a. well az the autographs OF other
members OF the Milton family and the
records Of a little later period. inciud-
Ing = curious bequest OF the volume
The nrst bid VAS $500 and the book
was awarded finally 10 T. II. Rich
mond. a dealer IN rare literature An
other valuable volume. Audubon's
birds OF America was bought for
sa.z50.
In the collection were included s36
volumes. which we're disposed OF In an
afternoon and evening session. Among
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some powder that has no attraction for
tho waters something that the water
win not wet. Nothing better may BE-
had than powdered lycopodium- which
you can get ct any drug store.
Having thrown q handful Of this
powder on the surface~of the water.
plunge your hand In. take mp the ring
and show the spectators that there Is
not a drop OF moisture on your hand.
The reason IL that the lyccpodinm
forms sort Of glove around your
hand. 10 which water will not adhere
any more than It viii to the back OF
duck. water birds may dive time
and again and come to the surface with
their feathers ss dry as n they had
no, been under the surface. The lyco-
podlnm gives the same quality 70 your
hand.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-08

cola Raa Heat
Said the North Pole Man " the South
Pole Man.
"And how Is the weather with your
Said the South Pole Man 70 the North
Pole Man.
There is something wrong with The
dew.
II ought to be wet. but It's frozen yet.
And l don't know when IL will fhaw.
Ny spirits are low and I'm tired Of
snow.
And the weather Is chill, and raw.
We both llye alone In The Frlgidy Zone.
And 1 think it's hcrribie plan.
30 one Of these springs let's pack up our
things.
And visit the Equator Man"
20 Equator Man." said the North Pole
Man.
-ws'rs longing to live With you"
20 North Pole Man" said the Equator
Man.
-You'n never BE- glad II yon do"
20 Equator Man. said the South Pole
Man.
-we'rs tired Of living % far
20 South Pole Man." said the Equstor
Man.
you had better stay where you are.
You'll burn 10 the bone in the Torridy
Zone.
And It's never the place for you.
For the suns a. bot as q boiling pot.
And will roast you through and
through
Sc the North Pole Man and the South
Pole Man
Both said. THAT'S very good ADVICE
They cling 10 the poles. and the earth
ain rolls
With the heat. the snow and the ioe
-fouth's Companion.
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ExrLEs' WORK IN SIBERIA.
some Tde9 OF what They Are COM
PEELED 90 DO.

some raes of what they Are Conn
PEELED 90 DO.
A letter dated August, 1907. on thu
Amir high road once more directs at
tentlon to the sufferIngs OF the thou
sands OF exlles banished to Siberia
AT the outset the writer explains that
be formed one OF party Of 40 exiles,
twenty-three OF them being state or DO
lltical offenders, detailed to work on
the construction OF the Kolessnaya
Literally. wheel road. aud sent thith-
er under Cossack escort from the penal
settlement at Irkutsk. says the Russ
After describing the journey OF the
party to Pashkovo. Cossack settle
ment on the Amir. he says:
zone single days rest was allowed
US, but on the following day we were
reused at 4 a. m. and driven TO work.
Ii was raining fast. and for a whole
verst our way lay across submerged
land. Every day for a fortnight we
had to cross this same flooded ground.
stripped to the skin. and carrying our
tuOftlt Oh Jul cuouANtAe- ms N"@
cur life Of torment. Up every morn
ing at 4. working until or 8 In the
evening. and returning then. utterly
worn out, for roll cali, prayers and
sleep.
"Sleep. In ragged and battered
tents. open to the rain and dirty and
damp within. No mattresses, only sacks
to lie on. Sometimes stuffed with
grass. We are already bitterly cold
here in August and in these same tents
we must live until the end OF Novem-
her. The spot where we are
working Is between fourteen and six
teen versts from the camp. We have
thus TO walk some thirty versts daily.
besides performing our hard task.
How hard that task is may be gath
cred when Il is said that ten men are
.equired each day TO excavate a length
OF some 200 feet and depth and
width OF about a yard. One has to
work knee deep IN mlre, and after
about three weeks rheumatism sets In
and the legs OF the workers begin to
well"
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At the grocery
What's thatf Ten dollars and .
hagff''
"Yes, your bin for the month TO
tails ten and a half. "
"By George, this Is outrageous
never heard Of such robbery. Let 4
see, yon are charging me 50 cents fcs
sugar. Why car buy enough sugar
for so cents 10 last nae for four
MONTHS
Cant help it. Prices have gone up,
you know"
Yes, that's your excuse. Every
time a person kicks you fling this old
answer about prices going up. I'm get
ting tired Of Il. A man should at least
get his moneys worth. Now I II settle
this bill, but want you 70 understand
in the future there will have 10 be a
change. There are other groceries, you
know. Plenty Of themi Do you I'M
derstandfv
At the corner cafe
WHATS my bill this month";
"Forty dollars and twenty-five
cents. !"
"Forty dollarsf Il that ALT Well,
well. m getting on cheap this month.
m just bay a round of drinks on my
small bin. Come on boys, all take one
on me-"
''That brings it up to forty-one dol
lars exaetly.D
efHere's your money. Now, we're
square. / always like 10 trade At this
place because / know I'm getting my
moneys worth"
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IL you wished to strip pine cone
you would probably begin at the top
and have lots OF trouble. The squirrel
knows better than that. lie does not
prick his nngers or pinch bis whiskers
or gnnw into the solid cone any more
than is necessary. He knows better
than to cut Off the top and work his
way downward. or to gnaw into the
m,ny shields. Ho whlris the cone bot
tom upward in twinkllng and then
cuts through the thin and tender
bases OF the scales. soon laying bare
the two seeds, which he at once eats.
He strips II 80 easily and quickly that
you cannot tell how he does II unless
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scan you walk on your hands or
turn somersault or a eartwheel, Miss
Edifhfn asked Johnny Of his new
nurse.
sNo, DEAR said the young woman
with a sweet smile. "Why do you ask
NET can I do anything like that -
"Well,' said Johnny with a sigh.
I'm afraid you Z do. They told
me you were a trained nursei
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I sometimes wish were bear.
l love my mother 30.
I'd like 10 hug her just 20 tight
As Bruln would. you know.
At other times I'D like TO be
A lion. 40 that
Could roar, and wake my father up
when dawn lights up the sky.
And then again. wish l were
A monkey, full Of chsr'
10 romp about the nursery,
And make the baby laugh.
In fact. to satisfy my whins.
The only thing to DO.
would be 70 have me changed outright
Into = perfect 500.
What fun 'twould be on rainy days
How quickly time would pans,
II I could nit and watch myself
Before the looking glass.
Chicago News.
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Night SWeals & Couch.

Z. w. Walton, condr. 8. p. Ry-. TIT
Van Meas ST., san Antonso, Tex,
writes; 'During the summer and fan
Of 1907, my annoyanos from czfasrh
reached that stage where Il was zctuai
misery and developed nlarmipx symp-
toms, such as = very deep-seated cough.
night sweafs, and pains in the head and
chest. i experimental with several so
called remedies before I finally decided
70 take thorough course Of Perunx.
HTwoof my friends had gone 50 FAR -
20 inform me that the thing for me 70 do
was to resign my position and seek =
higher, more congeniaI climate. Every
one thought had consumption and
was not expected 70 live very long.
AHaving procured some Peruna, de-
cfded 10 give it thorough test and sp-
piled myself assidnousiy 70 the task Of
taking it, As per instructions, IN the
meantime.
1.-THE effects were soon apparent, All
alarming symptoms disappeared and
my general health became fully as good
a. it had ever been in my life.
II have resorted 70 the use Of Perun&
on two or three occasions since thsf
time 20 cure myself Of bad eoldr."
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yod drive him on ana s-spset bis u.na
lshed work


to&s coaittS4s
Until recently It was supposed tia
where the ocean IL deepest no organic
life existed No light penetrates there
10 any great extent and the pressure
OF tie water Is terrific. Wood. for IN
stance. is compressed TO half its size n
lowered 5000 feet. But recent scientific
discovery proves that even In those
mighty deeps great forests OF seaweed
cover the bottom OF the ocean. and
reach to the surface. In these strange
forests spiders and dreadful worm-liks
animals OF tremendous size exist Sea
urchins. shells and millions OF other
things II might not be a pleasant
forest in which 10 take a walk. II
might seem like a nightmare. but there
Is no denying the fact that Il would
be a wonderful place. q real enchanted
forest
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-08

Perhaps some OF you may know the
trick. but thoss Of you that DO not will
ana u hard 70 believe that you may
plunge your hand Into a bowl OF water
and take from the bottom a ring. or
other small object. without getting your
hand wet.
There = no magic In 4. nor IL II real
~ trick All you have 70 do II 10
sprinkle the surface Of the water with
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these were Pops's Odyssey. 1725.2s.
with his original verse OF presentation
to Nathaniel Piggott. and The Pick
wick Papers" gives BY Dickens 20
Macready.
The books offered were 20 rapidly
disposed Of that the sale was complies
ed within eve hours and brought. Il
was said. an unprecedented amount OF
moRey.
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An urchln OF some eight summers
ran into the house the other day and.
addressing his grandma, who was quiet
" darnlns socks By the kitchen ira.
said:
''Grandmn. can you eat nuts"
mo. my dear. was the reply. II
lost MI my teeth years ago"
Then" said the youngster, produc-
ing quantity Of Brazil nuts. hold
these while ! no out and get some
mora"-Plck-Me-Up.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-08

Hell see whern the first man who
accepted leap-ycar proposal OF mar
rlage has committed suicide
She--Well, that proves nothing ex'
sept that we women have such killing
wsys--Baltlmora American
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"Lysander (sweetly) - DO you
know what day this is"
"sure" Our anniversary, Margaret,
dear" pretending TO have remembered
IL all the time).
mo such thing" (frigidly). cts
the day you promised 10 nail the leg
on that old kitchen tablet"
Lysander paled, tried 10 square him
self ON the anniversary blunder, failed
utterly and the fireworks were on.--
Judge.
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Lady-rm looking for a governess
for my children.
Manager Of Intelligence Office
Didn't we supply you with one last
week.
Yes"
well, madam. according to her re-
port, you don't need a governess- You
need a lion-tamer. Life.
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Colfax, Wash.-Bluestem, zoe; forty
fold, TIC; club and fife, 74e; red, 7ze.
Oats-s1.zs. Bariey-Feed, s105;
brewing, SI-15-
Portland.-Choice milling sorts,
track prices: Club, s9e; bluestem, 93e;
turkey red, s2e; valley, ooe-
Tacoma Milling -Bluestem, e4e;
club, ole; red, sse. Export-Biuestem,
92c; club, sse; red, sec-
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she-DOn't you want to speak to
papa tonight
He-Has the psychological moment
arrived
She-I think il has. His baseball
team won both games of doubleheader
today.