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CHAPTER XIV.

Miss Drew's cotillion was not graced
by the presence Of Montgomery Brew
ster. 1t is true he received an eleventh
hour invitation and q very cold and
difficult little note Of apology, but he
maintained heroically the air Of dis
dain that had succeeded the first sharp
pangs of disappointment. Colonel
Drew, in whose good graces Monty had
firmly established himself, was no,
quite guiltless of usurping the role OF
dictator in the effort to patch up q
truce. A few nights before the cotil-
lion, when Barbara told him that Her.
bert Alling was to lead. he explosively
expressed surprise. why not Monty
Brewster, Babs?" he demanded.
Mr.. Brewster is not coming" she
responded calmly.
Going to be out of town."
I'm sure l do not know" stiffly.
What's this?"
He has not been asked, father
Miss Drew was not in good humor.
Not asked?" said the colonel ir
amazement. It's ridiculous, Babs
Send him an invitation at once"
This is my dance, father, and
don't want to ask Mr.. Brewster"
The colonel sank back in his chail
and struggled to overcome his anger
He knew that Barbara had inherited
his willfulness and had long since dis
covered that it was best to treat hel
with tact.
Il thought you and he were"- Bu
the colonel's supply of tact was ex'
| hausted.
I'VE We're" in n moment of absent
mindedness. but it's all over" sale
| Barbara.
why, child, there wouldn't have
been a cotillion if it hadn't been for
But the colonel remembered his prom.
ise to Monty and checked himself JUS
in time II mean there will not bt
any party if Montgomery Brewster |:
not asked. That is all l care to say or
the subject" And he stamped out o.
the room.
Barbara wept copiously after her IA
ther had gone, but she realized that hi!
will was law and that Monty must bt
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IF we ask any thing according to his
will he heareth u.s." Prayer is ordain-
ed of God as the bearer of his blessing
and protection to the righteous for the
upbuilding and extension Of his king
dom on earth, and it cannot be cap
tured by the enemy, and turned
against His kingdom and people.
2. A man, to have power in prayer,
must be consecrated to the service Of
God. He must live for God and not
for self. This conservation carries with
| it oneness of aim and purpose with
God. When our affections are set upon
God, when our desires are inspired by
the Spirit of God within us, when our
wills move in harmony with the divine
will, and our purpose in life is to glori-
fly God by doing the work He has CIV
en- us to do, then our prayer commands
/ Gods power for the accomplishment Of
whatsoever we ask. IF ye ask any
thing in my name I will do It." We
must never forget that prayer is mans
appeal to God to maintain his own
cause, to accomplish his own purposes
of salvation to his covenant people,
and to glorify his own name in the
overthrow Of all his and our enemies.
Thus we see that power in prayer
implies a oneness Of nature and pur-
pose between the man that prays and
the God that answers prayer. That
man should be taken into this fellow
ship with Jehovah, manifests the un-
searchable riches Of divine love and
grace. Once introduced into this fell
lowship and made a child Of God, and
partaker of the privileges Of the chill
dren of God, prayer to our Father be-
comes the natural expression Of our
iial relation to him.
Prayer Is the simplest form Of speech
That infant lips can try;
Prayer, the sublimest strains that
reach
The Majesty on High"
What Is more natural than for the
child of God to carry all his desires and
needs to his Heavenly Father, with the
confidence born of faith and love that
he will not seek his Fathers face In
vain. And what is more certain than
the response of that rather to the
helpless cry of his own child, praying
for the very things that Father sees
are needful, and which he Is only
waiting to be asked to bestow? IF ye
then being evil know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much
, more shall your Father which Is In
heaven give good things to them that
ask him."
8. A third condition Of power In
prayer Is earnestness. "Ye shall seek
me and find me when ye shall search
for me with the whole heart" So i'm
portant is the quality Of earnestness In
prayer that Jesus on two separate oc-
casions, when giving instruction on
prayer, spake a parable for the pur-
pose of impressing it's necessity on his
disciples. The man begging bread
from his friend at midnight received
| it, not because he was a friend, but
because of his importantly. He felt he
must have that bread, so his plea had
the ring Of deep earnestness in it.
The poor widow overcame the reluc-
tance of the unjust judge by her i'm
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TANNING OF LEATHER.
II 10 Probably the Most Ancient Of All
the Arts.

SUo SAfk8s
Tanning of leather rs probably the
oldest Of all arts. Agriculture is the
only one that would have chance Of
competition. But the probabilities
are that cold weather taught the first
intelligent anthropoid ape to move
south or cover himself with skins.
without tanning the raw hides would
soon stiffen and in damp weather
would rot and become unbearable be-
cause Of their odors. Probably about
the period Of the troglodytes, or cave
men, the art had its inception, and
right here is to be stated one Of the
most curious features Of the art
namely, that, while every other art
has advanced, the methods employed
by most tanners today are quite sim
liar to those used In the time OF
Herodotus, q writer who has told us
more about the world as he found 1t
than has any historian who succeed
ed him.
Herodotus says he found the Afri-
cans wearing skins for clothing, q re-
markable statement about the people
Of a country In which the thermom-
eter rarely goes below 100 degrees
F. The Phoenicians used tanned
leather for the outside Of ships which
they fearlessly navigated every square
mile of the sea Of all antiquity.
Babylonian leather workers were re-
spected in the time Of David Of Ju-
dea. Russia leather has held a proud
place since the first century OF our
era. Dyed maraquin leather from
Astrakhan, at the mouth Of the Volga,
made from goatskins, Is famous the
world over for the beauty OF Its yel-
low dyes. Then there Is the shagreen
Of Tartary and Armenia, made OF
only small piece Of ass skin, q
To me the most memorable thing
I saw at Tangier, Morocco, was
famous tannery that dated back to
the period preceding the Arabic In
vasion Of Europe. For some OF the
finest grades a man was treading the
skins in q vat barefooted. He was
some wretched outcast picked up on
the streets and in need Of q few cop
per coins to save him from starva-
ton. The guide told me that an hour
among the mineral and vegetable
acids in that vat would cause the skin
to peel from his feet and legs as II
the flesh had been boiled. AS hospi-
tails are unknown in Tangier, this
seemed a serious prospect for the
Door wretch. This incident recalled
the unfortunate mules at Guanajuata
and in other places Of Mexico that
are put into cyanide tanks to separate
the silver by tramping. The poor
brutes soon lose their hoofs and have
to be shot.
Morocco leather Is made Of goat
skins, dyed upon their outer surfaces.
Not until the middle Of the eighteenth
century was the art introduced into
France, where the higest grades OF
Morocco leather are made IN these
days. But most travellers are shown
books in the Vatican at Rome and In
the royal library at Madrid bound
early in 100 that are In fine condi-
ton. Dyeing leather red is the most
difficult Of all arts in treating skins.
The color requires some mysterious
mordant to fix 1t, and not q dyer be-
tween Mogadore and Aleppo will give
up the secret.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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CANADIAN HARE BLANKETS.
Warm, Soft Blankets Made BY Indians
Out of Rabbit skins.

From the fur Of the Canadian
hare, which comes south into the
United States and In winter turns
snow white, the Indians make the
warmest and softest Of blankets, says
the New York Sun.
After the skin has been cured and
and made supple 1t Is cut with a
sharp knife into q single narrow
strip many feet in length. The strip
is carefully curled into a tube seven
feet long with an inner diameter OF
rather more than q quarter Of an
inch and an outer diameter Of about
half an inch.
The skin is thin but tough, 80
that the tube is light but strong. The
edges are sewed together with great
care and firmness. Enough OF these
tubes are made to form a blanket
seven feet square.
When all are made they are sewed
together with animal sinews, 80 that
the blanket is almost as strongly
made as II 1t were woven. All this IL
done by the Indian women, the men
merely trapping the hares, which
are so numerous In the far north OF
Canada that trapper may catch
dozens in q single night
! When finished the blanket Is
DedullIul tuiHS VI OdzIiluS Wuitcucoc
extremely light and very warm. It's
warmth is secured not only by the
fur but also by the air in the many
slender tubes. In time the blankets
lose their beautiful whiteness but
they retain their essential qualities
and last for years.
They are highly priced by the In
dians and they fetch good prices. As
matter Of fact they are seldom
seen outside Of Canada and like an
eiderdown quilt, they are oyerwarm
for heated houses in this latitude.
/ 1t is probable that fully 200 rab-
bits go to the making Of such q
blanket, since one skin makes but
single narrow strip Of the whole sew
en- feet. An old Indian chief was
asked one night as he sat before his
campfire in the north how many
He looked at the questioner and
'T'll tell you how many skins
make a rabbit blanket
you go out into q clear spot In
the woods when the snow Is very
deep in early winter and give q
whole day to telling trees and gath
ering light wood for q fire. Then at
night you make your fire, q very big
fire Of all the wood you have gather
ed.
"It will light up all the clearing
and will melt the surface snow for
many yards all around. The hares
will come out Of the woods in whole
families attracted by the light Of
your fire and will crouch on the sur
face Of the melting snow to watch 1t.
There they will sit for hours until
the fire has gradually died down.
Meanwhile the cold night will
have again frozen the surface Of the
snow and the rabbits, which have
covered It thick. SO that you can see
nothing but their fur and their eyes
will freeze tight to the freezing snow.
You can 60 out with stick then
and knock them all on the head, but
1t will be o big job. When 1t is done
however, you'll have enough rabbit
skins to make blanket like mine"
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portunity "And shall not God avenge
his own elect which cry day and night
unto him? I tell you that he will
avenge them speedily"
Indifference Is fatal to power in pray.
er. John Knox, with all the earnest.
ness of his soul cried, "Give me Scot
land or I die" and he got II. This
want Of earnestness fear far too Of
ten, emasculates our prayers so that
they avail nothing.
4. The man who has power In prayer
must be filled with the Holy Spirit.
For we know not what we should pray
for as We ought; but the Spirit himself
maketh intercession for US with groan-
ings which cannot be uttered"
The Holy Spirit is the bond Of union
between the soul and the Savior. 1t is
his work to bring the affections, desires,
and will Of the soul into harmony with
those Of Christ. He shows US our sin
fulness, poverty and need, and reveals
the rich provisions laid up in Christ
to meet our every need. He thus
teaches us how to pray and what to
pray for. revealing unto us what the
will Of the Lord is. This explains the
power Of Elijah who by prayer shut up
the heavens for three years and six
months, 80 that It rained not on the
earth. Being Gods prophet, the Spirit
revealed to him that God called for that
famine as a punishment upon Ahab
and his kingdom for their wickedness.
Even so now when the interest Of the
church demands any special interfer-
ence of Providence, the fact may be
impressed by the Spirit on some one OF
Gods servants, and he is moved to pray
for that special providence, and II
comes. There is wide field open for
prayer here, for things not promised,
and yet when taught by the Spirit that
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SUBSTITUTE FOR COPPER.
Attention Of Electrical Engineers Is
Now Turning to Aluminium.

Attention Of Electrical Engineers Is
Now Turning to Aluminium.
From a bulletin issued recently by
the United States geological survey 1t
appears, says the New York Tribune,
that the quantity of copper produced
in the United States in 1907, compar-
ed with the output Of the year before,
showed a decrease without precedent.
In the annual yield Of all important
minerals there is more or less varia-
ton, but in copper production this
lack of uniformity is especially no
ticeable.
The announcement will doubtless
direct fresh attention to the possibil-
ity Of getting from aluminium the SER
vice for which copper was long ex-
clusively employed. The white metal
has an electrical conductivity slightly
lower than that Of the red, but 1t Is
much lighter. A pound Of the former
has more than three times the bulk
of the latter. Several years ago, when
aluminium cost about twice as much
as copper, it was found that 1t could
be employed as cheaply in the con-
struction of a power-transmission line.
Since that time the price of aluminium
has been sensibly lowered, the pro-
cesses of manufacture being less eX-
pensive than formerly. An engineer
ing correspondent Of the London
1ar hot Of hn
prices then prevailing twice as many
miles Of line could be built with alu-
minum as with copper for a given
sum Of money. If the statement was
true at the time it was made, and If 1t
represents commercial conditions
likely to continue for any length of
time, it seems to point to a valuable
conclusion.
Only a comparatively small share of
the copper used by the electrician is
put into power-transmission wires.
Much is used for trolley wires, which
are subject to an appreciable amount
of wear. Aluminium being a little
softer than "copper" 1t might not serve
quite so we'll. The increased bulk
necessary might be an objection to the
substitution of aluminium for copper In
the construction Of dynamos and elec-
| trio motors Doubts have been express
ed, moreover, about its availability for
| underground cables, because with a
larger conductor a greater amount of
insulating material on it's surface
would be required, and the cost of
manufacture correspondingly en-
HANGED. Electrical engineers will
doubtless give to problems Of this sort
new consideration If they perceive a
distinct advantage in the use of alu-
minum.
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remark was received put an end

remark was received put an end tc
further efforts at humor.
The dinner was probably the most
painful experience in their lives. Bar
bara had come to 1t softened and ready
to meet him halfway. The right kind
Of humility in Monty would have found
her plastic. But she had very definite
and rigid ideas of his duty in the
premises, and Monty was too simple
minded to seem to suffer and much toe
flippant to understand. 1t was plain to
each that the other did not expect to
talk, but they both realized that they
owed a duty to appearances and to
their hostess. Through two courses al
least there was dead silence between
them. 1t seemed as though every eye
in the room were on them and every
mind were speculating. At last In
sheer desperation Barbara turned to
him with the first smile he had seen on
her face in days. There was no smile
in her eyes, however, and Monty un-
derstood.
I'VE might at least, give out the i'm
preston that we are friends" she said
quietly.
More easily said than done." he
responded gloomily.
"They are all looking at us and Won
dering."
81 don't blame them"
I'VE owe something to Mrs. Dan,
think"
II know"
Barbara uttered some inanity when
ever she caught any one looking in
their direction, but Brewster seemed
not to hear. A length he cut short
some remark Of hers about the
weather.
What nonsense this is, Barbara" he
said. with any one else I would
chuck the whole game, but with you
it is different I don't know what I
have done, but l am sorry. I hope
you'll forgive me-"
your assurance Is amusing, to say
the least"
But 1 am sure-I know this quar-
rel is something We'll laugh over. You
keep forgetting that we are going to
be married some day"
A new light came into Barbara's s
eyes. You forget that my consent
may be necessary" she said.
you will be perfectly willing when
the time comes. am still in the fight
and eventually you will come to my
way of thinking"
"Oh! I see 1t now," said Barbara,
and her blood was up. "You mean to
force me to it. What you did for ia
ther''-
Brewster glowered at her, thinking
that he had misunderstood. What do
you mean?" he said.
He has told me all about that
wretched bank business. But poor
father thought you quite disinterested.
He did not see the little game behind
your melodrama. He would have torn
up your check on the instant II he had
suspected you were trying to buy his
daughter"
i Does s-belisxeAsthat?" 2"
asked Brewster.
mo, but I see 1t all now. His per-
sistence and your-you were not slow
to grasp the opportunity he offered"
stop, Miss Drew" Monty COM
manded. His voice had changed, and
she had never before seen that look
in his eyes. You need have no fear
that l will trouble you again"
To be Continued
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tg An Italian journalist Is said TO
have discovered the Bible which was
used by the Emperor Napoleon during
his exile on the island of Elba. 1t Is OF
a common type, illustrated with large
wood engravings, and bears on the
back the letter IN" surmounted by
the imperial crown. 1t was found In
the Chapel Of the Madonna, on the Is
land of Elba, and near which the en-
peror stayed for seventeen days, at
the beginning Of his exile. 1t possesses
unique interest from the fact that
the emperor has underlined many pas
sages bearing on his state of mind at
the time.
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IA The last surviving soldier Of the
civil war" was depicted by George F.
Bassett at the meeting Of Old Glory
Post, 1913, in the Masonic Temple,
says the Chicago Tribune. Mr. Bas-
sett, who is past commander of Way
man Post, 521, based his prophetic
vision on insurance actuaries, and
presented word painting of the last
living veteran Of the northern army
and the attention that would be ac-
corded him in the year 1850. "Ac-
cording to insurance actuaries," said
Mr.. Bassett, "there will be BAT vete-
rams living in 1880, in 1910 there will
be 23, and in 1850 there will be one.
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"a New York may soon be able to
learn something about police depart
ment reform from Lowell, Mass, says
the Tribune. That city has elected
George H. Brown, a patrolman, mayor,
and as his slogan in the campaign was
"clean out the police!" things are
likely to happen UP there shortly.
Brown, obtaining a short furlough
from his beat walking job, set out to
get the Republican nomination. He
got it. Then he turned In his club
and badge and made 1t his business
to be elected. He was, defeating MS
opponent by $500. Now he promises
to make good"
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ST Messina furnished early in the
18th century new word to the Ger
man language. 1t was from there
oranges were first shipped to Ger
many, and the fruit was known for a
long time after it's advent at "Apfel
aus Messina"-apples from Messina.
After many years "Apfel aus Messi-
ma" degenerated into "Apfel Messi-
ma" and finally it became "Apfelsine," I"
the name by which oranges are still
known among German-speaking peo-
ple
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The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23
REAR ADMIRAL EVANS
GIVES HOBSON A DIG
Especial to The Sentinel. j


San Francisco, Apr. 23.-In the
course of a lecture on the Spanish
American war, or such portions of it
as came directly under his notice as
commander of the battleship Iowa,
Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans men
toned the sinking of the Merrimac
in Santiago harbor, saying that he
never knew just why Admiral Samp-
son had selected Lieutenant Hobson
to command on that expedition "un-
less it was that Admiral Sampson
thought he could spare him better
than any other officer of the fleet
Admiral Evans recounted an Incl
dent on the Iowa when the heavy bat
tie hatch was picked up by cable
and carried above his head. 1t was
shaken loose and fell, striking Evans
on the shoulder and dislocating the
joint.
Contrary to my reputation" said
the admiral. 81 had not taken a
drink in five years; but when l re-
gained consciousness the doctor was
standing over me with a glassful of
fine French brandy. l drank it, and
when he asked me how l felt, I re-
piled that 1 felt like a gentleman
for the first time in five years.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23
ALBERTA. CANADA.

The land or gooo homes and the
cheapest farm land sold anywhere
in the world To-Day with full water
right. $500 per acre including
full perpetual water right. A mild
climate. Finest of domestic water.
The very best modern school system.
Where a Yankee does not renounce
his allegiance to Uncle Sam in order
to become a Canadian. Two-thirds
of the population of Canada are Am
orleans. Abundant crops of hard
wheat, alfalfa, sugar beets, mailing
barley The cheapest place in the
world to make a good home and ac-
quire a fortune. You can locate in
the Alberta district on 160-acres of
fine farm ground without the pay
ment of one dollar down. Make crop
payments; no time limit. Rain belt
ground sold for $1,000 per acre.
Same plan of payment. Average
amount of rainfall Is to 90 inches
insuring good crop; never had total
failure in the rain belt. Round trip
fare including two weeks stop at
the Seattle exposition. $500. See
Woods & Ackerman, 34S Main street
Local agents for the Canadian Pacific
r.. X.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23
INTERIOR SECRETARY
HAS MIND OF HIS own

T in which the money of the reclama-
tion fund may readily and advantag-
eously be expended. He does not be-
lieve it is good policy to tie up thou
sands and hundreds of thousands of
acres of land merely on the presump-
ton that at some future time the rec
lamation service may desire to evolve
plan for its irrigation. There is too
much uncertainty about the practice,
anyway, for withdrawal of lands does
not necessarily mean that they are to
be irrigated; it merely indicates that
possibly they may be irrigated.
Already half million acres or
more of land withdrawn at the re-
quest of the reclamation service has
been restored to entry by order of
Secretary Ballinger, ana as new COM
plants are received and new infor-
nation is gathered, other restorals
will follow. Only such lands will be
held in withdrawal as are known to
be actually needed for government
irrigation work.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23
UNFORTUNATE SAGUACHE MAN
MAY YET SECURE HIS CLAIM
Especial to The Sentinel. /

washington, April 23.-Senator
Guggenheim has received a petition
signed by practically every ranch
man in Saguache county in behalf of
John w. Preffitt, who is about to be
ousted from his homestead entry in
the Cochetopa forest through failure
to, comply with the requirements of
the forest service. 1t is asserted
that Preffitt was unable to meet
these requirements on account of
sickness and was obliged to be absent
from his claim on this account.
Secretary Wilson has directed that
a thorough investigation of the case
be made, with the view of permitting
Preffitt to acquire title and retain
his home If possible to do so under
the law.