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Revenue will be derived from the
renting of the restaurant, cafe, con-
cert hall, vaudeville show and other
concessions on the ground beneath
the big platform.
The Eiffel Tower, it is we'll known,
has paid for itself since its erection,
about twenty years ago, and has had
as evenue producers only the eleva-
tor service, a restaurant and a small
theatre. AS the moneyspending pow
err of the 900 people who live
within a radius of five miles from the
centre of the city Of New York is
greater than that of any other such
population, the projectors Of this
monument believe that it will pay for
itself sooner than did the Eiffel Tow
er, which cost about $4,000, 600. l
have already had sufficient financial
encouragement to make it worth
while to undertake this enterprise,
and it is believed in well informed
real estnte circles that all the money
needed for it will be raised within a
reasonable time."-N. Y. Tribune.
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this arti rle by merely glancing at the
illustration. This utensil consists of
a stewpan with three separate COM
partments in which tree vegetables
may be cooked at once over one lid
of a stove or m flame of a gas range.
The pan comprises a skeleton frame
of bottom and top hoops and side
bars and three receptacles, Il taking
up half of the capacity and the others
being quarters. Each Of these recep-
tacles has 4 clip which fits over the
rim Of the frame and by which it may
be lifted into place or out again. AS
each Of these vessels is separate it is
not necessary that the vegetables to
be cooked in them require the same
length Of time AS one is done the
partition 4 be lifted out. Such a
utensil, when used on Il gas stove,
Uses up only one-third as much gas as
| under ordinary conditions.
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No Rcspecter Of Persons.

Edward Dunbar, author of TIE Sun
day-school hymn, There's a Light in
the Window For Thee, Brother
sleeps in a pauper's grave at Cofey'
Vile, Kansas, where he died a tramp
in the town Jail. One night he called
at the Coffeyville Jail for shelter. He
was sick and the authorities took him
in, and the next day he died. Some
good people have lately erected q
marble slab over his grave. on which
these words are inscribed: Here
Lies Edward Dunbar, Who Wrote
There's a Light in the Window Fol
Thee, Brother"
Thousands and thousands Of chill
dren have sung that pathetic song
It is too bad that poor, unfortunate
Edward Dunbar ended his career In
darkness and saw only the light thai
came through the window Of a jail a:
he was about to end his earthly
career.
Drink the cause of his fall.
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Hill Eoa6s Bar Drinkers.

eve do not wish to have in oul
employ men who drink liquor" is the
official. word being sent along through
out the operating departments of the
railroads controlled By Jam.es J.. Hill.
do not employ drinking men. II
men now working under you drink
tell them they must stop or make way
for men who will not drink" is the
instruction given. 1t is the result Of
the investigation of a number Of mis-
haps on these roads, where it has
been discovered that the loss OF prop
erty, life and limb has been the result
of drinking by employees.
The Great Northern has detailed
man to act as "spotter." He does
nothing but maintain a general super
vision over the train operatives per
sonal habits.
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HUGE PEACE SHAFT.
TO Cost $5,OOO,O0O and Stand on
Hudson's Bank.


T. Wellington Ruckstuhl, the New
York sculptor, who was chief OF
sculpture at the Worlds Fair at St.
Louis. has announced the starting of
a movement to erect a great national
peace monument on the Hudson at q
cost Of about S5,000,000 1t will not
only be larger than the Eiffel Tower,
in Paris, but will be the largest mon
ument in the world, about 1900 feet
high.
/! The design has just been finished,
and is herewith reproduced. At the
National Arts Club Mr.. Ruckstuhl
disclosed his plans. He said that
competent engineers had passed fav-
orably upon the feasibility Of the
plan. and that it was believed in real
estate circles that the syndicate
formed would have no difficulty in
getting the $1,000 900 required with
in a reasonable time.
The project" said Mr.. Ruckstuhl,
sis to choose a plateau on the Hudson
between here and Ossining and build
6 platform about $50 feet square.
From this platform, which at its cor
ners will be ornamented with four
groups of sculpture, will rise a cube
about 1875 feet high of two stories.
1.-THE first story will be the foyer or
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column about 500 feet high. at the
has of which will be 4 group symbol
izing America, holding in her hand
the Genius of Peace, while by her side
hangs the sword of war, Sheathed and
entwined with olive branches.
In the capital Of this column will
be observation galleries, from which
visitors may enjoy the surrounding
panorama. On the capital will be a
sort of cap, having a room about
forty feet square, which will serve as
a weather station for the United
States Government or as q wireless
telegraph office. On top of this a
circular globe of glass in the daytime
will tell the time and at night, with
the aid of a powerful revolving light,
will serve as a lighthouse.
"The interior of this column will
be divided into twenty different sto-
ries, one for each of the last twenty
centuries, and each devoted to an his
torical review of the evolution OF
peace from a state of social chaos and
war. Elevators will take visitors
from the basement to the top, and a
circular stair will enable them to as
cend or descend.
"The total height of the monument
will be about 1900 feet, the highest
in the world. Erected in the interest
of the propaganda of peace, it is be-
lieved that it will be a most effective
corro0n
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BE Not Cast Down.

Christians are sometimes per-
picked and discouraged because OF
their trials. They know not what
God is doing with them. But they are
His workmanship" He is preparing
them for their destination in the tenn
pie of His grace. These trials are APP
Piled to qualify and advance them.
They will only perfect that which
concerneIh" them.
Howard (the famous philanthro-
pist) was taken by the enemy and
confined in prison. There he learned
the heart Of the captive, and his eX-
perience, originating in his suffering.
excited and directed his thoughts, and
led him into all his extraordinary
course of usefulness and fame. at is
good for me- says David, that [
have been afflicted" Il know" says
Paul, that this shall turn to my sal
vation." For our light affection,
which is but for a moment, worketh
for US far more exceeding and eternal
weight of ~glorY."-William Jay.
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The Grateful q

Blessings beyond what can be
counted are enjoyed by the children
of men. Every breath is adding to
their number, both as regards the
body and the soul, and yet, as If We
had a title to them all and more, we
seize upon the gift, and forget to.
praise the Giver. AS when the ten,
lepers were cleahsed, only one re-
turned to thank his D%eliyerer, few
are ready now with thanksgiving for
the mercies which they enjoy in such,
ample abundance. =
It cannot be doubted thatdthe re-
ligion of Jesus is designed to-make ms
happy. The very God Of peace would
thereby diffuse a portion Of the joy
of heaven through mans heart upon
earth. And how can that be better
promoted than by cherishtng the
spirit of praise-by recognizing Gods
goodness in every gift, and thanking
Him for it by acknowledging our OVID
unworthiness, and the Lords loving
kindness! When life on earth is thus
a hymn, existence in heaven will tbe
one long hosanna.-W. K. Tweedls,
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assembling hall, which will be orna-
mented with bustS Of the great men
who have contributed toward the pro-
paganda of peace, a statue OF Jesus in
the character of the Prince of Peace,
and illustrations in oil and stained
glass of the history of the evolution
of peace.
ION the second floor will be a con-
cert hall, with a great organ, to be
used for musicals, peace conferences,
and even small art exhibitions. The
outside corners of this cube will be
ornamented with eight high reliefs of
sculpture %symbolizing the arts and
fruits Of peace.
ION the outside of the second story
of this cube will be four c~olonnades.
between the columns of which will be
statues of about forty of the greatest
E]enefactors of mankind. Among
them the only man represented who
had any relations to the military life
will be Washington, who was first in
peace
Rising from this cube will be a
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The: Gethsemane of Life.

For every one of us, soone or later,
the Gethsemane of life must come.
It may be the Gethsemane of struggle
and poverty and care; it may be the
lGethsemane of long and weary sick
ness; it may be the Gethsemane OF
farewells that wiring the heart by the
deathbeds of those we love; it may be
the Gethsemane of remorse and we'll
nigh despair for sins that we cannot
overcome. Yet, in that Gethsemane
aye, even in that Gethsemane OF sin
no angel merely, but Christ Him
self, who bore the burden Of our sins,
will, if we seek Him, come to comfort
us. He will, if, being in agony, we
pray, He can be touched. He Is
touched with the feeling of u in
frmities. He, too, has trodden the
winepress Of agony alone; He, too,
has lain downcast in the night upon
the ground and the comfort which
then came to Him He has ~bequeathed
to us-even the comfort, the help, the
peace, the recovery, the light of hope,
the faith, the sustaining arm, the
healing anodyne Of prayer.-Dean
Farrar.
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To Know His Love-.

God is love, and we need day by
day to grow into a deeper experience
and more vital apprehension of that
truth. It is our duty, as well as our
privilege, to know and believe" the
owe tina O hath for is. But while
"God is love" He may not be deemed
irrational benerolence. His love is
controlled by reason and actuated by
q concern for the total we'll being Oh
His children. 1t is this sort ofintelli-
gent, we'll ordered b~enevolence that is
the only love worth having or exercis.
ing. 'God is love"-wise, boundless,
all-powerful love, which can Withhold
as we'll as bestow in conforming lie
unto all spiritual grace.
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The Universal Lesson.

The sun does not shine for a few
trees and flowers, but for the wide
worlds joy. The lonely, pine Of the
mountain top waves Wits somber
boughs and cries, Thou art my sum-
and the little meadow violet lifts Its
cup Of blue and whispers with its per-
fumed breath, Thou art my sum-"
and the grain in a thousand fields rus.
ties in the wind and makes answer;
Thou art my SUM-" So God sits, ct,
fulgent, in heaven, not for a favored
few. but for the universe Of life, and
there is no creature so poor or SO low
that he may not look up with child.
like confidence and say, "My Father.
Thou art mine!"-Rev. Henry Ward
Bcecher. e..
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Never Saw n Saloon.

There are people growing up in
this country who never saw an open
drinking place. A young man OF
twenty-three in Kansac. wrote recent
" that he had never seen one. An
other about thirty-one years Old
writes that he too had yet to have
his first sight of a saloon. He adds
that he had never come across more
than ten drunken men in all his life.
He lived in a town of 5000 people in
Kansas
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The EnlaronlG Vision.

The grandeur Of the Christian lie
consists in the ever charging vision
of truth which it affords to all true
disciples Of the Master. Jesus IS a
teacher as we'll as a Saviour, and all
who do His will are continually learn
ing new wonders of truth and grace.
II is a. blessed thought that they who
follow on to know the Lord snaii
know Him ever better and Detter.
Jesus said of Himself, Il am the way
the Truth and the Life" christ Is
thus our way to the truth, which IN
storm becomes a stay and instrument
of life.
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The CRUSADE AGAINST DRINK
PROGRESS MADE BY CHAMPIONS
FIGHTING THE RUM DEMON. :
Does It Pay?


A few weeks ago a Mrs. NJ. J.
Mayne, of Dayton. Ohio, wrote to her
daughter, who had recently moved to
York, Neb., asking about her daugh-
ter's new home and whether or not
York was a good place in which TO
live. In reply the daughter sent Mrs.
Mayne a postal card with the picture
of a policeman, under which appeared
the following inscription:
entire police force (night and
day., York, Neb., a city of $500 PEG.
pie" .
On the same postcard were printed
the following statements about condi-
lions in York:
No saloons for t~wenty-eight years.
No drug store permits since 1906.
One police (night and day., salary
$50 per month. no fees.
Mayors salary 500 per year.
Councilmen's salary $50 per year.
No occupation tax for business
houses.
Police Judge no salary, fees only
S33.45 a year; average for eight years
less than $50.
Total number fined for intoyication
for one year, eight.
Arrests for disturbances and mis-
demeanors, six.
No city paupers and nine county
paupers, all over sixty years Of age.
Total city indebtedness (no float
fng), bonded $4,000.
Taxable property S5,542,7O7, as
sessed one-ffth of the value; levy
twenty-seven mills.
\ Value of school property $4,000.
Two and one-half miles of brick
pavement.
Two telephone companies and three
railroads.
Public library of 5000 volumes
Two city parks.
Four banks. combined assets ST.
O~4O,372.24. Deposits $1,3SS.25O.lS.
County Court House, $4,000, paid
for. Brick city hall and fire depart
ment.
Postofice in course of construction
$4,000. Two building and loan as
sociations. 800
Y. NJ. G. A., $4,000. Elks' build
ing. $4,000. Opera house, $4,000.
Thirteen churches. York College.
SIS enrolled. Business college, 221
enrolled.-American Issue.
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Christ in the Heart.

The risen Christ is the hope of the
belieyer-Christ, not in the heavens.
but in the heart. And this hope we
have as an anchor Of the soul, both
sure and steadfast, and which enter
eth into that within the veil. There
is saving power in this hope, for 1t ls
not a theory or dogma or experience,
but a divine personality, even Jesus,
the Forerunner, who has for us en-.
tered the upper sanctuary, and there
ever liveth to make intercession for
us, and hath bcgottcn us unto a liv-
ing hope by His resurrection from the
dead"
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Cheerful.

A breezy letter from Admiral
Charles Beresford, testifying to the
benefits of temperance, was read at a
temperance meeting at Malta. Il do
not believe" wrote the Admiral,
that alcohol in any form ever has OF
ever will do anyone any good. l am
now sixty years old, and since I have
entirely given up wine, spirits and
beer I find I can do as much work or
more, physically and mentally. than
could do when 1 was thirty. I am al
ways we'll; always CHEEKY; laugh at
the downs of life equally with the
ups and always feel fit and in con-
dition."
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poosnyrlr TO Hunt Pole?

That former President Roosevelt
NAV lead the Antarctic expedition 10
be sent from the United States was
the statement made by Professor
Donald 3. Mcmillan, the scientific
member of Commander Peary's sue
cessful North Pole party, at Port
land. Me.
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An Approved Bill.

The Congress will be asked to pass
a bill bearing upon interstate com.
merce in intoxicants, which has been
favorably considered by able lawyers,
and which it is believed will meet
both the need for protection in pro-
hibition territory and the objections
of those who have believed former
proposed measures to be unconstitu-
tiOual.
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$4,000 For Fircman's Life.

Mrs. Josephine Gloonan was award
ed $4,000 damages by a jury at Chi
cago, ILL.,, because her husband, Bal
tholomew Gloonan, a member of tA
Fire Department, died as the resul
Of a fall from an engine while RI
spending to an alarm. The jury do
cided that Gloonan's fall was due 7
bad condition of the street pavemed
and that Mrs. .Gloonan could colleS
damages from the city.
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Ch2GA
DUNdW
breakfast
lUNbI&
FaiSSAa2
THE HAPPIEST HEART.

Who drives the horses of the sun
Shall lord it but a day;
Better the lowly deed were done,
And kept the humble way.
The rust will find the sword of fame,
The dust will hide the crown;
Aye, none shall nail so high his name ,
Time will not tear it down.
The happiest heart that ever beat
Was in some quiet breast =,
That found the common daylight sweet
And left to Heaven the rest.
john Vance Cheney.
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In consequence Of the increase of
the price Of meat i9 Germany the
Berlin restaurant keepers have in
Identified themselves by serving a
smaller quantity of flesh to each di-
nes.
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Handy Cooking UtenSil.

Time, money and space are saved
by the cooking utensil designed by
an Ohio man, and all housekeepers
will readily understand the merits of
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The Ideal Woman.

The ideal woman does not consider
work unwomanly. She believes thai
whatever concerns her husband con
Germs her.
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NnnIect of God.

What is the reason for the spread
Of the plausible fanaticism called
mental or psychic healing? The neg
| lect of God.
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Moral Goodness.

Life IS a sham and 4 failure ua!cs1
il is q success in moral goodness. ,
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General Estrada Undismayed.
General Estrada was undismayed
by the defeat of his troops at Santa
Clara. Nicaragua.
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DIR. Charcot's hIisfortunes.
Charcot's Antarctic expedition hl
q long series Of mietortGneA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

contend with as those Of a score of years
ago, and as his performances are on an
average far better II must be admitted
that the present-day performer is more inn
proved athlete.
Generally. a man to be a good athlete
mt st have some natural ability and not
only spend a great deal Of his time train
ing but must also study his specially.
Specializing is an important factor now
adays To succeed, an athlete must only
60 in for his special event Twenty years
ago a competitor could compete in three
or four events and win. This is an un-
usual feat in the present decade. In 1880
Lon Meyers captured four American
championships in one day, winning the 100
yards in 01O9S, 22O yards in O:23s5, 44O yards
in O:52, and the $50 yards in 2:047s, wonder
full performance.
This feat could hardly be repeated in
these days. Take the championships held
at Seattle last summer. The times were:
100 yards, O:1Ob; 22O yards, O:222s; 440 yards,
O:529k; $50 yards, 1:55M-and these figures,
with the exception of the half-mile are
nothing to brag about Conditions were
poor, the day Of the meet a drizzlng rain
fell, and It was very cold. Look at the fol-
1880, 1881 and 1882, and compare the per
Torrance with those of 1907, 1908 AMI 1870.
AZ glance the improvements can be OBJ
served always remembering that an ath-
lete winning a championship does not neces-
sarlly mean that he is the best man in
the country as a great many college and
athletic club athletes find it impossible to
compete
Records Don't show All.
II will be noticed that in the 100, go and
44O-yard runs the average improvement in
time is not much faster, although during
1907 1903 and 1909 there were faster men In
competition who did not compete in the
championships. The times in the above
table do not show the best performances
for the short distance men. The $50 shows
a remarkable Improvement. The one mile
does not indicate anything wonderful, but
in 1909, Paul, the University of Pennsyl-
vania athlete. ran the distance in Atm.
Now comes this cry from the enthusiast:
How about Tommy Connects one-mile
record performance fifteen years ago, when
he ran the distance in 4;1575?" This is an
exception. Although our later-day athlete
has materially decreased the average time
for the mile, he has yet to break Connect S
record. This year should decide the ques-
ton, as PAUL, Sheppard, Kiviat and Nom
bag will make attempts to lower the fig
ures and the prospects look very good.
The average in the five miles is about
one minute and a half less. The time In
the hurdles shows decided decrease. High
jumpers do six inches higher; broad jump
ers and pole vaulters are doing far better
The shot has gone up about ten feet and
the fifty-six-pound weight shows to better
advantage The hammer cannot very well
be compared, as in the olden days they
had a different style of hammer. The
wooden handle was used during the SOS
while today a flexible wire handle is used
although Flanagan or McGrath could gel
the old-style hammer out much further
than the old-times.
1t must not be inferred that the old
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MLAUCHLIN SHOWS CLASS
Young Tennis Player Looked Upon al
Next Challenger.
WOULD GIVE HARMED A TUssLE
Californian Wins Classic Turf Com
test After But slight Experience
on Grass, and Improves
with Every Game.

NEW YORK, Aug. O,-Maurice e. Nc
Loughlin. winning the classic tournament
OF the Meadow club at Southampton last
week proved his class again to the com
plete satisfaction of the eastern critics,
who are watching the lawn tennis career Of
the young Californian with so much in
terest. Every match he plays on the turf
counts In the Improvement Of this player,
to whom turf was a novelty as recently as
last year and the impression grows
stronger day by day that he will be the
challenger OF William A. Larned for the
national title,
Mclaughlin, in whom Larned has taken
a great and unusual interest, is surely OF
the caliber Of which champions are made
Yet he lacks the necessary experience, and
his game on the turf Of the Meadow club
at southampton did not show that, Other
than the element OF speed and net attack
that is always dangerous to an opponent
who may not be established in the arts OF
adroit passing, he is possessed of the neces
sary qualifications to accomplish the de.
feat of a champion such as Larned
A majority of the experts agree, how
ever, that Mclaughlin, with the game ht