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When the Mists Have Rolled Away.

Once I was visiting a friend near
the foot of the Southern Catskills.
When I retired he told me there was
a beautiful view from my room win
dow. So in the morning / awoke
early, expecting to enjoy it. But as
I looked out I saw nothing save the
ordinary landscape of that section, of
fields, rocks aud trees, and a long,
narrow strip of water they called
1.-THE lake" over which hung a heavy
mist. During the course Of the day,
however, the mist lifted and f1oated
away, and then I saw what my friend
meant. There rose the beautiful
mountains, clothed in the many-hued
foliage of autumn, rising on hill,
thousands of feet above us, and
crowned with gold and purple in the
afternoon sun.
It is often 50 with the Word. We
see only very ordinary things in it be-
cause the mists have not been dis
persed from our minds and hearts.
When the Spirit drives the mists
away, then will we see the grand
mountains of Gods eternal truth and
be glad in the Lord. The preacher,
the Sabbath-school teacher, all stu
dents of the Word, should pray for
the Holy Spirit 8 presence when they
would receive the Word for their own
life or enforce it upon others. To
have the Word bring forth Its full
and proper fruit in our own hearts,
or from our speaking of it to our fell
bowman, it Is necessary Ito be filled
with the Spirit."-Rev. c. P. Det-
mars.
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Good Roads.

Ohio has been experimenting with
preparations for preventing dust and
for binding the surface of macadam
roads. 1t has built an experimental
road, giving each Of the materials
tested a section of 400 feet in length
with a roadway sixteen feet wide, the
sections being connected and forming
a continuous road, all parts receiving
very nearly the same amount of ira.
vel. 1t was Ohio's Highway Depart.
ment which is thus testing the com.
parative value of various road-bind-
ing materials.
In the good old days of horses the
broken stone road seemed to give sat
isfaction. With the advent of the au.
tomobile the surface of the macadam
road proved not SO satisfactory as for.
merly. The fine binding material
loosened, loose stones cropped up,
ruts were made. The suction of the
soft tire lifted off the binding sur
face of the fine PARTICLES of stone and
scattered them. This removed the &C.
menting power, and left the larger
stones to be scattered.
In the Paris congress of the road
builders of the world it was agreed
that the water-bound macadam road
could not resist the destruction
caused by automobile travel, and that
if the use Of this class OF roads was to
be continued some method of binding
these roads other than the cementine
power of the stone dust must be used.
The opinion was expressed that this
probably would be effected by the use
of tar or asphalt incorporated with
the stone or applied on the surface
Golfers Weekly.
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THE COLUMBUS STATUE
AT WASHINGTON

Foreigners have often commented
on the absence from Washington City,
where statues of heroes and near
heroes occupy almost every available
space, Of any monument to Columbus
Throughout the entire United States
Of Columbus, like those Of a certain
ancient Roman, are conspicuous by
their absence. On the other hand,
throughout Latin America statues of
Columbus in bronze and marble are
numerous and of great beauty.
At last, however, the great discov-
erer is to be honored. an Act of Con-
gress approved March 4, 1907, pro-
viding for the erection of a statue
in a suitable location, one hundred
thousand dollars having been appro-
priated for the purpose, and a COM
mittee named to- select the design.
At the time the bill was enacted,
President Taft was Secretary of War
and chairman of the committee.
1t has been decided that this me-
mortal shall be placed in the plaza
Of the new Union Depot. This build
ing, which cost eleven million dollars,
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The Last Five Minutes.

The highest interest of any meet
ing should be reached at the close,
and every part of the program up to
that point should be planned 80 as to
lead up to the last five minutes as the
climax of the hours thought and
feeling.
That can be done most %appropri-
ately in this meeting, if the sugges-
lions for the leader are followed
carefully. Then, when the hour is
almost ended, let song and testimony
and spoken prayer all cease. Call
every one to silent prayer, a prayer
of praise for those gifts of God that
are too sacred and too near the very
soul of the soul to be spoken of to
others. And then let the sacrifice OF
praise break forth in short but pro-
foundly earnest and definite prayers
of personal dedication. Invite espe-
cially to this sort of prayer those who
have praised God but little in their
lives, though they know they owe
Him much. So let the hour close in
a united expression of purpose to
praise God continually by consecrated
and holy lives.
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really simple and substantial can
opener, One that she could operate
without danger of cutting her hands.
Simplicity and efficiency seem to be
the keynote of the one shown in the
illustration below, designed and in
vented by a Detroit In opening
a can the point at the end is thrust
into the central portion of the top Of
the can and the bar brought so that
it lies parallel with The top of the can.
. The cutter is then regulated on the
toothed bar so that it will cut either
the top of the can or the side. With
a firm pull on the handle the tin can
be easily severed. 1t will be noticed
that there are practically two cutters,
one for cutting the top of the can and
another for cutting the side of the
can. This will be found convenient
when it is desired to remove the con-
tents without disarranging them
Boston Post.
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is regarded as the finest structure OF
it's kind in the world. 1t is not map
p~ropriate that the statue should stand
at this noble gateway to the national
capital.
In response to the invitation Of the
committee, twenty-one models were
submitted by sculptors of interna-
tional reputation, though only two or
three we're submitted by foreigners.
so uniformly high was the merit OF
these designs that the work Of selec-
ton was extremely difficult; but the
design finally chosen, the work of
dorado Taft, Of Chicago, meets with
general approval. It "a selected on
account of it's simplicity, combined
with an effective harmonization with
its setting in front of the great station
building. The model shows a grasp
of the architectural problems in
volved, and besides presents a fine
characterization of Columbus himself,
who, incidentally a sailor and soldier.
was primarily a great thinker. MIR.
Taft will receive the contract for
erecting the statue, which is to form
part of the scheme for a central foun-
tain dominating the plaza and facing
the Capitol Building.
Other designs of especial merit
were submitted by Philip Martiny, OF
New York, who received a prize OF
five hundred dollars; Augustin Que
rol, Of Madrid, Spain, who was given
third honors and a prize of five hun
1dred dollars; Henry Herring, Of New
York; T. Otto Schweiger, of Phila-
delphia; Louis Weingartner, of
Bromsgrove, England; and Pierre
Feitu, of New York. - Harper's
Weekly.
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Much Lunacy in Liquor.

The On-the-Water-Wagon Colony
Is coming. DR.. Ferris, president OF
the New York State Lunacy Commits
sion, said in regard to the Grady-Lee
bill to provide a hospital ana indus
trial colony for inebriates in this city:
.In the State of New York 2S.9
per cent. of the male patients in
asylums owe their insanity to alcohol.
In the Norristown Hospital. Pennsyl-
yania, f~orty-six per cent. Of $40 male
patients owe their insanity to alcohol
alone or in combination with othel.
causes"
Members of the On-the-Water-
Wagon-Colony would be assured that
in their new home no jolt could tum.
BILE them off.
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leaving the organized institutions OF
| Christianity. said: 81 am sorry to go "
Wherever this way is paramount.
| the deserts Of human baseness speed.
| lily blossom as the rose.
We also say that this way Is a way
of solid. satisfaction. There are no
! dissatisfied ones here. Any man who
looks and listens will discover a great
deal of dissatisfaction in this world.
The numberless suicides, the thwart.
ed ambitions, the shattered hopes,
reiterate the experience of one of old,
vanity of vanities, all Is vanity
But. on the other hand, the devout
follower of the Christ utters no wall
of complaint. He eXclaims in a shout
of triumph, "The path of the just Is
a shining light that shineth more and
more unto the perfect day."
Once again. let me say that this
way of our Christ is a reasonable
way. 1t is not true that we must bid
farewell to reason and violate the hu-
man intellect when we become fol-
lowers of the Christ. Ever since the
Wise Men of old brought the gifts Of
gold and frankincense and myrrh to
the feet of the infant Christ. the IN
%tellectual a]ristocracy of the centuries
has been bringing it's choicest prodnc-
tons into His service. The intellect
may be transcribed. 1t is never
transgressed. We oftentimes come to
the border land where reason ends
and faith takes the torch to it's ulti-
mate goal; but never is it necessary
to violate the .God-given blessing Of
the human mind in order to become
Il consistent follower of the Man Of
Galilee.
And now I might emphasize other
aspects of this way in that it is the
way of safety for the individual as
we'll as for organized society. If we
are standing upon the immuta5le
truths of the Christ, We may exclaim:
"The eternal God is our refuge and
underneath us are the everlasting
Arms" It is the way of life and not
the way of death, and blessed be
God, this way of pleasure and attract
iveness and satisfaction and reason
and safety an. life is accessible-not
upon the ground of any patent of hu-
man nobility, not upon the basis Of
material possession, but upon the
broad and gracious invitation of Him
who not only said: II am the way"
but who also said: Come unto Me
all ye that labor and are heavy laden
and I will give you rest"
And so we bring our questioning,
with Thomas, to the Christ and find
in Him a solution and an answer.
and we get some faint conception Of
the commanding spiritual eminence
occupied by st. Paul when he said:
For me to live Is Christ"
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A Quid Pro Quo.

The Western Christian Advocate
publishes the following:
Passengers coming into Seattle
from the north are laughing at the
wit of a Government employe who
has turned into a joke the wreck or
the old steamship Colorado, whose
hulk is now bleaching at the northern
end of the Wrangel Narrows. Tho
Colorado went down in 1902,
bound north with a full cargo. Her
bulls prominence caught the eye OF
The itinerant advertising artist, and,
one day, mariners passing by saw on
1t the lengend, Drink. IS Rye
and IS whisky" About the
time they had become used to the
sign the glazing "ad' was suddenly
changed. A man employed by the
Government to paint the buoys along
the coast added alongside the adver-
tisemen. the following paragraph:
Il did, and I am a wreck"
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iei0US TRUTHS
From, the Writings of Great
Preachers.
THE KINGDOM OF THE MEEK
BY PRISCILLA LEONARD.

BY PRISCILLA LEONARD.
Kings choose their soldiers from the strong
and sound,
And hurl them forth to battle at conn
,mand.
Across the centuries, Ger sea and land,
Age after age, the shouts of war resound;
Yet at the end, the whole wide world
around,
Each empty empire once so proudly
planned,
Melts through Times fingers like the
dropping sand.
But once, a King-despised, forsaken.
crowned ~
Only with thorns-chose in the face ofslosa
Earth's poor, her weak, her o~utcast; gave
them love, an Z.
And sent them forth to conquer in His
name, .,..
The world that crucifed Him, and pro-
His empire. Lo! pride's vanished thrones
Above,
Behold the enduring banner. of the Cross.
Priscilla Leonard.
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The Central Power Station.

One morning I entered the a
shops of a great railroad in the Cen
trail West. It was at six-thirty
o'clock, and a great cloud of black
smoke was pouring from the huge
smokestack. I went with my friend
into the work rooms, where for long
distances stretched a tangle of belts,
shafts, pulleys, till one was almost
lost in wonder at the complications.
But there was no motion. All the
possibilities of the shop were hushed
in inaction.' My guide said: ut will
look different here in a few mo-
ments."
We then went into the engine
room, where an eight-hundred horse
power engine was being oiled. At
sever o'clock the whistle blew, and
the great machine became a thing OF
life. The arms began to move, and
in my admiration of the greatness of
the engine I forgot the machine shop.
Presently my friend said: Nov, look
yonder into the shops" AS I looked
I saw every shaft and belt moving,
and the men taking their places at
their machines, and soon the whole
place was humming with life. The
bower had been turned on. The
Spirit is the power we all need to
make our work a living, glorious,
iubilant thing. ". Holland.
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Rits of Ouotable Wisdom.

Praise consists in the love of God,
in wonder at the goodness of God, in
reco gnition of the gifts of God, in
seeing God in all things He gives us,
aye, and even in the things that He
refuses to us; so as to see our whole
life in the light of God; and, seeing
this, to bless Him, adore Him and
glorify Him.-Manning.
When thou receivest praise, take
/. in%differently, and return it to God.
the giyer of the gift, or blesser of the
action.-Jeremy Taylor.
Do not fancy, as too many do, that
thou canst praise God. by singing
hymns to Him in church once a week,
and disobeying Him all the week
long. He asks of thee works as we'll
as words; and, more, He asks of thee
works first and words after. -Charies
Kingsley.
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Keeping the Soul on Top.

It is related Of a small boy who
heard a sermon from the text. 81
keep my body under" that on his re.
turn home, when asked to repeat the
text, he said: The text was, I keep
my soul on top" That is the only
proper place for souls. Paracelsus
(Browning) went Ito his SOUL" That
is what every nan must do. whether
he will or not. None needs to fear
the proving, for God will certainly
give victory to the valiant knight.
Read Sir Launfal."-R. B. Kester.
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The Greatest Problem.

The happiness, the security and the
progress of the Nation depend more
upon the solution of the liquor prob
lem than upon the disposition of any
other question confronting the people
of our country. The Government
must soon take cognizance of the
great evil to society that has grown
out of the manufacture and sale Of
intoxicating liquors, and it cannot
long afford to continue its partner
ship with the liquor interests by ac-
cepting revenues from. and issuing
licenses to a traGc which is eating
at the very vitals of the Nation:
John Mitchell.
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What is Inevitable.

In view of the increased agitation
of good roads everywhere in our broad
land, it will not be long before it will
be considered a crime, rather than in
difference, for any locality to remain
satisfied with bad roads -a GRIND
against the horse, a crime against
everybody using the highways, a
crime against the Government, both
national and local.
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Novel Clothespin.

Now the .old-fashioned wooden
clothespin that has done its humble
work so well for many, many years
may have to go. 1t has a rival, de-
signed by a Texas man, which is
much more artistic and is said to be
cleaner. The new %clothespin Is made
of wire. galvanized iron or aluminium
wire Of good quality, and is guaran-
teed not to soil the clothes. The
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PRAYER in the Meeting.

Make much of prayer that is pure
praise. Do not try to keep from ask
ing for new blessings, but put the
emphasis on clarifying God through
Jesus Christ for old blessings. Get
the spirit of eXultation. Remember
the things that make rejoicing posi-
BILE. Seek the mood of the psalmist.
by reading some of the great psalms
of praise and applying them to your
own case
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No COnfscatiOn.

The Detroit News takes very little
stock in the cry of the liquor men
that the closing of the saloons under
local option and prohibition laws
amounts to co%nfscation Of property.
The News says: The liquor BUSH
ness has no standing before the law.
It has no rights. II is merely toll
Grated by license. A license is not
property. 1t is not negotiable. When
it expires that is the end of the States
special obligation; the contract has
been fulfilled and is dead"
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section. BY the depending chain the
pin is then given a downward tug and
the resistance of the spring and the
spring coils at the top holds the whole
firmly on the clothesline, which fits
into the concave part Of the spring
end. There is mo danger Of such a
pin coming loose and allowing the
clothes to ~drop.-Washington Star.
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TO permit a motorist to explore
dark corners Of his car with a light
and yet leave his hands free there
has been invented an incandescent
lamp and reflector to fasten to the
forehead and take current from the
cars batteries through a cord.
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Fruits of Civil Service.

Fourth class postofices seem to at
tract some second class men under
the civil service system, which, more
over brings relief to pestered Con-
gressmen. There is hope, therefore,
for its extension.-Boston Transcript.
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Trust and Wait.

God has promised to satisfy-but
He did not promise when. God has
time enough, and so have you. God
has boundless resources, and His re-
sources are yours. Can you not. trust
Him? Trust and wait. He knows
what is best for you, He has reasons
for denying you now, but in the end
He will satisfy.-Maltbie D. Babcock.
n ID
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The Fire Of Jesus.

We have 1t on very good authority
that lukewarm Christians nauseate
the Lord. And a very slight contern-.
plation of His own burning zeal cone
vinces us that. it could not be other
wise. He was red-hot. ~ ~
It comes out in His fierce attack
upon those who were Decorating HIS
Fathers house. He charged on them
with such fire that they were Instant
ly scattered, and His disciples looking
were pungently reminded of His pas
sage in the psalm which said, The
zeal of thine house, hath eaten me
up"
He. was consumed with an over
whelming eagerness to completesHiGs
great work, and Che time In whichst05
do it was very. short, The5compelling
must" was ever on His lips, begin
ming with that early time IN the Tem-
pie when He lost thought of every.
thing else but the discussion Of great
problems of religion which He found
Of absorbing interest, and said to His
wondering mother, "Knew yes not that
I must be in the things of My Fa%
ther?"
II must preach the Gospel Of the
Kingdom" He said, 81 must go to:
Jerusalem" He was Strengthened,
compressed, constrained, impelled
until His full baptism with suffering
was accomplished. There could be mo-
delay. Everything must. be brought;
Into requisition. There raj scarcely
time to eat. His friends thought that
He was bordering on insanity, that.
He was beside Himself. His enemies
said, "He hath a devil, andsfs mat,
1t is the way all religious enthus-
lasm looks to the people of this
world. 1t was the way Paul appeared
70 Festus, for the great apostle
| deemed 1t good to be jealousy at
fected in a good thing" twas CONE
mon with Jesus to spend an entire
night under the stars In prayer, pour-
Ing out His soul to God. TWAS His
custom to be intense.
His flaming and blazing words
made some gnash upon Him with
their teeth, while others were ready
to lay down their lives at His feet.
His apostles were positive men, zeal-;
OTIS, inf1ammable, sons OF thunder.
full of fire. It was because of His
OWN hot soul that He attracted such
He had a glowing heart. There was
excitement wherever He went.
Driven" Himself by the Spirit into
the wilderness, so urgent was 1t that
He settle His course; He came forth
TO do much driving, expelling demons,
and causing a panic among wrong
doors. a, -
He had a sensitive, finely organized
nature. He saw clearly the majesty
and holiness Of Goa, the needs and
sinfulness of humanity. Hence He
could not be neutral or unconcerned.
He had to throw Himself whole
heartedly into the terrific conflict be-
tween light and darkness. It was
crisis hour in the history of the uni
verse. ..
Is it not a crisis still? Is there
not urgency upon US now? Does not
the Master call upon US to participate
In His enthusiasm for humanity and
for the kingdom Of righteousness?
Should not our tongue be. touched
anew with pentecostal fame? Moth
ing but the fire Of Jesus, Of n who
moves in the presence Of the Eternal
and has a single object in view, will
meet the demands of the day.-James
Nudge, in Epworth Herald.
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whole device shown in the illustra-
ton IS made of one piece Of wire,
twisted and i~ntertwisted to form pin
and chain. The wavy pieces of iron
shown form a sort of spring. The
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The Least Shrinking of Living Ladies.
Mrs. Herbert Henry Asquith, wife
of the British Prime Minister, stands
for that type Of female character
which is antithetical to the reserved
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A motor boat invented by a Wis
consin man, and found practicable, IS
mounted, catamaran fashion, in two
narrow bulls, which are kept filed
with air.
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Children Chased by a Snake.

The screams of a half dozen chill
dren who were playing in a field at
Brownsville, Pa, attracted the atten-
ton of Miss Sarah Walsh, who hur-
ried to their rescue and found a large
copperhead snake chasing the little
ones. Miss Walsh procured an axe
from a woodpile near by and killed
the snake, which measured five feet
two inches in length and six inches
in circumference. .
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The Seeds and the Harvest.

Out of dark affection comes a spir-
Ltual light.-John Bunyan.
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Efficient Can Opener.

Every housewife would undoubt-
eddy welcome the invention of a
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Gift to Princeton.
Isaac C. Wynan left $10,000,0QQ
for Princeton University, ,