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Mnl.r. niheuItis.

Two Of MiIlet's famous pictures, The
~Sower" and the binders were pro-
duced in q damp studio. Intellectually
warmed by u tiny stove In order 10
keep warm he would work with his
feet In big wooden SHOES stuffed with
straw, himself enyeloped In a heavy
horse cloth with a hole In the center,
through which he put his headI In
these pictures Millet had simply sought
10 express with all his might one Of
the phases Of mans unceasing combat
with nature. But political" parties
drew their conclusions. The labor
party declared that these pictures pro-
tested against the misery Of the labor
er, while Official critics said that the
artist sought to set class against clasa
At this time MIllet willingly painted q
signboard for q Partisan tradesman.
But then he painted It so well In the
end 1t figured imam exhibition Of his
works In the School Of Fine Arts.
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Poe's Airship Hoax.

Edgar Allen Poe was pioneer In
the art Of aerial hoaxing. In 1874 the
New York Sun announced one morn
ing: Astounding news! Atlantic
crossed in three days! Triumph Of
Mr.. Monck MasOn's flying machineF
Folks rushed for the paper, and found
therein a long and detailed account Of
the crossing Of the Atlantic in a steer
able balloon by Mr. Monck Mason,
Harrison Ainsworth and four others.
The balloon was infinitely described,
long extracts were printed from q
diary which Harrison Ainsworth was
supposed to have kept on the way, and
the whole story had such a touch Of
truth that it took some days for New
Yorkers to realize how completely they
had been hOaxed.-London Chronicle
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DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs L. W. Carpenter Of worcestsr.
Mass. has celebrated her one hundred
and seventh birthday. She Is a men,
her of the Michigan branch Of the D.
Ar
Frau Won Bohlen und HaIbach. who
rss Bertha Krupp before her mar
,5spe and now the owner OF the great
EIpp gun works at Essen, Germany,
4 one Of the richest women IN the
,rorId She Is only twenty-six years Of
sce and her estimated wealth Il $780,
10000.
Frau Emile Broome OF Stockholm Il
aid TO be the best authority in Europe
IN the subject OF continuation schools
and is in charge Of the schools Of
Stockholm, both as the head Of the
continuation schools and as supreme
5irectress of the elementary schools Of
the city.
Professor Lillian J. Martin, on whom
the honorary degree Of doctor Of phi
Iosophy has just been conferred by the
university Of Bonn. Germany, and said
m be the first American woman to
have received this distinction. Il q
member Of the faculty Of Stanford uni
yersity, California.
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Nickel In soanmnkinn.

It win probably be news to the av-
erage abluionist that the metal nickel
q used in making his soap. And fur
ther, perhaps, he VIII be glad TO learn
that although the nickel, finely ground,
il mixed with the other soap ingredi-
ents, the finished product contains none
Of IT. This is so because the nickel
acts as what the chemists call a cata-
IySt-that it, its presence causes GER
tain desirable changes to occur, al
though 1t takes no part In the chemical
reaction. Offensive oils and those toe
thin for satisfactory use. when mixed
with finely divided nickel and subjected
10 the action Of current Of hydrogen,
become deodoriZed and harder and suit
able for the soap makers use Cotton
seed oil, for example, after the nickel
hydrogen treatment. makes a satisfae
tory soap.-New York Post.
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to pay the Office force. to say nothing
Of the hundred or more missionaries
In the foreign field to be paid The re-
sponsibilities Of DT. Rankin's office
have been almost Overwhelming. but
be has handled the difficult problems
Of the Office in a mastery manner. He
has not only kept the workers in the
foreign fields, paid his own salary and
the salaries OF his Office force and the
printers bills for publishing the Voice
Of Missions, but he has been able to
do much new work and has paid OF
many old debts.
In keeping with the high regard and
supreme confidence which the church
has I'm the Rev. Mr.. Rankin's ability
to do things worth while for the good
OF the cause he has been selected to
review the condition Of the foreign
mission field and sailed for the west
coast Of Africa on the steamer Kroon-
land, Wednesday. Dec. 81. He will
probably be abroad until some time
In April
The A. n. E. church has in the for
eign field forty-six missionaries, TWEEN
ty-eight ordained ministers. twenty
two preachers not yet ordained, eight
missionary teachers and four mission
stations with a converted membership
Of 1851. Each Of these features Of
work will claim the secretary's atten-
ton. he will work with a view OF
strengthening these channels Of mis-
sionary service so that the best results
may accrue to the natives particularly
and to the denomination in general
The Rev. DR.. william II. Heard Is the
resident bishop.
James Warren Rankin was born on
a plantation In Mississippi in slavery
time. His father was a tanner and
tanned all the leather from which
shoes were made for more than $50
slaves on his masters plantation
While yet in slavery bis mother pur-
chased with money she had saved from
the sale Of eggs a blue backed spelling
book from which the boy learned to
read. A short while after the eman-
cipation Of the slaves Or. Rankin's IA.
ther sent him to a country school The
first inspiration which he was able
to get out Of his contact with his
teacher was the importance Of building
up bis own character.
Later be entered the city school At
Memphis. Tenn After finishing the
public school be entered LamOyne in
stftufe. founded By the American Mis-
sionary association
In 1871. while in Brookhayen. Mss.
be Joined the A. u. E. church and dur
Ing the same year was licensed 10
preach By the Rev. u T Newton
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Eorce of Habit

There is at Princeton an instructor
In mathematics who was country bred
q fact that is frequently betrayed BY
some homely saying Of his.
One day an undergraduate had per-
formed some peculiarly useless and
complicated process in arriving at the
solution Of a problem when the In
structor said:
'This reminds me Of a colt once
owned by an old friend Of mine down
east. This colt was put out to pasture
after having been fed from its birth In
a box stall and watered at a trough In
the yard. The pasture lay across
small river, and In the middle Of the
day the colt would swim the stream to
20 ND to the barn for a drink Of wa
ter."-Harper's Magazine.
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-coms Ys to the Waters"

Julian Grande. who recently return
ed to England from Iible lands. has
had some interesting things TO say
about Damascus. The pride OF the
district lies still In its rivers. ALBANIA
and Pharpar. hut this does not hinder
Ghe citizens from pOlluting them with
the refuse Of the streets. making the
water quite undrinkable in summer
Water is brought from a distance and
sold In the streets at about a farthing
q quart, and to buy a cupful OF cold
water and give 1t to lone Of those lit
tie ones" is a typical act Of eastern
charity. Pious Moslems win buy wa
ter and then gather the thirsty chill
dren round them. using almost the
very words Of Isaiah-''Ho, every one
that thirsteth. come ye to the waters"
-Homiletic Review.
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SPECIAL NOTICE

An parties having social or personal
items or other matter for publication
Such social items and 50 on must reach
the editor not later than on Thursday
morning, prior to the Saturday the
articles are expected to appear.
Write plainly and on one side Of the
paper only.
Personal or social items and short
church notices, viii be published free.
II you have friends visiting you, or If
you are going on g visit ont Of the city,
or move from one section Of the city
to another, or buy q new house or fat
building, or If any Of your near and
dear friends become united in marriage
to some one, or join the Heavenly host
in the great beyond; or If you give .
dancing party or other social functions
and 50 on; all such information plainly
and shortly written win be considered
news matter.
And a. stated before viii be pub
lished free Of all charges.
Remember that all communications
along this line must be short and to the
point. Address all communications to
the editor of The Broad Az, 5O27 Fed
eral street. Phone Drexel, 1890.
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Aerial Flights.

The faith of Count Zeppelin himself
in the practicability Of the dirigible bal
loon appears to be doomed to ultimate
extinction. But It will die hard-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Nowadays the newspapers content
themselves with reporting the death Of
an aviator without stopping to give rs
more theories on Swiss cheese" at
mosphere.-Des Moines Register and
Leader
The French aviator Pegoud, who
has been looping the loop with his ma
chine. is the sensation Of the hour
among flying men. After he breaks
his neck everybody will draw the OBJ
vi9us mOral-New York World
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III. er.at Violin Makers.

Antonio StrsdiTari. the famous violin
maker of Cremona. lived 1649lIS1.
he was the pupil Of Nicholas Aman
and carried the Cremona type OF violin
10 fits highest perfection. The Amad,
Nicholas and his sons. Jerome and An
tonic. rank next to Stradivari II not
with him. The Tyrolese makers, ia
kob Stainer. 1621-S3. and Matthias
Klotz and his sons made violins that
stand very high in the estimation OF
eonnoisseurs. ViIlaume Of Paris u the
most celebrated modern maker.
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Oxford Terms.

A Rhodes scholar of Denver, SPEAK
Ing Of Oxfold- said:
"Oxford is a funny place Magdalen
Is pronounced Maudlin there Full
term means three-quarters Of q term.
General admission day is the day. not
when You enter. but when you leave.
An ordinary degree is one obtained
By a special examination An fnspec-
tor of arts is not an inspector. but
student.
CONFUSED by these things, q new
Rhodes scholar said:
"How queer. by lingo. How queer
Il all Is. And II / go to, the Oxford
depot and ask for a ticket by train 20
London Will they give me a passage
by steamer-eO Marseillesr" - Ex'
change.
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Income Tax ouips.

Perhaps you belong to the class
whose incomes are 5000 a year. mol
Chicago Tribune.
Has any one studied the income tax
nroyisions to see whether the profits Of
Ascending cashiers are sufficiently
taxed?-Washington Star.
Press agents who write about the
fabulous salaries of their stas will
have TO be more cautious when the In
come tax becomes operatiye-Wash-
Ington Post
Still, a good many people would be
willing to pay the per cent upon 1t II
some one would only provide them
with the million dollar income.-New
York World.
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Hnnd Sittan

Turkish women are said to have one
accomplishment in which they excel
the women Of all other nationalitieS
They know how to sit Hester Don
aIdson jenkins calls attention to the
fact that the Turkish verb TO sit II
used where occidentals would use to
live, or stay. or visit To the question,
where are you livingT one gets the
reply, Il am sitting IN stambOuL" Or
20 the question, "Are you marriedr
the answer VIII be, ''No, am sitting
at home" And when they sit they
cit quietly. ''in the perfect repose Of .
sleeping cat" They don't have to keep
their hands busy. They don't crochet
or knit. They just sit
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The Royal Box.

King George Of England as a yachts
man is to be shown on a series Of new
RhOdesian stamps.
DOwager Queen Alexandra Of Eng
land discards two pairs Of gloves daily
during the year. She spends $4,000 q
year in Paris for her dresses and her
Jewels.
The young Prince Of Wales has been
forced by his mother to resign from
the Burlington club of Oxford univer-
sity, this organization being little too
extravagant TO suit the queen
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asJ..msd HimssIE.

Sir Charles Napier had an effective
method Of dealing with towards. On
one occasion q flying soldier was stop
ped by bis fellows, who were about to
shoot him when the general interviewed
SGlve the man another chance" be
ordered. ''Plaee him In the front
rank, and II be turns again let him b
shot"
The man eagerly embraced this
chance Of life. overeame his fears and
fought bravely for the rest Of the day.
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The Country Boys Creed.

81 believe that the country. which
God made. is more beautiful than the
city. which man made; that life out OF
doors and in touch with the earth Is
the natural life of man. believe that
work Is work wherever we find II, but
that work with nature is more inspir-
ing than work with the most intricate
machinery. believe that the dignity
Of labor depends, not on what you do,
but on how you do II; that opportunity
comes to a boy on the farm as often
as TO the boy in the city; that life Il
larger and freer and happier on the
farm than in town; that my success
depends, not upon my location, but
upon myself: not upon my dreams, but
upon what I actually do; not upon luck,
but upon pluck. believe In working
when you work and in playing when
you play and in giving and demanding
q square deal in every act Of life
Suburban Life.
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College and School.

In the Munich schools attendance Is
compulsory for girls up to sixteen
years.
Heads of colleges in British uniVer-
sites are variously known as ward
ems" masters" principals" rec
tors. 4" ''proTosts." presidents, deans"
and "censorS."
The University Of Pennsylvania had
fits beginning at Philadelphia in 1740.
1t was chartered in 1853 as the acad-
envy and charitable school in the prov
ince Of Pennsylvania and received q
further charter as a college in 1755.
Its present title dates from 1871.
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Fashion FriHs.

Applying reverse English, one might
say that the bud In the slit skirt has
been nipped. Chicago News
"Grandmother's hoops are coming
back" says Modiste. Ought to make
an all round improvement In woman's
dress.-New York American.
II all the girls took as much Interest
in Sitting the leaves Of good book as
they do !n re slit Of their skirt they'd
have something Of more Talue-M1-
waukee News.
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By N. BARNETT DoDsoN.

New York.-One Of the most promi-
nent features In the work Of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal church is its
great interest in home and foreign
missions. The denomination has
grown In numbers and influence more
rapidly on account Of this fact per,
haps than from any other known
cause. With competent bishops, well
qualified presiding elders, pastors and
secretaries, the work Of the various
churches and departments has shown
many good results since the last gen
eral conference.
Particular attention Just now is be
ing focused on the work Of the mis-
sionary department, Of which the Rev.
DR.. J. Warren Rankin is the efficient
secretary. DR.. Rankin was elected to
his present position at the general con-
ference Of the A. VI. E. church held in
Kansas City. Mo-, in 1912. The de-
partment has accomplished a great
deal Of work under DR.. Rankin's man
agement Of less than two years. Much
has been done to increase the efficiency
and meet the demands Of the work
in both the home and foreign fields.
When he took charge of the work
the department was in debt, and there
was no money on hand with which to
pay the bills standing against the de-
partment. There were no funds out of
which he was to receive his salary OF
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Emancipation Day Ia Philadelphia.

Emancipation Day In Philadelphia.
"a Forward and q Backward View
Of the Progress OF the Colored People
In the United States was the subject
Of an able address delivered By the
Rev. DR.. Charles s. Morris Of Norfolk.
Va. at the Emancipation day eelebra-
ton held in the Zion Baptist church.
Philadelphia. Jan I. The exercises
Of the evening were preceded BY a
street parade In which over 1000 per
sons took part. The emancipation proc
Iamation was rad BY Ma Alice Ruth
Dunbar.
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HumbIsd Her Prids.

~Where did yOu learn Frsnchr .
Partisan asked q New York woman
travelling abroad
sFrOm a native" vas the proud ~
-Ah.- said the FDnehvOnaa. "A
native Of whatr
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An OF.

Jaek-so the doctor said you had -
baeco heart Have ycu told your fan
ees1
Tom-Yes. and she's given ne To
-aarble one.-Boston TranaeriDL
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ON MISSION TO
FOREIGN FIELD
MGthOdlStS Send Secretary
Rankin TO Africa
PLANS FOR GREATER WORK.

Head Of Missionary Department Of the
A. N. {. Church to Review condi-
tons in Bishop Hsards Territory on
the West coast-WsII Qualified For
the Arduous Task.
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Desk Room FOR business purposes b
branch Law ofass o. ". q. AndsrSon
q L A Newly, sStA ana ststs g,
y. ". ssEas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-19
JOHNSON IS BEATEN AGAIN:
SENATOR TAKING BACK SLIDE

NEW YORK. Juno 1.-The grea,
Walter Johnson in not the pitcher
this year that he has been In the
past Though still star perform,
or. his work does not compare with
that OF other years.
lie lost again yesterday. Detroit
touching his delivery for six hits.
scoring four runs against Washing
tons two.
The Washington American speed
burner II being hit harder than he
ever was before. and he IN not tho
terror OF battcrs that he was last
year. His style OF pitching seems to
hav. undergone a change. That
fast ball. with the Jump TO II. which
made him unhittablc heretofore. II
In evidence only on rare occasions.
He 10 Hit Hard
He does not seem TO get AZ much
body motion behind hts arm as he
did formerly. and his windup seems
to have boon reduced. Barring one
or two occasions. Johnson has been
hit harder this season so far than
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-19
Washington Oarsmen Grittiest of Crews in Regatta
May ENDN.
LEAGUE RACE
next MONTH

Plans are said 20 be on foot
today among the directors OF
the Northwestern league 20
close the present pennant race
In July and start on a seeond
battle for the flag In which all
clubs will be equal.
The second race will be finished
October /, when the winners OF the
two series will compete for the
leagues annual championship.
Not only are the second division
clubs warmly In favor OF this plan,
but Bob Brown. OF the Vancouver
Beavers leading tho league, is also
supporting It.
That this win be done IL almost
n foregone conclusion and nj the
same time II is expected that a
league meeting will be called, at
which Portland Will be dropped
from the league. for business rea.
sons" and another city will start
in the new pennant race In place
of the Colts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-19
new YORK WORLD MAN LIKES
LOOKS OF WASHINGTON CREW:
CORNELL PICKED AS winner

In the East rowing experts and critics alike singing
the praises oil the eghtoared from the University OF
Washington which blades with five other crack col
lege the Hudson Saturday afternoon.
With the single exception of Cornell which has been
showing great form daily workouts the boys from Seattle
have been getting the bulk OF favorable
The following article taken from the New York World,
Is lifting exempfcaon OF how the Fasteners regard the
boys from university:
= OtGHkEEPSIE, N. Y, June l9.-Of the Is crews
ha will struggle for the blue ribbon OF American college
rowing the Hudson less than 10 days time. has
shown yet the grit and determination that marks the eight
who will represent the University OF Washington in the
varsity race
With last year that expected finish in the
ruck and which actually finished within few feet of tho
Cornell eight and less than lengths behind the champion
Syracuse combination the Coast determined that
when they returned the Hudson this spring they
show the Eastern rowing world that they able
out crew that would yield to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-19

In the forests and ranches of tho
great Northwest The crew aver.
ages more than iTs pounds and is
brimming over with power. The
one thing that II lacks at this early
day IL polish and tho ability 10
apply Its power which IL so dis
tinctive Of the crews turned out by
those past masters. Charley Court
ney and Jim Rice.
Cornell 10 Favorits
Although the race 10 sill over a
week away the three Cornell crews
are already looming up as favor.
! ties. There has been little betting
to date, but In what there has
been Cornell has been played
across the boards for a sweep. The
ithacans undoubtedly have the best
record for the year. for the varsity
eight has to It's credit victories
over Princeton. Yale and Harvard,
and the freshmen have scored over
the Princeton and Harvard young.
stars
Columbia has beaten pennsyi.
vania and Princeton, while tho
ouakers have IN turn beaten tho
powerful Annapolis eight which
soundly trounccd Harvard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-19
RANDOM SHOTS
A GLIMPSE AHEAD

4
women's Western Golf associa-
ton championships August 24-2s.
Hinsdale. Ill
"He got me before ! got started"
~. couIon. Johnny should have
started last December.
SPEAKING OF THE HIGH
price OF loafing. II costs $50. 900 per
man to play an international polo
team. and one can crack Just as
many shins In hurting game -.
q. L. r. Of Chicago 10 urging polo
players TO keep their eye on the
goal instead OF on the ball. Prob
ably Capt. cheape was doing that,
but the ball wouldn't keep of his
eye.
oUIMET QUALIFIED AT
TREEN. YOUTH HAS NO
NERVES. BUT HE is A YEAR
OLDER.
n NEW tohh MAN blhol AN
artery while playing golf and bled
TO death. The dispatch does not
state whether he topped his drive or
missed a two-foot put.
THE DISPATCHES ANNOUNCE
that calm wind stopped Shamrock
Nv. She probably would be becalm-
ed In a monsoon.
INSERT CUT sHRDLU
Once upon time there was a
prominent visitor TO large city
who got drunk and got plnched and
did not claim he was engaged In So
Geological research work.
AT THAT THE POLO TOURNA.
ment Mt Meadowbrook is no more
dangerous than the skat tourney at
Milwaukee.
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ever before since he broke into the
big brush
Ball Loses Momentum
In n recent appearance here II was
noticed that Ieft.handed pitchers
were able to pull Johnson's speed
into right field frequently, some-
thing which seldom happened In the
past which shows that his speed n
not up to its old mark. His 40
tons on tho rubber don't seem TO
have tho old smoothness, and MS a
result tho ball has not got that trc-
mendous momentum IL used TO have
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The fact that the present Wash
ington crew ran away from Cali
fornia and Stanford In the Coast
championship regatta more than
Justified the hopes which had been
built up during the winter. and now
that they are back again In the
East they are determined not TO
return to the Coast without show
Ing their superiority.
II men alone without regard to
the science and technique of row.
fng. are to make up the crew that
crosses the line first. there IL little
doubt that the Coast crew will win.
Marvel at Sire
Never before has the Hudson
seen such a set of huskiss gathered
together In one shell. Every man
OF the eight has spent HIS boyhood
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-19
EIks Hold Show

A smoker will be staged at the
Elks' clubhouse tonight. The follow.
ing bouts will be fought; Chef Nefi
va. Billy Wright. Romeo Hagen VS.
Henry Kralger. Billy Williams vs..
Steve Gardner and Pat Dyer Va.
Walter Kraiger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-19
CrewAImostSa Sank

PoUGHKEEPsIE. N. T.. June
is.-The poor weather conditions
which have prevailed the past few
days arc keeping the crews off the
river. Cornell and Syracuse re-
NAMED ashore last night Penn
nylvania was almost swamped.
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SPOKANE. June 10. - Pete
O'Brien was the leading amateur
In the closing day OF the Pacific
Northwest Trapshooters' associa-
ton tournament at Hayden lake
Thursday. scoring las.
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Coaster Makes Il

NEW YORK. June 1e.-R l..
Murray. OF Stanford university, and
+. Il. Alexander, ex-national
doubles champion. have reached
the final round in the Metropolitan
championship tennis tournament