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wide organisation, which has 30 greatly
nred the hearts Of youth What has
happened to these holy ambitions7
An insidious egotism has made many
too easily satisfied with themselves;
and SO they have failed to reach the
real measure Of their cApabilify. Holy
ambition IL "stil achieving. still pur-
suing"
L An adequate motive and sustenance
for an ambition il given by Paul In the
days lesson, when he bade Timothy
Remember. Jesus Christ" That In
spiration lasts. Self-Aggrandizement
will fail; the desire to be useful viii
fail: the pride Of place and accomplish
ment will fail: but the example and
Spirit OF Jesus are sufficient suste-
nance. Forget Timothy. but remember
failing spring of service.
The inspired writer Of the Letter to the
Hebrews bids the faithful run the race
abides. If the runner looks e the person
goal be. gone. No earthly example is ade-
looks to Jesus finds him beckoning bea-
con. an alluring leader, an exhilarating
lamp ,9 Hs one tnens nnt Ms, smnius d,d lor
should do a. have done"
Nobody ever rode to his ambit1on's goal
in parIor car.
If one would keep the fires of ambition
burning he must saw q great deal a
wood.
After all has been said about ambition,
1t Is to be remembered that in the final
appraisal Of success, the last may be FIRST
and the first last
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
Drudsery 10 the grey angel Of success
DR.. Gannet.
Possession is nine points Of the law;
self-possession Is ten.-Anon.
There are nettles everywhsre.
But smooth green grasses are moro COM
Tho olue Of heaven is larger than ths
-E. B. Browning.
Hope Is not the man for your banker.
though he may do for . travelling COM
pan10n.-Haliburton. =
You cannot spell piety without spelling
pity. much less live lt-Tupper.
Know how sublime q thing Il IN
To suffer and be strong.
And be ye kind one to another. teuder.
hearted. forE1ving each other. even q
ooo also IN Christ forgave you.-Eph. AZ
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yake,s Bad Luck.

Here" said the proprietor Of tho
palce. '.is q little gift for you and
Jake Each bottle il finest old Ken-
tucky rye. You drop in 1t Jake's ON
your way and give him his, will you -
Sure" replied the grateful one.
On his way he fell and broke one
bottle.
ssPoor Jake he murmured, pick
ing himself ap.-Pan Nah Gazette.
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EvERYB0DY'S Bible BOX.

I'll wish to submit this puzxlng uues-
.naI rron .eI your consideration. please. Who
MISUNDERSTANDING to the Bible Satan.
OF his own volition became the adversary
he was holy. pure, grsnd of chsracter
and Of high order Of angelic nature. q
Covering cherub'' tEzekiel 1s:1s. He
,transtormed himself from the loyal. glor-
and opponent. Tho Scriptures tell M what
constituted this Transforming work-that
= nn was asf,e en- evil thousht disloysl Thought
-slgnifying bright morning star''-said
within himself, II viii ascend Into
heaven. viii exalt my throne above the
! win be like the Most High (Isaiah H:11-
ID. AS God IL the Emperor Of the entire
Universe. should like to be the emperor
OF some quarter OF 1t where might reign
supreme ana work out my own schemes
and plans" Lucifer's opportune moment
came when our first parents were created.
seeing 1 that they had pro-creative powers
upon the thought that by alternating them
from God. he could WELD an influence
over them and eventually have an earthly
him to carry out much Of his scheme,
while he was, at the same time. uncon.
sciously working out part Of the Divine
Program.
Q.-Why IL 1t that we do not have bet
ter results in answer to our prayers for
the conversion Of sinners? Is it not quite
proper Tor us to pray for them? "a. RI
among Gods people on this subject. Tho
old belief handed down to US from our
forefathers-whO burned one another at
an eternity Of torture, unless they be. ~
lieved in Christ and by faith laid hold o1
Him. were converted and became follow
ers in His footsteps. It 10 not surprising
that with such wrong conceptions before
their minds. our forefathers became ac-
customed to pray for their children and
for their neishbors. that God would exer-
that they might escape eternal torment.
Nevertheless, We can see that the whole
matter Of praying for sinners il not only
without Bible authority or precedent. but
Apostles never prayed thus. nor did they
ever authorize US to pray. And to sup
pose that God would interfere with the
simply to please us and to answer our
prayers. would be to show an utter lack
Of appreciation Of Gods character and the
mankind. The pearest approach which
We may Scripturtlly make to praying for
sinners. would to ask for wisdom that
% IN %ses os asPau
Divine character and viii ana purpose,
and in making these plain to them; and
that the circumstances and conditions Of
their hearing might be favorable.
Q.-Jesus taught his followers to pray,
Thy Kingdom come. Thy viii be done
praying for many centuries and the King
dom has not yet come. What is the diffi-
Guilty causing the delay? Gods will Is not
Haven't the Lords followers been praying
earnestly enough? &c. Ed
Answer.-God has His own times and
ious features Of HIS great plan. We srs
sure that He knew the end from the be-
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Sunday morning at IL o'clock 1mme-
after the services the annual
OF the congregation win take
place and every member II requested
to attend
st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
Second and Van Buren, streets:
p. d. Mueller, pastoroCaeFman services
at 1880 O'Clock. English services at
1850 o'clock.
Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal
church, Sixteenth and Harrison
streets. E. e. Urner, pastor. Evange-
listic services at IL o'clock and 1880
o'clock. under direction Of the pastor.
Separate meetings Tor, men and wo-
mon at $3.50 O'Clock. the mems meet
ing in basement OF church under de
rection of gospel team. Evangellstic
service each afternoon and evening
during the week. except Saturday.
Seward Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, Seward and Scotland ave.
nues. Anon 8 Clark. pastor The
morning and evening. Tho revival
services will be continued through
next week, two services daily. Misp
Mildred Marsh will give . report OF
the Student Volunteer convention that
was held in Kansas City.
Kansas Avenue Methodist church,
1925 Kansas avenue; J. e. 6cheer.
pastor-Morning service at 11-o'clock;
theme Of pastors sermon, Outward
or Inward"7 Evening preaching SER
vice by the pastor ut 7:30 O'Clock;
theme, "a Saint From Crooked Ma
terial" Prayer meeting Thursday
s~l@ Fail HvS
election Of trustees for the nsxt year.
Church Of st. Simon the Cyrenian. the
Rev. Geo. Gilbert walker. d. A.. priest In
SnTe pHsys1 Mo su63ect OF
''The Church Militant" Evensong 4:so
O'clock Subject Of secmon ns ns Stature r3cs
Second United Brethren church, Fiftu
Morning worship IL O'Clock BY the pastor.
Evangelistfc services at 7:30 o'clock 6pe-
lard. Splendid interest has been mani
tested In the special services, and about
forty have been converted in these meet
ings.
Westminster Presbyterian church, Col
lege avenue and Huntoon street. The reg
ing themes: At i c:clccs. sn "a !2e whOis- 5ShOM
some Fear Al the evening service at
7;ss xsout eelSe1 Sss 5,,s,1 waaf :; May We Believe
First Pentacostal Church Of the Naxa-
rene. between. Fifth and sixth ON Lake
morning and evening. Young peoples
meeing at $50 to 7:3o Preaching at 1880
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
Third Presbyterian, corner Fourth and
Brannef streets Rev. e. Irwin Gilmore.
~ af<x1n d.
Senior at 1915 O'clock. instaiiation SER
vices In the evening at 7:ao o'clock
Bible Students association. w. e. Hall
win give Q lecture at Lincoln Post hail,
Il at M sHSisc Es of fss
New Creation" This lecture b free.
Oakland Methodist Episcopal church,
Chester and sardou avenues. A. r. VIII
uams. the pastor, WIN preach both morn
ing and evening. Morntn< theme. spirit
est Question
First Church Of Christ. Scientist, Hun
sermon, Lite Readinx room IN cnurcn
sacees sSnasys hods9s f
meeting. Wednesday evening 1t ociock-
The brotherhood Of Westzminstsr
Presbyterian church win entertain the
Boy Scouts Of the church at . banquet
next Tuesday evening. All men Of tho
church are urged to be present at $50
O'clock An interesting and enjoyable
program has been arranged. but Z fun
attendance II necessary to make 1t .
Central Avenus Christian church,
Central Aveuue and Grant streets,
North Topeka: John p. Zimmerman.
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Tho Classic Of Ne1shboFlineas.
The International Sunday School Les
son for Jan. Is Il "The Good Sa-
maritau."-Luko 10:25-37.
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Third Christian church; James Cur
nisf. pastoF-C -Communion uere1ee AM
sermon at II O'Clock Sermon 1t, 1:4
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The Evangelical st Psurs church
Third and Hancock street1s Rev. H
Becker, pastor. win hold services o.
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The East Side Methodist Epaocopa
church, Seventh and Lime streets: e
A. Shut, pastor-Publ1c worship at /
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Hope Is not the man for your banker,
panion.-Haliburton.
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When the Heart of Youth In Aflame.
Terse Comments for January Is:
Ambitious EndeavorerA"-II Tim.
2:1-18.
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willingness to pay any price to be
greatly used by God in the worlds
service.
The ashes Of yesterday deadn the
fire OF today. Paul said. ''9tir into
flame the gift that il in thee" Give
attention to the cultivation Of your
powers and of your purpose. This
business of being ambitious needs not
only intention but also attention. Ev-
erybody desires better things, in q more
or less vague fashion; only the Mt make
it the real business Of life to keep the
flame Of resolution brightly burning.
A clever comment upon the recent
awakening Of the men Of the churches
was. '-One thing fear about this up
rising of the laymen II that they viii
sit down too SOON" That remark was
born OF an observation Of life. Many
ambitions that promise great things
prove anemfc, and quickly languish by
the way. Purpose without persistence
Is powerless.
Consider All the millions Of young
men and women who have passed
through the Christian Endeavor eo-
cicty. The great dreams of youth
famed in their hearts They aspired to
noble service. Lifo seemed to them 4
talent to be nightly multiplied. Yet
where are they todAy9 Loyal, eni-
cient Christians. the most OF them. NO
doubt. Some have done really dis
tin9uinhed service IN the church and
state. But. anrely, the. world has Z
right 70 expeot more Of this world
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And be ye kind one to another, tendar-
hearted. forE1vtng each other. even q
God also In Christ forgave you.-Eph- 4:3z
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There are nettle1 everywhere,
mon still:
The olue OF heaven II larger than ths
cloud.
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First Pentacostal Church Of the Naxa-
rene. between Fifth and Sixth on Lake
street. Preaching by Rev. d. H. 0ottshalk
morning and evening. Young people s
meeing at $50 to 7:30 Preaching at 1880.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
7:30 o'clock.
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Grace cathedral. Eighth and Taylor
streets, The Rev. J. r. de b. Kaye.
Holy communion at 1880; Sunday school
at $50 o'clock; Morning service a& II
o'clock by Dean Kaye; evening service
at 4:30 O'Clock; service 1t Christ hos
pital at p M
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The greatest of ambitious IL the
willingness to pay any price to be
greatly used by God in the worlds
service.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-17

You cannot spell piety without spelling
pity, much less live lt.]Tupper.
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Spiritual meeting Sunday evening u
o'clock at Lincoln Post hall Sptr-
ttual messages communicated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
WAR DOGS AND WAR HORSES

NNE of the pictorial features of the
~ war. as we'll as a picturesque and
practical feature of the terrific conflict
is the Belgium dog-the dog of Elan
ders-that draws machine guns. These
some duty patiently, efficiently and
CALAMITY, and are brave among the
bravest. The heroism of the dog and
the horse. their courage. their forti-
tude and their loyalty will be sung by
poets when this war is done.
One Of the curious reflections that
come to a man-and, for that matter,
may also come to a woman, is that the
dog has been a companion of man ever
since man made any record in stone or
other wise which is Ineligible to the
man of today. The bones of man, the
master, and his faithful dog are found
together in relics of the stone age.
Man and his dog have never been apart.
They have lived together in faith and
happiness for countless centuries.
Another reflection Is that ages ago
how many, measured in years or cen
turtles. no man knows-the horse, that
strong and honest chum of the field ar
tilleryman and the cavalryman, was no
larger than these Belgian dogs. The
fossilized remains of the Hipparion
horse of tho pliocene age are found in
the rocks in many parts of Europe and
in those very regions where his larger
and stronger descendant is helping
fight his masters battles. This horse
was about the size Of the dwarf horses
which may be seen today on the Island
of Chincoteague. Off the coast of Vir-
ginia, and which are sometimes shipped
to Washington for sale as ponies for
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WIFE OF NEW ITALIAN AMBASSADOR NATIVE OF ARGENTINA


his governess. and my girl is continu-
ing with a German governess, whom
we brought with US from Europe.
IT have lived a great deal in Rome
since my marriage and have become
somewhat Of an Italian, because this is
the nationality of my husband and my
children. I am fond of society and
have mingled quite closely in the social
life of the Italian capital. Consequent
ly I have learned to speak Italian, but
1 must confess that 1 am a poor lin
guist and speak poor English and poor
French.
1--WE like very much" said madame.
1.-The opportunity which brings US to
America. My husband and I are not
entirely strangers here. and therefore
know something of the hospitality
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sador to Italy. is at present occupying
Count oil Cellere's home in Rome.
The Count and Countess di Cellere are
preparing to enter actively into the So
cial life of the American capital The
teliere family is of IN exclusive and
aristocratic Roman line, with a social
pre-eminence handed down for gener-
ations. Count di Cellere is, in addition.
very wealthy-so there is every prom
Use of brilliant entertainments during
their sotou~n
They are already familiar with the
United States, having visited here dur
ing the year 1903-1904 with a party of
officials TO attend the Inauguration of
the worlds fair at st. Louis At that
time Count di Cellere remained in
Washington and assumed the duties of
charge daffaires at the Italian embassy
until July. 1904.
His diplomatic service has been wide
and varied. His first appointment to a
foreign post took him to Buenos Aires.
After leaving Washington ten years
ago he went to Petrograd as councillor
ito Rome and spent a few years as
secretary in chief to the minister of
foreign affairs. This position he held
under several occupants. In 1908 he
returned to Buenos Aires as minister
and remained there for five years. Now
he comes to America to hold for the
first time the rank of ambassador.
Count di Cellere has held many i'm
portant and prominent positions in his
country. having been secretary to the
Italian premier and organizer of the
international conference of the Inter
national Institute of Agriculturalists.
He is a graduate of the University of
Rome, where he took high honors in
the competitive entrance examinations
for the diplomatic service.
The Countess Dolores di Cellere is not
an Italian. She is native of Argen-
tina and met her husband when he held
his first diplomatic post at Buenos
Aires. She is. therefore. more of the
Spanish type than the Italian, though
her residence in Rome has practically
naturalized her to the country of her
husband.
One is most strongly impressed upon
Countess di Cellere with the
veritable difference which exists be-
tween the women of Europe and those
of America. Madame, for instance,
breathes an atmosphere of repess and
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and friendliness of the American peo-
pie.
''Of all things, though, I am mainly
interested in my life at home with my
children, and, like all women, / think.
1 am very fond of reading. But there
is nothing about me that is in any way
eXara ordinary"
Madame was asked If she would say
anything about Italy's part in the Eu-
ropean war. She raised her hands in
remonstrance and said that she could
not talk politics.
In appearance madame is of the char
acteristic exotic type, with black hair
and black eyes. She is of medium
height and dresses in mourning. Her
health recently has been very poor-in
fact. the delay of the arrival of the
family in this country was due to an
illness of the countess which would
not allow of an ocean voyage.
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little children. The Chincoteague horse.
despite his size, or his lack of size. is
not more closely related to the Hip
parton or to the horses of the miocene,
pliocene or pleistocene periods of the
earth'S history than are the giant
horses that draw big wagons in the
streets of Washington. The Chinco-
league horse is believed to be de-
scended from some normal-sized horses
left on that island by early explorers
or shipwrecked there. or escaped from
the mainland to that island. when and
how nobody knows.
For many years. or ever since geology
began to read the story of the world
in its rocks. the Hipparion, or even
earlier horse forms. was not known
outside the rocks of Europe and Asia,
but he has been found recently, or his
rock-embalmed bones have been found.
under the sands of the Mojave desert
and in the deserts to the northward of
that waste.
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Deterioration.

SEATED before a very conventional
- painting by a Royal Academician
John Sloan, the etcher. said at a tea in
New York:
This painting is good example of
the Royal Academy's work. As look at
it, I remember a remark that Whistler
made at one of the Royal Academy's an
nual shows.
whistler, after survey Of the ex-
ecrable paintings in the gray old
venor galleries said:
"'Great mems origins are always inter-
esting. but it isn't generally known that
several Royal Academicians actually be
gan life as artists
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THE SWORD I'm HISTORY
MztRN4Tr0wA. WfN g

pons used by the Moors of Spain in the
middle ages. still to be seen represent
ed in the pictures at the Alhambra.
The making of swords was not for
The espaderos, or swordmakers, worked
at their own homes alone. or with
certain number of apprentices. Like all
craftsmen, they were bound together in
guilds.
Many of the kings of Spain accorded
to the finest swordmakers of Toledo
certain privileges. such as exemption
from certain imposts and duties apper-
tanning to the sale of swords. the pur-
chase of iron and steel and other pri-
mary material.
The steel used by the espaderos of
Madrid was obtained in an iron mine
situated about three miles from Man
dragon in the Basque provinces.
According to Palomeus, a Toiedan
swordmaker of the eighteenth century.
ledans preserved particular secrets for
the temperinG of their arms. They
were compelled to use the water OF the
Tagus. as well as the fine white sand
that the river contains in its bed. This
sand served for the operation OF what
they termed refrescar la calda, or cool
ing, for when the metal became red
and commenced to throw off sparks the
espaderos instantly sprinkled 1t with
sand.
The blade having become cherry-red.
they plunged the point into q wooden
reservoir full of the water Of the Ia
gus, and, having once cooled IL, they
Strengthened 1t as much as was desir-
able.
They then subjected such of the
blades as had not hitherto been eX-
posed to the fire. and when IL began to
redden they took it by the tongue with
red-hot pincers and plunged it into
sheep suet until it cooled, an operation
that impaired temper to IT.
One famous Toledan sw ordma ker of
whom mention is made was Julian. sur
named ell Moro or the Moor, by reason
of his coming from Granada, where no
worked until the end Of the nfteentn
century for King Boabdil.
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Doubt.

AT luncheon at the Philadelphia
IA Country Club. a VIGOROUSLY poor
golfer said to the champion. Mrs, r.
II. Barlow:
IT am improving, Mrs. Barlow: 7 am
improving. I did the difficult fourth
hole yesterday in three
Mrs. Barlow smiled.
Three what-hours" she said
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Countess Macchi di Cellere Looking Forward to
Her Sojourn in This Country-Her Children
Are Her Chief lnterest-Difference Between
the Women of Europe and This Country.

~PHE post of Italian ambassador
is undoubtedly one of the
most important of the num-
erous embassies accredited
to the United States by for
eign countries. And this is mainly true
for the reason that upon the Italian
ambassador falls the final arbitration of
the problems and grievances that veX
the largest single class Of immigrants
that come to the United States. for
our immigration statistics reveal that
during the last year alone more than
100000 Italians left their sunny shores
10 come 20 this country. This number
represents almost one-half of the en-
tire number of immigrants who en-
tered.
The tasks of providing for the we'll
being OF these citizens to- be and solv-
ing the countless other questions in
volved in the process of converting
them into Americans are obviously not
minor considerations for the man who
represents the italian government in
the land to which SO many OF her sons
emigrate. They are. needless TO state.
but one class of the many diplomatic
duties under the supervision of the
Italian ambassador. They are. how
ever. important enough in themelves
to Justify the conspicuous position
given this post.
This year Washington diplomatic So
ciety is introduced to a new Italian am
bassador, Count Mecchi di Cellere and is
Furthermore favored because for the
first time IN two years, owing to the
absence OF the Marchioness Cusani. wife
of the retiring ambassador, the embassy
may now boast of the presence of Il
chatelaine. Count Celere has brought his
wife and children, with large retinue
of italian servants, to be with him dur
ing his diplomatic residence in America
They are occupying the beautiful CO.
lonial residence of Thomas Nelson Page
in Washington. This house. which is
one OF the most magnificent in Wash
ington's millionaire colony. is within
three blocks of the embassy building
owned by the Italian government and
recently occupied by the Marquis Gu
sanf. " is rather coincidence that
Thomas Nelson Page, now our ambas-
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post of italian ambassador
is undoubtedly one of the
most important of the num-
IL erops embassies accredited
70 the limited States by for