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east Of Samaria, the capital city. "Com-
passed the city" Benhadad promptly
sent his forces to capture the prophet.
Verses 15-17.-Supreme confidence.
1t was a night march on Dothan, for
the plan was to surprise It's inhabitants
and make strcight for the residence of
Elisha. "The servant OF the man OF
God" This young man had gone
forth" out of the city in the early
morning and discovered that a host
comprised it." He gave the alarm
and ran back in despair to his master.
How shall we do?" He did not know
that the prophet had access to great re-
sources. Elisha. with great calmness.
replied to his servant and assured him
that there vas no need to fear. "They
that be with us are more than they
that be with them" Here is the secret
of courage and victory. "Open his
eyes that he may see." Elisha desired
to have his servant share his faith with
him, but 1t was a gift from God and
must come from above. THE noun
tain was full of horses and chariots of
fire." This Is o vivid description Of
the spiritual forces which protected
Elisha unseen to mortal eye. 1t was
this confidence in God that induced
Elisha to go boldly into the midst of
the enemy. who We're smitten with
blindness They helplessly followed
Elisha, who did not make himself
known, until they came into the city
of Samaria. Here good was returned
for evil, and this led to peace.
1.-THE sense of sufficiency." Many
people become like Elisha's servant
when they face difficulties. Elisha
looked up to God, and by prayer he re-
ceived strength to do his work. 9th
ers have found prayer to be the open
sesame into liberty, joy and deliver
ance. But If we would pray we must
take time for this blessed exercise. BE
still and know that | am Cod" is the
divine exhortation. Relax the nervous
tension under which you are living.
Our sufficiency is of God" said the
apostle, and he discovered this blessed
secret by meditation and prayer.
Lord, show us how to practice the
fine art of prayer and SO have peace.
The Lesson Hymn.
IHymnal. No. AIS. Tune. Flemming.l
o holy Saviour. friend unseen,
Since on thine arm thou bidd'st me lean.
Help me throughout life's changing scene.
BY faith to cling to thee.
Though oft / seem to tread alone
Lies dreary waste, with thorns GER
grown,
Thy voice of love, in g~entlest tore,
Still whispers. "Cling to mel"
Though faith and hope are often tried,
] ask not, need not. aught beside;
So safe. so calm. so satisfied.
The SOU that elings to thee.
-Charlotte Elliott.
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I~NCENDIARY BOMBS.
Terrific Heat Of Thermite, the Stuff
With Which They Are Filled.

Terrific Heat Of Thermite, the Stuff
With Which They Are Filled.
Incendiary bombs are one of the
most fearful engines of modern war
fare. The reason they throw out such
a terrific heat is because they are filed
with thermite.
Thermite is so hot when 1t is fred
that 1t will melt iron and steel with
the greatest Ease and even burn its
way through granite.
This marvellous substance was dis
covered in 1902. 1t is really a mixture
of coarsely powdered aluminium and
oxide Of iron. 1t can't be fred by It,
self, but has to be started by another
mixture consisting Of finely powdered
aluminium and barium peroxide.
The wonderful heating power of this
terrible substance has been made use
OF all over the world In iron and steel
welding. Steel joints are welded solid
ly together In a few moments by plac.
ing a little thermite round the joint and
firing 1t.
The thermite mixture Is as safe TO
handle or store as sawdust-safer. In
fact. Only the special mixture or a
very high temperature indeed will set
1t on fire. II necessary the two sub
stances from which thermite is made
a be taken separately and mixed
when required, and there Is no danger
whatever In aluminium powder or OK.
ide Of iron. which is. practically speak
ing. iron rust. yet the mixture makes
up N of the hottest substances
known.-Pearson's Weekly.
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ORKNEY ISLANDERS.
Proud Of Their Morse Descent and Pre-
fer Scenery to Trees.

Miss Elinor Root. who has been visit
ing In the little known Orkney islands.
tells us that the natives are very proud
of their Morse origin, Indignantly repu-
dating the idea that their forbears
were Scottish.
People do not speak here with near
ly so broad an accent as the people in
Scotland" Miss Root remarked TO her
hostess. 'and | notice the names do not
sound Scotch-Cutt, Twatt. Flett, Cur
sitor, and so on. How is thatT'
My hostess stiffened visibly.
They are not Scotch. We are not
Scotch. We did not come from Scot
land. Have We never heard of the
Norsemen from beyond the seas? We
are the descendants Of them. We are
not of Scotch blood. Ye do not call the
Irish English; ye're not to call US
Scotch"
Il beg your pardon" / returned hum
bly,. and to change the subject plunged
into the theme of afforestation. The
venture was an unfortunate one. as
trees refuse to grow in the islands.
Trees spoil the scenery" declared
my hostess. I'VE would not have them
IL we could. If We go TO the southland
ye cannot see anything of the scenery
for the trees. We like to see scenery"
-Lippincott's Magazine.
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When Texas Branded Thieves.

Adam was the first man, the very
first, to be indicted by a grand jury In
Houston. His name. to be more spe-
cific, was James Adam. The charge
was that he stole, the indictment lar
ceny. He was convicted. This was
the sentence: To return to the rightful
owner the sum of C$205, TO obe given
thirty-nine lashes on the bare back In
Q public place and to be branded with
the letter Il on the back of the right
hand. This all happened in Houston
in the spring of 1887. The first book
of the records of the legal doings OF
Harris county is Il yellowed and Old
thing. The first matter written In 1t Is
a statement signed by Sam Houston
giving authority for the court. Ii an
nounces that he has appointed BenJa-
min Franklin judge of the court the
place is given as 1.-THE town OF Hous-
ton, county of Harrisburg. republic Oh
Texas."-Houston Chronicle.
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Columbia Adopts Strict Athletic Rules.
With the restoration of football at
Columbia university a new eligibility
code has been adopted by the largest
Of the American universities.
Hereafter no freshman will be eligi-
bic to represent Columbia in major
sports, no student can represent the
university for more than four years In
major sports and no student holding
a degree from another college or uni
versity can represent Columbia In any
sport.
These rules have been In effect, so
far a the Columbia oarsmen are con-
cerned, for several years, but the new
code will now apply to the football,
baseball and track teams.
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Europe Obsessed by the Fear
OF Spies; Everybody Suspected
Dangerous to Travel In Any of the Belligerent
Countries, as You Are Always
Under Suspicion.

to read them all through and identify
my photograph before allowing me to
continue in my work.
1.-THE sentinel would be extremely Sc
rious until he had thoroughly convinc-
ed himself I vas not a spy, and then,
relaxing, he would invariably converse
about the camera. They weren't afraid
of the pictures l was taking, although
even In times Of peace photographs of
Notifications are forbidden; they were
afraid I was merely pretending to be
a photographer"
But 1t Is not merely since the war
began that the countries Of Europe
have had such a fear for spies. Dur
ing these recent years, while Europe
was becoming more and more an arm
ed camp, the suspicion of spies has
been constantly increasing, and for a
good reason.
Perhaps the most useful Of all types
Of spy Is the international courtesan.
whose achievements will never be
known today or tomorrow, but who, in
her own twisted way, helps to make
the history Of Europe" says a British
officer who served In the German army
and who has just written a book called
1.-The German Army From Within"
1.-THE great Frederick Is reported to
have said, Il have one cook and a hun
bred SPIES Today the position is a
little broader, for since Germany has
seer herself as the future apex Of
world power the courtesan is always
welcomed In Berlin and other large
towns and furnished with ample funds
for work in other countries.
Curious Company Of Women.
'These are a curious, cosmopolitan
company, mostly Partisan. though they
display no national idiosyncrasy, and 1t
would be difficult for the observer to
ascribe to them any particular nation
atty. They will appear everywhere
as the phrase goes, extensively gowned
and accompanied by squires Of recog-
nized social position, and many perhaps
acquire a reputation for sailors homes
of rest, and SO forth.
Next to the highly placed person
age comes the humber spy who gath
ers information when and where he
can. Quiet. u~npicturesque people.
whom we should suspect of the
melodramatic calling Of spy, have been
brought up at Bow street. and one
has recognized among them walters,
Aairdressers. hall porters and other
folk in obscure walks Of life."
DIR. Armgaard Karl Graves In his
book 1.-The Secrets of the German War
Office" tells how princesses and counts,
lawyers and doctors, actors and act
resses, mondaines of the great world,
demimondaines Of the half world,
walters and porters, are all made use
of as occasion arises.
DIR. Graves declares that great sing
ers, dancers and artists. especially of
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Topics of the Sport World

By SQUARE DEAL

game the amateur and collegiate rules
this year will be alike. This result
was attained through a number of open
meetings held during the winter, and a
mail vote.
The principal point of disagreement
was the dribble rule. The new uni
form rule now adopted is in substance
as follows: Dribbling will be permit
ted, and at the end of the dribble a
player will be allowed to throw for
goal. and If he makes the goal II will
count.
Heretofore the amateur rule did not
permit the scoring of a goal after a
dribble, but the amateur authorities
have conceded this point to the college
men. and in the future amateur teams
with permit this style of play.
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Verses 810.-Helpful counsel.
Elisha lived among the people and
was interested in everything that re-
lated to their welfare. He entered
into politics when he saw that 1t would
help the cause Of righteousness. He
encouraged people to come to him in
their trouble. Thus he gained the pub
lie ear and became known as the SYM
pathetic and discerning counselor, the
benevolent helper and the prophet Of
peace. He was instrumental In help
ing the people when they were exposed
to the powerful attacks of the Syrians.
On one occasion, when Samaria was
besieged, there was a great famine in
the city. When the crisis was the Sc
verest Elisha predicted the speedy
coming of relief. Through foul lepers
information was brought to the city
that the Syrians had mysteriously de-
serted their camp, leaving food and all
other belongings. The ~Israelites took
advantage Of this news and had food
in abundance. "In such and such a
place shall be my camp" This refers
to the ambush which the king of Syria
had planned to entrap the Israelites.
Beware that thou pass not such a
place" A message was speedily dis
patched by Elisha warning King Je-
horam. "Syrians are come down."
Reference is here made to their place
Of eoncealment. Saved himself" He
sent his messengers ahead to examine
the points indicated and found that it
was as Elisha had said. This happen
ed several times, mot once nor twice."
and Jehoram escaped with his army.
Verses 11-13.-Desperate confusion.
Benhadad was not pleased with these
repeated failures to capture his enemy.
"Sore troubled for this thing" He was
alarmed and did not know what to
make Of 1t. He summoned "his serv-
ants" and investigated. (which Of us
is for the king of Israeli" 1t would
have Jared Ill with any culprit. But
the enemy vas without. elisha
telleth the king of Israel" The proph-
ct was the informer. He knew all
that was taking place. "Bedchamber."
Where privacy was enforced. This
word was used figuratively Of the Sc
cret purposes Of the king. Elisha vas
reported as being a mind reader who
could not be bafled. go and spy ont
where he is" Benhadad could not see
that the man who knew his secret
thoughts would detect this scheme to
capture him. Behold, he is in Do
than.' This fortress town was on q
lonely hill surrounded by a plain. 1t
was about twelve miles to the north
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Japs Are Expert Golfers.

Four japanese merchants of New
York rank among the best golfers en-
rolled as members Of the North Jersey
Country club. They took up the game
about a year ago and have shown such
wonderful skill at it that they are able
right now to give a real battle to the
best players among the white members
of the club. They are Z. Awoki, II.
Yoshida, X. Ichinomiye and s. No
mura.
Golf is a wonderful game" said
Nomura. "We are fascinated by it and
play it whenever We get a chance. We
try always to improve our game by
watching the expert Americans play.
We never miss a championship contest
in this section in which the American
stars are contestants"
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Fewer Indians In Baseball.

The Indians seem to be disappearing
from baseball.
Chief Bender, Chief Meyers, Chief
Johnson. Jim Thorpe and Jim Blue
jacket seem to be the sole remaining
members Of the race that once cut a
wide swath in the pastime. And Ben
der and Meyers are due to pass soon
beyond the big league horizon.
Justin Clarke, Balenti, Jude, lie Roy.
Bruce and a flock Of others who came
from the wind swept plains of the west
to grace the big league diamonds have
gone, and none have come to take their
place.
A few years ago an Indian on a ball
team was figured as a big drawing
card. But they draw no more, and the
big league scouts seem to be giving
them the go-by.
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The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAN.

Golden Text. The angel Of Jeho-
yah encampeth round about them
that fear him, and delivereth them
Cps. xxxiv, y.
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becoming national champion, may have
to quit the sport entirely. According
to his doctors, the strenuous pace he
sets is killing him, and unless he gives
1t rp, at least for a reasonable time,
he will o 80 to his grave.
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TT is dangerl9s enough to be fool
ing around in Europe these days
on any sort of mission. 1t Is de-
cidedly dangerous to be a spy
over there. It Is decidedly dangerous
even to look like Q SPY, act like a spy
or be unable to prove you aren't a spy.
for out Of every ten persons shot as
spies there Is but one perhaps really
seeking information to give to the en-
envy.
Europe Just nov Is spy crazy. In the
words Of Weigle, every chambermaid
and every waiter is suspicioned and
suspicious" The American who bun-
giles because of the strange language
and because Of the strange customs
and because he is trying his best to be
neutral has a particularly hard time
Of II.
A dangerous person is a spy. A man
who Is In a position to tip OF informa-
tion concerning guns and trenches and
the weakness or strength Of an enemy
at a given point is considered as valu-
able an asset to an army as an entire
corps.
Catching . Suspect.
Let q person who doesn't look just
right walk down a street in London,
Paris, Petrograd or Berlin and he is
Immediately pounced upon by what
o becomes a hooting mob. When
the officers arrive he Is searched on the
spot, his clothes being stripped from
him where he stands, for there Is al
ways fear that he may throw some
thing way en- route to the military
headquarters. Indeed, since the war
began more than N American woman
Il known to have been shorn Of her
clothing under suspicion that a dan
gerous spy was Disgusting his sex.
A French automobile u approaching
the French lines along the river Aisne.
It Is filed with men In French uni
forms and with two nuns. The French
sentinel stops the party. He finds the
entire lot to be German soldiers. Ac-
ton Is about to be taken when an off,
Ger In a French uniform rides up to
take charge. One Of the sentine's is
cautious enough to ask the officer for
his papers. In the papers he finds one
letter wrong. The next morning the
whole burch-passengers of automo-
bile and the phony officer who rode up
on ho~rseback-are shot, but it was a
close call.
Motion Picture Man at the Front.
II shall never forget what a hard
time / had over there taking motion
pictures" says Edwin F. Weigle, the
Chicago Tribune's Gamers man In the
war zone. mo sooner would ! get
started turning the crank than a SEN
tinel would approach, demand my pa
pers and take most aggrayating pains
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Russian and Austrian origin, are often
spies. In fact, this writer, who claims
to have been fer twelve years a sue
cessful spy in. the kaiser's service,
makes the statement that no less per-
son than Anna Pavlowa is retained by
the Russian government at $4,000 ru-
bles a year.
Spies Everywhere In Peace Days.
The idea Of a gigantic spy system,
operating in times of peace, is so for
eign to American ideas that there is an
inclination to discredit the occasional
instances Of spying to which public
opinion Is directed. But during times
Of peace these agents of the govern
ments are everywhere active neverthe-
less.
Since the days of Moses ministers
and heads Of departments have found
1t necessary to obtain early and correct
information other than that through
the usual official channels. Persons
unknown In official circles must be en-
ployed. In recent years Germany, Eng
land, France and Russia have kept the
most stringent watch ON each others
movements.
We will say that the secret agent
receives his orders from headquarters
Of the intelligence department of the
imperial navy in Berlin at Koeniggrat-
zerstrass 20, for Germany is known to
have the most perfect secret service
system Of any country In the world.
Solid. but unpretentious, the building
in which the headquarters is located is
the embodiment Of Prussian efficiency
and is decidedly well guarded.
The nan who is sought for the serv-
ice-the government knows its men
well before trusting them with the
work-learns early that he must not
ask questions, that he must not talk
and that there are many unwritten
laws attached to the system. The agent
Of the government, known by IN OFF,
cial number and signing all his COM
~munications with a given number, may
be sent to pose as a botanist around
the hills of Port Arthur. In this In
stance Germany wishes to know the
relative strength of the Russian posi-
tons In the far east before setting out
to undermine Russian influence south
Of the Austrian border.
The next hurried trip Of the govern
ment agent may have been to Constan-
tinople to discover which of the court
officials there were In French and Rus
sian pay. He Is ordered to find out the
favorites of the high officials and off,
GERS, especially the nationality Of these
women. 1t may suit his purpose bet
ter on this occasion to play the role Of
an invalid South African planter.
Gets information From Dancer.
1t may take a full month of night
work to become familiar with the In
Vulnerable demimondaines. One blum
der and he is gone. He frequents the
Follies, a cabaret crowded every night
with Turkish officers, and there forms
the acquaintance of a thoughtless APP
pearing dancer, who under the right
sort Of pressure gives the desired in
formation.
Later this same secret service agent
may be at Monte Carlo, having as his
assistant a youthful and strikingly
beautiful countess. A secret meeting
Is to take place between representa-
tives Of rival powers and he must learn
what traEspires. Health trips to Monte
Carlo taken at the same time by more
than one statesman are looked upon
with much suspicion and investigated.
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Doctors Order Johnston to Quit.

William NJ. Johnston, the California
youth who defeated all the tennis ex-
perts in the recent tournament, thereby
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Uniform Basketball Rules.

Uniform Basketball Rules.
A committee appointed by the Am
ateur Athletic union. to confer with the
college athletic authorities regarding
basketball, announced recently that for
the first time in the history of that
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AMUSING.

Cholly-I was up at the zoo yester-
day watching the monkeys. 1t was
awfully amusing.
Mae-I dare say it was-for them
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
New-York tribune., 1915-11-21
hISEROCCHI PLANS
ANOTHER H0STLERY
Structure in Italian Design TO
Be at Coney Island.

A new Royersi Hotel and restaurant
will be built az the southeast corner OF
Ocean Parkway and Neptune Avenue
Brighton Beach. by Felix Miseroechi,
Who also owns and manages the hotTl
koversi, at % West Twenty-seVehth
Street, and the summer Hotel hoVersl
a. Sea Gate. Coney Island.
The new hotel 70 be built in Brighton
Beach h,s been designed by n. Ser
rzeino. architect. who viii also super
intend tn erection % the building.
Both the exterior and interior OF the
Rev building are designed m he
Italian style, with gardens and foun-
tini IN front Of the building, wnicn
vii also be In the same architecture.
The main building viii be II feet front
AID 70 feet deep with a large yeranoa
a. ihe front and sides o. the builGng.
The main entrance 20 the restaurant
VII De on Ocean Parkway, and tnere
vi be an entrance on Neptune Ave
sss for the use Of the guests stopping
q the hotel Opposite the Neptune
Avenue side o. the building there VIII
third entrance for the accommoda-
toh Of automobile parties, and space
iof ne parking OF automobiles VIII
also be provided
Inc main dining room is 70 be 81
ists By rs feet and the entire building
iinfoaghout will be equipped with az
ne latest Improvement. Work VIII
Be started in February, 1916, and II Is
sxreeted that the building viii be
ready Tor occupancy BIZ June, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1915-11-21

undeveloped places In the district. "The
unusually healthful condition of Fourth
av. from a rental standpoint, practi-
cally all vacancies from 18th ST. TO 32d
st. having been absorbed, and the de-
mand still continuing strong, assures
for this building the success these oper-
ators have met with in their previous
ventures" said realty expert yester-
day.
In order to facilitate the handling Of
freight and for the general conven-
fence Of the tenants in the building the
subway entrance and exit kiosks will
be removed from the 2Sth st. sidewalk
and direct connection with the subway
provided through the building, both
from Fourth av. and 2sth st. This will
materially relieve the congestion at
this station, which last year sold ap-
proximately 100000 tickets, or an in
crease of about 175,000 over the pre-
vious twelve months.
Ewing, Bacon g. Henry, Inc, who
have recently opened a branch office in
the Flatiron Building to handle prop
critics in this district, have been ap-
pointed sole agents for the building.