SUNDAY IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES MtrongBennons and Excellent Mask: Heard by Congregations. Id tbe First Presbyterian Cburcb, on Uutiday morning, tbe potior, the Bo*. Oharlaa H. Bobnar, preached oo "FMBooel BSapooslblllly," toting oo hh an, John 21; &: "If I will ibit be (any till I Dome, wbkl la Ibol to thee? tallow t boo Me." He eald Id part: ftMOa wordo Jesu* aDDoonced tto (root troth of mob 'a personal atv OOODtaMllty to God. Peter bed juat Mastoid of Hie coming martyrdom. Torn tog aboot and eeelng Jobo be aatod tbaLord, -What aboot him? to whlefaJeeoe replied lo the word* of IB* tart, declaring that Hie purpose* rtgmdtog John were no concern of Mart*. 'What I* that to tbee ? Polknrtbon Ma.' "We an personally reapun-ible to God to the matter of to«b. It ha* baao told that it done not matter whet o bud batterer only eo be la slotyre Tbara eon Id be oo more pernicious doctrine. It doae matter very me lartalty what a man believe*, for 'a* a mao thlnkm.b Id ble heart, *o la be.' sWhm an w* to go for our faltb? Are we to derive oar bellefa from curreni optnlooaT J eon a mid, 'Follow thou Ma.' Wa an to go to Christ for oar 1Mb, Me m oar Inatractor to eplrttnal tblaga It la of comparatively little Importance what other* may eay 'What la that to the*?' Id Ibe matter all fclth, Ibe word of Jeeoa I* all im pmw. 'Other foundation can do MBi My than hath been laid, which I* JaatoChrtsC' "Wo an paraooally accountable to Oa< to the matter of eoDdoet. One of thaqamtluDo by which men an apt to delenalBert their doty u, 'What will the world eay.' Then la a deiee table motto eo mat which It working aotold toheUef. It to: 'When you an Id ■Mhadeaatha Humane do.' Acting i ob tMe matte, a young mao, going ' fMn Bhi aOantiy boen* to Ibe city , and I detag a* many In the city do, forgetr. • the Bib> ilk and la band to tome ' ptaaaam maatt on the ljord'a day I toeee often than to ehoreh. He as- « BMto hlmaeir bymylng. They ell do ■ BP BatOodaaya, Thou ahalt uot fol « towa maltttnde to do evil.' Wa an <1 aet aaoaoo table to the crowd, bat we •wwwiiwe >o IH crowa. DO I we

en aoaeaDtabla to God. 'Follow thon Ma.' la tto ward of Jaeo*.' -Wa an pateuaaiiy nepooeibie to Oad to thaaeaaarofearvlea. It him t to earve God by proxy. It Tea an a ChrMlan, gat ooder your ewa bardmaod haar K. Don't cringe, daot aampiata, doa't shirk. No man obb da yaaer daty any mon than he aaaaalordrtakorelaaptoryou. Yon kareawert that ao other eaa do, and yeaan pareeoally accountable to God Ml If WiMitoBimi of that work. A» asrc.r M la yooiaeif. And everyone of u. MsB glee an aeeoont of hlmaslf to rtmn M. a. Wa tost of the morning eermon in theFMI M. K. Chart b wae John lt;2 "la My Father's bourn an many manMeaa; If it warn oat as, I would bar* Ml yah. I go to pnpan a place for 9m." ' ' fWto Katp «pok* especially 'to'the toff* todEM* who ware present, fbr a •w toMatoa, daring which ba unght thaw *ery pmcXkaily haw oar Lord ie^alMMMV H* be lined up. draw, all mm matt Him. A magnet with «Mlll Balle wen oaed to Htoetnte tola drawing quality, and ampbaale wae laid apoe tba fact that Opd'a love anon efficaciously tto> MMelto pmple or thorn who hMaleaa .toadg rnaty. bant and ••"Hi % The epaahar then aotaard apaa the conelderailon of tbe ""■WPlagtopart: alwaye in Hh earthly ■tahlgy aha wad the daapaat regard ■vwim. w .« ■■WwelMreof haaeaolty. Every—totWdalwayatha llle of tbe people ■ifnttoHla. Ba want about doing ■aad. Ba hmlid all manner of dto earn. Ba IM tba hungry, netorad «gM to the hUod. cured the leper "■MM Mad. There h hardly one ef Hh toliaelm that wa. not wrought heeaaee el Ble divine eympalhy for ■aady bamanky. — -X— enny. -

"Tlia eraaky of the oppraaaor to tbe lowly and Waak alwaye atlrred Him lo ■Whin ae Indignation and canead Him la Same ant lo dannnclatlon that , amlhad. baroad and blUtervd tbe ob Ma edit as by a foretaste of ibe flame* _ * M. Ho. ». ,. IL. > damnation of hell r wan Hh word. ? to thorn who devoared wldowe' bouae. aad groaad the face, of tbe poor. ° "Nev art be leva, oar Lord alwaye em- , phBMaed the vital and eternal laanea of t MM Ba Joel pat tba spiritual. before . the material. 'Man,' He mid to tbe f toNpter, 'atoll not live by bnad alone.' , liases aet lor tb* meat that perhbcth.' , •Lay ap tnaanna lo baaven' h a bar , dme of Hh teaching. To tbe woman t al Hamirh. 'If any man drink of tbe t walar that I ehaU give him. It will be t W Mm a waH of water epringing op | tolo avtrtaaUng llfa.' 'Seek H™i lbf kingdom of God,' h Hh command." ( Bmantog to hh test. Dr. Kuip I dwBl at length upon It. declaration t aadlto prom he, "In my Father'. , hat aa. I would oot bava told you.™ J Aad, '"I go |o prepare a place for you • thai whom I am ye may be also." t Jeeaa Chito know, of (torn many , I k* He laid aside tba glory t Ha had wkh the Father before tbe t wartd wae, took upon Htouelf the r toeto ef man that He might remake i a OeHhl to the manelooa of which a Ba epahoto Hh declplaa. ° -the ptom lor yoa" h to coane of l pwpedaltoa, waklog the completion of t •wepMpem. It late to a prepared li It le lo b# p WMy.Mto Htouelf wtU he, lor a Mm Ma M we am lo be alao K by the I llMagefj^h fU* weeb.ll have d

put oo HI. Ilkenee. and if by HI. word ba. been made lleeb lo u«. KiKsr BapriBT. C Tbe morning eervlce et tbe Flnl It) Bepll.l t'burcb wa. attruded id unusually large number.. The very pretty .election, entitled, "God I. at Love," by tbe Junior Cbotr, we. I listened loVlib ples.un by ell. Tbe King'. Bu.lueee" vu tbe subject of e ttrong eud etirrlng eermon by Ibe pe.tor, tbe Rev. George F. Mltcb. Hi> h_ text we. from 1 Samuel. 21; 8: *hi* He King', bu.lneeenquinehe.te." )D The . Huod.y- school registered e a> eplendld elteodeoce laet Sunday 1 „ which wa. very gnllfylng to aH. t7 "Tbe Soul of Our City" we. the j theme of the exceedingly strong eer- , mon by Paetor Mltcb at tbe evening ] eervlce. It. pnecblng provoked e ,t greet deal of comment. The excellent mu.lc by tbe quartet wa. greatly en. ,e Joyed by the congregation. Special ( 0 mention must be made of Ibedufl by a ,f Mn. K. Bourgeois and Mn It. B. I m Smith, which very liltlugly followed J |. In fat. sermon Mr. Mitch .poke in part a. follow.: ' „ My text I. found In Luke 1»: 41 : ' r "When He drew nlgb He «aw tbe city c 1 eud wept over It." The city over * t which our Lord wept we. unlike our i , own borne city In many reepect., yet. c .tnogely. In tome few reepect. it wa. ' a like It. Jeruaalem wee a center of life. ^ / end therefore bed e very treoelenl J r [Kipuletlon. For many reasons people t I from everywhere came then for a long r n or abort .lay, a. Ibe caae demanded, j r Tbe uatlve population were In attend- t I euce upon tbeee etrangera, ready In t , make itfe aa costly a* possible for tbe f visitor. Aod, loo, tbe seasonal nature T r of tbe buaineee pressed herd upon tbe ! city life lo all of Its varied actlvltlee ;i Jeruaalem wae an IMeneely busy » and thriving dty, wltb Ita bazar* and markets filled with tbe beet of tbe c world', treaeurea. id Ibl. ceuler of t f activity there were wealthy rneu wltb I J grand aetatea. Tbe man.lone of Ibe t I rlcb vied wltb one another id arcbl- C i lectural beauty aod grandeur. n I Again, tbet Holy City wa. aim a h , religion, city, filled with churches for ' r all daeaea. Tbeee piece, of worship t generally filled at tbe appointed 0| Tbere were great speakers and n certain loyally on tbe part of it n few" who were alwaye on w baud. Sucb wae tbl. great social, ac economic and religious center, and to each was tbe rtty over which tbe Son et of God wept bitter tear.. And tbe w question most naturally arlaea, why? Why did tbe Master of Men weep a. 1,1 ae vv uy uiu iue usswi 01 jnen weep a.

oo He beheld tbla city of beauty .and splendor and prosperity? He wept becauee of tbe condition of Its sou I. B Tbe city's greedy business methods, which sought to torn tbe Temple of or God tato a market bouae, caused Him It. «o grieve. in He wept over tbe cosmopolitanism be of tbe city, oot over tbe mlxtore of >o races, bat over tbe fact tbat Id thai id mingllog there wae no sense of ho xl man Motherhood and oolty. Is Ha wept over the city's very rail- Hgtooeneea. the narrowDeee, exclusiveo- nees, tbe hollow formalism of He woro, ship and life. O.why did Jeeaa grieve ae He bebeid this ctty of ancient times? Because He saw It to ba a ctty of groat outward prosperity aod beauty, but, alas. He ^ saw tbat It was dead, that n bad do , living divine spirit animating Its life , He saw the to roes of bate, envy, In- I " Jostlee, aelfisbnaaa and murder at work i >r at tbeir deadly task of destruction 1 and decay. Hear Him my, "O, Jeru- ; '• aalam, Jeruaalem, thou that kllletb ' * tbe propbeu aod atooetb them tbat ' are sent noto tbee! How often would " I have gathered thy children toget her, even as a ben galberelb her ; ' owo brood .under ber wlnge, but ye ' b would not." ^ < b Turn now to our beloved city by the 1 t sea. What a miracle of growth abele! I What a canter for recreation and rest.' i 0 What a busy resort In eeaeon! What a < 1 city for fine homes and cottage*! What < # a religious city! Aud yet. what ao In- ' f diffemot aod aplrttually dead city Is 1 our*. Hfaame on oa Cbrtetlaus! I great- ' ly fear tbat If Ibe Saviour would come 1 ' to Ocean City He would not|look upon J ua with dry eyee. He could Dot belp | aeelug tbe bold, braxeo-faoed selfish. . ' oasa on tbe part of those In better ctr- ■ cumatancea ooutraatcd with tbe slaves t ■ to alu ou tbe part of tboae who labor 1 j under tbe bard aod stern (ODdltlou. of < a abort -seasoned resort, j If Jesus came lu tbe heigh tb of tbe t season His eyee would heboid e peo- j r pie lo a mad rush aod competition of ■ business — Sunday aud every week- < dev. Hs VIHlM Math, H ' - it I 4ay. He would see tbe hearties., self

tab sod often cruelly ur Juat Iciuew • method, practiced. If He came out of 1 season H* would aee llllle real friend- ] eblp among tbe people; for the dom subtle and keenly wicked eelfiabuese , all higher Meals aud principal. . to Ita own. He would sera religious i formalism without power— which feeds 1 ' ou tba aeoaatlonal, tbe uuusaal, tbe ' curious— wblcb goes to cburcb for en- ' ■ H* would see id OceaD ' but a handful of real followers— ' alive aDd earn eat. These would be ' at tbe prayer meeting service, | about 80 al tbe Metbodlst Cburcb. about 25 at tbe Presbyterian Church, ' about 20 at tbe Baptist Cburcb. Aod I tbe prayer meeting eervlce baa been f aa the thermometer of tbe life of ' tbe cburcb, and tba Dumber of pray- > Christiana tbe actual temperature. ' Such la tbe soul of our city— tbe spiritual elate of Ocean City. Would II It not make tb* Master of men weep ' to eee tbe county backet ball » series pitted against tbe prayer meet- ^ log service? Would It not bring lean lo bl. eyee to see tbe eplendld Cbrle- | Interest In tbe large dancing clu. on Tuesday evening? Would not ' some of oar social condition, shock ' who came to give true effect ion e rneu? Would uot tbe dreadful |n1 of rum aod drunkenness grieve ! Hie heart, when He should behold Ita • deadly bleat to some of our borne*: I 1 1 declare that certain unsanitary and unsocial -ooodltlous wouM bring tbe r to His tender, loving gym should r see them. You koow Jeeu. would I under tb* surface of our nlor. . polished society aod tb* Inuer life r WouM out escape Hi* searching ayeeaai greatly afraid Ha would be mucb a Mb many of ua-witb ' '

* our buslocM, social, civic aud rellgtou. activities if He came today. What ere we going to do about it. ,, you ask? I prey God to give you p to eriiw lu self-defense and bend our- * gellst with lb* .plrll of God, as tbry , did lu Mlllville. X.J.. uuder ilr. Ant drrsuo. ores iney are now doing lu , Atlantic City under Mr. ritougb, end ' trenched In our mldat. Who of you , I. willing to belp. lo work, to Mcritlce, . to lose himself «ud his church lu tbe large work of e community effort for . the «ske of Him who alone cau mane tbe wiul of our city live end thrill with : of God? * A Joke That Failed. Tbe clerk of a supply store In southern Colorado did oot know Id dlau nature very well when be Invited L'te chief to t boxlug bout. After explaining tbe nse of tbe gloves, which tbe chief seemed to readily understand, tbey went Into a vacant room Jn tbe rear of tbe store to s[»r. Tbe gloves were adjusted, and the clerk invited tbe cblet to bit blm. Tbla. of course, be failed to do. as Indians nevstrike with their bands In conflict All at once tbe clerk struck out gnd. catching tbe chief under tbe ear. landed blm oo tbe floor. Tbla was enough. , Indian sprang to bla feet pulled , off tbe gloves. Jerked out a knife, and , tbe clerk bad to run for hts life. For- | rely be managed to keep out of , reach nnfli some friends caugbt the Indian and beld blm until cooled off. Then tbe clerk "explained tbe Joke, but wltb very poor sucTbe chief consented to forego I vengeance for tbe Insult bnt be was friend* .with tbe clerk agaln.6t_ Louts Globe-Democrat I Ornamented With Scars. f Tbe natives of some of tbe Islands t of tbe Pacific are always glad to aee t the doctor on Ms periodical vtstt*. At o tVIl helm's harbor the German government has stationed Dr. Beise- o gang aa medical o Jeer. lie la a busy t man. Natives by tbe doxen come to o oot to be treated for Illness, but * to get tbe benefit of bla professional T opinion on how to scar themselves ar- a tiatlcally. Tbe natives are very fond b of acara. and nearly all of 'them are ^ covered with specimens wblcb have "1 resulted from aelf Inflicted wouDds v wblcb were kept open by frequent b scratching or by tbe Introduction of p substance* like sand, bamboo and so forth. Tbe excrescence 01 wblcb results from tbe average vacci " nation Is scratched off at tbe proper j" end the reenlflng large scar Is time, end the resulting large is

. very dear to the native. A young Islander whose face and body are a mass of cuts, bruise* and acara la con '• sidered tbe catch of tbe season by tbe '• dusky belle*. » They Couldn't Help' It. During the American Invasion of u Porto Hi co. In the con rue of tbe war ,f With Spain. General Taaker H. Bllsa , with his troops, wa* stationed near a Tillage beld by en overwhelming force of Spaniards. Orders were to keep Ma "eye peeled" and. If be heard any- - thing suspicions, to fall back aboot - eight miles. Instead of thle Ms men - turned tn one day and captured the Tillage, chasing tbe Spaniards out 1 Tbe next day tbe commander of tbe f American forces came along to And , Bllsa sitting lo front of tbe borne of the chief man of tbe village. Tbe com- " mender asked blm why be bad attack ' ed tbe Spanlah force, when he knew that be was outnumbered. "Couldn't - belp it" said General Bllsa. "Ton aee. . men have been hungry for some 1 days, and tbe wind blew toward them . from tbe village, end some squaw war ! frying onions over there. And so"Argonaut. ' Jefferson aa an Inventor. Not many people know tbat Thomas : ■ was a great Inventor. Bla In > rent! one were all of articles of everyday nae. He- devised a Three legged folding camp stool tbat la tbe basis of . | all camp stools of tbat . kind today ' Tbe stool he had made tor his own ■ tlae was Ma constant companion on occasions of outlnga. Tbe revolving chair was bit Invention. He designed a light ' . wagon. A copying press was devised , Mm and came Into general nse 1 also Invented an Instrument for j measuring tbe distance be walked. A 1 plow and a hemp cultivator showed tbat bla thoughts were often on agrl cultural matter*. Bis plow received ■ 1 gold model tn France In 1790. Jeffer never benefited financially by bis bnt believed tbey should 1 for the nse of everyone wltboot ( He Didn't Know. 1 One June day In 1802 near Freder Vs.. General Stonewall Jackson saw one of General Hood's Texan* climbing a 'fence to get Into a cherry "Where ere you going r shouted ■

, Jackson. -I don't know." replied the . soldier. To what command do you ' "1 don't "know." the Texen replied. "Well, what state are yoo from?" 1 don't know." Jackson ' give tba than op. but be asked a com * rede what It all meant. "Well." wae 1 * tbe reply. "Old Stonewall end General ' s gave orders yesterday that we 1 t were not to know anything until after I ,. the next fight." ' q The soldier was left to his cherries. ' An Innocent Query. < * At a dinner party In England tbe ' '■ host Introduced to the farorebie notice I 1, of the company, amid murmurs of ad < >, miration, a splendid truffled pheasant. ' d "Isn't It a beauty r be aald. "Dr. I n Sownd-eo gave It to me: killed It blm 1 >f *lf-" < "Ab! What wu be treating It for?" I , asked one of tb* guests. t * On* Disadvantage. I d Totts It la a great deal better to < p own your own borne and not have to I U pay rent. Isn't tt? Lotu-Well. yea. tn p • general way It Mr but It ba* Its fllab advantages A fellow can't go round K driving nails anywhere be plea sea in I the woodwork of Ms own borne you I * know.- Boston Transcript. 1 k ' ' Mar Advies. 1 n "Ah," be aald a* be led ber beck to t 1- **at after tbe wait*. "1 jnst love 1 , dancing." | , "Well" ab* replied as she attempted 1 . to repair a torn flounce, "you're not too • J Md to learn." t Demands r 1 Knlrker— What's the matter with ■ 1 Smith? Booker- Bla baby wants tb* ' moon, and hi* wife wants the earth — ' New Tort Ben. 1 * J the idea succeeds - Mark Twaio. li I

philippine islands. T ap-"' 111 than nrtceu yearn lu thai : ' "If the humidity »ne strut tier. bearhble. hut otv!ln*j1ly l would rathe! live In the Philippine, than In me,' section, of this country It Is f-rtu j the year, which m«k™ It |*.»!Me I. "I have frequently heen a-k.,1 II there I, much drinking among the Fill pM"» There 1, comparatively very little The Filipinos have dls.-overed even If some of our own countrymen tropics do not mix It is achlum you aee a Flll|dno Intoxicated. Tbere are native brewed drink. In different Is ' lands, hut the |>eople do hot overin dulge-"— Washington !*<»atspontaneous combustion, r Liable te G.n.r.t. In Powdered , Than In SohdJubatancas. j c The scientific phrase for combustion B Is oxldatldn. or the combining of aomr ' <] substance with the oxygen of tbe air a substance, have greater affinity -j , for oxygen than other*, anfl whenever tbe combustion reaches a certain point t, of rapidity Are remits , Anything that Increases tbe facility 1 tba danger f spontaneous combustion , or explosion, and for that reason a ,j vertxed than when solid, because tb- 4 ae; .grated nartlcle* of matter ar n more directly In contact with the oxygen of the air. There Is no . danger of spontaneous combustion or „ explosion In a mass of unground wheat. plosiuos of flour dost. 1 Fixed oils absorb oxygen and give , out carbon and hydrogen, coring a ,s burning |>olnL aa baa often occurred lo ^ heaps of rags, tow, sawdust and si mi . lar bodies soaked with oil. paint, var g lar bodies soaked

nlsh. turpentine and sometimes grease Bituminous eel la lUble to aponUno f on* combustion wbi-n moistened with water, and the coal dust In mines is a common cause of explosions Mols ture aids *|>ontaneuus combustion In piles of damp hay or freshly mowi grass, and barns have been burn*. J from that cause.— Philadelphia Press. . Ooroanct trees when systematlcany , laid out are planted twenty-five to thirty feet apart, making fifty to sixtyI five trees per acre, if the young tree* 1 are well taken care of tbe Drat outii ' are borne lo tbe roortb year, but if they grow wild It may take ten years. ' according to soil aod conditions. Co I Her favorable cultivation tbey will pro floce a maximum yield In elgbt to ten years, which will continue until the tree Is flfty to sixty years old. Tbere are. however, trees 100 years old Atll! producing. Tbe tree produces regard less of tbe reasons that control our do mestic plant life. Blossoms come forth every month, and the nuta ripen about twelve mouths later all tbe year round Thna every phase of growth may be found on each tree. From 78 to 100 merchantable nuta come to outorltv yearly, eltboogh each tree la common ly believed to produce a bloom for each day. Tbe outs at maturity fall from tbe trees, but are often band picked by the natives, who can run op tbe tree wltb great agility. Superior Praciaqn. A young American who was study lug at Oxford was struck by tbe care with wMcb bis chambermaid cleaned bl* desk without disturbing bla papers. To reward ber be offered her some con factions w hich be bad brought from London. "Mary, wouldn't yoo like soma of this candy T "Ho. thank yon. sir. Tea. sir. But bexeuse me. sir. this ain't candy: It'a Then she proceeded to give Mm a lea in the difference between sugar or molasses candy and bonbons, choc olate confections and other sweetmeats or "sweets." "Thank you for telling me the dlf ference. Mary." said tbe student, some what amused "In America we call It all candy." au canoy.

"Ho. yea. sir: In America I fancy It'* all tbe aame. air. but In Hlngland we "are a nyme for hererythlnk." Patar the Qreat aad Lawyer*, lo Russia during tbe reign of Peter Great private litigants might bare suits prosecuted free of cost by paid by the state. Tto em discovering tbat Ms subject* being Imposed upon by their agents, wbo contrived to delay trials until tbey bad sucked their clients dry. enacted tbat sufficient ao and attorneys should be em ployed at handsome yearly salaries to officiate for tbe public In every matter of law. He ordered further tbat these men should Insert In a register written dally tbe dates of applications tr. them aud should proceed with the suits id the order ln*wMch they were received wltboot respect of persons If tbey failed to do ao. If tbey accept ed any bribe or fee or If tbey wendilatory Ibeae lawyers were to be and sent to Blberla. Turner had H>a Way. Tbe late J. M W. Turner, one of most famooa artists, served for aome time oo tbe banging commit of tbe Royal academy, and one day when be strode Into tbe picture be was struck by a picture sent by an unknown provincial art'st of the-namr of Bird. Tomer took It Into hands and examined It this way and tbat "A fine work." be exclaimed. : most be bung op and exhibited " "Impossible." responded the other | members of tbe committee Tbe walls foil and tb* arrangement* cann-t disturbed " I "A fine wort." repeated Turner "It : niast be bung np and exhibited" And fading bl. '"I league, to be a. olctl I Date aa himself, he bltcbed down one at bl* owo pletnre* and bung op Bird's -Oscar Fricbet lo Katloaat ,

playing golf. >• TV. Gam* Demand. Concentration. Yd Invite* Soe.abil.ty, ' at time. Is plnv.st well by according 1- Ihe dlro-tlon In which tbey happen to hit the hall. Two men atlantic ocean records, j i York and England, and on the east I of Grlnnell SDd Minium, red. wMte j TapscotL black ball on burgee f end foretnpsall. to beat tbe lumbering The Brat stromer to cut under tbe ten day voyage was the Persia In 1S5U. with U days. I hour and 15 minutes remained e record tor ten years, until the Srotla In lSUd 8 days. 2 houra Three year* later the City of day class, with ? days. 22 hours and 8 minutes. It was not until 1S82 that tbe six day claimed the record, the Alaska, with 0 days. 18 hours and 37 minutes Tbe five day clan was opened In 1889 by the City of Porta, with 6 days 19 18 minute*. Tbe first of tbe day class was the I-usttanla In with 4 days 15 hours. The record la dow beld by the Msnretanla. with a passage In 1910 of 4 days. 10 end 21 minutes— New Fork 8un.

le Russian Discipline, tb . General Dragomiroff. the Russian military expert, ruse from tbe rank* la and always dressed according to tbe army regulations for the common sol n dler one day while driving aboot SL e. |'eu-rshurg In Ms carriage be noticed S soldier wltb hair longer than the reg ulatlons .ailed for. He bad tbe horses , stopped, alighted and. taking off ble r hat, ordered the soldier to seise him by tbe hair. Tbe soldier hesitated. He feared to lay violent hands on Ms gena aral. Besides, tbe hair was clipped too T close to afford a hold for the hands The general surveyed the soldier stern - l ly for a few momenta; then, twining ( Ma fingers In the latter** locks, ha lit n erally wiped up tbe street with him. r the victim not daring to resist. Flnalr ly, having Impressed the lesson thorp ouffhty. he reentered Ms carriage end j drove oh, ordering the soldier to fob ( low. At the first barber's a bop tbey b came to be again alighted and bad ev- , *17 vestige of hair shared from the | soldier's heed, then turned Mm loose aa a horrible example to Ms fellows. T Fooling tho English, j The rmcben of Buckingham In ber r "Gtlmpaee of Four Continents" tells H sn amusing story of tbe period wbsUj the Maoris were at war with England. All kinds of strategy was resorted to by both sldear When the Maoris were In want of ballets tbey oaed to show a dummy In the bush, and of course It was Immediately fired at A man ' In tbe bush then pulled It down with a string. * "Oh." thought the English soldier*. D "we have done for Mm!" Dp came tbe dummy agalu cantlonsty. Bang. " bang, went the British rifles. Down fell the dnmmy. And this went on until aome accidental shot cut the dnmmy rope, and no Maori would go np tbe tree to splice It. for the ex * posnre meant certain death. Tbe bullets were all taken oot of a little ' earth bank wMch tbe Maoris Jiad made behind the tree where the dnmmy appeared end were need over again. It was a long time before tbe f artifice wae discovered. Tha Supreme Court. Only fonr times has the supreme court resi-ondcd to the outward voice court to outward

of fashion. The first occasion was when It was decided to elevate the bench from the floor, for In the old days the Judges occupied the aame lev el as the lawyers and audience. At an other time the carpet on tbe floor was changed after forty years of service. Tbe Dext revolution occurred when re porters were allowed to take nolo, ' within the supreme court room. Before that the attorneys tn the supreme court had lo depend entirely on their memories to answer arguments of op ponems wbo cited previous decisions Another important change occurred when It was decided that tbe Jurists of tbe highest tribunal should not by reason of tbe short recess suffer the patigi of hanger or tide themselves over wtib a snatched luucbdon of aand whiles. Therefore the court now ad Jocrna In state for a midday meaL— Jo.MI'.rhell Chappie In News-Letter. Very Cautious. Little Ethel bad been very naughty It was certainly wrong of her to tie the cat's tall to the chair leg and pour Ink Into her father's slippers. She d. •srved to be punished. So her mother sent ber from the room without any dinner, bui when tbe pudding came nil tbe scene ber conscience smote her. and she determined to give Ethel nt. Tell Ethel if ahe will be Tery. very good for tbe rest of tbe afternoon she may have some pudding." she saw! to the servant. Tbe servant delivered tbe me*Mgand returned In a few minutes with tbe reply: "Please mum. Miss Etbel want* to know what kind of pudding It Is Isfore she make, any promise." E« penal**. "My wife *1111 thinks I'm 1 treasure " "I wtab mine did Sh* thinks I'm a datlra. Jj

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