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Te : GOSSIP OF THE PARISH. Provoke Amusement Among the Readers. : m marriage Things That still the custom certain parts alter -Ceremo bridegroom and, " That the best body-building and strengthening tonic for Delicate Children calli SR address tae occasion, when been marred thus 1ormulated his observat neighbors, all" kuow done me OW, compa Un ule suca a Vermont widower had Le ais seco 1 he Friends our { ROME TO chcice, titat tac ang you guod iniend here, who has share my Joys and sorr 18 some jthag of our Being mere man, | feei | need your help 10 make fer teel at home amongst us; so I'm gong tc depend upou you women toiks to net {feel perfectly at home here. 1 know you wili ido tms, just as my nrst wife would do il she a slranger to town a ' make THE The three witches--"Double, CONSTITUTION IN THE MELTING Pouble, Toil and i j like tmis. { j over i ¥ ork, {closely resembled the bishop, was juvited, A | | met the bishop's brother, shaking him warm: {ly by the hand, said: Good evening, Bishop {1 greatly POT. trouble," ST Censored Sermons. of the village of making lew uxury SOTrMONS it cedure, On one of acquaintance of an priests Ana pre is regarded my jo sd pri i hus charge over twenty had a month's he evet preached to nmes," he rephed culty "in composing sermons? "Creeasiomally I have was naturally pleased with them, put T neyer preached them" "Why Al! hed plied, "they were cens 1 the sermon supplied ed men in authority w pose them." "That sa of trouble," 1 added keeps the charcly p Poor man! he little hoth in Russia perfectly happy, of the fact. As I passed t their devotions | must lave felt when Outwardly the people Eve i never vd any diffi: written and Sermons, not? ina We hr are rywhere the sacred MNCS UF public hie in 1 da means, time, become degraded Saviour on the seen the railway restaurants, offi ships, and pla questionable charac vodka will do one thing they helplessly without ta on drunk---thut church king crossing themselves ceremonies fost till, they It may be ex in have give the church some support pedient to d { . Siheria is nat only imposing, tent In the wooden houses bulb-shaped domes, gilded crosses. The rich such peoplésiavish their wea upon it, and the poor' © yond theit means fr the, maintenance ot that building which re: itself like a guar dian angel, keeping v their. most wretched homes, #owever far they may g¢ astray, they are still bound to the church by superstitions fears. ~ The first thing Siberian peasants do when they wake in the niofhing is to stand before a crucifix or icon apd cross themselves, That act is often the ber ginning and end of religion for a very large majority of them. Of course, there are ex- ceptions among the true children the church. Generally speaking, reli has nd power to. control their lives or to influence their conduct. Duplicity, 1 and im- marality abound, religion acting only as a very mild deterrent. Mn nipd mi eranic the chu up it their are freely n be aver hlaze where there ith most mitribute ofte ww be of ton renlation Frederic C. Howe, writing in Seribner's Magazine, declares that no cities in the mod- ern world compare with those which have arisen in Germany. within twenty years, for largeness of vision and far-sighted outlook. Germany #s building her cities as Bismarck perfected: the army. They are thinking of to-morrow. The expenditures in cities like Frankfort Dusseldorf, Muni and - Cologus, will be astonishing to Americans. | They have lavished money an the beauty, of civie cen- tres, docks, parks, and the result has heen not a wasteful expenditure but a tremendous in-| crease in social and industrial prosperity. . The surest marksmen in the world are who try to kill time " FA4hquiredapt i : i ! i Apples Cure Intemperance. remove it coumry been bated for leginus can thinker as an enter mummified production i a sacred tr he Sign of the Cross." *Ben Hur" a The Sorc plays suthciently capable ws of Satan" are he souls vig thgat and mspiring t r md ut bring- such Life's a a A Philanthrop'st Who Works. Her n trying to-help solve the human sty problem by ning over organizati man e's am s of his Allen Seattle, mndiag the p t misiness to Dale. the Wash, ut ibraries, neither is he awarding medals. He persona 'gets down on "cmamission row," buys the best things, hires an expert chei to couk 'em, puts the prices down to "help your- self prices," and turns the profits over to the Anti-Tuberculosis League. In December the profits were over $2,500. But ths not all Chis man "I've got all the money 1 want, Vil donate my restaurant, my time and experienice in running it, if the people will support the project and turn ower the profits for public benefit." in endowing nor RES 8 Says, ' The Priests in Town and Country. Worship is wonduneted regularly ith th reverence and decorum wan Catholic Church can- in the pomp aid splendor « ¢ Church Branch of the or Greek communion, in subject government and npder the juris. general svfiod. Beantiind te hesfound there-- the cathedrals of+Omsk, Tomsk Siberia Ra a 1s and Irkutsk t CI v Great Fortune Dissipated. 1 ol plans of the late Chas. benevolence is a sur- and disappointment to the people. After young man in business in gained possession the and selling in 1900, he went to gathered up old subways He amassed a fortune fifteen millions. dollars, and in bitions plans for benevolences, ut hospital in the Bronx, New to cost $8,000,000, and a fine art $5,000,000. - The Yerkes art on Fifth Avenue was sold in oceedings 4 year ago, and now, his death, ©Omes an order of wn off all the art collections. iverships, foreclosures and per- have wasted the fortune, so not' he 4 ipefiny's worth left tr the suffering, much less to the Though a man of was no love in his his pieces of art were as arble of a Grecian statue--and uite ballast enough to give reality { lasting good to his fellow- one permanent benefaction, , the Yerkes Observatory tele- eneva, Wis, costing $400,000. was in not building and bestowing more gifts eitgth and opportunity. The ortune is but another burst- bubble, in planning to have that which was a privilege lo during the hife the a great of + . rayiway 'system, 1s ¢ re he and built estimated his will new at ones bai aid amg neluding a rk City, td bless there a made Bird Sentinel an Alarmist, a terror to other birds, and credit for the good he worst things charged up is that he robs other birds' nests eggs. He loud-mouthed, that wants everybody in the w exactly where he is. Add right where He something for the and for animals. When the jay snake or a hawk or a crow, or that harm the rother ve in the woods, he screams and gréat rate. The other birds ear when they, hear the jay fussing, they | hetter get ont of the way. A be sneaking through the woods to get within range of a squirrel, when discovers hwm. Then the bird begins at the top of his' voice. and the squirrel runs and hides, [It is possible that is why gave the jay a disposition to guarrel and to make a to-do over everything and everybody. He is'a beauty in coloring, and as he stays with us all the winter. he adds cheerininess to the landfcape when every- thing fooks dead and dreary, ay 1s Ive any the agamst nm and eats the bird » kn a arrogant woods 1 there other birds 14 does discovers a anything might do to tmogs that | arries on a may soft nojay squalling nature Freakish Will, Musical Funeral The Viconitesse de Vaugelet, who died re- cently at the age of seventy-seven, left about $10,000 to the town of Riom, in France, on curious conditions; which 'were nearly all complied "with. She- insisted on an entirely "white" with white trappings, white flowers and white horses. © No white horses were available, but in other respects her wishes were obeyed The Viscountess seems te have been particularly musical, for she be- gqueathed $290 to the local band on condition it 'played Chopin's-"Fumeral March" contina- during the obsequies, from the house to burch, and from the church to the grave- sixteen miles. The result was that the layed the march HBity-seven times, and wa ret'red almost inapunate to a village inn. There a portion atthe $200 was con- sumed in refreshments' , 0 funeral, | named 1 miss her comsiderably. at than usual on afl were here to-day. times, but more occasion -- When the late Bishop Hare was presiding Methodist Episcopal church mm New a reception was in his honor, which brother of a lawyer, who given ns, to a memner of the conference who had never enjoyed the sermon you gave us It is just what this church needy' the to-day You are mistaken in the person," saic brother, smiling, as he pointed to the bishop on the appositesside of the room, "that man who preaches. 1 practice." is Lhe An old Norfolk (England) lady, famous ior her strain of turkeys, sold one to a neighbor Brown. But it proved tough at the Christmas dinner, and as Brown had paid a stiff price for the bird he hied to the vendor "What do you mean by imposing such a tur- key upon me--one your neighbors?" he inquired "Why, was there anything wrong about it?' "Wrong, madam? It wasn't good at all' "Well, it ought to have been, then," rejoin ed the dame, "for it won the first prize at the Norwich Poultry Show for eleven ot years mn succession! The late Bishop Gallier, was once asked to baptize a negro baby boy. "Name thisychild," he said, addressing Mrs. Jackson, the mother "Hallud." "That's a strange name, Mrs. Jackson, irked the bishop, hesitatingly re name, with a confident grin. 'l never saw it in the Bible" "Why, bishop, how kin yuh stan' dp dar kiddin' a ole ignorant niggah lak 1 is? Yuh says date name whenevah yuh say de Lawd's Prayer--'Hallud be Thy name?" reiGined the han im rejoined the happy m er; Peddler (selling preparation for removing stains from clothing)--I have got here---- Servant (who responds to the ring)--Ex- cuse, me, pléase, but we are in great trouble here to-day. The gentleman of the house has been blown up in' an explosion. Peddler--Ha! Hurt much? Servant--Blewn to atoms spot left of him. Peddler--Ah! Only a grease spot, you say? Well, here's a bottle of my champion eradi cator, which will remove that grease spot in two minutes Only a grease "Waiting in a draughty railway station in East Fife one bitter day," writes a corres pondent, "I said to the porter who was a Liberal, 'I'm sure you are proud of your member, the Prime Minister! "'Yes,' he replied heartily; 'we are that! Then, with seli-complacency, he added, 'Ay, we've dune weel by Maister Asquith; he would never hae been heard tell o' only for us?" They were discussing astronomy. "Adams' discovery," said the Mere Man, "was that the planet Uranus was being pulled by some un- known object. So he worked out a caleula- tion which showed just where a new planet must be. Then they looked through a tele scope and discovered Neptune." She prised): "But surely; Adam didn't telescope!" {sur- have a bad time' "What "Dead, sir," was the mean. what he?" was he before that?" And the schoolmaster gave up The schoolmaster was having a with the worst boy in the class your father?" he asked lad's reply "Neo, | "Buried." "Well, what "Alive, sir" the task is was "I wonder if men have always complained about the food their wives for them." said one woman. "1 guess £0," replied the started it." ~ prepared other "Adam "The English people sg we don't use good English. Ain't them English a funny lot?" "Ain't they!" Gospel of Health Preached. Sunday, April 24th, is to be observed at a national tuberculosis Sunday in the United States. Every minister of every denomina- tion in the country has been asked to preach on the "Gospel of Health" The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis has sent literature dealing with the war on consumption to all churches on distribution. Large inter-denominational bod» ies such as the YM.C.A, Kings' Daughters, ete, will also hold special health services Engineers are engaged in the Sacramento Valley on the largest of all the schemes ever planned by the United States government. [ts ultimate object is to control the flow from a watershed of over 4000 square miles and to improve the two great rivers of California. | Over 600,000 acres of rich land, at present dry and sunbaked during eight months of the year, will be brought under irrigation, and large areas of bottom land, subject to annual overflow and great destruction by floods will be reclaimed The great grain fields of the Sandborn ranch in Shasta country, California, are pro- tected at wight as well as day from the vast flocks of wild geese and other fowl that do immense damage to crops. Skyrockets and Roman candles are bought in quantities, and men are stationed at various points. When- ever a flock is heard "honking" in the dist- ance, several skyrockets or a shower of color- We returm does not without we 4 GEO. W. 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