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Show faith of the misty ages that goes to drink of a well, but it is an unwhen the compromising fact of sick and dying set forth upon a Jour ney of 400 miles. There is a long train of thirty car riages, drawn by two engines. Many of the suppliants for the mercy o! our Lady of Lourdes come in upon crutches, others more helpless still arc horn In litters, their faces white as the Coriv. (Special .undence.) lii ter sheets. Sisters of Charity ac bouth of Paris about a four hours lage assembles to bid and company them, to make the hard rid as bearable as possible. It can nevei Journey by tlie railroad lies a fair. to cry What courage. Oat province where the sun shines in One reason fur this inexorable pov- be easy, for the train is chiefly made summer nearly every day. The Loire erty is the tax which must he paid on up of third-clas- s carriages, with wood winds through It, broad and ample all fruits of the ground at the town en seats. iu the springtime, shrunken between gate before they can be sold in the brown sand baukH in the autumn, market place. SOLDIERS HAVE HARD TASK. smooth and slow at all seasons, and Those who falter in the struggle for reflecting alike green fields and gray a capital, live in caves dug out British Troops Must brave Terrors v castles whose walls It washes In its of the earth, with a hole for the esTibetan Winter. tranquil flowing tuward the sea. Kamha Jong, where the English miscape nt smoke, yet even they are This is the country of Touraine, and cheerful, at till they are old. sion to Tibet is now encamped which it is also the real Prance, with a different ring from that brilliant cosmopolitan counterfeit which the foreigner accepts and believes in, when he steps forth from the dare St. Lazare at Paris. Here lives still that genius of France Lhat dominated Europe in the later middle age, the spirit that sang rondels, that spoke In Balzac's novels, and here the honest bourgeois walk the streets who emplied their woolen Panama stockings into He I.esseps canal, and whose veneration for the army was touched with such passion of patriotism that they could not he Jew. just to an It is these people who watch and wait, while the government struggles with monastic disestablishment after the manner of llcnry VIII in England nearly 400 years ago, and it is with them it must reckon when all Is doue. Meantime, they work from sunrise to sunset, to feed the people In Paris with succulent vegetables and fruits from their fertile gardens. The whole province is wrought to the extremest cultivation of which the French are Church of Notre Dame du Garde. capable, and the world has never seen anything to surpass that. in their is to march upon that forbidden city, They comfort themselves IjOuIb XI who blithe It was the how is eighty-livmiles as the crow flies fashion, by remembering began this alliance of the cottage and SL Martin, the patron of Tours, was due north of the Indian hill station of the throne. He made actual his theory also a r for seven years. Darjeeling, but the mountain road is of strengthening the monarchy against This holy cavern, which is now a much longer. The present height of tue overbearing nobles, for he came to chapel. Is shown just outside the walls the camp above sea level is 13.800 feet, live among the people. His terrible of Tours. It stands in the garden of the surrourding country consisting of , castle of with its the convent of Marmoutier, where the high mountains intersected by deep dreadful memories, has fallen to ruins; nuns a and it is exhibited valleys. From Kamba Jong two roads school, keep a and an uncertain tower are a brisk middle-agepeasant, a wom- lead to I.assa, the shorter being 230 by all that remain of it, but its Influence an of course, clad in a nlue short gown miles and the other thirty miles longlasted through the reigns of seven and a lively cap. er. Col. Macdonald, the commander, kings. to The autumn are good pass has ordered Canadian fur coats for days One by one royal pleasure-houserose along the banks of the Loire. It in Tours, because the heat of sum- his troops, which shove that he thorgives way to delicious weather, oughly appreciates the rigor of the Jv4rApvpstiua.tp tea.tiiCriixnUUonijf mer which he has tcron counter. The manners in the transition of tneirar-chltectur- nfcrt 'fn SPpteiHmjr- - falls the tableland of Tibet is covered with from the frowning bastions Notre Dame de Lourdes. It is not yet fifty years ago, so runs snow for several months and life unof Loches, where XI went to breathe fresher air, to Cuenonccaux. the story, that the Blessed Virgin ap- der canvas is almost impossible durwhich la a pearl of French renais- peared in a vision to a dreamy, devout ing that period. The great danger Is sance. little girl of the country lying in the from pneumonia, which is more forVarious fates have befallen the old spurs of the Pyrenees and showed her midable than the muskets of the Tiba spring of water which should hence- etan army, these being only country palaces. Chinon is and the army itself an unand only a stone cellar remains forth have power to heal all manner trained and unwarlike rabble. But room of the where Charles VII gave of disease. In the 13th century little Bemadotte the native soldiers of the Indian plains, his first audience to Jeanne d'Arc. Blnls is held by the government, and has Soubirous would have won instant cre- of which Col. Macdonalda force will been restored, till the porcupine of dence for her story, but it has been mainly consist, are little accustomed Louis XII and the salamander of Fran- the province of the 19th century to to extreme cold. cis I bristle and flame clearly once doubt. The priests hesitated and Good Use for Automobiles. more from each exquisite pinnacle ami charges of insincerity were cast upon Russia, first of European countries, lovely doorway. Two or three have llernadottc, but so fully did the been bought by rich Americans, and sparkling water testify to the miracu- intends to put automobiles to a pracstill shelter a gay summer life, while lous blessing that the church was over tical use by organizing a service of' Chambord is as waste and desolate come, added Its benediction to that of them on the coast road that leads as the Bourbon claim to French con- heaven, and bowed humbly before a from Novorossisk to Soukhoum-Kale- , trol. This la a road, revelation uttered, as so many times in Transcaucasia. none too wide, that dips into deep raTouraine is now fairly given over to before, through peasant lips. the peasants, ard they niipimrt its In the favored time of September vines and runs for the most part betradition of bright contentment, even streams of pilgrims begin to flow to- tween tree-clamountain slopes and amid hard conditions. It is a very ward I oiih.m from all parts of Europe. the Black sea, whose waves whiten at the foot of an embankment many feet below. There is little protection onj the sea side, at any rate though there is sometimes a barbed wire fence and the road, of course, is not lit at night. But ft Is a line and useful piece of work,- - facilitating communication in a di hi cult country, whicn even in summer is visited only twice a week by steamers mmlng from Odessa Automobiles arc ounparatlvely rare In Russ'a. though there are at least three factories where they are made. far-of- f to-da- y God-spee- 10-ce- b-- ill-us- far-sighte- d e cave-dwelle- The Deniislls Side "Now, men, growM" I didn't know be thought it. Certainly there was no murmur from his lips, as the dentist turned away from ray chair. But, however that may be, the complaint was stayed on mine, and I looked curiously at the man as he stood there where the snrlight shone full upon him, gently brushing a slender, delicate film of steel with a piece of soft chamois skin. Then he paused and turned toward In my eyes he surprised a question. There was sometnmg of embarrassment in his, like a man accustomed to certain amenities which he had overstepped for the moment I put it Into the word: Well? Yes, I almost said It aloud." The dentist laughed. I Joined him. There was no denying it he had thought it. Try to look at it from my standI know it Is painpoint, he said. ful to you, but think of the sacrifices I make. I said I would try go ahead. The tooth had ceased asking for further recognition. I can't make friends, the dentist resumed, like the lawyer or the doctor who relieves pain Instead of creating It, nor like the merchant who sells you goods you really don t want, or the but wiiv enumerate? The dentist stands alone. Put, I interjected, "you charge me. Tut, tut." he said. The price Is reasonable campared with other skilled effort. But I want to tell you my side of It. You look line a good fellow. Sit there and listen." Flattered and as the tooth had ceased hurting I was quite willing. The dentist resumed: All day 1 labor for thp good of humanity, without thanks. Do you ever any of you think of the sacrifices I am required to make? If I want a cocktail I must refrn; If I of Ii like onions with my iteak I only dare to look at them; if I enjoy a cigar I cannot take a whiff of it, nor a cigarette until the day is done. He began rolling a Cigarette with manifest pleasure. All day I must attend to the woea of others eye teeth, wisdom teeth, molars pains, aches, tears, howls aud unkind feelings when it la all past. He blew thick clouds of smoke from his nose with great satisfaction. But It is pretty hard to feel friendly toward you when you cause us pain every time we come to see you, I suggested. Thats It' You only take a cursory view of the case. Dont I relieve the palp finally? The dentist is looked upon by his patrons as a skilled instrument of torture a sort of refined affliction come to curse humanity. You look at it yourself, as it appears to me every day, and think how you would like it. I dont have the satisfaction of the barber, who may gag his customer and tell him the neighborhood news, or give him the freedom of speech to which every citizen is en--1 1tled and engage him in a political discussion while he operates on him. But that wouldnt be fair when you charge by the hour, I could not help Interposing. The "Oh, pshaw! That Isnt It no are in nerves condition patients to enjoy interesting conversation and there Is another sacrifice we are required to make. No odorous foods, no drinks, ro tobacco, and stand on your feet all day for the benefit of humanity, and then humanity gets grievously sore after it is all dona We are only permitted to express our feelings silently, and sometimes we are caught in the act at that. The dentist drew another dense volume of smoke In for a delicious visit with the air cells, and accepted the sympathy1 of the thirteenth and last patient of the day. PlcKsls-Ies-Tours- cow-she- d d s cll--ma- ta e, muzzle-loader- i d That Jesus of Nazareth was a carpenter by trade before He began His ministry is generally assumed. Painters and poets have represented Him as working beside Joseph at the carpenters bench. The assumption rests, however, upon a single sentence in SL Marks Gospel. In the parallel passage in St. Matthew He is spoken ot, not as a carpenter, but as "the There is no other carpenters son. mention in the Gospels elsewhere in the New Testament That Jesus was a woodworker of some kind was a tradition early current, and yet evidently received with Borne doubt. Justin Martyr, one of the earliest Christians after the apostles whose writings have come down to us. says that Jesus was deemed a carpenter, for He was in the habit of As will be making plows and yokes. shown later, this probably means only that Jesus had enough knowledge of woodworking to make certain agricultural implements. In fact, the recorded sayings of Jesus according to the careful analysis of them in the current Craftsman tend to show that His regular earthly vocation was quite other than tho carpenters. Jesus In his sayings shows familiar lty with domestic, commercial, professional and agricultural life. The grind ing of grain, the making of bread, the mending of clothes, the washing of dishes, are used by Him as illustrations. He knows the ways of the banker and the money lender, of Judges, lawyers, policemen, criminals and physicians. He quotes the current prices of artiales of trade. He has observed children at play and the professedly devout at prayer. lie knows the details of feasts and weddings even to the order of the guests at table and tbe proper kind of garments. But the references to these things are rather those of an observer from the outsida than of an expert from the inside. Even if He did make plows and yokes, as Justin Martyr Bays, it would seem to have been as a part of farm work rather than as a carpenter. That a preacher and teacher should have neglected to draw illustrations from his own trade which lie had seen Ills father practice when He was a boy, The only conclusion ia incredible. seems to be that the passage in SL Mark's Gospel is based on a misunderstanding of the fact stated in SL Matthews that Joseph had ceased to ply his trade before Jesus was old enough to be interested in it, and that Jesus himself was not a carpenter, but a shepherd and farmer. Chicago Inter Ocean. , Tomb of Orleans Family. sunny country. When the monarchy i swelling as they roll aiong, and poor, it rut down tbe royal tint- gulfing all ronilillons of men. On the evening before the pilgrims' her. until row a "f. r humus low scrub growth, triueiseil by departure a jervice of blessing is held iu the entodral. A shrine straight while roads. draped In The people work bird and con! inn- - light blii: is up near the choir and Mai ted by hundreds of well ousiy, yet be H candles, so that a brilliant shimmering light is thrown who can count upon an of cents a day for each mum her of his far down (he aisles. Ti e next morning all the town asfamily. That means a white cottage, n piece of cultivated ground end a cow. sembles to see the pilgrims start. It Men spend their Hvps within ten miles is a strangely pathetic sight, upon of their birthplace, and If by char re which the glamor of long ago and the It falls U one of them to take a half- hard light of the 30th century fall and days Journey from home all the vll- - mingle and become one. It Is the Ensign Epps, at the battle of Flanders, of glory ami duly. Sowed h That beaul ifiil Mowers and flames In bight unit beauty I.tke a crimson Illy with hearts of gold, when the wars of Uheid are old. And burled ns deep as their dead Australian Hardwoods. To the fact that Australia possesses the finest harluonds in the world Is due tbe miimir.nth order which South Africa recent. placed with a Sydney firm for tbe supply of 470,000 railway tie.!. These were to be 7 feet long, 10 Inches wide 5 inches deep, and to , consist of box and mahog-any- . The fir: t shipment, consisting of 33.000 ties represented a superficial measurement of 1.000,000 feeL and a dead weight of 3.000 tons. The second shipment consisted of 70,000 ties representing 6.000 tons. But stainless and scathless, out ol the strife. He had curried his colors safer than Ufe, By the river's brink, without wapon or shield. Ensign Epps, with his broken Made, Cut the silk from the gilded staff. Which he poised like a spear till the was inadc. And hurled at the leader with a laugh. Then round his breast, like the scurf of li.s love. lie tied the colors his heart above. And plunged In his urinur into the tide, And there, in Ills dress of honor, died. Where are the lessons your klnglings teach! And w'hnt Is the text of your proud comniHiiilers? Out of tho heroes reach With the scroll of a deed, with the word of a story. Of one man's irulh and nil men's glory. Like Ensign Epps at the of Flanders. John Bn.vlo U'Keilly. Was He Joking? Several Philadelphia men recently went on a gunning trip to Virginia. The first evening they elected to stop at a little, out of the way hotel. Along with the other guests they had repaired to the dining room for supper, and had been seated some little while when the proprietor appeared in the doorway and to their astonishment re cited In stentorian tones the bill fare. One of the party inquired later wfc this novel method prevailed in lieu the usual printed cards. "Its a practice I began Borne yeai ago," replied the proprietor with smile, when I kept a hotel In ai other state. Most of my guests wei members of the legislature, and th couldnt read. ,t cn-gre- - ! j j , eon-dder.-- to-d- o 1 lie faced the victors. The thick Resented Change in Alphabets. sirpuhr war has been waged in Bosnia recently. Both sides to the controversy rpi.ik the same language Croat but they write it with different alphabets, the Catholics with Roman lett'rs ard those of the orthodox Greek church with the Cyrillic. To simplify the task of the public teacher, the An tpian government directed that the Latin alphabet should alone be used p. schools. The innovation provok-- d a loud outcry from the orthodox Crook partisans, who deemed it a ldo-.- to their religion. The government, bad to yield. A blark-bntt- 0 To-iln- y, rer Ensign Epps was the color-be- n No mutter on wl.lch side. Philip or Earl: Their cause was the shell his deed was tlie Scarce mure than lad. he had been a sharer That day In the wildest work In the field. He was w'Mimled and spent, and the fight was iusi; His comrades were slain, or a scattered host. 0 heart-mi- st He dashed from his eyes, and the silk he kissed Ere he held It aloft In the selling sun As proudly ns if the light wm won; Aiul he smiled when they ordered him to yield. ch.-irg- e - |