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Show ' sl Authorities Will Ik Compelled , to End These Palpable , Evasions of Ijhv. I i"' UTIIKKWIiSE THERE WILL HE ! DRASTIC LEGISLATION i ( Violations of Law Upon This Subject Breed Contempt ! j for Other Laws. II ( J!1' A BY D. V. PRANCIS. I hi By JjCJLscd Wiro lo Tho Tribune. J ' 'i ij NEW YOKK", Juno i. I am noltlicr a J' ' 3 j)rohct nor Uio ion of a prophet, but if Ij; . If I pretended to tho gift. of foreficolns I ! 5 ,l p .should bo inclined to sny that the day of L tho legalized prise light In this country is ji drawing- to a close. Tho oft'orts of the u , j I church people of California baclcod up its 'l j thoy are by tho sentiment of tho church l'.' ! men of the whole country will not Btop (' !i ; the light scheduled Jn San Francisco on ' V If Independence day, but it la merely a . '1 imilter of timo when an aroused public . ' I opinion will compel the authorities to put M; t ' j a atop to these palpable ovasinnn of the ..'I f Iilwb against prize lighting or compel the l ; law-mukinp bodies to enact such drastic ' , measuroK as will prohibit even harmlis 1. 1 , .-iporl. That tho propOHcd San Francisco ,1 mooting is a. prize fight pure and wimple j, . I cannot be disputed, even by those who, hi f , order io evade tho plain letter of tho law, ! Mr call It a boxing contest, smile cynically $y- f when they do so. U would bo better for ' jl; j. tliu community if all restrictions on , , ' such fishtu woo removed for such viola- i v tions simply breed contempt lor the law 1 in other wayn. There is another altcr- 5 , native however, the strengthening of the ,' . law to prohibit all "boxing contests." It f does not take much of a prophet to fore- ill' . toll which alternative the people of an I. H l Amrri"i!i slate will take. I I 1 j Christmas Tree iu June. P Ij It is somewhat lain and unseasonable, l I, 4 perhaps you might say. to talk about r : Christmas trees in these warm days of I, Juno but that Is not true In the caso of 1,'t a little 7-yenr-oId girl. Marguerite Rod- ii I. man of Burlington, .'. J. Just when Mar- 1 I . " guorltc's Christmas tree was about to ' take on its precious fruitage last Dcccm- , . i, I her she hud to go 10 a hospital. That did if not worn' ber in the least except that it i j I grl(vr-d her lo hink that she would miss j' i ' her Christ mns tree. She was comforted. '! I I however, by an uncle who promised that! :i t, I her tree would bo carefully guarded and I '.,) J I nil Us gorgeous burden Jtcpt on Its j , 1 branches until she came home. Thnl i ' I promise has been sacredly kept. The tree i still stands in its original place, the i i decorations and gifts are just where they i ; were put three days before Christmas, null) ! and every night the trunk and branches i n f are carefully wrapped In damp clothes to I ( keep thern fresh and green. And In a j . J . few weeks I he patient little girl, with ; , j J health restored. Is coming home to have jj 5 her Christmas tree In the good old sum- 1 .1 i mer time, i jljjl , . Mystic and tho Occult, , lllj ! Judicious observers have marked with , j j" i some concern the increasing Interest In the mystic and the occult. Ono cult In ."U; Now York was recently shown, to be t ,, guilty of practices that boded little good ; If lo the participants, and the professor who f manipulated the strings behind tho scenes ,in for the edification of the credulous dupes , j I.i front was a proper object of attention J ,' j for the police. These East Indian casuists I ,j entrap the shallow and half-taught with i. their wllee and sophistries, their fluent t , use of obscure torms, and thir rhap- j sodles- Soon wc find the dupes parroting I J'i the loader's Inane repetitions of "the ! j j seven infinities," and the "mystic circles of tho ineffable ego," who is the projection pro-jection of tho alommp to tho "over soul," and similar absurdities. It usually results, re-sults, after a brief experience. In rovul-sion rovul-sion and disgust, which come with disillusionment disil-lusionment and tho return of common sense. American women, who have been patronising these esoteric teachers, should bo warned by the New York developments that there is a double clangor In allvlng themselves with forces that are totally un-Amorlcan, from any conceivable point of view. Powerful Preacher Gone. Dr. Alexander McLaren, who died recently re-cently in Scotland, was one of tho most powerful preachers in the world, and his sermons exercised as great and wide an Influence an those of Newmaiij or Robertson, Rob-ertson, These sermons have been de-Uvored de-Uvored from hundreds of pulpits in all parts of the world. Dr. McLaren was a Nonconformist (a Baptist) of the old school, and had no tasto for now developments devel-opments and large changes. He accom- Sllshcd much valuable expository work, ut he will be principally remembered as one of the great preachers who always commanded the close attention of large congregations. His sermons were dc- llverdfl extempore after long and caro-ful caro-ful preparation. An Act of Saci'ilogxs. The consecration of Bishop Pollock in St. Paul's cathedral, London, was nota-blo nota-blo for an incident which has excited a considerable sonsatlon In ecclesiastical circles, many of tho clergy regarding It as a shocking act of sucrllcgo. It appears ap-pears that an Individual provided with a camera was sitting In ono of the galleries gal-leries overlooking the choir and a photograph photo-graph was taken of tho act of consoora-tion, consoora-tion, tho Archbishop of Canterbury being be-ing depicted with his hands on the head of the now prelate. It is understood that stringent precautions arc to be taken In future to prevent a repetition of the "scandal." Pcrtinont Question. "Is the spirit of Jesus Christ more dominant in business and public affairs than when you entered active life, and is It an advantage or not for a public man today to be known as a professing Christian?" Chris-tian?" This question was recently asked a well known magazine editor, who has taken an actlvo part in public affairs. Hero Ib liia answer: "I feel sure that the spirit of Jesus Is much moro dominant in politics, husl- ucks and international rotations than It was fifteen or twenty years ago. In politics, poli-tics, the interest in the welfare of the humble has been shown in the increuslng support given to disinterested leaders and liberal measures. There have been many setbacks, as was shown only tho other day ln San Francisco, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, but In spile of these setbacks progress is unmistakable. In business tho chango Is decidedly more marked. There, too, there ls much to do. The contest, now going on In Illinois over the limitation in the working hours for women wom-en in certain employments Is an illustration; illustra-tion; but nothing is more Inspiring than a thorough study of what employers arc now willingly doing for their employees that they would have thought outrageous exactions a dozen years ago. The passage pas-sage of the pure food law was a notable mile post In the progress of honosty In business. In International relations the value of peace ls appreciated more widely every year " Gypsy Smith. Gains Strongth. Favorable reports havo been received of the health of Gypsy Smith, who recently re-cently underwent a serious operation. His physician states that Gypsy Smith Is rapidly gaining strength, and will, it is expected, be able lo resume li Is work by the end of the month. |