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> - . - \ mm X%1" > ,' $ / y « % -* , a: " n ^ - *" ~̂- r \ ~'"*'\ mm'w: t«? v V ̂* • * "" * ***•« ON THE TRAIL OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY By WILLIAM T. EI.I.TS la Tlmfci Anxmd tta VM tar tba l*injp-- Mr. Wllliaot uestions and Radford wlU kntmmt v® advice FREE OF PLAY JAPAN WH.A.RADroHD r' J JElMTOHL p £;f,' (Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.) Karuizawa, Japan--The first day I landed in Japan I set out, hot­ foot, to find a missionary. I want­ ed to hear what he had to say Cor himself in answer to some of the criticisms that I had heard aboard «fcip. But hours of jinrlkisha riding •n Yokohama and Tokio failed to un­ cover one. V "Karuizawa," was the word I got from native servants in tenantless 3Missionary homes; and Karuizawa, vt-V-' ;feaid the red guidebook, which is the tourist's'badge.of greenness, is a re- ; V' eori in the mountains of interior i c*t"|Tapan much frequented by mission- * aries and other foreigners. When I jr&.4,^|paid "Karuizawa" to one of the polite ^officials at the railroad station-- . ;?he straightway took my affairs in iband; attended to my baggage, requi­ sitioned the proper porters, and then ijhimself went with me and ordered my ticket and saw that I got the right change; all without expectation of a which he, like the Japanese po­ liceman, would consider an insult. *The ticket, by the way, was second- .<fclass, I found; and later learned that *..|t is thus that alt missionaries travel •'•$30. Japan. The Simple Life In Japan. In the light of what I see here In ftoruizawa, the many tales 1 have heard 'W- i? - tlon at the outset, since it is the con­ stant specter at every missionary fam­ ily board, Is the enforced separation of parents from children. This striken down to the deeps'of human nature. The breaking of these ties that are as old as the race, and stronger than death, is the ever-recurring tragedy of missionary life. Children must be'ed­ ucated in the homeland; it seems im­ possible to raise a good American In an Asiatic atmosphere. Even in earli­ est years the children imbibe with the native tongue more knowledge of evil than comes to the normal boy and girl at home in 20 years, as they approach or enter their teens missionaries' chil­ dren must be surrendered, and fre­ quently they are not seen again by their parents until they have attained manhood or womanhood. Tragic tales are told of children who do not recog­ nize their own parents and of parents who do not recognize their own chil­ dren, after these long separations. This appears to me to be the worst of all the hardships that come to these uncomplaining missionaries. While on ttie domestic aspect of the missionary's life, it is worth recording that the second generation may fre­ quently be found on the field.- I have met several instances of it here. A "children's party" of second genera­ tion missionaries brought together Th# Auditorium at Karnizawa, Japan. *.*• £'<j the missionary's opulence are rap­ idly being dissipated. The mission- iries here are unquestionably repre­ sentative of those throughout the ori- ' *?nt; they are of all ages, are of all aominational names, are engaged every branch of mission work, and >me from every part of Japan, as well from three or four other countries, alike dress most inexpensively, <%nd one does not have to look closely /'$jo see the evidences of enforced eco- •* ^ _."|jomy familiar in the case of the coun- - try parson in the home land, 'fir-: , eummer homes hereabouts can boast tittle except fine views and plenty of fiV < jfresh air; they are not on a par with •*? the cottages in the resorts I have Xiamed. The buildings are plain wood- -r ' » •» . ii Yiffi ®n structures, generally unpainted or „ , % «lse an ugly red color, and each , -(dwelling seems to be crowded, in the ^approved summer resort fashion; for l^^iexpenses diminish by division. There 7 3s always room for the hospitality ^ "which missionaries learn in the east, ^ #f they never knew it at home; and fp v manifestly these are homes of real re- ^flnement, since four-fifths of the mis- visionaries are college bred. The num- j <SDer of Phi Beta Kappa keys worn, stand- Jng as they do, for highest rank in the ^ Jljest American colleges, impresses one di sinterested in such matters. Since "*coming here I have had no occasion to lush for my countrymen, . which was plot the case in Yokohama. # The Easy Life of the Orient, jjr. There are more servants here thn^ In any similar resort over seas. Each I, ",%• household has from two to five native .servants, depending generally on the a", / number of*children in the family. This ;tis not quite so luxurious as it sounds, Nt, 5v./>for servants are plentiful and cheap \ ,-feere. Housekeeping in Japan does •g , ^ mot entail the domestic drudgery com* ly- - inuii in the west, and altogether life is if*;•smoother and more comfortable. Al­ t' ̂ ready it has been made plain that the j&; •commonly entertained notion concern- fc ; * fng the hardships of missionary life, in Japan, at least, is erroneous. This is a civilized land. Most of the convent- enees and comforts of life in America are obtainable here, plus many not ' known to the Occident. So far as the 'j*. material aspects of residence in Japan f5|^ »re concerned, I see no reason for the "tearful pity and sympathy so frequent­ ly extended to the missionary. Life 1n the Sunrise kingdom may be as en­ joyable as life anywhere else. One less pleasant aspect of the mis­ sionary's lot was brought to mind at the first Sunday service I attended, in the new Auditorium, which is situated within 50 yards of an old Shintc f f" shrine. The seating capacity is about * 450, and the building was filled with * 'Europeans (as all white folk are called out here), interested brown faces Cping in at doors and windows. Dur-the first hymn many persons «ven to a little child la front of me, were affected to tears. I could no^ un­ derstand why anybody should weep over the hearty singing of a familiar bymn until it was explained that the eight and sound of so many Christians singing together was too much for the missionaries, who, for at least a year, had been shut off in the interior <*owns and villages, seeing only Japa­ nese faces and hearing only Japanese speech. Then I began to realize the loneliness which Is often one of the Heaviest taxes laid upon % mission­ ary. The Missionary's Worst Haltiship. JEren worse, as I ma^ as well on- a score of young men and women a few days since. Quite unusual was a service in tjve Auditorium last Sunday, when Margaret Hail, the Infant daugh­ ter of two young missionaries, was baptized by one grandfather, the other grandfather and an uncle assisting, and both grandmothers and an aunt being present, the entire group being missionaries. Mark you, this was not in a long settled New England com­ munity, but in an ancient village in the heart of Japan. The grandfather who officiated was a Cumberland Pres­ byterian, and he used the new Presby­ terian Book of Common Worship. Makers of an Empire. One is surprised to find in this sin­ gle European community of perhaps 600 persons a dozen or more whose names have been for nearly a genera­ tion household words In thousands of American homes. Here are men whose careers are inseparably in­ wrought with the making of the new Japan; not only are they among the founders of the Christian church here, but they are also conspicuous figures in the civil history of the empire, the friends and counsellors of statesmen, the pioneers of higher education, the makers of Japan's new literature, and the introducers of the dearly-prised "western learning." Critical Days in Japan. If they cannot preach the mission­ aries can think. They have to do so if they are to work here. Japan is not big enough to hold that type of small man who is inhospitable to new Ideas. Confidentially, I understand that this is the reason why not a few men who felt themselves called to be missionaries have been recalled by the boards after a few years on the field. The religious problems of Japan are tremendous; Just now they are acute. There is nothing like them in America, nor are they at all under­ stood there. Christianity in Japan is passing through an epoch that is also a crisis. 4! must now suffice to say that liv­ ing face to face with a great and vital question, which has had DO parallel in missionary history, and ic bound itself to become a precedent for other nations, haB made serious mint­ ed statesmen of many of these mis­ sionaries. They have not time to quibble over details that vex many American ministers, and, In conse­ quence, Christian union !n Japan is* far ahead of the same movement any­ where else in the world; and the mis­ sionaries are more catholic, cosmo­ politan and large-visioned than any similar body of clergyman of whom I have knowledge. Roosevelt and Bryan as Missionaries. As illustrative of their broad views of the situation take their B( itlments concerning, Mr. William J. Bryan, whose recent visit is a vivid memory with the nation. The Japanese fell in love with Mr. Bryan because of his smile and suavity; good manners go farther than a private car in this land. The missionaries, without re pect to creed or party, are enthusi­ astic over the religious influence of Mr. Bryan's tour of Japan; every' where he committted himself unequl vocally to the Christian position, ani his addresses and printed comment* on missions were published in native newspapers throughout the empire. printed upon his appearance. , Now the missionaries are talking of a possible visit from President Roosevelt at the close of his term; he will be formally invited, and an emin­ ent missionary now en route to America is charged with the mission Of representing to the President the attitude of the Japanese towards him. For there is no man, outside of the emperor and a few war heroes, who is so popular in this country to-day, with all classes of people, as Theo­ dore Roosevelt. Taking advantage of this, the missionaries have circulated widely, ic Japanese, the address on the Bible delivered at Oyster Bay. and other religious utterances of the Presi­ dent His letter to the interchurch Conference on Federation in New York ww Immfldlatfllv oHrited by most of the Japanese dailies. In these ways it ihay fairly be said that President Roosevelt and Mr. Bryan are more potent influences in the religious evolution of Japan than many professional missionaries com­ bined. The Japanese Press and Religion. The use the latter make of these men I cite as evidence of their alert­ ness and broad-mindedness. Anoth­ er progressive plan which waits only a special donation from America to put it into immediate execution is the use of the advertising columns of the daily Japaneee newspapers for pur­ poses of religious jipetfraganda. Pub­ lishers of leading journals have agreed to place from one to two col­ umns a day at the disposal of the missionaries for the insertion of Christian teaching in popular form. The expense of publication for a year in a newspaper of 20,00f> dally circu­ lation, including the preparation of the material, would, be less than the salary of an ordinary preacher iu America. Only by this method, a leading missionary assured me to-day, can the churches hope to reach great masses of people who will not attend Christian churches. Missionaries Not Grafters. Novel ideas in church work I found to be common in Japan. I heard con­ siderable here about the "P. and R. Building association," which inquiry showed is not a thrifty schemo for laying up money for a rainy day, as it is on the other side of the Pacific, but a missionary enterprise by mis­ sionaries. Subscribers, chiefly mem­ bers of the missions, pay five dollars a year for each share; then, whenever a native congregation needs help in putting up a church building, it ap­ plies to the building association, which advances a sum equal to not more than one third of the total cost of the structure. For each grant so made every shareholder is assessed ono dollar, the aggregate assessment for a year being limited to five do! lars. In return the shareholder gets the privilege of paying another ten dpllars the next year! Considering the charge that the missionaries are "grafters," I am in. terested to find many evidences like this of the gifts by missionaries to theft- own work. I have met at least one wealthy man who supports him­ self and contributes to his mission besides. Another prominent mission­ ary is maintained, and the expenses of his work are paid by his brother, a well-known American manufacturer. Facing the Facts. Most of the missionaries here are Americans ind Canadians, and it is gratifying to find that they seem still to retain their level-headedness. They are not fanatics. Their attitude is one of a sober confronting of "the things as they are." They suffer no delusions concerning their work or concerning the Japanese. To cite an illustration: The day of my arrival, a young Ohioan (the persistence of American provincialisms and dialects over here, even among men who speak Japanese like natives, is inter­ esting to an observer), a total strang­ er, helped me out of a linguistic snarl at the post office. Then he crossed the street with me and smilingly, since you must always bargain with a smile in thiB polite land, helped me make a purchase 25 per cent, cheaper than the native's asking price. The duplicity and guilefulness of the Japanese tradesman are an open book to these missionaries who, while intensely loyal to the Japanese, are not blind to certain graver na­ tional shortcomings. The varied dif- flcumes which beset their own work are frankly recognized; not all mis­ sionary meetings hear reports as tem­ perate and discriminating as are ade by the workers here. • his bk quest! COST on all subjects pertaining- to the of buiMIng for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide expe­ rience as Editor, Author and Manufac­ turer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1M Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111., and onty •sclOM two-cent stamp for reply. If you have $3,000 to put Into a house and have family enough to need four or five bedrooms you probably couldn't find a better plan than thia one. It is large, roomy and sensible. It Is a house that looks well when it Is new and it never will go out of fashion because there are no faddy no­ tions worked into it and it is so thor­ oughly well built that It will defy time and the elements for a good many years. I have known of m&ny instances where fancy fashions were carried Into house building to such an extent that I would rather have the mate­ rials that were used in building the house after it is finished. With the exception of a better arrangement of the partitions to economize room and increase comfort this style of house has been built for 20 or 80 years and it has always been popular. Such houses sell readily, especially when they are built in a good resi­ dence section of the town* A house as large as this, practically 27 by 45 feet, should have a lot at least 50 feet wide. The appearance of a good-sized house often is injured by placing it on a narrow ltt There is no sense in economizing at the wrong place. A. 50-foot lot nmy cost $100 or $200 more than a 40-foot lot, "but in five years' time If the neigh­ borhood improves, as good residence neighborhoods usually do Improve, the owner would consider a couple of hundred dollars a very small com­ pensation for a slice of ten feet taken from one side of bis handsome lot. fortable for them. They ahould hat# their bedrooms to themselves as much as possible and the rooms should Im furnished to their liking. The tastes of children are simple and easily catered to and it pays to do it Before the carpenters go away have them make a flagpole and put it high ip where It will show well. Then buy a good flag a ad help the kids to hoist it every holiday, but especially the morning of the Fourth of July. It •8W9V Second Floor Piatt will give them a lesson in patriotism that they will never forget. T.hese little instances are remembered in after years. They help to Ue the in­ terest of growing children to •&«* home. Arrange a playground for the chil­ dren in the backyard. Give them a corner with a load or two of sharp sand. Put a cover over the sandpile if you can afford it, but give them the sandpile anyway. It will be worth a This is one of the side Issues in build­ ing that some men are prone to Over­ look. Successful men are the ones who look ahead a few years before making their final arrangements to build- One of the first considerations be­ fore starting to build is the drainage. On this account an elevation is worth a great deal. The sewers may cost nearly as much per lot on high ground as they do through the lower sections of the town, because usually the lots are wider although the diameter of the Bewer may be considerable less. Sewers start from the higher levels and increase in size as they go down hill. Those living on the lower lots may have plenty of outlets, but 1 have noticed that new sewers are needed oftener and expensive repairs are a great deal more aggravating In the hollows than they are on the hills. There is only one .sewer objectibn that I know of on the higher ground and that is that the air in the sewers great deal to the kids in health and it will save you a great deal of anxiety and probably some expense in doctor's bills. Build them another playhouse In the attic for stormy days. Don't you remember when you was a kid how you used to enjoy playing In the woodshed rainy days? The neighbor's youngsters came In and helped to raise a great row and your mother usually put up with 14 patient­ ly. Well, we haven't got any wood­ sheds now, fire-wood trees are all burned up and we don't need much of a building to hold coal, but we still have the kids and we can make com­ fortable playrooms for them if we have the inclination to do so. Rainy days are long days for children un­ less they have some place to go other than the kitchen or the living room. They love to make all the noise they want to. MONEYf SPENT FOR SODAS. Ten usand Dollars s Day Not Un­ usual in Big City. Amusement for Children. If parents would invest in a small amount of ordinary modeling clay they would feel well repaid In seeing what a source of amusement it Is for the children. They rarely tire of the work, and very quickly learn to model useful household articles. Vases, jar­ dinieres and even flower boxes can be made, and when covered with enamel pain! prove useful for the summer pi­ azza. Books English Boys Llke^ By a poll taken recently bf ths People's Friend it was ascertained that "Robinson Crusoe" is still the first favorite with the English boy. Next to it come "Coral Island," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "Ivanhoe," "Th§ Swiss Family Robinson," "Treasure Island, "Pilgrim's Progress," "Westward Ho!" "Oliver Twist" and "David Copper- LoMMn'i Bey WwRm.. Of the boy workers in V>°don, newsboys are the health!*!^ fttfbers' ..-affcj upseche. First Floor Flan has a habit of moving to the highest points to escape. This is not always the case but I have often noticed in passing sewer openings that there is quite an outward draft of disagreeable steamy sewer odors that is anything but pleasant. I have noticed this on lower ground, but I think it is a great deal more common on the hills. 1 don't know that this escaping sewer steam Is detrimental to health. As a usual thing plumbers are supposed to get rather more than their share of sewer perfume, but so far as I know they are a very healthy lot of fellows. At the same time if I knew that a sewer opening would act as a ventila­ tor I should very much prefer moving my house a block or two away from it, but as Josh Billings used to say: "Them is some uv the things that no feller kin find out." No matter what we do we have to take some chances. The man who bulld« a house is no exception. This plan is especially designed for a good sized family where there are several children, There should be children in every family and there | should be plenty of house accommoda- "Ten thousand dollars' worth of soda water a' day--well, probably," said a city druggist whose trade In the effervescent fluid is a considerable part of his business. "In\ summer the day's bill for this city is doubtless all of that and more. Take the average price of soda at ten cents per glass, figuring that the Sundays and other 15-cent concoctions off-set the five- cent drinks, and $10,000 means a hun­ dred thousand glasses of soda, not an excessive estimate for a million and a half people, allowing for the visiting strangers, who are generally thirstier than the natives. Oh, yes, It has - 'opened, but prabably this day's sales over th^i Whole town won't exceed $5,000, or perhaps they will be less than that. But, all told, allowing for good days and bad, winter and sum­ mer, this city probably drinks at least a million dollars' worth of soda water a year, and, what's more, never misses the money. Indians Cowards. History generally proclaims the In­ dian & coward. Some of the California tribes were remarkable for their tim­ idity. Powers relates that a full- grown. vigorous buck was frightened to death by a belligerent gobbler. The poor devil had never seen a turkey be­ fore In a state of strut, and one day as he was walking along a magnifi­ cent gobbler, tail spread and wings beating the ground, made a dash at him. He took to his bed and expired In two days.--New York Press. jUoa to make things pleasant and com- ^wlth 3£r. Skimmeifiorn." Willing to Conform, ^ttcfearti," said his precise wife, in an undertone, "it Is all right for you to avoid elaborate ceremony in intro­ ducing the guests to one another, but I wish you would not say, 'Mr. Throg- son, shake Hands with Mr. Wigmore^, I do not approve of that style o; in­ troduction." "All right, Amaryllis," heartily te- spondediihe host. "I'll cut that out Hello, Flatbush. Awfully gla<\ ic sea you. Mr. FlatbusftX wlgglo flips, tri SINGULARLY SEVERE DISCIPLINE UNDER WHICH HE LlVEft* Monastery Near Rome Where Vows . o^Jmence, Penance, Self-denial 5Snd Work Are Taken by. " the inmates. In that part of the Agro Romano, where malarial fevers reign supreme, at a short distance from the Via Ostensi high road, appears In Its sol­ emn solitude the Abbey of Tre Fan- tane, at the end of a magnificent ave­ nue. | It is a fit place for meditation and melancholy. A |Trappist never speaks--such is the rule. His voice Is only heard, monotonous and weak, almost drowned by the notes of the organ which ac­ company his morning psalms or eVen- Ing prayers in the large church of the convent, with its 'huge arcades antJ high, dark ceiling. Trappiste do not cultivate art. In their churches are no Imposing tombs, nor do they adorn their choirs with those fine stalls that fire masterpieces of wood-carving and inlaid work, and which are to be ad­ mired in most abbeys of the Benedic tines. The Trappists instead sit in poor stalls, the boards of which are roughtly put together. The order of the Trappists is most strict, and requires men having a true vocation and strong will to perseyero in It. Silence is undoubtedly one cf the greatest punishments that can be inflicted, even temporarily, upon pris­ oners; we may therefore guess how much strength of will and self-denial are required <o keep it spontaneously during a whole lifetime. But this is not all. The'rule of fasting is peremp­ tory, and 1b also observed in case of sickness, unless the doctor finds It neqessary to order a different diet. The cooking does not afford many re­ sources, as meat, eggs, and even fish are excluded--thus their meals are purely vegetarian. Dinner consists of a soup, vegetable, sad fruit; supper of potatoes, salad, and water--without speaking of all the fasting days, dur­ ing which they only take a little bread. It could not, indeed, be otherwise, for the orders of the Trappists, or, rather, the order of the Cistercians, of which the Trappists are a branch, was found­ ed for penance, self-denial, and work.' The bed of a Trappist consists of a plajtn pallet without any bedclothes, for»" he goes to bed dressed, wearing his everyday clothes. At two o'clock in the morning a bell is heard calling the monks to church. In the dim light of flickering lanterns they go down to church to recite, in a chorus, the seven penitential psalms. After recited, they go to bed again, but notify for long; at dawn the bells are heard *|> through the convent. It is time to go||| to church again to sing Matins. Afters £ wards the Trappist attends to house _; • hold affairs, and then sits down togs^ breakfast, a plain meal consisting ofy^< a piece of bre^d and a hot beverage..- But the vineyards and the orchards ofi the convent are of an abundance which|»! contrasts greatly with t^e poverty of op the monks' existence. The Trappls!®^. cultivate a very extensive property*®:^ where fruits of all kinds grow plenti4^f fully, the grapes being most abun^nt,' -: Under the Portico of the Abbey. and of an exquisite quality. In the outhouses there are over 100 cows ftnd about 12 horses. Every morning more than 400 litres of milk are sent to Rome, as well as hampers of fruits*- and vegetables, carts of hay and wheat. The monks manufacture from the eucalyptus, a liquor known as eucalyp- tine, and they also produce ah essence < and an oil of eucalyptus. The money derived from the sale of these is used for the payment of a debt to the Italian government. The debt was 'contracted for reclaiming the Agro Romano near the convent. The reader may ask himifelf how the Trappists spend all their money. This cannot be positively stated."'" At Durban, in South Africa, in a place wtiich -was once only a desert, the monks bought 12,000 acres, every bit of which "is cultivated now.. They founded warehouses, kitchens for the poor, mills, a telegraphic and tele- - phonic office, a hospital with labora- tories, and frae schools, where thou­ sands of Kaffirr are fed and educated. They accompltehed all this with the money belonging to the order, the amount of which is not known to any­ body. Trappists ne*ver speak, as the rule says, but were they to do so they certainly would not tell anybody about the mysteries of their "Rules." »oopopooe«osoooccoooeggeQocoocooc>eo9'SoeoiQeQ-9QQPoaooy PARIS POLICE DOGS. ANIMAL8 TRAINED TO RUN flfWN AND "ARREST" CRIMINAfe% An Innovation to Be Tried in the 8uburbs of the Great French Cap- Ital--U Patterned After DOfl i Police of Ghent. Pa^is police are keen, alert and en­ ergetic, but, they have found them­ selves unequal to the task of round­ ing up the thieves and assassins which thrive, seeniingly, as never be­ fore in her streets and the outlying Training a Police Dag. districts. Conscious of the fact that they had reached the limit of effi­ ciency on the part of the policeman of the genus homo, the progressive and resourceful prefect of police, M. Lepine, has turned hopefully towards the police of the genus canine. Dogs, specially trained to the work, are to be enlisted on the force., and when they are fully trained and set to work it is expected they will soon have every venturesome thief and law-, breaker literally on the run, with every certainty of capture. The idea of dog policemen came from Ghent, Belgium, where such a canine squad Is said to be a perfect, success. In former days Ghent was a paradise for thieves and robbers. Now, says Burgomaster van Wesemael, of that city, it is perfectly safe aad tranquil. He declares: "The police system of Ghent is first class because it is logical, it Is not insufficient personnel, but insuf­ ficient method which is responsible for the anarchy in many cities. The dogs of Ghent's police force are born and reared to the profession. Aft- §r the age of three months they are earefuily nurtured, fed and trained a young race horse. They are as •» ** iV **• " *- ^ jc v.St * : taught to know nobody as acquaint­ ance or friend except the human mem- ber* of the police force. . - Tfce result is that they finally be­ come automatons in the hands of their masters and totally indifferent to in­ fluences outside of their regular , work. ' • i The dog force in Ghent now num­ bers 30. When on duty at night the police dog walks ten paces ahead of the policeman. While the latter ex­ amines doors and shutters the dog ca^sfujly ,Pf>kp v '.jv» * nooks and corners. These dogs are not of any fancy toy breed by any means, but belong to that hardy race known In Eu­ rope to the custom house frontier service and closely allied to the sheep dog breed. The dog force of Ghent is to be increased to 50 soon. Similarly at Paris it is expected that dogs will prove valuable. Three animals have been purchased and are all under a year old. bright, keen and Intelligent. Their training has been most careful, for It will be highly necessary for the dogs to leave the honest citizen alone while har­ rying the thief. Their lessohs are given every day at Neuilly, ana are most interesting. " / The dogs are first taught to re* spond airways to the cry of "Help!" "Police!" "Robbers!" and "Murder!" As they fly to rescue they remain si­ lent, but once in sight of their quarry they bark loudly and continuously to guide the police to t|em. Once #ey have picked out the malefactor they are to stick to him, no matter what he does, and to pull him down if pos­ sible. Duke, one of the dogs, during hfs training has .gained the name of the "climber," because during the tests he has learned to leap up the side of • pole or tree to catch 'the fugitive by the foot, to which the dog hangs despite all efforts to shake him off. The others will leap over wall.* fences or anything else- They are stout-hearted dogs, and part of tbeJf training is to learn to disregard club­ bings, kicks and blows. -They speed­ ily become skillful at this, juBt as bear dogs learn to evade the sweeping blows of bruin'3 paws. Everything has been arranged ift the training yard as it is in the forest or along deserted streets with walla, sudden twists and turns. It is thought the three dogs, Duke, Black and Bob, will be detailed to active work within a month. Paris authorities are very reticent concerning the dogs. M. Simard will not allow any persons to witness the training, nor Will he discuss the plan. He refuses to tell the breed of hie dogs. Jn His Opinion. "Senator," asked the sweet girl, "do you believe all these stories of graft are true?"* "No. My knowledge of politicians causes me to believe that a very small percentage of them are fools enough tb let as much of their grafting be­ come known as the newspapers are showing up."--Chicago Record-Herald. Discouraging News. Yeast--Dinizulu, the Zuly chief, has"s a graphfaphone with which he enter-:. - tains his guests, and also an organ English build tin which he umseu|P* p e r f o r m s . * , j Crimsonbeak--No^ wonder itti^iloiK^ aries are getting more scarce.--Yonk- • ers Statesman. * •Ar . .-..St,-.. .: . In Dreamland. ^ ' does' it feel to out," they asked him. ^ ^ • "I don't know," answered the de-SI feated pugilist. "I was a billtas miles ^ away while that was going on.-"---Chk > cago Tribune. . .c ... • * i . h tel .U.