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, . k f . THE Religion Does Not Depend on Uniformity of Conceptions . “Thou art near, 0 Lord, and thy commandments are truth.”â€"-Ps. cxix., 151. One does not have to believe in the same kind of a god as did the seers and singers of long ago in order to obtain the spiritual values which they found in the thought of his nearness to them. David and Browning, Isaiah and Whittier, with all the centuries be- tween them, still come thoughtâ€"we know thou art near. Through all ages and in all peoples this sense of that which is other than ourselves, from which our highest good 'oomes, toward which .our ideals and aspirations strain, the ultimate force of our being, this feeling after the in- finite is universal. It is the essential and determinative mark of every re- ligion. When those singers oi long ago tried to express their sense of the infinite life and love they used words which 'make it appear that they thought only (if some being larger, mightier, wiser than them-selves, yet, after all, like themselves, a great man deified because he was great. Perhapsihat really-was their conception; still, we use precise- ly the same language, even thoagh our ideas are entirely different. It makes relatively little difference what their conceptions were, so far as ours are concerned. Their words are not accurate, detailed pen pictures of some being who can be described or photographed. No man has seen the infinite at any time. The great thing is that ever and everywhere men find themselves with a hunger alter THIS SUBLIME UNSEEN. One may use tor-ms of personality and another terms of power; to one the infinite may be but a local deity; to another, that which embraces all Spirit and being, and each may have all of the divine his heart is capable of con- taining. Hero none may dogmatizc for others. Religion depends more upon univer- sality of consciousness of the infinite and openness of mind and life to what- ever we may feel and know, from any source or through any means whatso- ever, of that life or energy which lies back of all life and energy. of that love and light which cheer and lighten every son of man. SENSE or THE ' M to the same . ‘lNPiNllE of the Divine. Definitions determine nothing. .bUl they do work great damage when minds capable of being stereotyped to them agree to impose those definitions on their follows as final, authoritative, and essential to their welfare. ' The divine is neither infinite nor sublime when you can say, Here are his linea- mcnis and he has no other likeness or appearance. To thequestion, l-Iow shall we think of the divine? there can be but one an- swerâ€"in higher, wider, deeper, nob- ler, purer ways than yesterday. The conception must be a depeloping one. A man‘s spiritual capacities develop as his inner vision becomes more keen. The soul takes wider flight, and‘in our deep thoughts we discover that which language cannot compass. There are those who think they must be atheists because they cannot believe in the God of the Hebrews, the God of the Old Testamentâ€"â€" A LIMITED PERSONALITY. But the genuine atheists are more lite- ly to be those who are without a sense of the divine, because they have taken definitions and descriptions prepared by others instead of seeking truth iiir themselves. . We are but poor learners of those ancient teachers if we have not discov- ered that their greatest lesson to us is not truth, as they had found it, but the blessing of the persistent search after truth. To cherish as final past presentations of truth is to be false to its present possibilities. We do not need to worry over defini- tions of the divine. We do need to cultivate the temper of mind and the sensitivcness of spirit that will save us from blindness to the higher facts of life, that will save us from the. blast- ing whirlwind of materialism, with its sense of nothing but a soulless world of things. We need to avoid the mind that shuts the divine up in some far off heaven to be reached only by formal telephony called prayer; that fails to see the inti- nito in all thingsâ€"in sunlight and flow- er, in children’s laughter, and in mis~ cry’s wail, in factories and. stores, as well as in churches. We need the mind that argues not but in duty and delight cries, Always and everywhere thou art near. HENRY F. COPE. CURE FOR CONSUMPTION. w European Doctors Recommend Balloon 59“ Daily Ascension. The knell of Davos and other Alpine resorts frequented by consumptives is sounded by an ever-growing band of European medical men, who are advo- cating the “ballooncure” for tubercu- losis. . Go up in a balloon every day, is the advice of these doctors to consump- tivcs. . r The cure has many advantages. Lack ,ol expenses is one of them. It is far cheaper to keep a balloon in. your back garden in the suburbs and take your daily two hours up above the clouds than to have to go away and live in expensive hotels for months at a time. it is also claimed for the “balloon cure” that such a wide range of alti- flude is obtainable by means of a bal- loon that it makes it a far superior _treatment to that of ordering a patient away to some Alpine village, where, even with hard exercise, he cannot vary his altitude by more than a few ihundred feet a day. In a paper he read recently before the Academy of Sciences, at Munich, M Christian Beck, a well known sci- entist, declared that the balloon treat- ment could be carried on in conditions impossible of attainment in any moun- iiain resort. In a balloon, he said, the patient could be conveyed in a few moments geeeeeeeeee Nursing baby? .1313 .2: 'wvf‘ is needed. weapon-oeoeeeooee helped by its use. it’s a heavy strain on another) Her system is called upon to supplyi nourishment: for two. - Some form of nourishment that 'will be easily taken up by mother’s system, Scott’J‘ Emulsion contains the greatest possible amount of nourish; ‘ment in easily digested form. Mother and baby are wonderftu ALL DRUGGISTSt 806. AND $1.00 raeeeeeeooeeeeeooeeeoeo into an atmosphere where neither min- eral nor vegetable particles were pre- t in the air which would also be bacteriologically .pure. The dose can easily be regulated, the patient being able to breathe air at any altitude the physician thinks best for him. Even on the foggicst London days he can ascend through the clouds into an atmosphere of perfect purity, and, sitting well wrapped up in the car, enjoy .the keen, sunshine denied to his unfortunate fellow-creatures below. .â€"â€"â€"â€"a~~.â€"iBâ€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€" Trimmings for the Summer OW is the time of year to prepare next summer’s costumes, and one or the most effective trimmings can be made at odd times when the fin-1 gers would otherwise be idle. i This trimming, which is always in style, is composed of little daisies or primroses crocheted in cotton. petal is not more than three-fourths of an inch long and one-half inch at the . widest point, and when five little petals are finishedâ€"and even a. beginner can make one in fifteen minutesâ€"they are sewn togetherfo form the flower. The materials required for the purpose are a. spool of No. 60 white sewing cotton and a. fine steel crochet book. When the flowers are finished the tops of the petals may be sewn together to make lace, or they may be sewn at regu- lar intervals on a net yoke. In fact, they are an original and pretty touch to t a. dress when used in any way, and they are appropriath to any summer material. eeeeeaeeeeeeeeg oceaceeeeeeo ¢@¢®@¢@@@@ about omnipresence, pure air and bright Each - HER FIRST LION. Miss Agnes Herbert’s Narrow Escape in Somaliland. The roar of a lion, hunting, is a never-to-beâ€"forgotten sound, declares Miss Agnes Herbert in “Two Dianas in Somalilancl.” She describes hearing the lions, following them up through the jungle, and the nearly fatal results to herself in their capture. In one ten-so second I realized that I had seen two monstrous moving beasts, yellowish and majestic. They were very clcsc, and moved at a slow pace from the bush ahead into a patch of still thicker cover to the left. I remember that though the great moment for which we had planned and longed and striven was really at hand, all my excitement left me, and there was nothing but a cold, tingling sensation running about my veins.- 'l‘he jungle cover parted, and with lithe, stretched shoulders a lioness shook herself half free of the density, then crouched low again. Down, down, until only the flat of her skull showed, and her. small twitching cars. In one mo- ment more she would be on us. Sightingas low as I could see on that half-arc of yellow I pullcdthe trigger, and Cecily's rifle cracked simultaneously. The head of the lioness pressed lower. and nothing showed above the ridge of grass and thorn. The lioness must be dead. And yet, could one kill so great a foe so quickly? Then I did an inancly stupid thing. It was my first lion hunt, and my ignor- ance and enthusiasm carried me away. I ran forward to investigate, with my rifle at the trail. I had forgotten that the bush contained another enemy. A snarling roar, and almost before I could do anything but bring up my rifle and fire without the sights, a lion broke from the side of the brake. My nerves seemed to relax, and I tried to hurl my- self to one side. There was no power of hurling left in me, and I simply fell side- ways, and that saved me. For the great out had not bargained for a victim slight- ly to the right or left. His weight fell on my legs merely, and the claws stuck in. Before he had time to turn and rend me, almost instantaneously my cousin fired. The top of the lion's head was blown to smitherccns, and the heavy body sank. The whole world seemed to me to be bounded north, south, east and west by lion. The men pulled the heavy carcase away. I sat up, feeling indescribably shaky. I don’t remember anything else until I found myself in my tent, with my cousin rendering “first aid.” V ._..,;..._..__._.. SLEEPLESS BABIES ABE SICKLY BABIES. Well babies sleep soundly and wake up brightly. When little ones are rest- less, sleepless and cross it is the surest sign that they are not well. Probably the stomach or bowels is out of order, or it may be teething troubles. Give Baby’s Own Tablets and see how quick- ly the child grows wetland happy and sleeps soundly and naturally. Not the drugged sleep of “soothingm medicines, but the natural sleep of health. You have the guarantee of a government analyst that this medicine contains no poisonous opiate or narcotic, and you can give the Tablets just as safely to a new born babe as to the well grown child. Sold by all medicine dealers or ty mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Out. 5 axranswa‘oosrumas. __._- First Comes the Alleged Jewel Studded Robe of the Queen of Siam. The Queen of Siam is the possessor of the most costly dross owned by any woman in the world, according to a writer in a Berlin newspaper. It is a silken robe of state in which the fabric is entirely hidden under an embroidery of diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires. A rough estimate of the value of the garment is about $5,000,000. Next in value to this costume is one owned by one of the Czar’s sisters, Xenia Alexandrovna, the wife of the Grand Duke Alexander liiiichaelovilch. It is a traditional Russian national dress, but is embroidered from the points of the three horned cap down to the toes of the shoes with precious stones. The cap and bodice are covered with jewels. The weight of the rig is so great that it is al- most unwearablo. Among the dresses in the tens of thousands of dollars is said to be one made entirely of Brussels lace and pearls and owned by an American woman. The fichu alone is appraised at $20,000, or about two hundred times its weight in gold. Then there is a Russian princess who owns a fortune in the shape of a silver fox pelisse. The collar alone cost $2,500, and the whole garment is described as worth its weight in gold. The widow of Li Hung Chang is also rich in furs. She has 500 fur garments of every description, some of them of enormous value. ..i|â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"‘ \VASTE Ol“ ENERGY. The prize hen resolved to quit laying. “it seems so utterly absurd,” she elucked, “for a $500 fowl to spend her time and strength in turning out eggs at 36 cents a dozen.” Perching herself on her exclusive roost, she eyed the common barnyard hens be- low her with lofty disdain. __â€"â€"â€"%â€"~_â€"â€"â€" “Was his flying-machine a success?” “Oh, yes; it failed to work before he get far enough up to hurt himself!” George: “So you asked old Brown for his daughter’s hand. What did he say '1” "He said: Take her( and let me be hap- py 7” u. Williams rii‘i Pills Strongly Endorsed by the of an World’s Greatest llGBltll’S--~llillltl for the Sick. Dr. VVillia-ms’ Pink Pills for Pale Peo- pie is the only advertised medicine in the world that has had the public en- dcrsation of a doctor of world-wide re- putation. Such an endorsation stamps this medicine as being worthy of the confidence of every person who is sick or ailing. A great doctor would not risk his reputation unless he was ab- solutely confident, through a personal knowledge, that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills \vill'do what is claimed for them. Dr. Guisep-po Lapponi, one of the greatâ€" est physicians of modern times, for years the trusted medical adviser of the Pope, writes the following strong letter in favor of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills: “I certify that I have tried Dr. Wil- liams’ Pink Pills in four cases of the simple anaemia of development. After a few weeks of treatment, the result came fully up to my expectations. For that reason I shall not fail in the fu- ture to extend the use of this laudable preparation, not only in the treatment of other morbid forms of the category THE PARROT THAT KILLS SHEEP. Facts At Last Obtained About the Fierce Kca of New Zealand. The kca is a mountain parrot found only in the South Island of New Zealand, where it lives among the peaks and val- leys of the Southern Alps. When it was discovered in 1856 its chief food seemed to be berries and the larvae of insects, but in 1808 the report spread that it was a meat cater and a bird of prey of no mean order. A few years later, when sheep were brought into the mountain valleys, the Otago Times printed a story that keas had been seen to descend the moun- tains, attack sheep in the pastures and kill and eat them. There were similar reports in later years, but they were generally discredited. A while ago George Marriner, assis- tant in the biological laboratory of Can- terbury College, was assigned to the task of collecting evidence and finding out the real facts. ills report is printed in the latest annual of the New Zealand Institute. lie has proved that the kea actually lights on the backs of sheep and kills them. He quotes the testimony of thirty-five eye witnesses who have seen the occurrence, and his map shows that instances of the killing .have been ob- served in nearly all parts of the Southern Alps. All the witnesses are the owners of sheep stations, their managers or shop- herds in their service. Marriner says that in 1900 it was denied in scientific papers that the kca killed sheep, and the fact was never satisfactorily proved before 1905. Usually one or two birds do the killing and the. others share the spoil. The tes- timony is unanimous that the kca does not attack sheep in poor condition, but usually takes the pick of the flock. The bird settles (:11 the ground near its quarry, hops around a little and then lights on the sheep's rump, where it can get the best foothold. It at once begins to tear out the Wool with its powerful beak and at last gets its beak into the flesh. The sheep vainly tries to shake its tor- mcntor off, and at last, frantic with pain and fright, it runs blindly about at its highest speed. Down bill it usually rushes, heedless of rocks and pitfalls, the kca holding on and balancing itself with oustretchcd wings. When the beast stumbles the relent- less bird rises on its wings and " 1ttles down again as the sheep regain;_ its feet. The race continues until tho‘...;i- ti: animal, bruised by falls and mad- dened with pain, stumbles to rise no more and becomes an easy prey to the kca. ' Mr. Marrincr says that in most of the kca infested country the annual damage to the flocks is under 5 per cent, though at a few stations the loss has been as much as 10 per cent. Some of their vic- tims are almost untouched at the time, but the birds return later and feed on the bodies till they are consumed. But the kca does not confine itself to sheep, for instances are recorded of its attacks on horses, dogs and rabbits. One day two keas settled onthe back of a pack horse tethered at pasture and be- gan operations. The horse leaped and kicked and final- ly dislodged the birds. All this look only two or three minutes, but by the time help reached the horse it was in'a heavy sweat and blood was trickling down its loins. Thousands of these parrots are. now being killed, and they are probably doomed to the extinction which the sheep borders would welcome. It will be a long time, however, before they are wholly obliterated, for they live in a very rough country and their nests are al- most inaccessible. .â€"â€"_â€"___‘_â€"_. You can’t make good ginger-ale if any- thing ails the ginger. If the wife is a bad cook, the husband is apt to be a good roaster. of anaemia or chlorosis, but also in' cases of nourastbonia and the like.” (Signed) DR. GlUSEPPE LAPPONI, Via dei Gracchi 332, referred young girls whose dcv manhood is tardy, and whose he . period of that development, is at the His opinion of l l 3.OII‘l€.' The “simple anaemia of development" Lapponi is, of course, that tired, languid condition of to by Dr. so often imperilled. the value of Dr. Williams‘ elopment to wo-‘l alth, Pink Pills‘ at that time is of the highest scienti-j fir. authority,‘and it confirms the many; published cases in which anaemia and other diseases of the blood, as well as: nervous diseases, have been cured byl, these pills, which, it need hardly be'I mentioned, owe their efficacy to their,’ power of making new blood, and thus! acting directly upon the digestive and! nervous system. In all cases of anae-I mia, decline, indigestion, and all trou-, bios due to bad blood, and all affec-t tions of the nerves, as St. Vitus” dance,, paralysis and locomotor ataxia, they! are commended to the public with all the greater confidence because have the cndorsation of this strong great physician. they W SEA MONSTERS THAT SINK SHIPSl Vessels Wrecked By Porpoiscs, Whales. and Swordâ€"Fish. H An extraordinary affair happened the other day in the estuary of the Shannon,t . Ireland, the yacht Water lien being cap-l sized by a school of giant porpoises, who were blindly pursuing some salmon. The local papers, in reporting the oc- currence, speak of it as unique; but this is not quite so, since no longer ago than July, 1905, the smack Jean Roy \NflS wrecked in a precisely similar fashion while trawling in the North Sea. Then, of course, there are numerous well-authenticated instances of ships boâ€" ing charged and sunk by whales. Thus, tn-. Danish schooner Anna was rammed by a hundred-foot monster in mid-ocean while on a voyage from Iceland to New Brunswick not long since, and had her bows stove in, the crew being rescued in the nick of time by the Liverpool liner Quernmore. In this instance, according to the story told by the captain of the Anna, there could be no question of accident. The whale, a huge old bull, eincled round and round the ship as if challenging attack,; and then suddenly charged it full tilt. Tl". In 1904-, again, the schooner Monaghan was wrecked by a sword-fish off Block Island, the long-toothed spear ripping open her planking for a. space of several feet, so that she foundered almost im- cdiately ; while at St. John’s, Now- fcundland, there is preserved a. portionâ€" nineteen feet longâ€"of one of the arms of a gigantic octopus, which, in the year 1873, attacked and sunk one Of the fish- in l'y the crews of the other 3 fleet there. boats, The monster was killed and afterwards carefully examined by Dr. N. Harvey, LL.D., who estimach weight at over three tons. m Mr. Dresser : .1-_._..... “Your hat looks very its well with that wing in it.” Mrs. Dresser: “Yes, but it would look better with two wings in it.” Mr. Dresser: merely a matter of a pinion.” ‘1" Mm'?‘w‘*v 1%UV“ ‘K HIDâ€"I" '9 I l I .‘m! A- :(-Ju'mw-Jn".‘Hznvkmwhg 8 - Years 'Torture Ended by Zorn-yank 'er. George Lee, 35 Steiner St, Toronto, says : “ For 8 years I suffered torture from blind, itching piles. During that time I believe almost everything in the line of oint- ments and salves was used, but. in vain. The very first application of Zam-Buk gave me relief from that terrible itching, and a little persever- ance with the balm brought about a com- letc cure. I have not been t r o u b l e d again and it is v now over six months since Zam-Buk was used. lfihis statement can be used for the benefit ofothcr sufferers from this trouble, you are at liberty to publish it.” Zam-‘Buk Is especially recommended for all kinds , ofskin diseases, eczema, bad legs, piles, ulcers, boils, chapped hands, barbers’ rash, festering sores, pois- oned wounds, cuts, bruises, burns,spmlm etc. Ofalldruggists and stores, 50c. box or from the Zam-Buk Co., Toronto, psst- paid. 3 boxes $xiax‘5. FREE A sample box will be mailed you free if you cut out this coupon and send it will! re. lamp to the lam. Buk Co... Toronto. R.K.4 s..1".v‘v'.'.vswfl;'c-cc. 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