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Psf d*L\ N architectural anomaly, a beautiful build­ ing built from scrap material, is the pro­ duct of the genius, energy and inspiration of an Omaha clergyman. When completed the First German Presbyterian church will present an edifice of stable and dignified beauty, yet all the material that goes into its construction is discarded junk gathered from every available source. It represents what can be accomplished by a few ear­ nest, hard-working men under the leader­ ship of a preacher full of enthusiasm and mrpiHng optimism. When he first went to Omaha, three years ago'. Rev. Julius F. Schwarz determined that his congregation Should have a new church. The fact that the mem­ bers numbered only 60 and the whole property of the corporation was about $5,000 troubled him not ; at all, and he began to build with as much faith as -tt be had the riches of Solomon. His plan was to gather everywhere, whenever he could, all the old but strong timbers, all the iron junk available for structural use, all the loose and Irregular stone and fill the generally discarded building materials that : ©ould be found in Omaha and from ; fhem to build a church. It was not to t lie a mean and ugly house of worship, ' but a well-equipped, well arranged, " Jtmple meeting place for his people. ^ He has how extended it to include ||n 11-room house for his own family fttid the whole property would have ftost $30,000 if it had been built by Itontract. As built by Rev. Mr. Schwarz and his fellow laborers it Will cost less than $25,000. The other -$15,000 has been saved to his people the perseverance, energy and in­ genuity of the pastor. The first charge that Mr. Schwarz ' took when he left the theological t-J ' ' luminary was at Connersville, Ind. sf / _ WOT six years he remained there and fS f' *ras ca"®^ to OmahaV three years ago % > a recommendation from one of his f Obstructors in the theological school. w ^ ' At that time the Eirst German » * - Presbyterian was a small frame r* , • ' Church. As soon as the new pastor , ,«ame he announced that the church ^ L - *' was too small. To build a church £1 ^ s , with a membership of 60 seemed out of the question to all but the pastor. jjfc " He thought he knew a way and he p," ^ get about it with almost no support, •t first, from the others. > For a year he sought for a suitable |[$f » Ideation and finally purchased the lot P the new church is on tor $1,800. fl , j ,,t, When he bought this tract the fund 4 ^ %hich he drew from amounted to $57. fcf, His first move was to sell the old fti J / Church for $1,850. As soon as the lot i, *ras paid foV he shouldered a spade, W'--> ; • *nd replacing his ministerial dignity / ' f . r V Wth a grim and effective energy he p ' , lMgan to dig. The first thing that a . *hurch needed was a foundation. He jj?' ^ >ad no money, but he could make \ ] • the foundation himself, and that ^Would be one step toward It He asked for contributions from friends outside of Omaha and waited f°r his own people to contribute vol­ untarily. The dollars came slowly, %ut they came with sufficient steadi­ ness to assure him that he could i iiake a few purchases for a start > yhiIe wa,ki»8 on the street one day 8aw that In repairing the street - jhe old curbs were being taken up. ^«*These are good blocks," said the pastor-builder, and he bargained with . 1 -- ~ _ basement, and after that the money will come in faster. In the meantime the minister is watching everywhere for anything, that will make his church more commodious or his home more attractive. "The reason for my doing all this," said Rev. Mr. Schwarz, as he laid aside the tools with which he was helping the workmen, "is that I be­ lieve that right here is the best field for work among the Germans that there is in all the northwest My life occupation is missionary work among my German people apd the only reason why I want to stay here and put up this big church for my small 'congregation is because from here I can reach so many Germans. I was born an American, but came from German parents and am thor­ oughly German in thought and feel­ ing. When I decided to become a minister I saw that the greatest need was among my own people, so I studied at a German seminary. My 7W l-. .i • £ ;-r: .. ! P WILL BE MILE LONG MMENSE RAILROAD VIADUCT UNDER CONSTRUCTION.. Crosse* the Valley of the Bow River jn Southern Alberta, Canada-- f^J|roly.an Extraordinary Pleee Of Engineering Work. t-f \ ; V ' jf , 7 *he contractor to take them off his f ', bands. That stone went into the ,V „ • foundation. L; if /' His next lot of material came ^•;s :r:f^:u;;prhen the wall that supported the ft?' , *ard °' the old Rosewater residence pit' ^ ZM « vbe t0rn down- Men faired by < §Ir «chwarz did the work and the i ? f 1*?* «ton« was taken out and put into i J^alls that were gradually risin* #«, «. ^ ® 'A . - ' !l(to . ', "J ""ing on the church ii- v. SL'SSFSZ- tgvto T & v , gathering: material. ™ ,"a, te!UM ln R ' . : . ! ,^e 8futh 8teP8 from the old high school T * "ki !.Dg ^<1 these made the "water- •*' " ^Siiidln*11 Thth 8id6S °f the church Part of the iil' v?, " ' P^rsonage end was being added to - ! I couId be Picked up around ̂ expenfle kS ^ ^ opportunity came to the builders when the & *&' lrlveway was constructetd leading down to the ^ . Union station on the north side. Here was j • Joueht 15'000 'eet of lumber that had been naed i |n scaffolding and a carload of fine red sandstone • W Purchased for $20. When, a few weeks later Schw&r*bz dimensions and has 11 fine rooms. On the front the church will be a tower which will be just as high and substantial as it can be made from what is left of the stone after the rest of the structure is finished. The plans for all of it were sketched by the Rev. Mr. Schwarz and made exact by an archi­ tect. There are no specifications in use. The plans are fed' lowed not by get­ ting material to fit them, but by con­ forming them as nearly as possible to material that can be cheaply bought. The work went slowly, because Mr. Schwarz could 90t afford to put on a large foroe of men. His foreman, Fred Slather, is a German stone mason. The wages of the men are the one debt which Mr. Schwarz does not intend to neg­ lect and his men are paid every Saturday as if they were working for a .wealthy contractor who had thousands to back his operations. To do this the builder has had to rely upon the kindness of his other creditors, who have helped the cause by not pressing their claims. That $6,000 that has already been put into the work was gathered mostly from the contributions of friends all over the country. Other pastors have taken up benefit collections, a friend in In­ diana sent $200, and the congregation has con­ tributed far beyond what might be expected from their means. Mr. Schwarz made a house-to-house campaign of four days down in Riley, Kan., and raised $200 in that way. One of the church trus- Rev. Juiius F. Schwarz. position makes It possible f<S* me to reach many who are in need of help and many who are stran- . gers and I want to stay here and make my work effective ln helping the German citizens in this country." ' It is because of this sincere desire to be of help to his church that Mr. Schwarz has labored with his hands and brain to build the new church. It has arisen out of what seemed to be Insurmount­ able difficulties. Not only the cornerstone, but every stone in it was once refused by the builders, but when it 1b finished there will be no fault found With its smooth, gray wallB, its modern equipment and its generous dimensions. In connection with bis pastoral and building work Rev. Mr. Schwarz devotes bine hours a week to teaching In the University of Omaha, where he has charge of the German classes. He Is also stated clerk of the presbytery of Omaha, and the compensation received from this additional work he considers providential in that it helps t& secure him sufficient salary to bring bis work to a self-supporting basis. Rev. Schwarz' father was a practicing physician •in Franklin county. Mo. He hailed frcm Heidel­ berg, Baden, Germany. Rev. Schwarz was left an orphan at the age of 11 months. He was taken Into the home of a kind-hearted couple who had already' raised eight children of their own. As a tribute to the memory of his foster par­ ents and as a token of appreciation of the kind­ ness received at their hands} the church parsonage has been turned into a sort of a home for the friendless and a» refuge for the destitute. Many have partaken of the parson's hospitality until work or other assistance had been offered. Should this sort of hospitality require more space, It is possible that an old people's home may be estab­ lished after the financial obligations of the new church edifice have been met. % & contractor offered Mr. Schwarz $70 for that -- - .£"\l.#aaae carload of red stone because he needed it tees, who declared when the project was begun %v to fill a contract in a hurry, the minister gave that he would not do anything to aid it, has al* ready given $100, and others have given $100 and gave • «P his material and added $50 clear to the fund. ' •: *hls was the only enterprise for profit that was . , Entered into for the benefit of the cause, except -•* little deal in lead pipe which the minister had With a prominent fraternal order. He bought *°me old lead from the lodge for $1.50 and sold 4 it tor $15 to a junk dealer. , . All winter long be has been haunting the repair ' 5 - • jangs about the streets, visiting stone yards and I s! * |unk heaP<* and adding to the pile of material» fhat is being made into a building by his men. -One of his biggest and most profitable finds was a pair of iron pillars in excellent condition which he bought from the street railway company for their price as old iron. The street railway com­ pany also furnished him with the most novel use |)f old material in the whole building, which is !%' *'" 4116 maklns of rafters out of old steel rails. The % /f*118 are m°re than strong enough and were iJSU , ' ^sought for the price of junk. S <' i'- * The church, which consists of a basement !& W >Ith a beautiful fireplace and an auditorium " v'i v ^which will seat 300, measures 44x73 feet. The |V- foot extends back over the parsonage, making It W # ia full three stories high, with one room in the ^attic. The house part is 24x50 feet in ground ,i,, * w": $200 contributions. Churches have promised contributions that will probably average $25 each and several hundred dollars more Is expected from that source. ' "If I just had $6,000 more I could finish it,**, says the minister, and he seems not to lack faith that the $6,000 will come as it is needed. . Mr. Schwarz's unique undertaking has attract* ed considerable attention and promises of finan­ cial assistance have come in from various parte of the country. These donations to a most wor­ thy cause are for the most part in small amount#, but are none the less appreciated by the ener* getlc pastor and the encouragement thus re­ ceived has had no little part in helping along t good work. Rev. Schwarz has announced that outside contributions will be gratefully received and promptly acknowledged. The biggest addition to the fund that has come so far was the $2,600 got from selling the old parsonage, which the pastor advised as soon as he saw the possibility of making a home for - himself as a part of the new building. It is be­ lieved that enough more can easily be raised to put on a roof so that services can be held in the iS SCIENCE AND FAITH Is it true that th« greater the knowledge tha less the religious interest? Are these two persons, the man whose zeal for religion is equaled by his bigotry and ignorance and the other in whom sci­ entific study has dwarfed spiritual sensibility, fair types by which to judge the relations of religion and knowledge? Is Intelligence incompatible with ruel piety? Will the growth of knowledge bring about the dis­ solution of religion? Is the life of religious aspi­ rations and feelings out of date in a sciefitiflc age reuch as we are constantly reminded this one is to-day? Science has overcome superstition; is faith so bound up with superstition that it, too, Snust go? We can be sure of one thing, at least; that, no • matter what our feelings, theories or ideals may be, we cannot turn our backs on the great world ef fact as It Is laid before us. The faith that fights facts is committing suicide. Appeals to our fears cannot to-day make the facts less real to us and we know that by them we will have to stand or fall. . .. y If you stop to think about it, there is a striking significance in the fact that this question haa irisen- Is there a religion for the Intelligent edu­ cated, scientific mind? It suggests another ques­ tion: Can any other mind fully comprehend the .riches and meaning of religion? The unthinking Cling tb customs, traditions and forms that are the vestiges of truth. The trained mind distinguishes between the garments of truth and truth itself. Unique Museum Idea la the unique and advanced museum vri Idea ef Dr. Goldsehmidt, of Brussels, the aim is to go beyond inert models !? and bring the public? into contact with ^ in action, inviting visitors to test and use apparatus Instead of la- ;belitig' it "Don't handle." His first (efforts have been applied to a popu- lar electrical laboratory. This is di- 'IVided into graded sections, so that the visitor may first experiment with seal- ing wax of inagnets, then with elec­ tric generators and motors, passing further along to tubes in which he may show the cathode rays and other electrical discharges and the effects of radium, and reaching finally the in­ struments for precise measurements, in a section where competent assist­ ants perform the tests, although suf­ ficiently trained visitors are permit­ ted to use the instruments. Some of the more delicate apparatus is kept under glass, leaving exposed only such parts as must be handled 111 making the experiments. There Is a mechanical work ship where any per­ son may gain experience in construct­ ing electrical apparatus, four small laboratories for personal research by specialists, a hall for the free exhibi­ tion of Industrial products, a lecture hall where pressing a button causes 100 successive views to be thrown on a screen and a library of the principal scientific books and periodicals. The Better Part of Courage. "I admires courage," said Uncle Eben, "but I doesn't blame a man foh gittin' out'n de way when he aln' got no show. Dar wouldn't be no >*nst at all In a mouse try In* ta fight a cat" * "V •, : The Extreme. Visitor--""So this town Is strongly opposed to corporal punishment?" Why, mister, dey Waiter-r-"Yes, sir. don't eien cream.* lei we serve whipped Like some huge monster, timid, in spite of its vast proportions, the Leth- r i d g e v i a d u c t across the valley of the Bow river in southern Alber­ ta, Canada, slowly steals its way day by day. And each time that a new supporting leg ap­ pears it seems as if the creature, enheartened, had : dared to take another forward stride. The Lethbridge viaduct is an ex­ traordinary piece of engineering work. *Three hundred and twenty feet long, a weird, stark, awe-compelling figure against the landscape, when completed It will be a mile in length. On its back rides the traveling crane, that wonderful piece of modern mechanical ingenuity th&t makes such feats as the construction of this via­ duct possible. It is almost literally alive. It crawls along, grasping ln its powerful claws a plate girder 100 feet in length and as many tons in weight It deposits this heavy load exactly where it is desired by the con­ structionists, and then obediently creeps back for another helping. The steel legs of the viaduct are supported on bases of that ever useful and most valuable material, concrete. These may be compared to stepping stones for th6 naked legs of steel that support this strange creation. At the east end of the bridge a small village has been built for the use of the men on the job. Here also parts of the bridge are assembled in sections, some of these sections weighing as much as 130 tons each, and across a space 300 feet wide the mighty arm of the faith­ ful crane swings these giant weights also. This viaduct is destined to form one of the most important links In the line of the Canadian Pacific across the continent. A few score of daring men are daily risking their lives in a matter of fa way that the layman has absolutelj no conception of. The structural steel worker erecting the huge skyscraper in the heart of some metropolis ex­ cites occasionally the wonder of the pedestrian on the pavement below. But here he cannot get a fair view of 'the hardy men who work aloft. Out on the plains of Alberta where the winds roar over the plains as well as 300 feet above, he may Bee the build­ ers toiling in their precarious posi­ tions aloft, almost seemingly working in the air, while past them creeping and crawling, goes the crane, perform­ ing its duties with a conscientious faithfulness that arouses no less won­ der than* the daring of tlje workmen themselves. WRECKS TRAIN TO SAVE HER STEEL TIES SURE TO COME Inventors of ,J st Work on. the Production i 'Suitable Substitute for Wood. The steel railroad tie ls ttot new, hut Its use has made little h'eadway In this courftry. Of late, however, it is being largely substituted for the wooden tie in many of the leading In­ dustrial countries of Eiurope, as we are informed in Daily Consular and Trade Reports by Consul H. Albert Johnson of Liege, Belgium. The con­ sul says: "When these ties are carefully con­ structed in order to meet the demands' of the modern railway traffic, they are in general favored on account of their superior solidity and power of resist­ ance. Nevertheless, their high price, certain defects ln form, and the ab­ sence so far of a convenient and sim­ ple mode of attachment have pre­ vented in a great measure their gen­ eral adoption, although they are being more extensively utilized. "It is asserted that the English manufacturers have on the market a tie of grooved section that sells for $30 per ton, or less' than the present cost of wooden ties. It is evident, therefore, that under these conditions the use of the steel tie would produce decided economical results for the railways. "A good steel tie of moderate price is urgently needed by the railways of Europe, $nd the prospect of supplying such a demand might be worth the consideration of American steel works. The adoption of metal ties is especially necessary in certain local­ ities to prevent the rapid destruction of forests. It Is estimated that in Europe a mile of railway line re­ quires about 2,500,000 cross-ties every 12 years, which means the cutting of an enormous quantity of forest trees. It is also estimated that the railways consume something like 40,000,000 ties per annum, and this consumption is said to be increasing at the rate of 3,000,000 a year."--Scientific Ameri­ can. LUNATIC STOPPED THE TRAIN Little Girl 8o Scared She Fainted on the Track--Engineer 8lsps •' on Brakes. Ill saving the life of 12-year-old Mary Mallin of Ashley Engineer John Knapp of the Central railroad of New Jersey caused a wreck which blocked the road for several hours and will, it is estimated, cost the company about $4,000, says a Wilkesbarre (Pa.) dis­ patch. His train, a heavy coal "train, was going down grade when he say the lit­ tle girl crawl out from underneath a passenger car on a siding and start across the track in front of the coal train. When she saw the engine rush­ ing upon her she was so scared that she fell in a faint directly across the rails. v Engineer Knapp saw there was but one chance of saving her. He jammed on the emergency brakes, stopping the locomotive as the tip of the pilot touched the girl's dress. The sudden stop caused the train to buckle and several cars were wrecked, one of them falling upon a passing freight train under a bridge, wrecking and derailing one of the freight cars. The child was unhurt A- Imagined He Was J. P. Morgan and Consequently What He 8aid ^ Mad to Go. ;VY The Strange freaks of a mMtn&n caused some trouble near Central Is- lip, L. I., one night recently. A man stood in the middle of the tracks among tfie scruboaks, and waved the well-known t"stop" signal ag an ex­ press train from the city approached. The engineer stopped! the train and the train crew, all of whom expected to be informed that a wreck had been averted, as miscreants have been plac­ ing obstructions upon the rails at in­ tervals, ran forward to meet the stranger, who V walked with dignity toward the coaches. "What's the mat­ ter?" demanded the first trainman, breathlessly, as he neared the strang­ er. No reply was vouchsafed. Nor would the man open his mouth until he met the conductor at the steps of the forward coach. The conductor asked the same question. "I wanted the train to stop as I wished to get on,'" began the man. "There's no sta­ tion here among the scruboaks," said the conductor, who hadn't time to get angry. "True," replied the stranger, "but there should be -one. I am J. P. Morgan and when I want a train to stop it's got to stop, see?" He climbed aboard, unchecked by the trainmen, who began to see the drift of affairs. "My pass," said the new passenger, tendering an oak leaf to the conductor, who inspected and punched it gravely. When the train reached Central Islip, he was turned over to the police au­ thorities. Killed on the Tracks. Trespassing on railroad property in violation of the law has been responsible for 47,416 deaths in the United States during the last ten years, according to a bulletin Issued by the Pennsylvania lines. In the same period more than 50,000 trespass­ ers were injured. It is in view of these statistics that many of the im­ portant railroads have determined to redouble their efforts to secure in thin country that rigid enforcement of the law against trespassing, which in Eng- Railroads as Farmers. Officials of western railroads with land has reduced the practice--and ac3Sf°®ces in New York are interested in cidents to trespassers--to a minimum. The co-operation of state and coun­ ty officials has been solicited but ac­ tual punishment of persons violating the laws forbidding trespassing on a railroad's private property has been infrequent The cost of Imprisonment has deterred the courts from holding those arrested while trespassing on railroad property. The practice of walking on railroad tracks has been growing constantly and the number of people killed and injured increases p^QjrUonately. - » > V 1 -.. ••/ ' Ui Trains Were Late;^ * Scratch a southerner and you will find a knightly soul, might be said to be one of the morals of the Chicago Record-Herald story below--the sec­ ond moral is more reasonably ob­ vious. "What is the reason," hegan the Irritated traveler from the north, "that the trains in this part of the country are always behind time? I have never seen one yet that ran according to its schedule." "That, suh," replied the dignified Georgian, "is a mattah that Is easily explained. It IS due to southern chiv­ alry, suh." "Southern chivalry! Where does that come in?" "Tou see, suh. the trains are always late in this country because they wait tor the ladies. God bless them!'* "Making Traffic." A striking Illustration of one Of the many methods adopted by the rail­ roads to "make traffic" Is given by the demonstration trains which have been sent over the country to instruct far­ mers in improved methods of agricul­ ture. Very few persons realize the immense difference that might be made in the output of a country sec­ tion if antiquated processes were re­ placed by those of scientific farming. Vast stretches of fertile soil, even in the so-called crowded regions of the east, are practically unutilized, and the annual yield of many crops is less than one-half or one-third of what it might be. The agricultural experts have demonstrated the very little of the so-called worked-out soil is really worthless, and the spread of informa­ tion on this subject is an Investment that is bound -to add to the wealth of the country. Even the Virginia farm­ ers, that can be reached only by river boats, are . to be educated by the rair roads, for they know what the effect will be fn increased business for themselves an^ lengthened markets for all sorts of food products. the success of the Long Island rail­ road as a farmer, and that corpora­ tion's experiment is likely to be re­ peated extensively on waste lands along the great railway systems, throughout the country. After five years' work on the 87 acres of waste lands purchased by the Long Island railroad at Wading River and Mud- ford, L. I., and converted Into farm land by the"company, the two experi­ mental farms Shave received 24 first 23 second and six third prizes at the Riverhead fair. By placing graduates of western colleges at work the rail­ road has demonstrated that scientific methods can convert waste lands into profitable and prize-winning farms. Automatic R«!lroad Station Announcer Consul General Richard Guenther of Frankfort reports that a new automat­ ic station announcer is about to be tested on the Prussian state raft* ways, with view to Its adoption. The apparatus, which is of the size of an ordinary cigar box, is easily installed in each car and compartment All of them are connected with the baggage car, from which the device is oper­ ated. By closing of a contact all the announcers respond at once and make the name of the next station appear* SECRETARY OF THE ^ TELLS OF WORK :||tPAItTMENlg • INTERIOf|;g Of his \C- STILL AFTER LAND THIEVES Urges Continuation of Vigorous Prose- / cution and a Reclassification of th# Public Domain--Issuance of Reclsfe;| (nation Fund Bonds Advieed---Thtr Indian Bureau. Washington, Nov. 29.--The annual, report to the president of Richard Aj v Ballinger, secretary of the interior^|S> was made public to-day and makes in$t^ teresting reading. The report cover|- a portion of the time unde: the ad," ministration of James R. Garfield, ani Mr. Ballinger gives him credit for his earnest and efficient services. . Secretary Ballinger comments the old public land statutes, and con-1 ticues: - 1 Y*'1; "The liberal and rapid disposition o£ . the public lands under these statute#^; ^ and the lax methods of administratioi|#p which for a long time prevailed nat^;;'y urally provoked the feeling that th# public domain was legitimate prey foi» the unscrupulous and that it was n<| crime to violate or circumvent th®. land laws. It is to be regretted that we, as a nation, were so tardy to real ­ ize the importance of preventing large a measure of our natural re*^ •/ sources passing into the hands of lan4tV pirates and speculators, with no view*" ' to development looking to the national, • welfare., , Must Continue ProseeutlMis. ^ "It may be safely said ttiat mllftoiis of * acres of timber and other lands hav# > been unlawfully obtained, and it ii§' > also true that actions to recover suclS; lands have in most instances Ions since been barred by the statute ofa limitations. The principal awakening v to our wasteful course came under : your predecessor's administration. The*; ^ bold and vigorous prosecutions oflanij . frauds through Secretaries Hitchcock: and Garfield, have restored a salutarsf respect for the law, and the publiqr / mind has rapidly grasped the lmpor? tance of safeguarding the further dis­ position of our national resources ilk' * < the public land in the interest of th^ir^ public good as against private gseed^JI Notwithstanding this, it is necessarjftii' to continue with utmost vigor, througtf all available sources, the securing -pf. ^ information of violations of the put»Uc|^i land laws and to follow such yiola^'^ tions with rigid prosecutions. ^ * Use Private Enterprise. "Ifc this present policy of conserving ^" the natural resources of the public dofe,j|? main, while development is the keyi.- note, the best thought of the day ISh' ? not that development shall'be by na»> ..;. tlonal agencies, but that wise utiliza^ f tion shall be secured through privat#;'*15 enterprise under national supervisior and control. Therefore, if material progress is to be made in securing th^| best use of our remaining public lands,! congress must be called upon to enac$j|ip; remedial legislation." * Mr. Ballinger then gives in, details ' his recommendations for the classlffe cation of public lands, and the fea# tures of a measure which he advise® : ' for the direction of the disposal ojfl^' water power sites. • The Reclamation Service. Concerning the reclamation serrt&^f. ( the report says in part: jJ .• "In view of the importance of sif^i «peedy completion of existing projector J and their proper extension, and of the* ̂ necessity in 1912 of an adjustment be?n tween the states by which themajoif portion of the funds arising from thei..--;^ sale of public lands within each state*; > and territory shall have been ex-j..^^ pended so Xar as practicable withini such state or territory, and ln vlew> •. of the importance of making a bene+ -'; " flcial use of waters already an-: propriated or capable of a'pproprla- tion to which rights may be losfc>, , for nonuse, I believe an urgent apf 4 S peal should be made to congress ta £; authorize the issuance of certificates^^ of indebtedness, or of bonds againsti the reclamation fund, to an aggregate*§j>3 of not exceeding $30,000,000, or som? 1 much thereof as may be needed." Energetic reorganization of tike In­ dian bureau is ln progress, says Mr% Ballinger, and he recommends thatT : the Indian warehouses at New York|J ^ Chicago, Omaha, St. Louis and Sanyj^ Francisco be closed as soon as pos-;j*S sible. A more advanced policy re-» * spectlng the maintenance, improve- ment and operation of the Yelowstones®^ and Yosemlte national parks i%i •en the government Ir Couldn't Uncouple. A well-known Scottish clergyman, , got Into conversation in a railroad^ carriage with a working man, who in­ formed him that he had been a cou­ pler for over 20 years. "Oh," said tho minister, "I can beat that! I hav» been a coupler for over 30 years." "Ay," replied the workman, "but I caa uncouple, and you canna!" Well to Remember. a man wishes to be treated wttli courtesy he should show courtesy to { others. . ' 1 •••v 7 'Ti' *•' Liyf, i-taJ Ringing the Belle. Jdweler--"I understand that fa* want 'From Guy to Gwenyth* en-I t" graved on the inside of this ring, sir?"' Youthful Customer--"Yes, that's right. But--er--don't cut the "Gwenyth* very ^ deep. I might want It altered Gladys' or 'Irene!'" , ^ t- ---- -- ' The. Philosopher ef Felly, "What's the use," asks the Philoso- • pher of Folly, "in" judging a man by5*1: vrhat his enemies tell you about himT- His friends are all perfectly willing toS^p give you a complete list of his faults."-1^1 • ^ Error'of Form. • . A Chicago woman ln Paris robbed her hostess of money and is ln jail.'*" j She should have confined herself to < spoons and saltcellars. The tenets of good form do not include minted coins among souvenirs. i/f Girl s Wonderful Llngulet A ten-year-old girl named Mism*|;^p Weisbein has astonished the United ' States immigration authorities by her^ ability to speak and read Russian, Polish, French, German, Italian, Span-;. Ish end English. . --' ' ' i f x A f U : i-.S-t,.- -i? : • v- . -s:.;^