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ined By Iron
h Fy James J. Hill, Railroad Magnate.
J ********2 $ * ^ available Iron deposits have been carefully catalogued.
10 All the fields of national importance have been known for at
J least twenty 3 years. Within that time their boundaries and
! probable capacity have been estimated, and the whole coun¬
try has been prospected for this king of minerals. The
X ••••••••♦<* most remarkable computation of scientific authority af
X firms that existing production cannot be maintained
•••••••••• fifty years, assuming that all the available iron ore known
to us is mined. In fact, the limitation is likely to be less
than that period.
By every possible means we are stimulating consumption, especially
a tariff that places a bounty on the exhaustion of the home supply of both
coal and iron, thus prohibiting recourse to outside supplies and compelling
the exhaustion of our own reserve. In the year 1950 as far as our own re¬
,
sources are concerned, we shall be approaching an ironless age. For a pop¬
ulation of 200,000,000 people, our home supply of iron will have retreatefi al¬
most to the company of the precious metals.
1 here is no substitute whose production and preparation for practical use
is not far more expensive. Not merely our manufacturing industries, but our
whole complex industrial life, so intimately built upon cheap iron and coal,
feel the strain and must suffer realignment. The peril is not one of remote
geologic time, but of this generation. And where is there a sign of prepara¬
tion for it? Whore, amidst our statistical arrays and the flourish of trum¬
pets with which the rise of our manufactuhed product is always announced,
do we bear so much as a whisper of care about the needs of the time march¬
ing so swiftly upon us? Instead of apprehension and diligent forethought for
the future, the nation is engaged in policies of detail and opportunism.
If any man thinks this prophecy of danger fantastic, let him glance at
Gn-ent Britain. That nation was not so extravagant as we, because it did
not compel the instant exhaustion of its resources by a tariff prohibiting such
imports, and because its surplus population could and did scatter over the
globe. But it has concentrated effort upon the secondary form of industry—
manufacturing—at the sacrifice of the primary—the tillage of the soil. Its
iron supply is now nearly exhausted. It must import much of the crude ma¬
terial, or close its furnaces and mills. Its coal is being drawn from the
deeper levels. The added cost pinches the market and makes trade smaller
both in volume and in profits.
The process of constriction has only begun. None are advertising It,
only a few understand It. But already there is the cry of want and suffering
from every street in England. And this is only the beginning of that in¬
dustrial readjustment which the unwise application of industry and the de¬
struction of natural resources must force everywhere.
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r Financial Suicide 1
; Number Has Grown With Surprising Ra»
pidity in Last Two Years ;
By the Editor of the Chicago Tribune.
*♦***++«*•* 4; JNCE the panic in Wall street last October twenty-eight sui
♦ cides have taken place which have been caused directly or
* * indirectly by it. Even now, six months after that panic,
t CL J; the suicides New are York recorded, broker, one who, of a the few last days being ago, Charles after Custer, vainly
t- * X t striving to retrieve losses amounting to a million and a half
-------.4, dollars by operations of a purely gambling character; at
X l ast; up the hopeless game and shot lives himself. because of
Among these men who took their own
ruinous finance are five prominent brokers, five bank cashiers, and seven
bank presidents, showing that some bankers had imperiled their legitimate
business and the money intrusted to them by others by illegitimate dealings
iu stocks or investments in risky projects.
It is a curious feature of this sad record that so many bank officials
should have been urged to death, the victims of their own folly and dishon¬
esty. But they are not the only ones. The total list of those who have com¬
mitted suicide since the 1 st of January because of business misfortunes of
various kinds is sixty-seven, and some of these cases also probably were due
to the October panio. How many more will appear in the records time will
show.
The significant feature of it all is the rapid increase of this class of sui¬
cides. During the last twenty years the number has been small, but during
the last two years it has grown with surprising rapidity. This may be due
in part possibly to the general increase of suicides all over the country, for
they are now increasing much faster than homicides. It may be due in part
also to (he increased social strain and competition, and the mania to get
riches measured by millions, for hundreds of thousands are hardly consider¬
ed as constituting wealth. But in the majority of these cases, and in all the
cases where brokers and bank officials have been concerned, it was the inev¬
itable exposure of dishonesty and illegitimate practices which could be con¬
cealed no longer, and which threatened the penitentiary and public disgrace.
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The *>«««
CS Sensations of Youth
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n 8 G. Stanley Hall, of Clark University.
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OUNG people need to tingle with sentiments, and the appe¬
Y tite for excitement and sensation is at its height in the
teens. Here is where the principle of vicariousness gives
the teacher one of his chief opportunities and resources.
Excitement the young must have, for feelings are now their
^ * life. If they cannot find it in the worthy, they are strongly
predisposed to seek it in the grosser forms of pleasure.
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Hence, every glow of aesthetic appreciation, every thrill
aroused by heroism, every pulse of religious aspiration
weakens by just so much the potential energy of passion, because it has
found its kinetic equivalent in a higher form of expression. It is from this
point of view that some of our German co-laborers have even gone so far as
to advocate a carefully selected course of love stories, chosen so as to bring
out the most chivalric side of the tender passion at this age, when it is most
plastic and capable of idealization; while others have advocated theatre
<ming to selected plays, palpitating with life, action and adventure, that emo¬
tional tension may be discharged not merely harmlessly, but in an elevating
way.—American Magazine.
Our Transterranean Navy.
Admiral Evans’s Chief of Staff
says: “The battleship can go to any
part of the world if coal is pro
vided.”
This does away with the old sup¬
position that water was also neces¬
sary.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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A Caution.
“You’ll haw to be careful when
taking your son),' in New York now,
uncle,” said the girl.
“Why so, Sis?”
“Because they’re taking steps to
suppress all unnecessary noises.”—
Yonkers Statesman.
THE PULPIT.
A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON
THE REV. M. L. BURTON, PH. D.
Theme: Jesus as Prophet.
Brooklyn, N. Y. For the
services of the churches on
Heights, the preacher Sunday was
Rev. Marion Leroy Burton,
pastor-elect of the Church of the
grims. His subject was “Jesus
Prophet.” He selected his text
Matthew 21 : 10 - 11 : “And when
was come into Jerusalem, all the
was moved, saying, Who is this?
the multitude said.'This Is Jesus
Prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. u
Burton said in substance:
The centra) question of all this
Christian life is, how does Jesus
us; how are we to profit by
life? It is impossible in this
time to answer but cne phase cf
three which our Saviour lived,
Prophet, Priest and King, Yet
conveys its part of truth upon a
per concept of His holy life.
ever, it is well to concentrate
the prophet side of His life, not to
ply at all any sense of
between them. We cannot give
tention now to the kingly aspect,
to that of prophet, which Jesus lived
for our salvation. What was it that
caused the multitude to follow Him,
and, as St. Matthew tells us, take
Him for a prophet? It was He who
proclaimed the truth and in this light
we can see how Jesus is related to
our life.
Without going into the questions
and different divisions which natur
ally arise on all sides, let us consider
how He lived as a prophet. In what
sense does He stand as our prophet?
In the first place, we know that He is
a prophet in regard to God. He has
revealed liow God is taking us be
neath His forgiveness and patience
and ever watchful care — how we
cease to exist without Him. Let us
note, in the first place, Jesus’ revela
tion of God’s attitude toward sinful
ness. There are those who declare
sin is underestimated, but if we are
wise, we can understand Jesus’ true
attitude in regard to sin. It is shown
in His denunciations, in His opinions
of the leaders of the day, in ihe Ser
mon on tho Mount, all of which show
His conception of sin. Not only the
man who is the adulterer, but he who
lives in conditions of lust; not only
tne murderer, but he who inspires the
act and remainq^silent; not alone the
perjurer, but he who fails to be truth
ful by keeping silent. These are
* • likewise” sinners.
But God’s attitude toward sin con
eerns not alone our outward acts, for
the inner being is brought into ac
countability and cannot escape. Jesus
has called upon us not only to do
something that makes for our salva
tion, but also to have in mind that we
should be something. It is of the in
ner self that the victory over sin has
to be won. We should have a life not
of action alone, but also of being,
Jesus has taught the world the terri
ble consequences which are to follow
our wrongdoing, that the man who
sins will condone it by suffering. He
has told of the penalties of sin. He
who deceives the little one had better
tie a millstone about his neck and
perish in the sea. What awful penal
ties that follow the sinner! But not
alone has Jesus revealed to us God’s
attitude toward sin, but in the second
instance He has revealed God, through
Himself, and has shown His manifold
purposes of our destiny.
Let us study the character and life
of Jesus and we shall see that He has
revealed God to us and shown His
clemency and patience. Why was it
the multitude followed Him? Be
cause they took Him for a prophet?
It is not that alone, but because of
His magnetic personality, which at
tracted all to Him and made Him be
loved of all men. No wonder the
twelve disciples came at His call and
served Him with true love and faith,
It was not confined to this inner cir
cle, however, that Jesus attracted
men about Him by His wonderful per
sonage. Nicodemus came to Jesus.
The centurion was wont to seek Him
out for counsel. The multitude list
ened to His words of wisdom. He
was a friend of the publican and sin
ner. At the day of the feast the
Greeks came and said, “We would see
Jesus.” He spoke in infinite love and
drew all to Him. He sought to lead
them through the paths of His truth
and to teach them quietly, sincerely,
of life and their salvation. How mar
veious ana nowperrecttkat He should
lead men toward the truth and a bet¬
ter and less sinful life. Witness Him
teaching the multitude to the path¬
ways of truth and see Him carry them
to His Word. He knew that much of
His teachings fell on barren soil and
took no root, but He was patient with
His people. Oh, the beauty and pa¬
of the parting with His disci¬
It passes all understanding.
was a crisis in the life of Jesus
taught them the truth, and He led
out iu vital existence.
Teaching the people, Jesus was pa
at all times. Even the same
men who gathered at His call
preach the Gospel to the world of¬
forgot His teaching of the Word.
the way to the Last Supper they
among themselves as to
was the greatest among them.
He was patient and forgave them.
not the priests take before Him
adulteress, and when the accusers
fled, did He not sav, “Where are
who condemn thee? Neither
I condemn thee. Go and sin no
tf Oh, the infinite love and for
of the Master! Then Jesus
of the Prodigal Son and shows
forgiveness with the Father is
Peter sinned three times.
Jesus forgave him. And not
has He forgiven the sinners,
the marvelous basis for our won-
der is tnat He suffered to save
Jesus was willing to suffer for
truth, so that His attitude
God and men might be recognized
the true way.
These characteristics of the life
our Master reveal God’s attitude
ward us and His purpose in
love. Jesus has said that God is
satisfied to save men. He would
us know the eternal verities of
Did Jesus forgive? Then, it is
God's will that He forgive the
ant. Did Jesus love? Then,
loves His servants and has
with them. Did Jesus suffer?
in God Is the heart of
Jesus is all that God is in
love. Who hath seen Jesus hath
God. Oh, the glorious wisdom
Him who hath seen God!
Jesus was a prophet not only
telling us of God’s attitude
sin, with clear positiveness, but
also was a prophet in regard to
selves. He tells us what God is in
His glory and He tells us what
is, what we are ourselves. Jesus
the ideal type. The critics pass
by. In His almighty wisdom, we
how ignorant we are. In His
ness, with its overpowering glory,
observe how sinful, how mean,
low we are. Study Jesus’ life
draw out from you as you know
selves to be. How small,
mally small, do you seem! He
been a prophet, for He has shown how
small we are. Two sides, the dark
and the light, Jesus has shown us,
but He has not alone given us view
to the dark side by showing us our
smallness. He has also brought up
the light side and with full hopeful
ness not only tells us how small we
are. but shows us our largeness. He
tells us of the power and potentiali
ties within us. “Ye, therefore, shall
be perfect in love.” You are a sin
ner, but you may be a son of God.
Jesus is glorious as a prophet of God,
for He tells us how it may be if we
live as He lived.
Not only a prophet of God and
men, Jesus sought to expand the rev
elation of God, and beneath it all,
with prophetic note, gave the ideal re¬
lationship of life, that of father and
son. Did time permit we could con
sider the many lights between God
and man. Jesus came and in His ear
lier years lived in simple communion
with His Father, before He gathered
about Him His twelve disciples. He
prayed in the mountains and prayed
for the forgiveness of the sins of the
world. He set the right relation be
tween Son and the Father a per
sonal relationship, He never lost
hope in all His suffering, but trusted
in His Father. In His life He would
tell us that the infinite relation is that
of Father and Son.
Not only would Jesus teach us the
ideal relationship between God and
men, but He lived the life between
man and man. Should we follow the
precepts of Jesus, this relation of
man to man would be one of sacred
example. Follow the teachings of
Jesus and get all the power and po¬
tentialitv that is in you. Develop self
by developing others. Find life by
losing it. It will be a victory for self,
the inner self. By the Word of God
we are one, pr non-existent. Jesus
tells us of God’s relationship.,
How can any one ask, knowing
these things and God’s relationship to
man, how He effects our salvation?
Can any one be convinced and say,
“Can Jesus save Me?” He demands
of us our love. He demands that we
follow Jesus and do what He did. He
demands that we follow Him as Jesus
did and secure salvation by His for
giveness. We know that the penal
ties of sin are awful, for Jesus has so
taught us. The truth that I am
small He has impressed upon me, but
that I am to become larger through
hope and forgiveness I know through
His word. Jesus calls upon us to be
prophets in His name. We can take
His teachings throughout life, but we
do not follow them. That is not rec
ognition of the word. He has done
His part and we should do ours. He
cannot make us or we would not be
personalities.
Jesus said to the multitude, Chris
tians, follow Me, and as the apostles,
they left and followed Him. Jesus
calls us up from our worship of gold
and the money gods w T hich we serve,
He called to the people, love Me more,
and they worshiped Him. He calls to
us, love Me more. By Thy mercy we
will hear Thy call and will serve Thee
by love and service best of all.
Not Common People.
"The common people heard Him
gladly.” That phrase may be mis
leading. What Mark says is not that
the “common people,” but that the
“much people heard Him gladly.”
He does not mean to refer to a low¬
er class of people. The Bible never
calls this sort of people “common,”
and it was not the lower class of
people that came to Christ in the
crowds. There was the Pharisee, the
Sadducee, the ruler, the publican,
the poor man—all classes were
to Him. Where He came caste
melted away. When He
into Simon’s house, the poor
who had never crossed the
before, went right in and
to His side.
For this reason Jesus can no more
the head of a labor church than
a capitalist club. He has nothing
do with men in sections. He deals j !
man as man. and when He
out upon the crowds He did
see a Pharisee or a publican;
saw a man. a son of God by crea
He saw as God saw.—Rev
Campbell Morgan.
Get a Future. I
There are those who want to get
from all their past; who if they j
would Their fain begin all over j
life seems one long j
But you must learn, you
let God teach you, that the only
to get rid of your past is to get a
out of it.—Phillips Brooks.
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SOIL MULCH.
A soil mulch acts as a blanket in
preventing the evaporation of moist,
ure from the surface of the soil
taining it beneath the mulch, where
it serves to dissolve the plant food
and convey it to the plant.—Indian
apolis News.
SQUASH BUGS.
Squash and cucumber bugs will not
operate on hills wet with saltpetre
water, A tablespoonful of saltpetre
dissolved in two gallons of water will
make a sufficiently strong dose, Put
about a pint of this solution Q Jj H
each hill, close to the stems.— Amer
lean Cultivator.
FLOWERS TILL FROST
Cut back coreopsis after each
cessive ' bloom i and and Hovers till frost
11 L)e assured. This suggestion i„
applicable to a great many flowers,
j Ho not let the blooms fade on the
shrub or plant. Not always, but of
ten, sweetwilliam can be coaved 1 °
f-I K j V e a second hlnnm ^ if ! back i, . af
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1 arae . rst Blooming.—House T and
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PLANT FOR PROFIT.
Varieties of apples vary greatly in
the length of time required to bring
them into bearing, and this is worth
considering by those who plant for
profit. Such sorts as Astrachan,
Maiden’s Blush, Hubbardston, Duch¬
ess, Doctor and Wealthy commence
bearing early, and would give crops
in half the time such lat e ones as
Baldwins, Greenings, Spy and Im¬
perials would.—Farmers’ Home Jour
nal.
TO TRY ORCHARD HEATING.
After losing their apple crop three
years in succession the orchardists of
Canon City, Colorado, have appropri¬
ated $1000 for experimenting with
a system of orchard heating. They
have concluded it is the heat rather
than the smoke which keeps off frost,
and are planning to study the best
methods of orchard heating in Colo¬
rado arid also in California, where
many different plans have been tried
for this purpose.—American Culti¬
vator.
SHRUBS FOR THE YARD.
If you haven’t many tall growing
shrubs in your yard, plant clumps of
Ricinus or Castor Beans. They make
a fine background for low growing
plants and flowers, Clumps of Rud
beckia or Golden Glow are also showy
and require but little care, although
they need to be separated nearly ev¬
ery spring. Lilac, snowballs and sv
ringas are beautiful, but they should
be planted in nooks and corners of
the back yard,for after their blooming
season they are anything but orna¬
mental.—Wisconsin Agriculturist.
FRUIT TREE BARK BEETLE.
A subscriber in Carroll County,
asks about an insect that he describes
as boring into the limbs of his peach
trees and killing them. He sends no
insects nor limbs, so it is hard to
make a satisfactory reply regarding
the matter. But the State Entomolo¬
gist makes the following guess as to
the pest:
“From the description I take the
insect which is bothering your sub¬
scriber’s trees to be the fruit tree
bark beetle. This beetle, as a ruie,
attacks only trees which have been
weakened by some other cause—very
often by the San Jose scale. It sel¬
dom or never attacks perfectly
healthy trees. The only efficient rem¬
edy is to cut off and burn the infested
branches and immediately give at¬
tention to surrounding trees to head
off the primary infection which had
damaged the trees weakened by the
fruit tree bark beetle. Spraying with
anything is ineffective.’’
CHANGING BEDS AND BORDERS.
There are many persons who pre¬
fer to change the scheme of their an¬
nual beds and borders in midsummer,
so as to make a change of coloring.
To do this it is necessary to replant
them with flowers other than those
which were put in them in the early
summer. If they were planted with
red geraniums in June, by the first
of August they will be rank and
ragged, and their places will be well
filled by white petunias or verbenas,
for no matter what the spring color
may have been, white can al¬
follow red.
The young plants which have been
shifted on, in order to be just
for replacing the worn out ones
Aus , ugt should 2 be ° e ln * n bud DU “ a d nd
AT by L the first “ of the mom
.
be necessary, in order to accom¬
this, to keep the buds pinched
as fast as they come, and keep the
S shoot pinched back in order
induce branching. Nearly aU
bedding plants will produce
flowers and have more if a
effect if grown broad and low
not allowed to bloom until hey
become Become established estacusnea in in their men new
News.