The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

WUINN’S BANK. f Thrusting the plan into my breaSt' pocket, I ran lightly up the steel) n31" row path and caught a glimpse of a man hurrying away. Though it 7"“ only a glance. it brought my heart into my mouth, for the man was young Jackson. who had some time before gone back to see. He looked back on gaining the top, and seeing me follow» ing, he turned round and grumbled out in a halfâ€"sulky way: "Well, how you startled me to be sure. by rushing up so suddenâ€"like.” I looked at him withâ€" out speaking, so he went on: " I think you might give a. poor. shipwrecked fel» low a heartier welcome. though We didn't use to be such friends over yonâ€" der," jerking his thumb toward Shingle Bay. "I've been through a deal 0f rough weather since then, and don’t. bear no ill-will. Let. bygones be bygones, say I." Firva the shuffling manner in which he spoke, I felt suite he had been watchâ€" ing us and had ovetrheard my incan- tious remarks; however, as there was no help for that, now, I cut him short. and turning abruptly away, hurried back to Ben. T'htrowing the keg into the boat, in a. few minutes we had her afloat, and rowed off roulnd the pro- jecting mas Iof rock where we were quite out at sight and hearing from above. - " I hope that sneaking Scoundrel didâ€" n’t hear all, Ben," said I. as We rested on our cars. "It's lucky he betrayed his whereabouts before I had got any further ; so let us hope there's no great harm done, after all." " What's done can’t be helped,” quoth Ben philosophically. "But, as you haveâ€" n’t told me yet what you‘ve found out, I can’t give an opinion." "Well, Ben, you remember that your sister said her father told her he had a snug nest put away in a bank, but that she could find no account of any money. This out me thinking. and I came to the conclusion that the paper I at first found in the keg referred to this monâ€" ey, which most likely had been hidden away. The drawing on this parchment makes me pretty nearly sure that if there is anything at all, it's in Danes’ Clamp. What I’ve got to do is to hit upon the exact spot."' Ben had been looking intently at me while I was explaining, and now gave vent to ‘his feelings in a long whistle. "me what. Father said to Dollyâ€" snd he wasn’t. the man to make a joke '-â€"it’s sartin he’d put by something ; and to my mind, these charts were not drawn for nothing. But after all these years. it’s likely it may have been found ‘out; still. it’s wocrth trying. and if We can light on the place and get the men- ey, we'll manage to fetch it away safe enough, I warrant." Next morning at daybreak I was out; and taking my way over the fields. wet and heavy with dew, came to the head- land that hose in a bad sweep from the level land below. Right ahead, looking near in the brightness that now overâ€" spread the sky, but in reality some three miles away. appeared the low dark line which marked the ancient bank of Danes' Camp. Going on at a brisk pace. I soon get over the inter- vening ground, and climbing the old earthwork, commenced my search. Though broken down in some places, and overgrown with dense patches of gorse and fern and the graceful trail: ing boughs of the bramble. the old ditch and bank retained much of their ori- ginal form; the space enclosed being roughly square. three sides were en- trenched, the fourth being the sheer edge of the cliff. which here rose to a great height. Ucinmencmg at the near- est corner, I walked round the top. the parchment. in my hand, and so reached the farthest extremity of the camp. I was unable to discover any- thin thatrorresponded to the plan, whlc consisted of an oval with the paints of the compass shown. At: the southâ€"east part were four circles, en- closmg a. larger one marked with a cross, while an arrow pointed to the south intimated fifty yards. I looked carefully for any object from which to measurefifty paces; but what had seemed Simple on first seeing the draw- lng, appeared hopeless in practice now. I sat. on the bank, trying to get over my disappomtnrent, and, to amuse my- self, began rolling pieces of flint down the hill, watching as they bounded away till they were stopped by the furze bushes that fringed the path beneath. Bavzng exhausted all the stones within reach, I tried to unearth a large flint which protruded from the turf, but found it a hard job. till, exerting all, my stren th, it came out at last. and slipping rom my (grasp, rolled down :the steep slope an crashed into the bushes. At that moment I heard u’ footstep coming towards me. and wa l turning round to see who it was, when, ‘ In the hole from which I had pulled the alone, I spied a. gold coin, and had just i tune to snatch it, when a. scrambling horse caused me to close my fingers up- on it, and the next instant the unwel- come form of voun J . ack o _- over 6' g S I) stood "Hillo!" said 11 , ~‘ . i meant to l e vntb what was. _ ie an arch smile: “v0 ‘ ' taking the air early this morning. slid;f ‘ met. Prudently overcoming s strongl headlong down the? b t . no notice of his pleasantrv, ‘ u. getting up commenced to wslkl hmneward. I hoped Jackson would take l the hint, and not trouble me with his presence; but it suited him to accomâ€" pany me; and as I could not very well shake him off, I had to put the best face possible on the matter. All this time I had kept the gold piece in my hand, not daring to look at it, and on the first opportunity I quietly slipped it into my povkct. _ “'9. Walked on silently for some time. when Jackson .broke out with: "I had such :1 Turn dream last night ', I thought. I wasidigging for apotful of money some one had hid in the gtround. After work- ing for a long spell, I finds it. when up you comes and calls out 'Halvesl' ‘All right,‘ said I; 'ihat’s all [air and square.’ So we parts the lot between us." There was a pause at, this, and then I rather awkwardly remarked: “ What of that? It was only a dream.”_ "Suppose," mid be, looking s1deways at me. " you was to find anything. and I was to come along. of course you'd do the same. eh i” putting on asunple and friendly look. ‘ _ " As it isn‘t. very likely such a thing will happen. I don't see the good of talking about it." I was forced to say. " Now, look here," said be, changing his manner and speaking in .11 bullying tone. " I heard you and an the oth- er day talking on the beach down yon- der about the paper you found and what you expected it meant. My old gran- dad was a mate of Quin's father in run ny a run of goods, and he often said the old man had stowed away 8.1'10h cargo, which ain't seen the light Since. I reckon. If you like to take me as pardner, well and good; if not, look out, for you‘ll come off all the worse, I can tell you.” . . I was rather staggered With this; for it did not strike me at. first that Jack- son pretended to know more than he really did. As 1 did not answer, Jack- son gave me another threat, and then dropped behind, but followed me home at a. distance. _ After breakfast, as there was nothing to keep me at home, I got leave from my father to stop for a night .or two at my cousin's. Jackson was not in sight when I got orutagain, not expecting me so soon, I suppose; so I quickly gained the hill-top, and after walking some distance, sat down where there was no fear of being overlooked. and taking out the coin, proceeded to ex- amine it. It was as big as two of our guineas, and hs it had a hole bored through it, had evidently been used as a. charm. On one side were scratched the letters T. Qluin. Hastily getting lip-.4 I started at a run, and did not stop till I mane to the place whetre I had found it. The bank at this part was thickly covered with bushes. and I now noticed for the first time that they almost hid a low mound. I made out its shape to be oval; and turning my face to the south. I took fifty long paces, which brought me to a large mossmvered stone, which did not rise above the lev- el of the ground, so that I had not noâ€" ticed it before. A huge bush overshar dowed the place where I had discover- ed the coin, and this proved to be at the south east gut of the oval mound corresponding the positions of the five Circles in the chart. It struck me that old Quin must have dropped the gold piece while working at this spot. All excitement, I vushed on as fast as I could to Sihing e Bay and found Ben at home. Taking him aside into the garden, I told him of my discovery. and showed him the ooin,which he reâ€" membered having seen his father wear. When Ispoke of what Jackson had told me, he looked rather grave, but bright' ening up after a bit, said he had aplan tordeceive him. Lighting his pipe, and seeming be greatly assisted thereby. heiwe‘nt into details. Now, as that young stamp guesses so much about this affair, it’s my opin- ion the "best way will] be to et the treasure, whatever it be, toâ€"nig t. We can smuggle a pickaxe and. shovel down to the boat in an old sail whom it falls dark. Young Jackson is sure to be along this way after you; audit you keep in- doors until the evening, he’ll most like- be hanging about all day. \Vhen we 80 outin the boat. he’ll think there‘s something in the wind ; and as he won't have the pluck for all his stoutness, to tackle us by himself, he’s almost sure to go Iback and get the help of that recrous cousin of his. The moon will e up by the time we land the tools and are ready to work; so, all things consdered, it’ll go hard with us, if we can't be the first in." We followed closely Ben's pro- gramme; and. as he predicted, Jackson was to 'be seen watching us; and as soon as we were afloat, he hurried away in the direction of his home. With the tools on our shoulders, we leaped on share at the gap, and making our boat fast, we toiled up the steep path, and came to the camp just as the moon ap- peared over the hill; and by its light we not to wotrk with all speed. we cleared away the earth under the bush, and had made a good sized hole when the pick struck with such force against a stone as‘almost to (iVetrturn Ben who was wielding it. “Thetre’s a rock, or something as hard, here George," said he ruefully, rubbing his arm and rest- ing his "back against the bank. I sliovelled away for dear life, and throwmg out a lot of loose earth, laid bare a large boulder. "Oh, that's all. is it '1" said Ben. "I was afraid I‘d struvk the solid cliff." \Vith the help of a cu‘owbar we prisâ€" ed the stone. and dragging it out, dis- closed a bundle of dry ferns and hea~ the-r; and eagerly removing this, we found a snug nest with five kegs lying in l _ “Stop a bit,” said Ben. more light won’t be amiss." He stoopâ€" ed down and lit a lantern under cover cl the bush. By it We could see the bar- rels were arranged in the same order as the Circles in the clutrt. _ Ben dragged out the first, and giv- Lng It a shake, declared it to be full of French brandy: another proved to be Similar. He then laid hold of the middle keg, but found it so heavy that he could 'nol nit-w i1. " Hillo l" sliid be, “A , in an excited \xliisgei‘; “ this is the one worth taking care of. From theweight, it must be gold. We must get it out of this before Jackson. returns, for l’ve an idea he won‘t be long.” We dug a trench through the bunk, ‘ and so were able to roll out the heavy keg. This took some time. for now the moon wasmounting up the sky. Hap- pening to look over the camp, I could distinguish two dark forms making to- wards us. Seeing there was not amoâ€" ment to lose, lquietl:Y told Rem they ‘ were coming. and with his help, forced the keg over the edge, and sent it roll- ing swrftly down the slope where lhad amused myself that morning. I heard little. it. crash through the bushes at the bot- tom, and then all was still. \Vhisperlng to Ben, I replaced the two brandy barrels. and shovelled back a lot of the earth, managing this so quickâ€" ly, that when Jackson and his cousin came upon us, all trace of the barrels had disappeared. \Ve went on digging as if we were not aware of their pres- ence until they jumped down the bank. you're caught. my fine fellow," said Jak'k.\(in. commencing to scrape away at the loose earth. and in a little time dragging out one of the kegs. As my father's substitute, 1 order you, in the name of the law, to hand over‘tliese 'ere smuggled goods.“ Ben roundly refused, but afterwards, on my entreaty, consented to the ar- rangement. The other kegs were dragâ€" ged out; and the two men mntinued to disr deeper, but found nothing more. seeming to have no suspicion oil the trick we had played; for each at length shouldered a barrel and trudged off Silently the way they had come. “'0 waited until they were out of sight; then getting out precious keg into a strong basket, and placing some fish on the top to conceal it, We landâ€" ed attthe quay, and carried it between us, With some difficulty to the Cottage. “’9. said nothing till after breakfast. an“ then, with bolted doors. we forced in the head 0f the barre/1v disclming to ’station master at Kornoff at 5 am. on our wondering eyes a glittering mass of gold pieces. which when emptied out on to the floor made a perfect hillnck . of guineas . “'h‘en we had recovered our breath. we counted the treasure; but, I am. afraid to tell how much we made it. lost: my vamp-1t}. should be doubted. ,ythat his Excellency and entire The neighbors were very curious to knowthe cause ofmy cousin‘s sudden rise in the world; and though young Jackson never heard anything about the fifth‘ keg, yet he evidently in some way connected my cousin's prosperity With Danes’ Camp, 'ntend to return in a. few weeks? Ho oulld sit for my altar picture with w hich I hope to present his Majesty the t‘zar for Christmas. It is to be placed in the house chapel." The Governor fairly beamed with do- votioq‘. " Your Grand Ducal Highness’ wish is a command to me," he replied without hesitation. At that moment the Chief of Police entered, carrying two dispatches. one addressed to Princess Tella, the other to \Veripoloff. Her Highness attempt- ed to turn the General’s telegram over to him, but. \Veripoloff explained that etiquette forbid to open it in her presâ€" ence. So Princess Telln read her mes- sage. which was one of greeting and good wishes by the Czarowitz. and then the other. " I’m sorry," she said; "the dispatch calls you to report at once to the Minister of the Interior. I trust it’s nothing serious." Presently the announcement was made that. the train had to proceed, and Princess ’l‘ella took leave hastily, amidst the hurrahs of all the assembled. But what did it mean? H-e'l‘ Highness ap- peared not at the window to wave her adieus and thanks for the reception. as is customary. VVeripoloff, never thinking that, as a foreigner, her High- lllUE lltllUNl [ll l RUSSIAN Hllllllllli. (This story was written by the Czarâ€" ina for a. volume intended for private circulation among members of the imâ€" perial family. Her Majesty figures in it. under the name of " Princess Tend") It was in the early fall of 1894. Prin- cesLq Tella's betrothal to the much-beâ€" loved, Nicholas, the Czarowitz, had just been derided upon in the family coun- cil. though the world and the press were Still discussing the probabilities of S‘ll‘t'h an event with many pros and cons. Officially her Highness was al- :‘ready treated like a fullâ€"fledged Bus.â€" sian Grand. Duchess. "Princess T‘ella left St. Petersburg yesterday on special No. 17, and will dine in the imperial pavilion at your station tomorrow noon.” (The End.) -â€"â€"â€"-._â€"__ X-RAYS CONFOUND SMUGGLERS. -â€" With Their Ald French officials Found Con- traband in 27 Bundles (In! or 30. The experiments which have been making for several weeks by the cus- toms service of the French Govern- ment, regarding the examination of trunks and packages by means of the iX-rays were concluded the other day with a. practical application upon thirty packages arriving by parcels-post. It took but fifteen minutes to examine the entire lot by the new apparatus. the contents ofeaoh being instantly a. knot or breaking aseai. The thirty persons to whom the packâ€" ages were addressed had not been warned that their things were to be Looked into by the new process, and each had declared solemnly that his package had contained nothing dutiâ€" able. Yet contraband articles camem light in just twenty-seven of them; and there was much confusion in conse- quence, because the' French Govern- ment does not look upon smuggling as a joke. and supports a. good bit of its standing army on the fines it collects from people who like to hoodwink it. The ninety with which the dutiable articles had been hidden to avoid offiâ€" cial eyes madeit exaeedingly interest- ing to see what the lX-rays would ferâ€" ret out, and that part _of the business was as good as a cinematographic show to the inspectors. In one of the parâ€" cels a mechanical doll had been deftly surrounded by old hats; in another, which was declared to contain fruit, :1 pair of women's patent leather shoes was buried in apricots and plums. In aparket labelled “articles de Paris" were shown a series of medallions and watches. Other articles, all supposed to be out of sight and touch. were women’s belts and silver buckles, gar- ters, handkerchiefs, gloves, and innuâ€" merable articles of jewelry; also two muxndolins. The last package exalmined had been declared to contain “samples of lin- gerie without value." The Xâ€"raysshow- ed that there was a very small collecâ€" tion of underdothes. and a very large consignment of Egyptian cigarettes and English matches. This was such a flagrant case, because cigarettes and matches are aGm'ernment monopoly. and it is second to highway robbery tobrimg into the country anything that you can smoke, and matches. that will really burn. that the inspwrtors halled before them the mxiisignee of the parcel and showed him the living image of his crime. This is the only case where something serious will happen. The other consignees will merely pay duty. A very lively time is expected when tlhe new method of examination is put to work at the frontier customs staâ€" tions, which is promised for near future. â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"- RUSSIA’S TH 0U SAND-MILE CANAL a.â€" Waterway to Cross the llmplre and Connor! the Baltic with [he luau-It Lieu. Russia is about entering upon inter- ior waterway development on a scale corresponding to the trans-siberian railroad construction. Adeep and long canal is to be built by Russia to conâ€" nect the Baltic with the Black Sea. This stupendous project indicates the giant aims at the great empire. The canal, as projectml, is to connect Riga, on the Baltic, with Chei‘son, on the Dneiper River, near the Black See. It is to be 1,000 miles long. 213.23 feet wide at the surface and iii) feet [II the base, with a depth of 27.9 feet. It is to carry eas- ily the biggest battleships of. the world. From Riga the canal is to run into the river Ilvina, thence by canals from Dvinaburg to [.epel. through the Ber- esina and Dneiper to Chersnn. It is fur- ther projected to cover all the river regiOns with suuh a. network of canals as will aid very materially in developâ€" ing the. whole surroundmg country, Ships that hitherto went by “ay of the Atlantic. Mediterranean Sea, and Mar» moszi Sea, taking more than twelve days will need now less than six days. Basins and harbors are to be built at all important points along: the canals. Traffic is l0 be carried on day and night at a possible or permitted speed of about seven miles per lltllll’. The cost of the canal is put down at 995200.000. Of course. it will cost more than this (Ill)- ‘oUnt. as such huge works always do. It To to be ready for traffic in five years. and plainly disclosed without untying‘ Thus read a dispatch received by the September 2. Half an hour later the Adjutant cf the Governor General stormed into the railway official's bedroom to announce staff would receive her Highness with royal honors. Prince \Veripoloff to superintend the arrangements! The station master came neatl- fainting when he heard the message. To dance attendance upon a Princess was bad enough, but to sat- isfy the government's plenipotentiary at the same time was almost equal to attempting the impossible. Still. it had to be done. A hundred hands ware at once engagâ€" ed to clear the station and Its surround- ings of antedeluvian dirt accumulated in tens of years of slovenliness, the floors of the building were scraped and scoured, metal work and windows high- ly polished. The gardeners of the town were next laid under contribution, so was everybody else in the neighborhood owning a green plant or a pot of flow- ers, a gorgeous rug or a striking piece of furniture. all being needed in decor- ating either the depot or the pavilion. In the kitchen of the latter a caterer was busy with a large staff of assist- ants preparing superior delicacies. and all other work being abandoned for the moment. the station house looked quite extraordinary, if not elegant. when, shortly before the arrival of special No. 17, the Governor and his suite drove up in grand gala. I ‘ " Everything in perfect order.’ ported the station master. I ' " We will see," re lied Prince'VVeri- poloff ungraciously. resently his sup- pressed wrathâ€"he is always engaged at somebody or somethingâ€"descended up- on the head of the Chief 'of Police. The cabmen and drivers, halting m .a. neigh- bolrhood where the Princess might see them, were their working garb; they were dirty and must be ordered away. The railway laborers had to don their best uniforms at once. There wasn‘t enough police presentâ€"the entire force should be drawn up, etc. ~ These criticisms and orders were giv- en in a few peremptory sentences and gurgles, as was the deernor’s habit. His Excellency would have considered it too much honor for an underling to address him in such a way as to make himself thoroughly understood. Hisof- ficials and servants most of the time had to guem at the Prince's intentions. and woe to him who translated the ab- rupt instructions .‘hle chose to issue wrongly; his bread and butter. even his liberty were at stake. - Not until special No. 17 actually roll- ed into the station, and the musm corps of the Hessian infantry, garrisoned at Kornoff, struck up the royal welcome hymn, brightened \Veripoloff’s face. re- Giving a last look to the master of poâ€"‘ lice at his side, a look that said, If there be an accident toâ€"day. consider yourself discharged.” the stern Gover- nor Changed to a smiling, happy cour-l tieir. He rushed to €111 the door of the salon carriage wit his own white gloved hand, and bowed low as her Highness ,l‘ollowed by two elderly la- dies and a number of army officers, walked down the steps. “General,” said Princess Tend, “for the last tw ohoutrs I have admired the pirovluce you govern. I am told you have done much to improve it. You like to live here?” " To live and die here," replied Weri- poloff. ’ " I understand. and if I had any in- Iliuen -e in St. Petersburg I would sure- ly exert-rise it in your favor. But why should you fear to lose your post? You are not a Liberal?" " Grand Ducal Highness, I have many enemies. and a dri-am I had weighs heavily upon my mind.” “ You may tell me of it later on." laughed Princess Tell-a. " These are my vompanions‘Princess Eslziff and Coun- tess Wobbern. The gentlemen know earl) 0‘. her." Then her Highness ordered that dinner be served. and the repast was enjoyed heartily by everybody: When coffee was brought in Pl‘lnt‘r‘ss Tella. who wanted to humor the Gov- ernor, said. " lint now about your dream. Out with it, Excellency.” "II is quickly told,” said \\e1‘ipoln[f. "I dreamed that a lowly peasant was the (nus: of my dismissal and disgrace." "And when did that lizippcnfâ€"tlle dream I mean,” queried her Highness. “ Three months ago,” Print-es: Tells laughed. "I must (‘OIIIIlllHlk‘Ill you,” She said, “on your forbearancef l have seen any number of rustics while travelling through this province. If your Excellency were vin- dictive you would have transported at least one half of the population to Sin beria." Saying this Princess Tella, walked to the window and looked out into the courtyard below, where a. number of railway laborers Were drawn up in line, attired in their best. " Fine specimens of manhood you have hereabout." she continued. "Look at that fellow run the left wing. I never saw a better model for a head of the Saviour. By the way. General, is there any objection to send- ing the man to St. P'etersburg. where I nesa might be unacquainted with Rus- smn usages, noticed the omission with alarm. Perha somebody or something had offends the great lady. If that he the case, he, the Governor, would be the sufferer in the end. I The General turned savagely to the master of police: " Your men look and. act like drunken loafers in the presence of her Highness,” he cried, " and on the outer Side of the rails were no uards whatever. It seems to us, Usslo [Myou neglect your duty more and more, .md I Will not stand it much longer. Eith- er you. execute my orders to the letter 0‘1' ENE up your epaulets. To-nighlt I leaye for St. Petersburg. See to it that i find no cause for complaint upon my return. And by the way, that. redâ€" haired laborer whom Princess T‘ella was gracious enough to notice must be sent to capital at once. lWltlJ; mm the mighty one boalded his trorka and drove off. As soon as he was out of hearin distance 001. Use- lOlff ran over to w ere the Lieutenant was stationed “Schelinsky,” he snort/- ed, "ma the devil take you and your man. serable dunces that you are. our whole rece tion was spoiled by the combination ofp carelessness and slov- enliness you represent. Where are our eyes, man? Of course, on p1 no guards on the other at e of the rail. child would have known better; but you appear to think authority was v- en you for no other reason but t at you smoke cigarettes in places where smoking is generally forbidden. And another thing, who was that, redâ€"haired Sioun’irel who dared raise his eyes to Prmcess Tella, or at least to the win- dow where her Hi huess stood l" "The guard," heli‘nsky tried to explain. " was lying on the ground, ac» cording to orders issued at. the time when the Czarowitz passed through here." Rot. .H‘is Imperial Highness honored this station six months ago. Tc-day the guards should have been visible. But as to that ruffian. who is he? Does anybody know him ?” : Please, your Honor, it‘s Misc-ha. With his full name Michael Alexand- I‘OIf.” spoke up Policeman Duschkin. "I had my eyes on him all the time." u The Colonel fairly jumped with rage. lou have seen everything and y“ failed to break that dog’s ribs? Ishall fine you a month’s pay for your stu- pidity." ’Dhen, turning to Schelinsky. the commander continued. " Take some of your men and arrest Mimha‘ , then report to me.” u The Lieutenant bowed submissive] . And What Is to be done with the fe- , low l?" “He goes ’00 St. Petersburg to the Peter-Paul Fortress, of course," snapâ€" ped the Colonel. “That done, you Will keep to your room, for three days, and the next thtree days do day and night servrceâ€"that to remind you of .your neglect to duty on this august occa- Sion." The stationlnaster, who had ever- heard the Colonel, approached Schelin- ,sky when the police mogul had with- drawn. “I'm sorry for you." he said. good naturedly. " you were punished for no reason whatever." “' Pshaw." laughed the Lieutenant, ‘that's' the way of the world; the big fish will always eat the little ones. There is only one way out of itâ€"grow and become an oppressor of your own hook. I am aterror in my own little , way and can vistt my displeasure, if I feel any. on quite 3. goodly number of people. There is this Mischa, for int!- tanceâ€"the cause of all this trouble. ‘Perhaps. you think I won't take it out , of his hldP. \Ve will see. Duschkint you .‘will attend the on this mission.” (Do be Oonti nued. RELIGION IN THE ORIENT. Remarkable Movement Now in Progress In l Japan. The servants of Tokio and other J ap- ,an-2se are studying religion just now| ,fI‘OflIl a. very practical point of View. i'Fnr months past, the Japan Times and ,othver leading newspapers have de- voted much space to discussing reli- .gious topics in avery liberal spirit and in the hope of solving. the problem .ncw much discussed among Japanese ‘scholars; that is Why the Occiilient has lgonn so far ahead of the Orient. in civilizritinn. Gradually they are red-hing the (on- clusion I’l‘ttf the strict morality infarc- ed by Cli‘rristi'tnity has had much to do with it. and it lflI'fIf‘ body of advancâ€"~ ‘ed thinkers :it Thick) are seriously con- ,‘sidering the idea. of originating at new Del lg iron. l It is proposed to do this by dissect- ,ing the Christian and Buddhist reli- igion and the cult 0t Confucianism and uniting the best principles and (100 trines of each into (I. new system. _. “WW ._ SORROVV'S \VORK. The sweetest Christians are gener- ally those who have been sore tried. \Vhlen sorrow does its prop-er work, it destroys grosser elements only to 'tiring forth “"ll‘ll. is more refined; If We will let sorrow do IIS_ pei‘teat work, it will do this. \Vlm-n it «(uses on us may we not think that we. are pressed by its weight for bought ;_may we let it Work as (ind lllIA‘l‘tis it 50 ,wm'k; it may cause. IllP incr‘s‘liing OI ‘tlive old. but it will bring forth a"uev‘" iwhich LS far better.