Thus, while the war has pushed the missionaries and Christianity out of Turkey, the faith has been flourishing in China and Japan, with good results in India and some success in Africa. Men and women have lost their lives for their religion—and a martyr is the greatest asset any cause can have. So now recruits are added to carry on the unfinished work. The hardships and horrors suffered by the sturdy Christians to stick to their jobs in spite of everything have only served to augment the missionary spirit, and now an ample number of recruits are anxious to receive calls to the danger zone.

Rentrocutine Hives.
A process has just been developed in the Department of Agriculture by means of which insects and pests may be killed by electricity. The process consists in the application of salt water to the ground that is to be treated, and then causing a current of electricity to be passed through the soil. This current generates a gas which will instantly kill all germs, larvae, and insect pests in the soil without in any way injuring the vegetation. A large area of ground can be treated by digging shallow trenches in which a powerful current will be developed.

Sleep, oil sleep, thou little one. Close thy dreamy eyes. Flowers are drooping fast asleep, with streamlet lullabies; Birds are drowsing, safe and snug, within their green-tree keep; Sleep, thou weary little one, Sleep, my darling, sleep. Sleep, oh sleep, my little one. Close  Thou bonny eyes. 