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y m TURE oi THE uLpEN IinE.-i doun5 II
tueIe T. another town m Vermont lii "hlcu'
5o OF - years ago, there was So sinaH iiAc-
ton oi the inhabitants who did no' 60 10
meetin on sunday as there was N feachanl.
In tnat Jay, car. 1ages OF any klnd were rare
In summer. those who oia not come 20 chuTch
on io'1 rode on he TSeoaek. me "iie, unless
hne happened 70 : osscsS inc injury ol sIuo-
saddle, riding beh nd her husband ana the
sis-er Oe1nd her rother' WINE the ntt'e Doy
OF giri was rereae on the lonmel IN 'roht'
Ihe gathering OF a country congregation on
sunday morning tno-e Gays was spec
taclc alike animatii . anu picturesque men
from the outlying hihs trudging on 1901 over
the dusty highways, or crossing the green
Ie''7 10 shorten 'he dis Si'ee' 'ueir o'.'S
hanging On their arms IN tAeir suhourht
laess covered WlIh perspira uon sny o'lS
ana shyei lraldenS walking IN close pro1iihl
" hafuiy aaFias to speak 70 o"cil Ilucr ;
oIheIs coming from every quartz on morse
l'cA' young eoI's 10y the dozen ioiio',-'is
t"eii u"lls' 'ner responsive i,u.,y llis'
ll'A','s n'u''G' &c $ scienthc' II mus oo .o'
i''ee' ''~u '.i''' Oh tae organ, out soi
Iliole iel''l' 20 the keen'y sensll W -
'n1n 'It I'M, ui-coFos oil the churcn i9'-. .
~ N';..o' . = s'gao was ulseIeh'' puI go
lCs7 amman lS- Inc sno"-driitS Cd ID w
- - "a W De1'' Dut 'ney were l1i' >
- tgep .t-2,' .it' 'ne people ana no1 eohtFive
- '.I'uS' over OF AROUND thein IN oTue' 20
~ - nge'i'' s-house ana tnat' ro'
.-.I5i i = 9'oou On one oI the uleakesl nll'S
~ .liu - W. anu was innocent Oh hfe' sa's
'na' WI 'cn 'ue women prousns IN their loot
l" sueH piace' Win 1he therihoile
OoI 'e 4o u'EieoS "eloN zero ana the Wlhu
nakiuS ,ne loose sash rattle hAe contInu-
Gus lre oi lusAo'ry' ana dn'ihS the snow IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-20
VOL. XIV NEW SERIES, VOL. XVIII.

IN this world who hay changed from bad to
good than from good to bad
In mummy, intrest follows the principle ::
in morals. principle often follows the inter
est.
You will notis one thing-the devil sell
dun offers tew go into partnership with a
bizzy iuan, but You will often sec him offer
;eW jine the lazy man, and furnish all the
kapital
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\ TIMELY LEssoN.-lt i said TO be a diff
cult thing Tor a woman to get ready to 90
anywhere And yet there is nothing she dis
likes more than an intimation that she NAV
possibly miss the train. Bayioglc gives an
instance this. Mr.. Bray. was 10 take the
10 O'Clock train ON the Bee line TO visit some
friends in an interior town. Having suffered
on previous occasions for injndicious suggest
ionst Bray, thought that for once be would
let things take their natural course. So he
slipped his coffee and ate his eggs and toast,
while Madame curled and powdered. and
danced attendance on the looking-glass and
tied bark on the back Of her head Then Bray
sat by the stove an hour and read the morning
paper, while Madame still continued to get
ready. 4 last. Just as he reached the final
paragraph Of reading matter, and was begin
ming on the advertisements, Madame tied her
bonnet strings under her chin, took one long,
lingering, loving Look at the image reflected
in the glass, and sweetiy announced:
"Well, my dear, I'm ready
''lieady for what ?'' asked Bray. in well
affected astonishment.
TO 60 to the depot to be sure, said Mrs.
Brayiogle, tlrtly.
"Oh!" said Bray, I'D forgotten; well
Madame, continued he looking at bis watch,
''that train has been gone thirteen minutes
just keep on your things, and you Il be ready
for the train tomorrow morning
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MARE AGEs ExTRAoRDNARr.-Tbe New
York co. respondent Of the Chicago Journal
saws two rather novel marriages nave been
brought to his attention. Not long ago the
head Of very old business firm in the me-
tropolis died-soon after the wife ofthe other
member Of the firm was taken away bv death.
The surviving wiiower with nine unmarried
children has now married the survivi ing
widow with seven unmarried children. The
firm il thus pcrpetuat-d in the family. and
sixteen children are brought into the family
fold Not long ago rich widower border
ing on sixty, without children, married a
widow few miles up the Hudson River hav-
ing thirteen children, some of the older ones
being married Ills wife died over thirty
years ago, and during that time he kept aloof
from society, devoting himself entirely to
business. When. therefore, he was married
into the bosom of family all of whose mem
bers endeavored to make it AZ agreeable and
pleasant as possible for him, he experienced
the most agreeable emotions, and became a
decidedly happy man The other day one oi
his old acquaintances in New York jokingly
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an sin. Reply to Truthrai James.


yyfi,1 nv name il All Sin.
5oa't want 70 cali names
vrr must 10 bcgiu,
ss.,, irs- this Of I J sm7s.
Tlatlaa C .nvineei he Is lth5r
Wo. u3 70 the siGiu. guno;.
.ef shout IN tslniu saue,
did NOT HCCCrs aud.
30 made IL my ain,
With % s-u!lc that was ola id,'
To keep ng smal eyes a. their EecD-s;, -
o. Nye as as dealt the ii.s. han l.
Ard the way that he dealt
There could nothing be finer,
Bat slmshow, / felt,
MI All Sin from CHINA.
Necause you smile 50 'chilfifsf,
These fellows play yoa for a m -.er-
Lat no slouch is Al Sin,
And from the w3r- Co
lid play q win.
snd NYe-Fafher So
and D,ay the game as learn him,
Whca showed level head, don'ty know,
.l-, my nails there was wax.
Euf that nothing proves,
v,-srh state the real facts
MA. -arecteci on shoes,
,-a rhaf wax was found on my fingers
Uastlo slud that the shoomakers use.
trf the packs up ny sleeve
,fr oath will take,
U.-a- e G ere TO deceive,
Irt .a. there by mistake.
ri..1-.t them for All Sin the younger,
r'- .fes some card houses 10 make.
r.-r poke. they were,
lls. lea. iowa that day,
r...- zl.t v.fh the STIR,
.-f .euo1t OF play,
..--rf -r us'sfue 20 my pocket,
--sn-e t vls too. must say.
r.-Hs.-at 20 iii Nye,
'r,.- t.e trump a-ave have lel,
-t5 hacseu my eyc-
u1sI s5ls-a Jaues ...i the right boEor,
Is Hagspagl- s3nothins else in its stea3.
--.r...-- more,
.-aar cast
a-.aI ee.- -ha7e.
r-.-.-. @. lt asst
.s est No-,h Adams is pensivc,
At-- rhaatacnish days are past.
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the landlord saw of him. The Marshals never
sgreed TO pay his bill; be did ask one of the di-
Teetors TO have the Society pay bis hotel bill but
they would not do ii. They will, however, give
him the first premium on s'cheek'' without a
dissenting voice And Stevens, Of the Trotter
House, al give him diploma as champion
" dead beat with copy of his unpaid bill At
tsehed as voucher, on applicstion.- Bradford,
tT1.) Opinion.
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Billy McTwade, 'tisn wonder yer grosn,
och hone. Billy McTwade A...
Wild sch dllieats hands 10 be hammerins sn'one'
Och hone Billy Acfwsde.
Wid that short crop av hairl
To see yer pound mere,
It axes me hear blade,
Musha, What a iz
For the Chief Of Biz sixH
Och hone. Billy AeTwade
Billy MeTwaie, within the city yer rolled,
Och hone Billy tcrSadel
Wild yer pockets all full av the thrisury .Oold,
och hone Billy McfEade
Nid yer houses so fine,
And yer horses ana vine,
AMI yer vothers line
1t was lovely indade;
Iad luck 70 the Tunes
Fer exrosin yer crimes,
Och hone Billy McTwadel
Blly McTVade. COW St ramnany's bust
Och hone Billy McTwade.
and sood Old Dmocracy's doEn in tbs dust,
Och hone Billy Mcrwado,
What the deace will they do.
Those good fellows and thrue
Who depinced or you,
~ for The tiiricks Of the thrad,,
Who yothed all day,
And kept others away,
Och hone- Billy acTSade,
And what will become Of the awnte Iit,le jobs.
Och hone. Billy ~cTwace
Vow they're down on each spalpeeu that plumbers
Och honel Billy Ncrradei
Then Ould SUaleY ana hait
n ave both had a bad fall,
NotwI Ithstancin' that wall
Which the Irish vote made.
And it seems very clear
They will slon settle here,
O-h hcucl Hiily McrEatel
Sow take my adves. FULLY hiils IoI wadei
Gch hore Billy Ncrwade
II Ger got 0ut let's esch shtlek O. MS thfate.
Och h1uci BIly IcTwatc.
For rlly must say
That 70 don't seem 90 par,
Ace lultiu' ;his way
For the suns We hove maize,
And though honest ana ru1r
May he sipa it is sure.
Och hone. Billy &c Tsadg
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u. ..-..- and lake Of golden light
anIl- the ranging clouds appear,
An. d.. laI1 lowers on chalice BRIGHT
..t.. -le evenings crystal tear.
r.r- e. u- wander all along
THe .I1 lo0y lava % F01det hill,
l-a+ l-ar t.1 ttrusl's song
tH ra Tie river a-lA1 and s-il.
l uasce O. see Che meadows peace.
ay o. llil TIE glow ar und.
q restless day aa1 trouble ceess
Ul .uger sunsets holy ground
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Ia the absence Of inmate information to the
contrary. ii leoSs as ifthe Fire Department and
water facilities Of Chicago were inadequate to
the emergency. tt is at aay rate a striking
commeniary on the weakness Of ms1 that a
great city should bs burned to the ground On
the borders Of a mighty lake whose waters, lis
ing above the original foundation Of its streets.
are ample to submerge the whole State. The
fremen, were, undoubtedly, wearied hy the large
fire of Saturday night, but, in spite Of wind and
the indammab,e nature Of the materials, such q
thoroughly organized service and system Of
water disrribation as Chicago demanded and
might have hal. would have 5een able TO stay
the waves Of the fiery SEA long before they could
have reached the central portions Of the city.
IL Il probsble that the eify-bpilders, in their
eagerness to hasten the fungus-lke growth OF
Chicsgo, have nov taught lesson q be remeTn-
bered to the latest gcneration.--E. /. Tribune.
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The DETH oF Socrates Socrates alone
retained his calmness. What is this strange
cutlery? he said seat away the women
mainly in order that they might not offend
in this way, for have heard that man
should die in peace. BE quiet then, and
have patience. When We heard that. we
were ashamed, and refrained oar tears and
he walked about until, as he said. bis legs
began to fail. and then he lay on his back,
according to the directions, and the man who
gave hi the poison now and then looked at
bis feet and legs; and after while he press
ed his foot hard, and asked him if he could
feel, and he said, No and then his Leo, and
50 upwards and showed us that he was cold
and stiff. And he felt them himself, and
said, Wten the poison reaches the heart,
that will be the end. He was beginning to
grow cold about the groin, when he uncover
ell his face for be had covered himself up.
nd said (they were his last wordsl-he said
[ vito, owe cock to Asclepins. will you
rel member to pay the debt? The debt shall
he Uaid, said Crito; is there ANYTHING else ?
no a uswer 20 this question but in a minute
or tw 0 a movement was heard. and the at
tcndai lts uncovered him; his ewes were set.
and Cr ito closed his eyes and dmouth.-Plato.
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Rats heve sn uuaccountable fondness for the
taste Of phosphorus, and 10 this fact may be
attributed the origin Of many mysterious fires
These rodents build their nests Of inAammxble
materials, Snd take to them any STRAY matches
that they fud lying around loose. This seom-
plishsd. they undertake to crafty their appe-
tites by nibbliag the coated ends Of the matches,
which are At OGee ignited. when the nest is set
in a blaze, and the destruction Of the house,
or perhaps the ship which contains it, follows
Great care should always be taken with matches.
The phosphorus which is used on them il nasty
and poisonous. Workmen engaged in their
manufacture often die fearful death from
ezioliaiion OF the loEer jaw, and children who
have sucked a match, if they do not die. usually
suffer terrible acpnies
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tavern, where they could warm the inner
and the outer man at the same time, and for
tify themselves for the second service by a
MONDAY dram -UHrcT JOhRS0n'S Peacham
Address
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HEHlEDrsl cAss oS RECORD

.e. ..uk tie aEue badly,
fr 30 shook him, shook bin soreiy
HF DIS boots OF. and his toe nails
sLs teeth cut, and his hair Of;
as coat ali into tatters.
a l Dis SHIRT an into ribbons
-a-;ls-s. coat ess. hairless. tooth ess.
rus Its. ami aus t9e-neils
~t. It shook him, shook him til Il
u8-a bin eli0w, gauut AID hony.
Shook lim till he reached ms death bod
shook h.m ill itsauiled for him
mortal coil and then il,
Ii4FiI- made him cold as c1uld be.
sl. tIe earth still doan upon hin
Ard .a les beneath bis grave-st0re,
-rlr l2Eing shaking shaking
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These heavily Republican States contain
Etile more thSa oae-tourth Of the population O..
the United States AMI nearly hal. The Germans.
-Hlrt0rt C5urgqt
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Who Wants to Enjoy good Health and
Long Life.

Practical ADVICE BY \ rEACTICAL MAN.
To secure clear. fresh skin. bright eye.
active limbs, quick brain, and a cheerful
/ pleasant temper. and If YOU would enjoy a
/ long life, You should live about Us follows:
BEEAkFAsT.
Oat meal porridge. with milk and sugar.
Or graham mush with little COED syr-
up.
Or cracked wheat with milk and sugar.
Or, baked potatoes with bread and but
ter.
Or, beei-steak or mutton chop with baked
potatoes, and bread and butter.
you are thin and need fat, use the first
three; ifyou are 100 iat, use the last named
two
Drink cold water or li;tlc weak coffee.
DINNER.
Beef or mutton, roasted or stcwed, VI d
any vegetables You may like Though ,1ma-
toes should be used very sparincly), good
bread and butter, and close the meal with a
glass Of weak lemonade. Eat DO desert IN
less ii be a little fruit, and cat nothing more
until the next morning.
There is no rule IN regard to diet about
which ! am so fixed in my convictions, as
that nothing should be eaten after dinner.
and think that the dinner should be taken
carly IN the day; not la,er, ifit could be 80
managed. than two O'Clock. In regard to
the precise hour for diuner. am not 60
clear though for myself one O'Clock is the
best hour but in reference to the emission
Of the third meal, have after long observa-
tian. no doubt whatever.
Hundreds Of persons have come 20 me with
Indigestion 10 some Of Is many forms and
have experienced such relief in q single
week from emitting the supper. that ! have.
for a number Of years. depended upon the
point in the diet as tho best item in my pre-
scrip1ions for Indigestion. have never met
one person suffering from Indigestion. who
was not greatly relieved al once by omittios
the third meal.
Eat nothing between meals. not even an
apple OF reach lfvou eat fruit let it be
with the breakfasts and dinner.
Cooked fruit is bad for persons Of weak
digestion. ! have met hundreds of people
who would digest large beefsteak without
paas. but who could NJ, manage single
cooked apple.
think Ger IN dicte reiomer- have some
what oyerrated the value of fruit
Avoid cake pie, all swectmca-'. nut'' rai-
sins aud candies.
Manage 70ur stomach Us above end ot The
end oi ten years You viii look back upon
these table habits as the source of great add
yantago- and happiness.
For tlirty years haze heen constant
and careful observer q have 100 hobbies
1...r.t 1-rsA a,H .r Ii.rIr nf INV DgXn fN-
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NUMBER Il.

Schools have been established and large part
OF the Bible translated. The review concludes
WITH general appeal for new men. The record
of new missionaries for the past year shows only
four men and sixteen women. The weary
veterans in al! parts of the field are calling for
relief At least thirty new ordained missionaries
are needed to 90 out at once
The following is the general summary append
ed TO the review
GENERAL SUMMARY.
-iiisSi0as.-Number Of missions s s,ations.
IS out stations, AS.
La50rers EmploBea Number Of ordained
missionaries g being physciAns), Ill physi-
eisns not ordained, /; other male assistants, 8 /;
female assistants, l6O whole number Of labor
ers sent from this country, 80. Number Of
native pastors, 81 native preachers sad
csteeaisis. rs ; school teachers, al other
native helpers, lj9. Whole number Of lab1rers
connected with the mission, ,2l4.
The Press.-Pages printed, az far As report
ed. Il, ,j3s 40.
The Churchcs-Number Of churches, IL
church members, $50 far as reported). S.lS6
added during the year, so far as rep5rtel), ,
97S.
Educational Observation-Disclosures Of trair-
ing and theological schools, 10 boarding
schools for girls, II ; common schools. AZ
number Of pupils IN common schools. l3.5s3
in training and theological schools, 23i in
boarding schools for girls, i0Z other adults
under instruction, ! ,2lS whole number Of
pupils, lj,467
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u. 'A- '--7-'-iA experiment ID h'--a-i
aguesrs 60 have resulted Ia a decided success.
,.,.,,..s .-.-.f.-- 81 ts. sI,s-s. -.l...-.,.
,-.
wac" 'i- -'' -'i '' ''l''-' were 'l'''
up last llr-l ste- .le flst ] : months q t-isl.
the r....rrs f.- thai, .--;..i were f-..ni p, have
..,...- ....-
''-- ''' '-' '-
leaving c.c-;t balance .n iHe easury ui i,-
sl.. 200. aui ;he trsnssctious of the derar.-
meat are raoattly .ncrcssiay. eth iu volume
ami rtcaa.sry r-ol,. Itisuat Goo much. there
fore. 20 presume tast before long the English
government v.l. flI 3D. tls postsl telegraph oa-
Il i-- surtst AMI i,st sources q revenue Ih.
public has teeu tte rs.uer already hy tie in
cre1tcl scc5u.1- iaran afforded Before fde
Transfer ol ihe telegraph lines 20 tie Post Oaisc
Department. less thsn $50 towns uf 1.J.0 iu
habitauts or morc tal te.ecrsphic facilities With
in their own ini;-, although shout 500 su-h
towus hsi access 60 the telegraph with lesser .r
greater convenience. Blt now, mo.e than . uJJ
post Offices lcui their cooperation toward DIS
tritutn- 'e'cgrsr. and nearly as usuv railway
stations are nov Al1ci Go the t=c.rarlis parl-
uership o tween tae Post Once Department ami
the public Tac -ese increase If aoc1uu,o.la-
tiln has -ot been secured 20 the publ. without
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asked him how it seemed, to be surrounded
with thirteen children, all drawing support
from him. wish the Lord there were thir
teen more Of them,' was the immediate re-
ply.
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1t is said that the Hudson River and Central
Railroads sre about to construct double track
for the exclusive use Of freight traffic between
New York and Buffalo,
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an, respectfully, yours etc
CHAs. II liitwElL.
boBsEr B0SsfR. E-e, New York.

In addition TO this, Sir Hsss-u a isy O. two
age sisted 70 a number OF gentlemen from Fleet
wood Park, including Air. llllman, the Superi0-
tendent, Air. killpstrick and Mr. johnson, tha.
the Milwaukee tracs-lli re quote bis exact lsn-
gusge-is no track al ali owing % the facts that
trees sId buildings prevent Tie judges from see
Iag The torses for nearly quarter Of mile,
art thai tbare IS neither an inside t,uce nor .
trench On the track, 20 define i;s b0uliary-3
% is Of she trench that We n It being e. flel
up, tha; tie ground is i,vcl-sud therefore =
horse can he driven over il. s1euli Jhe driver
;sei SO iucslei, a much less dis,srce thsn a
ME. .-.ltr York LciJsr
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MORE LIGnr coxcEESIyG TIE MILWAUKEE
Tack No Track AT ALL."-The following
correspondence between Nj. Bonner AID the
well-known oiyil-eDgiaser, Mr.. Haswell explains
itself.
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Germans in the limited states

Theceus1s bureau gives the fJllowiug table Of
the residents Of the Unit=i States of German
b;rrh
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IuE FIRST of tbs taEDrT SYsTGN.-Ihe FIRST
occasion on which We hear Of an organized sys-
ten Of credit is when Joseph mortgaged the cs;-
tie. lands, and even the persons Of all the Egyp-
tian peop.e, ia order TO psy for the corn be sup
piled them from the state graaaries The end Of
the seven years famine found the Egy ptians not
only pauDers. hut bondsmeu, soWiGg Phars0h's
corn on Pharaoh s lau4, and compelled 90 psy
for the privilege Of doing it twenty per cent Of
the crop 10 Pharsoh's rressury ior ever without
equity Of redemption. The Egyptians had had
no previous experience o; Jews. Excepting
Abraham, quiet, inotiensiye old patriarch,
who csme to Egypt because he vss hungry-and
he got Pharaoh INTO tI0uble-they had never
even seen Jew before I;is therefore highly
probable thst a remembrance Of Ioseph's fiscal
policy whist chance p OF their exchequer, con-
tributed in 10 small degree to the severity with
which they afterwards ground down and oppres-
sed the children Of Israel But the fact especial
ly noticeable about the Introduction Of credit is
this-bansruptcy and credit came in together :;
Joseph left Egypt nation Of bankrupts. And
ever since that time. bound together by an in-
dissoluble bond Of union (bon9s, in fact, Of bills
and prOmiss0ry those Siameee twins,
Bankruptcy and Credit, have gone on thriving
together, and will 20 on 70 thrive, until one Of
the twain gets his death-hlow, it matters not
which then the other will Immediately die
natural death -CaambcrS' Journal
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NV : U-ls1 W. = 10 !
Ma. HAswELl-DEAR Slr As you hsve visit
ed Milwaukee, and measured the track there,
will you be good enough to answer RE one or
two questions concerning It? D. you think the
Milwaukee track proper course ior a horse to
mske time upon Is il possible for a horse, in
trctting round it, to 60 lefs distance than a
mile
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KEEP Your Tor CoOL-Artemus Ward
once during journey across the Plains,
offered a stsge-Griver a drink of whiskey
from his flask. which was refused in most
decided terms. Said the driver-''I don't
drink. won't drink. And | don't like to
see anybody else drink. ! am of the opinion
Of those mountains-keep your top COOL
They've got snow, and I've got braines ;
that's all the difference" There Is a
wealth of wisdom in the sententious ren.ark,
Keep your top cool" The fountain of
mans power and happiness is in his brain.
Alcohol is a foe of the brain, and when it
gets there, either benz mbs it orperver;s its
action. Remember the stage-driver's curt
philosOphy.
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Reference; The Man Himself
- The Man Himself came up to attend the
Fair, put up a. the Trotier House, let himself
out to the full extent of his clothing, and an
nounced himself "a " reporter for New Hsmp-
shire papers, sir 80 lie walked about awhile as
though he felt the terrible responsibility that
would rest upon him If be should accidentally
let himself down with his whole weight at once
upon the surface Of the earth, and break through
the thin crust. which is barely sufficient to sup
port his immeuse weight snj in going TO the
north end of the village, where the Fair was
held, he proceeded very carefully. so that the
south end might not tip up.
When about to leave he told the landlord that
he was employed By the Msrthsls Of the FAIR to
report, and they hsd agreed to pay bis hotel bin.
The landlord requested him TO have one of the
Marshsls G. me and verify his statement, and he
went to End one of them. and that was the lsst