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Hopeless people are continually la
menting the decay of the finer qualities
of the racebut those who stop to con-
slider the matter will see that there is
no great cause for such complaints.
There is adyancement in all the ways
of life. l'he general level is on the rise
all the time A writer in the Popular
Science Monthly says: As an advanced
science implies an advanced art-the
progress OF the two being ever con-
ditioned upon each other-so the great
advances OF the sciences and arts imply
a Corresponding development of human
intelligence The principle of action
and reaction prevails IN the world of
mind as N the world of matter, and
while the human intellect, by cogent
applications Of its powers. has established
multituanoHs differentiations in things
once inextrlezbly intermingle led. = CORES
pondina 8 fs<sntiatipn an speclnl1 zatlQu
of its own powers has inevitably resulted.
But Specialization of function being the
direct evidence of its greater perfection,
it Is incontrovertible that the multiple
cation Of specifications of knowledge by
humaninduiry has resulted in improve
ments of the power of the human mind.
The strain now put on human power to
keep pace With the advances already
made is an assurance that there will
be in the future no lack of occasion for
continual mental development All de-
partments of human enterprise have
in truth been already SC maryelously
developed as to defy the complete grasp
of any but specialists OF more than
ordinary capacity. Crackers may find
fault and stigmatize the advSpce of the
age as mainly material. Never did
carpinp criticism have poorer ground
for its averlments. The material adj
vance is fully matched by the moral
advance. Proofs of 1t are so multi
piled as scarcely to deserve enumera-
ton. Liberty to think boldly and to
give free utterance to honest convictions
is fast becoming sacred principle of
society. Liberty Of person, and equal
Justice irrespective of rank and wealth
are now almost everywhere recognized
as divinest principles of government.
The sick and unfortunate, instead of be-
ing left to die without AID or to pine
through miserable existence, are now
everywhere provided for at the expense
of those whom fortune has subjected to
less severe trials. Sumptuary laws are
now not only known to be useless but
their principle is condemned. Private
war has almost ceased. to be waged; and
the duty of revenge, once sanctioned by
religion, has given place to the duty
of forbearance and forgiveness. The
well-being of ones neighbor IS now
universally felt to be the good fortune
of ones self Vast accumulations OF
wealth, instead of being squandered in
the purchase of places and useless de-
corations for elevating ones self above
his fellows, are now employed in educa-
tional, industrial and eleemosynary
foundations
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"Oh, grandpapa, then you did MOI
FORGET me r sobbed Kathie.
4 ring at the door at that moment
! startled her. She looked out and saw
her lover. Gathering her treasures into
the lap Of her ruffied apron, she rushed
! out to meet him.
+" Oh, Charlie. come in quick I've got
| some wonderful news to tell you p .
4 The young mar followed her into the
drawing-room, wondering what had hap
pened. IS
;. OH Charlie she cried breatllessly.
! holding up her apron, her eyes shining,
lher cheeks aglow ''see here; I'm a
lrich girl after ALL I've found my mar
dage dover. A minute ago i was so
Roor, and had nothing to give You with
fAe. / had to give poor George all my
honey and I've only one silk and had
to trim my old hat over, and aulitie
hughed at me so, and said you would
feel ashamed of me- L was cutting up
fS-nridpa's Old overcoat TO mike a iark et,
and found this. Only see two thous-
and pounds. Oh, Charlie I'm so glad
for your sake
The young man bent down and kissed
me sweet, tremulous mouth with full,
glowing heart as he said:
My darling" his voice thrilling with
tenderness, "I'm glad of all this because
You are glad. For my own part I would
rather have these dear little hands with
ont shilling in them. You need no
,9oWry, hathie, you are crowned with
oeaaty and purity, and goodness, and
what could 1 wish more? In my eyes
you are always fresh and fair and lovely,
no matter what you wear. / love Won
Tor Your own sweet self, rich or poor"
hatme left the folded bank coupons
and notes slip from her apron and fall to
the Hoor IN rushing shower.
Oh, Charlie" she whispered, leaning
her head against his shoulder, :" I am so
Glad of what, Kathie-grandpapa's
dowry?g
No; glad you love me for myself
He ciasped her closely, and at their
feet grapdpapa's marriage dowry lay
almost unheeded.
Her aunt and her cousins, though they
pretended to be pleased and to congratu-
late her, yet it was easy to see how
thoroughly they were chagrined.
The marriage proved to be a happy
one not only to the party directly con-
.eerned, but equally to MRS Montague
Of Oaklands,' p and her proud, stylish
daughters.
The money given to Kathie's brothers
proved to be the makingsof him. he
recovered his lost ground, and IN few
years he had accumulated handsome
property, repaid his sister all that he
owed though against her wishes, and
showed to her how fortunate was the
result of her hberality so heartily con-
denned by her aunt.
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The Task of Writing.

. Readers in general little know what
pains writer's and actors take and what
tDubles they endure in order to give
them amusement or information. Thack-
e1sr,' trosibies cropped out in his writ
ings, and no one who has read his Ballad
of Bouillabaisse, and read between its
lines, viii forget his noble self-devotion
to his suffering wife and little daughters.
How Tom Hood wrote his best things on
his bed when almost dying, and how
Grimaldi, when suffering from melan-
cholia, was advised to go and see that
funny rogue, Grin1aIdi are few Incl
dents that have let the public Behind
the scenes somewhat, but the pains
and tro1bles of the majority, swho are
denouhced as stupid or mere fools when
their work had been done under ci1cum-
stances which call for sympathy, will
remain 1aF sealed book. An instance
which Illustrates this patience and endur-
ance of writer's has just been made pub
he. There are few newspaper readers IN
the United States who have not read al d
laughed with aching sides at the real hu-
NOR OF him who is known as the Bur
hngton HdtUkeye man; and the majority
have probably imagined him as a round,
| rosy checked disciple of Momus. who
fkept his humor ON tap all the time and
turned it on for the amusement of the
public Just as the freak seized him. A
letter of his declining an invitation to a
college reunion has Just found its way
into the press which will put the matter
| "a adifferent light. He says:
Mrs. Burdett S health-if the. poor lit
! tie sufferers combination of aches and
] pains and helplessness may be designated
by such a sarcastic ppellation-h been
| steadily falling all winter, and we have
come down to this seagirt island to see
If Old Ocean and its breezes may dc
what the doctors and mountains and
prairies have failed to do. And here we are
waiting. tsHer little serene highness
In utter helplessness, unable to stand
alone (for years she has been unable tc
walk, her helpless hands folded in hei
1 lap; she must be dressed, carried about,
cared sfor like baby, suffering from
countless pains and aches day and night
and Icannot leave her even for few
days. No one at Chautauqua viii fee
the disappointment as we do, for we ha6
planned to go there together. IF she
could go with me, 1 would be glad enough
to creep to Chautauqua on my knees.
Her life has been fountain of strength
to me- In ten long years have never
seen the look of pain out of her eyes, ano
! for more than half so long / have
seen her sitting in patient helplessness,
! and / have never heard com.
planning murmur from her lips while she
has served as those who only stand and
| wait, never questioning and never doubt
ing the wisdom and the goodness of the
Father whose hand had been laid upon
her so heavily. The beautiful patience
of her life has been a constant rebuke tc
my own impotence, and in her sufferings
have seen and known and believed the
Glove that knows no fear" and the fait
that q knows no doubt. 80 IS
Such letter needs no comment; il
tells its own story. Philadelphia Press,
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Preparations for War.

Admiral CULVER Green offered the
following preamble and resolution:
whereas, Dis kentry am liable to
sass some Turin nashun any day in de
week an git war on its hands; an
ssWhereas, In case of a war wild some
European power our watermellyon
patches could easily be bombarded by
de inemy as de case now stands; dare
sResolyed. Datit am de sentiment of
dis club dat dis kentry be atonce purvided
with navy powerful huff to afford rs
security and proteckshun from wars
disasters.
"De resolution viii be laid onde stove
fur de next six months, said the Presi-
dent De- as he calmly arose. Elm case of
war Il viii be just as cheap to buy de
enemy ne of as to build navy, an de plan
won't offer half as many chances fo1
stealin' de people stone blind. Dis
T,ed,, has had fight huff to last it fol
f t;i,sg Vars to come. an if any man In
dnjges in sass he will find no hackers
among de people. We have got navy
'nuff to take de President to Long Branch
am back. an any increase would be Q
waste of de public money"
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He Rode the Rnu.

He was a wild Western cowboy, who
was offered calf that didn't belong to
anybody In particular, if he would ride
wild bun without saddle and bride.
He jumped from his horse, looked to
his spurs, and leaped upon the bull with
his face to the animals tail, setting his
spurs deep into the TANKS of the in
furiated beast. The bull flung his head
to the ground, but the rider held ON to
the tail, and kept his seat. With another
the prairie. The race Continued for a
mile and a half, the whole crowd fellow
ing on their horses. The bull plunged
now ana then into the sage brush, with
the idea OF Kidding himself of his bur
den, but it was of no use, and the
sharp roweis kept pricking him on. At
last, exhausted with fright and fatigue.
he fell to the ground, and the cowboy.
stepping on, came back like the prodigal
son, for his well-earned calf.
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From what is now known of the moon
it is certain that if that body is inhab-
tied it must be by beings organized very
differently from the human race or any
animals on the earth. The moon is
without water and without atmosphere
and, owing to the fact that it revolves on
lunar days and nights are each nearly
thirty times as long as our days and
nights, the extremes of heat and cold
range every month from 400 degrees
Fahrenheit above zero to 800 below.
In the midst of such conditions no form
OF animal or vegetable life known to
this planet could possibly exist; and it
is generally agreed among astronomers
that the moon is utterly barren of life in
any form.
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A Silver Lamp Three Hundred Years
Old.

While engaged in improving the
ground around the old Catholic church
In fsleta some parties dug out of the
ground large silver lamp. Investiga-
ton and research proved that it had
been brought over to this country from
Spain about 1913 by Cordovan, the
well-known prospector and settler. The
lamp is of the very finest silver and
very heavy and valuable. It was sent
cleaned and FURNISHED and returned to
the church, an object of curiosity as
well as valuable relic and ornament.
This church was constructed in the
year 1880, under the auspices of the
franciscan friars.-EI Paso Tunes.
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AN OLD lady who was in the habit of
Declaring after the occurrence of any
eyent that she predicted it, was one day
cleyeylv nsoldn by her worthy spouse,
s srbo ike many others we wot Of, had
got tired of hearing. her eternal ST
Sfnld Won so. Rushing into the house
b Sv with excitement, he dropped
;nto . chair. elevated his hands and ex-
claimed 1l., aOh, my dear, what do yor
think The old COW has gone and eaten
a., r.... n,,r or;ndstone The old lady was
ra p Nv and hardly waiting to hear the
iest ,vord she screamed out at the top
- her inncs: 81 told you so You
Al sIways would let it stand out OF
doors
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neaf and pnnsb BARRIERS.

man dressed ii thin simmer
wooden suit and : Piqated straw hat
entered our saIlct1l
ssSir.. he said, g you zee before Won
a reminder of the su4fmer's sun. so To
sneak. / am not rom the tropics.
1,.s;tIer am I dresssd k9r enjoying aft the
comforts Of a trip ia Search Of the North
ToIa Excuse me, no North pole for
me and his teeth csiattered. while a
oniver of lev chilliness seemed to run
across his whole fraula
. Are Won cold n VIC asked. eff so.
walk up by the stove and get warm
uNo. SIR. no warm ae the sportiye
African who swings lis Juvenile upon
the equatorial line. 4 am needy. busted.
broke sir. You SCI before rou a specu-
lator whose cart u keeled over and
broken. with the horses 81 run so far
ahead a CREASED str al ieIitning can
rot overtaks 'en 1aoh this since 7
started 6 6afbef shs tow thinks !,
I'll strike new beat. So just goes
and hires four deaf and dumb tonsorial
artists and then put up notices that GUS
toners coming to my shop would have
quiet shave by deaf and dumb BARRIERS
and no questions asked The thing took
on the start, but, when the COMPOUNDED
BARRIERS pulled their states and began
writing out the usual questions, blow
me if didn't discover that was a ru-
med man. Yes, sir, BARRIERS is BARRIERS
and, when l closed my shop, busted Ut
and started on tramp, l just says te
myself it's no use. If dead men could
be learned to handle the razor over {
mans face, the blamed things would
have spiritual MEDIUMS asking their vic
TINS the same old line of questions-Ah
thank yer, sir; ta-ta. With this dime
III send q counter-irritant down my
throat that1l knock the thinness out o
this summer suit and give my stomach I
cleaner shave than any barber can.
And, as the shattered vase retired, tbs
perfume of the roses remained In the
sanctum until an open Window restored
the natural tone Of the atmosphere
Whitehall Times.
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DIR. Holmes, Advice to Young Writer.

In GA Literary Confession" Mr.. Eu-
gene L. Didier says: Men rush into
print without training, study or prepa-
ration. They use too many words to
express too few ideas" Discouraged by
his failure ten years ago to dispose of
his first magazine article, which was en-
titled 'sThe Grandeur of Human Des-
tiny" he wrote to DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, asking for situation as an
amanuensis. DIR. Holmes made this
characteristics reply: 81 am not Gas I
am often supposed to beg an editor, and
have no writing to do which / am not
competent to do myself, with a little oc-
casional aid from members of my own
family. Most of our writer's
are as pool as rats themselves, and no
more able to keep an amanuensis than
they are to set up a coach and six ]
do not know how to advise you beyond
this simple counsel, which have occa-
sionally given to young aspirants. If
you think you have literary talent, write
something for the best paper or maya
zine you can get into keep to one sig
nature, and you will be found out by a
public which is ready to pay the high
est price for almost any kind of literary
ability. If You do not think you can
make reputation, why not become a
reporter to newspaper l do not turn
from your petition with cold indiffer-
ence, but it is utterly out of my power
to do more than to give you these few
words of friendly advice"
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The following is the Interpretation !:

The following is the Interpretation /:
/. The kid, which is one of the pure
animals, denotes the Hebrews. The
father by whom it was purchased is
Jehovah, who represents himself as
sustaining this relation to the Hebrew
nation The pieces of money signify
Moses and Aaron, through whose media
ton the Hebrews were brought out of
Egypt.
2. The cat denotes the Assyrians, by
whom the ten tribes were carried into
captivity.
8. The dog is symbolical of the Baby
lonians. ef
4. The staff signifed the Persians.
5. The fire indicates the Grecian en-
pire under Alexander the Great
6. The water betokens the Roman, or
the fourth of the great monarchies to
whom the Jews were subjected.
7. The OK is symbol of the Saracens,
who subdued Palestine, and brought it
under the chaliphate.
8. The butcher that killed the OK de-
notes the crusaders by whom the Holy
Land was wrested out of the hands of
the Saracens
9. The angel of death signifies the
Turkish power, by which the land of
Palestine was taken from the Franks,
and to whom it is still subject.
10. The commencement of the tenth
stanza is designed to show that God
viii take signal vengeance on the
Turks, Immediately after whose over
throw the Jews are to be restored to
their own land, and live under the gov
eminent of their long-expected Mes
siah.
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speculation as to the Word g Yankee"
There is q familiar poem, reciting the
tragic fate of grasshopper attacked by
a turkey. which runs thus:

q A rrasshopper sat on a sweet-potato vine,
sweet-pofato vine, sweet-potato vine,
A big wild turkey came running up behind,
And yanked the poor grasshopper
on the sweet-potafo vine, sweet-potato vine"
This little classic is quoted by Pro-
lessor Skeat In his great chronological
Dictionary TO illustrate the derivation OF
the word Yankee. This he traces to the
verb "to yank, d. e., to Jerk, Yankee,
therefore, meaning quick-moving, and
hence spry, smart, active. The same
verb In Dutch and German Is "Jagen.
Boston Journal.
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Good Luck.

Rev. A. E. Lawrence gave some good
advice. that is worth repeating, to the
graduating class of the Newton High
School. 81 hope" he said, none OF
you belong to that most unfortunate
class who imagine themselves lifted
above the necessity of effort who think
that their family position, or their faith
er's wealth, or a little money OF their
own, is going to bring the world to
them, and that the oyster is quietly COM
ing to open itself for them when they
are ready to eat it. The oyster IS a
great deal more likely 10 swallow them.
A classmate said 10 me. when we were
leaving college toy CT, g Well, good
by, now, good-by we viii meet again
on the floor of the Senate chamber at
Washington.
We have never met there yet, and the
chances are groNiag small that we ever
shall. Nor has it bsen altogether my
fault. The world swallowed him up
after commencement, and nothing has
ever been heard Of hmm from that day TO
this.
In this struggling life there is no place
for "lucky men. The prizes are for
the workers. s'Why are you IN such
haste ?" said one the other day to man
who has made his mark in the world.
"Why not wait and see what viii turn
up?"
Turn up {" he replied, II never
knew anything to turn up for me IN this
world unless / turned it up y
He who trusts to good luck to bring
the world round to HIM just when he
gets ready for it, viii find himself like
the clown in Horace, waiting on the
bank for the stream to flow by, that he
may pass over without wetting his feet.
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In QUICKER vs.. State, the Oregon Su-
preme Court lately heard case in which
the facts were that A by mistake paid to
b roll OF go gold pieces, supposing it
to be q roll OF half dollars. b subse-
quently discovered the mistake, and
knew VINO was the owner, but neverthe-
less then appropriated the money to his
own use, and refused on demand to
make restitution The court held that
he was guilty of larceny. ~ s''
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ONE SOFT MAX DAx
BIZ ILpEeEnrE

Kissed by a rose, one soft May day,
lily IN the garden blowing
Kissed by rose, one soft May day.
lily in the garden growing.
Be my bride. oh lfy fair,
Be my bride. my psle white queen
The lilly smiled with radiant air,
Smiling sweetly and serene
Kissed by rose, one soft May day,
lily crushed was dying
Kissed by a rose, one soft May day.
fragile fragment lying
My bride is a corpse, the rose-pad said,
And the air was fun OF its wealth,
Ny fair white queen is lying dead.
And I, the cause Of her death
A red, red rose, one soft May day,
Was mi ssed from the garden flowers.
The daisy sighed for the bright red ray,
So benutiful IN the morning h0urs-
s. f'lo 1,,strs css1ne N1aer 61e rrfl rQsc. .tl4
Dead and purple, on the liiy's breast.
And sad we're the hearts, that soft May da,
The red, red rose had gone TO It's rest.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.
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THERE are o variety of little circum-
stances in life which, like pins in a
hdy's dress, are necessary for keeping
L together, and giving it neatness and
Elegance. Beecher. All, ha So the
old man has noticed 'em too. However,
he above was written before the inven-
ION of the blessed safety pins, we have
10 doubt. -PecRs Sun.
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A CLERGYMAN, in lecture on s How
to Get Married." said: Every man
wants wife, end every woman wants a
husband. But the great difficulty is
that the woman the man wants won't
have him, and the man the woman wants
wants some other woman"
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when dawn was lighting the rosy heavens,
At four IfEufnner. In winter seven, $685.
Ere Ph0bus glowed,
Or yet the city had turned in its bed, 49,
There by the&windoW, with needle and thread
- .1fl4 - SheAatand sewed.
And, a. the hand 50 busfly Piled NH
A baby boy played soft by her side-
And sad and sweet in the evening mild -
We're heard the voices Of. mother and child
In gentle song.
Mid toll and trouble, and dire despair,
The ehiid's smile solaced the mothers care
- Thro' dreary. years > b
For the little one had his fathers face
rhst faded away from herfond enfbraee
fstf 1tt|t 1tt withdrawing tears.
But there came day when the song was still i
And the needle stopped at the window-sll,. (
- - For the babe was low = .
And there.came.a day " hen the boy was dead
And cold and pale in his little bed ~
Where the violets blow.
No longer the woman sits and sews, as
No longer Ne tear of. sorrpw. flows 49, "a
/. . = IL. g. -. = Or memories thropg;
3 - zece. p 1nse'Eer -s1.'s -.
Are Blended aEairi In the evening mild
In angel song.
- 3 ~ 3 -Dduid Graham Adse
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PosrAoE is cheapest in England and
the United States, and costlier In Russia,
Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Bel
gium, Holland and Switzerland in the
order named