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AnchOring q Button.
San Franciscan.

San franciscan.
He drifted into sample saloon the other day,
wiped his forehead, felt around in his pocket and
said, with pleasant smile:
"Well, as it seems have just one tencent
piece left today. lit take drink"
When the four fingers of Antioch nerve
tangler had been secreted in his remotest re-
cesses. the customer fumbled among his keys and
laid something on the counter. AS he did so he
said
Great Scott! just look at that now
II see it," said tho barkeeper, scornfully re-
gardng the alleged dime.
Its suspender button. What of it,"
why, l didn't look at it, you know. just
felt in my pocket and I'm blamed if I didn't
think it was dime. Ahem. l suppose you'll
have to put it on the ice until tomorrow. I'll
drop in and fix it,"
"Oh, of course you will Take this aud fix il
now" And the cocktail dispenser handed owe a
needle and thread.
Whats that for!"
''Why, for you to sew that button on with.
right now. You may make the same mistake
somewhere else; sew her on strong"
But the party with the button was very much
insulted, and went out swearing that prominent
pioneers didn't have any show in this community
anY more
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CT WOULD NOT LIVE AWAY"
Circumstances Under Which This Favorite
Hymn Was Written.

Circum stances Under which This Favorite
Hymn Was Written.
Brooklyn Union.
In the town of Lancaster, Pa, many years
ago, a strong friendship existed between two
young men-exPresident James Buchanan and
Doctor Muhlenberg The friendship ultimated
in their becoming engaged to be married to
sisters. They were frequently seen together
going or returning from the home of their in-
tended brides, where the quartet assembled,
paired for a while in couples, and separated All
they had met early in the evening. Sad to says
more of the four ever married. All are now
dead. The story Of Mr.. Buchanans severed en-
gagement was probably never known outside
the immediate families, but that of Doctor
Muhlenberg is told in few sad details
The young lady, returning from party
one winter night, contracted severe cold, which
was followed by quick consumption that ended
her life. This story might we'll fill many pages.
but all that need be said is that it found fitting
expression by the most bereaved in the hymn,
Il would not live Away" Its author, after
long and faithful life passed in the cause OF
religion, died honored and beloved by everyone.
with tie title of this hymn on his tongue. II
would not live Away considered critically,
occupies place in sacred similar to that Of the
Raven in secular literature. 1t stands out
from other poems by its peculiar expression. LIZ
was written in 1924, and revised in 1852 and in
1860 its author added the stanza beginning:
&c L would not live Away no longer / sing
Live Away shall whilst Jesus is King"
The hymn is given place in nearly all the
church books, though they contain not more
than three or four selected stanzas out of the
seven of which it is composed and while ID
is difficult to designate any superiority of one
over another, there is one stanZa which is not
found in any of the COLLECTIONS" but which
fully maintains the standard Of the rest:
1.-The heavenly music! bark. sweet in the air
The notes of the harpers how clear ringing there
And see soft unfolding those portals of gold,
The King all arrayed in his beauty behold.
Oh, give me, OH give me- the wings of dove,
To adore him-be near him-enrapt with his love-
but wait for the summons, list for the word,
Alelulia- amen-evermore with the Lord"
In the published collection of poems by DE-
Muhlenberg. this hymn is given the first place,
and the book bears it's title
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Pain and Its Relief.



Pain being the result of too much blood in a
part, as very general rule, the remedy, in Sc
we're and pressing cases, is to apply mustard
plaster near that part which draws the blood
away, is seen by the reddening of the skin.
The most agonizing pains are often removed
In the twinkling of an eye by dipping a bit of
cloth (woOlen, flannel or cotton) in a mixture
of equal parts of sweet oil. chlo-oform and
strong spirits of hartshorn just shaken together
and spread over the spot with a handkerchief
wadded in the hand and held over the cloth 80
as to retain the more volatile ingredients; to be
removed the moment the pain ceases.
The safest and most comfortable application
in nature for the relief of all pain especially that
arising from inflammation, is a wooden cloth
kept very warm, even hot, by the steady addi-
ton of hot water. a stream of warm water,
where the painful part admits it. When pain is
severe sharp or thrilling, there is inflammation
and arises from there being too much blood in
the arteries; If dull and heavy, It Is caused from
their being too much blood in the veins.
The pain of inflammation gives heat; hence,
headache with not head ia from too much
blood in the arteries. and there is throbbing
draw it away by putting the feet In very hot
water this often removes pain in any part of the
body above the ankles
Wher, there 10 too much blood in the veins of
the head there is dull pain great depression
of spirits and the feet are always cold 1t is this
excess of blood in the veins of the head or brain
which always induces the dependency which
frequently causes suicide. When this is at
tempted by cutting the throat the relief is in
Simultaneous and the victim becomes anxious for
the life he had just attempted to destroy. Hence,
good outdoor walk or a hot bath, a sudden mt
of laughing or terrible burst of passion, by
dispensing the blood to the surface from the
centers, puts the blues and megrims to flight
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JUST A FISH STORY.
A Truthful Tale Which No One Will c.

A Truthful Tale Which No One Will Con-
tradict at Present.
Opie p. Read. in New York Mercury
l must confess that do not like liar. This
assertion, coming from me, may have strange
sound-may smack somewhat of foreign accent
but it is fact. Oh, there is nothing like
truth. The old Romans were so fond of truth
that many of them kept out of politics, and a
noble Spartan said that he would rather
steal than tell lie Come to think of it, he
was right. Stealing is more profitable
The other day met my friend Dave Granger.
Dawes great merit is his love of truth, but.
somehow, | have begun to doubt him. He has
not said anything to cause this loss of confidence,
but the great faith | once had in him shakes a
little sometimes. After Dave and I had sat
down to table and had begun to talk, the con-
versaton took serious turn.
Dave" said |. You never saw any speckled
trout in Arkansaw, did your
well, yes"
II have always understood that the water in
this State is too warm for them"
ut is, as a rule; but man named Hicks. who
lives out here on the hills, raises bushels of
them, but it involves great expense. III tell
you how he worked it. On his farm there is a
beautiful little stream. He attempted to stock it
with trout but soon discovered that the water
was too warm. Not discouraged, he pro
ceeded to cool the water. He started
an ice factory, and every morning now,
during the summer. he deposits ice
you to see the ish When the wagon draws up
to the pool the driver yells, Ice and the fish
come flying out from under the rocks They
get up on the ice and carry on in perfect
futter of glee Beats anything l ever saw"
'You know Hicks. do you, DaveW
Know him? Why. ne doesn't live more than
two miles from my house."
"Does he allow anybody to catch the trout?"
He will give you all you can catch with
hook"
''Believe I'll 60 out some time"
Wont do you any good"
''Why9"
:'The FISH won't bite for anybody but Hicks"
''They won'tF
mo, sir; you couldn't get a nibble"
'How do you account FOR ita'
"Gratitude."
''Whats"
Gratitude, I tell you They know Hicks
They know how much he has done FOR them
Why. SIR he can pull them out as fast as he can
throw in. You ought to see them look up in mis-
face and smile. One day was with him. Two
of the biggest trout 1 ever began to fight for
the hook One Of them got it, and the other
one, determined not to be outdone came out on
the bank and laid down. l never saw such graf
itude."
1t is not Dawes eccentric declaration that
shakes nv faith in him. 1t must be his careless
manner of relating story.
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The Coffee Drunkard.

What bright-eyed man." said a reporter
who leaned against the cashiers desk of a res
taurant near the public buildings, one day last
week The man in question had just paid ten
cent check, and slipped oct of the door with
jerky movement and a swinging OF the cane he
carried which decidedly endangered the peoples
peace.
"Brighteyedl Yes" said the cashier; ''he's a
coffee drunkard"
What's coffee drunkard?"
"a man who comes in here four times in two
hours as that man has done this morning and
does every morning, and takes a half pint of
coffee every time. is coffee drunkard. Bright
eyes Well should say so. That's mans con-
dition all the time is the same as that of man
who is getting over batter L mean his nerves
are up in e, his muscles are in culver and his
mental vision is abnormallS clear. He is living
at 2:084 rate"
why does he do it,
"Has to. Must have brace. Used to drink
rum. Had to quit that, and now does worse.
He never sleeps, they tell me-"
"Do you know many suchl'
''At least half dozen"
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Only Book,

book it was and it thrilled the age
With the words inspired of its printed page;
1t stirred the soul with an impulse high,
1t brought the good time coming" nigh,
1t lifted up the sorrowing poor,
And made the doubter strong and sure
1t fastened on progressions pace,
And frightened love with matchless grace
Persuading hosts from paths of sin,
And waking nober thoughts within;
1t led to peace, it conquered strife,
1t taught pure and holy life.
1t spread contentment over all
With echoes sweet of angels call;
1t blessed the sicS. it cured the blind.
1t filed the young inquiring mind
With heavenly things-with thankful thought
And soulpower from its magic wrought
Persuading every useless clod
To magnify the grace of God.
So guilty souls their sins forsook,
And kind heaven for its weapon took
A book.
A booi. it was, but it cursed the age
With the evil words of it's printed pages
1t painted crime and it gilded sin,
It wrought its horrible work Within
It choked each noble thought or name
And scorched it black in it's evil flame;
Its words were sweet and they sounded we
But dulled the soul with an evil spell,
And made of talent slave of hell.
It Knocked the tale of Saviors birth,
1t smothered heaven with the dross of earth,
1t favored sin to a toothsome taste,
And stabbed pure love with thought unchaste;
1t deity softened the readers will
With thoughts which doubter's sneers instill;
1t hardened conscience, it darkened death,
1t poisoned hope with its fragrant breath,
Yet hiding ever the serpent's trace
With subtle power and matchless grace:
It sped along in its work of wrath,
And souls were strewn in its evil path,
While the faith of ages-ricbly priced
Was undermined by it's power disguised;
So souls benumbed thsir God forsook,
And hell too, for its weapon took
A book.
Il. Edgar Jones.
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RUSKIN'S HOME.
Tse Beautiful House at Brentwood, Where
He Lives with His Treasures.

lie Lives with HIS treasures.
Pail Mall Gazette.
Three miles away from the village of Cons-
ton, and on the opposite side of the lake. lies
Brentwood, the home of Professor Ruskin--a
large, beautiful, rambling house, with spacious
rooms and low ceilings, commanding view
which is certainly unsurpassed in England for
,actureso ueness and poetic beauty Down the
grassy slopes and across the placid, mirror like
lake the spectator looks up at the Old Man of
COuistoE, rising inajestically from among the
lcsser hills which form the middle distance
The village lies away to the right, on the OPP
rosite shore; to the left habitatlon Interrupts
the view for four miles and more, save the ivy
grown Conston Hail. On such picture, rich
with ever.varying colors, fascinating and peace
f,L the great art critic loves to gaze throughout
she summer twenty times day
Mr. Ruskin walking IN the extensive
grounds adjoining the house when arrived
and pending the announcement of my visit l
was shown into the drawing-ro room to await his
coming Dwarf and other book cases stood
AGAINST the walls which, moreover, were adorned
with beautiful examples of Prout, ID. CT. Rosset-
ii and others. as well as Mr. Ruskin's well known
drawing of the interior of st. Marks, at Venice
one of his most important efforts. Cases of
shells. in infinite variety, and of minerals, re-
VeAied another and less generally known
phase of Mr. Ruskins taste. and a volume of
7'Art In EHgland'-hs last series of Oxford lee
TUESDAY upon the table | was still examining
tho handsome bindings upon the shelves flor the
professor delights in worthy examples of the
hook binders artl when the door opened and he
entered the room
With his usual smile and engaging manner he
said: Il am very glad to see you; l wish you
hadn't come to day, though" l was preparing
TO offer apologies when he continued: ut was
beautifully clear and bright yesterday, and the
view was perfect To-day it is very black, and
you can see nothing. But come with me into the
library; we can talk better there and see better.
too. if the sun will only shine" And he pre-
Geded me into chamber which was enriched by
even a greater profusion of works of art than
tho one | had just left. Numerous EXQUISITE
water-eolors of Turner hung around the room, a
marvellous example of Lucca della Robia's
fsleuce Fashioned by the masters own hand and
absolutely perfect" Mr.. Ruskn said) decorated
the chimney piece book cases and drawers full
OF minerals lined the room, and beautiful books
wsra scattered about in artistic confusion.
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ReSurgann.

The fool asks, with what flesh, in Joy or pain'
Helped or unhelpedl and lonely! or again
Surrounded by our earthly friendsi"
I know not; and CORY that do
Not know; that for eternityas great ends.
God counted me worthy of such trust
That need not be told.
hold
That if it be
Less than enough for any soul to know
Itself immortal, immortality
In all its boundless spaces will not find
A place designed
So small so low,
That to fitting home such soul can go.
Out to the earthward brink
Of that great tideless sea,
Light from Christ's garments streams.
I JOY, not that ask or choose,
But simply that | must
love and fear not, and cannot lose
One instant this great certainty of peace.
Long as God ceases not, | cannot cease;
must arise.
Helen Hunt jackson.
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Sneaker Carlisle and His Wife.
IA Letter in Boston Budget.

" eshiugtOn letter In Boston Budget.
John Griffin Carlisle, of the Covington. KY,
Congressional district, opposite Cincinnati, may
be regarded the Speaker Of the next House of
Representatives. Born in September. 1888. he
Is no" in the prime of ife and his personality is
indicative Of power. 1t is betrayed in the
severelycut features, undisfgured by whiskers
or mustache 1t is in the strong, straight nose,
obstinate chin and firmly chseled lips 1t is in
tho KEEN, blue eyes. the high strung organiza-
ton. There 10 no popularity of dress or effecta-
ZION OF carriage or manner to distinguish him
from other men. He Is net handsome, he is L OF
hOmely. lie is simply a plain dressed plain
spoken. honest Kenruckian, who likes a good
cigar and occasionally takes glass of good
whisky.
dis better half has also the fine physique OF
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Refreshments on Roofs.

" wv fOrB COmmerCIaI Advertlser
One of the most curious features of life in thin
city is the desire of good ivers to eat their meals
on the roofs of tall buildings. This is particu-
larry noticeable in summer. Men 90 to these
high places for the purpose of getting as pure air
possible in the smoke-laden city. They
get some of the smoke, but they
avoid the evaporation from the cutters
ard pavements. The Washington building and
the Casino have restaurants on their roofs that
have become well known, and now the Hotel
Vendome, at Broadway and Forty first street
has followed their example and offers dining.
room on the top floor, which means as near
enjoying life al fresco as it is possible in this
brick and mortar city.
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Monarch and Citizen.

In the palace we hear wailing cry
AS the heavy hours go YEARLY by,
And the night unrestful comes;
For what is life when mirth is dead
And sleeplessly losses the crowned head,
And pitiless fate in royalty's bed
Hath scattered the cracker crumbs?
For there is no peace in the soft, white skin,
And the costly robes that pride walks in,
The new silk hat and the diamond pin,
And the shirt that buttons behind;
Oh, happier far is the humb er man,
With a freckled nose and face of tan,
And ten-cent hat and palm-leaf fan
And ham, contented mind
Bob Burdette. in the Brooklyn Eagle
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the typical Kentuckian is five feet nine. straight
as an arrow and as 1.-THE as young girl: She is
blonde, with eyes of blue, set deeply under
strongly.marked brows. SO young looking is
she that it seems impossible that she can be the
mother of two grown sons, one married Mrs
Carlisle resembles her husband in many points
agrerably socia. without offensiveness highly
cultured and OF an exceedingly sweet disposition
She is proud and fond of her husband, and often
relieves him of the rather onerous duties of the
politico-social world.
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My Simple Fare.

Placid / am, content, serene,
take my slab of gypsum bread
And chunks of oleomargarine
Upon its tasteless side spread.
The egg I eat was never laid
By any cackling feathered hen,
But from the Lord knows what It's made
In Newark, by unfeathered men.
wash my simple breakfast down
With fragrant chicory so cheap;
Or for the best black tea in town,
Dried willow leaves | calmly steep.
But if from mans vile arts flee
And drink pure water from thee
[ gulp down infuG1 rip,
And quarts of raw tacteria
And hideous rotatoria,
And wriggl,ng polygastrica,
And Shiny diatomace@,
And hard-shelled ophryocercina.
And double barreiled kolpode,
Non-loricated amboede
And various animalcula
Of middle. high ana low degree,
For nature just beats all creation
In multiplied adulteration.
-Robt. J. Burdette
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WHIMSICALITIES.
The Mistake She Made.

The damse who's been bathing at the beaches, at the
beaches,
And bathing too in very scanty Clothes scanty
clothes
Has found the wisdom that experience teaches,
perience teaches,
Since she couldn't find lover who'd propose who d
PROPOSE
And she mers while her tears fast descending
fast descending.
And impatiently she stamps her little foot, little
foot,
That her summer mil ht have had different ending
different ending.
If She but worn padded bathing suit. bathing
suit.
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The Colonel Was In.

ATkHHSaW IraV6Ier.
AS Colonel Blson was going down the steps
he met suspicious-looking boy with a lot of
bills. us Colonel Billson's office up stairs?"
eyes, but I'm not in-or rather the Colonels
not in 'Ain't you the manp "No, my son."
'I'd like to find him. I've got telegraph
money order for him." Lets see. Who is
the man you want97 Colonel Billson." II
thought you said Colonel Billings. am Colonel
Rillsnn y
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Trying the New Boy.


-Four boys seated on line fence dividing two
houses on John r. street attracted the atten-
ton of a pedestrian yesterday, and he halted
and asked what they were looking at New
family moving in there today" replied one
well, what of itF They've got a boy
about as big as u.s." ''Wel what of thatl7
moment the new boy appeared on the
grass about twenty feet way One of the boys
on the fence made up face at him. He
promptly responded Then another boy threw a
stone at him. He hurled it back Say, II
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Newport There isn't an ice-cream saloon any
where in the region of cottages, and the same is
true of the swell part of Long Branch; but at
Ocean Grove, where nobody pretends to be any
body in particular, ice-cream saloons abound L
saw 500 persons emptying saucers with spoons
all at a time in locally celebrated restaurant:
And yet some of the girls looked quite refined
3 nd uie
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The Maid of Concord.

Where are you going to, my Concord maid!"
Into the henceness Of whereof" she said.
MAY go with you, my Concord maid?"
''lf you have whatness of whyness" she said.
What is your father. my Concord maidq"
What is your fortune. my Concord maid?"
1.-THE amness of to be, sir, she said.
'Then shan't marry you, my Concord maid"
$50 to the thenceness of thereness, she said.
Chicago sun
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An Old Friend.
Yonker's Gazette.

s
How do you like the omnium gatherum. Mr..
Foddererl'
"The which,"
"The omnium gatherum? It's dish formulated
from recipe given me by Kossuth when he was
in this country-him that was heir apparent to
the throne of Hungary"
Indeed! Well. its the hair apparent in the
dish that gives it away Omnium gatherum
amt disguise enough to keep me from identity
ing hash when | see it."
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An Odd Instrument.
Chicago Advance.


A curious barometer is used by the remnant Of
the Araucanian race which inhabits the southern
most province Of Chilli. 1t consists of the cast
off shell of crab which is said to be extremely
sensitive to atmospheric changes, remaining
quite white in fair, dry weather, but indicating
the approach of moist atmosphere by the ap-
pearance of small red spots, which grow both in
number and size as the moisture in the air in.
creases. until finally, with the actual occurrence
of rain, the shell becomes entirely red and
remains so throughout the rainy season
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The Ice-Cream Test.

New York Letter in Albany Journal.
Did you ever hear of ice cream being medium
for Judging peoples social statusl 1T isn't so
much that the Smith girls go to Coney Island"
remarked Fifth avenue critic of a neighboring
family, ''for do 1t myself once in a while; but
don't eat ice cream there and they do. What
do mean' Why, simply that they can't be
accustomed to ice-cream at home if they are so
eager tor it when they get out There is
no other test equal to this. Look how it is at
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"A Peculiar Name.
New York Sun,

New YORK sun.
Dumley (who has just been introduced to Miss
Doddclum You have rather peculiar name,
Miss Doddclum. 1 never heard it but once
before. l had some business communication
with man of that name in Peoria, ILL.,, and a
precious rascal he proved to be. too. Did /
understand Mrs. Hendricks to say that you are
from Boston, Miss Doddclum!
Miss Doddclum-No, sir. I am from PEORIA
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Editing a College Paper.
Norristown Herald.

There are ten editors of the college paper pub
lished at Princeton. and they have their hands
full during the baseball season. One writes
editorials showing how American colleges should
be conducted in order to increase their useful
ness, and the other nine conduct the baseball
department