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and there. II was bitter cold, ana AZ
bert ran to keep his feet warm
threshed his arms to keep his hahos
from freezing; patted old Star anu
BRIGHT. and talked to them to keep
their courage up, and his own as weiis
went over his school lessons, naming
every river and mountain ana cape nc
could recollect; repeated every me y,
poetry he had ever learned-ano nc hau
learned a great number; even wenS
so far as to compose few stahzas,
which we're not so very bad; stoppeo
once on the way to feed and rest gooo
Star and Bright and eat his OWL
luncheon; and, finally, little after
sunrise safely reached the city OF Fort-
land. Here his load of wood was
speedily exchanged, at his own offer,
for a COPY of MOrse's New Geography,
rather high price to pay, to be sure
even in those days, when wood was
cheap and books cost much; but Albert
cared little for this fact since the COW
eted geography was at last in his pos
session, and he felt far happier than a
king, as he turned his rosy, handsome
face homeward, bearing with him his
precious treasure.
Star and Bright Jared sumptuously at
his hands that night, and did not Al
bert enjoy his own nice supper, which
Dolly had prepared and kept hot and
in readiness for himp How he chat
tered as he ate it, in the dear old
kitchen, where the fire danced, if posi-
BILE, more exultantly than ever, and
sent its warm light over the dark red
walls, the snow-white dresser, and the
rows of bright pewter plates and por--
ringers that were ranged on its shelves!
The next morning-well, if he did
feel thrill of pride and satisfaction in
his happy. boyish heart, as he walked
up the aisle to his seat in the school
room, carrying in his hand the new
book, with its crisp, fragrant leaves.
and its attractive letterpress, who can
blame himp Every body was talking
about what he had done, and teacher
and school-mates alike gave him gem
erous praise.
As to his father. the good man criti-
cised little the boys transaction in Il
business point of view, when he came
to hear the story; but he could not help
commencing the energy and spirit OF
his little son, and he did SO without
stint. AS to Albert. himself, he lived
and prospered. growing up to be
most excellent man, a minister, and,
at one time, Judge. He wrote verses
sometimes, too, little more polished,
doubtless, than those he sent out on the
stiffness of the winter night SO long
ago, with only Star and Bright for
auditors. He reached good old age,
but never think, SO long as he lived.
did he fail to recall with pleasure the
circumstances under which he became
the delighted owner of o copy OF
Morse's New Geography.-Alice Chad
bourne. in Congregationaiist.
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A Cunning Puss.

"Purr, purr, purr" Pussy sat on
the kitchen window-sill with her eyes
half shut, and purred, and purred. She
looked very sleepy indeed; but she was
more sly than sleepy. She was an
Angora cat, and very handsome. She
had long, silky white fur, and fringed
ears, and bushy tail like a squirrel.
She often curled it over her back, just
as a squirrel would.
Pussy was in the kitchen great
deal, and she saw the cook make GUS
tards, and buildings, and cake. She
wanted some. She meant to have
some. She noticed that. whenever a
certain bell was rung, the cook left the
kitchen and stayed out for several
minutes. The bell-cord was within
her reach if she stood up on her hind
feet. 1t was not where the cook would
see it. Pussy slyly pulled the cord
with her fore-paws, and rang the bell.
The cook went to see what was wanted;
and pussy devoured custard in great
haste.
Sly Pussy! When the cook back she
lay in a corner, and seemed fast asleep
She played this trick over and over
again. But after while some one hid
and watched while the cook was out
and saw Pussy ring the bell.-Our Lit.
tie Ones.
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THE WRONG MAN.
A Green-Looking Stranger who Wore Out
Three Confidence Men.

Green-Looking Stranger who Wore Out
Three Confidence Men.
''Why, Mr.. Smith, how do you do? Ii
has been SO long since saw you down
at Alton, that had almost forgotten
you," said confidence man, stepping
up to Jones, who was rather rusti~.
looking man, and shaking him warmly
by the hand.
"My friend, you are little off there, :"
said Jones, 'my name is Brown, and
I'm from Janesville."
30, beg your pardon. lou look so
much like my old friend Smith that
could have sworn that it was he" And
number one walked hurriedly away.
Jones had proceeded but few blocks
when he was accosted by number two.
swell, well! if this ism my old friend
Brown, from GAINESVILLE. When did you
come down? Left all the folks well. /
SUPPOSED"
''My dear sir, you are mistaken. I'm
not Brown. from GAINESVILLE; I'm Greene,
from Peru"
Pom my life, but you look just like
Mr.. Brown, and | am so anxious to see
him."
Number two passes quietly out of
sight, and soon number three comes
across Jones, standing leisurely in front
of the hotel. Sure of his cue, he pro-
ceeds:
Hello, Greene, old boy, found at last!
FIVE been looking all over the city for
you, and, by lingo, here you are, Let's
step around the corner and take some
thing"
"Mein friend, see you angling in mine
eye dat green looks? Mine name ish
Herr Bautelschneider, und | am Won
Egypt, und l am already nod long here
peen. denk not know you shOost so
gooder as you knows me, ehP Vas you
denks?"
Thus number three passed on, and,
when the trio came to compare notes
resolved unanimously shat they had
struck the wrong man. "-Lige Broom,
in Chicago Ledger.
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FOB OUR YOUNG FOLKS
A WISHING GIRL.

As queer girl as ever was seen
Was little May Evelyn Caroline Green.
She sat a-wishing from morning till night
For every thing IN, or out of, her sight
when it was morning she wished it was night
Yet when it was evening nothing was right.
The same with the weather, 1t always was
wrong.
And wishing twas otherwise made up her
song.
Her small brother Ned, who thought Sister
May
Was silly to spend her time wishing all day,
Told nurse in confidence, once after dinner.
That he was afraid she'd q wish bone in her.
Mrs. T.. q. Landregdn, IN Our Lite Men and
Women
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

President McCosh has averaged
ten hours of study per day through out
his professional life.-N Y Post.
-" Rationalism is an acquired
capacity for believing all incredible
things, except those which claim a
divine ground of credibility. Chicago
LiUing Church.
"A missionary writes from Ceylon
that while on short pleasure tour she
addressed nineteen bands of hope They
are conducted the same as in America,
and are doing much toward the educa-
ton of the young on the subject OF
temperance.
The telegraph columns tell many
stories about clergymen who are dis
grace to their calling, but the sacred
profession must be judged by the merit
of the hundreds of thousands of its
members who do their duty and whose
names are never the subject Of public
reproach. Commercial AdUer-
tiSer.
Notwithstanding inadequate re-
ceipts, the Baptist Missionary Union is
taking prompt action for the occupa-
ton of Upper Burmah. Four mission
aries have been designated for the field,
of whom two and perhaps three are
already on the ground. This is the
kind of faith that will be likely to bring
abundant neutrality-suspicious..
I'm order to better the condition of
the village clergy the Holy Synod of
Russia encourages the establishment
of loan and savings banks exclusively
for clergymen. An institution of the
kind established in the diocese of Sar
atoff over ten years ago has been quite
successful. The bank has now on de-
post over 100000 roubles.
Mrs. Maggie Van Colt. the evan
gelist, says that during the past seven
years she has delivered 1878 sermons,
conducted 1904 meetings, spent 8, 446
hours in churches, written 8,199 relig-
ious letters, brought 1867 seekers to
the altar, travelled 71,270 miles, re-
ceived 1880 converts on probation and
baptized l,0S6 persons. Mrs. Van
Colt was born in New York City in
lS30.-N Y Tribune.
An observant spectator, who at
tended very fashionable church re-
Gently, TttuTucu W HIS HOtci. Oiu
you have good sermon?" he was
asked. Good enough for anybody"
he replied; ''but the people didn't
liaten to it, "Why notP' "Well,
if you ever go to church like that,
and keep your eyes open, you will dis
cover that the men 60 there to look at
the women, and that the women go to
be looked at and to look at each other"
Now is this true?-C Chicago Journal.
The Concord On. H. Monitor
points out that Zone of the greatest OF
the advantages of the new school law
is its fexibility. Scholars can be placed
in the schools which they can best and
most advantageously attend. Under
the old district system, this was practic-
ally impossible. A boy might live at
an equal distance from school of ten
weeks and one of twenty; but if it
happened that his home was in the dis
trict in which the ten-weeks school was
held, he was compelled to attend that
SCHOOL,
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Money and trouble are something
alike. People will borrow rather than
not have them Chicago Sun.
|. 1t is strange thing that the man
who knows exactly how to run news
paper is always engaged in some other
kind of business. Haren Nesos.
In every life there comes q time
when hope is crushed, but the man who
has healthy liver and shirt that
doesn't pinch in the neck seldom gets
discouraged. Chicago Ledger.
"A man in New York has seriously
made collection of bottle corks.
This is light employment, but it is
better than making a collection of the
contents of bottles, as so many men
1o.-Erchange.
What are chilled plows, papa,
asked the little son of an agricultural
professor. 20, my son." was the wise
reply, ''they are plows which have
stood out in the furrow all winter. -
Burlington Free Press.
IL can't make my wife exercise,
doctor, what shall 1 do?' "Buy a
dozen mice and let one of them loose
every day in your wife's chamber when
she gets up, and you'll see the liveliest
gymnasium you ever saw in your life. "
Boston Budget.
-Esthetic young lady-''Can you
conceive of anything more sombrely
and POLITICALLY solemn than the de-
nouement of Romeo and Juliet? Gould
the poet have made their fate more
weirdly tragicP' Cynical bachelor
20, yes. He might have married
them. y Washington Hatchet.
in the path of philosophy woman
has seldom strolled to much distance,
but when times are tight she can go to
market with a dollar bill and come
back with more comfort in a basket
than a man could crowd into two
horse wagon, if told to back up and
help himself. -Lige Broscn, in Chicago
Ledger.
-Wife-"Women are Drawer than
men, after all; see how fearlessly they
acted on board the Oregon" Husband
THE most courageous people in the
world, my dear, are those who do not
realize the danger they are in. ! have
seen yon go out bareheaded on very
cold day, and cross the street in very
thin slippers. IN Y Mail.
On the Downward Path: Old Mrs.
Bently-"Do you know what's becom-
ing of young George Sampson, who
used to spree it so much last summer?"
Old Mrs. Browser-'I hear he went
West an has become confirmed tee
totaler." Old Mrs. Bently-''O, dear,
is it possible? An he was such likely
young man, too. 1t beats all what peo-
ple'll do when they once get taste
Cor rum. Temperance advocate.
Talk about equality of the sexes! A
man was dubbed in New York
theater for keeping his hat on. and it
was in evidence that he sat in the back
row. 1t was not q very high hat,
either. In court the man was fined
twenty dollars and cost, in spite of his
testimony that the hat was protection
from cold draught. And yet, lovely
woman can sit in the front row of the
pit with her head covered by all the hair
which art and nature have given her
and taree-decker hat on top of it all,
and enjoy absolute immunity. Boston
Post
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couNTRY-LovE.
Where Prince Bismarck Resolves His
Loftiest Inspirations.

Where Prince Bismarck Receives His
Loftiest Inspirations.
Bismarck loves the country, though
most of his life has been passed in
cities. ''What / like BEST" he once
said, ''is to be in well-greased top
boots, far away from civilization" 1t
is said that once, while at school in
Berlin, and walking in the suburbs, he
came across pillow. His inconsistencies,
expressed itself in tears. In one of his
earlier letters he wrote: II am quite
homesick for country, woodside and
laziness, with the indispensable addi-
ton of loving wives and trim, WELL
behaved children" Phrenologists say
that one of the largest organs on Bis
marck's massive head is that which IN
dictates his love of children.
The German statesman is never SO
happy, say his friends, as when he is
gazing at . beautiful landscape. or
walking about his farm.
believe me, his wife once said, with
natural exaggeration, "a turnip inter-
ests him more than all your politics.
His friends point to Lenbach's por-
trait of Bismarck, which hangs in the
National Gallery at Berlin, as the one
in which his features assume their no.
blest expression. 1--WE were engaged
IN conversation" said Bismarck, de-
scribing how that expression was
caught by the artist, land happened
to look upwards at a passing fight of
birds. Suddenly Lenbach exclaimed:
Hold hard! that will do, capitally.
keep quite still, and forthwith made
the sketch"
The Chancellor, when at Varzin. his
country estate, banishes the cares of
state<and becomes farmer and forester.
In ''well-greased boots" with staff in
hand, he wanders about the woods and
fields, noting nature and his farmers.
He takes lessons in practical political
economy from his tenants, and aues-
tons his laborers. The result is that
he is an evenly-balanced statesman.
and talks in Parliament about farming
and forestry with such good sense and
knowledge as to command the respect
OF practical men, Youths Communion
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The Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
possibly little jealous of street-car
strikes in New York. gives notice that
they had strike in Philadelphia. A
mule kicked in the dashboard on the
Hestonville line.-M Y. Sun.
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Boarding houses for Americans are
increasing in London, and the accom-
modations are declared by many to be
preferable to hotels.
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"A recent ball in Santa Barbara,
Cal, was attended by representatives
Of nineteen nationalitiea
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Tulars City, GAL, gamblers won $500
from q tourist the other day,
The lilac season has been an unusually
successful one in New York this year,
A colored Normal State school to cosI
$4,000 will be located at Louisville, Ky.
Mules aEenow seldom seen on the street.
Of Southern cities, where they we're once
90 common.
A Santa Barbara, Oal,S beskeeper has
already tracted over five tons Of honey
this season.
Tullahoma, Tenn, has q neWly-RrTived
infant that 10 white with the exception oil
its face and neck, which are coal black.
Alvin Clark's bill for the great object
glass Of the Lick telescope will be about
$1,000. The glass will weigh $50 pounds.
A delegate at the Cleveland assembly OF
the Knights OF Labor described a profess
sional agitstor as "a fellow who lives by
the sweat Of his tongue"
A citizen Of Hawkinsville, Ga, recently
shot q rattleanake in two q iOw inches
from it's head. A dog then ran up to the
snakes head, and was bitten and killed
by it.
The rewards offered by General Miles
for the heads Of the renegade ApaChes
consists Of money raised by the people Of
Arizona, 1t ia proposed to increase the
amount,
Horned toads we're a frequent article Of
mail matter at the San Diego, GAL, post
office until the postmaster shut down on
the matter by ~liberating all the reptiles
that came in.
MOSQUITOES have seldom been thicker
In Virglnik than this spring." says the
Milford Chronicle, and it goes on to tell OF
eve that was literally bled to death the
other night, the pests attacking its udder,
which was distendsd with milk,
O. G. West, Of Butler, Ca, went fishing
two weeks ago and wore an old vest,
Alter getting home he hung 1t up. On
Wednesday Mrs. West was feeling in the
pockets for a match when a r~attlesnake
two feet long dropped from the torn lining
must have got there the day Mr.. West
went fishing.
There has just arrived at Lewiston, Me-,
Mr.. Oassard, Of New York, who has one
the most complete outntS Tor nshlng
there ia in the country. He carries a box
nearly two feet long and q foot wide,
full OF ly-hooks filed with arti.
iCial flies. An estimate places the mum.
Der Of his ay-hooks at ten thousand.
A barn was burned in Rockingham, Vt,
not long ago, and q valuable horse was
supposed to have been burned, too; but
;he other day lie was found in the posses
lion OF a milkman OF a neighboring town,
who had put his own old horse in the
Darn, stolen the good horse, and set fire to
he building to conceal the theft,
Several citizens OF Louisiana are now
the transfer OF the State Capital
rom Baton Rouge to New Orleans. 1t is
the Legislature at Its next session
will act favorably on the scheme. II a
resolution for Its removal Is adopted, the
State will have an additional expense OF
800, 1000 in the next years account.
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Green A%lnnutiug.

American Agricultural.
BY the term green manuring is meant
the practice Of growing and blowing under
crops In the green state to enrich the soil.
A soil Is said to be productive in proper.
ton TO the amount OF humus It contains.
Humus Is formed by the decomposition Of
animal and vegetable matter. II a heavy
growth Of vegetation, grain, clover OF
weeds iB plowed under a certain amount
OF plant food Is returned to the soil. II
would be very natural to suppose that the
deCayed stem Of one plant would contain
good acceptable food for another. II
blowing under has been done on q clay
soilBix months afterward by digging down
through the iurrow, a dark stratum will
be found where the weeds fell and rotted,
Repeated blowing under Of green crops
win oil the ground with humus and re.
store the worst worn land 10 fertility.
The objection to this method OF iertil.
izlng is the length Of time required, al
several years must elapse before many
crous could be added TO the soil. II ID
very important then 10 adopt the rotation
that will admit Of the greatest number
Of crops In the shortest time. Some plants
add.mote fertility to the soil than others,
but these are not always the ones that are
easiest grown, especially on poor ground,
and Il Ia very important to get q good
growth 10 plow under. Rye will grow
where no other grain will, aud
Yield q fair crop. Another advantage Il
its growth Ia winter. In the latitude Of
Southern Illinois rye may be sown in No
yember and ploughed under when fully
headed out In May, and the ground sowed
Immediately with Southern COW peas and
ploved under In July or August
Another sowing Of peas will make a par
tial crop BY the first frost, when II can b.
turned under and the ground Bgaln seeded
10 rye. This makes three crops plOughst
under In one year,
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Are you disturbed at night and broken
Of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting teeth7 II 90,
send at once and get a bottle Of MRs.
WINsLow's SooTIiiNG SYRuP FOR CHtIr
DRRN TEETHlNa. It's value IL incalCula.
BILE. II will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Depend upon II, mothers,
there Ia no mistake about II. II cures
~dysentery and dlarrhoea, regulates the
stomach and bowels, cures wind collie,
softens the gums, reduces Inflammation
and gives tone and energy 10 the whole
system. Mas. WfNsLoW's sooTHtNa
SYRuP FOR CHILDREN TRkrHINu is pleasant
10 the taste, and Is the prescription Of one
Of the oldest and best female nurses and
physicians In the United States, and 10
Tor sale by all druggists throughout the
world, Price 26 cents a bottle. MwsAw
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San FtuActto Chronicle.
There was q shooting case In town some
time ago, and, as frequently happens, d
lendef.h6afled reporter was the 6tst 10
bear the news 10 the family Of the man
who was arrested for the shooting. He
was greeted by the servant maid who
stood by the hallway, while the door was
omen, and heard the news. She tainted,
without any hesitation, In the reporters
arms. In moment she recovered.
"Oh, this will be the death Of mel she
SWbyH Are you telatsdtO the iamilyF p
"No.0
upefhaps you loved the young man
mo. But I've Just taken q mustard
bath and thiS dtaught has given me mJ
death Of cold"
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Sh'SuVV AuWV'E'
Nine A. NJ. She-My dear little hubby
l really need a new bonnet very much
He-How much will 1t COST She-Oh,
only about $25. He-OnIy $25, Ell Well
my dear little wiley, business ia very bad
and you can't have one. Shell can't
Well, we shall see. Six p. N. He-Isn't
dinner rather late tonight she-I pre-.
sumo 1t is. He-How soon do you think
1t will be ready, my dear? Shell don't
think that 1t will be ready at all, my
darling. He-WhyP What do you meanP
Shell am on a strike; no bonnet, no
dinner. Ten p. NJ. He-My dear, Ia the
strike still on2 she-My pet, 1t is still
n He-Are you not getting hungry?
She-No; l had q dinner at mothers be.
fore you came home. He-Will the strike
last until breakfast, think your She
There Is but one way to end It at all. He
-H'mI Well, my pet, il you will 80 and
get me a bowl Of bread and milk or q cup
Of coffee, l think we might adjust the dill.
ierences between labor and capital by
means Of arbitration, P. S.-Compromise
was finally made on the basis Of a SIS bon.
nat.
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Sure cure for blind, bleeding and itching
Piles. One box has cured the worst cases
Of ten years standing. No one need suffer
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Is prepared only for the cure Of Piles and
itching Of the private parts, and nothing
else. Every box Is warranted by our
Agents, Logan 4 Go. and Richardson &
Goodwin.
Sold by all Druggists and sent by mail
on receipt Of price, Soc and 81 per box.
KIRK MEDICINE Co.,
MwFAw Proprletors, Lorain, Ohio.
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W, W, Reed, druggist, Of Winchester,
Ind, wtitesi "Oheof my customers, Mrs,
Louisa Pike, Baftonla, Randolph county,
Ind, was Q long sufferer with consumption,
and was given up to die by her physicians.
She heard Of Dr.. Kings new discovery
for consumption, and began buying Il Of
me. In elk months time she walked 10
this city, q distance Of six miles, and q
now % much Improve she has Quit using
IL She feels she owes her life 10 il, ?
Free ttial bottles at Logan 4 Co.'S drug
store,
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II you arc suffering with low and de.
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ton, headache, or any disease Of a bilious
nature, by all means procure a bottle Of
Electric Bitters. You will be surprised
to see the rapid improvement that will fol-
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