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pretty pattern In the corners with red. This
makes good, serviceable cover that will do mp
well and wear long time.
1t is often asked what is the physicians tea
spoonful. 1t is sixty drops, or one drachm.
Every family should have medicine glass on
which the accurate measures are marked. As
there are many teaspoons of many Sizes it is
somewhat injudicious to use one that holds more
or less than the sixty drops. Indeed, it has
often happened that the physicians prescription
has failed In its efficacy, or has produced results
not desired, because the person who has admin
lstered the medicine has been careless as to the
exact quantity
The habit of the canary to noisily join in any
conversation that may be going in the family cir
Gle Is reason why many refrain from keeping
this cheerful little bird pet. A naturalist
has discovered q way of remedying the difficulty.
de says: We put in our canary birds cage every
day a little mirror. as large as the palm Of our
shall dazzle him, and that he will look at himself
for hours together, with as much happiness as
any young gentleman you ever saw When we
want him to stop singing we have only to give
him the mirror
In our dry climate the skin needs care after an
all-day exposure of the face. and nothing is bet
ter than dainty bath in oatmeal water. This
should be somewhat protracted. The face should
be lightly wiped after the bathing, and after it
has quite dried, the favorite unguent whether
cold cream or one of the prescribed preparations
OF the good old-fashiened mutton tallow, should
be used Nothing keeps the hands soft and
smooth better than this same bath of oatmeal
water tablespoonful of the meal to pint of
water is quite enough, and the mixture should
stand for quarter of an hour before it is used.
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Washington Letter.


Miss Cleveland attends to the duties of her
mistresship in the most methodical way and has
lost much it is said, of her ld-tme bithesome
manner and freedom. One of the curiosities of
her situation, which amuses her q good deal, is
that wherever she goes about the house she is ex-
they all stand back and make way for her to pass
first custom probably as ancient as the En-
glish court, by which she, with her democratic
notions, was good deal shocked Evidently
all that she does in her position is prompted by
q most dutiful desire to be to her brother all
that a sister could be. A great deal of nonsense
is printed about her membership over his public
policy and one thing and another 1t may be
accepted as approximately true that Miss Cleve-
land does not attempt to interfere or recon-
mend, or request any information OF her brother
on any particular question of the day. Her first
aim is to do her duty, simply, modestly, and
unpretentiousy, which explains her success.
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Mary Anderson and Wales.

Interview in San Francisco Alta California.
''The first time met the Pri.,ce of Wales
was playing Ingomar' Heca.n1e to the theater
and requested an introduction to me- went to
the theatre office and wds formally presented to
him. Within the p.sxt two weeks he brought
the Princess to the theater while I was
playing Auline in the Lady of
Lyons" and introduced her to me. The
Princess very kindly complimented me and gave
re the bouquet she carried in her hand. was
very much pleased At this kind attention. An
other time had an engagement to luncheon
with the Prince of Wales, but was compelled to
break the engagement on account of the severe
illness of my mother. No intention to snub was
ever thought of, and hope this will settle all
gossip regarding it, as the Prince treated me
with the greatest courtesy and consideration"
There were rumors that Lord Chief justice
Coleridge and the Duke of Portland were held
captive in Cupid's meshes, all on your account" y
There is no foundation whatever to such
senseless gossip"
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OLD ISAAC BAsSETT.
How the Senate's Veteran Door-Keeper Re-
ceives the Presidents Message.

How the Senate's Veteran Door-Keeper Re-
ceives the Presidents Message.
Washington Letter in Philadelphia Record.
Everybody VINO goes into the Senate galleries
asks who the dignifed old man is who sits on
the left of the President pro tenn with the air of
Roman Senator on the day when the barbar
ians entered the capital Ard you reply that it
is old Isaac Bassett, who came as the protege of
Daniel Webster as page, fifty years ago, when
his white hair was yellow and his long white
beard was undreamed of. He is a greater
stickler for the dignity of the Senate than
even old Edmunds. He has been in the Senate
80 much longer and he has no sense of humor If
he had he would laugh at his own ridiculous
bow. which provokes laughter from the galleries
half a dozen times every day. When smooth
shaver Pruden, Colonel Lamont's assistant, ar
rIves at the front door of the Senate with
square white envelope under his arm con-
tanning nominations or a veto, or some other
communication from the President old
Bassett hops up and trots over to the door with
as much stateliness as is consistent with speed,
his oldfashioned broadcloth coat tails streaming
behind, and standing by Pruden while the Pres
ident pro tempore suspends the business of the
Senate, bends his body to the waist in quick,
ducking bow, blushing meanwhile to the roots
e. his abundant, smoothly rolled hair, while he
announces as though he were the her.
aid of fate, Message from the
President of the United States" He then eyes
Pruden while the latter saws modestly and quiet
ly: 81 am directed by the President Of the
United States to deliver to the Senate a message
In writing Then Pruden hands the big square
envelope to Bassett, who clutches il as though
he was liable to an attack from q band of high
waymen in passing down the main aisle to the
Clerks desk. Bassetts fifty years in the United
StaEes Senate has SO impressed the seal of
secrecy upon him that have no doubt much Of
the rich information that you would
expect to find in him has actually dried
up or moldered to dust. He is so thoroughly
subordinate, so biddable, passively obedient,
that it is probable he has forgotten many of the
things he had heard and seen which the grave
and reverend seignors. his very worthy and APP
proved good masters, would not like to have him
remember lam very curious to see the mys-
terious book of "reminiscences which Bassett has
been preparing for years. Sometimes l think
it's myth but hope it is not, for even il he
tells only very small portion Of what he knows,
it will be an extremely interesting volume.
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eat, and agreeable companions. Mo- the hard
time in my life was after the Atlantic cabla
broke the third time The public lost all faith
in me. l found myself surrounded by incred-
money IN the scheme. turned away from me- and
the vice president left the room in disgust when
proposed to try again was voted visions
airy and a fool because 1 thought a telegraph
could be strung under the ocean. Irememhef
that once while going to Europe during thosH
terrible times and walking the deck In the dark<
ness, concluded that perhaps was a fool ever
to have gone into such fantastic project bad
put in nearly a million dollars myself had in
volved others three or four times as much; and
now all our money was at the bottom of the At
lantic and was going to ask for other money to
fish for It'll Those were dark daysi'
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st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Indiana has developed another forest born
poetic genius, who scatters broadcast such gilt
tering gems as the following:
Now a-singing, now achopping
His pants stuck in his boots;
You may say he is good looking
The boy that chops the wood.
Gentlemen pass by in buggies
Do they enjoy their food
Better than, if even turkeys
As the boy that chops the wood?
The author of the above is Mr.. Charles Witter-
sheim, of Mount Vernon. who is prepared to
refute the popular error that Indiana can pro-
duce nothing but farm products and stat en-.
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RENTED the Fine.

Detroit Free Press.
Judge 2, of an Indiana court, prominent
and leading member of the bar. but given at
times to 'look upon wine when it giyeth color
in the cup" appeared in court one morning
good deal under the influence and on such
occasions he was not particular in the observ-
ance of decorum or the usual courtesy before
digniied bodies, and for breach of judicial
etiquette was fined $15 by the court.
Judge . did not demur, but some days
after, when duly sober, the court" detailed him
as special judge.
Gravely taking his seat and duly opening
court, Judge . ordered the clerk to turn
back on the docket to the entry of the fine, and
said:
"Mr. Clerk, enter an order remitting that fine
of SIS against this court" which was done
Then, turning to the sheriff he added:
sMr. Sheriff, you will nreel.;;in at the court
house door that this court is now open for the
transaction of regular business"
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Lynn's Mrs. JeIlaby.

She detained with fervd vgor on the misery of the
Digger, suit a most dramatic figure while lament
ing his condition.
And she said the bare Numidian and the much
tanned Abyssinian and the Cannibal and Guinean
overhowed her with contriton.
And her deep signs weighed the breezes for those lands
where bread nor cheese is, for the Turks and the
Chineses she was filled with deem emotion.
And her ardent love greater. all the moro she
strove to cater to those tribes beyond the equator
or across dis tant ocean.
And like Rachael that sweet Jewess, she wept tears
rs thick as glue is. at the action of ST Louis and
Chicago's degradation.
And that these towns were where such sin IT, such a
race of golden guineas might be made good rs
Lynn Is was her prayer and duplication.
And the wild of Alaska of barbarous Madagas-
car, she would say il you should ask her, that
she loved them deep and tender.
While her husband, luckless victim looks IL the
Fates had licked him, and through back streets
where they kicked him, walked about with
suspender.
--Lynn Union
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Not So Bad.

Arkansaw Traveller.
Young Lady Ito her father)-So you do not
object to Mr.. Carmell?
Father-Not in the least
Young Lady-O, am so glad What DEAR
dear caw you are. Mr.. Carmell is SO nice, and
ne would make such nice husband. Very few
men have come up as rapidly as he has. few
wears ago he was nothing but shoemaker, but
Just look at him now.
Father-What is he doing now!
Young Lady with delightfully."- he is liter
airy man, and writes war articles for the maga-
zines.
Father fin astonishment)- What has he stop
ped making shoesl
Young Lady-O. paw, you must know he has.
Father clearing his throat)-Then I'll tell him
not to come here any more l have supported
two sons-in-law and <1@say [brighteningl, has
he written any of the Ncent novels by Hugh
Conway2
Young Lady-No sir.
Father-Well, then, let him come ahead lam
willing to support HIM.
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Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Ah, Farmer Robinson" said his fair city
guest, chow quietly you live ont here in s6s
country. You are not disturbed by socisky
quarrels, or political excitement, or labor troub-
les, but all Is comfortable and pleasant
Yes, miss, s'pose it looks so to you, Bak
politics. Ben johnson swears l shan't be select
IMAM again; and as for labor troubles, my hired
man struck yesterday because wanted him 60
milk the cows before breakfast Oh, we hasa
our little seasons of enjoyment as well as ysu'
city folks
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The Legend Of Easter Eggs.

Trinity bells, with their hollow lungs
And their vibrant lips and their brazen tongues
Over the roofs of the city pour
Their Easter music with joyous roar,
TIL the soaring notes to the sun are rolled
As ne swings along his path of gold.
Dearest papa, says my boy to me,
As he merrily climbs on his mothers knee
why are these eggs, which you see me hold,
Colored so finely with blue and gold2
And what is the wonderful bird that lays
Such beautiful eggs on Easter daysa"
Tenderly shine the April skies
Like laughter and tears in my child's blue eyes,
And every face in the street is gay,
Why cloud this youngster with saying Naya
So cudgel my brain for the tale he begs,
And tell him the Story OF the Easter Eggs:
You have heard my boy, of the man who died.
Crowned with thorns and crucifed;
And how Joseph the wealthy, whom God reward,
Cared for the corpse Of his martyred Lord
And piously tombed it within the rock,
And closed the gate with mighty block.
Now, close by the tomb, a fair tree grew,
With pendulous leaves and blossoms of blue,
And deep in the great trees shady breast
A beautiful bird sat on her nest
Which was bordered with MOSES like malachite,
And held four eggs of an ivory white.
Now. when the bird, from her dim recess
Beheld the Lord in His burial dress.
And looked on that heavenly face 30 pale
And the dear feet pierced with the cruel nail
Her heart nigh broke with sudden pang
And out of the depths Of her sorrow she sang.
VII. .
All night long, till the moon was up,
She sat and sang, in her moss-wreathed cup,
song OF sorrow wild and shrill
As the homeless wind when it roams the hill,
SO full OF tears loud and long
That the grief of the world seemed turned to song
But soon there came through the weeping night
glittering angel clothed in white
Where the Lord of the earth and the heavens lay,
And Christ arose IN the caverns gloom,
And in living luster came from the tomb.
Now the bird that sat in the heart of the tree
Beheld the celestial Mystery,
And it's heart was filed with sweet delight,
And it poured a song on the throbbing night;
Notes elm bing notes. TILL higher, higher,
They shot to heaven like spears of fire.
When the glttering, white-robed angel heard
The Borrowing song Of the grievng bird
And heard the following chant of mirth
That hailed Christ risen from the earth
He said Sweet bird, be forever best,
Thyself thy eggs, and thy moss-wreathed nest"
XII
And ever, my child, since that blessed night
When death bowed down the Lord of light
The eggs of that sweet bird change their hue
And burn with red, and gold, and blue
Reminding mankind in their simple way
Of that holy marvel of Easter Day!
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The time for celebrating Easter is the same
for all Protestants and Catholics, and was
adopted in opposition to the Jews. The records
of the Nicen Council of A. d. 325 show that this
opposition was most accute. The very call for
the council breathed hostility against the Jews,
and those Christians who celebrated Easter on
the day on which the Jews kept
passover. These Christians were called
Observation-Disclosures, because they celebrated
Easter on the 14th day of Nissan, the first
month of the Jewish year. But the opposition
to the Observation-Disclosures of Asia was more
Jealous than intelligent. for the artificial day
chosen for Easter fell occasionally, as in 1925,
on the fourteenth day of the Jewish Nisan and
the Christian Fathers, while bitterly opposed to
the Jews, adopted, without any hesitation,
the Jewish mode of reckoning time by
lunations. To make matters worse, these
lunations do not tally with the facts of astron-
omy. The result is that Easter calculations are
SO extraordinarily difficult as to lead to occasional
mistakes, like that Of 1918, when Easter was kept
on the wrong day. Easter is calculated on
the basis of an ecclesiastical full moon,
Lot the real moon, which is to
appear after an ecclesiastical-not the
real-equinox of spring. The calculation in
wolves. ALSO an artificial solar circle, and other
quaint computations usually found at the begin
ming of church almanacs. When the right day
for Easter is finally found, it determines long
series of ecclesiastical days, beginning this year
with Feb. 10, and ending with Trinity Sunday
JuneS
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Small People in Politics.

Washington Letter in Philadelphia Press
Speaking of little Miss Breckenridge, who
thought her papa was regarded in Kentucky as a
very smart speaker, reminds me Of story /
heard of the Ingalls, children.
II tell you what. mamma" said the little son
of Congressman ---, 81 don't like those little
ingalls, children so much as did,"
why not, dearw said the affectionate mother.
"They talk 80 big lately, and they just look
down on me because my papa is nothing but a
congressman They say their papa can just be
President of the United States if he wants to,
and that he has just made the boss speech in the
Senate and everybody says So"
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plese deposit
q Yore Tabacker
at the Dore
by order of the
Dakena

The Pastoral Aid Society, which has just cell
ebrated its fftieth anniversary at Exeter Hail.
In London, has since it's foundation paid out
k10, 600 900 in stipends. Practitioners S.457, in
crease l. 585; members 80, O05, increase $685.
Sunday school scholars "a, 1867. increase, 1856
missions $S, 631, increase $2046; church extern
sion 81 ,l89, decrease $50; Sunday school Union,
tl77. increase $73: tract $148 increase $685.
Freedmen's Aid $3.50, increase 500 Bible cause
k2l7, increase $63; w. r. M. s. 81, Coz. increase
tl0l; w. Ri. NJ. S. $184 increase $40; conference
claimants &c. 264, increase $720; ministerial sup
port $l07, 694, increase ST.
The Catholic Review advocates the evangelical
ton of Alaska by the Catholic Church. It
speaks in terms of warm commendation con-
eerning the energy Of Dr. Sheldon Jackson and
his associates, who have done much in the work
of education there. But 1t urges that ir such an
enterprise the Catholic Church should lead and
not follow. Archbishop Seghers has undertaken
the evaneelization Of Alaska. bnt he needs as
sistance in every department of effort. The
Review asks without priests, without rellg-
ious men and women to teach schools without
means of building churches, and residences, and
schools, what can q bishop dop
Western Christian Advocate: We wish all
Protestant churches would abandon bazars fairs
ana everything else Of the kind. as means Of
raising money for religious purposes, and appeal
10 the people directly for what Is needed to carry
on the work of God. 1t is quito possible that
wkSlly innocent entertainments of this kind
might be held, but there IL danger nf running
into what IL unjustifable, while it Is ont of har
monY with the dignity and the whole spirit OF
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A Real Funny Joke.
Boston Transcrint.

DOsJOn ITausCTlpt
'.Ive been digging over my garden" Said
Brown, land I'm all worn out" "Ahr' remarked
Fogg "a new variety of earthen wear eb2"
Henderson, who was present, thought it was a
mighty good joke, and seeing Smith a short
time afterwards, of course he had to tell it. II
say, Smith," said he, "Foeg just got off neat
thing. Brown was saying he was all worn out
digging in his garden and Fogg asked him if
that wasn't new kind of crockery ware. What
do you think of that2' II don't see the point. y
'Darned if do either, now; but / thought
did when Fogg told itn
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Held Back.

Estelline (Dak.) Belle
II suppose Eastern capital has done q great
kota settler. "Oh, / spect it has--least that's
what they all say" Haven't you been bene-
flied by itf' well, no. can't say as 1 have
What has been the troublep ''Weli. you see,
borrowed $50 of yer Eastern capital when first
came out here, and blamed eft it hasn't kept me
humping bouts hard as can hump to raise the
$50 each month to pay the interest on it. It has
kinder held me back. stranger
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At Home and Abroad.
Harper's Bazaar.

Harper 8 Bazaar.
Hostess Ito Bobby, who is dining out with his
mother)-Will you have another piece of pie,
Bobby
Bobby-Yes'm.
Hostess (smilingly)-And so you are one of
the fortunate little boys whose mammas let
them have the second piece of pie2
Bobby-Yes'm; she does when we're out visit
in, but at home never GET but one piece.
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An Emphatic Opinion.

Pittsburg Chronicle.
Lawyer-Do you know the witness who has
just stepped down, Mr.. Robinsonl
Witness-Yes sir.
do you think he would ever tell an untruth9"
Tell an untruth! Why, that man would
swear to New York papers circulation afi-
davit"
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1t is difficult to read the news from Russia
without melancholy smile A great revival of
religious zeal is reported in the Russian church,
and the signs of it are: ~ A ukase forbidding
the bearing OF wreaths and emblems at funerals;
(2) the confscation Of fifty boxes of steel-pens
because they bear the stamp of crucifx and .
dove; t3) sentence OF three days arrest passed
on retired major, aged eighty four. because he
married too late in life, contrary to law.
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New York NJ all and Express.
People who do not 60 to the country till June
miss all these signs and tokens of the growing
year-miss the JOY of hearing the first jolly pipe
of the robin and the cheerful whistle of the
quail--miss the transformation of naked
branches into leafy coverts, casting grateful
shade-miss hundred other sights and sounds
that are among the most beautiful in nature.
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Easter Thoughts.

GaSt0T 1nOuSnCSs
Pittsburg Advocate: The rising of the Lord
was to the disciples first wonder and then ju-
bi,ee.
Rev. E. A. Rand: We not only see our tomb
empty and our beloved in some heaven of hope,
but there is recognized connection between our
hearts and the source Of ali life and love.
DR.. w. M. Taylor: If Christ did not rise, then
there is no living Christ now. no high priest
yonder TO plead sor us, no ground on which to
look for pardon, no assurance for immortality =
in one word, no Savior Cling, then, as for dear
life to this great truth. Examine into it thor
eoughly, that you may hold it intelligently, and,
having grasped it, be sure you never let it 60.
The Churchn1an: The resurrection of Christ
Is not only the cardinal doctrine of Christianity
it is also the central fact on which the Christian
religion rests. Christianity is the religion of
the risen Christ. The church seeks not the liv
ing among the dead. She does not pin her faith
on crucfied Christ alone. but on Christ cruel
fed, who is risen again."
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Down with the Tyrants.
Boston Courier.


YES" said he to his neighbor across the fence,
'the laboring men are in the right 1t was time
for them to rise against the tyranny of capital.
Down with all tyrants, I say"
John Henry!" shrieked shrill voice from the
kitchen, 'are you going to hang out that clothes
line and split that wood and draw that water, or
shall have to come out to your
Yes, Mirandy," he answered meekly, I'm
going right about it"
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some Astonishing info rmatlon.

Rochester On. " Journal.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, the American authsr.
after whom Hawthorne beach and Hawthosna
mills were named by Mr. Tinguc, was in tswu
last week We are told on good authority tia
Mr. Hawthorne had been to Hawthorne beach q
look at tho cottage formerly occupied by M
- family, and tnatit is probable hA win :.
cupy IL the coming summer.