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Hearts That Are Always Young.

A pleasant. cheerful. generous. chari-
table-minded woman is never old. Her
heart is as young at sixty or seventy as
it was at eighteen or twenty: and they
who are old at sixty or seventy are not
made old by time. They are made old
by the ravages of passion, and feeling,
of an unsocial and ungenerous nature.
which have cankered their minds.
wrinkled their spirits and withered
their souls. They are heartless, dull,
cold. Indifferent: they want the we'll
spring of youthful affection, which is
always cheerful, always active, always
engaged in some labor of love that is
calculated to promote and distribute
enjoyment. There is an old age of the
heart that is possessed by many who
have no suspicion that there is any
thing old about them, and there is a
youth which never grows old, lover
who is ever a boy, Psyche who is ever
a girl.-N. 7. Ledger.
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BACKYARD as the vi'lets themselves, and who
wouldn't dare ter speak out his love like
that speechifyin' dandy, 'causeits too great
and holy and"
boy" and l heerd a little tremble in
her soft voice, of what are you speaking!
BY whose authority"
Don't know what that means, 'um. but
Pm speakin' of my teacher, Mister John
Gray"
"And can not he speak for himself?" she
says, uncon scious like.
1t seems as if he can not, 'um; and
"There-that will do. You are good
boy and l like you, Jim, and wish-I wish
that whatyou imagine were really truel'
And, Kids, she looked away off through
the wintry woods with a soft mist in her
beeyootiful eyes, while her perty hand
smoothed my brow like the touch of a
lovin' little white cloud. l think she
furgot US both fur minute or two, fur she
KEEP pattin' me and a talkin' soft to her
self; - As flowers love the dew-backward
as violet-and whyi Because-no, that
will not serve for an excuse-this is the
nineteenth century and the man is-a cow
ardr'
who's a coward. Miss Wintryr' saws
/, Iumpin' onter my teet
Your teacher, John Grayn
That's not true!" I says, stung at her
words, yet not exactly understandin' 'em
He's the bravest man that ever breathed,
and you will have to say so before the day
Is ended-you, Miss Wintry, who haint
half good enough fur him-no, ner no
woman that tvesr'
Kids, left her there with her face hid in
her hands-not cryin' but lookin' like a
hurt child wers awful sorry; but she
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-05
Big Noses in Japan.

The presence in the city of Lee
MapanO, a Japanese, whose nose fur
nishes him the means of earning liveli-
hood-Mr. Mapano being smeller of
tea-recalls the fact that in Japan the
nose is the only feature which attracts
attention. The nose determines the
beauty or the ugliness of the face ac-
cording as il is big or little. This is
probably due to the fact that difference
in noses constitutes about the only dis
tinction between one Japanese face and
another. The eyes are invariably black,
the cheek-bones high and the chin re-
ceding. In Japan a lady who has a
huge proboscis is always raging
beauty and a reigning belle. There are
few large noses among the natives, and
lucky is he or she upon whom nature
layishes one. In all Japanese ~ctures
representing supposedly beautiful wom-
en- the artist turns himself loose on the
nose.-KansaS City Times.
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LIKE FELLOW IN BUsrr LE-BEE's SyST.
never were in no danger. and took te
wringin him out-noy this t.rippin' sleeve,
now that, and Gcclarin', between breaths,
that he were the bravest man she ever
saw!
Arenycd'
Well, fellars, the other g.htleman there
hitched the hosses up ia a iurry, bundled
US wet folks inter the stylis,, wehicl1le, and
| she told John Gray to drive as fast as he
| could ter ole Job Wintry's and wait there
fur her. Ny teacher were rugged up in a
ole suit O. Job Wintry's and Iwere fixed up
in togs jest like this very same harness,
kids-braid down the pants, brass buttons
and all
Then heerd how the 'busses KEN and
took the other kids home. The ole uncle
sent his big keeridge over fur Miss Win
try and her aunt, his sister. And then we
stayed all highland there Pm stayin' yit.
Sos John Gray.
Yer never see any thing work so slick as
them schemes o. mine! When Miss Wintry
KEN softly inter the great hall where a
fire had been made ter warm and dry US,
she went straight over to where John
Gray sat and stood before him. He jumps
up when he sees her there, but she makes
little stool from the corner herself and
sits down most like il was at his feet.
do you know" says she in sech a
tremblin' voice, THAT a little fa;ry-a
brownie-came to me in the woods to-day.
All thought not And ne told Inc so many
things-told me of great soul. so brave,
and tender and true-yet so modest, with
al, that he dared not give utterance to the
xErish Of nar1t hn n lri in
dre5, being, the brownie said. as flowers
love the dew; who is backward as violet,
and for whom Miss Wintry is not half
good enough-no, nor any other woman that
lives.'
Miss Wintryn
''Tnat is what the brownie said, sir.
And when / called the man coward for
his silence, this fairy rebuked me and said
l should take it all back-as do, John
Gray, as l do now, with thousand apol-
ogieS for the wrong have done you in my
hearth
"Hooray, yells. ''it's all comm out
jest like a dime nOvcl-herowne and all
Haint We goin' ter answer her, Mister
Grav!"
with all my heart, Tim, when YOU have
given me chance. But-but-l fear l do
not understand
"How hard you make it for me-Jotn'"
Well, there weren't much trouble after
that, kin tell yer. And l been "tiger"
for Missus Gray ever since that day two
years ago, with money o. my own in bank
and a yearly liberal 'lowance o. crackers
N torpedoes to celebrate the anniversary
of that Fourth o. July, when my master,
John Gray, followed my lead,
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Stay in the Sunlight,

Sleepless people, and there are many i,
America, should court the sun The very
worst soporific is laudanu.n, and the very
best sunshine. Therefore it is very plain
that poor sleepers should pass as many
hours as possible in the sunshine and as
few as possible in the sh.sde Many women
are martyrs, and yet they do not know it.
They shut the sunshine out of their houses
and their hearts, they wear walls. they car
~ parasols, they do all possible TO keep of
the subtlest and yet must potent influence
which is intended to give them strength
and beauty and cheerfulness. 1, is not
tine to change this, and SO ges colo- s.nd
roses in their pale checks, strength in tLax.
weak backs and courage in their timld
souls! The women Of America are pale
and delicate, they may be blooming and
strong, and the SUNSHINE will be a patent
influence in this transformation
Visitor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-05
COVETOUS PERSONS.
Class of Human Beings Who Are of y
Use to the World.

A Class of Human Beings Who Are of Ne
Use to the World.
There is an old Scotch proverb which has
lesson of wisdom contained within it,
|" He that would eat the kernel maun crack
the nut" How much trouble might have
been and would be saved if people did not
envy the nuts that other people crack, and
determine greedily to possess the kernels
by fair means or foul. II it were not ex-
asperatingly provoking it would be ludic-
rous land l rather think it is any way) to
see the swagger and bravado with which
some street loafer claims that he is lust
as good as any body" and that he is "tle-
sirous Of better treatment " fmeans money
mostly than he gets. A good many of this
class who want to eat other peoples kernels
have lived lives as idle as that of the Al
pine shepherd who spent fifteen years in
learning to balance pole on his chin, CT as
the King who employed himself in hunting
through his kingdom for a white mouse
with green eyes.
1t is crying shame to see great able
bodied men going about idly and discon-
contentedly enyying the kernels of the
nuts belonging to industrious people who
have cracked them. Socrates talked none
too strongly when he said Envy is the
daughter OF prlde. tne author OF murder
and revenge, the beginner of secret sedi-
ton, the perpetual tormenter of virtue
Envy is the filthy slime of the soul, YER
min, poison, a quicksilver, which consum-
eth the flesh and drieth up the marrow Of
the bones"
And envy is the twin sister of covet-
business. Spencer remarks: 1T is one
property, which, they say. is required Of
those who seek for the philosophers
stone-that they must not do it " I'll any
covetous desire to be rich; for otherwise
they shall never find it But most true
it is that whosoever would have the jewel
of contentment (which turns Ill into gold)
must come with minds divested of all am
bilious and covetous thoughts, else are
they likely never to obtain it.'-Chris,tan
at Work.
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ys savey, and no more dreamed o. bein'
tiger to fine lady than you kids dream
o. bein' Governor. Bet yurned my place,
my homes, and don't you forget it!
As was sayIn', when / see them two
beeyootiful creachers a-waikin' side b. side
inter the mission-one teacher o. boys an
one teacher o. gals-I Jest sets in my
mind that God made them two fur each
other, sure-and haint got no reason to
change my 'pinion as yet.
''Iallus loved him-he was 50 grand. and
tall, and strong -lookin', and fur all his
grandness and tallness and strong -lookin-
.ess, thar was that gentle, sweet, kind
way he had as 'ud make kid wanter lay
his poor, little, lonesome head agin the
beeyootiful black shoulder, and Jest stay
there all night. 1 done that very thing
wunst-honest IInjen, kids, l axshally
done it-and haint surprised at yer 'ston-
ished looks; cause l were so lifted clean
9uten myself by the heaven l dreamed of
comm true that 1 clean forgot who We're
and where were, and that my name was
only Tim Lee. 1 didn't think O. nothin'
but mother, and Heaven, and angels, and
all them kind o. thoughts-for he held me
close and soft and easy, Jest ike mother
ulster, and forgot the awful pain in my
i could keep on layin' there so close in his
arms and touch his fine close with nv
cheek, and breath the sweet stuff on his
hankychiff
And she KEN over, too, and looked awful
solemn and pityful at me, and ak me how
KEN to slip right often the Mission steps,
and how thick were the ice there and why
weren't it shoveled Off
i couldn't answer her, cause didn't
know notnIn' about it; but watched the
perty eyes a meetin' his, and his eyes
turnin' away with Queerish look in 'em
that haint never lost on a kid like me-
knowed from that moment he loved her;
but he were so simple, somehow, like a in
nercent child that he never made her read
the riddle in his eyes-gee, but they was
daisies, kidsi Great big brown eyes that
Jest melted alter pieces with nothin' but
the warmth that KEN a wellin' I'D from his
gener's heart!
How soft he spoke ter mellow gentle he
touched my poor broken leg; and when I
writhed his chin, that looked like one that
wunst saw on<er marble stature in a
dime museyum, shivered and shook like a
hurt thing.
Oh, he were darlin'. And when were
all well again and outen the hospital /
uster watch ful him on his own pertickler
home-comin' street and make him let me
give him shine fur present-and he'd
smile and pat my red head and jest let me
do whatever / wanted ter with his elegant
boots.
Han'somes Not any leastways he
weren't han'some in the same crrly way
her really truly beau were. His mustaches
didn'. have no flligree trimmin's at the
ends ner his hair go wavin' from the
middle of his Lead in slicS scalops; ner
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a WATCH SPRING NEST.
How a Wise Swiss Bird Built a Habita-
tion for Her Family.

How a Wise Swiss Bird Built Habita-
tion for Her Family.
A RETURNED TOURIST:-"This last
trip. during my wanderings in Switzer-
land, / happened to be detained for a
day in the little town of Soleure. As
the day happened to be rainy one and
there were few attractions for me in
doors, | strOlled into the little local
museum. The collection of curiosi-
ties was not extensive and found little
to interest me. was about to leave in
disgust and seek in the seclusiOn of my
room the comfort which pipe grants,
when suddenly my eye caught some
thing, which turned out to be verita-
BILE curiosity.
ut was birds nest, which at first
had nothing out of the ordinary in it.
appearance. and had it not been for
metallic CLINT on portion of it would.
no doubt. have passed it by. Upon
examining it | found that it was
made of-what doyou suppose? Watch
springs.
Upon inquiry l found that numbers
of imperfect springs are thrown out OF
the little watch factOrie5 which abound
in this district. Some bird seems
to have considered them excellent
material of which to construct her
nest and with infinite care worked
them together into as perfect struct-
ure of the kind as one could desire tc
see. The nest was picked up short
time before my visit and was at once
placed in the museum. The idea struck
me that Switzerland is indeed great
country for matchmaking, when the
very birds know how to make use Of
watch springs. ."-Jeuelers' Weekly.
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LAND OF FREEDOM.

Land OF Freedom, queenly thou,
With the crown upon thy brow,
On thy cheek the flush OF morn,
Hail, this day, when thou vert born!
Lo, thy symbol on the breeze,
Hear the laughter of the trees,
And the murmur of the corn,
Grand thy rivers, pulsing down
Past the prairies, past the town;
Lo, thy mountains proudly rise
Like the pillars of the skies;
Lo. thy gulfs and lakes of blue
Ever fash with glory new,
And the light OF beauty's eyes
But nobleT empires thine
In the hearts which thee enshrine;
In thy sons and daughters fair,
In the children Of thy care;
On this day, behold they rise.
Peace and gladness in their eyes;
Happy, happy, everywhere!
May the realm from sea to sea
Fairer grow, while earth shall be;
Plymouth Rock and Golden Gate
The far boundaries ofuthy State,
While thy harvest-fields OF gold,
Hills with metal wealth untold.
Make thee mighty, make thee greatl
Land OF Freedom, queenly thou.
With the crown upon thy brow;
Girt with wisdom. girt with truth,
True to God in very sooth;
When ea-th's empires fade away.
When they mix with common clay,
God gives thee eternal youth,
u c. Rankin, D. D., ia G0lds3. RaIe.
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AS always, when doctors abound very thick
Fhe patient grew momently more and more
sick.
Till finally they were constrained to agree
one thing might relieve him-a strong cup OF
tea.
With wild incantations and desperate haste
They made it and sweetened it up to his taste,
Then rushed 10 his bedside, plumb full OF 2d-
vice,
And poured the hot food down his throat in
trice;
When 10, from 4 crack in his cranium's top
Our Goddess of Liberty sprang with hop,
All clad in the garments Of wisdom and might
With q loud martial shout and screech OF de-
light.
Poor Johnny fell over, as scared as q goose,
Quacking something or other about the
"abuse."
While mad exclamation that rhymes with
the same
Fell Oft from his lips in q way scarcely tame:
But the gods high in council, they greeted the
maid,
Declaring she shouldn't be cast in the shade
by her brow beating governor, not il they
knew 1t.
He'd better lie low, or he certainly rue it.
The old gent recovered, made up with his
daughter,
And gave her a free passage over the water.
The years came and went, and his confidence
grew;
He'd let her sling, sometimes, her thunder
bolts, too;
Supply her with weapons Of goodly advice.
And though they cost nothing, they always
were nice.
Now when she does something remarkably
fine
He smiles in a way that is sweet and benign,
And, chuclling her under her chin, eXclaims: ::
"Ah,
My beauty, how much you resemble your pa"
And when he IS very good-natured, you know,
He will jole-just q mite-of the time long ago,
When he thought in his soul he should certain
ly die
or tina: pain in his head on the Fourth OF July.
JULIA II. THAYER.
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I'd git, and jest KEEP under water till
couldn't stand it no longer, then bob6ed ur
sereenly kerslap agin John Gray's arm. /
knowed he'd be there and l jest played
faint and laid as limp and still. as l could
over his strong right arm
"Are you crazy, boy-what hare you don't
this for:" l heerd close into my ear.
Fur efeck," Whispered without open;n'
my eyes" kin swim like whale. boss.
but ysu jest hold onter ne and lug ma
ashore. When yeu git NE thar roll me fur
more efTeci, and I'll come to-"
He were very obeunt. And when l, slow
and soleE1n-like, opened my eyes, there
stood Miss Wintry cryin' over Us both.
| see she cried most over John GRAY. wLc
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W can I 1OOl a Rlu,
fellows, and t b e V
hain't no use o. talk
in'.The fust timeI sees
him an her together
i sets it all down
in my mind that they
was jest the niftiest
couple as ever walked
inter the mission. Ye
member them days
/ were a reg'lar per-
f e 5 hnal bootblack
-
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CTr1 BoARDER Ito farK.erl-'This rniIl
seems pretty poor. Farmer-''TAe pastur'
here amt what it ought to Ne" City
Boarder-sAnd yet saw lots Of milk,
weed L the fields THU nornia2.K
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-05

"Ethe.. dear, you are looking pale ami
i'll this morning" "Yes, mama; 1 went
in bathing yesterday and got my feet wet"
''Oh, careless girl, and spelled your bath,
ing suit, no doubt. Never let that happe.
again.
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PALLAS-&THENE.
Done Over for Fourth of July.
Written for This Paper1

Ohm BULL long ag'
had a pain in his heao
Such a terrible pail
that it sent him Il
bed,
And there he lay groaD-
ing from morning I'll
night;
hile hither an Q
thither. IL nervous al
fright,
Ran nurses and quacSs
with til eir plasJers
and pot ons,
With strife Incohereni
and conflict OF no
tions.
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IN WINTRY WOODS.
A Romantic Tale of One Fourth
Of July.

Written for This Paper.l
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-17
A Large Moter.

The large freight moter of the electric road in Ansonia made a trial trip over the road Monday, and worked to charm It is a huge affair, weighing 25,000 pounds, the armature consisting of five miles of wire in it's coils. It is different from the motors in the passengar cars, as it starts more slowly and takes longer time to get under full headway It is supposed to be powerful enough to draw six loaded cars.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-17
DEMOCRATIC DELEGA1 Es ORGANIZE
Pigott Chosen Chairman and Allen of
 Putnam HOnOred.

Pigott Chosen Chairman and Allen of
 Putnam Honored.
 At Bridgeport yesterday the Connecticut delegates to the national democratic con- vention organized and completed arrange ments for the trip to St Louis. James F. Pigott, of New Haven, was elected chair man of the delegation. Each state has one vice president to the convention, and this honor was conferred upon c. M. Allen of Putnam. The following appointments were made: Member of the committee on resolutions, A. E. Burr, of Hartford mem Der of the committee on credentials, Clin- ton B. Davis. of Haddam; member of the committee on permanent organization, H. A. Bishop, of Bridgeport. The following alternates were appointed: J. H. Sprague, of Hartford, for A. E. Burr of the First district; James Gallagher, of New Haven, for J. P. Pigott, of the Second district; c. E. Elliot for Clinton B. Davis of the Second district; c. F. Williams for Milo B. Richardson of the Fourth district; and A: M Talmadge, of Bridgeport, for H. A. Bishop of the Fourth district. The re- mainder of the delegates have not yet ap- pointed their alternates. The arrange ments for the trip to St Louis were left to A. B. Burr and H. A. Bishop. The party will leave Springfield Friday, June about 6 o'clock in the evening. The famous car, Yellowstone, of the Worcester Excursion company, has been engaged by the Con necticut delegates. The Rhode Island and Massachusetts delegations will have three cars, and all three delegations will leave at the same time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-17
THAT HOTEL BILL.
A New Haven Correspondent Interviews
 the Management

A New Haven Correspondent Interviews
 the Management.
 Says to-day's Bridgeport News: Among the callers at the Atlantic hotel yesterday was a representative of the New Haven Register. His object was to interview the management with reference to the disputed bill presented the Consolidated road. This is the way the case impressed him as print ed in last evenings Register:
 "The keen scrutiny of the bill presented by the Atlantic hotel proprietors to the Con- button of circular relating thereto by the general superintendent of the road has caused great feeling here. The circular, it is claimed, is calculated to do the house widespread harm. The Atlantic house is one of the best known houses in the state A Register reporter called this morning at the hotel and was told by the proprietors that great care had been exercised during the five days that the New York & New Haven trains were snowbound in this city to look out for the passengers and the employees of some half dozen trains. There was no telegraphic communica- tion, and in the absence of orders from headquarters, the conductors conversed in a back room with MT Poland, the senior proprietor, telling him that it was the wish of the officials that all passengers should be cared for. Subsequently word came from New Haven to ''take the best of care of both employees and passengers. , The greatest care was exercised by the ho- tel people to accept only passengers hold ing tickets and those punched by the con ductors. The name of each was registered. The house was put to it's utmost capabili- ties to feed and house 400 extra persons. Had Mir Poland refused to care for these people, many of them entirely without money, it is possible that the road would have heard of some ugly suits However, all who were actually passengers and employees were made comfortable. Some left by boat and the balance on the first trains that broke through the drifts at the end of the week. About three weeks after the blizzard the Atlantic house sent in its bill amounting to Q trife over $1,300 After time the road sent check for $500 in payment for the board of its employees, and there the matter stands.