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like the wind over the country. Twelve
hours they Travelled over hill and dale. and
at nightfall stopped before a large CITY.
within these walls, " said the bear, elves
the King who owns the phenix bird. Go
into the castle and seek a place as a servant:
you Will then have an opportunity of going
into the birdhouse and'securing the phepix
bird which stands in a wooden cage. In
that cage you must carry it away, or else all
will 90 wrong with you.
Early the next morning the youth went to
the castle, as the bear had told him to do.
and was fortunate enough to obtain a posi-
tion in the bird house. By his diligence he
soon won the confidence of the head master
who one day went away and left Ferdinand
in charge of the birds. "Now," thought
the boy, this is nv opportunity to escape
with the treasure" So, taking the small
wooden cage that stood in the corner. he was
about to leave the room, v hen thinking it a
pity to carry so handsome a creature in such
a homely cage, he selected a golden one.
and, putting the bird in it hastily, left the
castle. But as he was crossing the court
yard the phenix bird began 10 scream and
make such noise that all the servants ran
to see what was the matter, and poor Ferdi.
nsnd was seized and thrown into prison.
'Oh, if had only obeyed the bear," he
cried.
Eyes, that is what you should have done. 4"
said the bear" suddenly appearing before
him. "But as this is your first 0ffense I
shall forgive you and help YOU out of this
trouble. You must beg permission to be led
to the King; then tell him why YOU wished
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RAGS AND SALVATIONISTS.
Mrs. BalIIngfon Booth Tells Why the Two
May Go Together.

Mrs. BalIInGfon Booth Tells Why the Two
May Go Together.
New York Tribune.1
Mrs, Ballington Booth, wife of Marshal
Booth, who has charge of the Salvation
Army movement in this country, tells of
the work of the army in the slums of New
York. On the platform, among the mem
bers of the organization, sat six young
women who are actively engaged in the
work, dressed in plain calico dresses and
gfngham aprons.
Mrs. Booths pleasant manner, her easy
flow of speech and the earnestness with
which she treated her subject won the
hearts of her audience, who listened atten-
lively to her long talk. She narrated many
pathetic incidents which the workers had
witnessed during their life of selfsacriice
in the slums, and described the methods
which they employ. She said:
"You cannot hope to raise these people by
STOPPING down from higher level; you
must go down and live with them. There
are quite as many possibilities for the future
in the degraded girl in the Sums of this
great city as there are in the life of you or
me, and her soul may become just as pure
and just as beautiful as ours. These CO.
workers of mine on the platform have holes
in their aprons not because they are too
lazy to mend them, but because they want
to be like the people among whom they live.
So effective has been their work that they
are now sent for at all times when assistance
is needed, and yet the people don't know
who and what they are"
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MONTANA FEMALE MINERS.
Women Who Understand and Practice All
The Details Of Mining.
a

Women Who Understand and Practice All
rhe Details Of Mining.
st. Louis Republic.1
Mrs. P. A. Meadow, of Maiden, who
heretofore has enjoyed the distinction Of
being the only woman in Montana engaged
personally in mining, will now have to
share that rather unique position with Mrs.
Dottie Lakel, of Castle, Meagher county.
Mrs. Lakel is pioneer in the Castle noun
tain mining districts, and is the owner of a
part interest in the Anna, Little Dot, Cum
berland No.2 and Hidden Treasure mines, the
latter property being we'll developed. She is
short, heavy-set woman, rugged in appear
ance, with few silvery threads in her black
hair. She has seen the ups and downs of
miners life, and dates her experience back
to the early days of California. She stopped
in Helena on her way back to New York,
where she goes in an endeaVor to dispose of
some of her holdings.
In conversation with the Republic corre-
spondent. she showed thorough acquaint-
ance with mines and their different forma-
tions, as we'll as the way in which to de-
velop them. She does her own assaying,
and is Superintendent of the properties in
which she is interested. She goes down
into mine, and gives all the directions as
to the way in which she desires the work
done, telling her men to drift or cross-cut
for the lead, just as any male manager
would do.
She takes East with her a number of sam
pies of ore from the Hidden Treasure, and
talked enthusiastically of the future of
Castle district She had prepared a map Of
Castle district, showing all the locations
within four miles of the camp, and which is
a very neat piece OF work, and would be
credit to any surveyor. Her partners in
the Hidden Treasure have allowed her, she
SAYS, to pay all the expenses of developing
the mine, and she is now going to try and
sell her interest in that claim, and use the
money to work some OF her other claims.
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A Foolish Satire.

One Of the holiday comic papers published
cartoon representing clergyman in the
act of disposing of his multitude of
Christmas presents at cash sale. He
stands behind a counter crowded with
various articles, useful and ornamental,
with bevy of fair purchasers in the fore
ground.
This is meant to be funny. Unhappily,
the satire fails because there is no truth un-
derlying it. In an active ministry of 20
years, in what would be called important
charges. the writer testifes that he. never
experienced any snowslide of holiday gifts,
and a careful inqiry among his ministerial
friends has dismally failed to discover any
such experience in their case. The truth is,
this idea that clergymen are specially and
signally favored at Christmas is one of those
popular faIlacies that Inger long and die
hard. Occasionally a clergyman, excep-
tlonally placed, or young and unmarried,
and hence fair game for dedr-stalkers, is a
spoiled darling of Santa Claus. But, as a
rule, the clergy suffer from neglect, not sur
teit, and give much while receiving little.
The ordinary parish is liberal in criticism,
but stingy in cooperation; unstinted in its
demands and stinted in its supplies. While
the average salary of ministersIis less than
the average stipend of skilled mechanics, it
is clear that they are an@mic, not plethoric.
Our cartoonist should try again.
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Passenger Tries in Vain TO be Agreeable
TO the Conductor.

Passenger Tries in Vain to be Agreeable
10 the Conductor.
New York Sun.l
As the train left Dayton, south bound,
the conductor came into the smoking car
with cry of Tickets, pleaseP' and as there
was only one fresh passenger he walked di-
rectly up to him. This new arrival was
from the farm, and in nothing of hurry.
whats up, Kurnel?" he asked as the
conductor halted before him.
'Ticket, STRIP
''Yes. Is she on timer"
eyes"
"GOing right to Cincinnati?"
''Yes. Ticket if you please"
81 had a ticket, but. Say, how's
wheat looking along this line?"
"Give me your ticket. !"
wonder where 1 put it? Been much
rain between here and Hamilton this month?
Feller was telling me yesterday that he
never"
'Tm in great hurry, sirl'' exclaimed the
conductor.
"Shool Haven't got any hay out at the
other end Of the line, have you? l got
caught once last week, and men Bill had
to work like nailors to beat a thunder
storm"
Have you got ticket?"
"Of course"
''Then hand it over at onceI 1 cant fool
away my time herel'
''ShooI Wall, here's the ticket, and I
want receipt Tor it. Feller in such hur-
ry as you are might die suddenly. LandsI
but what a hired man you'd make for a
week or twOl Never had one who was in a
hurry. Say, ifyou-"
But the conductor had gone, and he turned
to US with look OF disgust on bis face, and
continued:
That's the way with these monopolies.
They not only want all your money, but
they won't treat You decent after they git it.
Reckon I'll drop in on the boss OF the road
when git to town, and let him know that
such conduct don't go down with free
born American"
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THE PHOENIX BIRD.
WRITTEN FOR THE P1rrsBUBe DisrATcH.l ]
bear will certainly have nothing more to do

bear will certainly have nothing more to dc
with me?"
His old friend, however, appeared before
him, and, alter reproving him severely,
said: "Since you are sorry for your dis
obedience l shall help you once more. Go
to the King, tell him why you wished his
horse, and say that if he will give it to you
you will bring him jewel more precious
than ever seen by man.
The Prince lost no time in following this
advice. He was sets at. liberty BY the King,
who promised to give the horse in return for
the precious jewel. Mounting the bear
Ferdinand sped over the country till he
came TO a high mountain.
Now" said the bear, "in few moments
the mountain Will open and will remain
open for one hour. Enter fearlessly; for,
although you will see lions and all other
kinds of wild animals, they cannot hurt
you. Go to the end of the cave, and there,
lying apart on a golden plate, you will find
the precious jewel Do not stop to gather
other gems, Tor if the mountain should close
upon you / could do nothing for you."
Ferdinand resolved to profit by his former
experience. When, few moments later,
with a noise like thunder, the mountain
parted, the boy, unmindtul of the frightful
monsters which appeared on all sides, rushed
into the cave, looking neither to the right
nor the left, until he found the object of his
search. Then turning round be
walked rapidly toward the entrance,
within few feet of which
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| he discovered large quantity of exquisite
pearls. Thinking that it would require but
an instant to snatch a handful, he bent over
the stones, when, from an invisible hand,
he received such violent blow on his head
that he was sent reeling from the cave out
upon the mountain side. When Ferdinand
recovered himself there stood the bear
smiling grimly at him.
"You may thank me for that blow" he
said; ''in an instant more the mountain would
have closed, and you would have been shut
in forever"
The Prince was grateful for his escape
and having seated himself on the back of
the bear, soon came to the owner of the
handsome horse, who willingly gave his
steed for the precious jewel. Ferdinand
then hastened to secure the phenix bird,
which was readily given him for the horse.
"And now" said the bear, 'you do not
need me, and shall go my way"
But Ferdinand would listen to no such
proposition, aud finally persuaded this
kind friend to accompany him to his
fathers palace.
There was great rejoicing IN the court
when it was learned that the youngest
prince had returned and brought the
phenix bird. The other brothers had long
since returned unsuccessful, and the old
King was now too week to leave his bed.
Ferdinand entered the palace amid blow
ing of horns and fourishes of trumpets.
Turning to look for his old comrade he
was astonished to see, not a great shaggy
bear, but a noble Prince, who had been en-
chanted by wicked fairy.
The phenix bird sang merrily, and the
old King Joined in the dance given in honor
of his sons return. Ferdinand received
the kingdom from his father, and became
the greatest ruler in the land. PAYsIE.
"a bird tabled to exist single, and to rise
again from its own ashes. and hence used as
an emblem of immortality.
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Factu and Fanclss.

1t is stated that sin 1900 the Bible was
translated into the languages of one-fifth of
the population of the globe, and that now it
is translated into the language of nine
tenths." If the good book goes on falling out
of use at this rate, by the end of the century 1t
will be translated into every known tongue.
This ratio of advance must be very encourag-
ing to unbelieversl
There is no help in mere negation. There is
no Gospel in the everlasting no."-WLJLiGDS
NJ Taylor.
/ Often there comes from the, pastor laid in
the grave more persuasive and melting elo-
quence than ever comes from the pastor stand
Ing in the pulpit. Deep, often, is the appeal
that comes from the grave, and spirit-stIrring
the discourse which 'he being dead yet speak
eth."-John Cumming.
Those are dead even for this life who hope
for no other.-Lorenzo de Medici.
1t is impossible for the man to be brave who
shall pronounce pain to be the greatest evil, or
temperate who shall propose pleasure as the
highest good.-Ctcero.
The evil of bribery often begins in the nur-
sery. Parents should never bribe their chill
dTen. Teach them to do right because it is
right, and not because of the penny or orange
you will give them.-T DeWit TdLnnG0e.
When 1 pray speak to God; but when read
the Bible God speaks to me.-Moody.
Write on your heart that every day is the best
in the year. No man has learned anything
rightly until he knows that every day is dooms-
day.-EmeTSOn.
In order to success, whether in the church or
in the world, there must be not only ability but
adaptability.
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WONDERS OF HUMAN MECHANISM.
Movements of Nerves and Muscles In Play.
ing Piece of Music.
Ponnlar Scienca Monthly

Movements of Nerves and Muscles In Play
ing n Piece of Music.
Popular Science Monthly.J
Science, says Sir James Paget, will sup
ply the natural man with wonders un-
counted. The author had once heard Mile.
Janotha play presto by Mendelssohn. She
played 6,595 notes in four minutes and three
seconds. Every one of these notes involved
certain movements OF finger, at least two,
and many of them involved an additional
movement laterally as we'll as those up and
down. They also involved repeated move
ments Of the wrists, elbows and arms, al
together probably not less than one move
ment for each time.
Therefore there were three distinct move
ments for each note. As there were "a
notes per second, and each of these notes in
volved three distinct musical movements,
that amounted to 72 movements in each
second. Moreover, each of those notes was
determined by the will to a chosen place,
with certain force at a certain time and
with certain duration. Therefore there
were four distinct qualities in each of the 72
movements in each second. Such were the
transmissions outward. And all those were
conditional on consciousness of the position
of each hand and each finger before it was
moved, and by moving it Of the sound and
the force of each touch. Therefore, there
were three conscious sensations to every
note.
There were 72 transmissions per second,
IA to and fro, and those with constant
change of quality. And then, added to that,
all the time the memory was remembering
each note in its due time and place and was
exercised in the comparison of it with others
that came before. So that it would be fair
to say that there was not less than 200 trans
missions of nerve force to and from the brain
outward and inward every second, aud dur
ing the whole of that time judgment was
being exercised as to whether the music was
being played better or worse than before,
and the mind was conscious of some of the
motions which the music was intended to
inspire.
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his bird, and say that if he will give II To-
YOU. you will bring him the most beautiful
steed under the SUM-" The boy carefully
obeved these instructions, and was released
by the king, who willingly promised the
bird in return for the horse.
The bear was waiting at the palace gate
and taking the boy on his back travelled
with him up hill and down until at dusk
they reached a large city, where the bear
said king lived who kept the most beauti-
ful horses in the world. Ferdinand must
seek the place of stable boy, and then he
would have an opportunity Of securing the
horse; but he must be sure to lead him away
by his own leather halter. otherwise great
misfortune would come upon him. The
Prince went to the castle and was engaged
as stable boy. One day being left alone in
the stable he took the beautiful horse by the
halter and led him out into the yard; but he
thought it would not do to present to the
King such handsome suimsl with such an
ugly halter, and taking q golden bride that
was near be slipped it on. At that moment
the horse became manageable and cried
QUO, Thief, thief" The court officers soon
assembled, and again poor Ferdinand was
thrown into prison.
"Oh. what shall do nov" " he CRIED, 'the
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Benr Your Own Burden.

The ChristiGn Inquirer thus comments
upon 'carking care:'' "Much of the
anxiety of mind which troubles some
Christian people is of their own creating.
They have ambitions which they believe
must be gratifed or life will be of little ac-
count. They form plans of whose righteous
ness they are themselves doubtful, or they
engage in business ventures which they feel
are opposed to the teachings of the New
Testament Necessarily, in such circum-
stances, it is impossible to cast these cares
on God. Every man must bear his own
burden when he trusts his own wisdom and
walks after the desire of his own heart It
is these burdens, made up of pride and
greed, that often crush Christian people.
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SUNDAY THOUGHTS
ON
MORALS MANNERS
BY A CLERGYMAN.


Certain theorists dream Of the day when
national boundaries shall be obliterated and
nations melted into one vast brotherhood.
'Tis more fanciful Utopia than Sir Thomas
More's. Prof. Goldwin Smith, in his lee
lures on the Study of History, points out
the fact that the division of mankind into
nations has clearly entered into the counsels
of creation. 1t is secured not only by bar
riers of sea, mountains, rivers, intervening
deserts-barrlers which conquest the steam
vessel, the railroad might surmount-but
also by race, by language, by climate, and
other physical influences, so potent that each
in its turn has been magnifed into the key
of all history.
The reason is plain. IF all mankind
formed a single Commonwealth, with one
language, one constitution, one literature,
and this state became corrupted, what re-
demption would there be? AS the keen stu
dent above mentioned wisely says, nations
redeem each other. They preserve for each
other principles, truths, hopes, aspirations,
which, committed to the keeping OF one ma
ton only, might, as frailty and error are
conditions of mans being, become extinct
forever. They not only raise each other
when fallen, they save each other from fall
ing; they support each others steps by SYM
pathy and example; they moderate each
others excesses and extravagances and
keep them short of the fatal point by the
mutual action of opinion. They do for
each other nationally very much what men
Of different characters do for each other
morally in the intercourse of life; and that
they might do this it was necessary that
they should be as they are, and as the ar
rangements of the world secure their being,
at once alike and unlike-alike enough for
sympathy, unlike enough for mutual cor
rection.
Those, therefore, who would destroy ma
tionalities, whether by the sword of the
conqueror or the catchwords of internation-
alism, should understand that they have to
contend not only against morality, but
against nature.
The attempts which have been made by
conquest have been significant failures.
Take Austria-a horde Of different races
held together under the lock and key of
despotism. Its weakness, its tendency to go
to pieces is an open secret. Take Turkey.
Proverbially, it is the "sick man" of Eu-
rope-suffers from chronic dyspepsia,
caused by the effort to digest mongrel
bloods. On the other hand, the strong ma
tions are Germany and France, which are
homogeneous.
Or to go further back, ancient Rome con-
quered the world. What was the result?
Political and social corruption. Whence
came relief? From without. The warlike
tribes of the North shivered under the yoke of
Rome, and after an agony of six centuries
restored the nations. The brotherhood of
the future will be Christian, not national
spiritual, not earthly. "My kingdom"
said Jesus, lis not of this world
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4 KENTUCKIAN INA FIX.
An Innocent Comes TO Grief Among the
SharDs Of Cincinnati.

An Innocent Comes TO Grief Among the
sharps of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Times-Star.L
The following incident, which actually
occurred. shows the depth Of VerdancY which
is existent in some unfortunate individuals.
A native of a back county in Kentucky
came into the city on the Southern road a
few days ago to ''see the sights and to pur-
chase one or two Christmas presents. He
hadn't been in the city more than half an
hour before he loaned pleasant, we'll
dressed stranger $50 on the promise Of the
latter to return with the amount as soon as
he cashed a check. The Kentucky man
waited patiently at Fourth and Central
avenue, but the stranger came not. In an
hour the man from the country became
slightly uneasy, in two hours he was actually
suspicious, in three hours he was convinced
that he had been duped. The S35 was all
the money he had, and he walked sadly back
to the Grand Central depot, where be re-
lated his wrongs to Officer White. The big
copper advised him to go home before some
one borrowed his pants.
But l kyan't go home" said Kentuck.
Il amt no money to go on. I'm dead
broke
go up to the Mayors Office, advised
sympathetic hackman; maybe he'll give
you free pass home if you sing him nice
song.''
Kentuck looked doubtfully at his coun-
selor, and meditated for 10 minutes as he
walked up and down squirting tobacco
juice right and left.
BLAMED if know what to doI'' he re-
marked at last.
Better do as said," repeated the hack
man. go up to the Mayor, sing him a
nice song about your trouble, and he'll fix
you up wild pass"
Kentuck again transfxed his adviser
with an eye of mistrust. Something was
troubling him besides his loss. At last,
with heavy sigh and an inimitable drawl,
he remarked: stranger, kyan't sing"
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Aggressive Christianity.

Outside of the thousands of churches in
London there are 500 missionaries. Each
one of these calls on 500 families every
month. They visit the rum-holes and slums,
and are subjected to many dangers. During
the warm season, open-air meetings are held
each day and evening in the streets and
public parks. Thus an active and
aggressive Christian propaganda is always
proceeding. Souls sea-sick with sin, or
stranded, are sought out and ministered
unto by these gospel life-savers What a
gracious missionl How like Him who ''went
about doing good r. Why cannot something
equally apostolic be started in this city ? Is
there not need Of it? Are there not workers
enough?