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Inc Oldest lawsuit on record was on
t.ial during the last spring ana sumner
in the highest Russian tribunal at 81.
Petersburg. 1t was begun i've hundred
So IRIS ago by the heirs OF dead noble.
mar against tho city OF Kamcncs-
Podolsk for the recovery of i large tract
Of land which the municipality had in
:orporatcd WITHIN their city limits It
Is needless TO say that decision has not
yet been reached.
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MuLTuM IN pARvo.
And 1t Docs Not REQUIRE Much Thought
to Fill In the Davhes.

10 Tui In the DRshes.
A middle-ag cd man is sitting on the
rear deck smoking cigar, says tho New
YORK Tribune. A young man and
young woman are near tho rail. 1t is
dark, and one of his hands and one OF
hers are lost in the obscurity Of night.
The older man seems troubled, but tho
young people apparently do not notice
MN. Perhaps the man with tho cigar is
Impressed with tho limited vocabulary
OF some young people, but if he is he
does not say SO, for he has no ono with
whom to talk. In truth, the CONVERSE
ton which does take place is a wonder
full example of how much can be said in
English with few words. 1t runs
something like this:
-? - -? 2"
You know do"
"? 2"
lnolstlnct murmur. Questions all in
a mans voice; responses in woman's.
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"How can you ask me?"
Questions in tho same voice; answers
in the same voice. The end OF the cigar
glows brightly. There is short pause.
"How white the waves arc" answer
lost.)
"You know l do" (Sce above for
voices). a new cigar is lighted. Tho
match snaps loudly, and there is silence
for full sixty seconds.
''See tho lights way back there"
Something said about mot so Brightly
The new cigar seems to give satisfac-
ton. for it is smoked vigorously.
g? ?-?"
Yes" in low tones. The voice of the
questioned has become that CO tho ques-
TONER and vice versa. The smoker stirs
nneasily.
&c? -" (Woman's voice).
"You know do"
GLOW much?' ANSWER lost)
"Bctter than-?' (Thc rest also
lost.
GLOW can you?'
GLOW much?' (coaxinglyl.
"Bettcr" and life" tho only words
audible. The cigar is now in 4 con .in-
ual glow.
&c? ?? ?"(Voice again man's).
Yes" camp chair CRATES OH the
deck.
60? ?---? ?" A rcd spark de-
Scribes an arc on the blaclkness from
the smokers chair over the rail- The
glow suddenly disappears as tho cigar
strikes the whirling water. One of tho
three gets up and goes into the cabin
quietly. 1t is the elderly man.
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Anneyanees Of me opsnhanasa.


Frequently / have expressed my pity
for rich people. Ny pity was renewed
when gentleman said to me: "My wife
and our children are to go abroad next
week" you've only just got back
from Europe" said by way of surprise
and interrogation. "Yes, but my wife
is just killing herself. Every morning
before we sit down to breakfast there
are from five to dozen men and women
at the house, telling pitiful stories Of
rent overdue, of hunger, and what not.
My wife can't turn them away with
No; she has neither strength nor time
to investigate each case, and she usu-
ally gives them what they want.
"But she knows that such giving is
bad. She is so hemmed in by this circle
of beggars that she must go to Europe.
It's pretty hard, he added with sigh;
"we've been separated but little since
we were married; but I don't see any
other way than to close the house, and
for them to go to Dresden, and for me
to go to boarding."
wanted to tell the generous man that
if he and Mrs. Openhand would send the
mendicants to me, would investigate
and report to them, that could save
them several thousand dollars year and
the necessity of going over the ocean to
escape the cry of poverty, but I thought
it would seem impertinent, and l de-
sisted. But Mr.. and Mrs. Opehand
ought to have strength of will as well as
generosity of heart. 1 know that such
generous and unwt,e people do more tc
promote poverty than many secretary
of some associated charities can do tc
cure poverty. Chicago Advance.
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Tom Kelly, the ticket seller of Bar
NUNS circus, is as muck specialist in
his peculiar line as any, strictly speak
ing, professional man. The whole pro-
cess Of receiving the money, giving the
ticket and making change is done in three
movements with the regularity of clock
work. The ticket window is about four
feet above the bottom of the wagon. Mr..
Kelly sits upon a high stool, with a large
sum of money in dollars, halves and quar-
ters piled upon the shelf on his right. A
corresponding shelf on the left is covered
with tickets and half tickets. All this
is arranged before the window is opened.
A line of several hundred impatiently
clamoring people wait outside, Mr.. Kelly
climbs upon his stool, takes q long, deep
breath and opens the window.
Money is received in his right hand
and dropped upon the floor. The thumb
of the left hand has in the meantime
pushed ticket from the pile, and the
right hand has selected, mechanically,
the change and presented it to the pur
chaser. No attempt is made to pile up
the money received. It is literally drop
ped, and when the show commences Mr.
Kelly sits like buoy surrounded by q
sea Of money, the crests of whose waves
mountup to and press closely around his
waist and almost on level with the win,
dow ledge. After the performance com.
mences, and no more people want tickets,
Mr.. Kelly closes the window and step;
carefully over this bed of money. Then,
and not till then, is any attempt made to
count and assert this sum, which amounts
to several thousand dollars in pieces Of
all denominations.-New York Press.
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Not to no outdone.

Hospitality is the browning virtue OF
the Turk. He would scorn to be thought
behindhand in this respect when com.
pared with any other race of men. Mr..
Barley tells story in his Bulgaria
Before the War" which proves that the
Turk will not allow himself to be out.
done even by any of his countrymen
A friend of mine was one day shoot.
ing in the vineyards at Rustchulr, when
he was stopped by an old Turk and told
that trespassers were not allowed, and
that he must clear off at once.
My friend turned to comply, but be.
fore leaving said in Turkish, "What
manner of man are you? have shot in
these vineyards for years without word
being said to me, and today have passed
over many miles and spoken to many
owners of vineyards, and you are the
only one who has raised the slightest OBJ
lection. The vineyard is yours, and you
have the right to object TO my being
here, so shall leave your ground, but
never received such treatment from ar
Osmanli before"
The Turk, who, up to this time, had
been squatting on the ground, jumped
up, and, with marvellous display of en-
ergy, began protesting.
my good fellow" he cried, "you shall
not say sol Others have shown you hos
pitality, and will not be behind them
Go where you like, eat what you like
carry away all you like, and all the vine
yard is yours to do as you like with"
The Englishman thanked him, and il
ended in the two squatting down and
having feast ON grapes together
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The shortoomInws of soap,

There are probably few people who do
not find the joy of living made less keen
by having to read each day the advertise.
ments of popular soaps. Their good
qualities are so superlatively good, Their
effect on the complexion, the health and
longevity SO unfailing, their chemical
composition in each case SO remarkably
in accord with all that exact science and
archaeological art could produce, that il
discourages the medical man, who finds
SO much in his own measures that are
imperfect and incomplete.
We read. therefore, with a certain
sense of relief the results Of an in,
vestigation made by DR.. B. II. Paul or
the composition of these highly 1auded
toilet soaps. DR.. Paul states that fol
bodily ablution soaps should not contain
an excess of alkai but should be neutral
or nearly so. He found, however, thai
among toilet soaps, as usually met with,
a perfectly neutral soap is the exception,
and that a trustworthy soap of that kind
is still desideratum. Three of five
soaps of the higher grade were described
as ''super-fatted" soaps, one of them be,
ing alleged to have been prepared &C.
cording to Unna's formula. But, in
fact, they all were found to contain the
full proportion of alkali required for the
specialization of the fat, besides some
additional potash, which, in one of them,
was considerable. 1t seems, therefore,
that the perfect soap is yet to be made.
Medical Record.
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Arc women Careless of Money!

No woman, at least in America, has
any such talent as u man has for spend
ing money. She spends for what she
believes to be beauty--for raiment,
books, jewels, decoration, furniture, pic
lures, marbles-rarely for what does her
serious harm. He spends most for his
vices, for the things that hurt him great
ly. He is apt to speculate, to bring evil
to others from his love Of pleasure or Of
gain.
He will get rid of more money in a
month than she would in years. She
would, however ignorant of it, be APP
palled by the sums he dissipates. She is
constitutionally conservatives; big state.
ments Of any sort are likely to alarm
her Unless desperate or frenzied, she
invariably stops short Of extremes. She
trembles and turns pale where he, in the
flush Of egotism, moves undisturbed.
Nearly all the talk Of woman's care
lessness Of money is really idle. The
opinion cannot be sustained 1t is main
ly the echo Of misapprehension Where
she is even partially enlightened on the
subject, she is prone to be very cautious
in its use. Her temperamental tendency
is to theoppositeof carelessness. -Junius
Henri Browne in Ladies' Home Journal.
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Whore WIZ Hearen no2

How about the location of the per
manent heaven, the resting place of the
savedP Where will it be located, on this
earth or in the skies above? We read, !
Thess. iv, 1917, that the Lord will de.
scend from heaven and resurrect the
righteous, and also catch up the living
holy ones, and that altogether they will
meet the Lord in the air. BY reading
Rev. XXX, 90, we also learn that that
will be the first resurrection, and that
they (the righteous) will live and reign
with Christ 1000 years. According to
the Bible this 1 1000 years is all the time
the saints will occupy the realms of the
air.
When this 1000 years expires, how.
ever, the getty of God" with the saints,
comes down upon the earth and the
second resurrection, that Of the wicked,
will take place. As these demons-elect
come forth from their graves they will
see the beloved city, and go up and en-.
compass it; and (Rev. Xxx, 81 fire will
pour down upon and utterly destroy
them. The same fire which destroys the
wicked purifes and renovates the earth,
and this globe in its redeemed state, II
the accounts above cited are to be taken
as conclusive, will become the home OF
the saved throughout the ceaseless ages
of eternity.-St. Louis Republic
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De Mortnis MI Nlsi Ron,,,,.

This polite fashion of saying nothing
but good of the dead has, like the dead,
been run into the ground. 1t has done
positive harm to the rising generation.
Men have died who ought to have died
sooner. There was no good in them to
speak Of, and they have occupied such
prominent places in the affairs of the
world that they could not well be left
out of conversation or history without
making hole in it. The Rev. DIR. Alb
bolts goody-goody histories Of great men
for Sunday schools are of questionable
moral effect. He writes up Napoleon
Bonaparte as If he were a saint.
He has sugar coated other unsaint-
ly characters, and made them sweet
and pleasant for the plastic minds of
youth to take. The eulogies of dead
congressman by congressman living are
full of complimentary matter that would
not have stood minute on the stump in
face of the opposition. Clergymen are
frequently embarrassed--at the funeral
Of some wealthy but dishonest and i'm
moral person-to know what to say of
the dead, standing there between the
dead and the living. They might speak
the truth; but that would often offend
the living, and in the clergyman's case
it is the living that must be considered
New Orleans Picayune.
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Mind Your own business,

Keep your mind ON your share of the
work; donot try to manage for the whole
firm. remember man who used to
amuse me very much. He never earned
more than $15 week until he had passed
90 years of age, and during his married
life his wife had earned more than he
had. Yet he would grow intensely ex-
cited because large and exceedingly
prosperous corporation would not adopt
his plans, though his connection with it
was paying his fare as passenger on its
cars. The firm employing him would,
If managed by him, grow wealthy in a
year, he insisted. Still the firm dispensed
with his valuable services and were able
to conduct business. That man had been
30 busy all his business life planning
affairs with which he had no connection
that he really had no time to think of his
personal work. He was not lazy, buthe
did not know enough to mind his, own
business. Christian Union.
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Tho Chinese Way.

II was passing by Chinese laundry in
basement, and, CHANGING to look in, !
saw pigtailed Monaghan sitting in the
corner with pile of those jim-jam look
ing figured slips of yellow paper in front
Of him and the list book open ON the
table where you go to pay for your
washee, washee."
Nothing funny in that"
"No, it was rather tragic, though ]
said funny at first"
"Was he slinning rat?'
"No; he had log chain fastened
around his neck secured by big pad
lock, and there was u look of remorse
and resignation on his saddle colored
face that awoke my sympathies. Walk
ing in was met by another Chinaman,
who came hustling out of an adjoining
room, his face wreathed in smiles and
soapsuds. Said /, Whats the matter
with this man, Gin Sling?"
"Dis man, Ell? He-hei Dis man clerkee.
Keepee cashee. One day say Canada.
Now he sleepee here alice timee. Eli
See? He! hel"-Atlanta Constitution.
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with One Arm.

"On the WHOLE" said the one armed
man, rehectively, ~ am glad lost my
arm, even if don't get q pension for it.
was never in any war in my life.
could have gone, but did not want to
do it. Isn't that good reason enough?
"Still, / am not sorry | lost my arm.
1t saves me cuffs and sleeves and lots OF
other things you fellows have to buy
Do miss it? Yes. But not SO much az
you would think. Ihave got used to do
ing without it, and am quite happy.
was single when / lost my arm. l had
just been Tilted by girl. After / got
carried through the mill and manned !
paid court to another girl, and she took
me as was. Since then we have made
money, and had eight healthy children"
AS he spoke he reached to the top Of
the door and lifted himself up eight
times in succession. Then he held by
his little finger for two minutes and a
half. There is not one man in 10000
with two hands who can do that.-Bos-
ton Globe.
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Heat of the Moon.

A problem Of great interest in physics
and astronomy, on which Tyndall, Lord
Roose and Professor Langley labored in
vain, has been solved, and trustworthy
evidence at last been obtained as to the
thermal value of moonlight. This has
been accomplished by Mr.. G. v. Boys,
one Of the professors at South Kensing-
ton, who, by means Of his quartz fla
ments has produced thermopile of al
most incredible delicacy. By this ap-
paratus he can render sensible the heat
of candle up to the distance Of mile
and three-quarters, and by directing the
minute disk Of the instrument to the
moon he has shown that the warmth re-
ceived from its reflected light is equal to
that given out by candle at twenty-one
feet distance. The result accords with
the anticipations of Professor Piazzi
Smyth. Observationss seems to show that,
although the moons face is under the
blaze of an unclouded sun for fourteen
days, it remains comparatively cool, and
that whatever heating it does ultimately
receive is rapidly gained and as rapidly
lost.-London Standard.
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Whitn Lead Ininrions.

1t is said that painting floors with any
color containing white lead is injurious,
as it renders the wood soft and less ca.
pable Of wear. Other paints without
white lead, such as ochre, raw lumber OF
sienna, are not injurious and can be used
with advantage. Varnish made of dry
ing lead salts is also said to be destruct-
i've, and it is recommended that the bo
rate Of manganese should be used to dis
pose the varnish to dry. A receipt for
good floor varnish is as follows: Take
two pounds of pure white borate of man,
ganese, finely powdered, and addi little
by little to saucepan containing ten
pounds of linseed oil, which is to be well
stirred and raised to temperature OF
800 dogs. Fahrenheit. Heat 100 pounds
of linseed oil in a boiler till ebulition
takes place, then add to it the first
liquid, increase the heat and allow it to
boil for twenty minutes. Then remove
from the fire and filter the solution
through cotton cloth. The varnish il
then ready for use, two coats of which
may be used with final coat of shel1ac,
If a brilliant polish is required. -Phila.
delphia Record.
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a FoorMANs LOVE.
An Honest Scotchman Loses His Heart to
the Daughter of His Master.

An Honest Scotchman Loses His Heart to
the Daughter of His Master.
Here is another absolutely true love
story. A citizen of the Murray Hill
stamp was asked by valued footman for
a private interview. When by them
selves in the library the gentleman, at
tentive and waiting, was surprised to see
Donald's honest face, which topped 0 feet
Q Of sturdy Scotch Drawn, paling and
flushing like a girls, while he vainly
tried to speak.
MASTER" he gasped, at last, 81 maun
gang ava the morrow"
Donald, my man, you don't mean you
wish to leave my service2 Are you not
satisfied with your wages and your privi-
leges?
1.-THE saints in heaven couldna find
fault, sir; but maun gang ava. +"
81 cannot let you go, Donald, without
agood cause, What are your reasons for
wishing to go?"
"Oh, maister," the poor fellow groaned,
with an effort, 1.-THE bonny lassie, Miss
Bessie--l Gamma, Gamma stay, STRIP
Miss Bessie, man! Has Miss Bessie
treated you unkindly? would not sup
pose it possible"
INA, ma, sir" and then by much prod
ding Of the reluctant man it transpired
that Donald had lost his heart to the 15-
year-old daughter of his employer and
felt in honor bound to leave the house.
"Does my daughter know this? Have
you spoken to her? Why, Bessie is only
achild, you rascal" exclaimed the father,
in rising passion.
"Miss Bessie's ma BARN, sir; Miss Bes-
sic is an angelp declared Donald, with a
vague impression that in speaking of the
angels age is never mentioned; "but she
dunnat knaw puir Donald's heart-she
dunnat knaw"
"Oh, come, my man, this is too silly
don't want to lose you and you don't
want to throw up o good place. Con
found it all, this is preposterous"
so it is, sir" assented Donald, hum.
bly,, "but oh, maisterl yestere'en when
Miss Bessie came from her drive in the
park her fut slipped on the step-l
caught her-oh, MASTER" with dra-
matte gesture toward his broad chest.
''she do have sick cen, and sick full
maun gang awa'."
And go he did. The morning after.
ward Miss Bessie's maid found q small
box at her mistress door, addressed in Q
painful scrawl. The wondering Miss
Bessie found that it contained bunch
of Scotch heather and gold ring-f
plain band engraved with thistle, Scot
lands national emblem. That day pool
Donald sailed in the Caledonia carrying
his wounded, honest heart back to the
"auld countree. Clara Bellies New
York Letter
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A ministerial Jolxe.

Ministers like their little jokes as well
as any one else. Chaplain Wharton, of
the Grand Army of the Republic for the
state of Wisconsin, is no exception, and
he perpetrated one while ago which
acted as boomerang; 1t came back and
hit him hard. It was at some great
G.. A. R. affair, where speeches were
being made, and one speaker desired to
refer to the incident mentioned in the
Bible where some one tied the tails of
two hares together. The speaker was at
loss to remember who this person was,
and he asked the chaplain. With face
as sober as judge, that gentleman said
it was Goliah. The speaker went on
with his talk and made his reference,
speaking Golah's name in all confidence.
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A Problem.

A correspondent is going crazy over
this problem:
"Did you go to the circusT some one
inquired of him on Thursday morning.
mo-" he replied; "there was too much
of crowd and hate crowds. If only
one-third of the people went that go
now I'd go myself"
eyes" said the other man, "but did it
never occur to you that the majority are
like you are, and if only one-third as
many went as go now, ten times as
many would go as go now? Seer
He didn't exactly see, but he caught a
faint glimmer, and trying to see Is what
Is now unsettling his mental balance
Washington Star.
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She Tainted.

She just dotted ON "Vogknerian" music,
she did; and, when Herr Schlambang
got up from the piano and mopped the
perspiration from his head, she went to
him and said she would like to know what
that last selection was-the one which
disclosed such wonderful depth of feel
ing. When he told her it was "far-r-ia-
tions ov Down vas McGinty' arranged
Ply mineselluf," she tainted. Kate
Fields Washington.
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NO. 921

Some one behind pulled his coat tan and
said in whisper: sit was not Goliah;
it was Absalom" This rather knocked
him out for moment, but quickly re-
covering he said; 'fWell, there appears
to be little discrepancy about who it
was that tied the hares' tails together.
As was not sure about it myself went
to Chaplain Wharton, thinking he should
be authority on the matter, and he told
me it was Goliah." This SO completely
turned the laugh upon the chaplain that
the speaker got back his composure and
finished his remarks in good STYLE
Chicago Herald
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Used to Roughing 1t.

Foreign yisitor-Don't you think the
United States should have great navy,
to cope with the battleships of other
powers in case Of war?
American--Huhi With one-half the
country annually swept by floods and
the other half continually being kicked
up by cyclones, what would we care for a
mere bombardment2- ork Weekly.