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a Good Religion.

People over anxious to prove certain
doctrinal points of religion sometimes
forget the noble simplicity of the Lords
Prayer and The Sermon on the Mount.
A minister who wished to ascertain
to what sect, if aLy, certain French.
man belonged, said;
Monsieur, are you a religious MANI"
oh - oui - certainementl religious
man me-very moochl"
will you kindly inform me with
what denomination you class yourself! "
"Certamement-like as me fader.
"And with what especial--er-persua
sion of religious people did your father
associate2"
Wild de same like me grandfather.
And what was the particular faith
adopted by your venerated ancestors,
and transmitted to your"
The old man stopped moment, and
replied, "Oui, oui, it is do religion Of
my muddah an my fader an my grand.
muddah an my grandfather; it ees de
religion dat say. Our Fader cen Heaben,
an God so luf de worl',' an Blessed
ar-r-e de pure in heart. don't know
what kind religion you call dat-but it's
de kind my muddah r-r-read cen de bib'e,
All, oui, certainementl Dat ees eetI eet
ees de religion in de bib'el"
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Tho Heroic Mother.

We see household brought up we'll:
n mother who took alone the burden of
life when her husband laid it down,
without much property, out of her PEN
ury, by her planning and industry,
night and day, by her fulness of love, by
her fidelity, bring up her children; and
life has six men, all of whom are like
pillars in the temple of God.
Oil do not read to me Of the cam
paigns oil Caesar; tell me nothing about
Napoleon's wonderful exploits; tell
you that as God and angels look down
upon the silent history OF that woman's
administration, aud upon those men
building processes which went on in her
heart and mind through score Of
years, nothing external, no outward de-
velopment OF kingdoms, no empire
building, can compare with what she
has done.
Nothing can compare in beauty, and
wonder, and admrableness, and divinity
itself, to the silent work in obscure
dwellings OF faithful women bringing
their children to honor and virtue and
piety.
tell you the inside is larger than the
outside; for tue loom is more than the fab
rlei the thinker more than the thoughts
the builder more than the building.
III. w. Beecher.
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Admiration for HTsnltl,.

The simple truth is that while the ad-
miration tor mere wealth is as old as the
world, it is seen at its utmost in an
aristocratio, not in a democratic COM
Inunity, writes I. w. Higginson in Har-
peTs Bdzdr Hamerton has pointed
out more than once how in England the
two forms of social precedence interlock
and support each other
An English merchant, long resident
IN New York, told me once that lie was
always impressed on revisiting England
with the greater Difference there paid to
mere wealth as compared with his
adopted country. He told me especially
OF an occasion when he rode in a car
rage with two kinsmen, one of whom
was very wealthy, and afterward lord
mayor Of London, while the other was
unsuccessful and poor. 1t was the
richer relatives carriage in which they
were riding, and tile other, although by
far the mere refined and cultivated man
of the two, went uncovered in Difference
al the way. When my acquaintance
demonstrated with him for this act of
sycophancy he admitted it, but an
swered, THAT sort of thing may do very
well in America, but you will find that
man must act very differently here.
The anecdote sheds floods Of light
upon the added feIicities of wealth in
Europe. Whether they are noble fe-
Ilclties is quite another question.
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TIrpu rlb,s pefenso Of slnrorr.

Tippu lib, who is on his way to
Mecca, said recently: white men have
incorrect IDEAS Of our manners and Gus
toms Tey have the effrontery to pro-
pose to ab li,h at one in other lands
institutions which quite recently -four
lshed in their own. am told that in a
big country called Russia, some years
ago, nearly all the common people were
slaves, and ereat Misery has befalIeu
them since they became their own mas.
ters. What is tile difference between a
! slave and u servant? The servant is
free' and may leave his master when he
| pIeases. So may my slaves. l have no
guards to keep them from deserling me.
They are too we'll content with their lot
to run away. If were unjust to them,
perhaps they might flee. But what
woulI happen then2 They would sim
ply fail once more into the power of
their equals, to be sold again, to be mall
treated, to be killed, perhaps, or to toll,
very likely, twice as hard as they did
before, You say it is immoral to own
slaves; that slavery debases men and
puts them on level with cattle. Now.
1t does not debase q negro to exchange
the nbominable yoke of negro tyrant
for the protecting care Of an Arab mas
ter, whose religion commands him to be
benevolent and just You say the
negroes are our brethren. Well, we treat
them quite fralernally, since we raise
our children with theirs We are kinder
TO them than you are to your lackeys.
should not dare to treat a negro as I
have seen white travellers treat their
white servants. If we buy men, it is
only because they are offered to us, and
we can not procure labor in any other
way; and am sure it is better for tliem
to fall into our hands than into those Of
tribal enemies who kill OF further de-
grade them, If you call it immoral to
compel men to wor1 for their bread,
men who would rather steal it than win
1T honorably, 1 should like to ask ON
what basis your morality rests. II all
the savages and cannibals of Africa
could be reduced TO condition of slav-
cry their children would some day con-
stltute nations and would bless us for
lifting them out Of state of savagery.
The slave trade exists everywhere in the
Interior and the African himself does
not wish to suppress it, He would sell
himself If he We're emancipated. Free.
dom for him means nothing mere than
license to steal, to kill, to get drunk.
You come here with your theories from
Europe, but l tell you the facts as they
exist in a RIGA. - [GJldthwaite's Geo
graphical Magazine.
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THE STARS IN INDIA.



what the Natives Think Of venus, tho
Sun, and others
Mrs. King, an English lady in India,
was talking with some Of the natives
one evening about the stars. Venus was
just rising, and they said that was Suk-
kar and that lie would not let any more
rain fall / Ireminded them, she relates,
that he was looking over the mountain
lately, when that fearful three days
rain fell. Yes, they said, when first he
comes there is heavy rain, and after that
he puts stop to it The planet in the
west is his brother, and one Of them is
always in attendance on the sun, not al
ways the same, but turn and turn about.
They say there are IL surs, brothers,
who shine each for n month. asked
how they knew the suns were not the
same, as they looked so much alike
They said it was easy to know they
were not the same. "Some are the elder
brothers, and much stronger than the
others-so strong that they can kill men.
But this month we have young sun
brother, and next month q still younger
one, and then the two youngest, who
are SO weak that they can hardly even
melt the snow.
asked them what became Of the sun
brothers who were off duty They said
they supposed they were at their own
home, but did not know where that
might be.
As to the fixed stars, they did not
have any great opinion of them. They
said their names were all written in the
Brahmin's books, and some were bigger,
some smaller; just like the sahibs, who
were some generals. some judges, others
captains, and small sahibs--and who
could remember their names?
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byron, wrttingof the ocean, tells how
1.-THE giant element
From rock to rock leaps with delrious bound"
but The element that strides with the
strength Of many Goliaths can sling
stones with the strength Of many Dagids.
The Portland Oregonian says:
at the office of Mayor Handbury.
United States engineer, is to be seen a
"dornick of basalt weighing CO pounds,
which was lrought from Tallamocs
light by Mr.. Mcclure, lampist Of this
district
Ho reports that in most fearful
otorm recently experienced at the rock.
the dornick was thrown up by the force
OF the waves and fell on the roof of the
lightkeeper's house 10 feet above the
sea level, breaking hole in the roof.
The waves were so high that the
water came down the chimney of the
boiler house Of the fog siren in torrents,
aud poured out through the tubes of the
boiler. The chimney is about 1870 feet
above the sea level. The sprays entered
the cowl OF the chimney over the lamp,
which is about 1850 feet above sea level,
and ran in streams to the bottom.
Forty feet from trough to crest has
long been accepted MS the extreme limit
of wave height Captain Kiddle, an
experienced navigator, has encountered
waves at sea which were ~ feet high,
and The late Admiral Filzroy had pre-
viously observed waves as high. OBJ
servations made at Ascension support
these authorities. Scoresby gave 600
feet as the maximum length Of sea
waves, but there are many longer.
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rhn nnn1inontlnn. Nonnon.


"You say you want position on the
staff of this paper2 What experience
have you had2"
None at all. want to get the ex-
perience here.
"Can you write short handl"
"No."
Edit telegraph matter2"
Didn't know that it had to be edited. +"
"Ever try to write up a local happen.
ing for newspaper?"
"Never did.
know anything about markets or
anance2"
"No.
"GOt any musical lsnOwIedge9"
"Not a bit.
Good judge of a plays"
"No.
"POsted on politics?"
Don't know anything at all about
politics.
" Abrams, called out the managing
editor to the city editor, you've been
trying for a long time to get a suitable
person to edit the society department.
Here he is.
Men OF War BOomerangs.
Stew people, says naval officer,
appreciate the tremendous nature Of
the blast caused by firing a big gun on
board Of ship, An example of its
effect was seen in some recent trials in
firing the 81 ton gun Of the battleship
Trafalgar, considered one of the three or
four firest vessels in the British navy.
The gun was pointed directly ahead,
and fired with charge Of $50 pounds Of
slow burning powder and a 1880 pound
proiectile. The blast produced by the
rush of the powder gas and the shot was
so tremendous that the plates of the
forecastle were forced in and the deck
beams bent out Of shape, while almost
every round carried away some frag-
ment Of the projecting portions of tho
ship, even when the training was to tho
right or the left II is estimated that
the vessel would be reduced TO something
very like a wreck were % rounds TO be
fired, either directly ahead or directly
astern This interferes with, OF renders
impossible, firing when either in flight
or chase, and has caused our naval con-
Htructors to modify the plans for the
projected battleship as it is not deemed
desirable to have them sink from the
discharge Of their own guns. '-lNew
York Continent
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olher People,s pnurhters.

II is curious fact that there is moth
ing which is SO wholly unanimous as
tile desire that other peoples daughters
should be cooks and chambermaids.
We never think of it as a thing desir-
able, or perhops supposable, for our own:
and this fact seems to damage most OF
our arguments for others = Now.
if we draw the line at menial service for
ourselves and our relatives, why should
we speak severely of those who draw
the line at just that point for themselves
and their own relatives? The whole
difficulty OF that much vexed question
seems to lie precisely there.-[T. w.
Higginson, in Haipsr's Bazar
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Why is crow like lawyer? He
likes to have his caws heard.
What are the many wrinkles in a
merchants forehead? Trade marks.
What is the proper length of ladies'
crinolineg A little above two feet
Do you know the soldiers definition
to kiss? A report at headquarters.
Which travels fastest, heat or coldp
Heat; because you can easily catch
cold.
When is man muff? When he
holds lady's hand without squeez-
ing it.
Why don't the American girl like tho
English dude? The Yankee dude'n do.
Why is a dead hen better than a live
oneT She will lay wherever you put
her.
Why was Blackstone like an Irish
vegetable2 Because he was common
tatur.
Why don't they charge policemen on
the horse cars2 Because they can't get
a nickel out Of copper
What's tho difference between a
mouse and young lady? One wishes
to harm tue cheese, the other to charm
the he's.
What is the difference between homi-
eide and pig sticking? One is assault
with intent to kill, the other kill with
intent to salt.
Why are two young ladies kissing
each other an emblem Of Christianity?
Because they are doing unto each other
as they would men should do unto
them.
Why are ladies so wicked2 Because
they not only bone their stays, and steel
their petticoats, but they positively crib
their babies, and hook each others
dresses
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Single Copies S Cents

amiue county, Ky, one OF tne cierss
said Clay was a ghost for me saw his
funeral here, and ghosts can not have
rheumatism, because they don't have
anything to have it in
An enumerator in a Western city
wrote a confidential letter to Superiu
tendent Porter telling Of one experience
lie had
Have you disease or disability? /
asked him, writes the enumerator.
"'Yes, said he, my sight is bad; L
was wounded in the left arm once, in
the left side once, and once in the right
knee in the armyi have chronic rheu-
matism all the time; 1 am subject to
neuralgia pains in my ears and jaw, and
my lung is Affected
Good graciousl' asked him, any
thing elseT
He said there was nothing moro he
Gould think Of then, but his wife spoke
up and said he had total depravity, and
had it bad and she insisted that put
it down, too
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vneurAnur ronrnv.

Potatoes came from far Virginia;
Parsley was sent us from Sar iinin;
French beans, low growing on tho earth.
To distant India trace their birth;
i3ut scarlet runners, gay and tall,
That climb upon your garden wall
q cheerful sight to all around
In South America were found.
The onion travelled hore from Spain:
Tho leek from Switzerland wo gain,
Garlic from Sicily obtain
Spinach in far Syria grows.
Two hundred years ago or more,
Brazil the urtichoke sent DER,
And Southern Europe's sea-coast shore
beei-r0nt on us bestows.
When 'Lizabeth was reigning here,
Peas came from Holland and were dear.
The South Of Europe lays its claim
70 beans, but some from Egypt came
he radishes both thin and stout,
Natives Of China are, no doubt;
hut turnips, carrots, and soa-kale,
with celery, 50 crisp and pale,
Are products Of our own fair land.
and cabbages, goodly tribe,
winch abier pens might well describe
are also ours, understand.
-lLondon Young Folks Rural.
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All the while thou livest i'll, thou hast
the trouble, distraction, inconveniences
OF life, but not the sweets and true uss
of it.
Transact business with the men OF
the world like a person in a shower OF
rain, staying no longer than is indis-
pensably necessary.
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Must be carefully considered by the
great majority Of people, in buying even
necessities of life. Hoods Sarsapariila
commends itself with special force to
the great middle classes, because II
combines positive economy with great
medicinal power. tt is the only medi.
cine of which can truly be said 800
Doses One Dollar and bottle taken
according to directions will average to
last a month.
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How delightful are the beauties Of
abnegation-in the retrospect
Every man eats, but it is only here
and there that you find one who thinks
A new roofing paper is made by sp-
plying to the paper a composition OF
boiled linseed oil and pulverized char
coal. The paper so prepared is said to
be perfectly air and water proof under
all circumstances.
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The PulpIt and theistage.

Rev, F. M, Shrout, Pastor United RrethieR
Church, Blue Mound, Kan. says; II feel II my
duty to tell what wonders DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery has done for me. My lungs we're badly
diseased, and my parishioners thought could
live only few weeks. took 1--WE bottles Of Dr.
kings New, Discovery and am sound and we'll,
gaining 20 lbs. in weight
Arthur Love, Manager Loves Funny. Folks
Combination, writes; "After thorough trial
and convincing evinence, / am confident Dr.
King New Discovery for Consumption, beats
EN- EN- al, and cures when everything else failS
and friends is to urge them to try it.n Free
trial bottles at REFERS Drug Store. Reguia
sizes Sec. and S1.OO
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Heart disease is usually supposed 10
be incurable, but when properly treat
ed large proportion Of cases can be
cured Thus Mrs. Elmira Hatch, OF
Elkhart, Ind, and Mrs. Mary L. Baker,
of Ovid, Mich, were cured after suffer
ing 20yenrs IS. @. LinburRer, druggist
at San Jose, Ill, says that DR.. Miles
New Heart Cure, which cured the
former, worked wonders for his wife
Levi Logan of Buchanan. Mich, who
had heart disease for 90 years, says two
bottles made him afeel likes new man. p
Dr. Miles New Heart Cureis sold and
guaranteed by Ihomas. LehiQhtou aud
Biorv. Woissrort
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ALLOW a cough to run until it gets beyond
the reach of medicine. They often say.
Oh, it will wear away, but in most cases
It wears them away. Could they be in.
duced to try the successful medicine called
Kemps Balsam, which is sold on positive
guarantee to cure, they would Immediately
see the excellent effect aftor taking the first
dose. Price 50c and S1.O0. Trial size free,
At all druggists.
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A good man is kinder to his enemy
than bad men are to their friends.
Some men are fated to see no further
than the top round of the treadmill.
An hour for yourself, the rest of
the day.
You should not fear, nor yet should
you wish for your last day
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The beautiful hidden virtures are
the most lovely.
The flowers, the grass and the leaves;
what would nature be without thems
Death is the unforgetable.
We are to ourselves like closed
book.
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No matter what disease you may
have Be sure that the medicine you
take is reliable. Such medicine you
will always find Sulphur Bitters. They
are not cheap rum drink, but are
made of the choist roots and herbs TO
be found in the vegetable kingdom
Daily Argus.
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When the world can't understand
man it calls him a crank.
The man who is not afraid OF little
sins is the man the devil gets.
The devil never asks anybody Go 20
all the way home with him.
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8 s s s

~ Nyou cant a papcr that o,sns
itsef and isn't afraid 10 tell ne
neiosj that believes IN public
morality and the enforcement Of
The lows against moitdctors; that
has opinions, and isn't afraid to
cypress them, get TIE CARBON
ADVOCATE.
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Ifsufrerers from, oonsumptlon

Coughs and Colds will try Pan Tina Cough ana
Consumption Cure, they win find quick relief
ana permanent benefit. The medical profession
II. Price 25 and 80 cents. Trial bottles free.
A large proportion of the diseases which cause
human suffering result from arrangement Of the
stomach, bowels and liver DR.. Lees Liver
Regulator removes all these troubles Trial
bottles free at Thomas Drug Store,
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RuckIen,s Arnicn snIvn.

The BEST SalYe in the world for cuts, brusas.
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tettoY,
chapped hands, chilblains cOrns and All skin
erupt1ons, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect satis
faction, or money refunded. Price % centspeF
box. For sale by REBER druggist.
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Batchelor-Why on earth is a new
male baby always referred to as
bouncing boy?
Benedict-Guess it's because there's
so much bawl about him.
Music first; after that, take your
choice.
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by new device pieces of metal may
be shaped with rapidity by being forced
under dies while rendered soft or plas.
tic by an electric current.
It is stated that uncleaned tin plates
will give an electric current in common
water when one is exposed TO the light
and the other screened
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No man ever lost his religion by
trusting God too much
Theology alone, is poor thing to
take into the pulpit,
There is no such word as light in the
blind mans dictionary
The right kind of sugar never sours.
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Love is always willing to be erucifed.
Faith is the real basis of joy In re-
ligion
Don't do anything that viii wound
your conscience, if you would please
God.
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Everv Home shonld anro !,

~ rs not always convenient to call a physieiah
tof every htte ailment Having Red Flag ON
IN l1e mouse You have n Physician always al
bruises and all Aches and Pains. Price 25 cts
lneIe arc lew things In life of which we MAJ
~ certain, but this Is one Of them, Pan-Tinn
Sough and Consumption Cure has no euuai fer
OOlus, Coughs and Consumption Price 25 and
% cents at Thomas Drug Store.
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Hold Ito the light.

The man who tells you c0nddeuualiy haI
what wil cure your cold Is prescribing Kemp's
Balsam this year. IN the preparation OF this
remarkable medicine for coughs and colds no
expense Is spared TO combine only the best ana
purest ingredients. Hold "A bottle OF kemp'a
Balsam 20 the light aud look through ii; n0tlee
the bright, clear look, then compare with other
remedies. Large bottles at all druggists, 50
cents and 81. sample bottle free
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Electricity is now being much used
Tor tile unloading OF lumber and other
freight from vessels in conjunction with
whip hosting drum. The power used
IS an electric motor, which is connected
by belt with the shaft which operates
the drums. Each drum is operated by
lever, and can be stopped in an instant
When the lumber is drawn from the
vessel large hook from the wharf der
rick Is attached and the sticks are trans.
terred to any part Of the yard. The en-
tire pulling, twisting, and transferring
Is done by electric power.
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St Paul, Mimi. with a population Of
$4,000 has an area Of 55t square miles.
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aT- drc you subscriber TO the
paper you are aolo readiagl Bnot,
Il tgiu cost vou bit 81 for52 Uesks
20 become one, aud en- you can
tell your neighbor that you pih
neither borrow nor lend.