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SPECIFIC TEACHING.
just As the Twig Is Bent the Tree


just as the Twig Is Bent the Tree In.
clines."
In a recent address TO teachers and
children, Miss Willard spoke az fol.
lows:
My left-handedness furnishes an
illustration that / have often used, of
the imperious law of habit Mother al
ways thought me to be not naturally
defective in this way, but that the diff
Guilty was superinduced by girl who
helped take care of me, and who. being
left-handed herself took special pains
TO train me in the same direction How
ever this may have been, mother de-
termined TO break it up, and would
take my little hand, wind it loosely in
white cloth. bound on sc cureIy at the
wrist and make me go like that day
after day. l remember well. though |
could not have been more than three or
four years old. the misery l felt in be.
ing crippled thus, and the pains | took
20 keep that hand behind me. Mean.
while, as time went on mother Sc dull.
ously placed table-knife, pencil, needle
and scissors in my right hand.
teaching me how to hold thom.
and TO this day l never use these
things with my left hand and
could not without positive discomfort.
But this was before the day of silver
forks, at least at our house, and / can
not hold one comfortably save in the
left hand. She did not think that I
should develop into an accomplished
Brother Jonathan jack-knife whittier.
so no education was given on that sub
ject. and my lead pencil whiting must
be done with the left hand or not at all
She did not think that I should ever
become a gesturer and l am so left
handed at this exercise as often TO be
accused after a speech of the very dis
ability against which my faithful
mother strove so earnestly. Now, since
we are such prisoners of our early train
ing, let me here point moral by i'm
Ploring every mother who reads this to
teach her boys and specifically, the
rules of life that she would have them
know for health, for helpfulness and
happiness and that she desires them to
transmit to their posterity: ~ Mon
Signal
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A oENsus o. AhlMALs
Horses, Mules. Donkeys, Pigs, sheer an
Cattle in Various Countries.

horses Mules, DonkeYs, Pigs, sheer and
Cattle in Various Countries.
The most populous horse country in
the world is Russia in Europe. II has
2O'OOO,OOO Of horses. The United States
comes next. with horse population OF
more than 10000, 900. In proportion to
the number of inhabitants the United
states is far richer in horses than Rus.
STA But in that proportion the United
States is in turn far surpassed bv the
Argentine Republic, where. according
20 the latest accessible figures. there
are Few more horses than people
The countries Of western and south.
ern Europe are thinly populated with
horses compared with the American
continent and Russia. Italy. with "a
human population OF more than so. oOo. .
600, has only go, 900 horses. But n has
almost twice as many mules and
donkeys as horses. spain has only a
few more than 500. 600 horses. or about
one horse % every sixty people. Most
of the cavaliers % Spain ride ON
donkeys. The United kingdom Of
Great Britain and ireland has only
about 100000 horses.
The United states IS the NEST p1pu-
lous mule country in the world IL ia
also. by many millions. the most popu-
lous pig country, possessing over 90. %
100000 Of swine. There is also larger
proportion Of pigs To- the human poprt-
iation than IN any OTHER COUNTRY
larger even than in ireland. "A counfr,.
which BE- popularity but mistakenly sup
posed to oe the Utopia ~ The pig.
The country Of the sheep. par excel.
lencc. is Australia. ON that continent
there are a few more than Z. 200. 900 peo-
pie but there arc 90, 900. 900 shccp-tbat
is n say, twenty sheep 81 every man.
woman and child. In the United statca
wc have only about 81 600. 600 sheen
which, though a larger sheep popula-
tiou than that Of any other country a,r.
ccpt Australia and the Argentine ga-
public. is not proportionatcly SO great
number as several other couutrfea
possess British India has more cattle
than any other country. but the United
states has almost as many-upward Of
81. O00.O 900
However, the Argentine Rcpnblie
again leads in the number of catao In
proportion 10 human beings NJ tho
cattle in Argentina were divide eonaI.
ly among all the people every man.
woman and child would have Eve cattle
20 take care ~. and there could be
enough left ogive one ada-uonal "crit.
Ter each To almost "a million of people.
Considered from the point Of view ~
farm animals The Argentine Republic
is probably The most important country
Ia The world. YOUTHS Companion.
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she turned her patient eyes % his. he
noted for the first time that expression
OF WEAKNESS and sad resignation.
He was aroused from the unpleasant
study into which he fell by the earnest
voice Of the speaker
The iaborer is worthy Of his hire 3"
Then followed burning words in which
he denounced the so-caIled followers Of
Christ men base enough 90 take adj.
vantage Of a brothers necessities. reap-
ing where another has sowu. accepting
the best Of brain or muscle. giving but
q pittance, sometimes nothing. i'm re-
)urn.
Timothy's face as 10 looked when he
received bis last weeks wages arose
before Mr. Dobson and made him UNI
easy
lle that Is unjust in Che least is un-
just also in much. quoted tho speaker
and Mr. DobsOn foncied his gaze was
fixed upon him az be- pictured the labor
ers home. SD often devoid Of cheer
barren Of comfort. but Htue for the
present no hope Tor the future.
That both he that soweth and he
mat rcapcth may rejoice together
Iehiel D'bson sought the face of Tim
oihy smith in tho Jar corner
so sign 81 rejoicing there. only dull
despair. hopeless apathy he raised
hs eyes AZ that moment and met Mr.
Doospus gaze. The lattcr's eyes fell.
and flush arose n bis brow
Timothy smiled family.
Tie is judging me-" thought Mr..
Dobson. 'as ana judging myself
How that text followed him during
the remainder Of the day. Nc danced
before his eyes when be tried ~ read.
it burnt into his brain when be tried ~
Sleep do what he would 30 was ever
before him.
VI noticed Timothy smith'g wife ain't
been to church for mouth or more"
- 'aid 70 his wife. breaking a long ST.
ience at tes that evening.
no wonder replied Mrs Dobson.
'seein as how she's 10 shoes &c 70 70
Out in.n
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL


Every mans task Is his life pre-
server The conviction that his work
is dear TO God and can not be spared,
defends him
The receipts Of the American Bap
fist Home Mission society for the yeas
ending April were s47s. $3.50.
Officers of the Salvation army NJ
work in Africa among the Zulus get
sixty cents week salary. with some
coarse food besides
-Asbury Memorial hall, of the Amer
lean university, is TO cost 500. 600 and
preachers alone are contributing to the
fund. which has been about half raised
I'm 1919 there were only twelve med
zeal missionaries in all the non-Chris-
tian world; now there are four hundred,
and every year sees an addition TO the
number.
"A writer. who has given much at
tention to the subject, declares that
there are from three TO six times as
many churches for a given population
in the country as in the city.
The late J. II. Sticlney, of Balti-
more. Md. left $3.50, 900 TO the American
Home Missionary society (Congrega
tionaD. on condition OF the insertion OF
the word Congregational in its title.
-Twenty-eight per cent was the rate
of increase OF the orthodox Friends dur
ing the past decade. This denoniina,
tion now has I, 900 preachers whorepo
5000 conversions during the past win
ter
Cultivate a cheerful disposition,
endeavor as much as lieth in you, al
-, - =.
recollect that Rejoice evermore- is as
much command of God as that verse
which says; Thou shalt love the Lord
with all thy heart N. Y. Observer.
The first years trial of college
commons at Yale has proved success.
The cost has averaged s41s per week
and attendance 456. At Harvard where
commons has been long been estab-
lished, 1,O70 have seats at table. Stu
dent walters, with some eolored help,
have proved themselves efficient in the
experiment at Yale.
Our standard OF right and wrong is
usually very lenient to ourselves, but
very strict with reference TO others.
We shall be judged hereafter in some
degree by that standard according to
which we Judge others here.-Rev. r
Gridlestone.
One of the interesting and signif-
cant facts brought out at the Home
Missionary society meeting in Saratoga,
was in regard to the religious destitu-
tion of some of the Thousand Islands in
the St Lawrence On only three or
four have there been religious services,
and when at one time church was
built on one of the islands, it was 5.
strange to the people that they would
come and knock at the door as at pri-
vatc residence
Some years ago n minister of New
| York refused TO officiate at the funeral
of an actor, and suggested that the
clergyman of THE Little Church
Around the Corner" might not have so
tender conscience. This proved to be
| the fact, and this, the Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION, was adopted by the
theatrical profession as its own Since
then many an actor has had the last
solemn rites said over him in that build
! ing, and in it It's rector and the bishop
of New York officiated at the funeral
of Edwin Booth.
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"who told you THAR" queried he. a

who told you THAR" queried he, q
little sharply.
"Why, herself, the other day when
she come over 10 borrow mine. She
was purity nigh barefoot, and he'd 20 go
TO town fer medicine for the youngest
child, that is sick with the fever, you
know
Mr.. Dobson's tea must have been
very hot, for when he replaced the cup
from which he was drinking some
thing like moisture dimmed his eyes.
then he looked at his wife and asked.
TREMENDOUSLY:
Mary Ann, do you consider your
husband an honest man?'
why, Jehielr' she gasped. what
ever"
Would you call a robber honest?s
he interrupted.
why, who ever"
HE that is unjust in the least, is uu-
just also in much, quoted Mr.. Dobson.
rising, and Mary Ann. / hev been
more than unjust, fer hev took that
what didn't belong to me-"
His wife stared at him in alright.
"Jehiell'' she cried. "Jehiel. are you
cra1y?"
mo, Mary Ann. tenderly stopping
TO kiss her wrinlSled brow I'm Just
beginnin' 70 be sane 1 hev my eyes
opened at last 10 find that hev been
robbing my wife as well as my neigh
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very Little of Their Zine La Given TO their


Children
Do society women neglect their chill
1ren? How can they help il? II Civ
ing them plenty 10 eat and TO wear. II
sending them TO expensive schools and
spending large sums of money for their
accomplishments were all that were re-
CURED 10 bring up children, then the
answer would &c in the negative. But
II parents are in duty bound 10 give
more care and supervision than this, to
have charge of their moral and intel
lectual growth. then there are instances
upon instances where not only the often
much-abused society woman, but that
other large class, not always found in
swelldom but who allow innumerabIe
outside responsibilities to take prece-
dence of home life do neglect the little
ones.
A woman of many engagements
boasts that she spends one hour every
day with her children and that this Is
all she can possibly find time for7
What is one hour out of a whole dav7
There are many families all through
the city where children rise in the
morning, eat their breakfast and 90 off
10 school without one word from the
mother, who is sleeping in n we'll
guarded attempt to make up for the
late hours of the night before. There
are servants TO see that the children
are well fed and warmly attired. but
such children can never have the sweet
memories of home that those who have
departed for school with a good-by kiss
and word of interest in the days
lessons.
Don't bother met That is the too
frequent reprimand of the mother who
has committee meetings. charity organ
izations, interviews and many other
matters foreign to domestic comfort on
her mind. a student Of social tenden-
cies, who has no darlings of her own,
and, w'So, perhaps, on this account APP
preciates their worth all'the more, tells
of little incident which affected her
deeply. She was at the house of a
friend, who was exceedingly preoccu-
pied with some social scheme. Her
little son, full of pride in some drawing
he had made, ran up TO his mother to
show it, only to be repulsed with
Don't bother me!n He went to auntie,
who took him up and talked with de-
light of his sketch. As ne went away
he was heard to mutter: "Auntie, she
likes it; mamma, she don't care" As
the auntie said: II always pity child
whose mother doesn't care. ''-Broolxlyn
Eagle
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1t was in the land of the Dakotas and
the government crop report was not yet
published.
Hiawatha, painted il car4nine on the
background of ecru, stalled majestic.
ally into the front entrance Of the drug
store.
Standing proudly erect he waited in
touching silence.
Nobody offered TO buy anything.
Then the mighty son of the forest
pretended TO faint He fell TO the floor
and called dramatically for fluids to re
lieve the aridity Of his bronchial tubes
Stin no one purchased.
Hiawatha rose regretfully to his feet.
Gentlemen" he exclaimed. this j.
a poor crowd. don't believe You have
as much as a Sioux among YOU"
1t was very affecting. Detroit Tri
bune
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Thin OUT YOUR ERuIr.

Thin out your fruiS and don't delay
The agricultural columns say,
As & they could not bear 70 see
a uell-arsl pear or apple tree.
Thin out ny fruit Tcan't see Why
I need 10 trim 10 or should try
To give ny trees or vines relief.
Lest they, c'erloaded. come 70 grief
me striped bugs their work begin.
And make the tender leaves STOW thir
Upon my melon vines. while yet
The shot-sizcd fruit has hardly set
NJ cherries, why should thin thens
Forsooth. a. every other stem
4 robin pcrches, picks aud eats.
but never from the tree retreats
What shall 90 Tor cherry PIES
Birds thin Eiy fruit before my eyes
They take the best upon the tree,
Ard leave the worny ones for ne
Thin OUT your p,ums,r Al. say you So
Excuse ne-the eurculio.
That eve--active little Turk.
Saves me a world Of weary work.
And thins the trees that would bear plurun
Before the fruit TO riPeness comes
The pears and grapes An well. you see.
The small boy thins them out for me.
While I an sleeping. he doth wake.
And in his hat the best doth take.
And eat them-wherc. lido not know
wish that boys would not do so
How much think you am I ahead.
When bugs and birds and boys are fed
And yet each year the papers say:
Thin out your fruit''--hars not my way
let IL Erow atits sweet viii.
Though birds and boys do have their MI
Yet even they don't take Q all
Perhaps my share 20 me 10th fail
Now should thin u. don't you sec,
There would De nothing lcft for me
-Egoert L Bangs In Country Gentleman
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The stores are just now filed IS 18th g
host Of natty and very inexpensive
shirt waists 600 bauste India linen.
striped md dotted surah. pcrcaic. taf.
fcta lawn and chambray Nothing
could be ncuter or cooler for ,ultrv
summer days. These simple wrists ir
ieiicate silks. plain shot or figured.
VIII be worn This season at evening
dances EVER lace or surah skirts Tar.
tam silk blouscs viii be- worn on the
beach with shirts OF serge hopsacdne
and camcls hair Linen lawn negliVcs
are tucked % form yoke and these
have q suiior collar and cuffs az coiorof
embroidery Pretty waists OF pink
yr blue linen are briarstitchcd iu
white and trimmed with revcrs OF wide
Incu lacc Black silk bl1uses with
spreading punf aud close forearm pieces
of tno siit have tb forcarns. rcfea
and collar th1H. iched ,vith white
silver gray on ilac Hik. ana are worn
with afternoon olupcs IL 'half
iaOuInng 81. s.. Post
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Cutting off n ROSTERS spurs will
generally take a good deal of wind out
of his crow.-Ram's Horn
Where men have believed them
selves perishable like beasts, they have
acted like beasts. Graham.
-He-I came very near proposing 20
you the other night. She-rm dad
you didn't I'd miss your visits ever SO
much.-Brooklyn Life.
Poets should be lawgivers. That
is, the boldest lyric inspiration should
not chide or insult, but should an
nounce and lead.-Emerson.
De singin' Oh birds is sweet. +" re-
marked Uncle Eben, but de caclSle oh
n chiclSin on yer own hen roos' has er
heap mo- expression in it."-washinp-
ton Star.
He says that he has raised his
leighbors' chickens for long time"
How does he do it and have a gar
ien?" He uses a briclSbat generally
Inter Ocean.
-Hicks-Oh, NONSENSE! A man
couldn't get intoxicated on ginger ale.
All it amounts 10 is sweetened water
with little air in it. Wicks-That's
It. He was air tight.-Boston Tran.
script
-Piplin-what does the 40 20 ~
mean on DIR. Emdee's sign: the M
TENTS chances for recovery? Potts
Office hours, I guess; otherwise the
figures would be reversed. IN. Y.
Times
There is surely piece Of DIVINITY
IN ms. something that was before the
elements and owes no homage unto the
sun Whatever hath no beginning may
be confident Of no end. Sir Thomas
Browne
The nan who said that ignorance
was bliss evidently never was n school.
boy and had tho teacher ask him how
20 spell a word. holding rattan all
the while behind bis back. -SomervilIe
Journal
Citizen saw a big crowd about
your place last night Were you hav.
ing a blowout over hereq Hotel Pro
prietor-Ges a guest from che Hazel.
bush reservation blew out the gas anG
the gas retaliatcd.
Re not under any brutal fnefenpev.
Ghosts while thou livcst and walkest
about erectly under the form Of man.
Leave u not disputed at last how thou
hast predominautiy passed thy days
Sir Thomas browne
II your parts were somewhat slow.
and your understanding heavy. voui
way had been TO have taken the mora
pains with Yourself and not to have
lain faliow and remained content with
your own dizziness Marcus Aurelius.
a Class-Duy Episode. What &c
you think sister Lucia says about YOU.
Jack Don't know. I'm sure "Wcu.
she siiys that you're my Harvard sou.
venir spoon. Hum. That's all right.
so long as Won don't put me in the
soup. - Boston Beacon
Col Wellington de boots 1T f. al.
most impossible for You Miss spryteiy.
TO Imagine what n huge amount 81
work have 90 do for / am not ouls
the commander Of The regiment. but
also It's mnicr adjutant. aud heaven
knows what sprytely Your owr
tumpctcr. too. colonel7-Judy
Proprietor OF Summer Boarding
House Won have written my place uf
beautifully, and j want 90 show The ap
probation Of your kindness Come
down there end stay week on two
Nriicr Il remember saying 10 was q
perfect PARADISE but excuse me. ans
not ready Co go to raradias just yeti
BOSTON Transcript
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The Same amt DI1er.nt.

A merchant on Jefferson avenue was
sitting in his Office the other day get.
ting his finances in shape to go to the
bank with them when a young man of
uncertain responsibility stepped in
by jove." he said. looking yearninr.
" at a pile Of big greenbacks on the
desk, I'D just like % know how IL
feels 20 have a hundred-dollar bill
'Nes?' queried the merchant. smil.
ing significantly; now. don't YOU
know. ! haven't the least desire TO
know how it feels not 10 have one"
Which was pretty nearly what the
other man said, only &c seemed to con-
vey different meaning % tho voung
Detroit Free Press
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How TO SEAL A LITTER.
Directions as to the Correct Manner Of APP
plying the Wax.

FANAhE NAe ~ AZ
The ability % seal letter correct
~ is said To be one Of the lost arts In
the good old days Of goose quilts. loose
sand for blottinR and fine sealing wax
for adhesive purposes, delicacv and
dexterity in putting the wax in the
right place without burning ones fin
gers was q necessary part Of liberal
education. Nowadays the art has ale
most passed out Of remembrance Here
is the correct method Of sealing let
ter When the. letter is ready lay the
seal ON the table at your right hand.
and in such a position that when used
the Impression may be square and right
side up Then hold the wax above the
lame Of the gas or candle. but not near
enough Co burn. When the wax has
been gradually softened apply IL. with
circular movement. upon the place TO
be sealed; rub it well around and down
nntii You have o circle Of proper size
and thickness The wax. stin soft. has
cooled sufficiently 20 take a clear isn.
preston. Hold the envelopes little
distance from the flame until the wax
has again become soft Then m0isfsu
the seal and apply &C. The result win
De a clear-cut impression. There win
D. mo- adhesion Of wax To- seal. ne
breakagc and no irregular wax strings
hanging about the paper. THE letter
can not be opened without destruction
oi The seal itself which n old couven.
tionai style. viii serve as q rennm-
hrance ~ Che sender and Of the sccur.
ity OF The contents Of the letter ST. ~
sun
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In the very newest hats natures ex-
quisite coloring is disregarded and
somber blossoms take the place Of
brightly-tiuted flowers Usually they
are posed on hat Of dead white straw.
and the effect is bizarre-trying. too.
where nature has not been too prodipaI
Of her gifts % the wearer At a recent
smart wedding one of the guests an.
peared in a large hat OF pure white
chip. The brim dropped slightly over
the face. and clustering in front were
eoon-hued peoples with Jet centers
There was no other trimming In a
SNORT French bonnet composed Of %
new. irregular kind Of straw. blue
black as g crows wing. the principal
item was rcd poppies tipped with "a
frostiug jct Loops and ends Of
straw appeared here and there and
mingled with peoples As the season
advance. greens. vioiets and mauves
are gradually giving place 90 blue
Corn flowers are much i'm vogue A
charming hat consisted of white crino-
line. and was entirely trimmed with
corn flowers in varying shades. with
blue Dead gold straw "a n good deal
seen. and with This fine black lace is
most often used. with bows az pale blue
ribbon or clusters of biuets Toledo
Blade
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Young woman Of this city. whose
quick wit is responsible for the loss Of a
number Of friends. has just seen an.
other retire from the list
The young man was in a philosophi.
cal mood and remarked.
'Self-study is q bad thing
u shouldn't be surprised" she re-
spouded nippantly
Vow am sure that 81 were to de-.
vote time To- thinking about myself J.
should become very narrow-miuded."
'Oh. ycs. you'd probably have 20 In
order To grasp Che subject
And for the time be peally felt as
small as she had pictured him. Wash.
ington Star.
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V r YBoDY
in our whole
village con
coded that Je-
hiel Dobson
was a religious
man. including
Jehiel himself
II e W mt to
church re gu
larry, paid his
d ue 5 without
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Customer Have you felt slippcfs3
Jerk Yes ma am. but not for a long
tiloe now. Yankee Blade.
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Mrs Newlywed q shall 20 home "a
mother this very day!
visitor Why, what's Che matter.
dcar2
Mrs Newlywed u made % batch Of
doughnuts This morning. and George 4,
out there pitching quoits with them
Puck.
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AWAY. speak well of your neigh
Dor. ~ always do, although can as
sure you sha is the ncmest woman IN
,reation ~ Boston Gazette.
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Miss 9iddigush Mr. Crusty. did Won
see the Cooington baby9 Do ten me
how 60 looked
Old Crusty Um--ahl ~ is quite
smau, clean shavsu, red faced. and
looks lil,c hard drinhcr Bostor
.InI.