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An Investment in a Human BEING.

"Here is the best investment | ever
made in my life, said C. Gentle as
he took the extended hand of stall
wart young man dressed in exquisite
taste, with the features of an Ameri-
can Indian, and introduced him MS
Doctor Carlos Montezuma. cone
would not think | bought the doctor
for $50 He was but five years of age
then. 1t was in the summer of 1871.
was prospecting in Arizona, taking
photographs of Indians and Aztec ru-
ins, and gathering curiosities. One
day band of Pimos Indians came
into my den with this handsome fell
low here, but he was not handsome
then. He was painted in glaring col
ors, with rows of beads around his
neck. | took fancy to him us "A gen
uine live curiosity. The Pimos wanted
$50 for him. | tried to beat them
down, but they insisted upon their
price and l gave it. The little chap
cried for day or two, thinking [ was
going to kill him.
81 gave him his name, said Mr.
Gentle. "Montezuma was suggested
by the ruins of that region, and as the
Apaches spoke a little Spanish l called
him Carlos, the Spanish equivalent of
my given name Charles" Doctor
Montezuma says his life will be dedi-
Gated to the service of the Indians, and
he will never be perfectly satisfied un-
til the Government properly educates
the young of his people. Chicago
Tribune.
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Her Wish.

A young lady was walking along
with her beau and both were looking
at the moon. After gazing skyward
in silence for some moments, the young
man remarked, 81 wish / we're the
man in the moon.
$50 do l" spoke up the young
lady
''And why do you wish that?' asked
the young man. with puzzled look.
"Thc moon is more than million
miles away" she quietly replied. -
lIndianapols journal.
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The Nettley Farmhouse.
BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

Have we got to spend all the rest
of our days in this dismal place? " said
Alicia Gray, despairingly.
"Oh, Al, l think it's splendid "
cried Sylvia, the younger sister, peep
ing into the cool, stone-paved dairy
and clapping her hands to frighten
away the big cat who was furtively
watching the colony of gray and pur-
pie doves that were perched on the
low brooding caves.
Zone could touch the ceiling with
ones hand y groaned Alicia.
But that makes it all the more
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The story is told that some time
ago the late Senator Stanford, of Cal
ifornia, was approached by a person
who made Il business, and a good one,
of inventing mythical genealogies and
coats-of-arms for millionaires who were
willing to pay properly for such lux
uries. He urged the senator to setup
n shield and escutcheon, promising to
invent one of peculiar merit for him.
"All right, said Mr.. Stanford go
ahead But when it comes to the de-
vice | want young man driving a
pair of oxen along a towpath hitched
to a stoneboat That's the way l be-
gan life. The professor Of heraldry
demurred. He was not used to any
such devices as that. He dealt in
swords and daggers and mailed hands
and such like emblems of nobility
founded in force and blood. A nobil-
ity that takes its rise i'll the peaceful
pursuits of industrial life was entirely
beyond him, and he let the matter
drop, New Orleans Pieayune,
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A Song Of Blessing.
God's bIessing. gentle eyes.

Gods blessing, gentle eyes,
Upon you for the glance you gave today;
Low meath yourlght my heart your debtor
lies,
Striving to find some thankful words to say.
Gods blessing, gentle lips,
Upon you for tender smile like this!
His reddcst rose with loveliest crimson tips
Your parted petals, quivering with kiss.
Gods blessing, gcntle haad,
Upon your downy whiteness. and the touch
That thrills me sol / cannot understand -
Hands, lips and eyes, love you all 50 much I!
Gods blessings for you. dear;
For ali you arc, and all that you may be;
Your glance, your kiss, your smile, your
touch-the mere
Thought Of you! All, how dear you are to me !!
-FRANK l.. STANTON in Atlanta Constitution.
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'RT TOBACCO. MARYLANDAUGUsT 25. 1898.

dentlae old will, made in favor OF
tlistaiousin, when she had offended
him marrying penuiless army OF
ficer tfound unrescinded.
'BI know" foltered Mrs. Gray,
hat, forgnve me all the past, and
meano leave me and the girls every
thing at he had. For he told me so
again d again. '
"Maear madam, said Mr.. Snuff
fey, ii lawyer, Il haven't the least
doubti the world of it. But all this
isn't leal evidence, you know, and
there nothing on earth that men are
so uncertain shout as their wills. I'm
afraid Jim very much afrald-that
Mr.. R.hard Haddon will inherit.
"Bat gasped Alicia, "what is to
become of us?'
The awyer blew his nose in an I'M
posing fashion on big silk handker'
chief, and declared that he didn'
know.
Mrs. Gray, an inefficient little doll
took t5 her bed, and dissolved mt
floodsi Of tears.
Alicta, the beautiful, sat like Niobe
contenk plating her evil fate; but littl
Sylyisl scarcely promoted from tn
reign 2of short frocks and skippin
ropes, Sstepped boldly into the frol
rank.
She i was who hired, at a merel
nomin, j rent, the Nettley farmhous
ascerta 6ned from Mr.. Snuffey lu
how IN llch of the furniture was thelr
and no h much would descend to tn
unknoyr I'm Richard Haddon.
hlso discharged the seryan
xcepting old purblind Joann
urse, who declared that IS
want no wages except Just
pf her teeth !" and who took
visibility of everything with
&c almost equal to that OF J(
Wac
fam GUS did think, Sylvia confded
Beauti soanna, ''that Mr. Richard Fl
40 efehn hight be like the heroes in nov
anIree -, ~ :.l,a, enc on and ma
i us three, or else genero'
v,vs VI, the estate on us, in consld'
frd % ushat we've been brought up to
!. tbs srigst, and that he owns two or Il
nills already. But he's
l. man with wife and five
hnd he says law is law, anc
75nstraincd to abide by it.
at Sstitu-ftl
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sugar-coated pills always nave p'i'0"
in them.
THERE is no poorer man than the
rich man who never gives
THE head is never regenerated un-
til God gets into the heart
THE devil has tight grip on the
mau whose god IS money.
No ONE ever found the cross who
did not take a burden to IT.
If all Christians would keep VIDE
awake no sinner could sleep.
THE only hard step that can be
| taken for Christ is the first one
AS LONG as the saloon stays open
the gates of hell cannot be shut.
ONE use God makes of good man
Is tn proye that the devil lies
EVERYTHING in the Christians lie
that is not good dishonors God
KSowLEDaE can help us toward
God. but it cannot bring us to Hlin,
II YOU want your children to love
1esus show them His face in your lie.
WHENEvER the devil comes in sight
of Heaven ne begins T." hale n'mselll---
No HONOR can ~
: the SittE.'s Il.
The devils cause prospcrs most
when Christians quarrel among them
: selves.
lF there is any selhshness in man,
| 1t will be sure to crop out when he is
hungry.
THE serpent's head is to be bruised
no matter how big or how little it
may look
THERE is no religion in saying that
other people are not as good as they
ought to be.
T CUTTING off ROSTERS spurs will
generally take Il good deal of wind
out Of his crow.
GIVING as God wants us to is the
only way by which we can ever be-
come truly rich.
EVERY prayer that goes to the
throne in the name of Christ is sure
to be answered.
: FELLOWSHIP with Christ cannot be
en,oYed by those who seek happiness
in their own way
The best lighted streets are tray-
eled the most Wear smile if you
want to be useful.
A GOOD thing to do on cloudy DAYS
is TO try to push the clouds away from
somebody else's windows.
Low is not puffed up" In which
sense it differs from some people who
; occupy front seats in church
If it were not for the bread and
butter question it wouldn't be SO hard
for some folks to be religious.
, GIVE some highly respectable men
, their way in this world, and the
devil would never be cast out
THERE is no use in looking for n
revival in the church where the
members prefer to sit ten feet apart.
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Nurse-"Please, mum, you must
send for the doctor, quick, for little
Johnny"
Mistress Horrors! What is the
matter?"
Nurse-'T don't know, mum; but
he hasn't been up to any mischief foi
two hours. II Good News.
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One dav Philadelphia drayman'
an Industrious, bright fellow with
good many mouths to fill al home, was
heard by Stephen Girard to remark
that he wished he was rich. Well
why don't you get rich?" said the NIL
lionoire. harshlv. Il don't know how,
without money returned the dray-
man. "You don't need money, snld
| Girard. "Well, if you will tell me
how to get rich without money, won
let the grass grow before trying IT.
returned the other, ''rhere is gong
70 be ship-load of coniiscated TEA
sold Tomorrow Mt the wharf. Go
down there and buy it in, and then
come to me. The man laughed.
81 have no money to buy whole ship
load of tea with, he said. You don
need any money, l tell you, snapped
the old man; ''go down and bid Oh
the whole cargo, and then come tc
me-" The next day the draymai
t went down to the sale. A large Grove
v of retailers we're present, and the auc
t tioneer said that those bidding woul'
i have the privilege of taking one cas-
it or the whole ship-load, and that tn
IS bidding would be on the pound. IL
e then began the sale A retail groet
r. started the bidding, and the ara.
i'd man raised him. On seeing III
Is the crowd gazed with no small amoul
er of surprise. When the case was knoc
ny ed down to the drayman, the auctione
said he supposed the buyer deslr
IS, only the one case. "l'll take I
en- whole ship-load,' coolly returned
Ir. successful bidder The Huctiont
ed was astonished but, ON some on
led whispering to him that it was Girar
the man who was the speaker, his mann
changed. and he said he supposed
re- was all right. The news soon sli'
aid that Girard was buying tea IN Ia
was quantities, and the price rose sev'
out cents. ''Go and sell your tea,
Girard to the drayman next day.
the draymaneSas.shrewd, and he went
led. and made contracts with several bl
to ers to take the stock at a shade be
,ov- the market price, thereby mokil
quick sale. In few hours he
an worth fifty thousand dollars II 4
fish naut
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Was Accepted.

,;s,Sally supposed that the
Nv 5'lnD n,o;, e49 us proposing mar
privilege. An anecdote told in Eng
land of member of the House of
Commons is case in point. Accord
ing to the raconteur who is response
bic for the story, the Commoner had
been paying attention to young lady
for a long while, and had taken her to
attend the House until she was per-
fectly posted in its rules. On the last
day of the session, as they came out,
he bought her boquet, saying,
"May 1 offer you my handful of
fowers?"
She promptly replied, 81
move to amend by emitting all after
the word hand.
He blushingly accepted the amend
ment, and they adopted it unanimous
ly.
Certainly the proposal was most sub
tly put, and only goes to show how
much better and more practical than
that of most men IS n woman's propo-
sal - Harper's Bazaar.
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The Chinese Heve Few Words

There are said to be but 450 words
in the Chinese language, all mono
syllable. These, with different ac-
cents and intonations, are expanded
into 1850 words. Each word has
many different meanings, some as
many as 40.
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..Ubv On earth my late client got
that two-pence half-penny attorney
from Wetherby to draw mp ms las'
will" snarled old Snuffey, 81 can TIM
opine, Nor why he chose to hide II
away in n parcel of old newspapers
that might have been made bonfire
of at any time! But it's authentic
.horo,s no sort of doubt of that And
it's very fortunate for Mrs Gray b
daughters that they are heiresses ai'er
all. 1 must write at once TO my
client"
Major Blossom, coming, all smileS'
to renew his suit, was somewhat taken
aback when he was presented to MT
Woodburn as Miss Gray's accepted
lover. and Will Barrymore eondole'
somewhat ofiiciously with HIM on IN
subject.
"What tt pity we can't know before
hand what's gong to happen! sal
he. "But, you see, Woodburn wa
quite satisfied to take the girl wltho'
the fortune"
:, $50 was l., dolorously retorted u
y major, $50 far as 1 was concerned
But man can't be selfish enough
.,,,,on +o share his abiect po
se erty"
= II don't know refectively a
l. swered Will. ''Some men are selh
be enough for anything y LSaturd
Nioht
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,k her can frills.

Gcsee for 60 -,
W Ounds ~ ~ i"' We won Dlaiiie
ID for He was always good to
ant quite sure if he hadn't
is cx- knly, he would have alter
| b and
r'nce would, sagely remarked
Ji E''praps he wouldn't
- ho dependence to be put
=, ~ S."
M<aIl. this moment Joanna was
: er ng carpet on the sitting
mi white with the little
over it that your ma her
I'd ht to Haddon Court when
IS ! fo said Joanna. 81 was cal
the pretty Ispahan pattern
from hin room, but that sharp
Ioseid hit lawyer said he couldn't al
ow IL e property of his client, Mr..
Richa rd Haddon, to be tampered with.
Never mind; he couldn't object when
I tool the ten-year file of the Scien-
tfc Messenger that was in YOUR uncles
wardlk ODE drawers, an packed 'em into
the W agon to steady the Chinese cabi-
net md the cherry-wood rockin'-
cheeJ."
s. Nlvia paused in her occupation of
cutting the carpet to fit the angle of
the fireplace
"What on earth do you want of the
ten-year file of the Scientific Messen-
ger said she, ''unless it is to light
fires with? Uncle Harry used to like
Ito pore over the back numbers, and he
,lways declared his file would some
lay be valuable to antiquarians. But
ye aren't antiquarians.
, Il don't know nothin' about your
unties an uncles, said Joanna, 'sbut
= do know that there amt nothin'
iqual to good, smooth noosepapers
/ aid under carpet to keep off the
/ tough edges of the boards especially
slf it's an old carpet like this ere that
A. aaint got much more wear in it.
+ Ard she threw down an armful of
ScieItific Messengers on the floor.
~ Dust you spread EN- out Miss Syl-
via, here's a darling, said she Your
backlint so stiff as my old bones,
n and I'll help stretch the carpet over
olem nd have it down in iiffy."
he S.via looked reluctantly at the
mu4 smelling sheets
SCI 4 seems almost pity" said she.
oi "Ufle Henry thought SO much of
B tho papers" i
IS. Janna gave her cap-borders an
otll toss.
il guess they don't read the Scien-
I'd tiff Messenger in the country he's
sotto," said she. "And L don't
II knt any better use we can put 'em to
d thain helpin' to make your poor ma
I'LL a bmore comfortable. "
h, les, that is true" said Sylvia,
sl9y opening the closely-printed
b1lsides, and spreading them down
Il one cleanly-scoured board floor one
u byle, while Joanna, with her mouth
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manly voice, ''and every other feature
Of his face into the bargain
And then the girls became aware
for the first time, that pair OF manly
elbows we're resting on the window
ill and that handsome young grant
,osted among the lilacs and syrinSas'
On the outside, was looking in, like
mapnifed copy of one of Raphael
cherubs.
"Don't scold me, Alicia!' he plead
81 81 don't want to drag You into
,,overtv. either, and don't pretend TO
' ho a rich man; but if you'll only give
mo 81 shred of hope to cling to, III
work nv fingers to the bone to make
home for you-aye, anda comfortable
home, too"
Usav YES, All coaxingly whispered
Sylvia.
Rn+ all that Alicia would murmu
was some disjointed sentence abor
atbipking of it., /" as she hurried ava
down the dark, wainscoted corridor
"Do YOU think she'll have me, oy
viaqo wistfully demanded Mr., Woo
burn.
ur do believe she will, Sylvia a
svered, cordially, "if only you'll p'
seyere!"
"ru come again this evening, 81
''' yes dor encouraged Sylvia.
eWhen you're little settled.
Sylvia sat down on a packing
and surveyed the general confus
around her, scarcely knowing whe'
to laugh or cry.
s'If he expects us to get niue
fled any time within a week, he is
siderably mistaken, said she.
We must manage to civilize thln
LITTLE before mamma comes here.
and can camp down, gypsy fasl
anywhere. but mamma must be
erly cared for.
Alicia and Sylvia Gray were the
daughters of pretty, helpless "
Who had dwelt for ten years with
Tor Henry Haddon, her boe
brother, and who, fully expeetln
her family would be provide
through his generosity, was i
amazed and confounded when
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full of carpet tacks, began vigorously
70 nail down the breadths on the op-
opposite side.
oThere's raft more on 'em in the
other room, dearie, if you need EN-,
said she. ''Eh, what's the natter Is
it a mouse?"
For Sylvia had uttered a sudden
scream. -.
"Its-it's a paper" she gasped- q
written paper! 1t fell right out oi
the folds Of the Scientific Messenger
and it's got red seal on it
Old Joanna made grasp for ii.
ats will Il" she croaked' hoarseiy'
o1ts signed with your uncie'S name
and it's dated a year ago. Look at II
Miss Sylvia - everythins's turning
black before my old eyes.
! And Alicia, coming in from the ont
er air. was just in time to prevent Tn
faithful servant from falling helpies
to the floor.
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| All arrangements are completed tor .
| CT md Fair. : c.,
Large entries have been male IN Ca'
ll. sheep. H ,gs & Poultry departments
Tro,ting, Running and ofsep'f'HN'
0 Racing every day, comme"cIns p'""p
: " at II so. Entries to Races clos
Saturd y. September 3rd.
A number Of novel attractions
lr A Drag Hunt first day--PAek OF m
Q o ty Hounds-Twc 1ty-6ve Hun'smen.
I, Snecial s,ains, at reduced rates. wi
as land passengers on Fair Grounds
St. Admission to Grounds, 5Octs Gra'
Sand, 25c,s. Children under IL yeaI
lis DR.. RICHARD s. HILL. President
an, JOSEpH S. WILSON, Secreta, j.
w tfft4uI. uItCICtt "a NA1oi /
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BAD woman is
tie best helper
the devil has on
earth.
THERE are too
many people who
like to tell bad
news.
TIE only peo.
pie vino live
right are those
who love right.
HE devils
vays have poison
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~ a younp Mcn-Country.

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