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Ject of fostering and promoting, this
ameliorating tendency, such newspaper
IS performing the noblest office which
1alls within the province of the press to
undertake. Even if, in his earnestness
fer the cause of thegreater, the journalist
may sometimes seem TO pass over, with
out outenumerating, the myriad lesser points
OF light which dot the wide expanse OF
current history, he is not mistaken in
supposing that half truths will some day
be merged in one whole truth, and the
great and comprehensive principle on
which his mind is set, as it appears as
serting itself in the movement in human
affairs which he is recording with APP
proval, will eventually triumph, and its
triumph be shared by ali that was true
and stable in the things which he may
have passed over in silence"
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cAcoErHEs scRIBENpI.

Raver in rhyme and prater in prose,
Author successful and author who fails,
Scribe OF fictitious emotions and woes,
VendeF in verses and trader in tales,
Moiler for money and fighter for fame,
Hot in the manuscript marketing strife,
Answer me, which is the happier aim
Better to live or to write about life?
Does not existence give pleasure more fine
Tnan honor from books either witty or
wIse2
Has glory more JOY than glass of good wine?
Applause greater charm than pretty girls
eyes?
Alas for man when the hunger for fame
AIiures him from pleasure and robs him of
ease
Resigning sweet rest. to put works. to his
name,
Alas for the wretch with the writing dis
ease! IN. Y. sun.
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HAT TRACTION.

FitZclarence bought new silk hat
With luster like the sun,
Compelling most pedestrians
Its brilliancy TO shun.
And after church with Miss Elite
The avenues he sought,
Not caring for the ruined eyes
It's dazzling radiance wrought.
Contiguous grew his step to hers
Where condolences turk,
Unmindful that her paraSoI
Was getting in its work.
But when he reached the damsel's home
And 'good-by" closed the chat,
The tile appeared as If he'd been
Conversing through his hat
j. b. Alden, in Boston Transcript,
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The great newspaper" says the New
York Citls9clt9laGl tP. E. 'is not that
ent worid-liie, but that which sees and
describes what the tendency OF the pres
ent world-life is. From what it is, the
historian of current events may divine
what II is likely to result in. From his
detection of specific tendencies in any
field OF human activity, there is only one
step to his attempt to direct the right
tendency to its contamination and TO
check by fearless warning the progress of
wrong tendency. When a newspaper
picks out some salient point in current
history which indicates a making for
what is good and profitable for or por-
ton OF it. and dwells upon, with the OBJ
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THE CUNNIN, LITTLE ru1Ne.

When baby wakes of mornings,
Then it's wake, ye people all!
For another day
OF song and play
Has come TO our darlIng'S call!
And till she gets her dinner
She makes the Welkin ring
And she won't keep stllI till she gets her fill
The cunnin' little thing!
When baby goes a-walking
o, how her paddles fly!
For that's the way the babies say
To other folks "gOod-by"
Ihe trees bend down to kiss her
And the birds in rapture sing,
AS tilere she stands and waves her hands
The cunnin' little thing
w hen baby goes a-rocking
In her bed at close OF day
AT hideand-seek
On her dainty cheek
The dreams and the dImDles plav.
Then it's sleep in the tender Kisses
The guardian angels bring
From the Far A DO ve to my sweet love
You cunnin' little thing!
Eugene Field.
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When we have gold we are in fear;
when we have none we are in DANGER
Italian.
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truth as well as they state the facts aud
Germany would be better of. J.L.S S.
TOUCHING ELBOWS AGAIN.

That you, comrade? Well, God bless me!
m right glad to clasp your hand
That's right To your ola breast press me;
That's the way we ought TO stand
Amt forgot how in the valley
we Were in the rain of hell
Until none We're left to rally
And We spoke a last farewell?
Thought we'd never see the morning
When the stars began to peep
As the cannon spit their seoTning
OF our comrades dropped-asleep!
Never thought to stand together
With a smiling sky above!
Never thought in sunny weather
We could clasp our hands in love!
But it's all so long ago, now,
That it's a sort o. like dream
And the lights are burning low. now,
For our eyes have lost the gleam.
That's when, shoulder touching shoulder,
We received the devils pay
But our hearts are none the colder
For Ihe peace that reigns to-day.
And We'll journey down the valley,
through the shadows drawing near
Heart 10 heart, to GODS own rally,
Where the signal Ugh shine clear.
Chicago Inter- ocean.
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Precaution.

PrecautiOns
PATIENT wish to consult you in re-
gard to my utter loss of memory.
Doctor-Aw-yes- why - IN this
class OF cases | always require my fee in
adVance.-Puck.
The morning call., 1894-09-30

at Mr.. Clark, and Mr.. Clark looked at the
toad, wondering what the reptile was up
to. He did not have long to wait, for the
creature, after satisfying itself that the
man was harmless, made a clumsy Jump
that landed il underneath the dripping
faucet.
This surprised MIR. Clark a little, but
when the toad opened its mouth and al
lowed the beer TO drop down its throat be
thought he must be in the throeS OF hide
Gus nightmare. But the toad smacked its
lips and seemed to enjoy the drink so
much that ne knew he must be wide
awake. Mr.. Clark then concluded to give
the frog little beside the dripping and
made a move toward the faucet, but the
reptile hoped awav iutO the shadows.
After that Mr.. Clark made an effort to
cultivate the tOad'S acquaintance and in a
short time had the clumsy creature quite
tame. 1t got so that as soon as he reached
the bottom of the celIaT-steps it would hop
out Of its hiding place to meet him and
then station itself near the beer keg. Mr..
Clark always allows the faucet to run a
little after be has filled his pitcher and the
toad is always ready to swallow all that he
can get.
The toad has been drinking beer for four
months and is still anxious for all that he
can get, and at times shows a desire for
more.
Mr.. Clark has estimated that on more
than one occasion the toad has drunk con-
SldeTably over pint. 1t never gets drunk,
but always hops at lively rate as soon as
the flow OF beer ceases. Mr.. Clark is
greatly surprised at the tOad's habit, but
at the same time he understands it. The
thing that puzzles him, though, is how the
toad is able TO hold quantity of liquor
much larger in bulk than itself.
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blackened path with despair. whispering
of the terrible fate which must have over
taken their loved ones.
IL was almost night when they reached
the place where in the bright morning had
stood their little home. Now nothing re-
matned of the place but wide stretch of
ashes. But down beside the stream, among
smoking embers, little group, scorched,
blackened but still alive. they saw their
children.
As soon as possible the children were
removed to shelter. The boys had severe
burns on their hands and faces. but moth
ing serious. But It was different with the
devoted sister. When she recovered from
the swoOn into which she fell when she
heard her mothers voice she was fren Zied
by the agony of her terrible burns. Head,
shoulders, hands and arms were one
blackened surface, which caused intense
agony at the slightest touch. Even the
air caused terrible pain. and until many
miles had been passed over absolutely
nothing could be done to relieve her.
During the time Of that long journey
she suffered the agonies of the old martyr
dom by fire. But not once did she regret
that she alone suffered, her only concern
seemed TO be for her brothers. The only
questions she asked were about their con-
ditiOn. When told that but for her bravery
they must inevitably have perisbed, a
smile touched her poor, scorched, shriveled
lips.
She was taken to the hospital at Duluth,
where all possible is being dOue to save
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THE BRIDE OF DEATH.
The Touching Story of One of the
Child Wives of India.

A little girl In India went TO the missionary
school. She was pretty, clever little thing,
and so attracted the teacher that she VentuTed
TO visit her in her home. She found the child
overshadOwed by the horror of her approaching
marriage. As baby she had been betrothed,
but according TO custom she lived in her
fathers house until she was II. then she was
to be taken from her own people and given
over TO her husband, hideOuS little man,
def0rmeG, his face SCARED with disease, of bad
character and VIGOROUSLY given TO drink.
The child was terrified of him, and ne derived
gnOul-like pleasure from her terror; USED 10
jump at her in the dark, make faces at her, and
told her that once really married to him and in
his home he and his old mother would make
short work of her beauty with red-hot fork.
so that il would soon be difficult to choose be-
tween their two faces.
AT last the fatal day arrived The mission
unable 10 help and as she went about her work
she prayed that God might save his hapless
creature.
At noon the chid's mother burst into the
house. "NahOmi Is dead" she cried and the
two women hurried to her home. Nahomi ly
ing stiff and cold on the floor, looked very slim
AMI childish in her bridal dress and smooth,
flower crowned head.
1t appeared that she had spent the morning
in reckless agony of anticipation, that (tO quiet
he) her miserable mother had beaten her and
that afierward she had fallen into an apathy OF
despair.
she had washed her little person and her hair
had braided it neatly, had put on her bridaii
gown, had decorated herself with flowers and
jewelry and then had gone quietly into the yard
the house, where datura tree hung its great
white trumpelS against the blue sky, dug up
crept back into her home, where she lay, cold
Iark-free-TemDlo Bar.
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bridged il, and thus added TO the danger
of the position, as no one knew at what
moment one might fall upon the spot
where the children clung together in help
less fright
The scorcbing breath of the fire was
shrlveling the very grass beneath their
feet, when a sudden inspiration awakened
Maggie from her trance of terror. Sne
sprang to the door o the little shed, which
was already smoking in the intense heat
Among the tubs stored in the hut was one
of galvanized iron. The excited girl
caught it up and hastened back to the
place where she had left the boys. She
hurried them into the stream, and when
they had reached the deepest part in the
middle she gathered them close 10 her
three croucned beneath its shelter.
The roar of the advancing fire seemed
redoubled in volume by the resounding
sides of the iron shelter, but the girl
thought il the fire swept past as swiftly as
1t had come upon them she might be able
TO save the lives of the helpless ones con-
hded to her care by her absent mother. In
selZing upon the iron tuO she had thought
only of the fact that iron would not burn
She had given no attention to the danger
of It's heating quickly and thus proving to
be dangerous shelter when the flames
should play around it.
But the air beneath the sheltering tub
began 10 grow unbearably hot and soon
the side of the tub, even though sunken
beneath the water, was too hot to be
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dried 1t almost instantly; again aud again
the same thing happened, until scarcely a
rag remained upon her shoulders md
arms, while her face was one big Bills ter
and her hair was shriveled to cris p.
Almost sightless she still kept her static u
aud still dashed the water again ana again
upon. the upturned tub.
At last she felt (she could see othing
that the air was growing less furnace like
little longer and cooler breeze kiss
her hlackened cheek and she knew that
the fire demon had passed on, knew that
she had saved the children. With her
poor burned hands she lifted the iron
shelter and bade the boys come out. Cry
ing with terror they obeyed her, and with
their aid she reached the shore, where she
1ell wrlthlng and screaming In agony.
There was nothing, absolutely nothing,
lett around her but smoking embers and
gray ashes. Nothing could be done TO re-
lieve her agony. The boys poured water
over her mead and shoulders, but this
seemed to adj to her torture. How many
hours pas ed before help came she never
knew. but after what seemed lifetime of
agony she heard her mothers voice With
wild scream she held out her arms, and
her long hours Of agony were botted out
by merclful unconsciOusnesS
MIR. and Mrs. Herrold had been in
t1lnckley when they first heard that the
hre was sweeping down toward their home
In the torest-ciearing. Hastily concluding
tEeir business they had started for home,
but the fire was before them. Suddenly a
wall Of flame crossed the road, sweeping
swiftly toward their distant home. Look
ing back they saw that the fire had seized
upon the town. With terrible tears for
! their children they were still helpless TO
save them. The fire was ahead of them.
As quickly as possible they f llowed in it,
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aft ieted was unable to walk with that
proud and naughty step so frequently en-
plOVed by this royal bird.
The captain found that bv regular hot
water applications the swelling could be
reduced, but this manner of trea ting was
so slow that the patient was compelled to
lead life of idleneSs, much TO his disgust
At times the captain would have
several of his fattest birds in the
hospital. and it required almost all
his attention to give them the hot water
treatment. This state of affairs went on
for some time, when finally be was in
spired to introduce a little Yankee ipgepu-
ity into the flock. and being rather handy
with his pocket-knife he fashioned crude
pair of crutches about seven inches in
length and secured them under the tur-
keys wings. They were just a fraction
longer than the birds legs. and every time
the rheumatic would take step forward
the crutches would be brought into play.
and progress instead of being torture was
a pleasure.
In few hours the cripples became
familiar with the new order of things and
were able TO hobble around the yard at a
more rapid gait.
Almost any time during damp weather,
when the rheumatism is on. one can see
half dozen turkeys on crutches at Cap
tain Bridges farm. They are learning
some new tricks of late. but so far are not
sufficiently expert to fly up and light on
the fence.
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MARRIED, NOT ENGAGED.
The Peculiar Position i'm Which Ida
Israel Found Herself.

Joseph Bareker fell in love with Ida Israel
when he first met her two years ago. She was
then living with her uncle at 160 Henry street.
She was a handsome black-eyed young woman,
not yet 20. She could not speak English. ,Jo-
seph is at least ten years her senior. He sng-
gested an engagement to wed in two years. Ida
was willing Bareker took her to the City Hall
where Alderman 'Sojer'' Flynn made them
man and wife.
Ida says she supposed she was merely be-
coming engaged according to what Joseph told
her. She says the Alderman asked the regular
questions, which Joseph translated improperly
and that she made replies which were incor,
rectly translated to the Alderman. AS Alder
man Flynn can't understand German and Ida
couldn't understand English, only Bareker
knows exactly what did take place.
When the Two years were uD Ida concluded
that she didn't want Joseph as a husband and
she told him so. She said she had learned
things about him. Then Bareker told her she
was already married hard aud fast. Ida inyes-
ngaied and found It was true. They had never
lived together. Now she Itas brought SUIT
through LAWYER Morris Hi!IkowftZ TO nave il
annulled.-New York World,
The morning call., 1894-09-30
IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
The Strange Use to Which a Clothes
Brush Was Put.

&. M. Donnelly of New York, who is jus; re-
turning from an extended stay in the gold fields
OF western Australia, gave rather an interest
ing account of some of the features OF the life
In that region TO a circle OF acQuantanees in
the corridor of The Southern last night. Gold
In That country" lie said. sis more plentiful
than water In going there you must be pre-
pared not only 10 get nothing washed, but never
to even wash yourself. You wear your shirt
until you can wear 1t no longer, and then you
discard it for another. Washing yourself Is not
TO be thought Of, for you have to buy water,
and even In that way IL rs hard 10 get enough
Tor drinking purposes. People there would con-
slder II almost crime for man to use water
10 batbe IN when there many poor
wretcbes who are nearly perishlng for a drink.
The men there look more like a tribe of red In
dians than civilized white men. Speaking about
washing makes me think of curious sight /
saw while there One morning. as / was taking
trip up INFO the hills, noticed digger, quite
nude, standing in his tent door, and with the Ut
most gravity brushing himself all over with a
clothes-bTush lie was trying TO dust the dirt
ti0m his body. employing the same means that
he would 10 dust a suit OF clotheS.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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women Is neither degrading nor too taxing.
lucy nave pledged TO become hSlpmates 10
their husb nds, aud they r. gard it their duty
10 lessen the aborS of their fathers, and. being
physically able to do their share, they regard
~ ~ wrong 10 permit The stronger sex 10 slave
themselves 10 death while they are idling their
tlme away at home Judging from their happy
anu heathy looks, they seem to be none the
worse 1or taking their places alongside the
men iolkS Tor the purpose of honestly earning
tneIr Ofead Had we a little more practical
good sense and less sentimeutality among our
women at home, many a wOman'S life might
De Dapplef to-day-haDpier for being more USE
ful-and many a mans life would be spared
the necessity OF Shaving itself TO death TO in
duige wlfe's or daughters dlenesS and lux
r cord
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ing. the appendix deliberately extirpat-
ed ?" was asked.
LET me saw" answered the doctor. "that
l do not think it can be properly classed as
fad; in fact, in some eases it might be-
come an absolute necessity in order to
save life. The science of surgery has
made such rapid progress in the past dec
ade that 1t Is an operation that would be
attended with but lit lie or no danger If
performed by competent surgeon.
by The way" the doctor continued.
with smile on his face, 1.-The fact that the
appendix can be removed without in
Jure to the system may bear the authority
OF the dictionary out in the statement that
the functions of the appendix are uu-
known. In conclusion, although we have
dleressed considerably from the original
question, | would not advise you TO re-
frain from eating grapes on account of
any fear of suffering from an attack of
appendicitis, for, in my opinion. there are
not per cent OF the cases of this disorder
in which the grape seed has any part
whatever, TO say nothing of being the
cause; and for that matter it is doubtful if
the grape seed is ever the cause"
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THE TROTH OF REGULUS.

He goes to die; and yet he shall not die,
For death 10 but for such
AS, loving life too much.
Seem to live, but die eternaly.
He goes to meet his doom-yet see him go!
Behold his easy tread.
And mark his stately head
High towering o'er the tides of veal and woe,
All fain would we-aIl we his countrymen,
Is with him singing songs,
With music that belongs
To victory and triumph. Only then
Is glory gained when it is won
BY bitter mastery
O'er self and luxury.
Rest waits the hero when his toll is done
And ReguluS hath fought, nor vainly fought
He wins his city fame,
Achieves "a deathleSs name.
And gains the garland for the victor wrought.
Be still, and sing not, for the gods above
Hath taken up our song.
And through heavens courts pr0long
The hymn that telleth of the patriots love.
The Spectator.
The morning call., 1894-09-30
A Strange Case.

telephone not long ago by DR.. David Birney OF
the University of Pennsylvania from a wealthy
man In New York, who wished him TO 60 to
Long Island. DIR. Birney endeavored 10 find
out something about The nature Of the case he
was expected TO treai, but the man. after secur-
Ing MS promise TO go, refused 20 talk further
over the phone. The doctor packed cas-. Of
instruments at random and met the man in New
YORK. After taking dinner at the Waldorf they
TOOK the train for Long Branch, but not word
was said about the operation. When they ar
rived the man thanked The doctor and paid nim
500; then, In response TO the look OF wonder
from the asonished surgeon, he said:
II saw my sister bleed TO death in a railroad
accident for want of physician, and since that
day never travelled without one"-PhIadel-
Dhia Record,
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touched. The children were gasping for
breath. The air was becoming too hot to
support life and the intrepid girl knew
that but one thing could be done TO render
life possible within that iron dome. With
out a thought of self she prepared to save
the boys, though at the almost certain cost
Of her own life. Charging them to remain
quiet beneath the tub no matter what hap
peDed, she crept from beneath its shelter
and facing the scorching flames she stood
walls. deep IN the stream and with nothing
better than one OF the boys hats for a
dipDer she began to dash the water over
the tub to keep il cool enough for the boys
to breathe beneath its shelter
a little behind her a tree fell, kissing
and smoking into the water; fiery banners
writhed and twisted above her head as
the flames eaped from side to side of the
brook; flaming branches fell close beside
her, her eyes smarred in the dense smoke,
her hands were blistered by the heated
air, her dress caught fire; she queDcbed it
by dropping beneath the water; the heat
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HE HERoIoM OF
4 You're M

ton flames began to dance through the
tree tops just little way back on the
other side of the stream.
Thus surrounded by a wall of fire the
children seemed doomed to a horrible
death. Maggie stood wTinging her hands,
while the two boys hid their pale faces in
her dress and cried loudly for their far
distant parents.
Nearer and nearer came the flying death,
and it looked as if ntthing could save the
helpless, covering babes. They had re-
treated before the flames till they stood in
the water of the little brawling brook, but
so narrow was the stream that the flames
would reach their greedy arms right
across to grasp their escaping prey.
Had the stream been wider the children
might have escaped by wading to the n i'd
die and standing waist deep in the water.
but the stream was so narrow That the tall
trees on the opposite shore, in falling,
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is FOND OF BEER.
Peculiar Habit of Toad Which Lives
i'm a Cellar.

F. C. Clark lives on the San Mateo road,
not far from the place known as Sunny
side. and while enjoying all the advan-
tages of country life, is compelled to buy
his beer by the keg. When he gets his
beer, Mr.. Clark puts it in his cellar and
goes down with his pitcher whenever he
feels the need of liquid refreshment.
Some time ago, Just after he had filed his
pitcher, he heard a soft humping noise
near by, but on looking around did not see
anything unusual, and thought he must
have heard something on the outside of
the Louise. But on his next visit with the
pitcher, he heard the same noise, and this
time concluded to Investigate it.
Lighting match. and looking around,
he was bit surprised to see a large.
wObbly toad sitting near where the drip
pings fell from the faucet. The toad looked