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COSMETIC VALUE OF MlRTH.
Beautifying Effects Of tho Artless, Happy
Laugh.

The apostle of comeliness should
never forget that mirth is beautifying.
No end of women possess what is
termed ''gas beauty'-that is, they are
plain enough on ordinary occasions and
at staid afternoon functions, but at
midnight, under the blaze of Candida
bra and gas-jets, they become radiant,
metamorphosed beings. 1t is not alto
gether the glitter of jewels, the cloudy
tulles, the simmer of silks and the in
undation of light that transform
them. 1t is something more subtle.
1t is the idea of unalloyed gayety,
suggested by the lively strains
of music, the fragrance of flowers, and
the festive air generally, that inspire
these chameleonlike women with a
light-heartedness that causes their
faces to become enwreathed in smiles,
and their very eyes to dance with high
spirits. The demi-semi smile that gives
twitch to the mouth, but does not
creep up to the eye is poor affair by
comparison.
Many women are very muchlike those
bewitching modern lamps dressed in
their pretty modish shades that pos.
sess in the daytime cold, unalluring,
even insignificant beauty, but when
the fame is kindled. when the unre-
strained smile bursts forth, transfer.
nation takes place.
A spontaneous smile lifts every line
of the face. 1t might almost be called
the elixir of youth. The play of the
facial muscles that comes from hearty
frequent laughter restores freshness
and tone to the flesh of the face. II is,
indeed, a sort of poetic message. The
laughter should be the laughter
of artlessness, however; it should
spring from the.childlike side of ones
nature. 1t is the happy laugh of
animal content of little children re-
joicing in the song Of birds, fresh air,
blue sky, and sense of gladness in
mere existence that is all beautifying.
-Harper's Bazaar.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Rev. Hudson Taylor, OF the China
Inland Mission, estimates that more
than 100, ,OOO, 900 of Chinese are addicted
to the use Of opium.
Tx, Russian Bible society has dis
tributed oves 1884, Bibles among
the peasants of that country In the
last twenty five years.
The Ohio Wesleyan university has
just received for new library the sum
of $50, 1000. The giver is Dr. Charles E.
Slocum, = leading physician OF Def
ance, O
Tho latest statistics show that in
Brooklya there are 95 young peoples
societies, with membership Of about
10000, and AZ junior societies, number
ing shout Zoo members.
1t Is stated that no public worship,
saya that of the Roman Catholic
church, is allowed in Peru. Admission
to services of other religious organiza-
tions must be by ticket or password.
The colored members of the Meth
odist Episcopal church number 247, ,439;
Sunday scholars, 179,s32; pas
tors, 1927; presiding elders, IL; annual
conferences, II; local preachers, $500.
The Salvation Army has already
contributed 250,O0O signatures to the
great poly glot petition to be presented
to the governments OF the world by the
heads of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance union.
The oldest Catholic church in New
England is at Damariscotta Mills, Me-,
and was built more than one hundred
years ago. 1t is still occupied for re-
ligious purposes one Sunday in each
month. The interior is said to be
decorated and furnished like drawing
room.
Nine Episcopal churches are main
tanned in Trinity parish, New York, OF
which six are free while in the other
three churches the seats are not sold,
but rented under important restric-
tions, and are free at night services,
special services, and daily services
throughout the year.
Bishop Walden, Methodist, worked
on fatboat at fifty cents day to earn
money for schooling. Hundreds of
youths in almost every state in the
Union are working their way through
the schools. Many of them can not
get fifty cents day, but they keep on,
and any one who keeps on is sure to
arrive.
Tho Siberian millionaire, Ponomar-
Jeff, whose death was announced at st.
Petersburg some months ago, left
million roubles with the direction
that they should be placed in banks at
compound interest for ninety-nine
years, after which they are to be de-
voted to the construction and support
of a Siberian university at Irkutsk, at
which all instruction is to be gratis.
AT the st. Bartholomew's day
service in st. Johns church, Ports
mouth, N. H., few weeks ago, check
for one thousand dollars was laid OK.
the altar, accompanied by the follow
ing note: "Ad majorem del gloriam,
and in the loving memory Of her hus-
band, some time member of the board
Of trustees of the cottage hospital. the
inclosed one thousand dollars is laid
on the altar by Mrs. R. Pierce on the
anniversary of his entrance into rest,
st. Bartholomew's day, 1s93."
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MAKING HIS POINT.
A Judge Who Was Something Of Finan
cler.


When the court on an extremely
western circuit was convened and the
business was about to begin, it was dis.
covered that there were neither pens,
ink nor paper for the use of the bench
or the bar.
"How is this, Mr.. Clerk?" inquired
the Judge.
"There is no money allowed for it by
the county, sir, and we can't get the
articles without money"
The judge made several remarks not
at all complimentary to the county.
I've been in q good many courts,
put in polnpous and pedantic lawyer
from the east temporarily to try a case,
"but this is the worst ever saw"
The judge jumped him on the spot.
"You are fined ten dollars for con.
tempt, sir" he thundered. Hand the
fine to the clerk, sir"
Mr.. Lawyer kicked, but he had tc
hand over the money or 60 to jail, and
the Judge wouldn't have it any other
way.
"Mr. Clerk" said the Judge, when
the fine had been handed him, 'go out
and get all the pens, ink and paper
necessary for the use of this court and
give the gentleman back his change, =
and the clerk did as he was ordered
and the visiting attorney maintained a
discreet silence.-Detroit Free Press.
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AN UNFINISHED ROMANCE.
\ Wealthy Girl Who Loved and Lost, Blu
Was Ahead of the Game.

4 Wealthy Girl Who Loved and Lost, But
Was Ahead of the Game.
Myrtle Templemore was not beau.
tiful girl, but she was very cookbook
ing and had money in the bank.
That was why she hesitated when
Ezra st. Clair offered his hand to her in
marriage.
Ezra worked in a restaurant. She
did not see that Ezra was putting up
very much alongside of her beauty and
hard dollars.
"1t can not be, Ezra" said she, nerv.
ously tearing to pieces a leaf which
she had plucked from bouquet in her
lap.
very WE'LL" said he. "This evening
take an electric car for Evanston per-
haps never to return"
She heard the gate click as he passed
out.
''Will he ever cross my life again9"
she pondered.
CHAPTER II.
1t was the height of the season at
Windsor Park beach. Large numbers
OF people were sitting in the sand. A
man with a guitar and mouth organ
had just taken up a collection.
",rhat face! That FACET gasped Myr-
tie Templemore, clutching by the arm
her gentleman friend, Claude Stebbins,
who was junior proprietor of one Of the
largest feed barns on the west side.
whats hitting you?' asked Claude,
tenderly.
cts all over now" said she, laugh
ing nervously.
But all the way home on the street
car she was Respondent.
CHAPTER III.
''It is a proposal of marriage from
Claude" said Myrtle, as the postman
handed her letter and she saw on the
envelope return in ten days to Bowles
& Stebbins, feed and boarding stables,
Sangamon and Morgan streets"
Aud as she opened the letter and
saw the neat picture OF a double
seated wagon at the top of the page
her suspicious were confirmed. Then
she thought of Ezra St. Clair.
CHAPTER tv.
"shall /, or shall fP' moaned Myrtle,
crushing the letter in her hand and
looking out of her bedroom window at
the stars twinkling above.
1t was late at night
She should have been in bed
And the morning light, gray and
cold, broke in at the window and
found her there, still thinking.
THE END.
Chicago Record.
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THE BELOVED COW.
veneration of the People OF the Far East
for the Animal.

VeneratiOn or the People OF the Far East
for the Animal.
Brethren, have come all the way
from the northwest to ask you to be
good and kind to our mother COW, the
COW that helped all of us to rear our
children, the COW that helped all of us
to cultivate and fertilize our lands, and
the COW that is affording us the best of
good food that is to be found on this
earth, namely, milk. No one came
from the northwest to ask you to do
this before. Why? Because the COW
did not need protection. She was re-
garded both by the Hindus and Mussul-
mans with veneration. No one i'll
treated her, no one tortured her, and
no one was SO cruel as to deprive her OF
her life for the vile purpose of eating
her flesh.
But times are changed. We have
government now that do not view the
crime of COW killing with hatred. Why
should they? Our governors them.
selves are the greatest beef eaters on
the face of the earth, and consequently
they do not sympathize with our feel
ing in the matter. Nay, they encour.
age the wholesale slaughter of cows,
so that where there were a few butch
ers only, thousands and thousands
have sprung up whose sole business is
to secure cows and kill them.
"See the effect of all this general
slaughter on the country. Lands are
not so fertile as before, not being
manured. Our children are weak and
sickly, not having the nourishment
they used to have before, and our good
fortune is deserting us on account OF
our sin in not endeavoring to protect
our mother COW. So, unless you take
heed of what say, you will soon find
that you will be very sorry. All your
lands will cease to yield, all your chill.
dren will grow up weak and sickly,
and our nation will be extinct in few
generations. Calcutta Paper.
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BRAVERY HALF THE BATTLE.
william Goats Nlmple wit Proved Too
Much for Leo.

william Goats Nimple wit Proved Too
Much for Leo.
There was once wise old goat. One
dny he took refuge from a storm by
running into the first cave he saw. It
proved an excellent shelter, but it be-
longed to lioh; and soon the goat
heard the lion coming home.
"Aha% remarked William Goat tc
himself, "this is place where wit is OF
more use than sharp horns!" And when
the lion came in, he calmly found the
goat stroking his beard.
"How very lucky" exclaimed old Will
spring upon him.
'Lucky?" said Leo, stopping half
way "for me, you mean?"
Not at ALL" answered William; ~
mean for myself. 1t is my business to
hunt lions"
II never heard of such thing" an
swered the lion, laughing scornfully.
Very likely not" replied the goat.
But then I'm not an ordinary goat. l
am the lion-hunting kind. We are rare,
but there are few of us still left. |
made a vow that would kill ten lions
this week, but they are scarce, and so
far l have slain only five. You will be
the sixth"
So saying he lowered his head and
charged the lion with pretended feroc-
ity. Not expecting the attack, the lion
turned and ran out.
No sooner was William the goat sure
that the lion was at a distance than he
started off, too, but in another direc-
tion. Meanwhile Leo met jackal, and
told him about the story the goat had
made up
'What nonsense!" said the jackal,
bursting into roar of laughter. "Why,
know old William Goat we'll. He is
no fiercer than any other goat. Come
with me and we'll quickly make an end
Of him." So they turned back toward
the cave, and soon finding the goats
tracks, they made after him at top
speed
William Goat luckily caught sight OF
them before they saw him.
"Now," said he to himself; 81 must
make believe harder than ever, or all
is lost"
Thereupon he turned around and ran
toward his pursuers at full speed. As
soon as he was near enough to be plain
ly heard, he cried out in as angry q
tone as he could put on
"Why, Jackal, how is this? told
you needed five lions, and here you
bring me only this little one!'
At this Leo was again overcome by
fright, and he once more took to his
paws toward the deepest part of the
jungle. The jackal called after him in
vain, and, being really coward, did
not dare to face old William Goat alone.
SoWilliam arrived safe at home. to
the great Joy of Nanny and the little
ds.-Christopher Valentine, in St.
Nicholas.
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A TALE OF TWO RINGS.
How q Young Girl Learned the slgnificano
Of the Golden Circlet.

How Young Girl Learned the Significance
Of the Golden Circlet.
When Estelle twas mere child, her
mother occasionally showed to her a
slender gold ring set with tiny dia-
mond. This ring her mother kept
locked in a little brass casket, which
was in turn kept in a locked bureau
drawer. Estelle noticed that the ring
was in places worn almost to thread,
and that sometimes, when her mother
fitted it on her finger, she wept before
returning it to the dark little casket.
Estelle knew that her mother was o
widow, but she was not quite sure
what widow was, and she knew also
that she herself was the youngest Of
many children-so many that at five
years of age, Estelle could never re-
member the exact number.
Often during her childhood Estelle,
having seen others wear beautiful
rings, had wondered why her mother
did not wear hers, and had even asked
for an explanation: because, darling"
her mother had said, papa gave the
ring to mamma, and she must not wear
it out" Estelle wondered who papa"
was, and why he should care If her
mother wore the pretty little ring.
Afterward. Estelle's mother died, and
Estelle grew older and forgot about
the ring. She had not time to culti-
vate the sentiments that belong to such
trifcs, for she was very poor and
worked day after day in a kitchen.
But in time a young farmer, who
worked in the field even harder than
Estelle worked in the kitchen, grew
foud of her. Estellc surreptitiously
gave him sometimes the largest plate
of dessert that was served, and he re-
warded uher with meaning look.
Then followed the old story, and Estelle
learned there was something in life
worth living for, and that it was not q
diamond, until one day the young
farmer placed on her finger ring ex-
actly like her mothers, except that it
was heavier and had never been worn
before. When her lover was gone
Estelle leaned on the kitchen table and
toyed with the ring, and then for the
first time she realized why her mother
cherished and guarded the ring that
she kept in the casket. = Jewellers
Weekly.
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Accommodating.

During the great strike a few years
ago, among the officials of the North
British railway much difficulty was
experienced in finding qualified engine.
drivers to maintain the necessary train
service. Upon one occasion young
fellow was put upon section in Fife.
One day he ran some distance past O
certain station, and, upon putting back,
he went as far the other way. The
stationmaster, seeing him preparing
fer another attempt, to the great
amusement of the passengers on the
platform, shouted:
''Just bide where you are, Thomas;
we'll shift the Bits.
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TEA GROWING m JAPAN.
Valuable Plants Which Aro Reared Under
Covers Of Mating


In the twelfth century Kyoto w.s tho
center of life in Japan. and the district
of Uji, between that city and Nara, has
always kept it's reputation for produc-
ing the finest tea. The most valuable
leaves are those on the young spring
shoots. Most of the shrubs grow in
the oben air without any protection,
evergreen bushes from two TO three
feet high, and among them the women
and children were at work. AS they
squatted by the plants filling their
baskets very little OF them was visi-
BILE, but their big grass hats shone in
the sun, looking like a crop of gigan-
tic mushrooms. The Japanese "kasa"
is made of various light materi-
als-straw, split bamboo, rushes, or
shavings of deal; it is used, like an
umbrella tied to the head. as protec-
ton against sun and rain; in the even
ing or on cloudy days it is laid aside,
and the laborers wear only their cotton
kerchief, spread out like hood, or tied
in band round their brows. Though
it can not be called the vast hat the
Graces made" it is, nevertheless, very
effective in the landscape, and the
variations OF Its outline in different
positions indicate happily the action
of its wearer. The plants which pro.
duce the most expensive teas, costing
from six to eight dollars n pound, are
carefully protected by mats stretched
on u framework of bamboo, SO that
the tender leaves may neither be
seorched by the sun or torn by
the heavy rains, and there are
acres of them so inclosed. 1t was a
curious thing to look down from little
hilltop on a sea OF mating which filed
the whole valley from one pine-clad
hill to another, it's surface only broken
by the ends of the supporting poles and
by the matched roots OF the drying
houses which stick up here and there
like little islands Underneath the
mats women were picking, and in
every way-side cottage those who
were not in the fields were busily
sorting and cleaning the leaves. There
are no large factories or firing-houses;
each family makes it's own brand of
tea, labelling it with some fanciful or
poetic name.-Alfred Parsons, in Har-
per's Magazine,
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The Origin of Tea.

It is difficult nowadays to imagine
how the Japanese managed to live
without tea; everybody drinks it at all
hours Of the day, and the poorest peo-
pie rarely get a chance of drinking
anything stronger, and yet it is, as
things went in old Japan, compare
lively recent introduction. Tea was
introduced with Buddhism from China,
and though some plants were brought
as early as the ninth century, it was
not much grown until the end of the
twelfth. Daruma, an Indian saint of
the sixth century, often represented in
Japanese art either crossing the ocean
on a reed or sitting monument of pa
thence with his hands in his sleeves,
was the father of the tea-plant. After
years of sleepless watching and prayer
he suddenly got drowsy, and at last his
eyelids closed and he peacefully slept.
When he awoke he was so ashamed OF
this pardonable weakness that he cut
off the offending eyelids and threw
them on the ground, where they in.
stantly took root and sprouted into the
shrub which has ever since had power
to keep the world awake. e.-Alfred Par.
sons, in Harper's Magazine.
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CELESTIAL supERsTIrIoNs.
Survival Of Ancient Prejudlces Against
Days and Numbers.

Survival Of Ancient Prejudlces Agninse
Days and Numbers.
Something OF the influence of an
cient astrology is shown in the popu-
lar belief that the rising and setting OF
Sirius, the dogstar, infuses madness
into the canine race. In our medical
prescriptions too, the old superstition
appears. The ornamental part OF the
apothecary's r is none other than the
sign OF Jupiter, under whose special
care medicines were supposed to have
been placed; and our nostrums are
still compounded under the symbol OF
Jove's protection. The letter itself
(recipe, ,-take) and its flourish mean
substantially this: 'Under the good
auspices of Jove, the patron OF
medicine, take the following goods in
the proportions set down" Some try
TO throw the responsibility for the
symbol r back on Raphael, but the
sum of evidence points to Jupiter as
its patron.
In America Friday is additionally in
good repute. Columbus sailed on Fri
day, and first discovered land on Fri
day; the Pilgrims landed on Friday,
and on Friday Washington was born.
Yet even in America, Notwithstanding
all these ''best accidents" flavor Of
misfortune attends the day and the
statistics OF travel and mercantile trans
actions for Friday show how wide
spread is the prejudice againstit.
Other days less generally maligned
are Gains birthday, the first Monday in
April; the Sd of May, called the dis
NAL Day" in the Highlands OF Scotland;
and December 81, when Judas hanged
himself. Apropos of Judas, the super
stition of unlucky thirteen probably
has its origin with that unworthy dis
ciplc. The i'll omen dates from the
Last Supper when thirteen sat at ia BILE.
One denied his Master and went out
and hanged himself, and since that
time,
Twelve grouped together fear another one."
A deep-seated prejudice obtains against
any given thirteen dipping together in
the dish, lest one fall victim to mis-
fortune before the end Of the year.
The existence of the defiant Thirteen
Club" in New York, which makes that
luckless number the pivot on which all
its doings turn, should do something to
dispel this time-stained superstition.-
Georgia Allen Peck, in Chautauquan.
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just tho Thing.

First Friend (of intending groom)-
Well, we'll have to give them present.
What will it be and how much shall we
spend?
Second Friend-I don't know. I'll 20
as deep as you.
First Friend-Let's send something
that will make big show for our
money.
Second Friend-All right. What's
the matter with load of hay?-Judge
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At the 9Oroala.

First Petticoat-What is the subject
of the debate this morning?
Second Petticoat-We are going to
try and find out who is the most aston
ished. Il sixteen-year-old girl when a
very wealthy man Of fifty proposes to
her. or the very wealthy man Of fifty
whom she refuses him--Truth.
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Use for the Small Bov.

Mrs. Watts-Mary Ann, these balus-
ters ssem always dusty. was at Mrs.
Johnson's after church, and her stair
rails are as clean and as smooth as
glass.
Mary Ann-Yis, mum. But she has
tree small boys.-Boston Home Jour
nal.
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She Understood.

Triend-If big wagon made 20
much noise that you couldn't hear
George when he proposed, how did you
know what he said?
Sweet Girls-By the movements OF
his lips.
That's wonderful! never could do
that in the world. What quick eyes
you must have"
"Oh, l couldn't Gee his lips. They
were too close for that IN. Y. Weekly.
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Mrs. Hale Gust married)-"Maria,
we will have eels as second course for
dinner" Maria-'How much ought
to get, ma'am?' 81 think twelve yards
Us sufficic mt, Vogue,
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That's q curious paradox" sale
Hicks. What is?" queried Hawkins
''Offer timid man affront, and he'll b,
taken aback "-Harpers Bazar.
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"A bill to abolish bull-fghting in
England was rejected by the house OF
csmmons in lsQ9
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HINDoo mythology is well fixed for
gods. There are said to be over s,oo0,'
900 Of them
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Cage ,,,t the 1at-
.;a.a window, looking into his cage,
u.II a'S;oh he was still mechanically
~ac;nr. w Then, as the first note o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30

The Union Signal announces the re-
tirement of its we'll known editor. Mrs.
Harriet B. Kells, who for three years
has conducted the contributed and
household departments. In the variety
and piquancy which she introduced
upon these pages as we'll as in her own
contri buttons her special gifts have been
displayed Her winsome personality,
devotion and enthusiasm in the white
ribbon cause have endeared her to her
coworkers in Chicago, who bid her god
speed in her future undertakings Mrs
Kells regretfully resigned her position
on The Union Signal in order to engage
IN business in the south, where the
climate is more conducive to her health.
She is located at present at Fort Worth,
Tex. We shall hope that her return to
the sunny south viii help the move
ment in that part Of the country, which
ought to take the lead IN the woman
suffrage movement. Boston Woman 8
Journal.