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THE BOOK OF JOB.
Careless Copying and jewish OrthodO,
Responsible for Much Disagreement.

Careless Copying and jewish Orthodoxy
Responsible for Much Dlsiiguremcnt.
Probably no portion of the Old Tesla.
ment has come down to us in so corrupt
a condition as the book OF Job. Parts
of it are jumbled together for all the
world as if they had been written on
small scraps of paper, which, the wind
having blown them asunder, were
joined together haphazard. Speaking
in the light of the important discover
les OF Prof. Bickell, who has devoted
the best years Of his life to it's study
lays it down that the disfguring
changes which the work has undergone
have twofold source-deliberate at.
tempts to blunt the sharp edge of the
authors criticism and render,the poem
palatable to Jewish orthodoxy by
means of considerable excisions and
still more considerable interpretations,
and the removal of later CLOSES from
the margin of the manuscripts to the
text in consequence of the carelessness
of copyists. The dates of these altera.
lions vary considerably; some of the
most important of them had been eff.
fected in the Hebrew original before
the poem was first done into Greek by
LXX.; others were introduced later on.
The latter category would naturally be
lacking in the Septuagint version,
which, had it come down to us in the
condition in which it left the transla.
tors hands, would have materially fur.
thered the work of restoration. I'm.
fortunately origen, acting upon the
gratuitous assumption that the missing
passages had formed part and parcel OF
the original text and were omitted by
the translators because they failed to
understand their meaning took them
from Theodotion and inserted them in
the SEVENTEEN version, merely distin.
gushing them by means of asterisks
These distinctive marks disappeared
partially or wholly, in the course of
time, and at the present moment we
possess but five manuscripts in which
they are to some extent preserved. -
Contemporary Review,
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FARM AND GARDEN.
A SENSIBLE OFFER.

How . Missouri Farmer Proposes to Be-
euro Good Roads. 81
Hon. John Walker, OF Howard coun-
ty, Mo-, ventilates plan which has
the merit of original ty and probable
feasibility also. Mr.. Walker says;
81 will give 81 per acre on every
acre OF land own toward the building
OF gravel road from Rocheport to
Jackman's mill. My farm consists OF
$50 acres-hence will take stock In
said road to the amount of f450.
will also give the same amount for q
gravel road from Roch eport to Ashland
church or from the church to Fayette.
..If we could get the farmers once In
terested in such an enterprise, 1t would
be but few years until we could have
the best roads in the west The build
ing Of these roads can be accomplished
with less cost in the long run than the
present system of road working is now
costing the farmer. 1t must also be
remembered that each individual who
pays in as much as 500 becomes o
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GARDEN CONVENIENCE.
How to Construct Combined Barrow and
Garden Cart.

How to Construct Combined Barrow aud
Garden Cart.
The illustration represents home
made garden convenience that has
variety OF uses. 1t can be used; as a
plain barrow, either end being fitted
for such use. as the wheels are placed
we'll inside the position Of the uprights,
thus throwing the weight of the load
upon the wheels, rather than upon the
handles 1t is also veritable cart to
be pushed or drawn as one may wish,
while 1t also serves handily as table
or bench when one is planting garden
and greatly needs some such arrange
ment.
To make of this an inclosed barrow
or cart, one may fit thin boards to the
uprights at the ends, and also ft light
strips to the sides in the position of
the dotted lines These strips can be
attached In moment by driving iron
staples in the outside OF the outer up
rights, left projecting far enough to
pass through slots in the strips, which
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are held securely in place by wooden
pins or keys, slipped through the pro-
jecting staples. The lower strip on
either side eau be hinged to the France
work II desired, to be folded down out
of the way when such side pieces are
not desired. Round iron is used for
braces and for the attachment Of the
wheels. The latter should have wide
rims, and may often be found in
sets in the heaps Of old iron, broken
machines, etc., 10 be seen about ma
chine shops, foundries and shops
where iron implements are sold. The
whole should be lightly but strongly
made, when this combination Of cart
and barrow will be found most serv-
iceable friend to the gardener. Webb
Donnell, in American Garden.
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had undergone the mysterious process
known only to the subtle promoter who
capitalizes small enterprise into u Co
lossal one by the hocus-pocus Of the
'street"
Never in his life had Mr.. Trott
claimed the society Of tho capricious
Miss Monroe on one Of those bright af-
ternoons but what Mr.. Messerschmidt
could be seen In his gorgeous turnout,
riding insolently alongside or else tax
ing the road, in manner even more
insolent, just in front This gentle
tleman,s presence was not only OBJ
truded upon them at these times. but
ne seemed to divine by diabolical in.
stsnct just when and where TO find
them together II Mr.. Trott took Miss
Monroe TO the theater, the other party
invariably had a seat nearby, which he
would change for one immediately
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Suddenly he threw his cigar from
him and exclaimed:
Hang It'll What do I care? Ill
hunt her up and call for the sole pur-
pose of showing her that"
His vehemence came to an abrupt
stop He started erect and listened.
like q man transflxed, to the sound Of
q soft, anxious voice In the other Office,
that was inquiring:
''Is this q lawyers Officer"
Eyes, madam" returned Mr.. Trott's
partner, affably "What can we do for
you?"
II wish to get divorce" said a
voice, more timidly still, and trembling
ON the verge OF tears my husband Is
wretch"
Mr.. Trott interrupted the speech,
radiant, precipitate, his voice vibrating
with unmistakable Joy.
"Alice!" he cried, a. he opened the
door with rush.
The young lady rose in establishment
at the figure before her.
us 1t possible?" she faltered.
He took her hand and drew her in
side his Office with gentle force, leav-
Ing HIS mystifed partner staring speech
lessly at the vacated chair.
what has he been doing to you,
Alice?" cried Mr.. Trott, holding her
hand and looking a. vindictive as q
Corsican. 81,
Hes been DESERVING me-" she said,
with faint hysterical laugh, but with
a relieved look In her eyes, like hunt
ed fawn that has found q protector.
what, that Misunderstanding moon
faced idiot"
-"Was horrid, despicable scoun.
drell" retorted Mra Messerschmidt,
with appropriate tact
And then while Mr.. Trott listened
and held her hand-she poured forth q
tale Of such heartrending cruelty that
he wept also
ibid you ever hear anything like it.
Wilber?' she asked, appealingly, con-
tracing his name as she used to dc
when he had pleased her.
Mr.. Trott replied with an impulsive
embrace and unexpected kiss.
"But am Mrs. Messerschmidtl" she
exclaimed, in demure alarm, drawing
from him.
'That's sol" said Mr.. Trott, soberly
"The disability will have TO be re.
moved before prior courtship can be
reinstated-ahem' By the way, Alice,
have you seen my new typewriter
uncovering the machine with mis-
chievous grin. What do you think Of
~"
ut doesn't look Us palatable as the
old one, Wilber." she said, laughing
and drying her tears
"But it isn't nearly as embarrassing,
he returned. "Your petition for abso
Lutte divorce shall be prepared upon j
without .alimonyl-for l wouldn'
touch q cent of his oleaginous money
confound him!'
"Just as you say, Wilber," she sale
resignedly. dropping her eyes with I
blush.
And Mr.. Trott's partner In the QUITE
Office took his eye from the keyhole AM
observed contentedly:
'Pisness is poomingr
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N
BU ALSO,

Not only " she he pos essei
Unconscious health,
Whefewith By fortune bIessed--
but also
Wealth.
Not only after riches strives
Each waking hour.
And wins, since fate contrives-
But also
Power.
Not only yuxrns the Joys to know,
As life goes past,
Which wealth and power bes tow,
But also
Caste.
Not only health, wealth, power, and caste
Came at breath;
Not OILY those. at last
But also
DEATH
Hunter MacCulloch, in Cosmopolitan.
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stakeholder in the road. In fact, stock
can be issued at 800 share, and will
venture the assertion that this money
will return larger dividend than in
any other way invested"
This has the right ring. 1t hits the
nail squarely on the head and shows
that Mr. Walker knows what he is
talking about Next to railroads, SUBJ
stantial and lasting public highways
are worth more to . country, includ-
ing both the farmers and the towns
men, than any other single investment
that could be made. The press and
citizens OF Missouri and Kansas should
take this question up and not cease agi-
tating 1t until the principal towns of
every county within the two states are
joined by lasting macadam or gravel
roads. kansas City Times.
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THE FINANCIAL SIDE.
How Col. Albert A. Pope Would Rails
Funds for Good Roads.

How Col. Albert A. Pope Would Raise
Funds for Good Roads.
During the past year thousands OF ar.
ticles on the subject Of the betterment
of the highways have appeared in the
newspapers of the country. The great
value and importance of good roads no
intelligent person questions. but how
to raise money to obtain them is diff
cult problem about which opinions
widely differ. ~
I beg leave to suggest in your col
umns q plan which l believe to be the
least burdensome and the most effec-
tual and equitable for providing good
roads. Let each state establish
graduated succession tax on legacies
and inheritances. Such tax might be
arranged as follows: On all estates
valued at SIC, 900 up to $1,000, 600, 1 per
cent. on estates over 1000, 00O and up
to q, OOO. 600, / per cent. on the first
81, OO0, 900, = per cent on the remainder;
on estates of over 5000, 600 up to slO,-
600, 900, per cent on the first 81, OOo,-
600, 2 per cent. on over that sum up to
IS, 900, 600 and per cent on 5000, 600
to SO, 900, 600. This general principle OF
| per cent. increase every additional
IS, GOO, 900 to be the fixed rate OF inheri-
tance and legacy tax. :
For example on an estate valued
at SO, 10000 the tax would be as fol-
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Although French women's legal and
civil rights are extremely circum-
scribed, it has always been advanced
in their favor that they are absolute
mistresses in their own domestic cir.
cles. Therefore it is with feeling al.
most amounting to CONSERVATION that
they learn that in the matter Of dis
missing servants it is the husband
alone who has the power. A case in
point came before the courts the other
day, and the magistrates ruled that
legally Q wife cannot dismiss her SER
wants without her lord and masters
consent-Chicago Tribune,
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and disclosing-not typewriter-but
tho meager and unsightly remains OF
some corned beef and cabbage on
which Mr.. Trott had been dining.
That had been Ave years ago, and
Mr.. Trott had not tasted dish Of
corned beef and cabbage since The
odor of that barbarous mixture used
thereafter to make him both sick at his
stomach and sick at heart-he, who
had once been SO fond Of 1t!
Messerschmidt married her that fall,
but Mr.. Trott had never called upon
them since the event.
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SHE MARRIED BOTH.
by JULIUS wEoEKIsD.


Copyright. 1924, by the Authorl
Mr.. Wilberforce Trott, lawyer, Of the
Arm Of Lunlenstein & Trott, was the
picture Of prosperity and contentment.
sitting in his office in the most luxuri-
ously- appointed Office building In town.
His private Office, where we find him,
was poem In hard wood and stucco,
but its spic and span cleanliness de-
noted It's newnesA In fact, Mr. Trott
had not always occupied quarters like
these. Indeed. a. hc sat In his rotary
chair putting the smoke from colo
RADIO maduro with sultanic air OF Jim
itless wealth, Mr. I'rott's elegant Sur
roundings bore the gloss OF weeks
existence and not day more. Not that
he wore the new conditions with any
the less grace on that account, how
ever Anyone. to have observed him
critically, would have acknowledged
the aristocratic repose OF his regular
features and the exquisite taste of his
fashionable apparel. But the fact re-
mains that Mr. Trott, q week before.
had been struggling young attorney
with an inchoate practice and an unre.
- 49,. 81. - .rch th;rgs M fair.
- 49,. h...,.,.,, ~ ,-v.r. into
well-fed barristers, the truth may as
well be admittcd-Mr. Trott had hit
tho races. The ten thousand dollar re-
s se o H. tha svsst which he az.
corp4l -. ,.,ands ,vss Tho hasls Of his
s1.s4 . -.s ,ws. IN reality n
~" hoy - .h.t Mount an n cluster at
w'nnAs =. s ..',sasa 49,, h,n.d snead he
aolses apoA ~. 80. .ha ,n,nrer crr.
~ ...l ', 800. ~ roo, worms For all
.S,s NJ T.ott ,yas bv no means a
. 49,, y III was Internationally a
-, 800 =, tolsnt who would he
$3.50 .ro,,, ona "a these davs and who
s.as.s, ,vhst - msant IN s.toil terribly y
~. - -. =. !. -. ana him
NC lcs"on s"ss ~. W w a,.....i,, aon-
~ wolA WIN .'s 4. .,.;s ,,,a 49, ,orth
Germs gu, .n..,ess - ..' ,. . noe.,nn
SoI MI - sss - nro,a.s,onai
' 49, sssa "a drsamilv as The smoke
vlcls.l.urss . as a. aS- -. h,onds hssd
sna .s, . a,a 49, 49, ,,,n TOGO ~ dars
S.s,th. Hssrsv snrmonnted Inv curling
,S.,.s - h,a.n "a tha teniar ewes
-. aar,hs ha haa onca celebrated
q. : s..,.,s o,ot-.,r With ths onin;on
-. H.. ..,.sr,.5 ~. olor,ss ~ a star.
IT, IT,. ,,,rht Hs had truly been des-
,.s~ataiv n love with Alice Monroe. n
$3.50. Nd hoo, tu,lv annrec,atad NV
.,,.t da,ntv ,;ttle desnot who not onlv
s 49, NJ, III h,s attentions In the way
- .,,.sts~ t,cLats hail. and houonets
~ ro,,..d a. mora All ~ these
sh,ras ma been the desna,r Of moor
vc,,rr NJ Trott who wondered how
II WINS ever to marry a rirl whose
trivial expenses per week exceeded bis
,rcoms II the bar per month. To rem.
der the situation even more poignant,
aha renentedlv declared that the man
sha ,narried would have to have money.
Tn her heartless opinion love In cot
taoa was unoualified bosh. Often he
ma exclaimed 10 the four walls Of his
dinrv room.
ssSha q vain. Haunting. extravaganza
and unworthy an honest fellows toll. y
IN sverv f,ne sunday afternoon. for
~ s,.aat saka IN had hired vellow
80. "a i.rna hlack horsa With :
100 .;L. az ccurss ~ emnire whose
ssnssoiorsd h.rnsss WAS the swslle.t
.h,rr that oracad the Clifton drives On
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The Secret Of Success.

The most important secret in success
full fruit-growing is this: The trees
should be fed with as much hberality
and care as the best of all the crops
grown in the fields. The demands Of
the tree are not only for the fruit, bat
for itself, the increased growth Of IL
taking from the land each year quite as
much Of the fertility Of the soil as q
crop Of wheat or corn. or course, it
will be admitted that only heal thfully
growing tree will bear full crop, and
doubtless the reason why trees bear
only alternate years is that the tree
itself takes the first contribution from
the SOIL and, this being imperative,
nothing Is left for the fruit in the Sec
ond year, the crop of the preceding
year, with the increase Of the tree, hay-
ing exhausted the land. And as the
mineral elements are mostly needed,
nothing else will. be SO useful as lime
applied freely tb the land Rural
VEOEtu
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The dairyman who permits his corn
fodder to get partly ripe or frost. bitten
before he cuts it up is the same man
who never gets around to do his hay
Ing until the grass Is mature.
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WHEN the ground II frozen hard is
the best time to move tree of any
size, taking it up with the earth and
moving all together
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In the French prisons religious in
struotion is provided for all inmates
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Driving on such highway makes lie worth
living]
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for Infants and Children.

"Castoria isso we'll adapted to children that
recommend 1t As superior to any prescription
known to me-" IL A. ARCHER, N. D.,
III So Oxford st., brooklyn, N. 7.
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HINTS FOR THE SUMNER.

Try and keep cool.
Do not got excited.
E1crtIon |, sood-Orcr crcrIloa Injurious,
Keep tho blood cool, we'll circulated aud
healthy,
Do not 60. ia. or heavy foods, bu, those that
will nourIsh aud not Ovcrhca,
Don't ca. unrIpO fruits or other uawhOlesonc
food.
Keep yourself clean, keep your homo clean,
and live in a clean uClchoorhood.
l!yOu feel heated. do not rrsort TO ley drinks,
bu, take u little pure medicinal whiskey in iced
water.
Rcmembcr that thcr Is but one pure medlcI.
nal whiskcy In tho market and that Is Duify's
furc Malt, and that Is the only kind tina, ean
safely DO depended upon durlug hot weather.
/, may DO that some pSoplc, possibly your
druggist or grocer, will tell you that there are
other whlskeys ''juSt rs good" liyou arc vito
yon viii not bcdeceiTcd, bu; insist upon having
that which IS puscSt, best, aud certain to DO you
good.
Hyou follow these COMMON sense suggestions
there Is no reason why you arc not through the
summer, FREQ from colds, summer complaints
md all the changes which surround us durlas
this irving time OF the year.
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THE nANKEns, CONVENTION
To aiect Mt Charleston To.morrow-Dele.
gilteA Lchyc To-day,

To Meet Mt NCiiurieston To'ruurrow-Delo.
gt'tea Leave, To-day.
Tho convention oil representatives Of
tho state banks OF West Virginia which
has been worked up by the bankers, will
meet In Charleston tomorrow. It Is
probable that all tho Wheeling banks
eligible to membership will DO repro.
sentcd, with tho possible exception Of
the Dank OF Wheeling. Mr.. Gibson
Lamb had intended 10 20, but othor
business may prevent HIS doing 80.
Tho Wheeling delegates will leayo on
tho moor train to-day over tho Ohio
River road. Mr.. p. b. Dobbins will rop-
resent tho Dollar Savings bank, Mr..
John Frow tho Exchange bank, Mr..
Robert Dalzell tho City bank, Mr.. J. A..
Millor tho Bank, OF the Ohio Valley,
Mr.. l. ]. Dayha the German bank, and
probably Mr.. W. A. Wilson tho Com
morcial bank aud Mr.. II. I. Behrons the
South Side bank. Tho other delegates
were not learned.
Tho convention hopes to be able to
Bystomatlze somo methods moro per-
tectly, and there arc several subjects OF
legislation which may DO brought to tho
attention OF the legislature Mt tho next
session. Most important OF these is tho
abolition OF days OF grace on notes. Al
most all the states have abolished this,
and 1t Is considered by most OF tho
bankers in line with aound business
policy to adopt tho change in West
Virginia also.
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MARTINS FERRY.
Hap, and DIl,hnp. In the Thriving City

---
uaps and olIshnps In the Thriving City
Across tho River.
R. A. Liudenuth, tho former health
officer in Martins Ferry. was elected to
this office las. night on the fourteenth
ballot, receiving four votes. The can.
didates wcrc Matthew Jones, s. F. Dean,
Pete Neal. Dennis Callahan. p. Cole
man, james F. Riley. Jerry Gilbert, ".
c. Hymes. Frank Brown. William II.
Bealle, W.. II. Hildebrand, Ruce Finbay,
Benjamin TeegardGn, 7. II. Stanton,
David Vennum aud others.
The new rooms Of the Y. NJ. G. A..
will DO opened with appropr,a, core
monies. The programme will consist OF
y quartette By Mrs. George Robertshaw,
Misses Blanche Wetherald, Jess Hip
kins and Lee Morris, recitations by
Misses Mary Davidson, Emily McCarty
and Mr.. Jones, Instrumental music BY
the Three rs" remarks, inspection Of
rooms, to be followed by d social,
Yesterday afternoon while Joseph
Williams, the grocer, wa delivering
goods he made n short turn and his
wagon upset, and he and his children,
Myrtle and Ernest, were thrown out.
Mr.. Williams and Myrtle were slightly
hurt and the wagon was somewhat
damaged.
The river division OF the G. &. P. rail-
road has been appraised at Sl6.5W per
mile, $500 less than last year. The sid
ings were appraised a. 5000 per mile.
Jason Hobensack, OF Martins Ferry,
who is in a drug store at Baltimore, will
be married May q to Miss Cassie Camp
bell, OF jersey City, n. J..
John Goodman was Yesterday awarded
the contract for the stone work Cor
George Speuce's residence, and will
begin work to-day.
Charles Smith, former secretary OF
the Buckeye clas. works. now in bust
ness in Pittsburgh, Kansas, is here on =
visit to old friends.
William Clark, Jerry Ebbe,s, George
Barr, aud D. K. ALEU- will attend the
6. 4. r. encampmeus At Canton
to-day.
Last evening Grant & Berger, the
Brown Front Cottage s~aloonists. were
tinedS25 and costs for selling on Sunday.
The Bethany college base ball club
will play two games in the Y. ". C. 4.
grounds here on Decoration Day.
Mr.. S. NJ. Williamswill move to Lima
about June l. where he is interested in
the Selt-Lit.irs Elevator works.
Mrs. George King was called to New
Brighton, Pa, yesterday by the illness
OF her daughter, Mrs. Elder.
Mrs. ". J. Morton, who has been on
the sick list for four months was out
yesterday Tor the hrs. time
Mrs. William Jones and her dsueh-
ter, Miss Viola, leave to-day to, visit
friends at Ellwood, Pa
Mr.. snd Mrs. Clen McCabe buried an
infant child at Mt Calvary yesterday.
Miss Carrie Schults. OF Dalton, is visit-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. c. Cochran.
Rev. David Updessat, OF vt. Pleas
ant, is very sick.
this spring.
s F. Dean is i'll.