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BENEATH THE cHIMNEYs TALL

Where spiders stretch their silv'ry webs 70
compass bout their prey;'
Where mice hold wanton revelry all night till
rosy Gay:
Where trees and clouds are erer near: where
people seldom call.
There dweils very funny world, beneath the
chimneys tail.
Thcse tigers. bears and elephants abide for aye
tc peace:
Tho lion nines his tawny length beside the
lambs white fleece;
And woolly dogs there are that never bark OF
bite at all,
And blue-eyed China pussy CATS beneath the
chimneys tall =
A chestnut cob with winding horn stu at the
saddle bow.
Who's won the brush 10 many chase. no more
the field may know:
Two legs are on, his tail q gone, his nose
Clipped by a fall
Hes pastured In the meadow lots. beneath the
chfmneys tall
And horrid war has left its marx in this ~
cluded place;
4 score Of soldiers headless LEA captain in
gold lace;
The deadly black.mouthed cannon piece that
sent the fatal ball
II falling sadly to decay. beneath the chimneys
tall
Fair waxen DANES with faded cheeks and
gowns of silver sheen
Dwell sadly now upon the days OF glory they
have seen:
And gentlemen who once were first at tourna-
ment and ball
Have all retired TO private life beneath tho
chImneys tall
Old drums that never moro win drum and
horns that win not blow.
Flags that forever more are furled, steamships
that win not 60,
With trains of cars and blocks enough to build
. Chinese WALL
Are gathered all within the space beneath the
chimneys tall
Where spiders stretch their silv'ry webs 70
compass bout their prey:
Where mice hold wanton revelry all night TIL
rosy day:
Where trees and clouds are ever near; where
people seldom call.
There dwells very funny world, beneath the
chimneys tall
Edith X. Stokely, in Banner Of Gold
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NOT TO BE OVERCOME.
How Stonewall Jackson Became . Public
Speaker.

How Stonewall Jackson Became q Public
Speaker.
A remark of the Rev. DR.. White that
''in our country the man who can
speak multiplies himself by FIVE" made
q great impression upon jackson, and
he resolved to become a speaker. Like
most of the graduates Of West Point
he was totally unskilled in oratory.
He had never made speech in his life
and was remarkably difiident. But he
had determined to succeed, and his
iron will prevailed. well remember
his first effort On anniversary occa-
sions of the literary societies of Wash
fngton college, the students were in
the habit, ut the close of their exer-
cises, of calling upon invited spectators
for speech, and would continue their
noisy demonstrations until the perse-
cuted guest rose to make some reply.
At the time referred to, many gentle
men were called upon. and among the
rest Maj. Jackson He rose with de-
termined aspect, and never did resolu-
ton sit more grandly upon his brow
when charging battery than it did
on that night. But his health was
poor and his nerves unstrung, and he
betrayed much embarrassment. The
town paper, in describing the exer-
cises, referred to the nervous speech of
Maj. Jackson, coarsely and unfeelingly
putting the word nervous" in italics
jackson, however, persevered. He
Joined the Franklin Debating society.
an institution that had been in exist
ence over fifty years. and had enrolled
in its membership some of the ablest
men in Virginia. He succeeded in
making an impressive, but never a
ready or an eloquent speaker. On one
occasion DIR. White called upon him to
pray in public. He was SO much con-
fused that DIR. White told him, some
days afterward. that he would never
require SO unpleasant a task of him
again. He replied that it was cross
to him to pray in public, but that he
had made up his mind to bear it, and
did not wish to be excused. He per-
severed, and became very fluent and
easy in public prayer. think that his
conduct in this case was partly due to
q determination which he had made in
carly life to conquer every physical,
mental and moral weakness OF his IA
ture. As an illustration of this lie
once told me that when he was small
boy it was necessary to put mustard
plaster upon his chest and his guard
ian mounted him on horse to go to
neighbours house, so that his mind
might be diverted and the plaster kept
ON. lie said that the pain was so dread
full that he tainted soon after dis
asked if he had left it on
In order to obsy his guardian. He an
swered no; it was owing to feeliues
40 had from early childhood not to
yield to trials and difficulties Gen. D.
4 Hill. in Century.
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SURE PROOF.


How . Husband Was Convinced of HIa
Condition tho Previous Night.
The Rev. Thomas Murphy, temper.
ance orator, related the following story
at a prohibition meeting in Worcester,
Mass, recently:
A man once came home at two or
three o'clock in the morning, and his
wife, who was waiting for him and
ready to jump on him, finally induced
him to say that he would sign the
pledge. The man meant to keep his
word. but he went into q saloon to see
man and when he went home as
night he stopped 1t the gate and took
out his night key. thinking he was at
the door. His wife saw him and took
him in the house and tried to get him
to go to bed, but he had what you
might call an oratorical Jag" and she
had hard time overit But finally he
went to bed and to sleep When he
woke up in the morning he did not
recollect anything about the flag" OF
the night before. He put on q bold
front and went downstairs. His wife
met him as he came down, and said to
him reproachfully:
'.You promised not to drink any
more
'And I am happy to inform you that
have kept my promise, :" said the man
with unblushing effrontery.
George" said his wife, '.you were
very drunk, for you tried to open the
gate with your latchkey."
20, l think you are mistaken; this Il
hyperbole."
"And as you came into the parlos
You stumbled and nearly fell over
flower in the carpet on the floor"
This is not true"
"And fly was ON the wall, the last
fly of the fall, and you said, pointing
to it: I guess viii hang my coat and
hat on that nail over there"
You must have been dreaming
mot at all, for here Is so gold
piece you gave me yourself to buy .
new bonnet with"
II do remember part of that
''And you insisted on seeing your
mother-in-law. You wouldn't 20 to
bed before you saw the old lady, and
when she came Downstairs you put
your arms around her and said: |
.Mother-in.law, you shall never Leave |
this house,"
did do that?''
Yves, all of it,
Then must have been very drunk. y
-Chicago Tribune
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THE ARIsTocRATlc ORCHID.

A Large Library Scarcely Comprises This
Flowers Lore.
Fifty years ago these plants were
hardly known except to students of
botany, and now the species in Gull
tivation number something like two
thousand, with countless varieties and
sub-varieties. while collectors are ex-
ploring every accessible Jungle and
forest of the tropics for novelties, and
under the hands of expert hybridizers
new forms are appearing with rapid
ity which battles every attempt to keep
a record of them. Admiration for them
has become the fashion, and their Gull
tivation has become passion. Some
of them are still rare and costly as dia-
monds; others, which were once quite
as precious, are now displayed in every
florists window. The literature of
cultivated orchids would already make
large library, and there are journals
in several languages devoted to them
exclusively, most of them illustrated
with pictures drawn and colored with
consummate skill. Millions of dollars
are invested in them, and the money
value of a single private collection in
this country is at least quarter of q
million dollars, while the plants in
one commercial establishment are
worth still more. OF course the prices
which individual specimens command
bear no relation to their beauty when
judged by the ordinary canons of taste,
and plant which brings thousand
dollars at auction may differ SO slight
ly from varieties that are sold by the
dozen for the production of market
lowers that only the trained eye OF
the connoissenr can detect the pecu-
liarities of habit and form, or can
appreciate the purity of color, or the
richness of marking, which makes ii
unique or rare. As with other objects
priced by collectors. the value of such
plant is enhanced by the comforting
assurance that no one else, or at least
only few of the elect, can share with
its owner the joy OF possessicn.-Scrib
mar
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thing where leave it! I'm going to
take 'em to town this afternoon. Where
are they?"
Molly went to the stove, and, lifting
the cover, said calmly: Here are their
ashes"
Dick looked at her for one moment
In a dazed, uncomprehending way;
then, as the truth flashed upon him,
his face grew white with wrath. He
turned and strobe out of the house,
slamming the door behind him till the
very windows ratified. II he had been
q club man, or of q stratum lower than
his own, he would have vented his an
ger in oaths But Dick Doolittle, nur-
tured by Christian parents, reverencing
at least the letter of the law, only
slammed the door.
Molly was awakened by the ringing
blows of an ak. When Dick came in
to breakfast Abner anne with him.
Dick was saying: well. we'll use that
crosscutsaw and make quick work with
the old logs They say confession's
good for the soul, and nights well
confess that I've been letting Molly
lift the heaviest end"
He stopped and caught up Jessie,
lifting her high above him, and then
dropping her gently into her chair at
the table. Molly turned and looked at
Dick, and as long as he lived he remem-
bered that look, with thrill and heart
warmth that words alone could never
give.-Woman's Journal
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AMERICAN CHARACTERISTICS.
Lesson From People Who Visited the
Exposition mt Chicago.

4 Lesson From People who Visited the
Exposition ut Chicago.
At the close of the worlds fair, an
cnterprising western newspaper re-
quested large number of representa-
tive Americans, authors, artists, scien-
tific and mercantile men. to state brief
ly in it's columns what had most inn
pressed them in the great exhibition.
The replies are interesting, because
they probably express the opinion of
all classes of the American people upon
a single point, thus betraying uncon-
sciously the tastes and character of
the nation.
Nearly two-thirds of the writer's de-
clared that the American people were
themselves the most impressive exhibit
in the wonderful worlds city; their
very general lack of culture; their ig-
norance of art; their singular courtesy;
their anxious, somber gravity, and
self-respecting, easy good humor; their
stalwart well-fed bodies, and finely
cut, decent honorable faces; all these
traits were noted with eagerness and
keen perception. Not single member
of this jury. however, found the pic
lures or statuary the most interesting
part Of the exhibition, which proves
that the favorite study of the Amer lean
as yet is man, not art
Another curious fact was that each
man was interested in something out
side of his own occupation or special
knowledge. A well-known electrician
found keenest delight in the rose
island, while an equally well-known
naturalist was most impressed by the
great Krupp cannon. 1t was an indi-
cation Of the many-sidedness of the
American mind.
An English blacksmith makes q
horseshoe and nothing else; but the
Yankee blacksmith conceives a plan
for his garden, or suggests, while he
beats the iron, platform for the party
that is to meet in convention to nomi-
nate the next president
Another national trait was limited in
the somewhat dogmatic complacency
with which the opinions were stated
The jurymen did not say, II found the
Court of Honor the most impressive,
etc." but 1.-THE Court of Honor scas the !
most impressive, ETC.; habit of speech
which does not conduce to our popu-
larity among nations
Another American characteristic was
shown in the cordial approval which
was almost universal. We are genial,
friendly, easily pleased people.
One writer, however. found in the
vast scene of enchantment to which
every nation had sent its gift of worth
and beauty but one thing to remem-
Ter; the disorderly papers and frag-
ments of luncheon scattered at noon
about the grounds.
Even this kindly nation has its grum-
blers, who would only see the mildew
on the peach. or listen to the false note
In an angels song.
There are lessons to be learned from |
the comments on the fair by those who
could not see the great OBJ
ject lessons of the fair itself Youths
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. bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked woman; a
woman with the look of one who can
both plan and accomplish large things.
"Well?" she questioned.
II want dinner early" he said "l'm
going to town this afternoon. Abner'll
be here. too. set him to blowing in
the south lot this morning"
But Dick, you're not going of
without cutting the wood?" called Mol
~, as he took mp the gun he had stood
against the fence, and. whistllng to
his dog. sauntered across the field.
''Dick!" she called again; but he did
not turn or look back; and Molly,
catching up the baby girl that was
clinginR to her dress. ran lightly down
the steps and around the corner of the
house to the wood-pile
There were several big logs that Dick
had hauled from the woods just after
New Years, when he was turning
over a new leaf" Against the saw
horse idly leaned the ak and the saw,
like old cronies that were trying to
wink at the gudeman's sins of omis-
sion. But not stick of wood ready
for the stove was anywhere visible.
WELL" said Molly, I'm sorry, but it
must be done" The song of robin
futtered out upon the air-such q tri-
umphant burst of melody that the
baby clapped her hands and laughed.
"Oh." said Molly, little Robin sings
as il he was glad to get back home
again. doesn't he, JessieY'
Such q wonderful morning II was!
Everything seemed to be rejoicin g in
the new awakening OF ma ture. Far
of, in the shadows of the woods, and in
some sequestered fence corners, Molly
could see the snow-drifts that still
fingered, as II 10th to leave such
glad. beautiful earth.
But there was work waiting to be
done, and only one pair of hands to do
It They were strong, resolute hands,
and Molly hurried back into the house,
setting herself to the tasks before her
with the def fingers and wise fore
thought that always seemed to work
such miracles In her homely world.
Little Jessie followed her about, watch
ing with grave, sweet eyes while her
mother SKINNED the cream from the
long row OF shining pans In the milk
room and prepared the mornings
churping. Then, while she churned
and the little ono quietly amused her
paign: or. rather reinforced har cor-.
ACE for the attach .lrsadv r,.nrsd
with reasons that seemed 70 hsr nth
strong and inst The chrrn,rr aon.
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the infant Christ And, In all the years
10 come, when never again that sunny
head could rest upon her breast, there
must always remain this blessed re-
membrance. Though, like Paul, she
might be in perils often" aye, though
even 1.-THE sword might pierce her own
SOUL" no deepest sorrow. no sharpest
trial, could ever rob her of this sacred
memory.
When Jessie had fallen into tho
sweet, undermining slumber of child
hood. Molly laid her gently upon her
bed, and. opening the door into the Z.
ran quickly up the back stairs into the
attic. From the crossbeams overhead
hung great braided punches of sweet
corn. kept for seed The air was redo
lent Of pennyroyal, mint and sweet
fern. Molly crossed the large, unfin-
ished room and stopped before a pile of
ax-helves They were of seasoned
hickory and showed careful workman
ship. Dick had hewn them out during
some of the stormy winter days, In
tending to sell them at his leisure. He
had shown not little pride in the sue
cess of his work, and had exhibited
them many times to admiring friends.
about as good a job. guess, as those
hammers of Maydole that they cry up
So" he said sometimes, feeling that by
this unusual effort and accomplish
ment he had cancelled many short
comings.
"Poor Dickr' said Molly to herself,
STOPPING to pick up one of the ak
helves Poor Dicki It's such pity
his mother hadn't taught him that mo
man liveth or dieth unto HIMSELF then
this lesson wouldn't have been needed
Maybe, though, this strain of selfish
ness is something he takes from some
old ancestor, and such traits are slow
in coming to the surface sometimes
But, there! I've no time to climb
genealogical trees This is much more
like cutting one down AS Parson
Tremalow would say: It's foreor-
dained.' That's it, l guess, and not
SO difficult to understand, either Dick
has certainly been q free AGENT there
was nothing to keep him from cutting
the wood. I've been patient, too, till
he really makes capital of my pa
thence, and expects me to manage
somehow I've cut the wood myself,
and even gone out into the woods
gathering sticks. like the poor
widow in the Bible. I've tried
giving HIM cold dinners, and he
only sulks and goes off hunting.
Yes, it must be done" Molly
picked up the other ax-helves, and
ran downstairs and out to the wood
pile No Dick in sight and time to be-
gin getting dinner. Far off in the
woods she could hear the sound of his
gun. One ax-helve after another was
laid across the sawhorse and deity |
sawed into lengths suitable for the |
stove, for experience had been an ex-
acting teacher.
When Dick and Abner, the hired |
nan, came into dinner they found 1t |
Ill ready. smoking hot, upon the ia
Die.
"Well," said Dick. 'Tm tired; such |
! race as had after that rabbit, and
ost him, after ailr' He ate quickly,
and said. as he pushed back his chair:
You can harness, Abner; I've got
,ther things to see to-" A moment
lfter Molly heard him climbing the
back stairs and creaking across the at
jc floor He came down in hurry,
linging open the door: ''Where's them
'x-helves? Strange 1 can't ind any
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PuNcENT PARAGRAPHS.


Men are generally more careful 81
the breed of their horses and dogs than
Of their children. -Penn
Church Organist Ito applicant for
position of organ pumper) Have you
ever had any experience?" Applicant
-"Vell, rather; used to be milk
MANN. Y. Journal
-"You are going to try your hand
at skating. are your said the Rev. DIR.
Thirdly when he met Freddy Fan9le,
going toward the pond. mo. sir; GO
ing to try my feet at it," replied the
boy.-Harper's Bazaar.
How do you like the dressmaker
sent you tor I'm afraid she's not
first-class." ''Why?' "Well, she al
lowed me to make suggestion with
out losing her temper."-Inter Ocean.
"A Protracted CONGRATULATIONS
-'What did your wife say when you
got home last nightY' Smith-.Whst
did she say? My dear fellow. it would
take me three hours to tell you half of
what she said. Texas Siftings.
-"Quick, quick, come on; there must
be an awful fight or some other trou-
BILE over east" But the police officers
are all running west" Eyes, that's
how l could locate it so quickly.
Inter Ocean.
How They Kept Her.-Mrs Kings.
ley-"You certainly have q splendid
cook, but 1 thought you said she was
going to leave you" Mrs Bings-"She
was. But l decorated her room with
policemen's uniforms brooklyn Life.
"A Mean Trick.-.It was mighty
mean of him." what wasp 1--WE were
talking Of good dinners. and took him
to certain restaurant just to show
him what good dinner is like. When
we finished, the cad expected me to
foot the bill!"-Truth.
"A Slight Difference.-De Borer-
'Yes, Miss Amy, I'm going to join the
Sons of the Revolution. Miss Pros
pect-"You mean the Sons of the Evo-
luton, do you not Mr.. De Borer?'-
Brooklyn Life.
UNFOLDING the Faith. = Sunday.
school Teacher-"Tommy. / was
shocked to hear you swearing SO dread
fully at that strange boy as came in"
TOMMY couldn't help it, ma'am.
He was making fun of our kind of re-
ligion. Chicago Tribune.
did the cooking main take place?'
YES" (which side won?'' 'Ours."
why, heard that the other side won
and that all of your birds were killed
but one" That's true" "Then how
did you win?' 1--WE claimed fowl"
--Norristown Herald.
Rules are now printed at Phillips
Exeter lin circular form" When DR..
Gideon L. Soule ruled in his strength,
1t was his custom to make this an
at the beginning of the
school year: Gentlemen, there are
no rules at Exeter until they are
broken. boston Journal.
The father of the twin babies had |
been left temporarily in charge of |
them. At the end Of half an hour he !
"Angeline," he called out |
10 his wife, in voice of agonizing |
protest. you'll have to come and take
,ne OF these boys. No man can serve
two mastersr' Tribune.
will Kiln Anything.-F German
am inclined to doubt the
'ep6rt that an American scientist has
xilled cholera bacili with tobacco
imoke. have tried it and failed"
second German Scientist-"Ah! But
,ou did not try it with an American
.igarr-Puck.
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--Genuine.-Harry-"Do you believe
Miss Pinkley's complexion is the real
thing?" Kittie-''Well, it ought to be;
IL cost four dollars an ounce "-Detroit
Free Press
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-Willie-"Aunty, what do they call
the man who hunts up the taxes?"
Aunt Sarah -"Taxidermist, Nv course,
beca'se he skins everybody. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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II is said that the contentment OF
the poor in Japan is the result of the
spirit of politeness which pervades all
ranks of the Japanese people. Rich
and poor are all courteous, and it ID
impossible to distinguish employer
from laborer by their behavior. This
politeness results from genuine kind
ness, and it settles all problems be-
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Parker wonder you keep your
Office in building like this Any ono
can see it isn't safe. Has the atten-
ton of the building department ever
been called to it?
Barker-O, yes! think they looked
into tho matter once, and found out
how the landlord vote& Puck
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The smallest hair throws its slsdr
Dw Goethe.
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Chief Buchanan Of the b
- Agriculture wished Il pui
b cut and grind feed for
stock on exhibition and If
ether Windmill Cal 10
up outnts nhey would |
and trisd 10 prevent Us I
bad . rsgular erDsniEal
Tor nghting ~, held M
tnsus and appointed eezhr
tsss and for weeks cccl
~ . great deal Of their =
ewu time and that 81 ~
thew orld's Fair On
CHS trying 10 pre-
vent ~ from ogoe9- \
Ing ons, and cur
eutnt We sctuAl-
ly torn down ard
wrecked ons svens =
ing after dAsk, b.
tore Il vas eomp,st.
-. BY PARTED Who ~
pailed Il over with areps.
NJ. Buchanan sent
Chisf OF STAFF. }. A. Green,
with . ecmmittss IT the
kieksrs 10 80 ~, and In :
his presence, TIE Prss. 1t
The Aer motor Co. offered :
10 psy freight, or express-
Aes on 0esred eutnis 4
that any other wind.
mill exhibitor would
put up and to furnish
KILLED erection to erect
then in order TO have
sonssshfng with which
10 compare the Aermo. u
Tor In practical work. n
This they would nos do
Tor the reason thns The
steel gsarsd nifls ether
than ksrmokors on en-
hibition WIRE expert.
mental and Il wss well =
k,sswn that the Taft. ~
Asrmotsr would Do ~
more wsrk than any
1e-ft. wooden wheel. N
A. u was, tie ouf6t ~
here repfessnfed Was \
the enly power mill
put up TOR pubiis
use, end Il never ~
cut Il order IN the
slightest particular, vi
though eDorstsd By A/U
unfnmiliar hands. "
n heviH0 1ssls u
- ussd h sSd1s w
eGs1 ~ 6oseG1 ~