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i was. Brother Bear, living on the uplands.
wanted a big rain; Brother Coon, who lived
: in the lowgrounds, wanted a little rain
Brother Fox wanted a tolerabe heavy
shower, and Brother Mink just wanted a
cloudy night to coax the frogs out. Some
wanted a freshct, some wanted q drizZle
and some wanted fog.
They wouldn't agree because they
couldn't agree continued Brother Rabbit
land finally they SUNK off 20 their homes
one at time So l didn't have to make
any rain at all"
But you couldn't have made it RAIN
said Sweetest Susan, placidly.
Il didn't say L could" replied Mr.. Rab-
bit. 81 told them I would make the rain
if they would agree among themselves"
but you took what they brought you?"
suggested Sweetest Susan in a tone that
was Intended for a rebuke
We'll" Mr.. Rabbit answered. you know
what the ola saying is-fools have to pay
for their folly. They might as well have
paid to pay somebody else. Tha1's
the way l looked at it in those days. /
don't know how I'd lock at it now. because
I'm not nimble footed as 1 used to be-
nor as full Of mischief
IF there had been many more fools in
your nashborhood." remarked Mr.. Thin
blefnger, YOU could have set up q grocery
store"
There was little pause, and then Mrs.
Meadows. looking around exclaimed:
Just look yon6er. viii your"
Chickamy Granny Crow mad two sticks,
and with these she was playing on an i'm
aginary fiddle Tickle AIy-Toes had the,
broom, and this. he pretended. was a banjo.
The two queer-lookirg creatures wagged
their heads from side TO side and parted the
ground with their feet just as though they
were making sure-enough music, and pres
emily Tickle-My-Toes sang this song TO a
very lively tune:
OH, LULLYNALOOl
IN up and I'll grin if you tickle my chin
And III sneeze if you tickle my nose;
I'll up and I'll cry if you tickle my eye
But I'll squeal if you tickle my toes.
ooh, grin with your chinnery in,
And snee4e with your nosery oze,
Ard cry with your Wipery eye.
But please don't tickle my toes!
I'll grin and Til sneeze. IN crv and I'll
sqUeal.
And scare you with QUICKEST and 'ohsr
You may tickle my head. you may tickle
my heel.
But please don't tickle my toes!
"Oh, grin with your innery chin.
And sneeze with your ozery nose.
And cry with your wipery eye,
But please don't tickle my toes!
'PH grin, tee-heer and I'll cry. boo-hoo"
And I'll snceze, fcky-chowi icxy-choser
And III sGueal just loud, on. Lullyma-
loOr
Whenever you tickle my toes"'
Buster John, Sweetest Susan and DrusiIla
laughed SO heartily at this that Chickamy
Granny Crow and Tickle-AIy-Toes didn't wait
to repeat the chorus of the song, but ran
away, pretending to be very much fright
ened- This made the children laugh stiu
more, and, for the first time they felt thor
oughy at home in Mr. Thimbletinger's queer
country.
ITO be Continued)
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LITTLE MR.. THIMBLEFlNGER
And His Queer Country-What the Children Saw and II
by JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS. lAuthor "Uncie Re,nuso

the convention on the hill. 1 went cut into
the porch, flung my red handkerchief over
, my taCe to keep the flies Off, and took my
afternoon nap, but still no word am from
the hill Then fell to laughing. and laugh
ed until | nearly cE0KeI myself
But what were you laughing az! buster
John inquired, with serious air.
Mr.. Rabbit paused, looked at the young
Ster solemnly and said, "Well, I'll tell YOU
I didn't laugh because anybody had hurt my
feelings. | just laughed a circumstances.
l sat and waited until the afternoon was
half gone, and then slipped up the hill to
see what was To he seen and hear what
was 10 he heard. Everything was
very quiet up there. Those who had gone
up there to decide what sort of rain they
wanted were sitting around under the pine
trees looking very sour and saying nothing.
The ground was torn up a little in spots,
and | thought I could see scattered aroGnd
little patches Of hair and little pieces of
hide. l judged from that the arguments
they had used We're very serious. / watched
them from behind the bushes a little while.
and then Brother Bear walked out into the
open and declared that any one who didn't
want the rain 10 be a trash mover was any
thina, but Il nice fellow. At this Brother
Coon who lived in the lowgrounds, re-
marked that any body who wanted anything
more than "a driz2le was not well raised at
all.
Then I soon found out what the trouble
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Dear Ch.ld-en-I don't expect many OF
You couiE guess what the picture Is that
heads our column today l do not intend il
for puzzle picture. so will tell You all
about it.
There are many good people in this world
who are always trying 10 help the poor.
and in tine city 81 New York is man
NAMED Ma than Strauss. who i very wealthy
and does = great deal Of good. Knowing now
many ..r1r children ami babies needed
good. pure milk AMI how hard Il l. to set
IL n a as, city. he has had berthS, or tents
put up in many PARIS Of the city. where
the poor can buy milk for I cent a glass.
and where they are too poor 20 even have
/ cent. then he gives the doctors. who are
on The hoard u health, tickets. which they
give to worthy families and they get the
milk that way
Thousands II Quarts 81 milk are drank
every day. and the booths are fun II people
All the time There are two people - each
booth 10 wait On the crowd. and they can
hardly serve Them. 1t is n Ereat sight To
Sc thc little babies in thcir mothers arms
hold ont their sttle hands for a cup 81 milk.
and the children. who can walk, running
20 get theirs. You. who have plenty Of nice.
fresh country milk. don't know how glad
theSe poor little children 10 get ore
little glass day. and not only the children,
but grown people. bug it. 4 large sign is
placed on the side OF the booth to explain
therc-GerTnau. Italian. Hebrew. Irish and
cur own people. and sometimes it Is a gay
scene.
Sometimes rs many thousand glasses
8 day are given out and during very hot
days the number is larger.
1 CUES ~ some OF yuu who see the cows
MIXED and drink the nice rich milk. cuuld
see what We POOR city folks have 10 drink.
ron would be sorry for Us. In the city they
want 10 make as much money - they can.
70 they put water with the milk 10 make
u 20 long ways. II looks blue like good
milk looks after Z Is strained.
Once there was = little city boy. who
had never seen any other sort Of milk. He
would SEE the m5lkman drive up every even
Ing and leave milk and at supper he would
have his glass of milk. and think il very
good. for H. had never tasted any other
kind But one summer his father took
him 10 the country for the first time. They
got there about noon. ard the little fellow
was delighted with everything he saw.
When supper time came and they gave
him "a glass of cool rich milk. he was de-
lighted amt after drinking a It.lc. he turn
ell 1T his father ami said: Papa. what
kind of milk is thisc" He told him cows
milk. Then he said very seriously. well.
Papa. J like COWS rsiIk a great deal better
than l 10 milk mans miiF' think the little
fellow was r.Eht, and you would too. If YOU
could taste city milk. AUNT SUSIE.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement aud
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adaptins the worlds best products to
the needs OF physical being, Will attcs:
tire value to health OF the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Us excellence is due TO It's presenting
in tn. form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive effectuaIiy cleansing the system,
aispei,ing colds, Headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval OF the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
Jews, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and i is perfectly tree from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Eigs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but Il is man
ufactured 10y the California Fig Syrup
CO. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
sccept any substitute il offered.
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lighted, 1894, by the Author.
PART Y


PART X.
Mr.. Rabbit as Etsiinmaker.
81 hope it won't rain" said Sweetest
Susan, "for then the spring would fill up
so we couldn't get out, and we should get
wet down here"
'Oh, no." replied Mr.. Thimblefnger, "the
water is never wet down here. 1t is a little
damp that is ALL
'Well, that is enough. I am sure re-
marked Mr.. Rabbit. ut is enough to give
me the wheezes when 1 fist get up in
the morning. and it is not at ali comfort
able. / can tell you"
There is one funny thing about springs"
said Mrs. Meadows, mo matter how much
it rains, they never get any fuller. They
may run a little freer. but they never get
any fuller Speaking OF rains" she contin-
ued, turning to Mr.. Rabbit and laughing
"don't you remember the time you set your
self up as a raInmaher?"
Mr.. Rabbit chuckled so that he bent near
ly double.
II don't remember that" sighed Mr..
Thimblefnger. You two have more jokes
between you than you can shake a stick
at. That comes Of me being small and puny.
Tell us about ii, please"
Mr.. Rabbit fingered his pipe-a way he
had when he put on his think cap, as Mrs.
Meadows expressed it-and presently said
Its not such joke after all. but I'll
let you judge for yourself. Once upon a
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= Triumph of Courtesy

From The Chicago Record
Pete" said the undertaken who had
been induced to come to the mining town
on a guarantee that the place was thriving
and would keep him well supplied with
trade, pete, I'm goin' bca1 east. L haven't
had a case since I've been mere. and if
stay any longer I'll go broke"
'Well, that's all wrong" said the mayor
of the town, as he placed two revolvers in
his hip.pockets and started toward the
door. You jest wait a while. 1t amt
never goin' to be said Rocks Gulch went
back on it's duty TO a pore man, You bet on
that
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When Baby was SICK VIC gave her Castoria.
When she was n Child, she cried for Castoria-
VIXEN she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
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Grace Bone. Arli1 .taa. Tcun.-I am a merry
sc'..H1. Eiri. vi~nsi. rs ium your happy hama. I
live I1 4a-urIiu .t.c rss7ss Soc ttcl. tHe Lunis
xr.s ILd y t-lests railroad. abuut twenty five
Ci..t~ --<t pi Memphis.
~ i.,.rs,s- % "a -s-'i walking distance from the
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W aissi i-sr e great many aoweTs. my father
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close. wishing a lew correspondents from
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John w Narflaman ana Talmace L Brown Mt
Olive. Als--W-ii. COUSINS. how many a: You arc
going tu s.huui- We hope ghat you an are ia
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when. and Vherc. did Columbus diee
How many generations fTutn Adam To Christ?
How many wears from 4 dam unto Nuah's Hood?
We wouid lIke a lew correspondents, either sex.
Agc thirteen
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Mamie Todd. Crycr Creek. Texas.-Having just
finished reading the cousins letters ia the last
Constitution. there b ing two which / would like
T. reply "a. and - I would like t. receive some
advice ITor the cousins, or any who may read
This. wall now carry out INV intentions
1 would like f1s some one 20 suggest sOmetf' ne
for interesting Indifferent sunday school
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Fannie A.. Thomas, Loves Lake, La have
been silent but constant reader of The Censti:u-
ticn for awhile. My grandfather, y. #. Thomas,
talces YOUR paper. and likes IL very much.
NV grandfather and father both farmers
and raise corn, cotton, oats and great many
other things
live III the beautiful hills of north Louisiana.
How many cousins are there that like 20 over
the hills and hunt wild flowers and then stay in
the shade If some pretty tree? There are lots and
lots of wild flowers here.
We live ON the banks of Lake Bsteneau. IL is
very low now. 1 do all my grandmothers milking
milk six cows. 1 have been with my grandpa
rents all nv life. | nave four sisters and two
brothers. and am the oldest. NJ li,tle baby sis
ter is one Of the sweetest babies that ever was Is
nearly seven months old.
III any OF the cousins would like to have some Of
my flower see :, / VIII exchange them for silk,
velvet or calico scraps. am making me quilt
thu must not have any two pieces alike in the
whole quilt.
| have lots of pets. How many of the cousins
like 10 read Little Mr.. Thimhlcfinger?" had
rather read continued stories than anything else
Would like to correspond with some OF the girls.
Age thirteen.
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a. g. Davis, Palma Sofa, Fl3.--'fhe little letters
OF the many cousins Of The Constitution have in
tcrtslcl mc vc;y mach fur long umc. have
often felt Inclined 80 JOIN them. but am. timid
about WIRING, Tor lear my letter would IAN 20 m
teTtsi sslu enough 20 glgc IL a corner.
lave tu tine Shore 81 Palma sofa Fay. and have
great IUn bathing IN the salt water, gathering
ia lis fishing. sailing. etc. I have considerable
lie ID IA doing an this. Tor hay" one fun sister,
one. sep ~istrr. and four -Tep brothers.
We have our work to do each day, hut find
tiin, lur u. ~ step brothers 90 FISHING near
IL every day N.tie ! .in writing they salt
iuc over three hUnaTtu i-h for marlStL that they
caaght TO-DAY. / have more shat L would like To
write alptt. hut viii wait awhile.
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A COLLECTING Fad.

Collections are present day fad. One
eccentric young woman has one of the
oldest fancics, which is that of collect
ing wishbones. She has n vast assert
ment strung about her own room and
any number Of others put away in boxes
Among them are those of particularly
large and particularly small birds, in
Guiding one Of u humming bird. There
might be easily prettier ideas than this.
One girl, who spends much of her time
abroad, is making a study of silver
boxes. Another buys brocades, and still
another odd and beautiful lamps. All
these serve some after purposes of beau
tifying, but the wishbones are only
queer. philadelphia Press.
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Invention Of the Fan.

The poets of the Celestial empire at
tribute tine invention Of the fan 10 one
Of their enpcrCrs-Wu Wang-who
reig;iou II centuries before the Chris
tian era The first fans were made of
bamboo only, but IN time feathers end
silk were used with good effect, and old
writers pompously describe the imperial
chariots decorated with these emblems
of power on all state occasions. 1t was
only at the beginning of our era, how
ever, that a Chinese fanmaker beat
plates of gold until they were as thin
as locust wings" and applied them on
both surfaces of screen fans, which he
further decorated with paintings of
birds, beasts and fabulous monsters.
wherein he set glittering bits of mica.
The folded fan, long unknown in China.
is said to have. been imported from
Japan in the tenth century, when it be-
gan to replace screen fans. New York
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THE GREAT RESCUE.
PEACEFUL DEATH AND BLlS6FUL
ETERNITY COST NOTHING.

Rev. DIR. TalmaGe breaches Another Re-
marEable Sermon Through the rrcss
Historical Faith and Faith In the Rock
of Ages-The Lamp Above the Grave.
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The only SaUt7Gs Bank Which has Every Dollar or
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ITO those who absolute than
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CARROLL S. PAGE, President.
E. NJ. MCFARLAND, Vice-President.
G. A. KNIGHT, Treasurer.
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that But cheaper than that you can
have IL. Ten Thousand dollars? Less
than that Five thousand dollars? Less
than that One dollar? Less than that.
One farthing? Less than that. with
out money and without price No
money TO pay. No journey to take. No
penauce to suffer. Only Just one decisive
action r ,he soul, believe ON the Lord
Jesus CHRIST, and thou shalt be saved. !"
Forgiven and safe.
Shall try to tell you what it is to be
saved? cannot tell you. No man, no
angel, can tell you. But l can hint at
it, for my text brings me up to this
point, "Thou shalt be saved" 1t means
a happy life here, and peaceful death,
and blissful eternity. 1t is a grand
thing to go to sleep at night, and to get
up III the morning, and to do business
all day feeling that all is right between
my heart and God. No accident, no
sickness, no persecution, no peril, no
sword, can do me any anent dam
age. l am forgiven Of God, and
he is bound to see me through. He has
sworn he will see me through. The
mountains may depart, the earth may
burn, the light of the stars may be blown
out by the blast Of the Judgment hurri
cane, but life ard death, things present
and things to come, are mine. Yea,
further than that, it means a peaceful
death. Mrs. Hemans, Mrs. Sigourney,
DR.. Young and almost all the poets
have said handsome things about death.
There is nothing beautiful about it.
When we stand by the white and rigid
features of those whom we love, and
they give no answering pressure Of the
hand and no returning kiss of the lip,
we do not want anybody poetizing round
about us. Death is loathsomeness &Hj.
midnight and the wringing of the heart
until the tendrils snap and curl in the
torture unless Christ shall be with us.
confess to you an infinite fear, con-
Stunning horror of death unless Christ
shall be with me. | would rather go
down into Il cave of wild beasts or a
jungle of reptiles than into the grave
unless Christ goes with me. Will you
tell me that l am to be carried out from
my bright home and put away in the
darkness? l cannot bear darkness. At
the first coming of the evening l must
have the gas lighted and the farther on
in life | get the more | like to have my
friends round about me.
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