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bunglcd 40 shall havo to toll you tho
truth. or you'll think it's something
worse than 1T is; but first you must
promise mo you won't tell any Of your
family, Dickey."
Dicky looked astonished, but mover
thclcss gave tho promise with tho
Eroatos alncrit!v; and thon Betty told
tho story of h'r 18th OF July plnn, and
why she hal rnlinquishod it.
'As if my people would caro- because
you celebrated victory gained over
us morn hundred years ago; I'd
liko to hear what my inthor'd sny to
this" laughed DIckcy
"But You're not going to tell him
You promised not to tell any of your
fnmily,' cried Betty in alarm.
"And I'm not going to break my
promise; but know they'd fc just
ns | do"
"No. you don't know. They might
tnko 1t ~ Ammo said thcy would.
Ammo knows moro about tho world
thnn you or |. Ammo in eighteen"
"Anno's II goose" thought Dickcy.
lilo was clover little fellow, and
though Betty by no means told him
everything that Annie had said, or
that sho herself had snid, ho under
stood great deal moro of Miss AIMS
motives than Betty imagined. 'And
to think OF her spelling all of this fun
it's shnmc," ho further thought.
"But toll me everything tho de-
tails of what you wanted to do" no
presently said.
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Fourth of July Fun.

To tho patriotic small boy tho Fourth
of July IL gamo TINT is always worth
tho Roman candle.
Some leave tho city on the Fourth
for quiet, while others, following the
fireworks example, go Off for lively
time.
Jokes which include the exploding
near people of the largest. sizo cannon
crackers arc OF tho kind that it is bet.
ter not to dwell upon.
Stranger orator has n loud
voice. but he is numbering the Queens
English in tho most horrible manner. I"
Nntivc-"Why shouldn't he on the
Fourth Of july"
Young Amer ca" "Dld Thomas JEFF
ferson write all of tho Declaration
himsclf?" Patriotic Parcnt-"Yes,
my son, he wrote every word of it with
his own pen" Young America" "Why
didn't ho hire stcnographcr and type.
writcr?"
Grandpa docking up)-"What is it,
my boy" Freddie (at window -
".Stand out littlo farther on tho side.
walk. | have II package of torpedoes.
and want to drop them down ON yonr
bald head"
Giant tirccrnkcrs this year arc four
teen inches long, and contain powder
enough to break n plate glass window
when exploded on the curb. Small
boys will not only have to look for
their fingers on the Fourth, but par
cnts will have to look for their boys.
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WEEKLY COMMERCIAL tI:IOI,rs
Tho Uncertainty of the Money Qucs-
tIon Causes "a I.till In ItusIucss

Dun md Iirnistr""ts weekly report Of
business IL ns follows:
Failures for th" week hny" been 2i7 In IN.
United Stntrs n;;uinst 25G lurt year md ~ I'm
Canada against ~ lust yrnr Tho monetary
outlook II not yet "l"nr To some. Tho
Btr"nGth shown In rrc"nt conventions by nd-
vOrnt"s OF silver "OinnG" nud expectation
TINT ali tn" clements fitvoriny that policy
mny yet hr concentrated, in"lIn" them To- n
waiting attitude. 1h"ir uncertainty r"tnrls
Improvement, Notwithstanding the moro
widely rr"ynl"nt f""iin;: that III" MONETARY
action oI IN" ~. I.puis Convention VIII b,
SUSTAINED 10y Ia" people.
Interviews with merchants IN staple lin"s
at tw"nty. Nv" "f th" NOR" iinportnnt dis
tributlng centres show that. naii- from tho
Increased Htrcngth Ia WOOL IN the hands Of
interior holders lnr r"ilrrtrd ut Boston and
Philhd"lphinJ al improved demand for hnrd-
war" nt Providence, for clothing and shoes
at Blltinor", shoes and dry goods nt Mem
phis. M,d Ia similar lines ut 81 Louis; there
In" h""n n" Improvement Ia trade.
Al Chicago thct" |. u more hopcful HcntI
mcnt but no iu"r"ns. In b,ipin'HY A rnn,u.4
of lrnding Iobh"rs ut important citirs shows
mo- expectation oi II revival In general trnin
until after ""ciiun. nnd ~ somr points no
rrnl Improvement In expected until next y,,nr
III" v"um" of general trad" IL no lnrg.r
than Inst W" L III Son" lines II IN smaller
notably nt ritishurg aud knnsrs City. MID
Suinin"r dulln"ss "hnrn"t"ri2rY operation. ut
almost all points Relatively the Er"utcst ne
trity h~ been among Eastern dry goods
jobhrrs, wh" HAY" Hnrrirlr"d prirrs To- reduces
heavy rtr"ks "f cotton goods. I,",tr
production of print cloths ut Enll River II.
likely To u" followed 10y nliuiInr action nj
Pro>id"n"" and AT Augusta New England
rubber mnnuin"tur"r" ar" "uriuiIiny; pruiur-
ton and the situation nud outluok in iron
nni Ht""l Industries ~ lea. sLtisfuriury with
n IN
iron nnd III" probability ~ Tia" billet comb
nation reducing quotation" md lowering
pTir"n Tor coke. In addition there nrn re-
dn""d prices Tor i"nf t"hn"ro p"trul-Im and
cotton, for wh"nt. wheat HOVER onts pork
lard. sugar nnd coffee.
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confronted by tho big black lettering,
JuIy."
"Do scmcthing about what. pray?"
inquired her older sister, Anne.
'rho Fourth"
"lho what"
'Tho Fourth of July. II fnthcr wore
hero ho would do something to cclo-
brnto it--but Two whole guincn left
OF my allowance aud can buy -
'Bctty, You are not going to buy II
lot OF firccrackcrs and torpcdocs to
disturb tho whole nci9hborhood?"
"Thcro aren't any ncighbors near
enough to disturb"
"Ncar enough! What about tho
Staiiord"? How do you suppose old
Lady Stafford will liko your iirccrack-
"rs and torpedo explosions. and what
do y"u suppose Sir Richard nnd all
tho rest of them will think OF our
Haunting this Fourth of July busincns
in their faccs2 It'a outrageous taste,
anyway, Betty, to show or our brng
OF independence from their country,
like this"
81 mint doing it for their. mint
going to invite them.
"fou might M we'll; they'll hcnr
tho whole upronr. TIA nn nwfully
vulgar kind of wny to celebrate nny-
thing. You'd better" with Incrcns.
ing snrcnsin -''Ect somc boys to plny
fnnh"o Doodlo' Tor you, on II drum
and fife"
''iiut tho American Club in London
celebrated tho dny, and ut tho Amcri-
cnn minister's Inst year"
son. ycs. with flags and speeches Mt
their dinner tnblcs; they didn't fire
of II lot OF truckers and torpcdoca for
everybody to hear. Oh, Betty, don't.
l should bo No ashamed OF such u show.
off before these English people. TIA
all Ho vulgar, tho whole brnS and blus-
ter of it,"
"You arc always bothcring about
these English pooplo-w what they'll
think OF us; whit they'll sny. You
haven't II bit OF independence"
81 don't care for tho independence
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President Cleveland on the Fourth,

Tho day il celebrated, not because
on the Fourth of July certain English
colonies in America declared their
freedom and independence, but be.
cause on TINT day the first step was
taken on this continent toward trust
ing human government to the control
and management of the people to be
governed.
THIS reflection leads to tho further
thought that such project coXId
never have been entertained except
iii the faith and expectation that those
intrustru with sclf-govcrnmcnt would
guard and cultivate thnt uuscltish and
sclt-sacriiicinE devotion to their
scheme of government which il nbso.
lutcly essential TO its purity and
safety.
lnasmuch a. this sentiment Is tho
life of our institutions. nul because
they are threatened with the stiiiing
atmosphere OF sclii~hnrsS and cupidI-
ty, we shOulI 50 commemorate lnde-
p"uurncc Day nS to stimulate and in-
trn>ify II patriotic love %; our Govern
mrnt for It's own sake, while our
rejoicing @houli hr measured by tho
extent To wnlch We AMI MI our coun-
"yi:cn are l!uhucl with .his feeling.
G"nNr:E C'.EVE.ANU
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To rapport Green Goods to .Jnpuu

American l:r""n E""iT m"n nrn urrrn;,u,.
In Japan, nni ""Wrlulut hns Ion mnLo T.,
ih" stat" d"rtrtr.. -, AT Washington t., ,o,m,
80 -" m'"Hdrl >lrltm,thrrurh ii,Iynr I'm,
i"I 'iHt'"' CONSUL at kuu:uwu, .Iurnr AIR
N'lN"i has '"ni t. tr" department r,,t,,,,, 80,
the green gn'i "nrulhi. ,rut L, r,,',.l,, 80,
h'' '"nnI" dtrili"t. lu" i.r""u good , urrr
n''' "!i"""l that '"n"mUI trtrtuns hr al
n'""'d L" 'ni'"' l"p"a, Weston. Wet
hIIuuiI
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More Ncyrors 10 Li,rrI,

bishop II VI. rurnrr uf the African Meth
"''N' Episcopal Church, VIII" recently re-
'"rh'd from lrh"rin, nnd Rev. Il. Dwnnrr.
nt South Africa. addressed OOD nc,.rnr. Ia
F'lmn, Aia., recently, urgin,, them iu -lni-
Erntr io lih"r'.. 4 rulnnyNitnu thls =, ,,utry
"'nt 4" ih""rin last spriu; nui ,rni back
cinwihH reports \ colony estimated at 800
VIII '"nN" ihi- !nl! ~ "n"u a, ihrir ,ruI,, .,rr
gathered.
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high degree, and sho was delighted
when she found that tho house her
fathcr had taken for tho season Mt
Eastcombo WAS 30 near to Sir Richard
Staflord's place. In fact it was part of
tho Stafford property, and Sir Rich
nrd had rented 1t gladly to tho rich
American manufacturer who had como
over from America to put himself un.
der the care of DR.. Eyelet, tho great
London oculist; tho doctor himself in
Producing Mr.. Barton to Sir Richard
and recommending Edgccombc, as III
easy distance of London. The Stnf-
fords had been Every nice" ~ Ammo
Ind expressed it, and Ammo was happy
III the anticipation of further nicouess
of getting quito chnmmy with the
'itnifords perhaps. But as yet the
only chumminoss seemed to bo be.
tween Betty and Dicky. Dicky had
taken to Betty Mt once. "a girl who
! can rido bicycle liko that little
Yankee is no fool" Dickv had an
nounccd ut the start, and Betty had
told her family TINT "that little rod
headed English boy was very lollv
littlo boy"
"rhings are going on swimmingly,"
Anne said to herself as sho watched
tho two chums from her tower, "and
| If Betty's dreadful American assertivo-
ness don't interfere thoro IL no know
ing what We mny DO to tho Staffords
somo day"
On tho morning of tho Fourth of
July Anne was blissfully dreaming
that she was Mt grand party ut Stat
ford hall, dancing tho opening
prndrille with Bob Stafford, tho Ok
| ford undergraduate. She was Mt the
very height Of her triumph, when sud
| denly tho iiuo orchestral strains
changed to queer piping tuuo-
tooi!c, tootlr, tootlc, and then, n bum,
bum, bum, Tint wns strangely familiar
| to her; and with this tho undergrad.
ate disappeared, and tho ballroom van
ishcd, while tho tootlc, tootlr, and
bum. bum of tho drum grew harder
and harder, NO loud that Ammo opened
her eyes. then started md started,
| then sprnng from hcr bed and rushed
to tho window in brcnthlcss horror,
| when toQtl", tootlr, the clear fife
notes with tho bum, bum Of th. drum
| waited up to her tho dcnthlcss old
tune of "innhcr Doodle"
"Oh, how could Betty have done
this? she promised me, she promised
me = walled Anne.
Sir Richard wns strollnr about un-
der his trees III his usual fashion that
morning when hr hu lIrnly prirkcd up
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BETTY BOSTON'S FOURTH.
BY NORA PERRY,

coming, and we
must do something,
wo positively y
must" cried Betty,
ns sho pulled from
her calendar tho
slip OF paper thnt
recorded tho 30th
of Juno. and wns
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Eri''> "i The Grra: Drciara.ioa.
Vhr ncrnnrnnyln. pictur, show,
tn" table uHon wnlrn t, hc Declaration
of indcpculcuc, WIS ,icurl md thu
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'How could l live until pay day?
And the New Years gifts? To wake
up on the LIST of January with no
money in the house and nothing, moth
ing for the children! l did not have
courage to wait for them, for dreaded
their New Years greetings and their
kisses would make me sick on that day
for the first time. 1 went very early in
the morning before they walked up.
with sort of feverish despair,
and for long time walked the streets.
At eight o'clock 1 went to the store
where 1 thought they might have some
presents for me to carry to other chill
dren. Yes, they gave me very heavy
load of them. | had taken several bun
dies and there were still three to be
taken-two in my quarter, and one far
Their off here in this street, where / was
to deliver the largest package, which
was an enormous one. l had had no
breakfast, and l thought / would go
home to get little to eat, without let
ting the children see me. entered to
find that the two little rooms which
occupied in basement at the foot of a
court, were empty. A neighbor had
taken my children out to amuse them.
So, as the large bundle was very heavy,
/ put it down in corner, to take it
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said to me: Times are hard just now,
we have too many employees, come later
and we will see.' l came later, to have
the same reply. What could l do?
was obliged to hide it all from my wife.
for she was very sick with consump-
tion-she died last month"
Nine. X. still standing, leaned against
desk few steps away from the man
who was speaking and listened without
much emotion. His story resembled
all others usually retailed by the needy,
the private beggars. She was tempted
to say: There, that will dot tires
me to stand up and listen to you. How
much do you want? Five francs sup
pose! Here it is" But she did not, for
this unknown man inspired her with u
sort of unreasoning sympathy, and
then the three little girls, finding the
parlor door open and seeing their
mother in the reception-room had come
out and were leaning against each
other looking with all their eyes and
listening with all their ears. So she
did not dare, before her little girls, to
interrupt this poor man and send him
away too abruptly. 1t was one of her
principles that children ought to be
taught while very young, to be charita-
BILE and listen patiently to the COM
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Scientific Item.

"Afy wife," he remarked, 'has made
a very important discovery"
Indeed" said, what is it?"
"a new substance that is apparently
indestructible."
1 recalled the fact that his wife had
been a professor of natural sciences
prior to her marriage and inquired if
she had been long at work upon the in-
vention.
NO" he replied, land it came about
quite by accident. She was trying to
make sponge cake. "-Chicago Times
Herald.
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The Infant Terrible,

kitty, you must let papa's watch
alone"
81 won't hurt it, papa. just want
to"
PUT it down, tell you'll"
81 amt hurtin' it. only want to see
what makes it"
''If you don't let that watch alone,
shall certainly have to punish YOU"
~ amt"
Twill you put it DOWN."
"All want to do with it, is to"
"Kitty, do you hear what say?"
Eyes, and you'd hear what l say, If
you didn't talk so much!" - Golden
Days.
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LOOKING AT THE PAST.

Think of the Pleasant Things, the Kind
Words and Loving Deeds-The Need of
Self Encouragement.
Of the mistakes of life we read: Eek.
emption from mistakes is not the privi-
lege of mortals: and the man who, on
discovering his errors, acknowledges
and corrects them, is scarcely less en-
titled to our esteem than if he had not
erred" We believe the kind Father in
Heaven looks with loving compassion
on the struggles of poor, weak human
ity, helping and commencing every
honest effort toward using past failings
as warnings and safeguards, inducing
better living in time to come.
Each passing year is sure to have
brought it's trials, it's griefs and disap-
pointments to many hearts; so the dis
couraged, signing retrospective view is
not the wise, healthful way of regard
ing matters.
Take the second and better way of
looking at the past. Ask the old year
what the entire record has been. Re-
view the bright things, the kind words
YOU tried to speak, the visitations made
in homes of sorrow, the various little
deeds of charity willingly performed.
Over against some sins of omission,
set bit of work done here and there
for the benefit of those needing your
help. There need be no over self-grat-
ulation in doing this. One good deed
helps on another, and self-encourage-
Inent is often sorely needed. Alone with
memory there need be no reluctance to
do ones self justice on the good, the
winning side of life's complicated re-
Guirements. If there have been days
of sharp sorrow to contemplate, remem-
Der the helps kindly sent, the sustain
ing promises of Scripture, the tender
ministrations of friends, and, above all,
the sure hope of Heaven.
Take all consolation possible along
the entire line. Make retrospect.cn
something to strengthen hope and 70
stimulate courage. The whole scene is
to close before long. And when the end
is reached, the tired feet and weary
brain are usually full ready for the rest.
Then it will be the motives, the honest
intentions actuating the entire past,
that will weigh with our just and mer-
ciful Judge.-Christian Work.
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day with his mother in the country.
But as Jeanne on this I'd of January
broke her fourth plate the bell rang.
Martha left her book, Jeanne her din
ner set, Yvonne her corner, and all
three in row waited anXiously. The
good friend appeared. They rush at
him, embracing him, perhaps a little
absent-mindedly, looking all around
him. OF course he has the baby; per-
haps he is dragging it by a limb. No,
he is alone-quite alone; nothing in his
pockets, nothing behind him.
Martha and Jeanne, being big girls,
made faces, but did not dare to cry, but
the little one, who had not yet ac-
quired a respect for conventionalities
could not help it and began: "And the
indestructible doll?"
well, are you pleased with it? Is it
large enough?"
Astonished and perplexed, they look
at him; at their mother, who says:
your baby must have stopped on the
way, for she has not arrived. You don't
know what life these children have
led me-"
What? I bought her day before yes
terday evening, and they promised to
send her yesterday morning"
'You must have given the wrong adj
dress"
Not at ALL"
"Then there is some mistake"
Probably. Give me half an hour
children, and l will bring your baby
back again, dead or alive"
He fed The smiles returned to the
children's faces. Yvonne pouted nc
longer, but helped Jeanne to break her
plates. Ten minutes elapsed, then an
other ring at the bell. The good friend
could not have returned SO soon; it was
probably some visitor. No, the maid
entered and said: There is man who
wishes to speak to madame"
What does he want?"
"He did not say, but it seemed to be
something very important"
where is he?"
"In the reception ROOM"
Every well. will speak to him"
She rose, went out of the parlor
leaving the door open, and advanced
toward the stranger who was waiting
there. He was a man of 40 years, with
sweet, sad smile, his bearing was
modest, self-respecting.
"What do you wish? What have you
10 say to me?"
Madame, want to explain to you
but it will be little long"
go on, am listening"
So, With trembling voice, which
gradually grew stronger, speaking
quickly, very quickly, as if he were in a
hurry to get through:
Madame, last year at this time was
clerk in a banking house. My salary
enabled me to live and support my wife
and two little girls, and as the house in
which l worked seemed prosperous
and the greater part of the employees
placed their savings there, did as they
did. [ gave all my savings and 5000
francs which l had invested. In the
course of the year the house stopped
payments, dismissed its employees and
closed it's doors. | had lost not only
what possessed, but also my place
He stopped, took breath, and with his
eyes lowered, twisted his soft hat with
nervous fingers, and continued: 81
was desperate, but no one has right to
allow himself to be discouraged when
he has wife and little children. | be-
gan to look for another place. Alas, ]
could not find one. Everywhere they
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the library with their mother. Add
the ages of the three and you will have
just so years. The last-the little one
was only eight, the second nine, but
the eldest, who was 10, restored the
equilibrium and made the average ten
years a head.
1t was the I'd of January, and the
room was filled with great picture
books with gilded edges, with dolls and
with toys. Martha, the eldest, seated
on cushion, looked at book posed on
her mothers knee. The knees of a
mother serve as a table, a chair or d
refuge to little girls; even when they
grow big, very big, they are not
ashamed to climb them-perhaps when
they wish to tease-and does their
mother ever find them too heavy?
The second daughter was counting
the plates of "a wonderful porcelai.. din
ner set, which she had spread upon the
floor. 1t was no longer full set, how.
ever, for she had broken three of the
plates since morning.
The little one, instead of playing
sulked in a corner. Why does she sull,
on the I'd of January? 1t is not ma tural
with all these beautiful surroundings
And the other two sisters are listening
to every noise outside, and start toward
the door when the bell rings. Can they
be hoping for more gifts?
Yes; a gift which they long for most
evidently, which they have seen in theil
dreams for two weeks, gift promised
them by friend who has known them
all their lives, who loves them with all
his heart.
A little while before New Years he
had called them to him and said:
''Whatshall give you for New Years p
They had expected the question and
had an answer ready. With one voice
and as one man they made answer:
IAN indestructible DOLL"
AN indestructible doll?" he repeat.
ed. II will remember it. You shall
each have your indestructible doll"
"Oh, no." cried Jeanne, they would
be too small; we want one, only one
but big one, as tall as this, as tall as
Yvonne."
But are there any?"
Eyes, indeed; we've seen them"
And you will all play with the same
doll?"
yes" replied Martha, the eldest. 80
shall be grandmother, Jeanne the
mother and Yvonne the aunt"
What charming family! You shall
have your indestructible doll, my dears
as tall as this, early in the morning, OF
New Years day"
But on New Years day, neither in the
morning or the evening, did the indie
structible doll arrive.
ut seems to be the invisible doll, not
the indestructible doll" said theiI
mother, who herself felt the chagrir
and disappointment of her children
How could the good friend have forgot
ten them SO? 1t was extraordinary fol
him. If he were still in Paris she might
write to him and say: us it possible
you are keeping the doll to play with p
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One song for thee, New Year.
One universal prayer:
Teach us-.all other teaching FAR above
To hide dark hate beneath the wings Of
Love:
To STAY all hatred-strife,
And live the larger life!
To bind the wounds that bleed
To lift the fallen, lead the blind -
AS only Love can lead
To live for all mankind! 60.
Teach us, New Year, to be
Free men among the free,
Our only master Duty; with 10 god
Save one Our Maker-monarchB OF the SOD,
Teach us, with all it's light,
Its day. its night,
Its grief its gloom,
Its heart beats tremulous, "a
Its beauty and its bloom
God made the world for US!
Atlanta Constitution.