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lhO MuEPt11s W's~
the door opened and Rev. Edward
Dayton walked into the room.
Now Rev. Edward was tall, he
was young, he had pair OF
well opened. honest blue eyes, his
fair hair showed decided symptoms Of
curling, when IL was allowed to grow
beyond the orthodox clerical length,
his features were distinctly Greek In
their outline, und his figure would have
done credit TO any young athlete; his
clerical gnrb was well cut, md OF the
finest cloth, and when to these attrac.
tlons were added a particularly frank
and charming manner, and most fas-
cinating laugh. It can readily be under
stood why the new rector OF ST. Honi-
face, Chicago, was SO popular with bis
congregation, and so adored by the
feminine portion thereof
Consequently when he entered the
rcctory drawing-room ON the afternoon
In question, where 10 pretty girls were
employed In dressing dolls for the
CHRISTI mas bazar. and, in IN incidental
manner, enj ling the excellent tea and
cake dispensed by his maiden aunt u
was not TO be wondered at that his nI'-
penrnncc caused q little thrill OF excite
mcnt TO pass through the circle OF fair
workers.
The rector had only been at ST. Boni-
face nine months, but already no was
on fairly intimate terms with the ladies
Of his congregation, especially the
young girls, 30 without any preliminary
he stated his crrand.
"I am In fearful flx." he announced
iu . very boyish and unclerical ms''''
ner. "And l want one Of YOU young
ladies 10 help me out Of H."
The offers Of assistance were many
and prompt, but the rector stu looked
worried and anxious.
"You sce II ia just this way," he be'
gan. balancing hia spoon across thu
edge OF his cup, and gazing at II Intent
iy. 81 have suddenly been called avn,
on some errnnd for the bishop and 4
will be impossible for me TO get bacI
10 Chicago for Christmas day."
He paused here, and storm OF ex
slnmatlon md regrets was pourct
forth, In the midst Of which snucy
young voice was henrd 10 exclalm'
"And you want us 10 write you
Christmas sermon for your How per
fcctly charming. have always fan
cicd IL must bc most delightful TO staut
up In pulpit and deliver nicely point
cd little moral axioma : alwayr, o
course, carefully pointed at some ON
else
And tho speaker. slight, gracefu
little blonde, with q piqunnt express
slon, and . pair Of mischievous blu
eyes, shot q haii-IauehIng, half'deaan
hook At The handsome young rector
who veddenei sllahtly w he replied Il
rather constrained tones: "Man.
thanks. Miss Evelyn, but Twont trcubl
you to that extent. l have nrrange'
TO have Que OF Mr.. Drooker curasc
take the services for me, but he leave
directly after the morning service, +
70 70 one Of tho uiinuIop churches, an
you sea ! bad promised 10 devote Christ
mss afternoon 10 tho patients Of N
Home for 1ncurableA' and they hay
counted on having some one resd =
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nsFoo1 o'n tinss' n'e y S.' =
4 nous turkey was sent touMUyeq
thoughtful kindness OF neighboring
farmer; but as the minister's family
had already provided for the Christmas
dinner, the bird was sent 70 the market
and sold.
A passer-by, seeing this fine speci-
men Of poultry, said; What splen-
did turkey! Just the thing for the
minister's Christmas dinner!" To the
minister II was again sent.
The provident wife sent ~ again
to the market, and sold II again for q
handsome sum.
Another friend. similarly struck with
the splendid proportions of the turkey
purchased II, and sent il to the minister
The good woman, not wishing to fly
in the face OF Providence, said at last'
at is clear that the Lord means u'
to have this turkey" and with the ap'
probation OF the family, II formed part
Of the Christmas dinner.-Youth's Com
panion,
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than and make the afternoon little
bright; and l csn't fnd anyone to take
NV plnce; evcryoue wants 10 be at
home on Chriatmas day, so must tell
the poor things that ! cannot keep my
promise
He broke on hesita ingly, and looked
entrcatingly ut the ievy OF fair dam
sells before him.
but they all beGw with one accord
to mako excuse.
One was $50 sorry, l.ut she had prom
ised months ago to 81 10 matinee on
Christmas afternoon and couldn't
break the engagement" another "felt
just nwfully to refuse Mr. Dayton any
thing" the last. WITH a melting glance
from = pair Of big lfown eyes. but
grandmamma was ainv 10 spend the
day. and II would I'm 10 disrespeet-
full to leave her"
A third "wns TAXI part IN q. con-
cert their guild was si'e on .e,-
Years eve, and she ~ promis d Mr..
Trevor faithfully to- 'ac lis ac-
compartment with l'u o. Cha sinas
afternoon; be was 10 anx'ous to be
well up In his part ol0he irio."
A fourth girl ",,islled dear Mr.. Day
ton would ask her s',netl.ing else, for
she would just love % .iclp him, but
really 1t made her ~ dismal, seeing
those poor souls suf 7, that mamma
bad positively forbi' 'en her to go
again." .
They were all 70 iorry, and so re-
gretted that they co I'D not help him.
that the young recto, felt sure that !,
was not the will th,t was wanting
and thanked them o',their ready sym
pathy as warmly as though II he'd been
practical help.
But in the midat OF the volley OF ex.
cuses bright thourht struck one ol
the fair defaultcru, NJ she exclaimed
~why don't you a.; Evelyn to take
your place, Mr.. DAT on? You would
wouldn't you, Eve, DR. ~"
The rector hesitattd, then said, in
formal tones, and tithout meeting
Ewes eye; t
"I nm afraid that II would not bs
much In Miss Owynl y line
Evelyn drew hcrse. up proudly and
seemed about TO rer then hall
amused, half hurt ,ssion crossed
her face, as she tur. .carelessly away
and sauntered over. o telhle where
two girls eat chsrt.... 2 busily as they
arrayed q round fsoe' dimpled. waScr
beauty IN the voypl obes OF Queen
Elizabeth. @ "
Evelyn, why III !. Dayton "a,
that Waiting thk was not In your
linsw queried ~ kadpay. " she I'D
: l ! ! | ! ! ! !; !;
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felt sore and hurt at his opinion Of her
and mentally resolved that for once she
would desert her invallds rather than
have Mr.. Dayton imagine she was in
fluenced by his wishes. but better coun-
sci came with the morning. and she con-
soled herself with The thought that Mr.
Dayton was out of the city and would
probably never discover that she had
taken his place.
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The Reessp Why.

wnlie-Mamms, Santa Claus is such
o good man, why docs be give 80 ninny
more presents 70 rich children than 70
tho poor onsa9 4.
Mother -Dscauss II takes % much
more 20 please . rioh child than u doee
d poor one, my son.--0dld<a Days
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Chrlstmss rrsss 10 Easland.

Christmas trees were unknown In
England until tho reign Of Queen Vic
toria. After the present prince Of Wsies
had become three or four years o'a,
Prince Albert ornamented Christmae
tree for tho amusement Of the infant
prince. The idea pleased the people,
and, a. chrintuas trees we're every year
made feature Of ths court oclebrnuon,
the fashion soon spread among thsEng'
lish.--ChIcngo Inter Ocean.
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Each laughing sprite in robe Of white away
to bed did go.
When hung up my stocking-Ths world
was different then;
unvexed the mind by things that blind and
clog the souls of men:
prayer llsped at o mothers knee. hope
to "ony peep"
II we were quick-and SEQ St. Nick while
others lay asleep.
When l hung up my stocking-The gray
dawn came so late
Each little head In trundle bed grew weary
with the walt
A stealthy rush OF white-robed three-and
then the stockings split
Their treasure out, to laugh and shout.
upon the patchwork quilt. l
When hung up my stockins-lf now
could but feel
Such hubbling Joy without alloy as reach
ing to the heel
Brought In the cold gray dawnings Of those
Christmas days gone by,
Not anyone beneath tho sun would be 70
glad a. I. iN.
when I hung up my stocking-No mine
of golden orc.
Or Jewels rare. past all compare. as In
Aladdin's store,
Could make me feel such wealth to-day as
once used to know
When counting out. with laugh and shout.
the pennies In this toe,
when hung up my stoching-If We could
always hold.
Throughout our days Of devious ways. like
pictures framed IN gold.
Close to our hearts such memories OF child
hoods perfect bliss,
We'd often find what now. too blind. In life
we simply misa.
MARY q Huntington, In N. =. ipdepend-
ent.
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the CHRISTMAS BIRD.

Tho Horse--lts . nne turkey, eh'
Jimmy2
Jim-Fine7 It's adreamll-Bay City
Chat.
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Waals 9ls&

Arkspsss CITY, KsA (, ~ -
70 ths Fort Smith oopvenl1e4 ~
proving the Arksn1ne .1l}e< =
Town wsnts 70 hesr stseabqA q
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p,. charles .. Ayrss. Lattls Heet'


DIR. Charles s. Ayres, . well'known
dsntist OF Little Rock, was found ueaa
In his room over the Bell Telephone
exchange the other evening. rrom
m. appearance Of his body his death
must have occurred two or three days
bofore discovery. For several years no
Ind been the custom Of DR.. Ayree 70
dine with the family Of his brother Dr.
Il. d. Ayres. His failure to put In an
appearance excited the suspicions OF
III relatives, and his brother immsa',
ately went to his room, where he iounu
him lying on bed dead. He was a..
tired in his street clothes, and close ~
his side were his spectacles and q ~
ble. 1t Is believed that he was IN tne
act OF taking his daily nap when 10
was stricken with paraly Tic stroke,
The doctor wore u magniticent a'a'
mond ring, and always carried . woll'
allied purse. Both OF these articles are
missing and can not be found. ~ Is
possible that some one entered INC
room and carried off the valuao oies'
Dr. Ayrcs was about "a years OF sge'
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Apeolal "a D9111I1I|

:;;:ls;;';;'' !:;:'! !:;:'! II !; !; !; I, /
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John sEaags Pardoned.

Gov. Clarke has pardoned John
sknnps, convicted Of blgamy IN inc
Pulaski county court 10 months agos
skaaos On ioys tho distinction Of hsv-
ing had three wives-one IN tsx.s
and two In Perry county, ARR:
wife No. ! was supposed to DO dead
when he married wifo No. e. When y
was dIacoyered that No. waA eltye
the father Of No. had skaaes ~
RATED for bigamy. on which charge ne
was convicted. In the meantime No:
rot a divorce, No. 2 deserted him and
he married No. 8, who has stood py
him through thick and thin, and WA
Instrumental In getting his pardon
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The EsoAps law.

Tho moro or less cclcbratsd csuo -
va Jenkins, the ex.convict rsoently
convicted In Pulaski circuit court on
the charge Of escaping has been passed
mon bv the supreme court The de-
cIsIon Of tho lower court IL affirmed.
MIR. Justice Riddick also iptimsteH
that thIs law. making AZ esoaps . ~
iony. il but relic Of early Avka
and il not fittsd 10 the spirit 80 11a(
tutions Of the presspt. ,,|Ia.tl
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More than 100 dslsas>>s "A
kansas, Missouri, KsusAs,
And Indlan tsrritosy e>te11 q I
kansas river oonvent]op y
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1lssns fat ~ llAslslss.

4 populas nIzlstsF y y!iss1lF Z
shslFood Old times, no 4 chsls's.. e e
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plla, a. d, Ieh1seIl.

A. c. johnson, fsmiliarly hncw1 n
"Tobo." /" d,sd iu PulAskI eountY
a. IL was ons Of The oldeat ~ ~!
espsrisnosd RIVER pllo'N -
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HEN ! hung up my
stocking-so long
It seems to-day
Since children three
nfiush with glee
left on their mer-
ry play.
Ard ulunlun IA lha
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-25
THE NEWBERRY PRIZE.
BY LEILA A. REEVE.

LBERT MYER walked
YEARLY up the steps, and
flung himself down on
grandfather's porch.
If he went inside, there
was the CLEAN of Gran
ny's eyes; and, if he re-
NAMED outside, the boys
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THE LITTLE SCHOOLMA'AM.

Speak of queens and expresses.
Or of other ladies royal.
Not one of them has half the power
Or subjects half so loyal
AS she, the little schoolma'am,
Who trips along the way
To take the chair she makes throne
Atn'ns o'clock each day.
Her rule is ever gentle;
Her tones are low and sweet.
she is very trim and tidy
From her head unto her feet.
And it matters very Ii tie
If her eyes be brJ wn or blue;
They IMPLY read your Utmost heart
Whene'er she looks at you.
The children bring her presents,
Red apples, flowers galore,
For all the merry girls and boys
This queen of theirs adore.
The darling little schoolma'am,
Who reigns without peer
In hundred thousand ciassrooms
This gayly flying year.
MARGARET E. SANGSTER
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food of blessings, while the audience
waited his appearance, the hero of
the hour leaned his head forward to
the back of a friendly chair, and
cried.-Christidn Register.
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~1@ was the CLEAN of Gran
ny's eyes; and, if he re-
y NAMED outside, the boys
would soon be along. might as
well have stayed at the school
house" he sighed, and half-started up
to go indoors, then sat down again.
Grandmother Bent, watching
through the window, saw the act OF
INDIGESTION, and snapped out, Coward!
his father overt" Being like his faith
er was the boys great fault with
Granny.
One deep note from the big school
house bell, followed the sound OF
voices rising in wild yells of liberty,
told that school was out
AS Albert watched the boys come
rollicking toward the old parsonage,
the color faded from his face, lines
formed in his cheeks; and he looked
sad and unchildlike.
Fred Benton spied him first, and
called out, "Hello, Parsonp
eli, here's the goody, goody boy!
Loves his teacher, doesn't heP cried
another.
"And he won't fight; he says he
will not fight" sang third to the
tune of a popular ballard.
They stopped at the gate.
Albert sat quite still.
always gets his lessons, doesn't
he? Coin to get the silver medal,
isn't he?"
"Going to wear it on blue ribbon
round your neck7" queried Fred
Benton.
"Think you know more than your
betters, don't you9" said big, dull
looking boy.
mo, 1 DON'T" cried the suffering
child.
"Come out and prove it then"
"Gettin' palel" "Gettin' mad"
"Come out and fightp' came in. a
chorus.
For a minute grief dulled his
senses; but presently Albert noticed
a hand on his knee, and saw that
Percy Martin, a loving little neigh
Dor, stood beside him.
Boys" called out the small diplo-
mat, 1.-THE teacher is COMM" whereat
the enemy scampered away.
No teacher was in sight, and Albert
turned to his guest with accusing
eyes.
Percy" he said solemnly, "you
told lie"
81 didn't" retorted Percy, running
off; and Albert was left alone.
Finally, he went into the house;
and, to his surprise, Grandmother
greeted him kindly; for the shrewd
old woman. sitting at her knitting,
had seen both the pain and resolu-
ton with which Albert had faced his
taunting companions.
She almost smiled, and asked
pleasantly, "Would you like to go to
the creek Saturday."
Eyes, Granny"
"Well, I'll ask Mrs. Martin to let
Percy go with yon. He's eight.
There's no danger"
"It's queer to have Grandmother
like that" thought Albert, and ven
tured to sit down near her.
But the old woman had gone back
to her knitting and her thoughts.
She regretted that her grandson had
offered no resistance to the boys; she
regretted that he was not leader;
she despised weakness. After all he
was his father over. "Ah" she
snapped again; and Albert fled up
stairs to his room.
Grandmother's promise was good.
So Saturday morning, early, the boys
started for Rock Creek.
The dusty, gray road led over a
hill, between groves of trees and
tbickets of underbrush, then sagged
down past a white house and yellow
stone quarry, then ran high up along
treeless hill, from the top of which
the boys looked off to the curving
stream.
The sun glinted on the water. 1t
was all SO beautiful and inviting that
the boys rushed ahead, down the hill
past the lime-kiln and the Red
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|Sarsapari||a
Sense.

Any sarsaparilla is sarsapa-
rilla. True. So any tea is tea.
So any -four is -four. But grades
differ. Kou 70ant tie best. It's
so with sarsaparilla. There are
grades. You want the best. If
you understood sarsaparilla as
we'll as you Go tea and -four it
would be easy to determine.
But you don't. How should
you? When you are going to
buy commodity whose value
} you don't know, you pick out
an old established house to
trade with, and trust their OK
perience and reputation. Do SO
when buying sarsaparilla.
Ayers Sarsaparilla has been
on the market 50 years. Your
grandfather used Ayers. 1t is
a reputable medicine. There
are many SarsapariIlas -
! but only one Ayers. It
cures.
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YAZOO DELTA
OF MISSISSIPPI

lying along and owned by the Yazoo & Missis-
sippi Railroad Company. and which that Com
pany offers at low prices and ON long terms.
Special inducements and facilities offered to go
and examine these lands both in Southern ILL.,
nois and in the "Yazoo Delta" Miss. For fur.
Their description. map and any information, ad.
dress or call upon E. P. SKENE, Lane. Commits.
sioner. No. Park Row, Chicago. III.
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No-To-Bac, Sold and Guaranteed To Cure
the Tobacco-Habit, by Kilgore & Wilson.
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New York Fashion Notes,

Fancy waists are again very popular for
spring and summer ar and even some
costumes are sent from the modiste with one
or two extra waists.
They are more often made in the style of
Louis XIV and Louis XVI. Such coats are
very elegant, made of brocade or satin with
zee jabot or rutfles and with handsome
~aistcoats. Other fancy waists have an
;.,tded cross skirt in godet TO initiate the
ST. tt of the coat Some Of the fances of the
summer season are entire waists of embroid-
cred hatiste and open-work linen, mousse
line d, sole, novelties in chiffon, etc. Many
OF these waists are made with lowered tat
1eta sleeves. The new sleeves are smaller,
dropping or trimmed with rutf1es and putfs
fancy OF the season is to wear handsome
bodice OF black satin with d light skirt.
Very elaborate evening waists are seen
made of the new jetted nets, draped over
handsome pompadour tatfetas. The favorite
colors of the spring are tones of green,
heiotrope. light brown and gray
Easter costumes of light gray and green
ar. very popular All new French
skirts are decidedly smaller, the average
width being five and half yards, many Of
them being even less than five. The front
and sides have an easy fulneSs with the
gathers or pleats clustered in the back. An
other distinguishing feature of the new
spring costumes are fascinating silk Innings
III DflSnI COlOfS, from bne cheapest tdfftta
to the most expensive brocade. AT many of
the spring eXpositions of gowns, the new
capes attract the most attention on account
of the richness of material and the novelties
in combination of color. The necks have
elaborate ruches, collarettes of mousseine
de sole, lace, ribbons flowers and jets. The
Mcdowell Fashion Magazines at hand con-
tain many new ideas of great value to both
professional and amateur dressmakers.
"La Mode de Paris and "Paris Album of
Fashions cost 50 90 per years subscription
or 30 cents a copy. The "French Dress
maker" is $500 per annum or 30 cents
a copy; and "La Mode" $3.50 year or Is
cents copy. If you are unable to procure
either Of these journals from your news
dealer do not take any substitute, but apply
by mail to Messrs. A. Mcdowell & Co.,
West 18th Street, New York.
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A COmmendabIe Move,

The Maine Division, l.. A. w, is now en-
gagged in voting on the question of changing
the annual spring meet from Memorial Day
to the second Saturday in June. There are
many reasons for the change, there having
been protest all over the State from the
best citizens against the Dissertation of Me
mortal Day. Chief Consul c. S. Hchborn
has issued highly commendatory circular
in which he says:
81 call upon every member of this organ-
cation to set the seal of his condemnation
upon any Dissertation of this day. Let the
expression be emphatic that he who runs
may read its meaning
"Regardless of what may be the practice
elsewhere, let us do right ourselves and
trust the righteousness of our cause to give
breadth and potency to our influence
A meeting will be held in Augusta April
2Sth, to decide the matter.
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Wonan's
Realm.
MAKE THE HOME A
BLESSING.
The Love of Children is Innate In
the Heart of every True Man and
Woman.

All that is beautiful and lovely in wo-
man. finds its climax in motherhood.
How often we find among our American
women that longing for the prattling
voice, the idol Of their waiting hearts.
1t is a natural instinct, this yearning of
the heart for offspring; yet the wife hest
tates to talk with the family physician
OH this delicate subject. A good way to
do is to send for The Peoples Medical
Adviser 1000 pages, profusely illus
trated (wood-cuts and colored plates).
Sent on receipt of FL cents in stamps, for
postage and wrapping only, if you adj
dress the Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, NY. The reflections
OF a married woman are not pleasant if
she be delicate, rundown, or debilitated
She feels "played OUT Her smile and
her good spirits have taken flight 1t
worries her husband as we'll as herself.
This is the time to build up her
strength and cure those weaknesses or
ailments which are the cause of her
trouble. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton regulates and promotes all the pro-
per functions of womanhood improves
digestion, enriches the blood. dispels
aches and pains, melancholy and nerv-
business, brings refreshing sleep, and re-
stores perfect health and strength.
It's safe remedial agent, an invigor-
ating tonic and nervine which cures all
those disorders, weaknesses and derange-
nIentS incident to WoIuanhoOd.
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Ode to Spring.

The coal within the bin is getting low,
The buds are bursting out upon the trees
There's languor in the warm south breeze.
The coal within the bin is getting low.
The coal within the bin is getting low,
The early robins joyous note is heard,
What if he gets pneumonia, foolish bird :?
The coal within the bin is getting low.
The coal within the bin is getting low,
Sweet straw berries are in the market now.
And maple sugar, new--we know not how
The coal within the bin is getting low.
The coal within the bin is getting low,
An things foretell the coming Of the spring,
The coal within the bin is getting low.
The coal within the bin is getting low,
The busy bees will soon begin to hum,
o hasten, happy summertime, to come!
The Goa. within the bin is getting low
[Somerville Journal
The Republican journal., 1896-04-30

The life of the Republican party must
be not in the machinery Of its organiza-
ton, not in cleverness and cunning Of it's
leaders, not in candidates, nor in politics,
nor in tactics nor strategy, but, above and
beyond all these views and petty consid-
eratons, in the wellgrounded confidence
of an honest body of voters that the or
ganization in which they put their SUI
preme trust is itself honestly constituted,
founded on honor and built up in good
faith. These are its essentials. New
York Tribune.
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Credit to Speaker Reed.

There's no doubt that Speaker Reed is en-
titled to the credit of rushing things in the
present Congress, and that he has lived up
to the program he land down in his speech
acknowledging his election to the speaker
ship. The reporting of the last of the gem
eral appropriation bills thus early completes
record never before equalled or approach
ed at a long session of Congress. Boston
Herald.
Bachelor-"I am told that married man
lives on half the income that single man
requires Married man-''Yes. He has to y
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FRED ATWOOD, Winterport, Me-,
REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE.

Deer Thirteen Millions (SI3OOO, OOO
SF1NsFlEID FIRE MARINE
NATIONAL FIRE FORD CoNN.
DESIRABLE RISKS
TORNADO INSURANCE low
so
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"Maw,' said the little boy, "Johnny is
such mugwump that don't want to sleep
with him any more
"a mugwump?"
eyes, mamma. Didn't you tell me
that a mugwump was some one who
would not take either side? And that is
the way with Johnny. He always wants
to sleep in the middle of the bed.''