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to climb upon the brush found my
ankle was so much hurt l could not
stand. With the use of my limbs,
and by the aid of tree roots which
had grown through the we'll, l might
have scrambled to the surface, but as
it was I could not move.
shrieked, I cried aloud until / was
exhausted, and then, in nv agony,
/ called for Snap. He answered by
long, protracted howl, and then
dead silence. Even he had deserted
me, and l must die in that lonely
place, and nobody would know what
had become of me.
Can any of you imagine a poor
child in worse situations / screamed
and cried, until my brain seemed to
give way, and l was hardly conscious
when l heard great noise at the
mouth of the well, and some one
shouting my name. could not ans
wer, but man descended into the
pit, and / was hauled out.
When l came to my senses was
in my own bed; the doctor was ban
daging my ankle, and my mother
and father were bending over me. l
was so weak I hardly felt surprised
when 1 saw Snap with his paws on
the bed watching me as intently as
my parents.
The tears we're raining down my
fathers cheeks, and my mother was
sobbing. I stretched out my hand,
and feebly patted Snaps head.
ooh, my boy" said my father, edo
you know you owe your life to that
noble dog! He ran into the house
holding your hat in his teeth, and
bowling until we ran out to see what
was the matter. We knew he would
never have ventured into the yard
without good reason; and then there
was your hat. He led US straight to
the we'll. To think that l owe my
boys life to the very animal l threat
ened to kill Heaven knows | will
do all in my power to show my graft
tude to him."
Snap listened gravely, with an en-
phatic wag, as much as to say he was
satisfied. He ought to have been,
because after that he was the pet of
the household, and, had he chosen,
could have eaten at the table with us.
Snap died from old age, but have
never owned or wished to own dog
since, for l still firmly believe there
could never be his equal.-1he
Household.
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Boys and Boys Ways.

Watch that boy now," said Phil,
(Which boy?" said Ned.
THAT boy who was at play with us
down on the sand. His name is Will.
He knows how to look out for himself,
doesn't her"
Phil and Ned, with their parents, had
been spending some time at the seaside.
Will was boy who had come to pass
the evening in the parlor OF the board
ing house. Here it was that Phil and
Ned saw Will taking a great deal of
pains to find good place.
First. he had noticed large book full
of pictures on the table. After looking
at it for few moments. he hunted out
large easy chair, and was Juggling at it
to get it to the table.
There, he's got it squared round just
to suit him." laughed Ned.
Nov he's moving the lamp nearer it."
said Phil.
"And-well, if 1 ever! if he isn't put
ting footstool before it. l suppose he's
all ready to enjoy it,"
1t was plain that Will was. With a
pleased look he gazed around the room
until he caught sight of lady who was
standing. He darted toward her, and
said:
Come, mamma. have a nice place
for you."
He led her to the chair, and settled
the stool to her feet as she sat down.
Phil and Ned looked little foolish.
Presently Phil sprang out of his chair as
his mother came near.
Mamma, take my chair" he said.
Ned stepped quick to pick up hand
kerchief which lady had dropped, and
returned it with bow.
They are wise boys who profit by
graceful lesson given by true gentle
man.-Selected.
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THE EAGLE.

When Illinois was vast and almost
unsettled wilderness. when Vandalia
was the capital of the State, long. long
ago, l was little girl living with my
parents just on the borders of great
wood, where the wild creatures which
inhabit it had not learned to fear their
natural enemy, man. Among the green
and beautiful forest trees in front Of the
house, and little to the right. stood
black walnut stump Invested of every
particle of bark, its brown body polished
smoothly by many years. exposure to
wind and weather, and reaching up
some twenty or thirty feet into the air
Near the top one huge limb stretched
far out as il warning off any evil in
truoers 1t had, no doubt, stood sentinel
there many years.
One of my earliest recolections is of
this famous old stump. | happened to
look in that direction early one bright
sunny morning and there, on the far
end of the great limb, sat bald eagle,
his white head glistening in the SUM-
shine, aud his sharp eyes searching in
every direction, il mayhap he might dis
cover fat lamo or chicken for break
fast. Perhaps his eagle eye had spied
the baby playing on the doorstep.
1t was fatal moment for him. l i'm.
mediately stepped back into the room
and whispered my discovery softly to
my father, who happened to be in the
house. In an instant he snatched "Old
Pot-luck" from the rack where it hung.
always ready for an emergency. An
open window served as loop hole;
sharp report. and then the great royal
bird pitched forward and fell dead to the
ground below. Then the excitement
began.
"A bald eagle-a bald eagle! Father
has killed bald eagle!"
Then brother must run and bring the
uncle and cousins to see the sight. Ex-
element lent wings to his feet as he
sped through the grove leading to the
next farm. Mother must call the hired
man from the field.
But when l saw them lift and carry
the great bird. one on either side,
around to the new kitchen, his glister-
ing head swinging from side to side
in that pitiful, helpless way, his bright
eyes closed. never again to look upon
the sun in it's glory. felt as if l had
committed a crime. almost a murder;
and / have not lost the feeling yet. AS
he lay there, so helpless. think even
the old hunter felt more sorry than
elated.
They stretched him on the clean new
floor, spread out his great wings and
measured them "by rule"-from the tip
of one great wing to the other. just
seven feet and two inches. The little
children had never seen so large bird
before, although wild turkeys and prai
rie chickens were common. They
doubted safety OF a near approach to the
wonderful and strange creature; kept
close to mothers skirts. taking a shy
peep now aud then from distance.
This was the only bird OF his kind
have ever seen deserving the appellation
OF royal" Many years after. when at
Central Park. New York l saw the poor
bedrsggled. heartbroken creatures of
his kind. innocently asked what they
we're.
But | have never. 10 all these years
since. ceased to be sorry for the death of
the noble bird and that bad hand in
it.-Mrs s. s. Chapman. in Advance.
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ROCK-A-BYE, BABY.

''Rock-a-bye, baby, in the tree-top,
When the wind blows the cradle will
rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle will
fall,
Down tumbles baby and cradle and all. !"
Rock-a- bye, baby the meadows in bloom
Laugh at the sunbeams that dance in the
room,
Echo the birds with your baby tune,
Coo at the sunshine and flowers of June.
bye, baby: as softly it swings
Over the cradle the mother-love sings,
Brooding or cooling at even or dawn
What will it do when the mother is gonel
Rock -a-bye, baby, so cloudless the skies,
Blue as the depths of your own laughing
eyes;
Sweet is the lullaby over your nest,
That tenderly sings little baby to rest.
Rock-a-bye, baby; the blue eyes will
Sweetest when mammals eyes over them
beam;
Never again will the world seem so fair,
Sleep, little baby, there are clouds in the
air.
Rock-a-bye, baby the blue eyes will burn
And ache with that your manhood will
learn;
Swiftly the years come with sorrow and
care,
With burdens the wee dimpled shoulders
must bear.
Rock-a-bye, baby; there's coming day
Whose sorrows a mothers lips can't kiss
away
Days when it's song shall be changed to
Crosses that baby must bear all alone
Rock bye, baby; the meadows in bloom,
May never the frost pail the beauty in
bloom,
Be the world ever bright as to-day it is
seen
Rock "a bye, baby, "thy cradle is green"
London Reader.
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To those of our readers who never had
dealings with the Larkin Soap Manufact-
uring Co., whose advertisement appears
in this issue, we say, try them. The
Soaps are excellent, the premiums wonder
full. They always give satisfaction
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Prof. William M. Sloane, of Princeton.
has been called to Columbia University to
become the Seth Low professor of history
in that college. Prof. Sloane is a gradu
ate of Columbia of the class of 1868.
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A cup of muddy coffee is not wholesome,
neither is ii bottle of muddy medicine.
One way to know reliable and skillfully
prepared blood-purifer is by it's freedom
from sediment Ayers Sarsaparilla, is
always bright and sparkling, because it is
an extract and not decoction.
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he's worth fifty. l wouldn't part with
him, nohow, only I'm always travellin'
round, and amt got no fixed home.
and its bad fur dog to have no fixed,
regular habits. 1t spiles 'em. Now
say one dollar, and Snap is yourn.
I looked longingly at the NANCY
little animal which was more cur than
terrier-a disreputable-looking dog
he was-but as | was only ten years
old, and had always had burning
desire to own dog, l was not at all
particular.
When the tramp, holding the dog
by string, slouched up to the stile
where l was sitting, | was so busy
gazing at the animal, that forgot to
be scared and run away; for tramps
were my terror. This one, however,
seemed such a nice, sociable man,
though hisclothes were dirty and torn,
that l soon got to talking with him.
Tramps don't usually own dogs;
and then he was so obliging, offering
to sell Snap to me for only one dol
lar, when he was worth so much. I'd
have willingly given the dollar if l
had owned it, but fifty cents, that
Cousin Ben had given me, was all
my wealth
| took out the nickels, and counted
them over and over again, but |
couldn't by counting add another
cent.
MAYBE you kin git the rest from
your mar" the man said, gazing hun
grily at the nickels. l have since
understood that he did not then and
there snatch my treasure and make
off with it, because he expected to
have it increased.
"Mother amt here" l said. "She's
spending the day at Aunt Mary's and
she wouldn't give nickel, for she
don't want NE to have dog nohow.
Father don't neither, and if l get a
dog, I'll have to keep it hid"
"Lor," the tramp said, with SYM
pathetic grin, eff that amt hard lines
for nice smart young gentleman
like you. Most man, I do declare,
and to think you amt lowed to have
dog to hunt with nor nothin'.
"Look here, sonny, if them parents
of yourn only seed this here Snap a.
tree-in' coons, and a-sbakin' of rats by
the scruff of their necks, they'd be
willin' to lay down his weight in gold,
Perhaps you know where they keep
some spare change. Jest you borry
it, and then when Snap shows 'em all
he kin do, you up and tell 'em all
bout it. | amt fur teachin' a child
to deceive his parents les it's fur
their own good. Why, they'll hug
and kiss you stead of grudgin' you
the fifty piece you borryed."
l shook ny head. If my parents
had money in the house, l didn't
know where they kept it. The tramp
looked attentively at the house, and
child as l was, l did not like the ex-
preston on his face. "There don't
seem to be nobody stirrin' round" he
said. "Why, sonny, did they leave
you alone to take care OF that great
big house?"
"Oh, no, Harry Sims, the hired man.
is in the stable. and cook ard aunt
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CHAPTER l.


1 JAe 6enenlO1y of Jesus Christ. 10 Mdry's
ma 5,acalous Conception. jesus is born: 81, 25
his names
ryNHE book of the generation of Jesus
1 Christ, the son Of David, the cson
Of 4 'br5rham.
. Abra-ham begat isaac; and isaac be-
gat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and
And Judas begat Pha'res and cara of
Tha mar and Pha'res begat Es'rom /;
and Es'rQm begat A'ram;
4 And A'ram begat Amin a-dab and
/ min a-dab begat MAIDS son and Ma
Is son begat Salmon,
3 And Salmon begat 30 OF Of Ra' chab;
nd DO OF begat O'bed of Ruth; and
u 5ed begat Jesse,
& And Jesse begat ca'vid the king
and David the king begat Solomon OF
L5r that had been the wife of U-ri as;
And Solomon begat R0-b0 am and
I,j DO am begat ABBA, and Abb begat
4 "a,
And Asa begat J6sa-phat; and JOS
a-phat begrt J0'ram; and Jo'ram begat
O-1I'as., .
o And o-zlas begat Joa-tham and
Jo'a-tham begat A'chaz, and A'chaz be-
gnt Ez-e-ki as;
10 And JEz-e-kI'as begat Ma-nas' SEES
and Ma-nas-ses begat Anon; and Anon
begat Jo-si'as;
II And iJo-si'as begat Jech-o-ni'as and
his brethren, about the time they were
carried kaway to Bah -lon.
10 And after they were brought to
ab'y-lon, Jech-o-ni'as begat Sa-la' THE
and Sa-la thf-el begat lZo-rob' abel;
10 And Zo-r0b a. bel begat Abb nd and
A-biud begat E-lia-kim; and E-li'a-hm
begat A'z6r;
IA And Az6r begat sadie and Sa'd6c
begat A'chim ; and A'chim begat Eli I'D ;
IS And E-lI'ud begat E-le-a'z Ear; and
E-le-a'zar begat Nathan; and Nathan
begat Jacob;
l6 And Jacob begat Joseph the hus-
band of Mary, of whom was born Je 'sus,
mwho Is called Christ.
IL So all the generations from A'bra-
ham I'd David are fourteen genera
tons and from David until the carry
ing away into Babylon are fourteen
generations; and from the carrying
away into Bah y-lon unto Christ are four
teen generations. Q
IS 4 Now the Hbirth of Jesus Christ
was on this wise; When as his mother
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Snap.

my young sir, it's
jest givin' away a valy-
able dog for nothin'.
Why, there amt his
match in the whole coun-
try fur rat catchin' and
coon huntin'. Jest one
dollar, only think, and
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NJ 4OOo MARY was sspoused to Joseph, before
- they came together, she was found with
HAP. |. child of the Holy Ghost
a. 20 10 Then 10 Seph her husband, being
O. 1872, u just man, and not willing to make her
+. "a publick example, was minded to put her
.cts $50 away privily.
tom: rs 20 But while he thought on these things,
ai 3, IS hehoId tbe ANGEL Of The Lord anneared
's cf- as unto him in dream, saying, Joseph
Ium. l,7 thou son of David, fear not to take unto
osh G, % thee Ma ny thy wife: for that which Is
ieo IL, 81 2conceved in her is of the Holy Ghost.
sam SAM ~ ~, 81 And she shall bring forth son. and
ch- = IN thou shalt call his name aJESUS: for he
XII 90 81 qshall save his people from their sins
Ome read, % Now all this was done, that it mighr
GIGS osga; be fulfilled which was spoken OF the
tali%' 5ssst Lord by the prophet, saying
'.ssoniss % Behold, ra virgin shall be with child,
"a 90 % 10 and shall bring forth son, and 4they
sT a. 20 shall call his name Em-man 'u-el, which
Isr g u being interpreted is, Sod with US.
80 "a Then Joseph being raised from
iag ii sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
Ga, ss hidden him, and took unto him his wife :
50 % And knew her not till she had
IOhn s. IA brought forth her firstborn son and he
a en- q |, Ia called his name JESUS
gsk k CHAPTER 2.
,sa, >. Esss I.ea enquire gfisr Christ Is Joseph
area Is cg 5 roSghs oS a. sa ESSpt ' '"'
., NOV when e'sus was born in BETH
s snsa In le-hem of J1-de'a in the days Of
5eu 49, 10 Her cd the king, behold, there came wise
DAN Q, "a q c,;, = TUtn.a - ~ ~. - -.
Acts 81 q Saying, "hOIO 10 no Innt 10 ooru
heb, l. rs King of the Jews2 for we have seen his
Rs yUhP dstar in the east, and are come to wor-
I'm snip MN
Dr., ais name Wnen her Cd the KING nad heard AeeSe
AdHbs lthi.lOS he was trOuhled and all Ia RI sa-
a"sa lem with him.
TIM 3, Is 4 And when he had gathered all the
chief priests and Jscribes of the people
together, 0 he demanded of them where
CHAP Christ should be born.
Dan. aa S And they said unto him, In Beth'le-hem
- ., of J1-dA'a for thus 1t is written by the
M$% prophet
n al 6 And hthou Beth 'le-hem In the land of
"a ~ da art not the least among the princes
sA- 90 of J1'da: for out of thee shall come a
cb,. 81. Isl Governor, that fshall rule nv people
Nal a. Is ra-el
Mic So Then Her'od, when he had privily
John T. ~ called the wise maD enCu;rad ~ tha,1
Rev. o q 1;I;'sart a., ~ -. teAliSu VI tnSAi
-. 90 il And he sent them to Beth l6-hem, and
lib
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4 WIND0W BLAzE.

John r. Shanley's Dry Goods Store on
 Grand Avenue the Scono of Fire.
 A piece of window decoration caught fire from gas jet in the window or John F. Shanley's Grand avenue dry goods store and was the cause for call- ing out the first department last even- ing. A small boy saw the blaze and shouted to Officer M, J. Hayes, who ran to the store and attempted to ex- tinguish the fire.
 MT Shanley, who was in the rear of the store, knew nothing about the fire until the officer appeared. He ran to the officers assistance, but they could not eXtinguish the flames and the offi- cer ran to the hearst fire alarm box and sent in an alarm of fire.
 The fire department responded quick ly and the blaze was quickly extin- guished by the chemical engine. The damage was about $500 and is fully covered by insurance. The window was gutted with water and the plate glass destroyed.
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NORTH HAVEN.

May 6.-Mrs. Charles Palmer, who now stays in North Madison with her hus- band, who broke his hip last fall, was in town one day last week and spent the night at her home looking after things there. A neighbor called on her and Mrs. Palmer returned the call showing that she has not lost her inter- est in North Haven people during her absence. It Is hoped that MT and Mrs Palmer will both be able to take their place among the North Haven people again soon.
 The North Haven Republican club will meet in the court room on Satur- day evening and listen to one or two short addresses. Light refreshments will be served free to all. Admission is free and all republicans are cordially invited
 The newly elected officers of the Y. F. $. c. E. are: President, w. A. Hyde; vice president, M. Louise Brad ley; recording secretary and treasurer. Mabel Howarth; corresponding secre- tary, Clara E, Bradley; vice president of union. Arthur B. Thorpe; chairmen of committees, Lookout, Martha S. Hyde; prayer meeting, G. F. Bassett; social, Edith B. Smith; Sunday school and church attendance, Rev William G. Lathrop; missionary, William H. Todd; floral, M. Louise Bradley; organ ists, May and June, Bertha Bunnell; July and August Edith B. Smith; Sep tember and October, Martha S Hyde.
 It is hoped that those who gave their names as new members of the w. c. T. U. will be present at the session on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock and sign the constitution. and take part in the exercises.
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WALLINGFORD.
Death of Mrs. Lucy T. AIlis-A Lady Much
 Esteemed-Other News.

Death of Mrs. Lucy T. AIlis-A Lady Much Esteemed-Other News. Mrs. Lucy T. Allis of Fair street |died at 12:30 yesterday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Stanley Bots- ford on Main street, after ten weeks illness with brain troubles, aged forty |eight years. She leaves two daughters, Lulu and Florence, and one son. Frank, |years she has been teacher at the Cot |tage school on Washington street and |has been g. very successful one and the school prospered under her charge. She was very popular among her pu- .pils. She was a member of St. Paul's 'church and of the Women's Relief corps and for two years was presiding officer .of the organization. There will be services at St. Paul's church at 12:3O Friday. The body will be taken to |Stamford on the 1:47 train for burial. An opportunity will be given to view . the remains at the residence of Stan hey Botsford from il to 12 o'clock on IFriday morning.
 | one Ol ttc ISdtQl CS Ol ltte Ramblers' minstrel show in the opera house next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings will be Imaginable farce en- |titled Fun in a Restaurant" The tickets are meeting with ready sale. Reserved seats can now be procured at Pixley's.
 The transfer of the property of the Maltby Stevens & Curtis company to The Watrous Manufacturing company was recorded yesterday at the town clerks office.
 Hodsona Oddly, who has had charge bf the wheel making at the wheel shop,
 wili soon retire from his position and
 will be succeeded by Charles Hill
 The hollow ware workers at Simpson,
 Hall, Miller & Co.'s works are out until
 Monday.
 A. B. PixIey and family are expected
 home from Great Harrington, Mass,
 to-day,
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Einanctal.
The Market is Still Under Control of the
 Professionals.

Professionals.
 New York, May 6.-There was mod crate increase in business at the stock exchange to-day but the market is still under the control of the professionals. Outside interest, much to the regret of the commission houses, is at very low ebb and the changes that occur in prices from day to day simply reflect the operations of half dozen or so room traders.
 At the start the tendency of prices was downward the comparatively heavy withdrawals of gold from the sub-treasury, $2,3O000O, the bulk of which is for export, and rumor that President Cleveland intended to send a warlike message to congress on the Cuban question having assisted local bears in their work of depressing prices. As of late, the greatest impression was made in the industrials. These issues broke from l to PA per cent. Bay State Gas, Laclede Gas, Tobacco, Sugar, Gen eral Electric and Rubber common suf- fered the heaviest losses
 The railway list yielded only 1b to 1 per cent, notwithstanding the pressure brought to bear by well known opera tor. It is alleged that this trader sold nearly 5000 shares of the stock dealt in to-day.
 At the afternoon session a firmer tone prevailed, the result of covering of
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

The world loves to laugh. It is sad age. Every serious-minded person seems to possess within himself or her. self the mechanism for sorrow, so ar ranged that it can be turned to the full force of morbidness at the slightest suggestion It is upon this truism that Hamilton Aide, the adapter of the French comedy "Le Docteur Jo Jo" into English as "Dr. Bilr' relies for success, and those who are in attendance at the Grand opera house Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 2, 8 and 9, will be able to judge just how far he merits it. The play will be given for the remain der of the week, commencing Thursday, May ', including the Friday and Satur- day matinees. It is one of the most unique and novel farces ever diluted from the French, and besides being ab- solutely free from all suggestiveness and vulgarity is said to be in the hands, of thoroughly competent company.
 Michael Stfogoff" will be presented the first three days of next week.