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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
VIRGINIA'S MUSKRAT BILL.
An Effort to Protect the Little Rodent
From ESterminati0n.
From the Richmond Dispatch.

From the Richmond Dispatch.
The people of the eastern shore heartily
indorse the bill of Delegate S. Wilkins Mat
thews, intended to prevent the killing of
muskrats during certain months OF the
year, and Senator LIE Cato knew that he
was doing the right thing when, as chair
man of the senate committee, he made
favorable report ON the muskrat bill. 1t
created no surprise here when ii was an
nounced in the Richmond papers that the
upland members of the general assembly
had endeavored to poke fun at the bill and
indulge in good-natured railery at Dele
gate Matthews and Senator lie Cato. The
Dispatch correspondent was once as ignor-
ant of the delicious flavor of muskrat meat
as these upland representatives now appear
to be; but some fifteen years ago kind
friend in Onancock offered him some musk
rat that had been caught and cooked at the
home of the late George r. Dennis for
merly a United States senator from Mary
land, and from that day TO this the afore-
said correspondent has been dear lover
of muskrat, properly prepared and cooked.
Senator Dennis, who was himself an east
ern shoreman and owned a fine estate on
Pocomoke river was high authority on
things good to eat, and IL is known that
he put but few things, If any, above musk
rat Another man of this region famed for
his good living was the late Samuel Q.
Taylor, who for many years was pillar
of the old MeSSengO HardSheU BdptlSc
Church in the northern part of Accomac.
So strong was his liking for muskrat that
when he was eighty-three years old he
spent an entire Sunday in digging some
of these willy little animals out of their
holes on the banks of Messengo creek, for
which ne was summariy turned out of
the church. Numerous other authorities
and instances could be cited to prove that
Delegate Matthews and Senator lie Cato
are right in protecting the muskrat from
determination, and that the upland MEM
beers are wrong in trying to ridicule
measure fraught with SO much interest to
the epicures of the eastern shore and 9TH
er tidewater regions of Virginia
A gentleman who has just arrived here
from King and Queen county, where musk
rats abound along the water courses, says
that the people of that section heartily in
dorse the muskrat bill of Mr.. Matthews.
1t is currently reported here that Delegate
Matthews is going to have several musk
rats caught and properly prepared during
the Christmas holidays, and will take them
to Richmond for the upland members to
eat, hoping thus to convert them from the
error of their way of thinking about musk
rats Several years ago, while this writer
was spending a summer in his native
county of Nelson, he was RECALLING some OF
his old friends with an account of how the
eastern shore people cooked and ate the
famous diamond-back terrapin, when an
old colored man, who had been an atten-
tive listener, remarked, with a significant
grunt, well, / never expected dat q white
man raised In dis county would ever come
to dat!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25

LAKEWOOD, N. J.. Lakewood Hotel, APP, 81 up
l-oNDON. Eng Hotel Cecil. E.P.. So Up
LoNpoN(Westmlnster). St Ermin sHotel. High class.
o!e3ceiied FOR luxury, comfort. cuisine E.P. Up
MEMPHIS Tenn. .Gayoso Hotel, APP, So so to 81
MoBlLE,A Ala. Battle H'se, rooms&bath, A. p 81 coup
MALES, Italy. .Htl. Royal des Etrangere A.P So
DO. 80. .(SDlendid view SOUTH Parkers Hotel
NEW oRLEANS,La. New st. CharesHotel. "A p. "a up
90. The Cosmopolitan Hotel. E.P., 80 up
Ne" 1oKk........ Fifth Avenue Hotel, A.P., IS
do. .B way&29th ST. Gilsey House, E.P., So up
uooth p $4up E p. 81 so up
Go. ...N b. Barry st. Cloud Hotel. E.P.. 81 so
do 18th av.&l5th st Hotel Kensinston E p, 81 so
DO CChambers&W. B way). Cosmopolitan, E r 81 up
do. (s.e. cor. 5th av.&l5 st. )Hetel Hanover APP
do Nenox&1l3 sbBamoraI Htl (suites ,E. p 81 so I'D
OLD POINT COMFORT, Va .Chamberln, A. p "a I'D
fHlLAD A,Pa. The Aldine, A.P., so; E 81 Soup
do Restaurant alc&tdh. The Lafayette, E.P 81 I'D
RICHMOND. Va. ThcJererson. E. r. 81 Soup A. P Sup
SoMERV1LE,S.C.P neForest Inn(gol) "A P So 5Oup
STGEoRGE Staten Island The C:stleton A. II. 81 up
sI.LOUIS,Mo. Planters Hotel EP., Soup; AP. 81 up
do. .Lindell Hotel, E.P., 81 up; A.P So so I'D
SYRACUSE. MY Hotel. E.P..S so: AP..$4
THOMASVILLE, Ga. Piney Woods Hotel, A. p Sup
TROY. N. Y......... The Troy uo1se A.P., So up
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Arlington Hotel. Az, IS
do. ......-.-T The Raleigh, EP., $1.5O I'D
do. Riggs House, Wizards & National, APP ,$3up
myi6.2O 23. 27thenstf
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PENNSyJy.NI. p.I1po.D

STATION Pennsylvania RAILROAD.
go c WisS TO OF SIXTH AND STREETS
sSs GaIs NNlarIfsE f f'ifass
Harrisburg 70 Chicago Cincinnati. indianapolis,
st.: Louis Cleveland and Toledo. Buffet Parlor
1850 AN FAST 1ISE-pu11man Buffet parlor
lar DO 10 Harrisburg Buffet Parlor Car Harrisburg
$40 PM CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS
and pnns CaGs f. s louis to Sd
fasHys s aqa Ghs' Sleep
ing Car to Pittsburs Chicago. and Harrisburg to
evf PM SiG1S Gar to Gheage
Harrisburg to st Louis and Cincinnati. Dining
1910 PM. PACIFIC EXPREss-PulIman Sleep
ing Car to Pittsburg,.
niagara Falls daily. EXCEPT Sunday n'enee'' AN'
1850 A. NJ. for Elmira and RenovI daily except
wiamsseGs Haig sro Ers Buff
1a ,. and Niagara Falls daily except Saturday.
1910 for Erie to o %hsG Buff
falo and Niagara Falls daily, Pullman Sleeping
FOX + fstasiS S 7SHk AS sn'r
400 PM "co<cpr EAST; =, ,,u,rrn ;, ,ouu
all Parlor Cars. with Dining Car from Baltimore.
HeEGiaI at 100 Dining Carr; 500, 600 1900
SIS 4:.e s S56 ' 1890 and
aG ;So I'M I'm on Sunday 100 Dinns Carr. 500.
SIS 4ao $50 $50 'F iooo Si and Il 80 rM
For Philadelphia only Fast Express, 1850 A M
1h and Snys Sac E FM da1 l2i' I'M week days.
For Bes to- without change. 1850 AN week days.
For baltimore. sos ZOO 1850 500. o:oo 1000.
I I LOO An. 12;15 12:45; 1850, POI. s:15,
do 1929 l9;4o, Ills and Loo PM On sun
12:l5, 1:15. .:01, 3:l5 $40 $500 Iimited), APO.
5;i9, G:l5. 6:50. 1920 loco. 1O:4O and 11:50
For Pope's Creek Line. 7:5o An. and 4s6 PM.
daily, except Sunday.
For ANNAPOLIS. 700. 900 AN. 4:2o and $40
and 4:2o PM.
Atlantic Coast line-Express for Florida and points
Oh Atlantic Coast Line 4:3o AM. 3:46 PM.
daily Richmond only. 1857 AM week days;
Atlanta tia Special, via Richmond and seaboard Air
Line, 4:4U L. M. daily. Accommodate ton for Guam
tico. 7:45 AN. daily and 4:25 Pm. week days
SEASHORE CONNECTIONS.
FOR Atlantic City tvia Delaware River Bridge. all
rail route. s:15 P. NJ. daily; via Market Street
Wharf, 1000 ana Loo An, 12:45 PM, week
days and IL so PM. daily.
daily.
Ticket offices. corner Fifteenth and G Streets,
and at the station. Sixth and b Streets. where
orders can he left for the checking Of baggage to
destination from hotels and residences.
J. Ii. HUTCHINSON, General Manager.
j. II. WOOD General Passenger Agent no29
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

SI,..,,I, =. C1AAO 10, .-isC.aD.
Leave Washington from station corner Of New
For Chicago aid Northwest. vestibuled Limited
trans Far C II go, il;2S an s:'5 pm
press. ii 70 am Vestibuled Limited. $40 pm.
Hos am. and $50 pm.
For Columbus. Toledo and Detroit, II: 55 pm.
For Winchester and way stations, 1890 a M,
For New Orleans, Memphis. Birmingham. Chat
pm pm daily; Sleeping Cars through.
III 500 ssA Jays &c. 0s 9io ans a@:
ss6 z5i6 $3.50 1Sso As ssS $50 1890 ' u.s.
NO, I1:1S XII 80 pm. and x12:oI night Sun.
xl:l5. l;2y, 1900, s2o 4:s5. 1906, 15:io. $50.
$50 zoo xV;2o u - XII: 80 pm. xl2:ol night
For Frederick; week days, 500 ii :25 am. 4:so,
For HagerstoWn, S ti nSS sm and t E@ pm
$50 7 sss p Sundays, week soS anss
7:95 pm. ' -''
Fsf an ls s aPs way points Hsss ssys
pm. Sundays. 300 am. 1:15. 4:a3. 1908. 1o:15
am. 40, $50 pm. week days . am. lis
PHILADELPHiA. "A AMI
For Phiiadeipha New York; sosta sh and the
East week eek Gays, 7;o9 10 am 1905, Ills aii
iSIs Cais!. soo 'oo2 Dining Car 1901 night
. am. u:l5 Dining Carr. (5:O5 Dining Carr
1901 night. sleeping open ten O'clock Addl-
tiCnai trains for Philadelphia, week days daily
pm.
Parlor Cars on all day trains.
For Atlantic city. 10 a m. IL :o5 noon. lis AMI
300 pm. week days. am. Sundays.
For Cape May 1905 noon
Except Sunday. xExpress trains
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Co. orders left at
ticket Offices 6l9 Pennsylvania ave. NV New
York ave. and 18th St.. and at Depot
WM. n. GREENE, D. B. MARTIN
Gen. Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
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PROPOSALS
ATLANTIC CITY, N, J.

PROPOSALS FOR WOODEN SHELVING. GASES.
SCREENS, &c:.Ofice Of building for Library OF
Congress, Washington. d. c., December "a. 1897.
Sealed proposals for manufacturing, furnishing,
wooden shelving. cabinets, card catalogue cases
screens; &c; chiefly for the copyright department
be received at this Office until TWO O'CLOCK
Pm. on IuESDAYs January FOURTH. 1898.
and open, I'd Immediately thereafter. SpeciHca-
forms Of proposal may be obtained upon appii-
cation to this office. BERNARD B.. GREEN.
Superintendent. 6ao1 n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
One Thing.

From the Chicago Post.
There had been some harsh words from
each on the faults Of the opposite sex,
and she finally gave what she thought
would be a parting shot.
You rail at u.s." che said. land make
fun Of US. but what. ask you, would you
do without womenf'
Get rch." he replied promptly, and she
was 30 indignant that 1t took her three
weeks to make up her mind to ask for q
new bonnet.
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Protection From snorer..

Topeka Dispatch to thu st. Louis Globe Democrat
novel suit was commenced here today
by J. J. Miller, editor of a labor paper,
whose object is to test the right of passen-
gers In a sleeping car to be protected from
fellow-passengers who are addicted to snor-
ing. Miller was a passenger on the west
bound Santa Fe train on Friday night, and
was so disturbed by the snoring OF another
occupant of the car that he obtained no
sleep between topeka AID Garden City,
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HOTELS.
HOTELS.
Empire


strictly frstcas modern
felt want in New York The Hotel Empire fills it. equal
in equipment accessibility cuisine and expen
hotels of the world and less charged
by the ordinary hotel
1t delightfully."- situated the intersection
Columbus and 63d fronts Empire
the
beautiful appointments delightful music,
home the Metropolis
patronage travellers
all parts the world
All be reached
the Hotel Empire than from any of the hotels
Broadway Ninth Avenue the Am
the Boulevard surface
pass
Sixth and Ninth Avenue are ony one
from The Belt block
w. JOHNSON QUINN, Proprietor.
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LADIES GOODS.

HAVING GIVEN UP THE FUR BUSINESS.
s Ml pleasure in recommending to my patrons
Hirs. =. HOlGAN, my sister, and her husband
Mr. T.. HORGAN. OF S06 K st. NV who ard
practical furriers. Miss c. CUNNINGHAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS

THE WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO.
Fall schedule in effect Oct. r.
STEAMER POTOMAC
steamer Potomac leaves every Sunday at 4
pm for Baltimore and river landings
Passenger accUInmCdI lions first class
STEPHENSON BRO, Asts.
r, 80 Pa. ave.
Ielephone 40. de23-1Itf
F. $ RANDAIL's POTOMAC RIVER LINE
Steamer HARRY RANDALL. Will leave Rive,
View wharf Sundays, Tuesdays and THURSDAYS st
z am. landing at Colonial Beach. Chanel Point
and all wEaTses as far down Lower Macnodoc
Returning on Mondays and Wednesdays at pm.
and 90 Fridays about $3.50 pm.
UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE
WASHINGTON. ID c., To GLYMONT Md
and intermediate landings.
steamer SAM'L j. PENTZ. daily except Sunday
at 800 4. H. Returning about 8 pm.
rassensyr accommodation hrst-class. Freight
eeHrd un'H The hour OF sailing.
T. s RANDALL.
Proprietor and Manager
GEO o CARil\IEii, General Agent Wash,nyto,
WI 81. kEARDoN. Agent. Alexandria selsa0tf
STEAMER WAKEFIELD"
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
Leaves Washington. ID. c. 18th ST. ferry wharf
Mondays am, for intermediate Iandings 10
Colonial Beach. Bushwood. Rock Point. NSminI
Crsrk. Abel $ LeonaFdtown Stones. How ard s.
Wednesdays. an. for intermediate landings IN
Colonial Beach. Bushwood Rock Point CoIton.s
Lsonardtown. AbelIs Nouiini Creek, Piney Point
mico rivers ~
Saturdays. am. for intermediate landinp. I'm
Colonial Reach. Bushwood Rock Point Colton.s
Nomini Greek
tsce schedule in effect September 10. 1917
seI-u c. w RIDLEY. Genl. Manager
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25

ZAP means American Plan: q. P, European.)
ALBANY. N. Y........... Hotel Kenmore, APP, a
AsHEVILLE, NO. Battery Park Hotel A.P..A up
ATLANTIC CITY. M Hotel St. Charles, A.P.,$4 up
90. .............. Hotel Brighton, APP, a up
90 "a II Barton prop Hotel Dennis, APP, so up
AoGusIA. Ca Hotel Bon Air (golf links) APP, "a
BALTIMORE Md. Hotel Rennert. EP.. $3.50 up
10 ......... The Stafford Hotel. E.P.. $3.50 up
10. The Carrollton. APP, s. up
DO Hotel Altamont EP, 81 up: APP, 81. so I'D
10. Mount Vernon Hotel, E.P., 81 up
DooioN, Mass ......... Hotel Vendome, APP, IS
boukNEMoUTH. Eng Royal Bath Hotel, APP, $4to$5
bkoohLfN. NY Hotel St. George EP 81; AP$
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY
THRoTGH THE GRANDEsT SCENERY OF
ELbcRG LGHTED is s4ESM HEhTTHnpuL a7
TON SIXTH AND STREETS.
Schedule In effect November II. 1897.
2:2O Pm. DAILY-Cincinnati and ST IouIs sna
to Cincinnati. Lexington, Louisville, Indianapolis
natl to c1esgS at CornstS snfs Van s.ne for
Virginia nj :, Hot i Springs
for Cincinnati. Pullman sleepers to Cineinn mnh
Lexington and Louisville without change. 0p u;
FsesRS cas- s Virginia es sDSII
without change Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satnr
to Chicago and IGs 'h HoS ssrinsS seepss
22O pm: DAILY-For GordonsvIile, Charlottes-
yille staunton and for Richmond daily. except
1857 AN. EXCEPT sUNnAY-Parlor car Wash.
only rail line. via Penna. Rs F. aud +. and g.
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and oh,o
offices Sl3' and 1921 Pennsylvania avenue and at
the station ~ -
spl7-asd General Passenger Agent
WASHINGTON. ALEXANDRIA AND MT. yERNoN
RAILWAY. '--''1'oS
FROM SFE EFHr is SEHEEE 4 A. ,s g. AVE
o For Alexandria week days $780, 7:O5, 1876 ex.,
s ss fs 1914 iss e: Eos co. i q An
s ss9 $50 800 &c., 'SS SG3 :
11:15 AN: 1900 room, 12:45, 1:20 2:1S s:10'
s4s 80 o:15. eoo GAS. 1880. s:i5. 600. 1906.
For Mt. Vernon. week days. $50, 500, 10:os.
Hoo AM 1905. 1:15. EOS, $3.50. 1908 PM.
n p0r NJ Vernon s.s a Sundays 74' a4s AMI 1900
For Arlington and Agueduct Bridge week DAYS.
2:o5. 2:4o, 800, Ans $50 SOS. TOD 500 PM.
For Arlington and Aqueduct Bridge, Sundays
IA 80 s 49, 1872 i ESQ aM Ms sS Soss
7:3O. sl5 PM o'
Baggage checked free for passengers holding first.
Parcels carried. no1s
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ACCOUNTANTS.

]. f. Bates
Public accountant and auditor
Room 81,
Washington Loan and Trust building.
lD7-4tf
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HOTELS.
HOTELS.
This List Appears Every Saturday.
HOTEL INFORMATION
EREE

For booklets Of American, European Hotels, Fall
and Winter Resorts. also rates Of apartments in
Hotels below. call or address (send stamp
HOTEL TARIFF BUREAU,
63 Fifth Ave-, New York.
96 Regent ST., London.
24S Rue de Rivoli, Paris.
HOTEL POCKET GUIDE
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MEDICAL.
STORAGE.

ARMY AND NAVY STORAGE ROOMS, 1907 G sT.
Light, dry and clean apartments @. G. SLOAN
= CO.. Props. dslS-lH
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COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.

CHARLES g. BUNDY,
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS,
OF all tbs States and Territories,
oeAJ-0 Fentau bldg, col. ~ and D AW.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-10
A LESSON IN GRATITUDE.
some Contrasts 10 Our Homely Com
mon Way OF Living.

some Contrasts 10 Our HomeIy Com
mon Way OF Living.
Human lives for the most part run
in the same great grooves of home, fam
lily, work and wages, but there are men
in the world who are set apart for fates
SO abnormal and different from all 9TH
ers that it is difficult for Us even to con-
ceive them.
Among these, for instance, are the
two Danish missionaries TO the Esqui-
mos. Each of them is banished of his
own choice TO life amid eternal ice and
snow. His companions are savages.
Once year n ship brings him supplies,
papers and letters from home, and go
ing back, leaves the self-immolated man
alone for another year.
Another virtually isolated, and from
many points of view Fictitious, lot is
that of the young Tsar of Russia. Con-
slider IL for a moment. A little black
svised man, so ordinary In appearance
that he might be passed on the street
unnoticed many times day, a young
fellow OF character, emotions and men
tai traits no more strongly marked
than those of countless other young
lads-is the ruler, the father of more
than 100000, 900 human beings. Their
happiness and misery, and the fate of
Armenians, Moslems and Greeks, de-
pend largely on his wish and within to-
day. The responsibility, the isolation,
the artificial restraints, the apprehen-
sions of such a life are unique and mon
strous.
Still stranger is the fate of two men
who, as stated by Mr.. Frederick Boyle,
are human gods. They are worshiped
by a race dwelling in the mountains of
Cambodia. They inherit their position
rs god. AS soon as one of them sue
ceeds TO this office, he is sent
TO a tower In the mountains, where
he lives alone for a year, supplied
with food by his people, who leave 1t
within his reach, but do not speak TO
him. There are seven OF these towers.
and the wretched deity spends year
alone in each. At the end of seven years
he is allowed to return TO the world, IL
he is alive and sane; but the solitude
usually ends In his death or idiocy.
1t is worth our while TO consider
sometimes such strange, abnormal
lives, To see more clearly how much Of
our own happiness comes from the
homely, common, everyday blessings
which are the birthright of every man
and woman, and for which we seldom
remember to thank God.-Youth's Com
panion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-10
CHOICE SELECTIONS.

1t Is great thing 70 have a clear
head; 1t is a greater thing To have q
clean hearth. Y. Observer.
Only the brave know how 20 for
give; II is the most refined and generous
pitch OF virtue human nature can arrive
at.-Sterne.
The man OF faith may roll every
mountain out OF his way, and pull up
interfering sycamine trees by the roots.
Rams Horn.
The failures of life come from rest
ing I'm good intentions, which are in
vain unless carried out in wise action.
&C. Simmons.
Men of the noblest dispositions
think themselves happiest when others
share their happiness with them
Jeremy Taylor.
The lottery OF honest labor, drawn
by time, is the only ono whose prizes
are worth taking up and carrying
home.-Theodore Parker.
Good nature is the very air of
good mind; the sign of large and gen.
erous soul and the peculiar soil In which
virtue prospers.-Goodman.
Keep close to duty. Never mind
the future, II you only have peace Of
conscience. BE what you ought 10 be;
the rest il Gods affair.-Amiel.
1t is well 20 halt a man with n
"why?" Men drift into many evils.
They do as others do. Why? Press the
question and compel the answer. Why?
Remember this truth, that no i'm
trigue, no conspiracy. no artful design,
no unbelief. can prevent the successful
issue of the purposes of Godfrey. DIR.
Lee.
Too much time Is taken up in con-
temptation of the species of others
enjoyment. II this time was taken up
in developing the means of enjoyment
within the reach of all there would be
more happiness and contentment I'm
the world.-Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-10
FOR SUNDAY READING.
SOMETIME.

Sometime. we shall know why
Our sunniest MORNINGS change TO Moons OF
rain;
And whyou steps are Swallowed so by pain.
And why we often iie
On couches. sown with thorns OF care and
doubt:
And why our lives arc thickiy hedged about
With bars that put our loftiest plans TO
rout-
Sometime. We shall know why
Our dearest hopes are swept SO swift away,
And why our brightest flowers first decay:
Why song Is lost IN sight.
Why clasping fingers slip so soon apart
Estrangement. space and death rend heart
from heart.
Until from deepest depths the tear-drops
start
Sometime. we all shall know
Each other. aye, as We ourselves are known:
And see how out OF darkness light has
grown.
And He-who loves us 10
Despite our wilfulness and blind COM
plant
WIN show US how His kind and calm re-
straint
Can mold human soul into saint.
Sometime, our eyes shall see
The silver lining TO the darkest cloud.
While silvery echoes follow thunders loud
Sometime. our hearts shall DO
Content, forgetting all our restless mood,
And knowing everything has worked for
good
The how, and when. and why. be under
stood.
Lillian Gray, in Waterman.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-10

Der that it's the life OF the liberty OF
enc poor old man against more money
than you ever saw. II you don't prom
Use TO bring Kilgrow here to-day I'll
get up and go 10 him, sick as am"
Duncan yielded at discretion. secretly
proud of the invalid's pluck. "MalS
yerser easy. Mr.. Thorndyke, an dinna
fash yerser waur than We need. I'll
fess auld Johnnie down, gin i hae TO
tie him neck an heels an lug him. Do
We just be quiet, moo. an Martha'll
bring We bit an a sup"
Thorndylke sat up to eat the break
fast brought him little later by Mrs.
Duncan, and he was able in the course
Of the forenoon TO dress and go down TO
the sitting-room. Elsie had been re-
preaching herself all the morning for
her part in the imprudent excursion OF
the day before, and when the invalid
came down she installed herself at once
as his nurse and companion. Philip was
made comfortable upon the lounge, and
when he was tucked in with rugs and
propped TO the exact angle of restful
ease with pillows the girl ransacked the
ancient bookcase for something 10 read
to him. Philip saw and protested.
"You mustn't waste your time cod
ding me-" he said; "just bring your
work and sit here where can see you.
I'm not half as sick as / might be, and
II you start in humorlng me now there's
no telling what you'll have to endure
later on"
She brought her sewing and sat down
beside the lounge. 'I don't believe
you'd be very hard TO manage"
That's because you don't know me;
my mother could tell you how exacting
/ can be, though say it's chiefly her
fault for not letting me shift for my
self"
Elsie held her peace for a moment
and then asked: Does your mother
know what you told me yesterday"
"About my health? No"
"Don't you think il was cruel not to
tell her?"
'No. Why should / add months OF
suspense 10 sorrow that will be long
enough and bitter enough at the best ?'
"She won't look at 1t that way; and
II the sorrow comes it will be all the
harder TO bear for not having known.
And that's Mt least one good reason why
you shouldn't give up; you know you
said you hadn't any yesterday"
"Did /? Perhaps / should have made
an exception; but was thinking of
other things just then"
Whereupon the "other things" sum-
moned by name, came back to demand a
reconsideration. Philip resisted, inter
posing the inertia of illness between
himself and the, nagging Of the self-ex-
aiming impulse. 1t was much pleas
anter TO lie back among the pillows
watching Elsie's skillful fingers ply
the industrious needle-pleasanter and
more restful. After n time he said: