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GOING ALONE

~9,,h curis In the sunny air tossing,
win light In the merry bright eyes.
,r..s laughter so clearly out ringing
laugh of delight and surprise;
-, friendly assistance disdaining,
nd trusting no strength but it's own,
~. nast fears and trials forgotten,
The baby is ''going alone"
,,o~ often the help he has needed
Vas carclessly strayed from his side:
rhs hand Of the loved one to sustain him,
His lettering footsteps to guide.
Ga. he has fallen while reaching for sun
beams
Which Just as he grasped them have
flown;
And tears Of vexation have followed
Rut now he is ''going alone"
All through life he will learn
This lesson again and again.
"a will carelessly lean upon shadows,
IL will fall and weep over the pain,
u. Gill learn what a stern world we live in,
And he may grow cold like the rest:
mt keep q warm sunny welcome
Tor those who are truest and best;
W. not trusting his all in their keeping,
Rnt stronger and manlier grown,
rhastened and taught by past sorrow.
He learned to walk bravely ''alone.'
And vet not alone. for our Father
The wandering footsteps will guide
Through all the dark waves of earth life,
And over the rivers deep tide.
An! here is a strength unfailing,
A strength we can perfectly trust,
when all human aid unavailing
The dust shall return unto dust"
katherine C. Alderman, in Banner of
Hn16
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TIE lnfant Glass.

Tie IO10At O100ws
"Bobby Longears, give the plural ~
child"
swins Dc Poeho
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MANNERS AND MANNER,sMs.
How Social Success May he Secured
by IL Careful Combination.

How Social Success May lie Secured
by IL Careful Combination.
The effort to make others appear at
their best is good manners; the effort
to appear at ones best is good manner
ism. When we say Of a friend: HE has
good manners" we mean rather that his
mannerisms are good-that is, his
speech is agreeable, his bearing courte-
Gus; he neither passes into room be-
fore woman, slams doors, passes food
to the mouth with a knife, or makes
himself actively unpleasant by vio]at-
ing any of those rules of polite society
which are its foundations. True polite
ness lies deeper than that, and if writers
on "How TO Behave would omit such
sage advice as ''don't put your feet on
the table, or "don't wear evening
dress before six O'clock" and would
instead direct their readers to cultivate
kindness of heart" really good man
ners might be more general.
Each and all of us accounts himself
sensitive, but how many are as sensitive
for others as for themselves? In that
lies the secret of good breeding. To
show appreciation of an intended kind
ness, or pleasure in what is meant to
give pleasure. to please and to be
pleased, and above all, to look only for
what is best in things and people is an
easy task. and soon becomes a habit.
This is good manners. and springs from
the heart, while mannerisms are from
the head.
Yet few can do without mannerisms,
artificial though they be. for few have
those kindly instincts sufficiently de-
veloped naturally not to need their imi-
tations. The average man who brags
OF his contempt for mannerisms and
allows himself to be natural" is usual
~ most disagreeable person, for self
ishness is too strong an element in hui
man nature not to need a Disgusting
softness. TO give full play to ones i'm
pulses one should first be quite sure that
those impulses are good. Therefore self
restraint. a pretense of ambiability and
friendship. a desire to please, which per-
haps springs from vanity rather than
from kindness; the apparent subjuga-
ton of ones own wishes to anothers;
in fact, polite insincerity, these are
good mannerisms. and, though mere
sham of the better thing. are necessary
for personal success. They are merely
the result of training. are not the out
growth of natural nobility, and are at
best a poor substitute for the real
thing, often failing when most needed.
N. Y. Times.
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CURRENT TOPICS.

IT,
ILLINOIS convict cigar factory has
been abolished.
The greatest depth of the ocean ever
sounded is os, $50 feet.
BETWEEN the ticks of watch a ray
of light could move eight times round
the world.
The duration of flash of lightning
is rather less than the millionth part
of a second.
The Mexican chamber of deputies
has approved bill authorizing silver
loan of $40, 100000
MORE female than male immigrants
came to the United States last year
from eight European countries.
A REsURvEY of the state line by the
state of Maryland robs West Virginia
of about forty miles of territory.
A MAN has q right to wear a hat in a
theater, according to the verdict of a
jury in a case tried in Washington.
STEEL pens came into use about 70
years ago. A gross which is now sold
for ten cents was worth over $35 then.
IT takes 1000 of the Korean coins
known as leash" to equal ST.. Travel.
ers need an extra bullock to carry their
funds.
The sultan has forbidden the use Of
the bicycle in Turkey on the ground
that it SIS immoral and dangerous to
the state.'
In China a company of 80 actors can
be engaged for eG to play as many
! pieces as may be desired for two days
| at stretch.
MORE than 5000 species Of plants are
cultivated, and most of these have been
broken up into varied forms by the
hand of man.
10 SHOW the carelessness of mothers
in Great Britain over 5000 children are
burned to death in the year from their
clothing catching fire.
NEARLY !, zoo, 900 pounds of colors are
used by the United States government
annually for printing paper money,
revenue and postage stamps.
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session of me. There is enough business
here to enable Il single man to live well,
besides allowing him more leisure.
was looking for such a business, and
and found it in Twineburgh."
well, you certainly are an odd fei-
low. if YOU will excuse me for saying
So" remarked, with laugh.
"Yes, am rather odd"
When we reentered my bedroom,
Sonntag's quick eye caught sight OF the
tools under my bed.
Going to cut through the floor: nc
asked.
THAT is what intended to do. I'm
going to know what is down there, 1
replied, decidedly.
Then told him about the noises l
had heard which had seemed to come
from beneath, the slamming OF the
door, and the pistol shot. also told
of the voices 1 had heard both in the
attic and in my room. and all had oo'
served regarding them.
The old lawyer listened 'ntentiy' ana
when [ had finished walked to the WIN
dow.
do you suppose that the sound OF the
voices could in some way have come
from the telephone wire" finally
asked.
Not being an electrical expert, can
not say" Sonntag answered. turning
from the window.
ut seems impossible the voices could
be heard without the aid of q receiver,
I remarked.
.Perhaps there Is q receiver both In
your room aud upstairs-not like the
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FR,LLS or FASHION.
SeasOnablc suEEestiOns for the La
dies.

dies.
The full bcll-shaped sleeves distin-
guish some OF the new coats. They fall
over another closc-1itted sleeve to the
elbow. are lined with satin and edged
with fur.
Heavy guipurc lace is a feature of
trimming Oh many of the new cloth
gowns, where it covers the square
neck, so fashionable with the new
blouse waist, yokes, revers, cpaulcts
and collars, with good effect.
Fish, grasshoppers and birds of vari.
Gus kinds are reproduced in iewelry
this season, and, glitterjng with dia-
monds and colored gems, they are new
delight to the eye.
Bright blue cloth jackets made after
the Russian blouse model and trimmed
with black braid are worn with black
skirts.
Olivc-shaped buttons covered with
gilt, silver. black and colorcd silks. are
one of the fancies in dress trimming
and is an old fashion revived. One
pretty example of their use is in a col
lar band Of white satin made in two
narrow bands, with several rows of ma
chine stitching for a finish, and put to-
gether with one row of little gold olives
not much more than half an inch long
| and Il little distance apart, forming an
| open insertion. The collar is shaped to
fare out a little from the neck, but
! it is of the usual width and not at all
high collar.
High collars are quite the correct
| thing Oh house gowns as well as coats,
and they are sometimes made of fur.
The Mcdici collar appears again, and
so also does the Valois, which is simply
decoration, rs it extends across the
back only.
Pointe de Vcnise lace in cream tint
on q silk net in various widths is the
trimming on many of the silk and satin
evening gowns.
Plaid silk is combined with plain cloth
in some of the new costumes, when it
appears in folds, vest fronts, yokes and
5iounces. Three deep plaid 1ionnces en-
tirely covering black silk skirt are .
novelty, indeed, and this is worn with
a black silk or satin bodice with plaid
blouse vest and epaulettcs.
Much longer coats than the little
SlOfL )slckcC are III INC stSCcuuancS OIL
fashion, despite ali the prophecies to
the contrary. They are made of fur and
co]ored cloths, handsomely braided, and
are called the ''pelisse coats"
The variety in black materials is ex-
tensive this season, and the prcttiest of
all are the bayadcre cords in silk and
wool. Black poplins and corded silks
are very much worm
| Aiyrcttes. both black and white, with
tiny ostrich tips, or bows Of velvet with
a diamond pin. arc worn in the hair
FOR evening dress: but one feather ris-
ing from a little twist of velvet is 4
most approved fashion. \ cut steel
bow with 4 white osprey is another nov
city.
\ pear-shaped turquoise at the end
of dagger pin is Il fashionable hair
ornament.
''Peau de CANT is new and supple
dress material. which resembles pea,
de sole. made Of wool instead of silk.
Guipure lace yokes, edged with three
or four gathered fril's Of narrow Vaien.
ciennes lace. are one of the novel fea
lures Of bodice decoration.-N. Y. Sun
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'never find
ut unless you"
stalk wisdom shall"
'go for it this very"
might and take
ut away and not one"
dollar will you ever"
fright here is where the shock
camc," I said, after reading the last
phrase. "Of course I took no more
notes after that. Have you any more o.
NO. The fame came, and T got no
further" Sonntag answered. "This
certainly is curious. There seems to be
complete circuit formed somehow, or,
more properly, two circuits; when one
is closed the other is opened by that
closing, and vice versa"
While making the foregoing remark
the old fellow was leaning over the
table, intently scanning the two papers.
you say fame shot out into the
room?" asked.
"Yes."
"From whereof
Between the window and chimney, it
seemed to be-" he replied, without lift
ing his head.
stepped over to the place indicated.
There was large nail sticking in the
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CHAPTER X.

| ushered the old lawyer into the
Foom. After a few commonplace re-
marks he said: ''That walling-up of
those cellar doorways has made quite
an impression on me. Suppose we
have look at them
Twas very willing. Together we de-
sccnded the stairs to the storeroom.
Mr.. Sonntag examined the place
where the door had been, infinitely,
as though he expected to find in the
stones of the wall some intimation of
what was on the inside. lie even went
SO far as to scratch off patches of the
whitcwash.
1T is rather dark here" he finally
said. glancing around.
Perhaps the door can be opened" I
suggested.
Il have the key with me, but maybe
nwould be best not to use it. Give me
few Matches
handed him all I had with me, and
me- by the light afforded. examined
eiosely the places where he had
scratched off the whitewash.
While watching him, the thought
again occurred to me that had seen or
met him previous to my arrival ut Mel
sonville.
do you know it seems as though
"ad seen you before ?' said.
Yes, so you remarked during your
''s't to my Office yesterday" Sonntag
'ephed, rs he stepped back to where I
was standing.
mere is no doubt of that being n
sond WALL" he went on; 80 if the
.Oom behind it is being used for some
purpose, entrance is not gained from
"ere. See what pains have been taken
h'de the work. The whole wall has
oeen newly whitcwashed. If that had
"o' been done, the new mason-work
"ou''' be glaringly pcrceptiblc. Let us
~ INTO the house cellar and have 4
ok AT the dividing wall there"
needed but q glance to see that this
wi, WI. mad not been tempered with. The
""iteWash was old, and there was no
. where it had been renewed.
- have already examined the out
que place." the old lawyer remarked,
10 we assembled the stairway.
mat was not whitewashed. and, if
emember rightly, the stones used
~ 'hed old and worn like the rest of the
'onndation." said.
i, les; the stones used in both the
- lways were old ones. But they are
Inherent kind of stone" he re-
rked, with shrcwd smile.
Inherent kind? What significance
would that have ?~
Al Tie stone quarried about here u
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EXTRACTING INFORMATION.
How Mr.. SpurgcOn Prepared His SEX
mons.

How Mr.. Sturgeon Prepared His Ser
mons.
The man who sits in Il city railway
station at the Bureau of General In
formation" must, like 1.-The little busy
bee," gather honey from every open
ing flower" When off duty, he should
be rcflling his memory with all scots
of knowledge, for at the bureau he
must be ION tap" to every man, woman
or child thirsting for information. y
similar burden rests on lawyers in
large practice, and on clergymen whose
popularity makes the public tl,eil
parishioners.
That eminent preacher, the late
by an American visitor, who had no.
ticed that an orphanage, theological
school, church, and many correspond
ents kept him busy from morning t.
night:
Pray, Mr.. Sturgeon, when and where
do you compose your sermons"
II am always at that" replied the
preacher. Il get something from every
one l meet. shall suck a sermon from
you before am through with YOU"
\ distinguished British seaman, the
late Admiral Sir George Tryon. used
to act on the preachers rule. When
secretary to the British admiralty he
was obliged to pay the penalty attached
to the post, of dining at city banquets,
guild and private dinners. Being in
vited to more dinner parties than he
could go to, he used to pick and choose
among them. His wife, for 4 long
time, was ignorant of the rule which
guided her husband in refusing certain
invitations and accepting others.
At last she discovered that he &C.
copied only those invitations which
would lead him to places where he
might meet some one who could give
information of value to him in his pro-
fession. He cared nothing for the Cos
sip which makes up the talk at q fash
ionable dinner party, but he was on
the lookout for useful information, and
was ready to extract it from any source.
Like Sturgeon. he learned something
from evcrybody.-Youth's Compa nion,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-14
4 Mean ParsOn.

When Wilberforce became rector Of
Drightstone, in the Isle of Wight, he
was waited on by an old farmer, whose
one desire in life was to rent the glebe
land. "Why?" asked Wilberforcc.
"Well,' said the old fellow. with look
Of business shrewdness. when t'other
parson was here. he used to farm it his
self, and. there being SO little of it, he
always got in his hay before anybody
else. Then he clapped on the prayer
for ain.'-San Francisco Argonaut.
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IONS and walls under your house are
ou1lt with this kind. If any other kind
was used il would have to be bro,oht
from q distance. Sandstone was used
Tor the two doorways.''
And was therefore brought from q
dlstancc?" asked.
perhaps not in this case.''
But you said there is nothing but
limestone quarried about here" / sur-
gested.
And that is true. The stones used
in the doorways had been used before
Tor they arc old and weatherbeaten.
10 you remember a small stone build
ing up at the mountain, which Years
ago was used as u schoolhousc 90 INV
lawyer asked.
"Oh, yes! It was known as the
Mountain school," replied.
well. it is fast going to ruin,' Sorn-
tag continued; "has not been used for
years, am told. The point is here:
That old schoolhouse was built Of
sandstone. Where the builders got the
stone l, of course, cannot say, but evil
IDENTIFY not around here. 1t is my be-
lief the stones in the two doorways
were taken from the old tumble down
schoolhouse.''
correct one, does it furnish you with a
clew to the person or persons who did
the job?" asked.
"Perhaps," he replied, shortly.
AS he raised his head to answer, rec
objection flashed upon me. "Ah!" I
exclaimed. II have been cudgeling my
brain in the cndeavor to remember
where / had seen you before
He quickly turned toward me with a
half-smile on his face, but offered no
reply.
II have seen you in Philadelphia I
continued.
Possibly. used to live there before
coming to Twineburgh," he remarked,
indifferently.
"You have been in Twincburgh but
six months" went on.
"Yes."
"And I saw you for the first time
about u year ago. 1 almost knocked
you over as I was coming out of the
presidents Office in the Safety security
bank. You were just going in, and
ran into you.''
"Ah, possibly. I have had business
dealings with that concern" the old
lawyer replied.
"4And you knew Mr.. Perry, the presi-
dent?''
''Yes, slightly"
"Then why did you ask me at the
time if was the prcsidcnt?" asked.
Sonntag gave twitch of the Shout
der, and his shrewd sharp eyes
twinkled.
Ibid I ask you that ?" he qucried.
do you not remember?"
''Can't say that do" he replied.
ut seems strange you should leave
the city to engage in the practice Of
law III IL small town like Twincburgh,'
I said, musingly.
"Why stranger" was his curt ques-
ton.
ooh, well, you arc quite advanced in
years, and, with your long experience.
ought to have commanded 4 larger and
more lucrative practice in large place
like Philadelphia than in q small coun-
try town."
He did not reply for few moments,
but stood with 4 whimsical look on his
face with his eyes turned toward the
floor.
II became tired of city life he finally
said. "Ihave no family depending upon
me. and so am at liberty to follow out
any within which happens to take pos
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CHAPTER IX.-CoST1SUED.
Sarah greeted me effusively. The
GOOD soul seemed to have constant
fear that each time she saw me would
he the last.
"Can you let me have a saw, chisel
and hammer?" asked.
"Ach, yes. Bud What for, Nel?"
"Iam going to find out what is in that
cellar" answered.
slow you ged in?''
by cutting through the floor
dat will be hard work, Mel. De TIM
Der under de floor is awful thick
II know that. But I have plenty of
time, and so will be able eventually to
get through"
The tools were produced, and start
I'd homeward, Sarah sending after me
an earnest appeal for carefulness and
the avoidance of danger.
I intended to commence the task of
getting into the sealed apartment i'm
meiiately upon my arrival home. The
thought that danger of some kind
might Turk in the cellar would not deter
me. And the pistol-shot I had heard the
last night seemed to indicate that there
might be degree of peril in the work.
did not like the idea of the danlz,
musty odors ascending into my Sleep
ing apartment. but could easily re-
move to one of the spacious chambers
upstairs, and thus escape them.
On arriving at the house, took the
tools into my room. looked over the
floor, and, after quite time debating
where the hole should be made, deter
mined to begin over in one corner. Be-
fore I had time to commence opera
tons, 4 loud knock sounded on the
front door.
Hastily showing the tools under the
bed, went out through the hall and
opened the door. My visitor was Mr..
Sonntag.
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wall, which had been covered with
whitewash. A flannel coat which I had
hung on the nail the night before was
now lying on the floor, q charred ruin.
The nail itself was blackened, and
was quite hot, as contact with my
fingers told me.
"Great heavens!" exclaimed, start
ing back, this is the strangest phenom'
enon. What a wonder the house is not
ablazc!"
ITO BE CONTINUED
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-14
w.rm win Turn.

Hitherto Patient Boarder-Mrs. Starv-
EN-. can stand having hash every day
il. the week. but when on Sunday you
nut raisins in it and call it mince pie, 1
Sraw the ine.-Standard.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-14
An Old story.

Franks Some genius in Birmingham
has invented a buttonless shirt.
Billy-Why, that's old. I've worn
them ever since my wife learned to ride
a bike,-Tit-Bits.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-14

You can generally tell the kid q
DeeDle by their fraends.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
Locomotives for Spain.

Tho Baldwin locomotive works
have just received two large orders
for locomotives, which are to be COM
plsted early in the summer. The
L~hiGh Valley railroad has ordered
four pavenger engines capable of very
high speed for the well known BLACK
Diamond Express" between New Yer X
and Blu 1alo. Theyt are to he dupl-
Gates OF those now in use, which were
built by the Baldwin rome time ago.
Tho Lehigh Valley has also ordered
ten freight locomotives of the ten
wheel pattern, for use in their fsst
freight service. All these engines are
tobe delivered by July Is,
The other O. der is for six freight en-.
gines O! the consolidation typ, with
eight driving wheels. for the Gu F. c.
del Hullero de Ia Robla q Valmesada.
This company operates large iron ore
mines in Spain, and the locomotives
are intended for hauling heavy loads
Of ore. They are to be delivered at
New York by June !.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
The Allen Murdor

In spe akine of the Allen murder at
Duncan, the Liberal says that Justice
Hayn'e tried to help the Fosters out
this time, and gave them the privilege
of giving bail, SO, 600 for W. B. Foster,
who killed Allen, and 80, 1000 for Mer-
vim Foster who started the quarrel
which resulted in All ms murder.
Neither of the Fosters could give bail,
and were taken to the Jail at Solomon
vile to await the action of the grand
jury. The people at Duncan were
greatly incensed at Haynes action in
the case HIS bondsmen withdrew
from his bond, and he was unable to
give q new bond and go forwarded HE
resignation to the supervisors. A
'arge petition was prepared requesting
the supervisors to appoint ] F. Black
as justice in his place. Captain Black
will probably be appointed, and if he
il there will be no ''monkeying with
the court" There was considerable
.alk in Duncan of lynching the Fosters,
snd after Haynie had decided they
might give bail it was proposed to
striog up the three OF them, but cooler
judgment prevailed