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The usuaI Way.

Thero are some society girls who like to marshal together all the trophies of a season, ill the shape of euchro prizes, german favors and invitations galore to all sorts of functions, where they may be seen of men and bring green eyed glances of jealousy into the eyes Of other grls not favored quite so much, but the queerest effort of this kind that ever camo under tho notice of the writ CT was a pyramid of empty candy boxes stacked up from floor to ceiling ill cor ner of the parlor The largest was, of course, at the base, and there was every make and style, gradually diminishing to the top. This dashing girl, with the immense capacity for destroying candy. excepted every male visitor to add to the number as she started a plant in each of the 0tEcr corners of tho room Of course tremendous rivalry went on among her visitors and admirers to get khe finest and most unique native and imported boxes. Strange to say, she married man who had never added q lone box to the pile, but he helped to destroy some of tho most toothsome offerings of other fellows. New Or lefsIs Times Democrat.
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poLLY5 DAflDER up.
GafIamed at sieht of aa Offensive Bia4 C
 Visitor Wore on Her Hat.

2afYamed at Sight of az Offensive Baa A q
 Visitor Wore on Her Hat.
 A bridal couple who put in several Gays recently taking i'll the sights oa the capital enjoyed themselves in- mensely until the day preceding theiE departure. 1t then occurred to the bride that she had not called upon "dear Fanny, who had been her chum dur, ing her days at the seminary Now Fanny was still enjoying single blessed aess, and this may have had something to do with the anxiety Of tho bride to call upon her maiden ellum George de. mulTed Icebly, but at last consented to pay formal call The bride dressed herself ill q fetching gown and placed upon her saHey head Parisian dream LB the Vvay of hat. The nat was one of those s@teseribable creations of the mi1liner'A ars. q mass of flowers with bird or swo partially concealed in the foliage, ao to speak
 The patr went gayly forth and in a hotel coupe were soon at the door of Fanny's residence. Their cards were
 
 drawing room While awaiting the coming of her friend the nrido's atten. tion was attracted to a large cage con- taining q splendid parrot. She chilruped eooingly to the imprisoned bird and wished she might take him out of his cage and caress him. George remarked that he looked tame enough and sug- Eested the opening of the door of the cage. Suiting action So the word. hs opened the door and the released bird calmly walked forth and strutted about, blinking his beady eyes know ingly The bride, with usual calls of "Roll, pretty Poll p coaxed tho bird to- ward her, and poll proceeded to climb up tho rounds of the chair upon which the lady was sitting and perched herself upon the arm of the chair. The parrot uttered guttural cries of Polly, Polly, " this word seemingly comprising her en. tire vocabulary.
 The bird accepted the caresses, and apparently all was serene, but without gu instant's warning she uttered a scream of rage and flew at tho lady'a beadgear, alighting fairly thereon, and then for few minutes the air was fll- ed with flying feathers and bits of flow CTS, while tho atmosphere was fractured by screams from the bride and discord- snt cries from the parrot. George at tempted to come to the rescue and had his face badly scratched for his pains Tho lady finally shook tho bird loose from the flower garden she was wear ing upon her hat and made one wild dash for the front door, followed close fy by the bridegroom. Once on the pave ment, they became somewhat composed and determined to return to their hotel to repair damages They did not tarry long enough to see dear Fanny"
 The sudden wrath of the bird was evidently caused, George thought upon reflection during calmer moments, by the fact that amid the flowers i'll his wife's hat there nestled a stuffed Caro- line parrakeot, which the parrot took to be real live rival and proceeded forthwith to demolish The bride ia now thorough convert to the teach ings of the Audubon soeiety.-Wasae ington Post.
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He Renefited Humanity.

There is an oriental story of two brothers, Ahmed and Omar Bott wished to perform deed whose m0nt ory should not fail bgf which might sound their name and praises. Omar, with wedge and rope, lifted ali obelisl on it's base. carving it's Worm in beauti ful devices and sculptnring many { strange inscription on it's sides. He sci it in the hot desert to cope with its gales Ahmed, with deeper wisdom and truer though sadder heart, diggcd 2 we'll to cheer the sandy waste and plant ed about it tall date palms to make coos shade for tho s'Gs.;y pilgrim and tt shaks acsw-,> a;ssss for his hunger, = Jewlsh Messuhsat
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WHY SHE WAS GRACIOUS.
A Lover Who Easily Fell Into an Insen
 ious Trap.

A Lover Who Easily Fell Into Tngen-
 ious Trap.
 She was particularly gracious that night, and he was eorrespondingly happy. He felt that he had made an impression at sst.
 Sho let him hold her hand minute when she welcomed him, and he thought in fact, be was quite sure-that she re. sponded to the gentle squeeze he gave it, and heretofore she had been so distant, so cold, although always courteous. Surely t was enough to make him feel happy. Then she laughed at his witticisms, and thero was something in her manner that Invited him to draw his ohair closer to hers. Of course ho accepted tho invitation, and almost before he knew it he found himself whispering all sorts of silly things to her, whilo sho listened with downoast eyes.
 It was blissful, and yet thcro was Il greater pleasure in storo for him. She blushed and hositated a little as she asked l if he had a photograph of himself.
 Of course he had, and she should have | one that very night. He would go for one at once She protested that that was not necessary, but he insisted She should have anything that sho wanted and have l 1t at once.
 She thanked him so coyly and sweetly when he brought it that the boy was near 1 ty insane with joy, and when hc left she l let him hold her hand again for q minute.
 Then, as ho walked away with light step and light heart, she handed the photograph to her maid and said with de- yision:
 Mary, hang that in tho servants hall, whero every ono can sec 1t, md remember lthnt am never homo when he calls.
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A PIANO FULL OF WAsps.
They Kept Quiet Until the Professor
 Struck tho Loud Notes.

They Kept Quiet Until the Professor
 Struck tho Loud Notes.
 The piano was an old grand. It haG not been used for months. The compa- ny had arrived ill town but a short time before the performance began i; hence there had been no time to test tho instrument Nevertheless, the profess or boldly opened wide the lids of the long unused grand and then sat down to tho keys Tho first touch convinced him that the notes were still clear and strong, and that. whatever defects ill tune there might be would be very slight, so he began the soul inspiring selection.
 Now, 1t happened that in all ths months i'll which the piano had remain ed unused colony of yellow jacket Sfasps had ipdustriously built them selves a home i'll tho shape of a nest US large as good sized saucer. The soft pianissimo prelude to the selection gen. tly woke the wasps from their sweet dreams Bu5 when the soft pedal WAS released and the notes grew vigorous and the piano began to reyerberate to the heavier passages the disturbed wasps suspected danger. They curled their backs and stretched and shook their gauzy wings vieiously. The profess or, unheedful of the fact that the na- sic, far from soothing the savage breast ef the vicious wasps ambushed within that piano, was rousing their ire, play cd on From pianissimo to piano and from piano with one bound to fortissi. mo the composition ran All the while tho wasps fiuttered their wings wicked ly, yiciously, and all the while the pro. lessor played. Now came the climax now ho was throwing together vast dandfuls of notes in the basso profnndo region of tho instrument. Just as tho grand was belehing forth from it's inner most soul the musical thunder of that great Wagnerian opera the vengeance hunting army of yellow jacket wasps swept out of the instrument, with a buzzing war song, down the hallway and upon tho audience. Suddenly soul rending shrieks resounded through the hall. Men and women were striking about their heads, benches were upset, and Q general stampede for windows and doors eDsued. Over the terrible up. roar shrill, piping voice could be heard shrieking:
 "Sharlio, come miti Ach, Sharlie como mitP'
 Long before tho outraged burghers o1 Kerryille were up a little band of men with baggage galore wended their way out of tho town, and sat down on the railroad track. They were the stereopti- co-musical aggregation of San Antonio, and their faces, as they recounted the horrors through which they had passed, were the image of that of Napoleon on tho night of Waterloo They Jagged the south bound passenger train and took passage for San Antonio. Their wisdom i'll slipping out of town under cover of night has never been question. ed.-San Antonio Express.
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SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON.
A Chicago Girl Notes That English wom-
 CD Have Laree heet


 en Have Large Eeet
 Under these circumstances we took our first driyo down Piccadilly, and Europe to me dates from that moment t writes Miss Lili3n Bell in Tho Ladies Home Journal "The ship, the landing the custom house, tho train, tho hotel- all these were mere preliminaries to Europe, which began then. People told mo Ill America how my heart would swell at this and how I would thrill at that but it was not so My first real thrill came on mo in Piccadilly. It went all over me in little shiyers and came out at the ends of my fingers and then began onoo more at the base of my brain and did it all over again.
 T remember nothing definite about that first drive L for my part, saw with unseeing eyes. My sister had seen it all before, so she had tho power of speech. Occasionally she prodded me and cried, Look, oh, look quicklyp But I never swerved. I can't look If do, shall miss something. You attend to your own window and I'll attend to mine Coming back will sec your sido'
 When we got beyond the shops, l said to tho cabman:
 Do you know exactly tho way you have come?
 Yes, miss, he said
 "'Then go back precisely tho same way
 "'Have you lost something, miss?' he inquired.
 Yes said. I have lost an inn pression, and must look till find it. We did it all over again that after noon, and that second time 1 was able ih measure to detach myself from the hum and buzz and the dizzying effect of foreign faces and 1 began to locate impressions. My first distinct recollec- tions arc of the great numbers of high hats on tho men, the ill hanging skirts and big feet of the women, the unsteady. ing effect of all those thousands of cabs, carriages and carts all going to the left, which kept mo constantly wishing to shriek out, Go to tho right or w6 Il be killedl' tho absolutely perfect manner in which traffic was managed and the majestic authority of tho London po- Iica si
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CARE FOR EMPLOYEES.
Tho Plan Which q Large Mannfaoture-
 Found Successful.

An5 Rzlah W men "A Large MAnnfAcLurG-
 Found Successful.
 The question, What is to become ol the old man?'' is one that is frequently discussed. Generally 1t is meant to ap- ply to men who have not been ablo te save sufficient money to support them in their declining years and whose eco. homie efficiency has become impaired by the passing of years. To be depend- eut upon their children or relatives is humiliation that would imbitter that part of their lives which should be free from care. The almshouse is q horror of degradation from which they shrink Tn some countries the governments have endeavored to solve tho problem by q system of labor pensions This is done in Germany; but, despite its merits, ii still savers of charity or paternalism.
 A few individuals have sought for q solution ill this country. In at least one community the employer of 1000 men insures the lives of all his werkmen up to $3, GOO, and after 25 years of eontinu- ous service an employee may retire and continue to draw full wages as long as he lives. To do this tho employer says that 1t costs him not over per cent of his wages account, which he regards as the cheapest possible insurance against strikes and against the disturbance caused by constantly changing his work ing force. He puts by every year that small percentage of his profits to the ac- count of wear and tear upon labor, just as he does larger percentage to the ac- count of wear and tear upon machinery. He is an earnest advocate of national labor pension and insurance system-not by the government but by an associa. tion of employers New York Mail and E,xnrnss
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ueira Afraid of a nomh.

By way of illustrating the nervous ness which tho recent explosions have revived here. a queer adventure which has just befailen the heirs of house owner may be mentioned. They had met at the dwelling of their departed uncle for the purpose of drawing up aD inventory Of his effects in company with lawyer and had nearly completed their task when one of them pulled out of cupboard metal box, which was laid on the table and which the man of business was about to open, when one of his nieces cried out in horror: Don't touch itl Look, that is q fuse Sure enough, there was little something popping out of the cover. "It is a bombl" exclaimed the panic stricken heirs ill chorus, and then they proceed ed to remark that their deceased rela- tivo had been a moody, silent and ra- served sort of individual, and thonce they inferred that he might possibly have been an anarchist. Two of the nephews had had put on their hats and were on the point of rushing off to ths office of the nearest police commissarys when the lawyer, who had been quietly inspecting the box, calmly suggested that it might simply contain some pre- served fruit. This theory somewhat re. sssared the men, but the ladies would have their way. The commissary waA sent for, and the mysterious box was soon on it's way to the municipal iabcrar tory. It was found to contain pine
 annie. the stalk of which had been mic
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pity and even the admiration of men and women, but if IS a question whether such a man ever thoroughly gains their respect. The man whose arteries bound with tIte rich, red blood of health carries with him force and an intensity that command re speet, even though he be slightly inferior mentally to the weak, nervous man. While | no medicine i'll the world will add an incl. to mans stature there is one fafnous medicine that will fill t1ie veins and arfe- f1es with the rich, red bounding blood of perfect health. It is Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is the great blood maker and blood purifier When the blood IS pure and rich and red and plenty. and filled with the life giving clements that 1ouTlsh every tissue of the body, it is ifl
 possible for man to suffer from i1l-health of any description When every little blood-vessel i'll the lungs quivers with the rush of healthy blood, it is impossible to have unhealthy lungs When the walls of the stomach are nourished with healthv blood, dyspepsia and indigestion are if1i- possibilities. When the liver is supplied with healthy blood it is bound to be active. The skin that is nourished with healt11v blood will be clear and fresh and glow with health. Discovery" is sold by druggists.
 MT. Isaac F. Downs, of Spring Valley, Rock land O., N Y, writes: For three years snf. fered from that terrible disease, consunption [ had wasted away to a skeleton. To-day tin tie scales ct IS7 and am well and strong TEe Golden Medical Discovery cured me-
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WHEN | GET TIME.

When get time, know what shall do a'il cut the leaves of all my books And read them through and throuespa When l get time, I'll write some letters then That have owed for weeks and wsAz4. To many, many men. When get time, Il pay those bills ewa, fad with those bills, those counties bills, will not be so slow. When 1 get time, I'll regulate my life Sn such a way that I may ges Acquainted with my wife. When get time Oh, glorious dream of blissi-- 4 month, a year, ten years from ncRs But 1 can't finish this l have no timc -VeguA
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Our Affections.

Afiiotion makes heaven moro glori- ous and adds stars to the crown. Our present light afilietions, which are but for moment, work out for us an eter- nal weight of glory. Rev. Theodoro H. Compton, Baptist, Louisville
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God Hoxera oyer rra.

God hovers by bis spirit over us, and tho tired child is wooed to rest and soothed to slunlbar even in the midst of earth s throng and press. Truly we have near God.-Dr. J. w. WeddelI. Baptist, Philadelphia.
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A Permanent Paste.

Soak an ounce of refined gelatin ill cold water for all hour, then drain oil and squeeze out the water IS much as possible Put the gelatin in jelly pot and place the pot in a pan of hot water over the fire. When the gelatin has melted, stir in slowly 2h ounces of pure alcohol. Put in frWide mouthed bottle and ,ork tightly als giuo of paste will keep indefnits 0en oe
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A Better Way

People are coming to sec that the world is Gods world And so long as man sees that there is better way than the one he is treading he will press forward to it.-Rev. Mrs. Mary T.
 Whitney, Church of the Disciples, Bos-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-05

Tho great alohammedan school at Cairo, Fl Azhar. meaning .'The Splen- did, has clear records dating as far haoly oS aT5
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The Greatest Books.

There are certain books which no man can read without being larger and wiser and better man. The greatest books are those which do not need any. thing outside of themselves for their in- depreciation. They are the books which live on and on without any reference to the time in which they were written. They are written at any time for all time.-Dr. John Paul Egbert, Presby- terian, St. Paul.
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Sins Harvest,

The wild oats sowing may be forgiven or repented of, but many man has been cured by the inevitable harvest of ruined health, impaired vitality, shat tered ambitions Many q man sees daily the revelation of his sin in the ghastly reproduction of sons career. Hell is on both sides of the tomb. Sow to sin and reap destruction Sow to righteous. ness and reap righteousness. Key. w. J. Irwin, Presbyterian, Chicago.
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Thought For the Individual.

Let not one of ns think for a moment that he is not welcome to Christ. Nay, he would draw all to himself. We have but to yield ourselves to his attraction and we shall find ourselves getting ever nearer. Rev. B. Ezra Stiles Ely, Jr., Presbyterian, Rockford.
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Gods High Ideals.

The stono which was cut into form tc make part of one of Gods temples spoke with the harmony of beauty of Gods high ideals, and the emotions on which many of tho disciples of the school o1 modern ethics base their theories oi man 8 high nature came to them through lines of Christian ancestors or were inn parted to them through the Madonna like influence of Christian mother- Dr. R. 4. Holland, Episcopal, St Louis.
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Leading Motive In All Reform.
4 rtists' Faiin. es.

"Do not, lot me beg of you, be afraid of so called failures, said we'll known artist addressing bis class "They are only stepping stones to success, the premiums we all must pay for experi- ence. I may say, without vanity, that have been fairly successful i'll my pro fession, and yet to one canvas that sue ceeded there have been as many as 40 which 1 have scraped down with my palette knife in disgust. Even if a stu dent never succeeds, his very failures may be noble. ''
 It is not only to art that this exhorta ton might apply. fn every career, in every walk in life. the same point of view should be taken. Failures are not failures really-they are lessons; they are stepping stones. They should not be associated for moment with despond ency or hopelessness. Just as child tumbles and picks himself up as mat ter of course and runs gayly on, so should we children of larger growth regard the ups and downs of life, never losing courage however often VIC tum- ble Young Icople especially should be targht thns it is not always success to succeed and that disappointments should he taken piiilosophieally yThe - j. -.-- ~~4
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We should measure ourselves by the standard of righteousness set by the Saviour, and the difference between oul lives and his is tho measure of oul shortcoming before God, All fall short of the standard now, but by persever. ance mon shall some day rise to the fullness of the stature of manhood shown in Jesus Christ. -Dr E. w. Briekert. Christian Church. Washing. ton, Ind.
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Faith enlarges the mind, strengthens the will, purities the heart, lifts man up to new worlds, and if we justly praise and glorify modern scientific progress because it enlarges our knowl- edge of the material universe how much moro should wo praise and glori- fy faith which lot only makes us eer- tain of this life, but of the life to come. Rev. Dr. Stafford Catholic, Wash ington.
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The Greatest Force.

Character is the greatest force in the world. Some say money is the greatest force, somo say brains, some say love, but character is the greatest force be- cause it is the force which determines the direction in which money, brains and love shall be used. Rev. James J. Dunlop, Presbyterian, Boston.
The herald., 1898-10-16
Country Property

1920. 200 ACRES; 5000. 20 ACRES; $500 "a
acres $60OO 1900 acres; $500, 80 acres; $1,000.
20 acres; $500, 100 acres; $1,000. 70 acres;
1920, 10 acres; $1,000, so acres; $500. 50 acres;
$13,SOO, AGO acres $500. 760 acres: $500. 10
acres; $4,000, 900 acres; $2l10, 2l7 acres;
$720, "a acres. They are In California. $50
miles south Of the Oregon line. in a val
ley five miles wide at cast end and ta-
perinR to a point fifteen miles west.
through which a large creek flows; on the
trunk line railroad connecting San Fran
cisco and Portland. The market Is good.
Farm products always bring the highest
price. Best natural roads In the world
never muddy. Near many gold mines.
Elevation. 800 feet: yearly rainfall. 36
inches; plenty Of wood: water Is pure.
soft and cold; no alkali; no chills; n lung
trouble; no rheumatism seldom any snow
ever falls. Crops never fall. Coolest
weather, "a degrees above zero-no cold
winters; no sunstroke 8; no muddy streets;
no cyclones, hurricanes or floods. No bet
ter climate can be found. The products
are flowers of every kind, hgs, peaches,
pears, prunes. plums, cherries almonds,
walnuts, raisins. grapes Of all varieties.
wheat barley, rye, oats hogs, sheep,
chickens, etc The best Of society; schools
are frst-class. CONGREGATIONAL, Y. B. and
Baptist churches. The people are white,
wide-awake, generous-h!ghest type of
American citizenship. There Is no gov
ernment or railroad land there; no farms
for rent. We have an agent In the town
to show these places free Of charge. who
will also furnish abstract with each sale,
showing clear title. Address c., box 1.
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