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NICELY TAKEN IN.
He Knew the Ways of
World But Got CauSs,
Mapping.

The man in question used to say he -.
the way of the world as cat En-
own kittens, aud laugh at the wIles o. -. -
who live on their wits.
He had been economizing at ever
for a long time, saving ali that Ie - -
for the holidays were near at hal82E
LETT his station the other night n b. -.
oil a blizzard.. The buses had stoTaeI-
ming, and he buttoned his coat eo..sr a.
ais neck with determination q v
home rather than squander the pr..e .. !,
cab.
"Beastly night" said a tall, n-s.,.
man, as he tapped our friend on tie S.
der Get into my carriage there 7. +
with you in a minute" and he da,aet r,.
the station after his bag 1t was O.. ~
an offer to be refused, and the ,rlg =,
man put in most of his time IN tusns =,
his benefactor, who politely iEsis.e.
the pleasure was all his.
Gust tell him where 20 drive to, h,s-.
later; Il get out here. No, don, mstt
it. Glad Of the opportunity.
Now, it was horrible night, ar he W.,
using another mans carriage, 50 be- eau.
not do less than to treat the driver a..
give him a cigar to keep his nose warm. 4
last the economical traveller was I'll. .rs
and he shouted a CHEEKY good 1at
he slammed the door Of the vehicle az.
started for the house.
Here" cried the driver, "you'va a-s.
ten something.
Thanks. What is it," as he lar-
back.
Nine shillings;"
"What?" as the narrowing corve.-
seized him. 'Nhy, the other man
That other man be blowed. don ka5v
him from a crow You took the cab"
Then our man drowned the voice Of ,5
storm while he was settling. and, going
swore his wife to secrecy. That's the vi
it rot out.-Pearson's Weekly.
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:. He sits silent and watches

her eyes. He sits silent and watches
her.)
Molly (opening her eyes suddenly)--
Hol On second thoughts, won't,
though! l always sleep with my mouth
wide open. and IL isn't becoming. l
shouldn't mind your seeing me, an you
must he hardened to my winning ways
by now. but that dear old colonel
might come back. and 1t would give him
such a shock. Come. say something,
do. Anyone on a ship who doesn't make
one original remark in five minutes
ought to be fined. (Pettishly.l
Archie 1t makes such row If we
both talk at once / thought I'd let you
finish first.
"a short pause. during which he
wracks his brain for topic.
Archie What AN ideal
day
Molly-Not original Fine! said
that just now.
Archie Well, perfect. them 4 per-
feet day. The day, don't you know.
and-and. Hooking at her face and
everything else perfect. too.
Molly with studied Indifference -
Yes, the day ia uieel It's hard To say
why, though.
Arch. watching her intentiyJ- DO
you think so? / don't.
Molly (hurriedIyJ-Talking Of idenl7,
they're very right -eri mean
very fue-Yery desirable. Decidedly
One can't live without ideals.
Archie What's the good of ideals
you cant reach2
Molly tscriously)-They tend To ele-
vate The soul.
Archie-And depress the spiritsl
Molly-Then you've tried them
Archie-Yes, most OF us try aud keep
few. I've got one left.
Molly 0ndliferenIs oh, and what's
that?
Archic-An ideal woman!
Molly with exaggerated indifrer-
enee) Indeed How interesting!
Archie cleaning forward and lower
ing his voice lest Mrs. Mathews should
hear Yes. she is interesting danger
onsly so. Let me tell you about her!
She IL dark-haired and Rray-eyed-
such gray eyes that you quite forget
all her other features when you look
into them but her nose is awfully
sweet, and 80 is-ber mouth. She's
not very tail, just tall enough. though.
md such pretty. graceful little
fgurel She looks her very best lying
In deck chair with her hnir all
ronghl hut. besides being so nice TO
look at, she Is good and sweet, and, oh,
so lovablei also little clever not ton
clever to be kind. but clever enough
to be full of tact and charm But, oh.
she's drendfully dense when she
ehoosesl She will not be seen when
other people are doing their very best
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An EnnIl.h ni.h.

For curry Of COOKED meat cut the
beef into small squares. Accounting TO
the quantity Of meat TO be cusricd put
two tshlsspoonillls OF morr Of butter
iato a stew pan aud twn Sood sized on
ions chopped, stir the onions in The but.
ter until Of pale brown, aud one tea.
spoonful Of curry powder and thr same
of ilour with little salt. mix aud stir
for five minutes. motsten with n sup
OF stock and stew geusl, far lew min.
utes longer, put IN the meat and sitn-
MGR until done. but do not lot il boil.
serve with rics around the ,liah, Gin.
elunatl Eaquirsr.
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Not Worth Braanins About.

A New England politician who hasn't
the most roseate views of expansion
and experiences many qualms because
Of our reaehing-out tendencies told a
Washington friend the other day who
expostulated with him because he
hadn't come over 20 attend the peace
Jubilee that he guessed he was a little
in the position OF eountryman he
knew up his way. \ revival WAS being
held In the little town and all the vii
layers were there. The preacher had
them worked up 10 a point where they
were all on their knees except one old
sinner named Goss. He came down 20
Cess seat, and, putting his arm around
him. asked;
Brother Goss. what has the Lord
done for you -
~Nuthin 40 hrag about. begosh,~ re.
piled Gosx.-N. Y. sun.
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TO show her what an awful dear she IL
aud to show her what she is 10 them
how much they care for er-and
To-
Molly (hurriedly. In a low vtdcc)---
suppose you don't mind that old cat
of a Mrs. Mathews listening TO every
word you're saying. with emphasis,
In loud conversational keyl. Now
listen To mel It's my turn now, I've
got an ideal. too; an ideal man Inc Is
of eoursc He is very tall aud very fair
with lovely blue eyes. altogether Il
splendid man. Hut, besides being all
this 20 look at. he's extremely nice. and,
oh, 40 considerable; never puts one la
difficult positions in public, don't you
know, and all that sort of thing! Hes
very clever, too not n little bit clever
aud frightened Of girls being clevcrcr
but really so clever himself that he
likes the cletrrcSt people he can findi
Very amusing and very talkative. aud ID.
and-l think that's all During this
speech Archie's face grows very grave. }
Archie trising hurrirdlyl Ahl 1
thlhh ~ teathcs " ~ anu att-
Molly tprompilyl-Do
tile rises and walks down the deck
towards the gangway; Mrs. Mathews,
who has also just risen, disappears
down II in front Of him)
Molly (asidel 40 last that old cat Is
taking herself or. tAloudl Mr. Camp.
bell.
Archie docking back. sadly Yes,
Miss Titherire@
Molly Neither lees nor lemon
squashes. thank you Hut think
you've forgotten something Come, and
see here. (Shc points with ono hand to
The deck beside her chair.l
Archie teoming back and STOPPING 10
examine the spoO--i don't sec any
thing
Molly (mperatlyelyl Look again
look hard.
Archie examining deck closclvl-.
Nothing. nothing, really bat your
hand
Molly Tin whisperl--Pefhaps il Is
my hand
Archie tSeixiar IL in both his With ava
as,osisled easpl-but, Molly Your
tdraia
Molly bother ideals - Hack and
White.
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the poodle and ehucked 1t out of the
window.
Then she went on the Sarpath. She
declared TINT she would have him ar
rested at TalmaRc, where, she said, she
knew everybody, aud he said II she did
he would have her arrested for stealing
his pipe. The argument was hot and
heavy, and when they got Oft 'he train
shall aud finally found him and were
telling their troubles when the poodle
came running up the track with the
pipe In his mouth"
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safe D.p,h. for Diver.

The greatest diving feat ever achieved.
il is said. was in moving the cargo of the
ship Cape Horn, wrecked OF the coast
of south America. when a diver named
Hooper made seven descents to depth
of over 200 feet. remaining at one time
- minutes under the water An author
ity states that the greatest depth 10
which a man has been known to- descend
does not exceed go feet-whieh is
equivalent to pressure Of ssI, pounds
to the square inch.-N. Y. World.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-29
KNEW LAFITTE THE PIRATE.
Recent Death of Texas veteran
who Ran Errnnds for the
Hold Bueranecr.

John Iaams, an old settler who died
IN Galveston, Ten, recently. aged %,
was probably the last person living who
had known the celebrated pirate. In
fitte. iaams often described LATTE.
whom he had seen frequently mt IIara-
taya aud aftervard az Galveston. The
old Texan, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. was a hoy then. but peculiaritics
Of the buccaneer remained fixed firmly
in his memory. laams said that Lniittc
was in the habit of going mp the bnyous
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-29
TaE STORY RI Y,sTkllFS
y
THE GOSPEL OF TRUST.

roes the pale anemone,
Pushing through the leafy mold,
Doubt the beauty she viii be-
Question her sweet heart OF gold,
If It's stamened loyeliness
Keeps its numbered perfsetnessR
Do the purple vi0iets
Struggle with restraining fears
Ard the crocuA for regret
Drop with DIV impatient tears7
Nay. for every wild wood thing.
Happy birds rise up and sing
when ala the vine refuse TO rim
On its clustered erFand fair
when the great compelling sun
Leave the fruitful garden baref
Or the south wind kisses close
Heart OF summers royal rose7
Sweet The amber drops that fall
From the naples wounded side;
Welcome trials that befall-
II they hold IN check our pride.
Take the soul OF things 10 heart.
Love the artist IN his art.
Helen HIHsdaie Rich. in Springfield
tMasH.D Republican.
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Not aaIte EaaaI to George.

Relative who has come for VISIT.
thing the husband you have now.
Mandy, is a great Improvement over
your first husband, He seems so much
kinder ard more amiable.
'Mandy-Yes. he's better in some
things. Still. I feel awful lonesome
With him sometimes. He cant begin to
make as good coffee as George could
Chicago Tribune
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How Mr.. Brown Wa. Helped.

~ must tell you that Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
more for me than any doctor.
q L was troubled with irregular
menstruation. Last summer I began
the use of your Vegetable COMPOUND
and after taking two bottles, l have
been regular every month since. l
recommend your medicine to all -
Mrs. MAooIE A. BRowS, WEsr n.
PLEASANT. n. j.
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died. The doctor even gave me up and
wonders how l ever lived.
+" wrote for Mrs. Pinkham's advice
at Lynn, Mass, and took her medicine
and began to get well. took severa!
bottles of the Compound and used the
Sanative Wash. and can truly say that
i am cured. You would hardly know
me, l am feeling and looking so wei
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound made me what l am. Mrs,
J. F. STRETCH, 461 MECHANIC ST.
CAMpEN, n. J.
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DOG TIGHT GATES.
Precautions Taken because Ours
Must Not ne Killed by Prns-
sian Railways.

According 20 a recent decision OF a
Prussian court the railroads In that
country must have dog-tight crossing
gates or stand liable for any canine in
iurics resulting from failure 10 do so.
says Law Notes. Some time ago. while
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-29
Simmer CostumInE.

'T don't believe in girls a-dressin' in ST A
clothes durin' the hot weather" said the
adipose elderly lady with the large diamond
earrings and finger rings at the boarding
house breakfast table the other morning.
Il make my two daughters dress in neg.i
gent costumes all summer, no matter where
they're a-goin'." "Mawl" said her daugh
tiers. warniugly from the other side Of The
table. and the fox terrier pup turned a Il,
out in the basement vestibule.-Washlns
ton Post.
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Aline-"Wouldn't you hate to be a preach
er's wife," Anna-"No indeed Just
think Of being able to make him cut his ser
mons short.-Kansas City Independent
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nrr Rra.na.

Mrs. n.mspeol My do yea always
Kiss that hovvia Mrs yellow hy e
Mrs, kaVvnseraN- ans 40 afraid she
will find ont how saaah | dsiest h,.E.--
y. Y. World
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All people make a pretence that they
do not care for a fortune, but want just
enough to make them comfortable Wash
ington (Ia.) Democrat.
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in uterus, ovaries
were affected and
had leucorrhGa
l had my children
very fast and it
left me very weak,
A year ago | was
taken with food
sa~ aud almost
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na.t.mar.. aaa, xsura..

baltimore has the largest nexv,n pop
ulatiea Of any city Ia Christrndor,.
The census is expected 10 show al least
lgS.e11.
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A man wearing plug bat and a
sack coat may think he looks dignifesi,
but he Is nistaken.-Washlngton (Ia.)
Democrat.
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ELrrrER TO MAS. rrNKHAM NO. zs.4ssI

al was a sufferer from female weak.
ness. Every month regularly as the
menses came, suffered dreadful pains
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-11
TWELFTH CENSUS.
But Few People I'm
derstand It's Mag
nitude.
COST REACHES INTO MILLIONS.
The Tremendous Labor In
volved in Leaning OF
Our Greatness.
COST REACHES INTO MILLIONS.

About one year from now, in june
1900. the work of taking the 18th cen
sus of the United States will begin.
How many people have even the
slightest idea of what this means TO
count almost 70 millions of people, not
only in the United States, but in Alas
ka, and the Hawaiian islands, which
are to be included in this census?
When the subject was preached IN
congress, the advocates made an elIort
TO have the bureau embraced in the
classified service. 1t was the signal Tor
those opposed to the system to open
their guns, and for a time the life OF
the bill was threatened.
The ants were successful and the Dill
went through with the stipulation that
the civil service was not to have any
thing to do with it. At once the cry
arose that the spoilsmen had got in
their fine work." and the census office
would be filled with incompetents, ana
the 18th census would be worse thah
its predecessor.
The appointment of ex-Gov. William
Merriam of Minnesota, however, threw
CONSERVATION into the ranks Of the
spoilsmen, for they recognized nm as
a thorough business man and one VINO
would not tolerate anything that
smacked of return OF the spoiis sys-
TEN. William P. Powell, son OF the
suuerintendent of schools for the dis
trict. was appointed chief examiner.
under whose direction examinations OF
the applicants would be held, and list
of eligibles selected
The examination was to be practica-
HE in every sense of the word and 20
consist of mathematics, geography, his
tory. general information and English
the latter to embrace spelling, punctu-
alton and letter writing.
The examinations are comparatively
easy. vet at the first one held, scarcely
Ok ner cent of the applicants made the
requisite 70 per cent on all the sub
jects. ,-,....,--
essential to clerks in the census. was
stumbling block at which many failed.
Every applicant probably understood
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-11
OLD SAILOR TALKS.
Tale of Many Curious Happenings in the
OTlsnt.

In the back parlor Of Bowery sa-
loon two men were seated at the table,
The door opened quietly, and there en-
tered a man who nodded to the other
two and slowly drew his hands from
his pockets.
mo" he said, in answer to the ques-
ton, mo, not taking a quarter Of what
I used to. Gained two pounds in the
last month"
He was a tall man, with long neck.
looking somewhat as though he had
been put through a clothes-wringer. He
performed the slight operation with a
wonderful regard for details; then
carefully wiping the needle he closed
the syringe case and settled himself
languidly in a low chair. A full min
ute passed in silence.
IF l don't raise two dollars before
shutdown" he began, they'll shut off
all the gas in the house. 1t isn't pleas
ant to be in the dark. Folks gone
away I'm going soon. Guess IN
catch a vessel for Hong Kong next
month l used TO work in that town
once; had to superintend the unloading
of the kerosene ships. If a coolie found
a broken can he got ten cents, ana my
Job was to settle all disputes between
the captains and the men, for if the
coolie didn't get the dime the whole
push knocked off work. Il was einch
Job, steaming round the harbor in the
companys launch. Why, do you
know, 1 was through for the day by 10
o'clock in the morning. and L kept a
houseful of servants on the pay.
THAT was the funniest Jail 1 ever
was in They jagged US because we
didn't chew licorice when they hauled
a native god down the street. They
put us to work in treadmiu for the
opium factory. but the guard made
such a racket going his roun6h that we
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-11
received to set 1000 clerks at work with

received to set 1000 clerks at work with
the punching machines.
The punching machine, which is the
principal time and labor saver of the
new apparatus is something like a
typewriter in appearance. the KEY
board contains over 200 symbols and is
an exact duplicate of the cards EN-
ployed to contain the statistics of each
person. For the most part the sym
bols consist of figures and easily under
stood abbreviations, and the labor or
learning to operate the machine is
scarcely greater than that of learning
the typewriter.
After being punched the cards are
run through an electric counting ma
chine. or rather, through several, which
registers the result on dial from
which the tally-slips are made up. IN
case of an error in the punching, the
machine refuses to register and the
mistake can be readily rectif1ed.
The 5000 clerks employed in the bur
eau will each receive an average salary
of 5000 a year. This will involve an out
Law of 50. zoo, 900 year for clerical work
alone. While it is impossible to est
mate beforehand the expense of tax
ing the census, it is pretty certain on
the most economical basis, to amount
to more than $10000,000. That is the
minimum of what it will cost us TO
learn how great we have become as
nation
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EARLY PUBLISHERS.
& Sketches of Isaiah
Thomas and Ben
jamin Russell.
RESULT OF A BOYS ESCApADE.
Thomas Influence In This
City-His Refinement
In 1878.
RESULT OF A BOYS ESCAPADE.
(By Franklin P. Rice.)

4,rs-, s (By Franklin P Rice)
ss,.. On the morning of. the 10Th of April.
1775,, in the midst of the confusion and
a alarm incident to the departure
K. Of the British soldiery for the
al attack upon Concord and Lex
ftpgt3on, a Boston schoolmaster dis
4, & missed 4, his pupils, saying: Boys, the
wars begun, and you may rum" which
III welcome permission was at once acted
upon by the impatient youngsters who
had assembled for their daily instruc-
ton and discipline. Several of the lads,
impelled by that curiosity and love of
adventure common to youthful natures,
Followed the detachment of the kings
troops sent by the commanding general
as reinforcement, through Roxbury
and Brookline, to Cambridge, where
they spent the day, intending to return
at night to Boston. But during the day
the bridge over Charles river was des-
troyed, and not being allowed to cross
at the ferry, the boys were compelled
to remain in Cambridge their wants
being supplied by the selectmen. From
this time communication with Boston
was prohibited, and several months
elapsed before these youthful adventur-
ers were restored to their friends.
During the summer the boys became
familiar with camp life, and lived
among the soldiers. All the military
preparations OF that eventful period
were witnessed by them. From con-
Venient eminence they overlooked the
battle on Bunker Hill, and when Wash
ington took command of the troops,
they were interested spectators on the
Cambridge green. About she first Of
August the father and uncle of one of
these lads, while riding in chaise
through the camp, recognized their
missing relative and reclaimed him, the
father in token of his joy administering
to his son a sound whipping on the spot.
Soon after this reunion, perhaps to re-
move him from the atmosphere of his
recent experiences, the youth was
brought to Worcester, and bound ap
prentice to Isaiah Thomas. printer and
publisher of The Massachusetts Spy. In
later years this apprentice, known to
fame as Benjamin Russell, founder and
for many years publisher of The Column
bian Centinel, at Boston, exercised a
wide and powerful influence upon the
political and other affairs of his time.
Isaiah Thomas, to whose charge the
boy Russell was consigned. was the
most notable figure in Worcester dur
ing: the revolutionary period, as he I'M
questionably was in years after when
he had made the place a great publish
ing centre. He exhibited a kind and
degree of enterprise which seems mar
velous in that comparatively quiet age,
and which would distinguish him even
today. As a result of his presence and
efforts the small and obscure town be-
came known throughout the English
speaking world. and this was years be-
fore Worcester gained her second rep
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ana milk. When the Declaration of
independence was received in Worces-
ter and was read to the assembled
multitude by Isaiah Thomas From tbe
porch steps of the Old South meeting
house, season of hilarity followed,
ana after nights festivities at a tav-
eLn, russell found that he had enlisted
WIN recruiting officer, dilemma from
whlch his master extricated him by the
pea mat the lad was not is years of
Sge' IN 1850, however, when Thomas
t a. was drafted, Russell consented
~ ~ serve as his substitute, and, Joining
t tiie army at West Point, was present at
v cue execution of Major Andre. After
91a months service he returned to
worcester, and worked at his trade un