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Middletown transcript., 1899-06-10
PLANT OF A MILLIONAIRE.
No Fun In Life For n Man who Has
Acquired Enormous Wealth.

No Fun I'm Life For a Man Who Has
Acquired Enormous Wealth.
What is the smallest income on which
a man may live in New York was the
question ! asked today Of noted bank
er, whose income cannot be less than
100000 a year "Well," he replied,
''my household expenses alone amount
to $25, 900 year, and do not see how
I possibly could live on less than that. ,
Then a reminiscent smile began to cross
his countenance, and, heaVing little
sigh, he said: "But the happiest time
Of my life was when my wife and I and
two children lived here on So, 500 a
year. After all. happiness doesn't de-
pend on the amount of mans income
''I was quite intimate with William
Fl. Vanderbilt when he was considered
the richest man in the country. met
him one day in Fifth avenue and said
to him that he ought to be the happiest
man in the world. i am not, the great
millionaire replied. my health is shat.
tered, and all the money I possess can
not restore 1t. cannot even drive one
Of my fine horses. 1t is painful for me
to sit down. My only possible exercise
is for me to walk down the avenue. ]
receive threatening letters daily, and
my nerves are SO unstrung that ] am
constantly afraid that some assassin
will waylay me. am overrun with
people who want to get money. / am
the most wretched man in New York,
and I tell you that after a person has
accumulated enough to secure him
against poverty and crafty his reason
able wants every dollar in addition is
a burden and weighs him down. p
Philadelphia Ledger.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Tcpic For the Week Beginning june
11-Comment by Rev. s. III. Doyle.

Tcpic For the Week Beginning June
11-Comnent by Rev. s. III. Doyle.
TopIo-A perfect child.--Luke Ii, 40-52.
(Children's day.
Bnt one perfect child ever hved-the
Lord Jesus Christ. Joseph childhood,
SO far as it is recorded, seems to have
been very near to perfection, and yet
in him the evidences of human weak
nesses were clearly seen.
Little is known of the real childhood
Of Christ The record of His birth and
infancy is quite complete. and then 81
lence reigns. In human biographies the
incidents of childhood are eagerly seized
upon and magnifed, but Gods ways
are not man . ways. We might suppose
that where God has been silent man
would also assume a similar attitude,
but this has not been the case. The
apocryphal gospels tell wonderful sto-
ries of the child Jesus Nothing more
is needed to prove their spurious char
acter. Jesus was probably reared in
childhood as every other Jewish child,
taught the law at home and in the
schools of the synagogue and learned in
the arts Of His fathers trade.
One incident alone breaks the silence
Of Christ's childhood. At 10 years Of
age for the first time He attended the
Feast Of the Passover. What memories
must have clustered round this first
visit to the great feastT Here also for
the first time He gave evidences Of His
Consciousness of His mission In the
world-to do His Fathers business.
"Wist ye not, He said to His mother,
ssthat / must be about My Father 8
businessP" This is the first utterance Of
Christ to show that there was dawning
on His consciousness, even in His child
hood days, His mission and duty in the
world.
The one thing emphasized about
Christ here is His growth. 'The child
grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and
the grace of God was upon Him.
"And Jesus increased in wisdom and
stature, and in favor with God and
man" He grew physically, mentally
and spiritually. This is the work Of a
perfect childhood, growth, development,
and in Christ is set forth the ideal
growth, in body, mind and spirit. How
careful parents and teachers should be
that there is this threefold growth in
childhood, in proper proportions All
depends upon the proper growth of q
child. No element of his nature should
be neglected, and none cultivated at
the expense Of the other, and specially
should we be guarded against the de-
velopment Of body and mind at the ex-
pense of the soul Many teachers and
parents carefully develop body and
mind, but leave soul development to
after years. No more serious mistake
could ever be made. In our Endeavor
societies, in the Sunday school, in the
home, let us aim at the ideal-a child
properly and proportionately develop
ed in body, mind and soul.
Bible Readings. -Ex. Xxx. 10; Lev.
xix, 8, SO; Deut. v. IS; xxx, 1-3; Prov.
/, 7-15; vi, 1923; xv. 1-5; xxi. 6;
xiii, 20-26; EccL xii. Luke. xviii,
1917; Eph. vi, 13; Col. iii, 90; II
Tim. 1, S-5.
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ROYAL ss';,ss Fsxrse
~ ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
Nothing to Speak OF

10 have been a brave participation in
deeds Of daring, without being conscious
that there was anything particularly worth
noting in the fact, is not the usual attitude
of heroes, however modest and selfeffacing.
A correspondent of Leslie's Weekly, how
ever, discovered such a one in the person
of Rough Rider in the hospital at Camp
Walworth. The correspondent was told
that the mans experience had been most
thrilling, and went to him eager to hear
bis story. The following dialogue ensued:
Wont you tellme some of your exper-
fences down in Cuba?, I asked.
He thought while, then said he didn't
recall anything in particular.
Didn't you lie sixty hours on the firing
line?"
"Guess did" looking hard at the car:
pet; "but don't know as could say much
about it."
Didn't you hate to see the men die2n
He thought again for moment. asWhy,
felt like it was lamentable kind of busi-
ness-'twasn't nice to see-but there want
nothin' to do. Do you think there was
anything to do?"
He looked up anxiously.
did you feel afraid2'
Dunno as did. Mebbe did, though.
some"
How about Hamilton Fish, How did
you feel when you saw him go down?n
Dunno as felt much, guess he's the
one that felt. Ye see, gettin' shots like
pushin' log off, a wood pile-it jest drops.
There amt much to say"
Wasn't the battle excitingP"
Nav, not specially; not what I'd call
excitin?'."
How about Capron.n
"Nothin to tell about him, neither; same
case as Fish's. 1t kinder made ye feel
mean, o. course, but there amt no use
fuss1n. Say, mebbe I could get up some
stories for ye, eff studied EN- out, but I
alntgot none now on tap"
he was sorry to disappoint me, but I
told him not to worry.
After all, he may be right. Perhaps bat.
ties are slow affairs.
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A aueer Ohio river Fish.

Not many persons know what a
spoonbill is, but all those who do know
that every spring this fish is the espe-
cial prey of Shippingport fishermen,
who catch them in great numbers be-
low the falls.
The spoonbill is probably the largest
fish that swims the Ohio river. He is
anywhere from a foot long to six feet,
but also half of him is bill. The bill is
spoon shaped, but is single one The
lower lip is short, the bill being used
much like a spade. The spoonbill has
no scales, but is covered with tough
hide Altogether be is an uncanny OBJ
ject and far from delicacy in appear
ance. He is also called by some '.shovel-
nose cat >
Every spring spoonbills in schools
visit the falls of the Ohio 1t is tradi-
tion that they come up all the way
from the gulf of Mexico every spring to
spawn at the falls. but more credit is
given the theory that they live scat
tered in the river right along and only
congregate. in the spawning season. =
Louisville CcurierJournaL
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THEY ALL GOT IN.
How the Animals Managed to Get
Admitted to the Show.

How the Animals Managed to Get
Admitted to the Show.
1t appears that one idle day the frog,
the duck, the lamb and the skunk started
forth together to visit the show Just
what sort of show it was the chronicler
doesn't state. Anyway, it was some
thing that the queerly assorted quartet
was anxious to attend, and they hoped
and waddled and gamboled and trotted
toward the big canvas inclosure with
delightful throbs of anticipation.
Finally they reached the doortender.
the frog leading the line.
Well. the frog had greenback and
passed right in.
The duck had bill and followed the
frog.
The lamb had four quarters and fol-
lowed the frog and the duck.
But the unfortunate skunk was left
on the outside He had only scent
and that was bad Naturally he turned
away, feeling pretty biue As be was
slowly going back over the hill he met
a hoop snake rolling along at a lively
rate toward the show The skunk greet
ed him. but the snake did not stop
"Don't interrupt me. he cried over
his shoulder "I'ye got to do a turn,
and I'm little late, and he rolled
along.
At the top of the hill the skunk no.
ticed another old friend approaching. 1t
was the sardine
"Hellol'' cried the sardine Whats
the matter p
So the skunk told him.
'sI can guess how you feel about it, "
said the sardine sympathetically. "1
belong to the smelt family myself. But,
say, old fellow, you come right back
and go IN with me-I've got box.
And the skunk and the sardine went
back together. Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Romance of Slams Great Peaks.

Slams greatest mountain range is
the Sam Roi Yawt, or the 800 peaks.
A quaint legend which explains their
origin is set forth by the Siamese geol-
ogists as follows:
stIt appears that one Mong Lai and
his wife once inhabited the neighbor-
hood (they were giants), and each
promised their daughter in marriage,
unknown to the other, to a different
suitor. At last the day of the nuptials
arrived, and Chao Lai and the Lord Of
Mleang Chin (China) both arrived to
claim the bride. When the Mortified fa-
ther found how matters ood-haying
a regard for the value of a promise,
which is not too common in the east
he cut his daugher in half 80 that nei-
ther suitor should be disappointed.
"Chao Lai in the meantime, on find
ing that he had rival, committed sui
eide, and the peak Of Chao Lai is the
remains Of his body. The unfortunate
bride is to be found in the islands of
Sam Roi Yawt, the peaks of which are
the remains Of the gifts which were to
be made to the holy man who was to
solemnize the wedding, while Kaw
Chang and Kaw King, on the east side
Of the gulf, are the elephant and buffalo
cart in which the presents were
brought.
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THE HORSE IN BATTLE.
Even When MortaIly Wounded He
VIII Try 30 ReEloin Standing.

Even When M0rtaIly wounded He
VIII Try 40 Remain Standing.
A veteran cavalry horse partakes of
the hopes and fears of battle just the
came as his rider As the column swings
into line and waits the horse grows
nervous over the waiting. IF the wait
is spun out, he will tremble and sweat
and grow apprehensive If he has been
six months in service, he knows every
bugle call AS the call comes to adj
vance, the rider can feel him working
at the bit with his tongue to get it be-
tween his teeth. As he moves out, he
will either seek to get on faster than
he should or bolt. He cannot bolt, how
ever The lines will carry him forward,
and after a minute he will grip, lay
back his ears, and one can feel his sud
den resolve to brave theworst and have
done with it as soon as possible.
A man seldom cries out when hit in
the turmoil of battle. 1t is the same
with horse. Five troopers out Of six,
when struck with a bullet, are out Of
EuGiI EdUUlGSi WILutu ii II LII
in the breast or shoulder, up 60 their
hands, and they get heavy fall; if in
the leg or foot or arm. they fall forward
and roll off.
Even with foot cut off by a jagged
piece of shell horse will not drop. It
is only when shot through the head or
heart that he comes down. He may be
fatally wounded. but hobbies out of the
fight to right or left and stands. with
dropping head. until the loss Of blood
brings him down
The horse that loses his rider and is
unwounded himself will continue to
run with his set Of fours until some
movement throws him out. Then he
goes galloping here and there, neighing
with fear and alarm, but he will not
leave the field. In his racing about he
may get among the dead and wounded,
but he will dodge them, if possible, and
in any case leap over them When he
has come upon three or four other rider
less steeds. they fall in and keep togeth-
er as If fer mutual protection, and the
"rally" of the bugle may bring the
whole of them into ranks in body
Puhlic ODiuion.
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
Topic For the Week Beginning JUNE
II, "a Perfect Child''a-Text,
Luke II, 4O-52.

'sStrong in spirit, filled with wisdom,
and the grace of God was upon him. =
The apocrypha Of the New Testament
is an interesting collection Of docu-
ments less known than even the apocry-
pha Of the Old Testament. Among the
stories contained in it are narratives OF
the boyhood Of Jesus These are mostly
very fanciful romances. The New Testa-
ment gives sober view of these early
years and shows us child growing
naturally in the home influences Of
Nazareth, just as child should grow
In all Christian homes today. He grew
strong in body and true hearted to par
ents and God. The supernatural devel-
oped in the natural way and made Him
the model boy and the Divine Man.
This week special attention is given
to childhood training in all our
churches. Since the adoption in 1865
of the second Snday of June as Chill
dren's day the movement has grown
with each succeeding anniversary.
There is little danger that too much
thought will be given to the best train
ing of children. The dangers that con-
front the youth in city and country, the
prevalence Of lax ideas and the lack Of
proper home influences threaten grave
consequences unless counteracted. The
League and Sunday school are powerful
for good in aiding the development Of
child character.
High ideals are necessary. We must
have clear conceptions of what a good
child Is. The notion that to be good
boy one must Of necessity lack life and
spirit and either be sickly prig or q
morbid monstrosity, If it ever prevailed,
is now no longer influential. A vigor-
ous physique, bright mental powers and
genuine piety are now known to be
mutually helpful, and the best kind Of
boy and girl combines the three.
There are at least five qualities which
need cultivation in every child.
First. Obedience to law must be in
sisted upon This means in the earliest
years obedience to parents, teachers and
all who are superiors in position. Then
comes the recognition Of law as back of
their authority and submission to the
right as necessary.
Second. Reverence follows obedience.
Lack Of these leads to crime. The babe
in the cradle must and will learn these
principles, in fact, as quickly as love is
learned by the mother kiss or else dis
obedience and irreverence grow rapid
ly. The baby fist and cry are signs Of
the baby spirit which needs direction.
Third. Self reliance or trustfulness of
ones own powers of mind and body and
soul must come after the training Of
subsection to rightful authority.
Fourth. Self control is as essential to
character as the governor is to the steam
engine. Without it, self reliance may
lead to fatal explosions.
Fifth.-Self sacrifice comes last as the
crowning grace and power. 1t is willing
direction of all powers for another's
good. 1t makes the heroic companion on
the ball ground and in danger Of all
kinds It makes the true lover and
home builder.
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Pain. FaiIure and shame,

There are certain great angels which
meet us in the way of life. Pain is one.
failure Is another, shame Is another.
Pain looks Us full in the eyes, and we
must wrestle with him before he biesses
us. Failure brings In his stern hand the
peace Of remuneration. Shame bears to
us the sense Of sin which is the knowl-
edge of God. His hidden face shines
with the mercy Of heaven, and well for
us IL we may look into it.-Margaret
DaIand.
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THE POOR SALESMAN.
One of the Ways He Is Tortured by
Exacting Shoppers.

One of the Ways He Is Tortured by
Exacting Shoppers.
On. the shelves of nearly every dry
goods store in the city are rolls of goods
which have been hauled off the shelves
from one to dozen times day to be
exhibited to possible purchasers. The
exacting shoppers have become firmly
convinced that such exhibitions Of the
open ends of rolls cause them to become
shcpworn. The result is they ask the
clerk to cut their order from the inside
end. This means the unrolling of the
entire bolt for possible three-quarter
yard purchase, but it has to be done.
A fashionably dressed woman stepped
into one of the Nieollet avenue stores
the other day and asked to be shown
some ginghams. On the shelves was
brand new stock Of ginghams which
had just the night before been taken
from the boxes in which they were
shipped from the factory. They hadn't
been shown to any one except possibly
the buyers down east, and then these
particular pieces had not been exhibit
ed. Bolt after bolt was shown to the
shopper, and finally she picked upon
particularly nice new piece Of pink
gingham at 90 cents yard.
"It looks a little shopworn, she re-
marked as she began to tumble with
her purse catch.
sit can't be, replied the obliging
clerk .'It just last night came cut of
the box from which it came from the
factory.
"Well, I'd prefer it if you would cut
it from the other end.
The clerk groaned inwardly, but pro-
eeeded to unroll the 80 or 40 yards of
gingham.
"How much2" he asked as he took
MS scissors from his vest pocket.
1.-TWO yards. IL
His scissors snapped viciously as they
Clipped off the goods. and the tone in
which he called the cashboy was not Of
the gentlest. but the shopper, at least,
was satisfied. Minneapolis Journal
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Learn to Pfod.

Every one has to learn to walk before
he can run. This is slow work, but
there is no escape from its necessity.
So in nearly all affairs in life we must
do slowly and with much care and
effort what we wish to be able to do
with ease and rapidity afterward. No
one scars to heaven, however he may
dream and wish. Virtue and righteous
ness and pure Christian character must
be made by little daily acts, repeated
over and over again, with care and
thought and persistent intention to get
used to doing right. Mistakes must be
found and corrected. Plod, plod, plod;
that is the rule. One foot before the
other, slowly, thoughtfully, patiently,
then after much practice we find 1t be-
coming ever more easy to ''run with
patience the race that is set before us "
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A Narrow Escaue

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada 3.
Hart of Groton, s. D. "Was taken with a
bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough
set in and finally terminated in Consumption.
-Four Doctors gave me up saying could live
buta shorttime. gave myself up to my Saw
iour, determined if could not stay with my
friends on earth, I would meet my absent
ones above. My hush and was advised to get
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. I gave it trial, took in
alleight bottles. 1t has cured me, and thank
God, lam saved and now well and healthy
woman" Trial bottles free at Vaughan's
Pharmacy. Regular size SOC. and s1,0o.
Guaranteed or price refunded
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From ONE Home.

1t has often been remarked that one
home often sends out into the world
several children who FILL more than a
common sphere Of influence. Not infre-
quently Methodist parsonage has been
the cradle Of characters that have left
deep impress on the world. Such home
was that Of Rev. George Brown Macdon-
aid, wealthy Wesleyan preacher Of
England. His father was a Wesleyan
preacher also. From this home went a
daughter who became wife Of Sir Ed
ward Burne-Jones, the artist; another
was wife Of Sir Edward Poynter, di-
rector Of the National gallery and pres
ident Of the Royal academy; third is
wife Of great ironmaster of the west
of England, who is also member Of par
lament; a fourth is mother Of Rud-
yard Kipling, and son is one Of the
secretaries Of the Wesleyan Missionary
society and was fraternal delegate to
our general conference in 1880, Rev.
Frederick Macdonald. That was home
worth having.
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God stnyg tIhe Wavea,

In sailing Ger life's troubled sea
Along the way rough storms may bei
The waves may dash, the winds may blow
Upon thy bark while here below,
Yet hush d voice comes soft and low,
1.-THE waters shall not DER thee fow."
When troubles come and dark the way,
When anxious care fills all the day,
When, sad and worn, you long for rest,
Lean close, dear heart, on Jesus breasA
Yet hush'd voice comes soft and low,
"The waters shall not Ger thee dow."
Oh, fearful heart, the storm win ceasel
Some day you II reach that port Of peace
Where all the tears are wiped away,
Where not d cloud obscures the day;
Sweet comes the voice, "You now can 80
God staid the waves from over thee"
John 4. Newkirk.
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People would find less dificultywitb ready
made shoes, "said an experienced salesman,
II they would stand up to fit them on ir-
stead ofsitting down. Nine persons out of
ten'partlcularly women, want comfortable
chalr while they are fitting shoe, and it
IS with the greatest difficulty you can get
them to stand for few minutes, even after
tne shoe is fitted. Then when they begin
walking about, they wonder why the shoes
are not SO comfortable as they were at first
trial. A woman's foot is considerably
smaller when she sits in a chair than when
she walks about. Exercise brings larger
quantity of blood into the feet and they
swell appreciable. The muscles, also require
certain space. In buying shoes this fact
should be borne in mind"
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Coming to our own.

Out Of the shadows Of sadness
Into the sunshine Of giadness,
Into the light Of the blest;
Ont Of land very dreary,
Out OF world very weary,
Into the rapture Of rest.
Out Of today's sin and sorrow,
Into blissful tomorrow,
Into day without gloom:
Out Of land filed with sighinR,
Land of the dead and the dying,
Into land without tomb.
Out Of life Of commotion,
Tempest swept oft as the ocean,
Dark with the wrecks drifting DER,
Into land calm and quiet.
Never storm cometh nigh It;
Never q wreck on its shore.
Out Of world in whose bowers
WHITTIER the fairest Of flowers,
Touched with the blight Of decay;
Into the Eden where rarest
OF blossoms, the sweetest, the faires4.
Open forever and aye.
Out Of this land Of the stranger,
Full Of disaster and danger,
Where In sad exile we roam;
Into the aoyland above Us,
The home OF the Father who loves m
Into our home, sweet home.
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He Was Acnnitted.

Here the voice Of counsel for the de-
fense thrilled with emotion.
Gentlemen Of the jury = he cried,
''you cannot believe the prisoner to be
the cool, calculating villain the prose-
cution would make him out to bel
We're he cool and calculating would he
have murdered bis wife, as he is ac-
cused Of doingf Would be not rather
have spared her in order that she might
be here at this trial to weep for him
and influence your verdict with her
tears r.
Only the thoughtless think lawyers
do not assist the ends Of Justice. De-
troit journal
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A True Measure.

Giving according to ability Ia the
true measure Of hberahty, and such per-
sons are in condition to devise liberal
things for the reason they are recog;
nized as leaders in all benevolent move
ments, and these movements depend for
their continuance upon literally dis
posed people. A person may be willing
and liberal, but brusque and distaste-
full; his gifts annoy more than comfort.
-Philadelphia Methodist.
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