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his omhipotent haf1d oh the side oi his throne and takes affidavit, declaring. "As live, saith the Lord God. have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth. ' Oh. I cannot tell you how l feel about it, the thought is so glorious Bound up with God Bound up with infinite mercy Bound up with infinite joy Bound up with infinite purity Bound up with infinite might That thought is more beautiful and glorious than was the heroic Abigail. who at the foot of the crags uttered it, Bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy Godl'
 Now, my nearer and reader. appreci- ate the value of that bundle See that it is bound up with nothing mean, but with the unsullied and the immaculate Not with pebble of the shifting beach but with the kohinoor of the palace not with some fading regalia of earthly pomp, but with the robe washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb Pray as you never prayed before that by divine chirography written all over your nature you may be properly addressed
 
 over new leaf of the old book, but by the grace of God open an entirely new volume of experience and put into prac- tice the advice contained in the peculiar bat beautiful rhythm of some author whose name know not
 If you've any task to do.
 Let me whisper. friend. to you
 Do it. If you we anything to say.
 True and needed. yea or nay,
 Say it If you've anything to love
 As blessing from above,
 Love it If you 've anything to give That another's joy may live,
 Give it If some hollow creed you doubt, Though the whole world boot and shout
 Doubt it. If you've any debt to pay.
 Rest you neither night nor day
 Pay it If you've any joy to hold,
 Near your heart lest it grow cold,
 Hold 1t. If you've any grief to meet At loving Fathers feet
 Meet it. If you know what torch to light. Guiding others in the night,
 Light tt
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Ancestors and Ancestry.

Now it must be admitted on common sense principles that the formation of hereditary societies has reached nat ural limit, and it is time to cry a halt The reasonable conclusion is that these societies should unite in work, if not in organization. and justify their existence by practical deeds The end, however, is apparently not yet. The ancestor quest drives its followers to absurd lengths. Forefathers conjured up rise from the genealogical caldron in a sort of harlequin procession-the ancestor in buff and blue the ancestor in scarlet tunic, the bewigged ancestor. the jack booted ancestor, until from the dim twilight of heraldio tradition the crown ed ancestor looms up in the shadow. Is there not something decidedly incon- gruous in the spectacle of descendants of those who bade defiance to the third George of the name seeking to establish kinship with royalty through Saxon chief or Norman freebooter? Does not this latest departure tend to prove that ancestor hunting has no limit, that it is simply question of enterprise, re. search and oredulity? If we may estab- fish the Order of the Crown, why may we not in due course welcome a new hereditary society, lineal descendants of the mariners of the ark, the Ararat chapter, with proper insignia-suspend ed from navy blue ribbon, dove bearing the olive branchi = Harper's Bazar
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Mule Dentistry.

A Mexican mining company, which owns 300 mules. keeps dentist on its staff simply to look after the mules teeth ..
 One of MT. Mules amiable weaknesses is the habit of bolting his food, which frequently causes dyspepsia or other dis eases. This bolting of his food is not caused by desire to hasten his meal. but because his molars, or back teeth, having more work to perform than his front teeth. wear away in the course of few years and Become much shorter than the front ones. thus allowing the food to pass into the stomach without being properly masticated In cases of this kind the incisors, or front teeth. have to be filed down an eighth or a quarter of an inch
 The molars of the mule are three and half inches in length, while the in cisors measure two and half inches, and. judging from his signs of pain, the nerves are as sensitive as those of human beings. An expert dentist oper- ates on "A mules day.
 The extracting instruments are from two to three feet in length. and the en- tire case of instruments weighs fully 50 pounds The teeth of every mine mule are examined and treated, if necessary, once or twics year.
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MIR. CANNON'S STATEMENT.
What the War Congress Has Ap-
 proprfated.

What the War Congress Has Ap-
 proprfated.
 The official statement of Chairman Cannon of the house appropriations committee, summing up the appropria- tions of the Fifty-fifth congress, shows an aggregate appropriation by the en- tire congress of $1, ,566. .S9O, ,016 and for the session just closed total of $673. .65S. 400. with authority for contracts subject to future appropriations amounting to 70,000, 900. Chairman Cannon's state ment is as follows:
 '"The appropriations made at the ses- sion of congress just closed amount ap- proximately to s673, ,65S, 400 and show an apparent reduction of s219, 9,573,0 900 under the appropriations made at the preced- ing session. This is attributable to the large expenses occasioned by the war with Spain that were provided for dur ing the preceding session.
 "The entire appropriations made by the Fifty-fifth congress aggregate s1,- 566. .890, ,016.28. Of this sum $482, 562, ,0S3. 47 is directly chargeable to our late war with Spain or incident thereto. Deduct ing this charge from the whole amount of the appropriations, the remainder, H, ,0S4, ,327, ,632.S1, represents the ordinary or normal appropriations made by the Fifty-fifth congress
 ''The appropriations made by the pre- ceding congress, the Fifty-fourth amounted to s1.044. .5SO, FIRST A com parison shows an increase in ordinary appropriations made by this congress over those made by that congress, the Fifty-fourth, of sSs,747, ,OOo, but this ap- parent increase is more than accounted for by increases under eight items alone namely, for pensions, s4000, 900; for the postal service. s16,000. 900; for rivers and harbors, including work under con- tracts previously authorized, 8, 600. 900; for new ships for the navy, $6, 000, 900; for beginning the work of the twelfth census, $1.000. 900; for the Paris exposi- ton, $1 1,200, 900; for new public buildings, including the building for the depart ment of justice and for site and partial construction of the new government printing office, about s5,000, 900, and for payment of judgments rendered against the government on account of French spoliations and under the Bowman act, R 100 00O ''
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Hone of Disturbance.

He had been tossed about uncomfurt. ably for 80 years. He had a gentle, con templative, Look reading disposition, was fond of pretty things, good man. ners and repose. But he had had to work hard at things which ruffled his spirit. "Intolerabie" was the word most frequently on his lips. But now he has an easy, salaried position, congenial work, and for the time is comfortable.
 The other eS ening he sat in his cheer ful apartment, with warm dressing gown about him, and talked to friend about how the troubles of life had fallen away from him, how at last he-had ar rived in the haven. His friend told him that he was just in the condition to ex. perienee a new disturbance, deeper than all the others; that this rest was only a Hull in the storm.
 "What do you mean?" be asked.
 The reply was connter question.
 'Are you as much resolved as ever to live alone?" this friend asked
 There was a pause. Then the contem- plative man said slowly, "As an ab- stract proposition marriage doesn't seem as disagreeabIe to me as it did"
 His friend smiled. "You will find that you will be deeply disturbed again before very long," he said.-New York Commercial Advertiser.
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LUMBER WAGONS.
7rdoelcrS' Guide.
HoUSAToNIC R. R. ROUTE

HOUSATONIC R. R. ROUTE Commencing Sunday. December (. 1898,
 GOING SOUTH Leave North Adams 90 am, Pittsneid ' 10 Uanaan 26. Arrive New Haven 10 bb, Bridgeport II so. New York II 70. Leave Albany 10 am, State Line ( 70, Pitts field 8 10, Canaan 8 40. Arrive Bridgeport 12 05 p. m., NewHaven IA ,sb Now York t.se. Leavs Albany 10 co .. m., siate Line II 70. North Adams ia 10 P; m. PitisnsId ! 70. Haven c 35, New York e.l0. Leave Albany 10 % a. m.. State Line II 90, Pittsheld IA s6 ?, m., Canaan ~. Arrive Bridgeport 20. New Haven 500. New York 2 oo.
 Leave Albany 2 40 p. m., State Line . SO. port 20. New Haven 7t0. Sew York 500. (sundays onlyl Leave Pittsheld l ~ p. m, Canaan 2b. Arrive Bridgeport 2 1b, New Haven s 20. New York 8 Sb.
 ooIso NORTH Lcave New York 10 a. m. Bridgeport ' 0e New Haven TO- Canaan 70, Arrive Pitts field II 05. State Line 10 N, Albany IA II p no. Saratoga 1b. North Adams n bs. Leave New York co a. m., Bridgeport sbS, New Haven Q 55, Canaan IA S5 p. m. Arrive Pittsneld 2 0b ?. m., State Line ", Ale bany 43 Saratoga 20. Leave New York 2 % a. m, Bridgeport n ce, New Haven 10 so. Canaan e.lO p. m. Arrive Pittsfeld 1000 p, m.
 Leave New York 8 80 ?. m, Bridgeport ( 20, New Haven 8 b7, Canaan c 80. Arrvs fitts field ib, North Adams 03, State Line g. co, Albany 70.
 Leave New York 30 p. m., Bridgeport 70 New Haven 8 b7, Canaan 04. Arrive Pitts- field 8 30. State Line co. Albany st0. Sundays only) Leave New Haven 70 a m.- Bridgeport 05, Canaan 70. Arrive Pitts field II 06.
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uo,x g.ani Ran

In September, ls15, there was re- nnion of tho Army of the Cumberland at Utica, N. Y.. at which President Grant, General sherman, General Hooker, General Slocum and Governor Seymour were present
 Long and loud cries arose for "Grant Grant!' who, slowly rising from his chair, expressed his pleasure at being with his friends but his dislike at be- ing asked to speak and his diffidence in doing so.
 tBut there are those, he added dry ly, pointing to Sherman and others, "who are not troubled with any sort of diffidence. ''
 The three generals present made wit ty, telling speeches, and then arose cries for Seymour Seymourl"
 The governor, who had been the de- feated Democratic candidate against Grant for the presidency in 1868, came forward and said
 "I think I have some soldierly traits myself At all events, General Grant, you must acknowledge that in little contest you and had few years ago you ran a great deal better and farther than did. !"
 This telling allhsion to the presi. dential contest brought down She house. General Grant, convulsed with laugh ter, rose and bowed kis acknowledg. ments. s.-Youth's Companion.
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KIPLING'S DAUGHTER DEAD.
Sick Author Kept In Ignorance 0
 His Bereavement.

After rallying and sinking alternately for two days, Josephine Kipling, 6 years old, daughter of Rudyard Kipling, died Monday morning in the house of Miss Julia De Forest, at 121 East Thirty fifth street.
 Pneumonia was the immediate cause of death and was developed following an attack of bronchitis, on the first day that MT. Kipling became seriously ill., about two weeks ago.
 The improvement in MT. Kipling' condition continues, and any danger ot a relapse, 1t is understood, is now at an end. Tuesday, for the first time since the critical stage of his illness began light solid food was given to the patient The restful nights he is able to obtain are materially aiding him to win back his strength. MT. Kipling's daughter Elsie is also convalescing.
 MT. Kipling has not yet been inform ed of the death of his child Josephine, and he will not be told about it until he Is practically we'll. She was his favor ite, and the physicians dread the possi- bility of an i'll result should he learn of her death in any manner. Some of the more important cable dispatches and messages are daily read to Mir Kipling. and occasionally he is allowed to read them himself Every such message is carefully censored, however, to prevent the father from reading even an allu- sion to his loss.
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Convictions. Indeed!


 "What whip likes" says Mir. La bouchere in Lundon Truth, "is sheep that never opens its mouth and which submissively gues into the pen to which the whips finger points. Years ago remember once voting on some very trifling issue against Liberal official. dom. The next time l met the chief whip he glared at me as though were monster of iniquity and asked mo whether I could give any explanation of my conduct.
 "I modestly replied that had thought that the other side was right. He al most had fit and gobbled at me like an irate turkey. I asked him whether ] was to vote against my own convio- ticns. 'D--n your convictionsp he said. A pretty pass things are coming to when one of our lot talks about convio- tions r ''
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Senator and Mrs. wolcott to Part.

Senator Edward o. Wolcott of Cobra do and Mrs. Wolcott have agreed to separate. Though they hail from Colo rado and reside now in Washington, the suit is being prepared in New York The action will not be contested the sole charge being incompatibility of temper. This much was learned in this city yesterday. Beyond it, however, Charles c. Beaman, counsel for Mrs Wolcott, refused to say a word. It came as a surprise to the many friends of the couple in this city, where Senator and Mrs. Wolcott have come every rear.
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Trains stop only on signal, or when oondao- tor is notined.
 and for pou thkeepsie a, 2 70, i000 il.01 a in. tOO 500 { co b.Io 6.iap m.
 Tfalns leave Poughkeepsie a5, HS0 10. icis ti.is a. m tsns. elb, S:i5, t.ib sai 6lRlp. m Cor Highland and New pattz
 Trains leave khineciin 600 a m. afl D. m. trrive at Si vernsits 10 4s a m., aai m
 Trains leave Slvernails n ts a. m ( Osp m., arrive at Rhineclife la h2 D m, 0i D m
 Trains leave Pouvhkeepste for Hopowen Isg and . a a m. os aud DOS D. m
 Trains leave Hopewell for pouRhkvcpsis 90 and 10 4h a m.. % and @ D. m.
 Trains and 10 carry through coach b-t wlnsted and Grand Central station, New York.
 Western Express, train 1, makes direct oon- lection at Campbell Hall with fast express via pntario Western Ry for tho West. due Chicago hllowing day ao0 ? m speciAl attention fven to western travel Rates of fare fi Co ss bwer than any other line Write fnr rates nnd particulars before puohahing ticketa over Any w. 4 nsrlin, Gen rasa Agent, l-'.' Hartford, cana
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No Need of It at All.

Have you given up your idea of mastering some European language2' said the courtier.
 "Yes, replied the Chinese emperor. Whats the use? There is no means of telling which I will need in order to talk to my neighbors. Washington
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Spiteful.

He-What is that Mrs. Fortyover is singingY
 She-Something about the happy days when she was in her first child hood, Cincinnati Enuuirer
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CENTRAL NEM ENGLAND RAILWAY GlSpAhY. POUGHK EEpsuE 8uuDGE norrE, In Effect Wed q. sday, Fob. tsa1.
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Gods Promise.

Once there it will be found that the safety of that precious bundle of life was assured because it was bound up with the life of God in Jesus Christ
 Heaven could not afford to have that bundle lost because it had been said in regard to it's transportation and safe ar rival, Kept by the power of God through faith unto complete salvation.
 The veracity of the heavens is involved in it's arrival If God should fail to keep his promise to just one ransomed soul, the pillars of Jehovah's throne would fall, and the foundations of the eternal city would crumble, and infinite poverties would dash down all the chalices and close all the banqueting halls, and the river of life would change its course, sweeping everything with desolation. and frost would blast all the gardens, and immeasurable sickness slay the immortals, and the new Jerus- alem become an abandoned city, with no chariot wheel on the streets and no worshipers in the temple-a dead Pom peii of the skies, buried Herculaneum of the heavens. Lest any one should ---S..- taa Cad wha. cannot lie smitss
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Hoods Pills cure liver ills; the nonlrritatng and only cathartic to take with Hoods ssrsaparla
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Know also that bundle may have in it more than one invaluable There may be in it photograph of loved one and jewel for carcanet It may contain an embroidered robe and Dore's illustrated Bible A bundle may have two treasures. Abigail in my text rec ognized this when she said to David,
 "The soul of my lord is bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God.
 And Abigail was right We may be bound up with loving and sympa- thetic God We may be as near to him as ever were emerald and ruby united in one ring, as ever were two deeds in one package, as ever were two vases on the same shelf. as ever were two valu- ables in the same bundle Together in time of sorrow. Together in time of joy Together on earth Together in heaven. Close companionship of God.
 Hear him, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. tFor the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed. but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my psscs bs removed. saith the Lord that
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1899-01-19

positive and express prohibition
he would have been overwhelm
ingly nominated for the office of
governor of his State. And ii
would be a hard matter to inn
a judge Of men, it is natural
and easy for him to form affilia-
tions with those who are leaders
of men, while at the same time
his cordially, fellowship and
evident interest in the welfare
of mankind attract to him peo>
pie of all conditions in life.
AS might be expected, the
home life of Colonel Carr shows
a development in keeping with
his business activities, for 1T is
ever true that the successful
man of affairs is most likely to
be the one best rounded out in
all directions. Somerset Villa,
with its palatial residence and
elaborate grounds, IS a fitting
urban home for this busy man,
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paGhy and material aid to those
in the humblest walks of life,
with the same interest and con-
Germ that draws the same char
liable nature in most liberal
donations to Church, State and
local enterprise. It would be
a different task to find, within
the State a worthy public or
private benefaction that does
not bear the imprint of J. s.
Carr's liberalty-His big heart
and upright life stand out con-
spicuously in the search light of
public scrutiny, rejecting, in
addition his most prominent
characteristic: gentleness and
loving disposition.
1t has often been said of our
millionaires that their sleep is
all the time being disturbed by
concern as to how they shall
husband their large estates,-or
how they may increase them.
Such thoughts, il this suppose.
ton be true, must be the coun-
terpart of a satanic nightmare
that is ever pleading for "more
and.more."
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The generous life of Col. Carr
can afford no such evidence of
disquietude. Ii his slumbers are
discomposed, it is safe to say his
nocturnal vigils are in the inter-
ests Of those less fortunate in
life than himself, coupled with
concern as to how he eau do the
most good, aud relieve the most
suffering.
To enumerate and individual
ize the charitable and beneficient
acts accredited to Col. Carr
would of itself fill a book. We
shall not attempt the task. But
il, is especially opportune that
we recall the fact that Col. Carr
donated the Blackwell Park,
upon which Trinity College
stands, together with the
grounds of the lovely campus.
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There are themes and men of
whom an appreciatige public
never tire in efforts to extol,
This is as it should be, for,
"'ihe lives Of grea, men al remind ia.
We should make our lives sublime,
And departing, leave behind rs,
Footprints on the sand Of time"
IL is the lesson and inspiration
communicated by such noble, H..
lustrious, considerable and con
tinuous efforts in behalf of in.
dividual veal or general well
fare as so long and persistently
practiced in the every day life
Of Col. Carr, that has secured
for himself a love and admira.
ton from all classes, and affords
a most worthy EXAMPLE of emit
lation for the presentand future
study and imitation of every
youth in our country who as.
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activities and catholicity of in
terests may be supposed to take
a leaaing part in the political
affairs of his city and State, and
so he does. Colonel Carr has
been prominent in the councils
and direction of his party for
years, but he has, like so many
other men of vast business in
terests, performed his duties for
the duty's sake. He has not
only never sought political. pre-
ferment, but it is matter of
common fame that only for his
agine a man better equipped for
political success. Necessarily
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and his interesting family is the
object of a constant and lavish
devotion. Taking the homely
advice of a sound Arkansas
friend, that IL is always better
to marry a girl who is used to
the range" he chose for his wife
a charming young woman of
Durham, and now, with four
sons and two daughters, all Of
whom have been given every
benefit ola broad education and
extensive travel, there is COM
pleted q home circle Of rare in
terest and charm.
In addition to his home place
in Durham, Colonel Carr also
owns a model stock farm Of
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1899-01-19

nearly 800 acres between Dur.
ham and Greensboro, near the
venerable town of Hillsboro. II
is called Occoneeche, a name
handed down from Indian days,
and signifying "a place OF many
waters" Through the farm is
a road laid out by Lord Corn-
wallis, and the farm residence
was built before the Revolution.
airy War, of oak timbers sawn
and dressed in England. To
this suburban home Colonel Carr
and his family frequently repair
during the pleasant days of
spring and fall, and while is to
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Colonel Carr largely a recrea,
ton and an amusement, it issig'
nificant and typical of the man
that this farm is as thoroughly
organized and as orderly con-
Quoted as any business institu-
tion in which he has an interest.
In recognition of his success in
this direction the presidency of
the North Carolina Agricultural
Society was rendered to Colonel
Carr some time since, and he
served for a while IN that capa-
city. No finer horses, cattle,
sheep, hogs, poultry or farm
products than his are to be
found, and, in addition to hav-,
ing a charming sylvan retreat,
Colonel Carr has made of it a
business enterprise that pays.
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Blackwell & Green, an interest
which he has since increased,
and thus at twenty-five years of
age he began the career which
has brought him fame and for
tune. For the first years all the
profits of the business were
spent in advertising; then the
plant was increased in size and
capacity, and SO amazingly did
the business grow that in 1888
the present organization, Black
wells Durham Tobacco Co., was
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pires to achieve present great
ness and future reward.
The true philosophy of life
consists, more than in any one
thing in doing the right thing
at the right time. 1t is
truly remarkable, how, in the
case of one whose every moment
of time, seems to be demanded
by countless business enter
prises; representing millions of
dollars and weightyresponsibili-
ties as guardian of numerous
trusts of honor and credit, can
find time to unfold such benev-
olent and gracious thought and
watchful concern in behalf of
each and every one. His manly
heart zealously goes out in sym