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a MAGNETAWAN BASS.

The Rocky Reef club house, far
down the beautiful Magnetawan river
in northern Ontario, is the resort of
Pittsburghers. There congregate
each summer the lovers of nature and
of fish and Of game from the Iron
City. Often they have as guests men
of national prominence, and Governor
Stone, Senator Quay, Congressman,
foreign ministers and others have
slept in the handsome building ofthe
club, and fished for the gamey bass in
the beautiful river and lakes.
1t was to this place that Hedden
went. Now Hedden was not fish
erman; he only wanted to be. AS a
preliminary to attaining this desire of
his heart he had purchased before
leaving Pittsburgh rod and reel of
the latest improved model, and all the
way north had dreamed dreams of the
fish he would land with them. A
novice in the art is always welcomed
by the professionals at Rocky Reef for
the amusement he affords, and to
Hedden was extended the right hand
of fellowship as soon as he set foot
Upon the dock.
One of the first men to welcome
the new arrival was Christy, the COM
modore's father. Tufts was Christy' S
keenest competitor at fishing and
Tufts rather resented this appropria-
tion of the latest arrival, but Christy
had captured the prize and he inten-
ded to hold on to him.
Inside Of all hours time Christy
had Hedden out fishing, with myself
along to swear to the stories. The
old gentleman pulled the punt down
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-06
A BAD ENCOUNTER.

A skunk once challenged a lion to
single combat. The lion promptly
declined the honor. How" said
the skunk, "are you afraid?" Very
much so,'' said the lion; "for you
would only gain fame for having the
honor to fight with lion, while
every one who met me for month
would know I had been in compar1 !
with skunk" "
This reminds as of the story about
Henry Ward Beecher's father, the
famous Rev. DR.. Lyman Beecher,
who, when asked why he did not re-
plv to somebody who had severely at
tackled him in a newspaper, replied
when a young man, crossing a held
one night with an armful of books,
he saw a small animal, and after hurl
ing several volumes at the animal,
found he got the worst of it, and evel
since had thought it better to let such
! animals alone.
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A MODERN NOAH WHO rs BUILDING AN
ARK

A despatch from New Haven,
Conn, says that Milton Stewart, of
that town, is preparing for a second
deluge. An angel Of the Lord ap-
peared to him in dream and warned
him that before the passing of six
months the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans would rise in a mighty tidal
wave and sweep over the United
States, wiping out these United States
of America, and leaving no vestige of
our present civilization save heap of
shapeless ruins. The sins of the
fathers will be visited upon the chill
dren of the present generation and
there will be weeping and wailing in
Sodom.
Stewart was instructed bv his vi
son rd@build on the hills outside of
New Haven, five miles from the wa
ter, ! small yacht which would hold
twenty or thirty of the faithful for
ten OF twenty day voyage over the
rising foods. These he will gather
together a few days before the break
ing of the storm so that they may at
once enter the modern ark and be saw
ed to repeople this vast land when the
waters subside to their normal posi-
ton. The little band will not be all
of the faithful saved, for to others in
the dream will appear an angel telling
them to prepare in other parts OF the
country for the great day of reckon
ing. They too, will be called to en-
ter the new land of promise and
build up a new civilization, which
shall be free from the evils of Our
present one.
AS to the fate of Europe, Stewart
has nothing to say. But whether it
stands or falls mighty regeneration
will be effected there, as here, and an
earthly paradise will spring up upon
the ruins of our present wickedness.
This is what he prophesies
II believe that the wickedness
which has made the United States de-
generate morally will assuredly be
punished. am positive that the AL
mighty will roll the water of the At
lantic and the Pacific upon this broad
country and that every acre of land
will be completely inundated. Even
the highest peaks of the Rocky Noun
tains will go under water and the
food will last for many days. I can
not say how many, but l do think
it will be as long as the first food in
the days of Noah. [ have been sure
of this ever since last summer, when
1 had a dream, in which Christ ap-
peared to me in a vision and told me
that the sins Of the people would be
wiped out by food and that only a
few of the purest-msndsd people
wo.,SSA be saved, He cdHfp.o oapFad me
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A RAINY DAY.
When Nature curtains up the sun,
And starts her rivulets to run,

When Nature curtains up the sun,
And starts her rivulets to run,
The outdoor area upon.
l cheerful give up farming:
And hoping that the rain will be
OF that sweet. mercful degree
That fills the herbs with ecstacy,
seek the Kitchens charming.
Maria through the open pane
Has caught the patter of the rain,
And to the key of its refrain
She sets her voice a-tuning,
For well she knows the day imparts
A boon to intermingling hearts,
An outdoor, labor-lull, that starts
Old love torecommuning.
My football in the kitchen means
To her renewal of the scenes
From which our little household CLEANS
Its sunniest indoor weather;
For such day brings odds and ends
Or chores wherein our labor blends,
And works its sweetest garden lends.
When we two are together.
I chop the mincemeat or prepare
The pumpkin. while some nearby care
Keeps her at hand where may share
The council she is deigning;
And when oIlr duties closer press,
a -l--erlnC word or <z-... -e.-1s.s
Drops gently as the clouds excess
Upon the doorsill raining.
And so the time moves on apace,
Reflected sunlight on each face
A luster lending to the race
Of homes serenest hours;
And morning finds us full of praise
AS are the plants that glistening raise
Their heads in tribute to the days
Rejuvenating showers.
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TOLD OF GENERAL SAM HOUSTON.

Gen. Samuel Houston, named by
the people of his State as the Wash
ington of Texas" was born in Vir-
ginia in 1898. His widowed mother
removed to Tennessee when he was 9
years old. Here he labored on the
farm and went to school until he was
I6. There was a settlement of Cher
okees about nine miles from his
home, where he made frequent visits
and learned to speak the Cherokee
language He was adopted as a son
of John Jolly, chief, and formally
admitted to the tribe. He was equal
to them in feats of strength, agility,
hunting, boating and horsemanship.
He lived with them three years, un-
til the war of 1872 broke out, when
he enlisted as a private soldier; was
intimate with Gen. Jackson, promo
ted to first lieutenant and resigned in
1918. He was elected twice to Con-
gress from Tennessee, and i'll 1927
was Governor of that State. III jan
uary, 1929, he married Miss Virginia
Fraser, the belle of Nashville. In
about two months after his marriage
the Governor of Tennessee suddenly
resigned, left his wife and disappear
ed. This act caused a great sensa-
ton through the country. Houston
was regarded at the time as the most
promising public man in the South.
He had won distinction in Congress,
his administration as Governor was
successful and his popularity was un-
bounded. He had the friendship of
Jackson, and many thought that
Houston would one day occupy the
Presidential chair. But he Anno
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spent several evenings in his company
and learned much of Houston's ca
reer during the three years that he
lived among the Western Cherokees.
Houston was stern Jackson man
and could not reconcile his mind to
the idea of secession and disunion.
The Texans forgot all he had done
for them, in the frenzy of the success
sion movement, and he was invited to
resign from his high position. He
did so, and lived for several years os-
tracised and ignored in his home at
Huntsville, where he died.
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LAND ON YOUR FEET.

You take cat up by the tail.
And whirl him round and round,
And hurl him out into the air.
Out into space profound;
He through the yielding atmosphere
Will many whirls complete:
And when he strikes upon the ground
He'll land upon his feet.
Fate takes a man, just like a cat,
And, with more force than grace,
1t whirlS him wriggliug round and round,
And hurls him into space;
And those that fall upon the back,
Or land upon the head,
Fate lets them lie there where they fall
They're just as good as dead.
But some there be that. like the cat,
Whirl round and round and round,
And go gyrating off through space,
Until they strike the ground;
But when at last the ground and they
Do really come to meet,
You'll always find them right side up
They'll land upon their feet.
And such man walks off erect,
Triumphant and elate,
And with courage in his heart,
lie shakes his. .fistat E4ta.;s ......>.
Upon its face outspread,
Puts forth soft, caressing hand
And pats him on the head.
And he's Fates darling from that day,
His triumph is complete;
Fate loves the man who whirls and whirls,
But lands upon his feet.
That man, what'er his ups and downs,
Is never wholly spurned,
Whose perpendicularity
Is never overturned.
Sam Walter FOES, in Rural World.
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They amt no one to play with mo when papa's
gone away ~. H. to,, ,o4
lives next door, -.
But he won't let me cause he's six and I'm just
only four.
"I wisht at I'd grow offul tall some night when
And Johnny he'd stay just as small as he is now
But only SIX, while got ten or nine or 'leven-
bet he'd like to race me then-I wouldn't let
him, though
"He says at can go and play with little Eddie
But he wears kits, and, anyway, like big boys
the best; -, -, ,...,o
IT amt no fun fer me to be with such little
Cause he's just only half-past three-and l was
four this spring.
II wisht my papa didn't need to work down at
the store; -, -, A., -.
IF he could stay home always we'd show that
there boy next door ,,4 .
NV papa's he's the best of all, for he amt never
Me I'm no good, jist cause I'm small and only
i0UI g z. Kiser, IN CHICAGO Times- Herald.
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ty were a.
believes in making
country, awaiting tIIe sll7y5I - =
expected guest. Children were tber,
galore playing tag around tbe ~,
gem gentlGman's h feet, falling over his can an
vass vas bag squealing wildly as thew
ID Ian against passengers, and retreated
IN heaPs as "cop" approached
Whlie the mothers were 50 absorbo1,
IN their gossip as to be in blissf,,1 ia -
norance OF the fact that their cbi1dre1,,
were nuisance. III Gil
The old gentleman stood i os 1o
as he could conscientiouslv tha., lone s
looking looking over his spectacles, said sn
dren p you chill
Well, I like that p exclaimed
tone. -0''o' angry
But if she did, the old gent1erno,,
continued: "oiiiah' ne
Now, look here, madam; baua
raised three families of children a1 and
not a single child was ever allowed iI41 ~
annoy my neighbors. ~ ~
Well" replied the irate fe,no1a
II you've raised three families vo,,
nave certainly done your dutv, and
VIII thank you to allow me to ro;ra ona
nine" ' iiie ~ raise
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ARTHUR AND BLAINE.

There is a good story of the presi-
dental excursion down to the Eastern
Shore of Maryland. The party en-
braced Secretaries Blaine and Window
and others. They were fortunate
enough to hear an excellent sermon
from the venerable Protestant Episco-
pal bishop of Maryland, who was
there to administer the rite of con-
frmation. President Arthur and the
two secretaries sat i'll quiet satisfac-
ton. But their peace Of mind was
suddenly dispelled. The offertory
was sung. At the familiar word ;:
"Let your light so shine before nen, =
etc, the President and the secretaries.
each quietly dropped a hand into a
pocket.
Lay not up for yourselves treas,
ures on earth.
Window drew forth crisp 81 note
and held it between his thumb and
forefnger, ready for the approaching
plate. The President and Mr.. Blaine
went a little deeper into their pock-
cts. One brought up a nickel andl
the other a dime. Their faces flush;
ed. 1t would never do to make sucl
a contribution.
He that soweth little shall n
little, and he that soweth plenteoi
ly shall reap plenteously = = . O.
lOyeth a cheerful oiver."
The President went to his pocke
book, and the Secretary of State el
pored his vest pocket with nervor
fingers.
"Zacheus stood forth and said unt
the Lord: Behold, Lord, the ha
of my goods I give to the poor, an
if have done wrong to any man
restore fourfold.'"
The plate was only four pews away
What the President found in his pock
etbook was one $50 note and a 81
greenback-nothing smaller Wha
Mr.. Blaine found was two $40 note
nothing smaller. To py.s in nicl
or a dime only was not
or. 10 give SlO was II
er cared to do. Each II
dom sitting there cali
dollar note in his hand
his head.
Charge them Wat al
world that they be read1
glad to distribute.
There was no time
pocket exploration or Cd
With smile of commise3atio,44
other, and something yke gN
WINDOWS placid coun,tenancss ,
aD51'fl"5 each plaa.edo i doTG fnis his eoa ],
tne Id The worst of it is .5,n Saiq
nartv nnt afterward, thar thar tme dred
Pr@pTIl Pre- doIlor or two which .t,lie 5ne
the dolio- I7fsiz7.s,-.l .lt@zf'F -<@2
tlfs >
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=
, mere eie- ne set Hedden to fishing.
a, Now when they begin to bite 1et
@ lnem nave plenty of line, and wher
you are sure of them strike tbn,n Tmen
quick" began the old man ''4eAn
&c r TGt that way - yelled Christv
es e, Hedden threw small-sized sim,
i; nsn INTO the air as far as the rod an and
lIne would permit it to 90. "Str;ita ,;ha
fool |" "' '1ein III you
Hedden unlocked the sunfsb after
q great amount of labor and went 70
a.s1 ms1lng again. He was disappointed
ana paid but little attention 70 Dta tta
ola gentleman's remarks. He hod
6nPected Exp t1 TO catch at least ten-pound
pas pass the first pull, and to get n6thir@
De'ter than a little sunfsh was DIG
couraging. was us
Now" began the old gentleman
again, the next time you must be-
Swish went the rod into the air and
VIZ z-z.z-z went the reel as vord
after yard Of line was wound off I1u bu
at the other end
You We got him |" yelled Cbristv
II hold o. that line stiff, you fool Don't
c ct nim get away! Now reel him
,o,, 5e'S not an ounce less than 90
declared Hedden as Io 3o
ugged at the crank of the reel o+J m
Wound IN the line inch by inch, W |
:, Keep that line tight p ve1Ied l
as the fish made rush to- Il
ards the boat, and Hedden ree1ed i
ermit. '''-'o' "ould
Inch by inch the fish came torord. W
le boat, fighting all the way and oi
TN every turn of the reel Heddan ly
ook harder. -1eoueii til
Hold your rod down p, yelled si'
lristy' as the bass jumped ont of
water a hundred feet from the ov
at. INC ju
YOU see-bim ,o th
q Hedden, so badly excited he to
I'D hardly talk. Hes everv inch VIC
9iH 'sX Ieet iGng. III never get him" PEI pei
Keep that rod down, I saw p, mo
I'm yelled Christy, as the fish show. Tor
signs OF coming to the top again Wo
<ound and round went the reel can
nearer and nearer came the fish 1mi
Catch him, will Won ~ -,1aaJal n all
1den. P4e"oeu in c
Catch" for
1-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z went the reel side
iedden,s fingers slipped from the cam
* until more than 100 yards Oft our
disappeared after the monster ON 10 D
other end. A
Slye him line !' yelled Christv. OF al
Ieaden was making frantic efforts any
Itch the crank of the reel. Let eeeri
go, I say p' 49,
ID Hedden 60 "-"ay' been
)ou't LET hin, ,o. e., boy
line tight, dye hear ?" :,
.ou get him out, 1 can't" moan "nol ieH
edden. =
iet him ont vo,,rso1f. h., replit
answered ChrlSty. Nov reel
il again.
en- now +ro,,,LI:.,, M Clled antee
he will" no
ONT 1et hin, oo. o Sw,
one !" veI1ad SLr;a.' - -nu 'i,at an 2.4o?
a sndde1 49, =. iaty, t1 as the nsh Hol
e-he-be,s go - onat M qiIection' any di
cried Hedda,o, oo-ne " Oieak my as he
gain" 'De
, hv NJ NTno pe the hrst one about.
said Christy.
an1the-reel's stuck - so;
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~ "ouia be instructed to do tb
safne, SO that there would he con-,
fopie saved from the flood to renon
ate the land. P0P
30 am building my boat. 7 d.
u expect the flood until next sum-
er, aud by that time 1 will he nra
lred tor 1t. The boat will be rather
pail quarters for a score of neo-,1a
18th provisions to keep them e aiire
iirlng the flood, but we shall tate
TN us only condensed meats and
'od sufficient to last the necessary
n days. When the waters s1hcid1
am sure that we shall be provided
II by the same power which will
I'VE us from the fate in store for all
he ungodly of Connecticut and the
buntry. anu 'iie
MY boat will be plain sloon
Pcht' IS feet long, with one mast
d sail, and it will have a small cab
l am building it like anv Other
mt: | thought first of SHAPING i
e Noah's ark, but concluded tbot -
dern form would be more conveni
:: 1t can be handled better and
l nave told all my friends in the
ghborhood of the comino AooJ
IN they asked me what I intended
% with a boat five miles from
uSE.1Ss'land Sound, and I have ex-
p1bm pp11bdmy mission to them, but thew
b1rt fughed at me. They do NOT
e II mat the ocean will food the
be But take my word for if
whom the Lord intends to save '
zoe near me and the boat vhen II
faters rise, and the Lord will di- P
.hem to get on board my ark. i,
think the deluge will come next u
amer IN the driest part of the sea- "
e when crops have been all dried 81
ana the whole land fears a hard -
Fter. The dry season next sIr,,,e- Z
81 be the worst in fifty wears. and tn
ukinds OF vegetables will be killed Do
the suns rays. Then the deluoe
II come, and in ten days that the sa'
ID IS under water the veqeto+io,, Co
II Dlossom out anew and the ark in OF
llch we have been saved will settle
"il upon a fertile land, almost de- ag'
it is true, but one which ed
ana Our generations afterwards
| IN time repopulate. Our cities anC
be washed away by the miohtv
d OF waters and only ruins left he
ere once proud cities stood"
teWart IS man of 60 years of ape '
has followed the seas most of b;, as
rs. He retired five or six wears cral
out has Since been morose and nao
ncast at times. He has been 1iv- the
on West Rock Hill, outside of =
Haven, i'll little shantv He as t
recluse and was regarded as &c to c.
TIC, but not thought to be insane MIN Inn,
now he seems to be perfectly -
upon every subject save RELIGION wall
thought that solitude has deve1- i
him into a rnonoman;oo h,'. ~t'Ii 81 your
Iarded as harmless and probably y
not be interfered with by the 10. ed d
1thorltles. He has already com I
quite a bit of worl 10y 10y. IN IN! fish,
md will undorbted11, on ms him j
by June for the expected flood. l
HAT was the minister's text to- know
e asked the father of a I'd
miss who had just re- chor
| from church. made
can't think of the words" she III
|, "but it was somewhere in rod, ="
ird chapter of St. Paul" reel a,
e you sure - queried father. NfY
ell, l may be mistake" an broker
Mabel, "but I know it was doeg,'
St. Paul or Minneapolis. ~ =
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NO FEAR FOR GEORGE.

u suppose you worry good deal
about your son, don't you, Mrs~Mag--
nus?"
eyes" just tremble every time
I see a messenger boy coming down
the street, and until he gets past Our
house am always sure that he must
have telegram telling me that some
thing terrible has happened to my
boy"
'Still, you must remember that
the chances against him are compar-
atively small. Let me see, l think I
saw a statement somewhere the other
day that the percentage of soldiers
killed or wounded in the Philippines
was only
ooh, it isn't George who enlisted
that I'm worrying over. It's Harry,
who has been made member of his
college football team this year. -
Chicago TImes-He'ald.
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FOURTEEN MISTAKES

An English paper gives a list ..
Wnat @ 1t terms the fourteen nista1,es o
OF life" While there are undonbtedz d
ly other mistakes than those -,,e,,
sive one. N0'ii Fl ellen :
1t IS great mistake to set IN orr
own standard of right and wrong and
Judge people accordingly; to mess1,ra ara
tne enJoynent of others by Our own
to expect uniformity of opinion ion in nTH tbi5
world to look for Judgment and tl,-9 eH7
Perlence in youth; to endeavor 70
mold all dispositions alike TO 1oo11
Tor perfection in our own actions 70
worry ourselves and others with what
cannot be remedied; not to Weld in
| n matters; not to alleviate
al that needs alienation as far as lies
n our power; not to make allowances
or the lnhrmities of others to con.
luer everything impossible that we
amor "a. perform to believe only what
'uT hnIte minds can grasp; to exnect
o De able to understand everything
ana the last and greatest mistaRe
all Is to live for time alone when
ny moment may launch rs into
ternity. N' 4i'o
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HAD DONE HIS sHARh'

The only people who o. are eSiEdfen RIslllGs ie
the they way afs i9s Sy should sdea 81 ladies' dEs very
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MISS DAISY (who has spent her
whole summer in trying to elevate thl
country people with whom she F5s
,ooarded): Good-by, Mr.. Stiles. 7
EoPe my visit here hasn't been ell
el!7y IIely without good results. Farmer
9tlles ; Sartin' not, sartin' not
YOU We learnt heap since YOU first
come here; but you was purtv nioh
hands. ''''0 0ii OuI
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41 =, 1110I L--@lII = Ut elldn
tnose which are witnessed in an ideal
christian home-the family gathered
at the table, or sitting about the even
ing lamp, with reading, and rll!s;s.
ana conversation, or bowling "
at the family altar? 1t is cas-
good and true with holy horl.e-lh
TO inspire in Us the things that are
beautiful and worthy.
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JOHNNY" said the little fellows
m mamma ANNA Il want to give you piece
the pantry" ~
,,,;.j That's hat all right, mamma, - re-
Pllea PnSs oIlght little Johnny, 81 know
now WI! to get in without a key"
mats all I wanted to know"
she SAID, as she reached for the sin.
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DARLING" he purred, as he
leaned over the sweet girl, who had
Just accepted him and was playing a
love theme on the piano, "your play
ing is divine. Music, indeed hath
charms to soothe the savage beast"
'If that is the case, Chawlie, she
replied, don't you think you had
better take a hand-organ with you
when you go to see papa -
EvE-I want you to understand
that I am running this ranch.
Adam-Oh, 1 don't know. 1t
seems to me you're only a side issue.
PhiladeLbhfa RecO'd.
EVERY ones LOT appears to be pref
| cradle to Our own.
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..r Mr.. 4ss C. COURTNEY (aatteringly)-
had the blues awfuliy when I came G
mere tonight, Miss Fisher, but thew
are all gone now. You are as GOOD
as medicine" Miss Fishers Little
hbrother-"Yes hd Ter ; father says She will
I pe urug IN the market # she doesn't
catch on to some fellow soon .
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a MODEL young mans charactis-
tics are honesty Of speesl. resnecta-
Dllity of carriage, indC of mind
and consideration is re WI,
these a young marty bd model, &c -
1t IS given for an = - .
SHE-Why marry big.S -
little men SO CO. unte5.
He-I dom are q