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NOT selse, these volumes a. modern randl-
,ion. ~ Tho Scriptures. Indeed, many people
read Them who are lamontably ignorant OF
the gospels, and what Ia worse, who will
probably never care enouEh about il 70 rem
edy that ienorance These read for the In
cldent independent OF the actors or with
only The same general interest In them that
thew feel Tor the dramatls personae OF the
everyday historical novel TO many such,
pen uuy IA A revelation as we'll as a sermon.
II IL dignihed and earnest 10 tone and its
historical accuracy has been established ia
many a combat with great and small among
tha critics Measured nv tho standard OF re-
suits nm unpretudiced Judge would undoubt-
ediy declare that the proportion Of good ae-
compiished by its production. was unuues-
toned and substantial kM.P.
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out:
Jacki It is r, Hers I amt
Not movement
1.-THE mother uttered cry OF horror
Dead?'
NO. said. old Rivals in stern voice.
mol Relensedl'"
The man who wrote such things, who wrote
that miraculous little genre picture. The
Siege OF Berlin" whcre happens that po.E-
nant line: In the dead silence Of the
streets was heard q cry. terrible cry, such
a man must not be cheapened by Che blight
OF the cheapest SENSATION that has ever dis
Graced letters and the drama.
man wanted 10 borrow beautiful lin
tied edition OF "Sapho" tho other day, I
hook worth It's weight In silver. IN see hin
die illiterate FIRST. Ten years ago he coulG
have had 1t and welcome. Today his mo
tiyes In wanting It axe base--tho villainou
little Popping Toni y.
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slhIr,,, MOBILIZATION.

Washington Times
Hon. Joseph crocker siblcy he's again
heen nominated to represent tue twenty
saventh Penpsylyapia distriot in con-
gress. But not by tho democrats fno
republicans have risen en- masse anu
claimed Uncle Joe as their own--and tnas
TOO when ho stu occupies seat on inc
deuiooratic side OF the house. Close 10
tho .sCberokee Strip" Is Uncle Joes seat
il ia rue but on the democratic eauV'
nevertheless. Ever since the NeVs~''le
and emotional Sibiey gave lreo rem ="
his poetic fancy dn the house inc ISPun-
ucans In his district have been CLAIMING
MIN "a their own. The democrats over
there, Vt Is said, arc not YET edueaVeo W
10 n proper appreciation OF the divine az
Natta. aud consequently have been uu .
ablo 10 SEQ the myriad boaumes ln one'o
Joes poetry. II Is not known Whom lhVy
will nominate against him, though strange
stories are coming from tho district
stories that are utterly ineompfeneh5Iple
in Washington. The most Interesting one
Of the lot comes from republican sources,
and boldly asserts that Uncle Josophus
can not poll the full republican yoto OF
the district. and, therefore, he viii DO de-
rented II developments should show TINS
ia ba true nc Is feared the iron would De
sunk so deep into Uncle Joseph's blithe-
some soul that he would Quit statesman
ship entirely as an ungratofnl callng.
abandon the poetic muso as an untathlui
mistress, and HE him straight TO mon
asiery 10 exc out the remainder OF his
DAYS beyond the sight and ken OF man
This thought is too narrowing TO fnd hos
pitable lodgment in the minds OF Wash
ingtonlans Tho people in this city are too
optlmistio 10 believe that they are COINS
60 lose sihley. They know that his ca
resr has just fairly begun, and they WIZ
not consent TO have. him cut down In suct
| a way as that predicted by the poiitlca
/ sca4
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EM Of these fragments were sent to
Fish museum, and the Interpretation
D and Of later finds has given us
|novledge Of that portion of ancient
Is good to add that America also
3 her share in this work. In 1887
I&sty Of Pennsylvania sent a party
MT With the result that about 10000
fs have been collected in the uni
ruseum IN Philadelphia.
fiifacters employed by the Assyrians
PECULIAR as the substance used in
4 paper These are the so-called
n, or wedge-shaped characters, which
frayn to us, even before the time of
~ layard, from certain inscriptions
but which dehed Interpretation until
resources were at our command.
falsiorm writings are In several diff
fVles and languages. Those of oldest
lol strictly wedge-shaped, but are
short, straight lines and are the
Y outlines Of ideographs. or picture
|ul mad been employed for stone in
Ky When they came into use a
Elaped instrument was handy for
he marks on the moist earth, and
genuine euneiform writing. This
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POlSERoPsIs.


To him who for the love Of poker. nlrts
With fortune in her most seductive FORM sue
speaks , ,o.,,..
A various language; FOR ms Mlnu,n ~, a'Ni
sha Inns N voice OF sadness and smile,
Ana eloauenco of beauty; but she g.aes
into his darker musings with mid
And luriug eonstancy that steAls away
M ,,nn,v ,rc ho is aware when thoughts
OF The last losing play come like blight
over ITO spirit. aud sad images 80.
or beaten nushos and the tnlla and tours,
Ana bresthloss silence in the gilded house
Make thee TO shudder and grow SICK AZ hear''
Co forth under tho open sky. ana h'ek
Thy fool SELF across the DOCK whhe '''"
all around
earth and her waters and depths OF an
Comes a atm voice: Yet few days and thou,
Led by thine unholy greed, shal aSalh Ds
found , .,,..sa
The Jackpot pursuing and mutterinE curses
loud -, All. lam
And deem rpon thy damnablo luck, whie ie"A
anu h"Ne'' John Wellington
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Tue only Proof Of sincerity.

New York World
The republicans may "resoioot I'LL the
cows come home"-they may appoint no
end OF committees TO Investigate" trusts
they may introduce constitutional
amendments and bills galore Against mo-
nopolles; 1t Will not 90 them any good.
The true test OF the sincerity OF thelf
prolessed opposition TO concerns Ike the
Steel and Iron company, and a hundred
other trusts ana monopolies that are pro-
noted aud projected by high tafin or
goods which they sell cheaper abroad tna1
they do at home, is this
WIN they repeal or suspend during th'
existence OF trust or other monopoly al
tariff duties upon the articles made anI
controlled by such monopoly!
This IL the only proof OF sincerity tina
Informed and determined voters VIII &C.
cspt
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Love of Country.

Atlanta Journal
Judge John l. Hall Of Macon, one of the
south's ablest lawyers. Is hsre attending
the supreme court.
All efforts to interview him on tho
Beers, tho Philippines or tho unspeakable
Turk failed, but no told this story win
great effect:
when war was declared against Spain
the darkies became greatly agitated be-
cause there was talk OF putting them 70
the front to fight the Spaniards. Thy Of
tered all gorts OF amusing excuses for not
enlistlng.
"one old negro said to gentleman who
was urging him to take up arms against
Spain:
I" What for. Mars George said tho old
man. Il ain't got uuthin' aginst them
spaniels. They never done nuthin' 10 me
/ Amt got thing aglnst them spaniess
what's the use OF US fightin'r
Patrlotism, replied the gentleman
YOU should fight DOR love OF country
"'Hehr said the darkey, Huy er coun'
try. dun live In town so long amt go
no use for dc country"
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SERIES.

'ASL sInIoR THE CREATION
sns Nv Geographic and syllable
[.len Ne acteis stood for a word.
4 EAsrs phonetic aud recorded u
terra iater on, the Persians con-
fsrar aey adopted the same meth
fsy io,tvlsin q much simplified form,
wv characters as phonetic
J ,rssp present a vivaclous dispute
n NJ psychologists In regard to
II. Rurh..t Inhabited the fertile val
lns rasles and Tigris. IL used to
III fhe AZ sun hold, that this peo-
[.Akk,st. Akaa ans, or Sumerians or
X "a, who built Babylon and
~ ~ sleat civilization. were of the
IL saa quite different in Lam
Asssd ssr from the Assyrlans, who
r. ffe,r ss. Other scholars main
ttrs we FIRST the inhabitants OF
nFcss. semitic source, ak.n--thRt
"a ose religion-to the Hebrews
q a. Ever this may be, the civ
es "A SVcSntfy as known to the an
NJ vleeks, and as we see It
len uas, was chiefly Semitic.
laelsass A.g the tablets already in
keIdes, nmost every form OF liter
snse - writing, What may In
<l4 mn. TesSobed as literature is
"a a. in.q nfitn religious ideas.
issusees'e.est OF mere antiquity ard
p t.fllIrs.s mat Assyria had on iaors
r.,<ss IL. II can not be said that
c;tss n any great intrinsic value
Nsrto, as recent handbook Of the
Spss. ulvides the subject treated
trers magical texts, cosmogony
49,. Note the following hsmr
me king so well knowr
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Z 'sss or LITERATURE.
\ LITERATURE.
Paul Elmer M0r')
\ ~ r.,,srd university.

4 psrsrd uni's''
..,,rs q a dispute between
\ . ~, Egyptian and Assyr, Ian
4 nI,. IVA, reach further into tho
Va 'se' ~, ,rsdit the Imagination OF
= s'', =. history Of Assyria goes
Fs sss,s e. period period that sounds al. al
A any rate. there Is age
We, md tho mystery of antiquity
kra ~. .as the discovery and de-
|e''' ,,..s records form another
W.. .,o.nce Of modern scholar
~, consul. P. p. Botta. be-
fls' cations near Nineveh.
|r'e ! rims INNS OF great extent. IN! anc
hslu I'M 10 the Louvre were SUI
VI " The curiosity OF scholars.
Fisssa he work of excavation was
" la'sa "A a. and the ruins uneartned
LnMh and Babylon from ls4b
ID NanhssS nv him in volumes that
II isss,io ssss y Of English literature.
~ l.s s,s had lain, under mounus !,
ss'ui rn nv the wind, the remains
ssn su,Rs,ration that long ago nad
w a, sst ~ Herodotus and other
| % nv, .s other things Layard found
hn sIlsd with the relies OF a re-
txsis a,'sc Il was the custom OF the
! nls',' ar hooks and documents,
2 vs. rsrelpts and contracts. clay
Eslllssdss and Layard had Stun
n l.s,arsbouse or library Of these
.N'ss we're, however, for the ,I most
sas..,,hedly mutllated condition.
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<soATIIRE OF NINEvEH AND BABYLoN. \

III L> copyright 1900. by Seymour Eaton.)
-. Iotao study circ Directed by Seymour Eaton
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WIN You kindly inform me on what day
nnd month the Russian Faster ie obscrvedY
have searched In vain for the Information
"V' Wv wy WNw
The "Russian Easter" Is observed on mo
Same day or at the same time as our Easter
but as Russian time is rechoned under tho
"old style" or Julian calendar, II is twelve
days behind the Gregorian calendar, so that
tho 18th OF April with us is called the Sd OF
April In Russia.
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WIN you please giye mo some points Or
reference for debatef Subject; heg ySsns
mint Trusts Arc Beneficial TO the United
states /" would like TO have points on the
Affirmative side OF tho question Depater'
TIL. chief claim in behalf of trusts Is that
by combining the management Of number
OF independent establishments under onr COM
pnny. tho expenses eau be cut down nnd tho
cost OF production leaseued, thereby cheaper
ing tho price OF tho articles TO the consumer
A monopoly enables the trust TO resuiate us
output to tho demand and avoid overwhelming
and stagnatlon 10 business. This is the the
DRY only.
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Does the present lumber tariff acct pricas
OF building material in any way7 xxx.
BY the Dingley tariff law timber pays
duty OF cent per cubic foot; sawed boards
from 81 to 50 per 1000 feet board measured
clapboards $3.50 per 1000; iaths Is cents per
1000 pieces; shingles 80 cents per 1000. IN so
far as this duty prevents or Affects the Inn
portatlon OF lumber it tayors the high price
NJ buildInR materials
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since the vice president OF tho United States
is dead who takes his place aud how Is he
elected or appointed? W-G.H'
There Is now no vice president and In tho
event OF the death Of the president the secrs-
tary OF state would succeed to the chief
mngintracy The duties OF the vice president
ns presiding officer OF tho senate are per-
formed in case of his death by the president
BRO TEN. OF the senate, chosen by the senate
now Senator Frye Of Maine.
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Please ten Us through your question
INNS IL Mollneux was electrocnted AZ
sing, Now York, the last week ~ MAl1ns
seen no account OF H. NV
He has not yet been electroeutsd--his
is pending on appeal In the higher eour'
New York.
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N@, FR7zZ55 54d IN
TMAAsA;5:sEloMA4(

Pulled effects are developing in the
short sleeves.
Many lines in pastel tints are used
for suits and shirt waists.
Persian patterned handkerchief
squares are converted into smart par
asols.
Lace mitts in pastel,tints are timidly
reviving to accompany the new sum
mer sleeves.
Wash goods for the most part are in
clining to white grounds with colored
figures of all pure white.
The short backed sailor is the hat
of the moment for utility as the
Gainsborough is for dress.
Skirts for wash dresses neither drag
nor are made with trains, a consistent,
pretty and comfortable fashion.
Russian blouses constitute the pre-.
vailing mode in the small boys serge
and pique suits or braid trimmed.
The long lace barbs that pass twice
around the neck and tie in bows OF
four-in-hand knots has been oven
done already.
Dust proof, wrinkle proof, exceed
ingly light weight grenadine woolens
have prominent place for midsum-
mer wool gowns.
Many rosettes and rows of black
velvet ribbon are seen ON the latest
summer evening gowns of chiffon, net,
lace, Swiss and organdie.
Vests and chemisettes of tucked
white mousseline or fine nainsook al.
ternating with lace inserting are among
the prettiest neck pieces.
Accordion plated shirt waists of
organdie, crepe de chine, and mulls
are the latest development in the fancy
kind introduced this summer.
From gossamer mousseline over
thinnest silk to heavy taffeta costumes
in Eton jacket and skirt effects run
the gamut OF summer fashions.
Great quantities of embroidered in
sertions are used on the summer
tailor made gown of khaki, plain or
mercerlzed linen, grass linen and
! piques.
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When possible, run the rows of to-
matoes east and west. This will ex-
pose every plant to the sun. The to-
mato requires all the sun it can get.
Tall growing plants, like corn or pole
beans, should never be planted on the
south or east of the tomato patch.
If for a field crop, mark off the land
four by four or five by five feet with q
common field marker, and with small
plow open furrow about four by five
inches deep. If the land is very mel
low, as it should be, prefer opening
the hills with a hoe. This leaves the
land smooth and in better condition
for the weeder, which should be used
as soon as the plants are set. / find
it pays well to take considerable pains
to make the rows straight, and of
equal distances apart. In large field
it is also well to skip say one row in
ten, which will allow of driving
through the field with the team in
gathering the crop.
Water the plants the night before,
or at least an hour )r more before tax.
ing them up AS early in the summer
as possible, dig them, using a strong
garden hand fork. L very much pre-
Ter the fork to trowel, as it does
not destroy any of the roots. Leave
as much of the soil on the roots as
possible, aud place the plants in a
shallow box. i use as large box as
can get on wheelbarrow, aud about
six inches high. "rhese are easily
wheeled about the field, boy taking
out and distributing plants and mar
on each side of the wheebarrow tc
follow and set. Be careful to firm the
earth well about the plants, putting
fresh dirt next the roots and finishing
off by brushing light covering of dry
dirt on top as mulch. L consider
this latter very important. If the field
is far from the hotbeds, the plants can
be taken up in the boxes aud then
taken to the field on drag, or low.
down wagon, which, by the way, is o
very handy arrangement form any pur.
poses.
1t has been my experience that it
is best to set the plants little deeper
than they stood in the hotbeds, unless
the plants are "long-legged," in which
case L would not put the roots any
deeper than the others, but would
lean the plant over so as to cover
part of the stalk with dirt. / have
found that "drawn" plants will do very
we'll when treated in this manner
The roots start out all along the stalk,
and if these long plants have been well
hardened off they will be found nearly
as satisfactory as the more stocky
ones.-A. A. Halliday, in New Eng
land Homestead.
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overlapping tucks that run around the
body. On every tuck charming
wreath of white braid lac, is laid
across the bust; over my shoulders fall
two broad collars of cream-white ln-
en-, fastening half way between chin and
wal with smart gilt chulAs and but
tons. Under the coat | have ordered
for wear a completely tucked white
lawn shirt waist and a very deep Cir
die Of Parma vloiet liberty satin takes
the place of the usual belt.
''Some girls will wear anything,
saw one the 9th lay in Il really
charming little gown spoiled by her
frivolous shoes, The gown was nuns
yelling IN beige brown, plain of skirt
but the waist Y'ry sweetly laid /
tucks running from shoulders down.
1t lad revers of brown silk cmbrold-
cred in plain blue violets turned pack
upon the shoulders. ana it opened
front 10 ">veal vest n rangement Of
embroidered lawn upon brown silk,
whence fell n front two long brown
81. sashes embroidered In vlolets.
Her gleeyes were charming, opening
belo' the elbow 40 admit of white
lawn undersleeves and embroidered
brown silk cuffs. Even her parasol
was Il bit Of novel Gaintlness, the han
die Of gold in the form Of fierce
eagle head with ruby eyes. But, "a
you believe it. the girl wore brown
leather walking ties with cream can
vas tops and white heels, and laced
them with white silk
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Remedy For Cut Worms.

Those who are much troubled by
any of the several species of cut worm
should remember that they can easily
be destroyed by the use Of mixture
Of bran and Paris green, moistened
with sweetened water, just enough to
make into little balls that are to be
placed by the side of each hill, or
scattered at intervals of three or
four feet apart along the drills. The
worms will eat this in preference to
the plant, and they will never eat
plants again after once trying this.
Each ball should be about teaspoon
full. One pound of Paris green to
fifty pounds of bran is sufficient. It
should not be put where the poultry
can get it, but poultry have no bust
ness in the cultivated fields.
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Our young friend John i
blind, aud as he is in his sopl
year and somewhat devoted to 4
the fact gives him slight am
trouble. Until his friend
assured him that garment Orne|
"all right" he is in pitifnl
uncortaiuty. His new topcoal
great success, but nevertheless
not escape the usual fit oil NJ
ness attending its purchase.
ooh, what a nice coat" eyf
n sister, when he brought III
"I do like that shade of brown
"And the little red threadsll
another. "Aren't they pretty
"Red!" cried John. 81 didn|
there was any rcd. Now, is IT.
coat with red threads, or is \
coat with brown? You Just
so / can interview the tailor
His mind was set at ease,
had learned caution aud the \
heroic measures. The next
luncheon the teasing cousll1
"I'll bet you don't know whl
your necktie isl"
"Blue," said John, serene'Y
Fright! How on earth
know?"
"Well," said John, with III
assurance, 81 bought it yesterl
/ told the clerk ii he didn't
blue I'd throw him out oi
dow. Youths Companion
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Llttle Miss Simplicity.

The fair maid looks her best going
to church by the side OF her mother
dressed in the plain. we'll ordered
costume that is sometimes mistermed
her Sunday best" The mother
knows that the church is not the
proper place for a display of mundane
tinery, so the little damsel is dressed
in her plain white lawn with bodice
tucked up and down beneath the wide,
semi-eircular yoke of embroidery. A
simple blue sash matches the child's
hair ribbon. Her hat of white straw
is simply trimmed with knots of black
velvet, narrow ribbon and mass CT
forget-me-krots, making the front of
the brim fairly curl over with the blue
beauties. Beneath the lawn skirt you
get glimpse of black ribbed stock
ings and black kid shoes.
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Value OF a Small Garden.

Every one who lives out of the city
should have garden, even if 1T covers
but few rods, that they may have
fresh vegetables and well-ripened
small fruits. 1t is surprising how
much can be grown on few rods of
ground if properly cared for. A rod
of land may be made to produce all
the strawberries which a small family
would care to eat, and q half rod all
the currants for large family. A
rod may be made TO produce all the
raspberries and blackberries required
and another ali the tomatoes, radishes,
beets, parsnips and late turnips
When the garden is confined to few
rods two crops should be grown on
the same land each year. Peas may
be followed by rutabagas, squashes,
late beans, sweet corn, or celery,
early beets with late cabbage and
early lettuce with cucumbers. To
have good garden, the land should
be heavily manured and thoroughly
prepared before planting, aud as soon
as the crop begins to grow cultivation
should begin and continue until the
crop covers the ground.
1t is mistake to suppose that the
sole object OF cultivation is the de-
struction of weeds. While this is one,
and to many the principal object, it is
by no means the only one, for rapid
growth cannot be expected unless the
soil is frequently stirred to keep the
surface light and loose. AS soon after
heavy rain as the soil permits, the
garden should be we'll cultivated, to
prevent crust forming on the sur
face. A hand wheel-hoe is au excel.
lent implement in the garden. Three
times as much work can be done with
it as with the common hand-hoe, and
done much better, but in using a
wheel-hoe the weeds should never be
permitted to grow over an inch in
hight. When the crops gets large
enough to shade the whole surface of
the ground cultivation may cease, but
if any weeds appear they should be
pulled by hand.--F. II. Sweet, in
American Agriculturist.
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extent by careful and studious gar

extent by q careful and studious gar
dener.
Considerable Judgment must be ex-
ercIsed to make thorough succession
instance, the depth of the pit must be
regulated to agree with the plants to
be grown. AS an example, lettuce
especially that grown in early winter
is liable to draw upward to the light,
very undesirable thing where good,
solid heads are wanted. Therefore,
the pit should be shallow to bring the
plants fairly near the glass. This also
applies to all seedlings intended for
transplanting; they must not be drawn
up, spindling and weak, but EN-
couraged to grow solid and stocky
Even such slender things as peas could
be started triAe earlier by sowing
the seed in pots plunged in the frame,
and transplanted later. This would
not pay on a large scale, but to obtain
few dishes for the table it would be
desirable. Then care must be taken
in the regulation of air and protection
from frost, for raised in this way
plants are delicate.