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GRAFTON AND VALEDICTORY.
by Della c. Allen.)

Formation, as well as information,
should be the purpose of college course.
Intellectual culture has no necessary re-
lation to purity or excellence of charac-
ter. The formation of the one requires
the same effort of self-discipline as the
achievement of the other. Yet, with the
excellent opportunities afforded us, we
should aim to reach the highest standard
to become rich in spirit, in true honor,
i'll virtue.
A well-grounded character is bulwark
OF defence which no adverse winds can
ever sweep away. 1t is slow but sure
growth to which every thought and action
lends aid. Each day it becomes more
firmly fixed upon princ bles that are
eternal. There can be no more enviable
possession than true nobility of character
and i'll its formation are elements which
cannot be ignored-earnestness selfre-
lance, truth
First, be earnest. Keep the currents of
your being moving towards accomplish
ment, and they will beat with an earnest
ness which vitalizes all effort Breathe
into your words the vitality which comes
from honest purpose and strong convic-
ton and they will reach the hearts of
those who hear. The helmsman who
would hold the ship firmly in her course
amid the storm must have courage and
decision of character.
The object of education is to discipline
the mind for future acquisition. We often
speak of self-made men of high renown
and of wonderful deeds What made
them great? They were earnest in pur-
pose, they labored, they toiled, they
achieved
1t is glorious to be leader in a worthy
cause, but il Is no less noble to do the
duty that lies nearest. If we cannot all
be beacon lights, guiding far out to sea,
we can at least direct homecoming banks
away from the treaCherous reefs.
BE self reliant, MAN is his own star
and the soul that can render an honest
and perfect ran commands all light, all
influence, ali fate Have definite opin-
ions. Be an osk, not an IVY. Net If one
cannot steer ms own course il IS pcrhaps
better to follow Ill auother's lead than to
go down in fniI-occar; but such would
not be an ideal voyage. He who has ne
purpose of hi> own TO illuminate his path
will be compelled to fa'ter along by his
neighbours torch. Each OF rs should nave
one object, one impelling motive in life
one ideal TO beckon us ever onward. Dis
content is an infrmity which can b.
healed only in the broad field of endeavor
An abiding sense of duty IS praclica,
force in life. Without it life is stagnaur
pool; with it running stream, propcll
ing force for the machinery of the uni
verse
Be true. Be true TO your convictions
be true to your friends, be genuine. En-
erson tells US that what man is ell
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WAR NOTES.

Acting under instructions from the
secretary of war, Gen. Wood, military
governor of Cuba, has established a
treasury in the city of Havana, which
was opened on the 16, for the reception
and disbursement of the revenues of
the island. All money received at
points other than Havana will be trans
mitted in specie to the treasurer at
that place.
The secretary of war has authorized
the purchase by the quartermaster's
department of the new steamer Dick
inson, at Seattle, Wash, with n view to
her use as station ship in the new
military department of Alaska, sub
ject to the approval of board of Off
GERS, of which Gen Randall, command
ing the department of Alaska, is presi-
dent.
Capt. Dodd, with a squadron of the
Sd cavalry recently surrounded viii
lage in Benguet province and surprised
200 insurgents living in barracks, APP
parently a recruiting center for the
province. The enemy lost So men
killed. Our troops also captured Al
men and burned the village. One
American was wounded.
The President on the 18th issued an
order merging the departments of Ha-
vana and Pinar del Rio, Cuba, under
the command of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
with headquarters at Quemadoa. The
change will take effect May l.
2Whites and blacks were rivals at San
tiago de Cuba to entertain Gen. Max
imo Gomez, the blacks winning out by
reason of being first on the scene, and
now the white element ignores him.
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CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

Before this paper reaches our readers
the Puerto Rican tariff law will have
become the law of the land The little
island so peacefully acquired by the
United States, though by the eXigen-
cies of war, will be the first of the new
insular possessions to be given form
of government. When the house con-
Cured in the senate amendments to
the house tariff bill on the afternoon
of the 18th, by vote of 161 to 1853,
there closed what will doubtless prove
the most remarkable debate of the first
session of the 56th congress. Party al
legiance carried the measure through,
and if the people choose to make an is
sue of it, it is theirs to decide. Michi-
gan mustered one vote against the bill,
that of Henry c. Smith.
The naval department is doing all in
its power to relieve the famine stricken
people of India. DIR. Lewis Klopsch,
of the Christian Herald, has notified
the department that he has succeeded
in collecting a large supply of food
stuffs, mainly corn, for the famine suf-
ferers, and has appealed to the depart
ment to transport this supply to India.
Charles Pepper was at the navy depart
ment on the 10th to urge speedy action
in the matter and met with success.
With little debate of Importance the
senate on the 18th passed the Pacific
cable bill, measure introduced by
Mr.. Hale, appropriating 100000 for
the construction of cable line be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu.
The bill was unanimously reported by
the committee on naval affairs and that
it was passed without serious objection
is regarded as a compliment to the COM
mittee.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors on the 10th voted to take a trip
through the great lake region next
July at the request of the lake carriers
in order to investigate the needs of
navigation. At a recent hearing be-
fore the committee, Capt. Wolvin eX-
tended an invitation to the committee
and the present action is the result.
The Corliss bill for the election of
senators by the direct vote of the peo-
pie, with the Rucker amendment as TO
the manner of doing the same, which
amendment met the views of the mem
Der from the First Michigan district,
passed the house on the l3th by vote
of 240 to Is.
The house committee on public lands
on the 18th acted favorably on bills
granting right of way for electric
! power through government reserva-
tions and parks, except the Yellow
stone, and giving so, 600 acres of public
lands to Wyoming for a soldiers home.
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In the kitchen of a Boer farm at
Harrismith two brothers, Paul and
Hendrick Hoopstad, sat in earnest con-
versation.
"Will you come, Hendrick?"
81 cannot leave, Paul; there is Eng
lish in our veins, and, besides, to join
the commando against the British
would be taking up arms against the
woman l love-"
1.-THE woman we love, Hendrick, for
God knows that l think of her every
minute of my life. You and l have
been all in all to each other ever since
we were born; but this mutual love for
Nancy Martin seems likely to divide
us. Even supposing we put our chances
to the test, If / win her you will hate
me, and If you were successful my
thoughts would turn to you in anger.
Let us then take our rifles, join the
commando, and for the time forget her,
and perhaps when the war is over one
Of us may gain by death what the
other could not give in life"
Il will not fight against the Eng
lish, Paul"
Think we'll, Hendrick. Nancy Mar
tin has been in England for the last
four years-is 1t not possible that she
may have an English lover?"
1--WE are being enticed and threaten
ed into foolhardy war by those who
have their own ends to serve. will
take my rifle and fight, but it will be
with the English"
Then, Hendrick, we must part,
though we part in all affection. God
bless you, my brother, and the woman
we love-"
Farewell. Paul, and God grant that
we may not meet on the battlefield"
Paul turned his horse toward New
castle, while Hendrick rode in the OPP
posite direction, with the intention of
making his way to John Martins farm,
which lay on the banks of the Caladon
river, between Basutol and Natal.
Hendrick Hoopstads love for Nam
cy, the only daughter of John Martin,
of the Caladon farm, was the one
thought that engrossed his mind. He
loved her, and was willing to lay down
his life for her without thought OF re-
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wondrous light was gone from them:
for their spirits had fed together, and
the glare of sunshine upon them re-
vealed that they were even the faces OF
the dead.
And 1t was even so that God deliv-
cred them. This was His time and
place, and He had chosen His own way.
And that the vow which Jephthah had
vowed might be accomplished, the
body of the maiden Namarah was laid
upon the altar and with it the body OF
the young man Adina, burnt offering
unto the Lord.
And as the fires upon the altar be-
gan to sink, an object that seemed to
fall straight from out the sky dropped
down and fell into the flames; and 10!
it was the body of a snow-white dove
which had been even dead before IL
touched the fire upon the altar.
(The Enid
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ward. 1t might be as John had sug-
gested, that Nancy had an English
lover; well, time would show, and
whatever happened he would always
strive to be worthy of her. and be will
ing to serve her in any way in his
power.
In about three hours he had sighted
John Martins farm. Down the hill
Hendrick let the reins drop on his
horses neck and proceeded at walk
ing pace. 1t was a calm, still even
ing, and the horses hoofs made no
sound on the soft sand.
Reaching the orchard the sound of
voices fell upon his ear, and almost
mechanically he stopped his horse and
listened. 1t was the voice of Nancy
he heard. And standing in his STIR
rups he looked over the brush growth.
Yes. Paul was right; she was stand
ing beneath the shade of a spreading
tree, tall man, dressed in the British
kharki uniform, held her in his arms,
her head upon his shoulder and her
lips upturned to his.
THE time was so long. Dick,
thought you would never come"
did you, darling? Well, 1 have
come at last, though 1 could wish a
more peaceful time for visiting my
beautiful sweetheart. But when this
war is over 1 will make you my
wife"
my love for you, Dick, can never
change. Since l left you 1t has lived
on the memory of those sweet hours
of delirious happiness when we used
to sit together in the sunshine and
plan the joyful future-when we two
shall be always together"
The man on the horse heard the
words that pierced his heart like the
stab of a sgger. For some moments
he sat like a statue, his face grim and
set, and his eyes staring into blank
ness. The steed moved forward of its
own accord and wandered on for up
wards of an hour. while its rider sat
wrestling with himself. Then, with a
sigh and sob that almost choked him
he gathered up the reins and once
more turned towards John Martins
farm.
=, (To be continued.)
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CHAPTER XII.

Even before the coming of the time
appointed, just as the moon was COM
ing up behind the distant horizon,
Adina made his silent way into the
garden of Jephthah's house, and stood
and waited. The hour Of moonrise was
just what it had been two months be-
fore, on the night of their parting here,
and in his ears were the same sounds
of the babbling brook and of the doves
in their house near by. Up and down
the young man paced, his thumbs
thrust into the belt wherewith his
white tunic was held in place, and his
whole body tense and strained with the
mightiness Of his hardly mastered ex-
element A light glimmered in the
room of Jephthah, and on this he kept
his gaze, until presently it became in a
moment softly shaded, as if to screen
the eyes of one who slept. Namarah,
gentle slumber, and when it was known
unto her that he slept she stepped forth
into the garden.
She had even refreshed her from her
journey and clothed herself in snow
white garments, perfumed with myrrh
and frankincense, in which she moved
softly down the garden walks to meet
him whom her soul did love. The
grasses of summer bent beneath the
soft pressure of her feet, and the vines
divided themselves at the light touches
of her hands. The trees above her were
as the wall of her temple of love, and
the moon pierced through to light It.
Adina stood and waited ia the spot
made sacred to them by the early
dawnings, as we'll as by the fruition of
their love; and as the maiden, fair and
white as if made of the rays of the
moonlight, moved softly toward him.
he stretched out his two arms. She
came TO them with full gladness and
assurance, as one OF her white doves.
after long wandering, eometh home.
And Adina spake no word; only he
drew her to him, as though he would
never lose her again. As she rested
so. feeling against her heart the full
throb of his, while that his close clasp
frightened and his breath came quick, it
seemed to her a moment of such rap
ture that the thought of her seart came
forth in words, as she said. on the
breath OF a low-drawn sigh:
II would that could die even nowi"
And Adina answered.:
And 1 with thee, that our souls
together might return to God who gave
them"
at is most sure" said Namarah.
earnestly. 1T may not be such as we
would choose or look for; but He hath
heard that prayer Of mine and thine
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CHAPTER XI.-(Continued.)


And when Namarah and her maid
ems reached the house of Jephthah, be-
hold it was hung with mourning, and
though the doors were wide, there was
neither friend nor servant to be seen.
SO Namarah entered silently, and took
her way toward the apartment Of her
father Jephthah; and as she came unto
his door, she turned and spake unto
the maidens, bidding them stay with
out in the hall while she went in alone.
And as she thrust open the door and
came into the presence Of her father
Jephthah, behold he to was dressed in
mourning garments, and he leaned
upon the breast of the young man
Adina, who was also clad in sackcloth;
and the faces of both men were white
as be the faces of the dead; and Adina
had grown gaunt and hollow-cheeked
and lost his rudy color, while
her father Jephthah was as one grown
old before his time.
And Namarah spake no word, but
shutting close the door behind her, she
went and put her arms about the neck
of her father, but her eyes she gave
unto her lover.
Her hood had fallen backward, and
her white face rose from out its SOL
emn mourning draperies as a fair
flower springing out of earth; and her
eyes, made large and luminous through
HASTINGS and vigils, seemed as the very
windows of her spirit; and in their
depth Adira read a love unspeakable,
unQuenchable and not TO be surpassed.
He understood her tender thought in
clasping first her father before her
touch sought his, for it was by reason
of her father that this blow was come
upon them, and she felt he had great
need of comfort and the assurance of
her deep, unchanged affection; but in
that long, deep look into her lovers
eyes, she gave him her whole self. For
a moment they rested in that look,
quiet and calm as the deeps of ocean,
and then the maiden spake:
II pray thee leave me now, Adina,"
she saith, softly, as the voice of Jeph-
thah her father brake into great sobs
while she smoothed his snow-white
hair, and stilled him as a mother might
her babe. 81 would be with him alone,
that my courage fail not; for he hath
more need of comfort than either thou
or L. Return to me an hour after moon
rise in the garden"
And Adina bowed his head and went
with never so much as a touch of her
hand to feed the mighty hunger of his
love, howbeit that look in her eyes
which rested on him still, even as he
left her presence, was as a draught
divine wherewith the thirst of his soul
might be Quenched.
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uis Letter to the Judge.

"Will you please, sub, femme know,
wrote a colored prisoner to the judge,
"des wen my case'll come up fer con-
wiction? 1 been in Jail, sub, bout
eight months ez de crow fly, en- l hez
a sorter restless feelin' er wantin' ter
know des wen my conwlction'll come
off. l writes dis. sub, kaze l feels 1t
in my j'ints dat de spring season is
comm on. en- hit come ter me dat you
might go fishin' en- fergit de time fer
my conviction. Do, eff you please, sub,
keep me in min, en- do by me ez you
spects ter be did by."-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
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IN VARIOUS PLACES.

A department of prints will be es-
tablished by the New York public Ii
brary, and will cover the entire range
of graphic arts, like the collections at
Paris and London.
In order to facilitate traffic along the
shore of the Dead. sea it has been de-
cided to establish regular intercourse
by means of small steamers, and the
first steamer has been purchased. 1t
will certainly be a shock to many to
hear of steamer on this historic body
of water
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Boer. bigger rnan the Ensil.h.

The Beers are taller, stronger and OF
a more powerful physique than the
English. 1t is quite a common oceIr-
renee to meet a Boer six feet six
inches in height. The Boer who has
taken the town life and acquired town
vices may degenerate like other peo-
pie, but this is not of frequent occur
renee. Even those who live in towns
often preserve their primitive and sim.
pie methods of existence.
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Stomach
Troubles
EF1 Spring

Are THAT BILIOUS FEELING, bad taste
in the mouth, dull headache, sleepless-
ness, poor appetite.
No matter how careful you are about
eating, everything you take into your
stomach turns sour, causes distress,
pains and unpleasant gases.
Don't you understand what these
symptoms : signals of distress =?
They are the cries of the stomach for
help 1t is being overworked. 1t needs
the peculiar tonic qualities and diges-
tive strength to be found only in
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d OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

each time our hearts have breathed 1t,
and the answer doth somewhere await
u.s."
whisperings, more tender than the COO
ing of doves, more murmurous than
the ripping of the brook.
No eye saw the parting, when at last
Adina wrenched his heart away from
hers. They two were alone in the 81
lence with God. Even the dove came
not near them tonight, but remained
apart and alone, as if it had knowledge
of all and forbore to come between the
beating of their hearts and the COM
munion of their souls.
At the rising of the sun next morn
ing, the altar was made ready in the
heart Of deep wood, and by it stood
priest Respondent in the robes of his
Office. The wood was in readiness, and
the fire prepared, nor was the offering
for the sacrifice wanting. She stood, a
pure virgin, clad in stainless white, and
on her left, the young man Adina. And
calm and peaceful, and her eyes trust
full and quiet as be the eyes of children
when they know their parents are close
by. And her face, for all it's paleness,
was more beauteous to look upon than
ever it had been before, for the light
that shone upon it was not wholly
that east by the rising sun, but, as it
til -. I,..
And Adina's face was radiant, too, so
that it seemed as if one light illumined
them from within, even as the same
sun from without. And Namarah's
voice, as she spake, was tranquil and
assured.
Make ready thy fire, o priest of
God" Namarah said, "for all is ready"
And she turned and kissed her father
Jephthah full tenderly. Then, speak
ing once more unto the priest, she said:
II pray thee, while that the fire is
kindling, suffer us to kneel and say one
prayer and the young man Adina."
And they knelt together, both in vir
gin white, their hands clasped close
and their faces raised to heaven, and
the prayer of their hearts, even as the
fire blazed and cracked, and the knife
cleaned sharp and threatening near
by, was that the God in whom they
trusted would deliver them in His own
time and way.
And they knelt so long in silence
that the priest, who wished not to in
terrupt their prayers. was fain at last
to speak to them, lest the sacred fires
should burn too low. But there caro-
no answer to his words, and when lie
turned and looked into their faces, that
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MASCULINE CHARACTERISTICS.
Begin to Show Themselves at an Early
Age.

Begin to Show Themselves at an Early
Age.
The masculine characteristics, as
we'll as the feminine, begin to show
themselves at an early age. There are
small boy and girl in the city who,
in conversation the other day, showed
this very notably, says the New York
Times. They are particularly bright
children, little son and daughter Of
clever parents, who talk to the child
rem very much as they would to older
people. So when in talking together
the other day something was men
toned which they did not understand,
the children Immediately began to
discuss the pros and cons. The little
girl is seven and the boy a couple Of
years younger. The former has a
habit while she is dressing Of talking
to herself. "Arm, go in" she will say,
as she puts on one garment, and Foot
go in" as she puts on another. The
small boy had noticed this, and spoke
to her about it. "Why do you say,
Foot, go in and Arm, go in'?" he
inquired Why don't you say, Me
go in'?" "Why, it isn't me that
goes in" replied the small girl, cit is
Just my arm or my foot. What is
me- anyway" The small boy thought
earnestly for a moment. why, me,
is your head and stomach" he finally
answered NO" said the small girl,
81 think me- is your head and heart"
Which proves positively that even in
early years the ego of the man is his
stomach and that of the woman her
heart
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The state department at Washington

The state department at Washington
has been informed by the Ottawa gov
eminent of an increase from 20 to 40
cents export duty a cord in the duties
on pulp wood, beginning May 1, 1900.
Acting Secretary Allen has ordered a
change in the command of the naval
station at Havana. Capt James G..
Green, now in command, will be re-
lieved of that post by Lieut.. Com
mander Lucien Young, at present cap
tain of the port at Havana. Capt.
Green is relieved at his own request
and will be assigned to command a ship
as soon as one offers.
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HOODS
SaT-Sag aE,ixxa

The best stomach and blood remedies
known to the medical profession are
combined in the medicine, and thousands
of grateful letters telling it's cures prove
it to be the greatest medicine for all
stomach troubles ever yet discovered.
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GRAIN. ETC.

fDetroit-Hay. No Timothy, sl2 90 per ton.
Potatoes, iOc per bu Live Poultry spring
chickens Toe per ID; fowls, &c; turkeys. i0c;
ducks. &c. Eggs strictly fresh. lie per dozen.
Butter best dairy, l9c per Id; creamery, 23c.
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Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price 25 and SOC.
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FIRST days Of DIR. klines Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise
DR r. Ii. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia Pa
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Garfield Tea Remedies Recommended by Physicians.

Opposition inAames the enthusiast.
never converts him.
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The collection bag will not consecrate unclean
contributions.
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Lanes Family Medicine.

Almost every one, in his ambitions,
overworks the word ''if.
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GARFIELD TEA is good herb medicine to
take in the Spring; 10 will cleanse the system
and clear the complexion. Persons OF sedentary
habits will find daily use of GARFIELD TEA
most beneficial.
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Character is determined by what we
say no to.
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Polite Cinnamon consider it breach
of etiquette to wear spectacles in COM
pany.
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ON TIE VELDT
A South African Love Story

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