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Miss Thusy says will you please
let her have dozen fresh eggs
for Easter, an she wants 'cm good
an big"
Henry Gleason stared at the odd
little figure, who stood stockstill aft
cr delivering her message.
Miss Thusy, Was the world com
ing to an end? Then the explanation
occurred TO him. Thusa must have
sent this queer child to his next
neighbor. Mrs Wilson, who sold eggs
regularly. and the girl had mistaken
the house.
\ sudden thought whirled into his
mind. Not being widely read in the
poets. the line
Take the goods the gods provide thee,
did not occur to him. but he acted ON
the principle implied, lie took the
basket and the money. and bade the
child come in. He was alone. the
housekeeper having gone to the next
town to do some trading" and the
hired hoy was plowing
Easter egSr' Thusa should have
such an Easter basket as no young girl
In the village could boast. In the bot
tom OF the basket. he arranged two
dozen OF the finest. freshest eggs he
could find In the henhouse. Then he
wrote q hurried note not high sound
ing. but with true love in every line.
Truly he was making up for lost time,
lie slipped the money inside. sealed the
letter and lail IL on the eggs, folding
paper over ali. Then he went to the
housckccper cherished window plants
aud loaded thr basket to the very
handle with Easter lilies and roses.
"Aint there no change from the
quarter" asked sharp, city-bred Liz,
looking euri rusty from him to the
flowers and back.
Inside in an envelope. Miss Thusa
will understand"
did he sposr I'd lose q. II he gave
II 10 me In nay hande" said Lin TO her
self rather Scornfnlly. trudging of
with her fragrant load. A little later.
the tlowerla6tu basket WAS dumped ON
the Hills Kitchen table by hrcathleSs
lili, who had come as near To running
as the safety ai the eggs would permit.
He sent you all these lots an lots
of flowers. Mis- Thusy. an the eggs an
change is at the bottom of the basket.
lie said You weuld understand"
He! What was the ehild talking
ahout9
Didn't yoa 80 to Mrs, Wilson's,
Lille"
Il went to tn first white house with
green shutter" Miss rhusa dropped
white aud trembling into the little
Kitchen rocker where the hens was
a.sqaawkin'. an the man that come TO
the door give me the eggs an the flow
ers. didn't see no woman any.
where's"
Thusa Sprang suddenly frum the
chair aud hftea out the flowers. LIN
bringing water for them IN an old
fashioned pitcher, When the note ap.
pcared. Thusa caught il up and fled Go
her soom, scarcely glancing at the
eggs. kneeling beside her patchwork
covered bed. fhusa wept and smiled by
turns over be- old lovers note, in which
be told her he woald be with her in an
hour. Then, wnmanlike, she got up
and csgan 10 freShen aud improve her
tadec facs and hAi-. he plain gar.
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ing the cup from the grimy fingers
and going back To wipe the shelves
Thusa brought out third slice oi
bread and butter.
By gentle questioning, she learned
that the girls name was Lii Burdcll:
that she was ~ years old, had lived
with woman In New York who bee
and abused her. trying 10 make heI
steal; and that she had run away
tramplng and begging by day; sleep
Ing In barns ut night; honestly try
ing To get work at the farmhouscs;
aud nrryously warned of the prem
ises OF most. with few cold pieces
as II she had smallpox, that dread oi
rural districts
Her clothing was literally rags
fastened about her. heaven knows
howl yet there was n certain frank
and independent look about the small
sharp features, despite the stoler
prunes Thusa's starved materna
feelings ycarned over the child. Sh'
brought her in to sit by the fire, then
softly closing the door between
kitchen and sitting room. she TOLD
her mother the pitiful story, Mrs
Hill let the tea grow cold In her cur
as she listened
II was thinking" said Thusa, a,
she retlled her mothers cup, that w
might If you are willing take this
poor child In. to help around Tn,
house. and give nae chance To d,
more sewing"
III you think II would be best
Thusa. should hate not to take her
II IL wouldn't he ilying III the face OF
! Providence with the interest money
10 meet, and all"
The winters about over. The
Lord seemed TO put u into my head
| believe Hen open the way for us II
afford IL. And | don't see how Il ear
be flying In the face Of Providence. te
follow the verse that says. Feed my
| lambs"
We'll you're the one that keeps
| things a going Thusa. You've the
best right 60 say" and the old ladN
drank he last of her tea and ate ths
remainder Of her bread and butter
| looking fondly at her little brown
| lowered plate as she did 50,
II was long past the hour for steady
going villagers TO he in bed, Lin Bur
/ dell, fed, washed, eousoled. was sleep
ing like an infant. tn one OF rhusa',
/ laveuder-scented hedgewus. Her ben
efaetreAA sat by the small window
gazing cut across the fields. Sh,
was restless. aud her thoughts wcr,
OF her old lover MinlStcring to tn,
starved and homeless waf had set hei
thinking of what might have been, Il
she had not been SO proui aud defiant
| In these early DAYS Henry had sure
| Is been entitled 10 an explanation
All. hut that bitter. rcproaehful lool
of his She could not forget IL II,
/ might have had mere faith i'm her, in
sts al of marrying Cicrly Mellen with
| In month II he hal waited. hs
would have seen that Nathan Burn
side was nothing more than an or
binary friend tAlas, he had seen e.
after he had forged his own fettcrs
So pride and rcgretfal love hattie,
In the lonely heart. The night wor,
on. I'd Iili Burdcil dreamed layen
dsr,s, en,el dreams, IL was halfwa,
| 20 dawn when ThuSa. reproaehlus
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Duhamel. Jan q. 1000.

Duhamel, Jan "a, 1900.
Dear Sir and Friend:
We had a lucky trip, made good con.
nections and got to Wetaskiwin Mon
day afternoon, stayed there all night,
bought POM and saddle for the boy
and hired a three-seated rig for the
balance of us and got home TO dinner
next day; caught the boys cleaning up
and getting ready to come after us.
Wednesday the snow was all gone and
wehad bare ground and bright sunshine
for month, and it has been pleasant
weather ever since. The ground is
frozen about two feet and about six
inches of snow-just enough for sleigh.
ing. We had one cold spell in Decem-
ber. The thermometer went down to
80 below zero; but we did not suffer
with the cold at all. We have worked
every day all winter, are all well and
feeling well. Have built a log house
1sx1s, two log stables 16x1s. and are
now busy on well. We have ten cows.
three other cattle and six head o.
horses. The boys send their best re-
spects to Mr.. Huchison, and say they
will talk to him enough to pay for not
writing when he gets up here. viii
write you again next Spring and tell
you all about the Winter. We all unite
in sending you and family our best
wishes and respects and hope this will
find you all well.
Yours very respectfully.
(signeO THOMAS TATE.
Duhamel, Alberta, Canada.
T. S. 1t has been down to zero this
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Getting At the Faet..

Wife latter the honeymoon Why did
you deceive me about your ineomes
HusbaDd-I didn't, my dear
Yes, you did You tod me you were
getting $50 week when you asked me to
marry you.
You evidently misunderstood me- said
my position was worth S5O-and 20 il is
but for some reason best known 70 the boss
he gives me only ten dollars" - Chicago
Eyeninz NeRa
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Ensians,. Armored Trains.

The magnificent armored trains used by
England in her war with the Beers viii trans.
port her troops, protect bridges and tele-
graphic communications In about the same
way that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters drives
dyspepsia from the human stomach and then
mounts guard that it does not return. The
Bltters has won IN every case of Indigestion,
billousness, liver and kidney trouble for the
post fifty years. It Is invaluable at al times
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nIs,.lnn ef the nan.r.

Among the iregorian Armepians the
periodical blessing OF the house" takes
place at EastsFy THIS eensists OF the
repetition OF prayer by the priest,
accompanied by the burning OF IN
seasc, aud she sprirkliag with holy wa
ter in the ''Sala" OF central room Of
The house.
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nenfn... cnnnot ne cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Il
caused by an inaamed condition of the mu-
eous lining of the Eustaehian Tube. W hen
this tube gets inaamed you have rumbllng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t Is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases OF of ten are caused by eatarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness fcaused by eatarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
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PnnIahmenf.

Did your wife scold when you came home
90 late last nightf"
you don't know what II is to have a
wife who was once a schOol-teacher She
simply made me write 100 times on a slate
4 must be at home by ten o'clock IN.
Y World
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PhynicnI RenrtIon.

Brown-How do you feel about Sunday
golfg
Jones-Don't tell that / said so, but /
have heard sermons so long lately that they
made me. want to go out and take whack
at omething.-Indianapol Journal.
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NotIntImnte Enourh.

Miss Maison-Excuse my ignorance, but
ought to call you Mr. Bones or Dr. Bones!
The Doctor (iraseibiy call me any.
thing you like. Some Of my friends call me
an old IDIOT.
"Ah. but those are only people who know
you intimately. London Tit-Bits
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Five remarkable things. Bound to make
you rich, Mr.. Farmer. Salzer's catalog tells
the story. Send SC. postage and this notice
to-day for eatalog to John A Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis. IKl
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Aak Your peaIer for AIIen.. Foot- Ease.

A powder 70 shake into your shoes Itrests
the feet. CuresCorns ,Bunions Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Callous. Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, DC. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. 0lmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
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He who does not love honesty is a thief
at heart L. A w Bulletin.
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do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John f. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb.
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We refund l0c for every package Of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fails
TO give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co,
Unlonyille, Mo. Sold by all druggists.
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The source Of many large river is but
a small spring. Daily News
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Wise is the man who acts as if he ex-
pected to live a hundred years, but is pre-
pared to shuttle off to-morrow.-Chicago
Daily News.
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In the spring a man forgets where he puts
things, and places the blame on the house
cleaning .-Atchison Globe.
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Some men never realize how mean they
have been until they run for ofice-Chica.
go Daily News
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The charms Of solitude depend largely on
the man who is To be charmed.-Chicagc
Democrat
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To Cure a Cold in one ID,

In teaching the young. be careful not to
deceive them; they viii catch you at it,
Atehison Globe.
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He LIKES WESTERN CANADA,

Sound Judgment.-The bandmaster's.-
Harlem Life
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money IL IL fails TO cure. 25c
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n LABASTINE Is the original
and only durable wall coating.
entirely different from all kali
somines. Ready for use in
white or fourteen beautiful
- - tints by adding cold water
n AIDES naturally prefer ALA
BASTINE for walls and cell
ings, because 1t IS pure. clean,
durable Put up in dry pow
dered form, In flve-pound pack
ages. with full directions.
"A Ill kalsomines are cheap. tenn
~ porary preparations made from
AA whiting, chalks. clays, etc.
and stuck on walls with de-
caying animal glue. ALABAS-
- ~ TINE is not a kalsomine.
EwARE of the dealer who
says he can sell you the same
thing" as ALABASTINE or
something just as good" He
Is either not posted or Il try
ing to deceive you.
n ND IN OFFERING something
he has bought cheap and tries
~ to sell on ALABASfINE'S de-
nands. he may not realize the
damage you will suffer by a
- kalsomine on your walls.
- ENsIBLE dealers will not buy
q lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling and consumers by using
infringement. Alabastine Co.
A own right to make wall coat
ing to mix with cold water.
HE INTERIOR WALLS of
every church and school should
be coated only with pure. dur
able ALABASTINE. II safe
guards health. Hundreds OF
tons used yearly for this work.
N BUYING ALABASTINE,
customers should avoid get
ting cheap kalsomines under
different names. Insist on
having our goods in packages
and properly labeled.
m N UISANCE OF wall paper Is OBJ
Waited by ALABASTINE. 1t
can be used on plastered walls,
wood ceilings, brick or cam
vas. A child can brush II on.
It does not rub or scale OF.
ESTABLISHED in favor. Shun
all limitations. Ask paint deal
er or druggist for tint card.
Write US for interesting book
let, free. ALABASTINE CO.,
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
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1AUSA HILLS
E57BR RBASKEr.

HUSA HILL ad
come into the lit
tie front yard for
"A breath OF fresh
air. before putting
on the kettle for
tea. Her life WAS
eneircled by Bueh
"A narrow horizon
that this was the
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Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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HH OLD oe....
EASTER BONNET

When we walked to Sunday meefiu D er
the meadows green and sweet,
Where lilies waved In welcome. with yio-
lets at our feet.
It amt tho fancy fixin's I mind 50 much
the bills
For. birds and fluffy feathers-all the fine
new-fanRled friiis.
Fer | know that fashion ebsnges-that IL
rules the world eomplete.
But the oid-tims Easter bonnet was 50
simple and 50 sweet
Its ribbons matched the color OF the blue
sky overhead.
An the lips that smiled beneath II seemed
to mean the words they said
The lips that smiled 50 sWeetly-neysr
KNOWN any att
An the eyes whose sunny glanees made
light around your heart
I've nothin 'gnInst the fashions-they've
got TO have their day
But ! love the simple bOnnets Of the far
an far away.
An thinkin' how she looked IN em-there.
ia the long ago.
! sigh. an praise the Lord from whom all
blessn's used 10 flow
~. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
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UuHuIntI, AIDtFta, Ianada.
T. S. 1t has been down to zero this
month; il is % above now.
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F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-20

A frank and somewhat artless state
ment OF what is being done in the line
of burning the farms of the Beers is
made by a correspondent of the Pail
Mall Gazette at johannesburg. This
enterprising person wishes to form a
company to buy up the farms OF the
Beers and sell them to English settlers.
The properties can be bought for a
mere tribe. The reason why, as given
by this speculative correspondent, is
Instructive. When the Boer prisoners
OF war return they will find in nine
cases out OF ten that their homesteads
have been burned down and scarcely a
head Of stock left" They will be des-
titute and their only hope of subsis-
tsnce will be In the sale OF their land
for whatever a speculative company
may choose to give.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-20

washington, Dec. 15.-The house de-
cided that express companies must
pay the tax of ] cent on each express
receipt. This provision was contained
in. an amendment offered by II. c..
Smith OF Michigan and 1t was adopted.
The vote was 1913 to LOG.
After the general debate on the bill
had been closed the bill was read for
amendment under the five-minute
rule. Mr.. III. c. Smith, in Offering his
amendment to require a tax of l cent
upon express receipts. with a provision
designed to compel the express COM
panies to pay the tax, charged that the
express and the telegraph companies
had been unpatriotic in refusing to
bear their share of the war taxes by
compelling their customers to pay the
tax. He made a direct reference to a
senator Of the United States who Is
connected with one OF the express
companies. and declared that when
h law was passed that senator had
advised the company not to pay the
tax.
The house also fixed the tax on beer
at s1.60 per barrel. A determined eff
fort was made to secure a still great
er reduction. but the ways and means
committee overwhelmed the opposition.
Only about half the war revenue re-
duction bill was completed.
In the Senate
Throughout nearly the entire legis-
lative day the senate was I'm secret
session discussing the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. No business of imporN
lance was transacted in the brief open
session except the adoption of the
house resolution providing for a holt
day recess to extend from Friday, Dec.
Il, to Thursday, Jan. 8.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-20

II there were no such things as time
locks a Presbyterian church at Mount
Joy. Pa. would be 49, 700 richer than It
Is. Rev. David Conway. while pastor,
was thrown from his carriage last year
and fatally injured. Knowing that
death was near he made a will leay-
ing $4,000 to the church, but learning
that under state law requests u be
made thirty days before death he
signed an order on a local bank giving
to the church s ZOO worth of bonds he
had n deposit. This was in the even
ing. and as the bank vaults were pro-
'tected by a time lock the bonds could
not be delivered till next morning. Be
fore that time Mr.. Conway was dead.
The banker held the securities pending
a legal decision, which has just been
given. to the effect that the bonds must
De added to the estate and divided
among Mr.. Conway's relatives.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-20
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY.
Senator Lodge Attempts Il Have .
Day Set for a Vote.

Washington. Dec. 15.-After report
ing to the senate in executive session
the new amendments to the Hay
P~auncefote treaty as made by the COM
mittee on foreign relations. Senator
Lodge made an effort to have a day set
for the taking OF a vote upon the
treaty. He suggested next Thursday
rs the generally acceptable time. but
Senator Mason of Illinois first made
objection. and when he withdrew 1t.
Senator Money suggested that Sena-
tor Morgan had given notice that he
would ask that the vote upon the
treaty be postponed until a vote could
be obtained upon the Nicaragua canal
bill. Senator Morgan, however. stated
that he was not disposed to make
that contention any longer, because
he did not wish to do anything which
would lead Great Britain TO conclude
that this country desired to take a
threatening position. enato Butler
then entered objection to fixing a time
for a vote. Senator Lodge said that
in view Of the position taken he should
press the treaty upon the attention or
the senate early and late until "a vote
could be had.
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WORK or CONGRESS
In the senate.

Im tne Seuates
Washington, Dec. III. - Charles a.
Towne, appointed to succeed the late
senator c.. X. Davis of Minnesota, was
in attendance at the opening OF the
senate's session yesterday. Mr.. Mel
son of Minnesota at once presented
the credentials Of Mr.. Towne and they
were read.
Mr.. Chandler OF New Hampshire,
| chairman Of the committee on priv
ileges and elections. called attention to
the last clause Of the credentials,
which was that Mr.. Towne should hold
his seat until his successor was elect
ed and qualified. He said the Constitu-
ton provided simply that h APP
pointee should hold office until the
legislature had met. I'm the creden-
tails presented" said Mr.. Chandler.
"the governor has undertaken to pre-
scribe the length Of the new senator's
term. The added clause OF the cre-
dentials. of course. is s~uperfiuous. 1
desire simply to call attention to this
fact and have no intention 70 object
to the swearing In of Mr.. Towne."
The new senator was conducted to
the desk by Mr.. Nelson and the oath
Of Office was administered by Mr..
Frye. the president pro tenn.
The point made by Senator Chandler
may be brought up again after the
Minnesota legislature rs In session.
The Constitution provides for appoint
ment only until the next meeting OF
the legislature. In case of the failure
Of the legislature. through a deadlock
or otherwise. to elect a senator to fill
the vacancy, there might be some
question as to the right of Mr.. Towne
to vote and continue to act as senator.
No business Of importance was trans
acted in open session.
I'm the House.
The first of the great supply bills.
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. was passed by the
house yesterday in record time. The
bill carries $24. 496, sos, and has 13l
pages, but there was less than ten
minutes debate pom 1t. Mr.. Bingham
Of Pennsylvania, who was in charge OF
the measure, rendered his thank to
the house for the confidence shown In
the appropriations committee. 1t re-
quired about three hours for the clerk
to read the bill. No other business
was transacted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-20

For nearly three hours Mr.. Hanna
Of Ohio addressed the senate upon the
pending ship subsidy bin. While he
had spoken heretofore on the floor of
the senate. his effort yesterday really
was his first formal speech to the body
since he became a member of It. Since
coming to the senate Mr.. Hanna has
devoted much time and labor to the
preparation of the ship subsidy bill
and as he Is regarded by his colleagues
as one of the best informed public men
on the. question, his speech was given
unusually close attention. Senators on
both sides of the chamber remained in
their seats throughout the delivery Of
the address. He spoke without anu
script and his delivery at all times was
forcible and intense. At the conclusion
of the speech he received the cordial
congratulations OF many of his coll
leagues.