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the remains arrived. Rev. j. A.
O'Reily, rector of the Cathedral, and
a close friend of the deceased, met the
remains at the vestibule and led the
procession into the church and UP the
center aisle to the sanctuary railing
whore the casket was rested on black
shrouded bier set between two rows OF
tall candles in black -draped standa rds
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To be Continued.
A Fables in Stocks.

Once upon a time an operator in
stocks was sold short, and ruin stared
him in the face unless the market
should break. In his desperation he
remembered having heard that hon
esty is the best policy. He tried to
dismiss the foolish thought, but in
vain. Finally. like the drowning man
catching at the straw, he resolved to
try being honest. The very next day
he put his design into execution, and
he hadn't been honest more than
fifteen minutes when seventeen of the
leading bulls fell dead, they were so
surprised at him. Hereupon the mar
ket naturally broke, and the operator
could get all the stocks he wanted at
his own figure. 1t is claimed that
some. if not all, of. these bulls had
taken radishes and ham for breakfast,
but that, it is submitted, does not de-
stroy the moral of this fable.-Detrolt
Journal
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Tifty.Ton Wooden Cars.

The general trend of car design is
toward larger units and steel con-
struction, and the large iifty-ton steel
coal cars have become standards. The
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. PAM,
however, according to the Railroad
Gazette, has had in operation for
some months past about 25O wooden
ore cars of 100000 pounds capacity
each, that have proved so satisfactory
the design is to be continued. These
are centre hopper cars. built of oak
and yellow pine, measuring eighteen
feet eleven inches by seven feet eleven
and half inches, and standing nine
feet one inch above the rails. 1t is
stated that in comparison with short
ore cars these cars probably have as
large a carrying capacity in propor-
ton to the dead weight as any ore
cars built so far, not excepting metal
cars"
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CHAPTER XVII.

AS soon as Nell and her uncle re-
turned to the Blue Lion they were met
by the nurse who was attending Cliff
ford. She said her patient was so anx-
iouS to see Miss Claris that she had
been obliged reluctantly to give him
permission to do so, fearing that he
would worry himself into a fever if
she refused.
But, much to the nurses surprise
Nell was even more reluctant to sec
him than she herself had been to give
her permission to do so. 1t needed
half q dozen earnest messages to per-
suade her to go to the sick mans room.
Clifford, who was lying in the little
sitting-room, which had been given up
to him, gave long sigh Of relief when
he saw Nell. She was very pale, and
the expression Of her face was full Of
sadness and terror.
"Sit down here, Nell, beside me-"
said he in q weak voice, land tell me
why you look like that. I am not
going to die. Is that what you are
afraid of, dear?"
Nell shook her head, and tried to
smile, as she took his hand. A hoarse,
rafting sound came from her lips, but
no articulate word. Then. meeting his
loving eyes, she broke down and burst
into a passion of tears. Clifford did
just the very best thing possible in the
circumstances: he let her cry. With
out a word he sought and found her
second hand, placed it with the other
in his own left hand, while with his
right he gently caressed her golden
head. So she cried bitterly for time,
and then less bitterly, until, the press
ure of her acute misery relieved, she
suddenly sprang back, snatched her
hands away and dried her eyes.
Now. Nell, do you feel better:"
asked Clifford. as faint smile began
to hover on the girls face.
Yes. | do, much hctter," answered
she in a more self-possessed tone.
Now 1 can tell you something. My
uncle thinks I-I-did it."
shot Jem Stickels?"
"Yes."
"Well, what on earth is he to think?
1t is Just what should have thought
myself if"
IF what?"
"If l hadn't happened to be in love
with you"
Nell stared.
You don't mean that, really"
Yes. but l do, though. Look here;
l got the nurse to pay someone to go to
the inquest and report to me. He did,
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Germany to Danish Consumption.

To teach the masses how to fight tube
culosis. which annually kills 100000 Ger
mans. the Imperial Department of Health
is circulating millions of leaflets explain
inc the best methods of prevention. The
imperial authorities lay the usual stress
on the advisability of boiling meat and
steriiizing milk. They assert that the
surest safeguard acains. tuberculosis con-
sists in strengthening the BODY and max:
ing it germ proof by the use of substantial
food and abstinence from Intoxicating
LIQUORS. Athletic exercises are named as
invaluable. football and bicycling being es-
pecially recommended Women are warned
to cast aside tight corsets and belts and
dresses with trains. All persons are ad-
vised to 60 to bed early, and to use the
best apartments in the house for bed
rooms. which should he cold. Kissing is
declared a pernicious habit.
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True and False Sympathy.

1t has been said that nothing shows TIL
quality of man so much as the source "a
which he turns for comfort. It is equally
true that nothing shows ones estimate o&
another more than the sort of comfora
one offers him. This is shown in the way
different persons deal with child shatSl
hurt. One talks about the hurt, e,yclaiml
over it, caresses ,and pities. Another ap
parentiy disregards the hurt or makes lgh
of it, and seeks at once to occupy the
child with something else until he fforgeta
his pain land laughter takes the place q
tears. Often the child would hardly thinlI
by supposed sympathy" But that
the truest sympathy which seeks to spar
him, not so much the suffering of think1
ing about it, and the emotional distutbt
ance and nervous weakening which come
from cries and complaints and fears. q l.
That is the truest sympathy which feeie
for the child, not simply as undergoing
now the smart of burn or a sting or
cut. but as one who is sure to meet much
suffering in the world, and whose success
and happiness depend largely upon hit
being able to rise above it, or apply. him3
self to other things in spite of it.
A little girl had to be taken to the sur
geon for brief but painful operatlon
The surgeon sought to reassure her teSrl
by assuring her that it would not hurt
much. Distrusting him, she turned ntp
her grandfather, who accompanied her
asking: "Will it hurt, grandpa r Yes
my child, it will hurt badly" was thetEe}
ply. Instantly she put out: heSs arm and
submitted to the operation without 9 Mpr
,mur. It was false sympathy which. mad
prompted the! surgeon to give the false,
assurance. 1t was actually true sympathy
which led the grandfather to declare the
truth-sympathy with her strength and
courage. TX IL.
True sympathy seeks not the sensibihsI
ties and the emotions. but the mind and
the will. It seeks the latent strength
rather than the manifest weakness.
Genuine sympathy suffers as often; pc
cause another does not suffer as becausei
he does That which moved Christi eom-|
passion was just that which the mulh.ydej
realized-and realizes-the least Such
sympathy seems sometimes to disregardf
the feelings, of the sufferer. Christ never
does that; He remembers that we arej
"dust," but He also remembers that Me}
are made in the image of God. He. deais]
first, not with the "dust," but with thej
image, and the future that is involved inI
it. He sympathizes with the present pam,
whatever it is, but far more with the deen.]
er.lying self, with all its potentiaities of
pain and Joy, its certainties OF toil and
struggle and suffering, its possibilities ofj
aehieyement. of triumph and Of "peace byj
conquest" New York Outlook.
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GODS MESSAGE TO Man
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM TIL
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS

Poem: Trusting Ever The Best Syn
pathy Seeks Not the SensibiIittestAn
the Emotions. But tho Mind and IN
WiIl-Christiike Compassion.
Trusting ever, we will hide IN
In the Lord. Here we'l abide.
From the thrall of sin and care
Fly, and leave thy burden there. 8
Art thou thirsty? Hear the call
Come and drink-come one-come all
Without money, come, buy wine.
Milk and honey-food divine.
All the poor may thus be fed z
From the table richly spread.
Bread. of God, we take of Thee,
Wine of life Thy blood shall be. g.
Oh, the beauty of Thy face! &, &
Ci> the sweetness of Thy grace! q
Oily Thou can'st make US be
Worthy, Lord, Thy face to see. ss
Trusting ever, here we rest,
Safely leaning on Thy breast 60 Z;
Soon our happy souls shall rise, e. 4.
To our homes beyond the skies.
Miss Julia Strong, in New York. Oh
E. server. ~ 49, kss Z ss4a..Ss
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StenoCraphy For the Blind.

At meeting of the Incorporated Pho
nographic Society, says the London West;
taken down by blind man, together with
an excellent transcript made on a type.
writer, were exhibited. The short hand
consisted of a series of marks made by
working newly invented machine; The
short hand is, as it were, embossed on a
continuous strin of paper. and tie aman-
uensis feels the stcnocraphic characters
with one hand while he works the type
writer with tie other. The characters
are uniie those Of any written short had.
and remind one of the Morse te!eG-aphlc
code.
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Iife's Experiences.

Life's experiences resemble rooms, thoI
doors of which are constantly opening
and closing. The past opportunities, OF
life, whether lost or misused, stand hkeI
closed doors, behind or, beyond which wei
cannot 50, shut forever Against Wiap% SiH pos
Jones, Church Of the Unitey, Randolph,
Mass.
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z
by xobertBo Sonsl
,f!erence warde

"Why. YES, ma'am. Things look very
black against your young lady friend
yonder."
And he nodded in the direction of
the Blue Lion.
"Now, Mr.. Hemming, I will not hear
word against that girl" said Miss
Bostal, with sudden warmth. II tell
YOU the notion is absurd that the child
should have had anything to do with
it. And 1 am surprised to hear such
preposterous suggestion from man of
your discernment"
The detective looked down at his hat.
"It does you credit, ma'am, to take
her part" he said, rather dryly. "Still,
there are some questions 1 must ask
tie colonel, if he will give me five
minutes. And I'm sure l shall be glad
enough to help clear her.
"My father will see you, am sure"
said Miss Bostal, promptly, going to
the door. Because he is as sure as
am that all light on this matter is in
Miss Claris's interest"
And, rather resentfully glancing at
him as she went out, she crossed the
stone-fagged passage, and told her
father that the London detective
wished to see him.
"Show him in here" Hemming
heard the colonel answer, in tones
much more disturbed than his daugh-
ter's.
Miss Theodore ushered Hemming in
to the dining-r6om. which looked snug
and warm after the cold baroness of
the state apartment; and then she left
the two men together.
"I've come to ask you, sir" said
Hemming, when he had apologized for
intruding, whether you have any fire.
arms stored away about the house?"
Firearms? No, certainly not" an
swered the colonel, in tone of indig-
nation which showed that he scented
Hemming's desire to connect his prop
Lerty with the outrage.
mo offense, SIR" said Hemming, per-
suasively. But I am bound to make
inquiries, as you know. I see you've
got q trophy on the wall outside, with
spears, a long Afghan gun, and"
why, that gun would do more,harm
to the man who fred it than it would
to anything he fred at!'
"And there's an old pistol there, too.
May look at that?"
Certainly you can, If you choose"
The detective availed himself Of the
permission, and brought into the room
from the place where they had hung
on the wall of the passage, the Afghan
gun, short and heavy camel-gun, and
the pistol in question. 1t was an old
cavalry pistol, Of obsolete pattern.
This weapon Hemming proceeded to
handle with interest.
Take care" said the colonel, sud-
denly ducking his head as the detec-
tive held it up and put his hand on the
trigger. Its loaded"
II think not" answered Hemming,
quietly.
And he pulled the trigger three or
four times without effect. The colonel
jumped up.
why" cried he, 81 loaded it myself
the other day! 1 was showing the Ia
dies how it was used, and l know I
loaded it before l put it back in it's
place"
"Ah," said Hemming, more dryly
than ever, Its been used since then,
sir. Will you show me tine bullets you
have by you? want to compare them
with one at the Stroan police station"
"Why, man, you don't mean to say
you suppose
That you showed it to the ladies to
some purpose? I'm afraid 1 do, sir"
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A well.Kept Life.

It requires well-kept life to do the WIN
of God and even a better-kept life to VIII
to do His will. To be willing is q rarerl
grace than to be doing the will of God
For he who is willing may sometimes have
nothing to do, and must only be wiHingi
to wait, and it is easier far to be doinngj
Gods will than to be willing to have noth-I
inc to dot is easier far to be workinej
for Christ than it is to be willing to cease,
No, there is nothing rarer in the world to-j
day than the truly willing soul, and therej
Is nothing more worth coveting THIN thet
will to will Gods will. There is no grand-||
sr possession for any Christian life than
the transparency simple mechanism OF a|
sincere obeying heart.-Professor Drum
mond .. -. .>. 4 so
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The Bane of Successful Work.

Dropping spirits are the bane of any
successful work. We are saved by hopef
The believer, like Abraham, should hopf
against hope. There is no other hope hk44I
Christian hope to cheer, strengthen and
save the soul from danger. This hopels|
for that which is unseen and not yet I'M
hand. 1t is progressive in its nature. No|
sooner is one thing hoped for enjoyed
than we hope for another. Life on ,eartbI
Is nothing but progressive series OF hope;l
and enjoyments. Sometimes things 6opeaI
for when received are nothing but disap-1
Christian Instructor. '6I
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Proved Value Of Boer Tactics.

Captain Alum, Norwegian military at
tache. who has been with the Beers in
South Africa, commanded a division dur
inc recent manoeuvres of Norwegian troops
to demonstrate. Boer tactics. He daily
succeeded in routing the. enemy, capturing
large columns and pushing positions with
out being seen until it was too late. :. j
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How 10 Grow Old.l

One may grow gracefully by sitting q
Uavs at the Masters feet, learn of Him.,
by " bene6ting others with the knowledgeI
gained, by Keeping closer to the infinite
Father the nearer life's eventide comes
and never ceasinG to have definite some
thing good to live for.-Rev. Mr.. Young
Presbyterian, Pittsburg.
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Lafayette Saw This SiRn.

A sign reading "Delaware's Welcome tol
Lafayette" has been found in the garrett
of the old Abner Vernon house, at Clay-l
mont. Del. It is supposed the sign was|
taken by General Lafayette on his visit
in 1926.
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Twin Emotions.

Patriotism and religion are twin emo.
tons of the human soul. The preserya-
tion of the Sabbath is as patriotic as the
preservation of the flag, and the guarding
of the Bible as truly patriotic as ,the1
guarding of our shores.-Rev. DR.. d. Nd
Thoburn, Methodist, Pittsburg.
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A worfI,lcss RELIGION.

A religion without Bible is a religion
of harmless distractions and aimless plat
itudes.-Rev. r. W. Rogers, Congregations
alist, Chicago.
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An Irrevocable Loss.

Cut religion out of mems lives, and you
have cut out from the world the finest in:
spration to beauty, poetry, patriotism, aaq
love. - Bishop Lawrence, Ep!scopaEan,
Massachusetts,.
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Escliew's Eriyo1ity.

Let Others laugh as they may. Take
yourselves seriously. young men, and in
this serious world play a serious part
Rev. DR.. William r. Huntington, Episco-
palian, New York. 5@
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! A Minnesota Freak.

There is lady in the Fourth Ward
who plays the piano not from custom
OF habit, but for musical purposes
Minneapolis Journal.
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were ali banshed. and in this dream ne
asked the reader why his own name was
omitted. and he was told it was to give
him more onnortunity for repentance.. lie
woke un \ different man. He became Illus
trious for Christian attainment IT you
do not believe these things. then YOU must
discard all testimony and refuse to accent
anv kind of authoritative witness. GOD IN
dream!
Rev. Herbert Mendes was converted to
God through a dream of the last judgment:
and many of us have had some dream OF
that great day of Judgment when snail 9e pc
Won have not dreamed Of it. perhanS to.
night Won NAV dream OF that day. There
are enough materials to make dream.
Enough voices, for there shall be the
rnnrinc Of the elements and the great
eorthouaEe. Enough light for the dream,
fer the world shall blaze. Enough excite
ment. ;ar the mountains shall fall. Enough
wSte". fo- ihe ocean shall rear. Enough
astronomical phenomena. for the stars
shall 20 out. Enough populations. Tor ell
the races Of all the ages will tall INTO me
me and the other descending. the one led
on bv the rider on the white horse OF
eternal victory. the other led on by Apol'
Won on the black charger of eternal defeat.
Tne dream comes On me now, and L see
the lirhtnings from above answering the
vo,caric disturbances from beneath and
I hear tine long reveroerating thunders
that shall wake IN the dead and all the
seas, lifting up their crystal voices. cry:
Come Cor st to Judgment" and all the voices Of
the heaven cry, "Come to judgment!" and
crumbling mauso.eum and Westminster
ab5eys aS.sD,i and pyramids of the dead with
marble voices cry. "Come to judgment!"'
And the archangel seizes, an. instrument Of
music that was made only Tor one sound,
tbroush Hr h the Clouds and turning it this
way, wa he shall put it to his lips and blow
the long. loud blast that shall make the
solid earth culver, crying, Come to judg.
ment!"
Then from this earthly grossness quit,
Attired in stars, we shall forever sit.
Copyright. 1871. L. Kopsch.l
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cotton ball fringe is also an effective bed
cover. 1t should not be tucked IN. but
permitted to fall over the sides and foot
of the bed.
THE table at the head Of the bed is an
indispensable adjunct to comfort 1t con-
tains the pitcher of water, a candlestick
q box Of matches and q small reading
lamp, if the owner has a habit of read
ing in bed. If there is a drawer in the
table the careful, methodical housewife
Utilities 1t for such remedies as are like
ly to be needed in the night, such as
coughdrops and peppermint, Or she plac-
es the revolver case in the drawer so
that it may be as near at hand as if it
were under the pillow A large-sized
tabouret will be found most convenient
If a table with drawers is not required,
for It then will serve in case of illness
to hold breakfast or luncheon, as it Is
about right in height
There Is always an air Of conven-
t1oEalty to the guest chamber, for it
must adapt itself to the comfort of the
transient occupant. There should be an
eiderdown comfortable of silk on the bed,
and In addition to the pair of feather
pillows a hair pillow. The writing table
Or desk should be supplied with all con-
Een1ences for correspondence, the dress
ing table with toilet articles and the
center table with magazines and books.
The draperieS at the windows of a
bedroom should be simple in the ex-
IRENE, so as not to exclude the air. The
windows having the small panes of glass
are immensely artistic and are rapidly
growing in favor. An open crate fire is
most desirable in bedroom, and there
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The Touch of Red.
MODIsH BRIC-A-BRAC.
Novelties That Find Favor Wit
Home Decorators.

Novelties That Find Favor With
Home Decorators.
A novelty in decorative pottery Of
American manufacture is Volkman ware,
made at Corona, L. I. 1t is in simple
yet effective colorings specially designed
to harmonic with modern house decora-
lions.
Sailed almond sets are the last unique
Offering Of house furnishing trinkets.
These consist of a bowl, small individual
dishes and a serving spoon, the two first
either of cut glass or silver the spoon
always of silver and appropriately Orna-
mented with design Of conventionalized
blossoms and leaves Of the almond tree.
The new Royal Windsor ware halls
from Stoke-on-Trent and comes In deco
rattYe pieces or in the more useful small
bits, such as teapots, jugs, marmalade
jars, luncheon trays, etc. 1t is distin-
gulshed by a rich mazarin blue all-over
blue ground on which are varied color
tngs of floral sprays, touched up with
gold. The shape Of the au-gilt handles
helps to give this ware striking effect.
Prevailing ideas in home decorations
are foremost consideration in the orna-
mentation of the latest toilet sets They
may be had to harmonic with any wall
paper hangings or carpets from the pail
est to the richest and deepest color
scheme.
The Venice, Tankar1. Princess and
Florence are the names given several
new vases that are Of very attractive
shape and effectively decorated.
Daffodils in a most striking design on
a rich dark blue ground is one of the
latest. Of this springs decorative schemes
in briC-a-brac.
Low. artistically shaped bottles of b.
hemian and Austrian glass, with the
usual tinted ground and rich decora-
ton. are more popular just now than the
erstwhile universal tall, tapering vases.
The incomparably beautiful Tiffany
favrile glass Is out in even renewed
beauty for spring. Some Of the rides
cent effects are superb, while in origin
atty and artistic beauty of shape and
design 1t seems to have surpassed ITSELF
this season.
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NEWARK's THIRTEEN CLUB.

Those sprightly young ladies of New
ark who have organized a Thirteen
Club" seem to be in dead earnest in their
contemplated crusade against very YES
t!ge of superstition that has been handed
down from the days of soothsayers and
witches and propose to smash every omen
of witchcraft as effectively as Mrs Ma
tons Ratchet brigade did it's work on
tie saloons of Kansas.
Not only are the regular monthly meet
tngs of the club held On the thirteenth
day of every month, the dues 13 cents and
the membership 1S, but the club intends
to fight belief in such established
superStititionS as these:
To spill salt on tableclCth means lad
luck
Opening an umbrella in the house will
bring sorrow.
The girl who puts on her stockings
wrong side out will have luck all day
If n girl carries a cat over a stream Of
water she will be an old maid
A yellow garter worn on the left knee
VIII bring an acceptable sutton.
Put your left shoe on first in the morn
ing and good luck will attend you all day.
A Screech-oWl calling on the roof fore
tells death in the house.
A dog bowling in tho back yard is a
sure sign that his master will soon die.
Marriage on Friday or the thirteenth
day of the month will end in divorce.