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to go to her and Warn her. After the Old
Ladies and the Elders had talked the Mat
ter over ON the side, it was decided that
Jasper was 1t. He was known to be kind
and disinterested, and was accustomed to
dealing out Good Advice. Anything that
he said would go a long Way to head OF
the Deal.
Accordingly he did a Fatherly Talk TO
the Daughter of his Old Friend. giving her
a Straight Line on the Conduct OF the
High-Roller who was trying to warm up
to her.
She thanked him right from the Bottom
of her Heart. Then she sent a Messenger
Boy to hunt up the High-Roller, because
she wanted to know If 1t was all True or
merely q Cruel SANDER.
When she sprung his Record on him he
leaned right over against her and cried
and said that no matter what he had been
she was the one to make him Good Man.
Then she stroked his Hair and begged
Forgiveness. and he asked her who had
been Knocking and she gave the whole
Snap away and begged him not to do any
Desperate. He said that whatever he did
he would do out of Love for her.
After which he went home to oil I'D his
Pocket Hardware.
Next Morning the Man who wanted to
help Everybody did a Flying Leap down
the Back Stairway OF his Office. Just as
he ducked a Bullet and cut into the Alley
back of the Postoffice 1T occurred to him
that the True Friend Gag had its Draw
backs.
He escaped with his Life. but there was
always more or less Dark Talk Of his being
mixed up in a Woman Case.
He is now what is known in Obituary
Notices as a Practical Philanthropist. That
is, he refers all Hard-Luck Tales TO a So
ciety which was never known to give up.
The Office Boy has Instructions TO admit
only those VINO are listed in Bradstreet.
And, OF course, he is never called I'm to
smooth out Family Fights because OF the
Blot on his Character.
Moral-To be a successful Benefactor.
wait and put the whole Lump Sum into
Libraries.
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ne had succored came around TO Sucker
him.
A Promoter whose Schemes he had guar
anteed, because the Mans Children needed
Shoes. now had a Chance TO show his GRAFT
itude. He let Jasper in on the Ground
Floor OF Company organized 10 manufac-
ture an Automobile that could be turned
out of the shop for SIS and would run nine
ty Miles on pint OF Gasoline.
Gentlemen who were getting along with
out Overcoats came in to him about
Mining Stock that was sure 10 touch Par
by Jan l. The only Reason they came to
him first instead of tackling John W.
Gates, was that he had always been True
Friend and they wanted to put him next to
a Good Thing.
After one or two OF these Gift Enter
prises had been slipped to him he began to
back water and be a tribe Leary. Yet he
found it very Hard to be discourteous TO
one who came in and did the Brother Act.
Besides, the Bunk who has the Joint Ncte
already made out and ready to be signed
usually has a Talk calculated to make a
Heart OF Stone mellow to the Consistency
of a Baked Apple.
What really did more than any other one
Thing to cure him of his Innate Goodness
was an Experience with Sweet Girl who
was being courted by Wretch quite un-
worthy of her.
The unselfish Benefactor who tries to
sidetrack Weddings that are sure to turn
out unhappily is always Candidate for
the Hospital. with a Long Shot at the
Morgue.
The Sweet Girl In Question was the
| daughter Of an Old Friend, for whose
Funeral Expenses he had been landed. She
was a Confidng Thing and did not know
| that the Bachelor who had started In to
Rush her seven nights a Week was a
Rounder and Poker-Player and somewhat
| of a Lush.
| Everyone who knew the Sweet Girl said
| 1t was too Bad, and that some one ought
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that he would always love his Fellow-Man
and stand for any Touch within Reason.
Consequently a good many People found
it cheaper to send for him than to hire
Professional Nurse. He would travel Miles
in order to have the Pleasure of sitting
up with a Corpse. And he was one OF the
handiest Pall-Bearers in the Business.
Any enc who happened to be nursing
Hard-Luck Story would hunt up sympa-
thetic Jasper and give him the Grip and
then weep on his Shoulder. Usually he
promised to do what he could to square
Matters. even though he had to cut in
where he wasn't wanted. in flying around,
trying to reinstate No-Goods who had lost
their Jobs and secure Salaried Positions for
Nice Fellows who were willing to do any
thing except Work, he got many a Jolt. but
he was not discouraged.
One of his regular Assignments was to
arbitrate Domestic Scrap, merely out of
the Goodness of his Heart.
In this way he managed to reunite quite
a number of Couples who were afterward
sorry that they had been reunited, and what
they said about him would get the Blue
Pencil if inserted at this Point.
When a kind-hearted Herring starts out
to be Relief Bureau and First Aid to the
Injured and a portable Home for the
Friendess, nobody tries to take the Job
away from him. His Acquaintance do
what they can to boost his Game.
Therefore, why any one in that Com
munity sought out Busy Man of Affairs
and began to unwrap his Tale Of Woe ami
offer to exhibit his Wounds. the B. M. Of A.
would say Here, I'll give you a Letter of
Introduction to my old friend Jasper. He
is Samaritan from away back"
1t came about that Jasper's Outer Office
was frequently coagulated with a Choice
Assortment of Panhandlers and all the
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THE PRESIDENTS HORSES.
His Private Stock Noted for Sweet
Temper.

Brooklyn Eagle
President Roosevelt maintains the largest
stable of any of his predecessors of recent
years His string includes a couple OF
splendid jumpers, two carriage horses. two
saddle horses for ladies. a polo pony and a
diminutive calico pony. These animals
are all the personal property of the Presi-
dent, and are separate and distinct from
the horses that are furnished by the gov
eminent for the official use of the Presi-
dent. Neither President Mckinley nor
President Cleveland was given TO horseback
riding, but the former would frequently
take the reins for a drive through the sur
rounding country with Mrs. Mckinley
President Harrison kept only three horses
President Arthur had a splendid stable of
thoroughbreds. and his horses were a dis
tinct feature of the White House establish
ment.
The Presidents favorite horse Is Blei-
stein, who has wide reputation as
jumper He is a noble looking animal.
being a pure bay with white star in his
forehead. IL President Roosevelt feels the
need of some vigorous exercise he calls
for Bleistein and orders his Australian
saddle TO be placed on the horses back
He then rides slowly out Connecticut ave-
nue.. until he encounters the dirt roads
beyond Rock creek bridge. Then a wild
ride invariably follows over the toughest
course that can be picked out. including
some stiff jumps over bitches and fences
that would try the seat Of an expert caval-
ryman.
Bleistein Is a noted hurdler. having
cleared the bars at six feet. Last spring
the President took him out TO the Chevy
Chase hunt course and had photographer
stand by while he went over the jumps
The lens caught the rider and horse as
they were clearing five-foot eight jump
and the President sent the pictures to a
number OF friends.
Renown Is the stable companion of Blei-
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Checks for Christmas Gifts.

IuAiduSIpIiid INSCOiO.
II bet you are not fond of seeing Christ
man to another yesterday. why not?'
the other asked. why, because you give
your family so much money" was the
reply. The second man laughed. I'll ex-
plain that to you,' he said. Its good
joke. Five years ago i was broke at Christ
mas time. and had no present for my wife.
She suggested on Christmas morning
that / write her out a check for $780, which
she would lay beside her other presents
as my gift. 1 had not 10 cents in bank,
but / wrote out the check, and every one
who called saw IL, and IL really made a
great impression. OF course, a week later
IT was torn up. Since then / have given,
for bluff, big checks each Christmas to
my entire family, and / have acquired
thus a great reputation as a Christmas
plunger. Now, whenever 1 read in the pa
pcrs of young brides getting for wedding
presents checks of 100000 or so, 1 can:
help wondering if they are the kind of
checks / give
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short-wnded Brothers who want to hitch
on to somebody else's Pull, as they say in
Boston.
At times Jasper would become weary Of
having Folks come along and turn their
Private Griefs over to him, but he did not
want to become Cynic and lose his Faith
In Human Nature. He was frequently
Stung, but still he could not resist any APP
peal that was backed up by few Weeps
In the Course of Time he came into quite
a Bundle of Money, and then all the Bread
that he had cast on the Waters came back
to him a Bakery at a time. Those whom
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Copyright Ioos, by Robert Howard Russell.

Once there was a moving Target who
was strong on the Brotherhood of Man.
He ran little Sunshine Factory all OF
his own. When it came to scattering Seeds
of Kindness, the Farm Drill was Poor
Second.
Every time he started down Town he
would have to zig-zag so as to cover both
sides of the Street and glad-hand all OF his
Acquaintance.
From time to time he joined Fraternal
Organizations and took blistering Oaths
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Animal Instinct I'm winter.
Iristmas So. Nlcholas.


With many forms OF life the readiness for
winter Is not TO secure a place 10 protect
them from cold or even from freezing. but
for security against sudden changes Of con-
ditions and Of temperature. IL Ii a pro-
lection in some cases similar TO that OF the
plants on the lawn that were covered with
straw by the gardener when he made them
ready for winter. In some places Of the
kind. for instance I'm the squirrels nest.
there Is undoubtedly real animal warmth
and coziness. Fish seek the deepest parts
OF pools. where the temperature OF the wa
ter is little above freezing and where n
remains very near this point until spring
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The night has thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes.
And the heart but one;
Yet the life of whole life dies
When love is done.
Francis w. Bourdillon.
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THE BOOKS.

All the books in the library have covers
of white parchment which makes a happy
contrast to the dark shelves and tables.
The works are arranged alphabetically and
are on all sorts of subjects-history, phil
osophy and theology predominating as
matter of course. Your correspondent was
shown the straw-covered armchair below
the window where young Leo. then called
.Nino," was fond of sitting. In the same
chair his father died after tearing the
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POPE LEO'S OLD HOME.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
AFFORD, was told, a most interesting study,
being human documents which the his
torian of coming ages will pore over. On
another shelf were the Pope's schoolbooks,
and again stacks upon stacks of manu-
scripts, essays. sermons scientific specula-
lions. poems, state papers and others in
dited by the ever busy scholar, priest,
preate, bishop, cardinal and pontiff. The
most remarkable fact casual glance dis
closed was the observation that Leo's
handwriting, after he had once mastered
the noble art never varied. Letters and
documents written in 1870 exhibit the same
characteristics, the same firmness, the
same flourishes, the same taste as the state
documents and poems Pope Leo writes
nowadays There is a case for grapholo-
gists pOnder overt
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WATER BAILED OUT.

Often during our confinement in the place
buckets were used to bail out the collected
water. IL having been found necessary to
dig deep holes and cutters TO catch the
water, thereby preventing our quarters be-
coming flooded all over. For months-yes,
over year-were we quartered in this
filthy place. having as companions in our
misery every insect known to abound on
the island. in the shape OF mosquitoes,
bedbugs. reaches and scorpions, by which.
both night and day. we were tormented
Our limbs drawn in different shapes by
rheumatism contracted from the damp
ness. though a wreck, my iron constitu-
ton outlived IL all.
When asked that an ameliorating change
be made. no notice was taken thereof; In
fact, 1t grew worse. IL possible. for the
mind OF man to conceive such TO be POS
sible. A quart stood at our doorway con-
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pasture or tho -nya. procession AZ.
preached N. excitement about BUCK
!nghan palace was most marked
punctuni 10 time the a1vanc. guard
of the royal casalcadc issued from The
grrhway. the horses Of the troopers
Cury.tilng ncrvonsiy as they faced the
wall OF humani;, 'ha; chccr"t is"iF
coming Shortly Afterwards came IN"
Prince and Princess Of Wales process
sion and arally. within Tea minutes.
their mzt.s,!cs' coach appeared al the
gateway and the hing and queen
smilesi and bowed IN response TO me
mighty roar q! cheers that a"af'cn
oil previous welcomes. Ihc seen. IN
the vicinity VAS remarkable Tn sh'
roof q! the palace 1cT" p"Ieh"d
number o! .ash!onably dressed ladies'
members q. the household. and th"i'
cheers. With the autteTing Of ih"ir
handk.rchsc.s a. the King and queen
entered III. royal coach gave the sig
nal for the deafsninE plaudits OF the
,npulace which greeted their mal's
ties as they emerged from The gates
The ovation Was taken up bs IN.
crowds which ihronged the Mail ana
was repca,cdiy acknowledge b! the
o~cupanis OF the state coach.
Th. king looked pale and rather
I'm. drawn and vas by no means rs
brown and robust ~ previous reports
hnd led one 20 expect and wh'!'
punet.liously ho@ins from side 10 s'9c
b. did so With gravity very unusual
10 him. He seemed 10 SIT rather la'
hack in the carriage and moved his
body very little. The queen. hcsid.
him Was radiant. She never looked
better. The cheers which greeted th'
pair were loud and nnmis'akahly gen
ulue and very different from the per
functory applause which usually gree''
the appearan.e OF members OF tn
royal family
Tn. three professions To the aooe,
verr carried out according 10 pro
rramme and the only striking features
of the first two were the gorgeous STAG
carriage and the beautiful trapp'nH'
and horses.
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At WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
Ceremonies in Connection Win inc
Coronation.

I'll. doors OF Westminster abbey
were scarcely opened and the goli
s,icks and ushers had barely founa
their stations before the seats began
to All. Peers and pecresses swept w
the nave. their scarlet and crm'he
making vivid contrasts with the deep
bluc of the carpet As they arrive"
before tho thrones they separated. '"e
p.ers going Ia the right and the peer
csses 10 the left.
Nv 10 o'clock the interior OF the No
hcy presented a blaze OF color. A'ohS
the nave. which was lined by Erena
diern every chair was taken up by
hirh onYccrs OF the army ana navy
and others in equally handsome equip
ment. Nth
The ceremonies commences nv, ~
The remuneration OF the regalia. Lne
prression clergy. with the regain I'm
then proceeded from the a'tar .u 49, 49,
annex. ali present standing UP ~" -.
ahoir singing 70 God. Our Help Pin ;n
Ages Past" Preceding the ne. ,ssr. shn.y
came the boys OF Wssmlnster ap"..
followed by the children OF the ,s ennps'
royal and the choir in IE0ya!A AM9no.M Me
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FOR A PACIFIC CABLE.
President Grants the Application OF
the Commercial Company.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 11.-President
Roosevelt has made formal announce
ment that he has granted the applica-
ton Of the Commercial Pacific Cable
company TO land a cable on the shores
OF the United States. on the islands OF
Hawaii and Guam. and in the Philip
pine islands. and for access to certain
soundings and profles in the posses
sion of the navy department.
The text of the memorandum on the
subject. which was prepared by the
department OF justice and contains the
conditions imposed by the United
States government. is as follows:
The president. having duly consid-
cred said application. herewith con-
sents that the company may lay. con-
struct land maintain and operate tel
egraphic lines of cables on the Pacific
coast OF the United States and the va
rious territorial waters of the United
States. to connect the city OF San Fran
cisco. Cal. the city OF Honolulu. Island
Of Ohua. Hawaiian islands. and by the
way Of the Midway islands. and the
Island Of Guam. the Island OF Luzon.
Philippine islands. and point on the
coast of the empire OF China not yet
determined
The conditions. as approved. con-
tain seventeen provisos. which are
considered particularly favorable TO
the government II is believed the
company viii be satisfied with the
terms and proceed Immediately with
the construction of the line.
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ANOTHER RAILROAD MERGER.
81. Paul and Missouri Pacific Systems
Working Together.

Chicago. Aug IA trafiic agree
ment that amounts TO practically q
merger has been formed by the CHI
caco. Milwaukee and st. Paul and the
Missouri Pacific system.
This agreement. or merger. Will give
ST. Paul direct line TO Salt Lake
and Mexico. and the Missouri Pacific
and entrance into Chicago. something
il has long desired.
The alliance of the Gould and Rock
ofeller interests in this merger is re-
sui, Of the fight of the Pennsylvania
road on Gould. who is backed by the
Roc ckefoller interests
Railroad men deny the agreement
has been formed but II is believed
that all OF the details have been ar
ranged. and that the announcement
I will be made in the near future.
The two systems will control. as
resul, of the agreement. more than
- GOO miles OF railroad. and VIII be
enabled To do many things heretofore
REGARDED as impossible.
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The queen then rose and. accompa
MED by her en'ouraye. proceeded 10
the altar steps. whore. under pail Of
cloth Of gold. she was quickly
crowned BY the archbishop of York.
supported by the bishops She was
then led 10 the throne beside that in
Zation was accomplished The queen
bowed TO King Edward. and both
walked 10 the altar and received the
communion. after delivering their
crowns TO the lord great chamberlain
and another officer appointed 10 hold
them. The service. which was com
pleted with the singing OF the TIE
Deum. was brought 10 close without
. hitch The king exhibited no out
ward traces OF fatigue.
The Return to tht Palace.
The departure Of tne king and queen
from the abbey vas sisnalied by an
other salute. the massei bands play
ing God Save the King" The entire
route or their rajesties' return 10 the
palace vas marked by scenes Of en-
thusiasm similar 10 those which
greeted their progress 10 the abbey,
! .he more circuitous route through
Clhlan9 and Constitution Hill giving
| IA. hundreds Of thousands Of persons
occupying the stands. windows and
roofs an opportunity OF greeting the
| rew crow ned king ard his consort be-
! fore they re.en.e:ea Buckingham pal
| acc which they did in the midst of re-
ma-hahio scenes Of enthusiasm. the
| entire crowd from Constitution Hill
| ioNrNards joining in singing the ma
tonal anthem
shortly after the return of the king
and queen 10 the palace il was Off
| cia1'y announced from there that the
! kirs had borne the ceremony Well and
| that he had suffered in no way from
| fatigue. and this was confirmed by the
| presence OF the ktng himself when. in
response TO the repeated plaudits OF
| the crowd. his majesty. accompanied
~ the queen. appeared on the bal
| cony in their roles and crowns. The
| faces Of both We're suffusei with
smiles as they bowed repeatedly.
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(DN .ASDIROWN ned
et.yED CORONATION or ENG
LANDS Kl.G TAKES PLACE
WESTMINSTER.
CEREMONY MUCH CURTAlLEO
lis MAJESTY LOOKED PALE AND
oNanh BuT STOOD THE
STRAIN WELL.
ROWDS MOST ENTHUSIASTIC
ofsl COUPLE RECIPIENTS OF
AGtAUitE OVATION FROM
1rE p0PuLAcE.
|ROWDS MOST ENTHUSIASTIC

''aeoA Aat King Edward and
=" AA'stA aer. crowned in
s'4.'h'''r aahaf shotly after noon.
loash III. eremons was b.rrft a,
- =, O'' aaafal.on and pagean;ry
,"A''' cont Wplatcd IL lacked little
- va speeiaculnr perfection.
"''' monial WAS of a mng.
NA,'' decorative character and
."''a 4 Constantly changing pan.
hn. ".'4 the TWO central figures
4'ol'a " lhe.r ,obcs Of velvet or.
no., 49, '.a'hot gold. ami,.s, the dis.
klsna mhlagr OF actora. the
ss.@. y p whose various rolcs nc.
49,. tan' movement.
)ta,bo. ''.""' sunrise promised pcrfce,
e.or. III cremation day. hut long
hrea,. femonles commenced
S,IS si''hs clouds gathered and IN.
esson ~ A's on the ro,sc OF thupro
encIeo ,.' provided against conttn.
, u,a !h' earlier crowds wer. IN
lly a,,' ''fge as i, had been gencr-
o,l..,' '"Na they would be. Tn
p," ",,o,N ~, '1"rr we're certainty M more s
bat ,tn "' s'th'seers visible bu, after
the nn,u mere vas rapid increase
Pains ana ~ Spectators: suburban
hnds Of p|a n Tram cars cmp,yinx thou.
ITO the s,,, 'ohA every few miuui cs
,ns'ohs route adjacent To the pro
Provided ID t the Procession wsrs s'1hk ,hicl,s ,ns
Prs wero :, O'Clock and tho snec,a.
ersion . furnished with n,a',, @ sp.e."' :,
karchinsS = u ,@e ), marching and s counter. an %
"a"as ", and quickly pansi". nsnass a,a, BY
|ss ' o,i ihuchinehanm' n'''ases na,asa and automo-
erest. as = !, ne Principal cent"rs r1'y Of iy'
lsa f,ra' Treat paryana ra' starting c.ts point Of
ho Mere In IT crowds Assem-.
When a',y ,ha cheer Of the asy wan, a%a
ing Edsaary," ar news was circulated h.. ,s..
spirits "a, was in the best S S.a':h .nr.
'ne fatiguo.. " wen equipped to under.
4. tho ''s''' s Leave. tn. Palace.
sesE appointed s',s., 70, u. d..
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The same Old story

J \. kel. relates al experience SIM
liar 70 that which has happened in al
most ever. neighhorhood in the United
states and has been told and re told by
thousands oi others. He saye: Last
summer l had an attact of dysentery
and purchaser a bottle OF Chamberlains
Collie. Cholera and Direhoea Remedy,
which used according 70 directions
and with entirely satisfactory results.
The trouble was controlled much quick
erthanf former attacks when used other
remedies" MIR kell. is a we'll known
citizen Of Henderson. \. C.-For sale by
All Druggists.
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Mr. r. H. " ellis. the merchant at Deer
Park. Lorg Island. " T.. says: | always
recommended Chamberlain Pain Balm
as the best l,niment for strains. used
il last winter for severe Iamenese IN
the side. resulting from the strain. and
Was greatly pleased with the quick relief
and care il etiected.-Fo sale by All
Druggists.
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Foley's Kidney Cure puritiee the blood
hy straining ou, impurities and tunes
up the whole system. Cures kidney and
bladder troubles.-Chris Shutz.
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ROYAL
Baking Powder

There arc cheap baking powders,
made from alum. hu, they are ex-
or~s.ingiy harmful 10 health. Iheir
as;ringcni and cau,cFisIng qualities
add . dangerous c.c,ncn; 10 !eod-