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To Honor Lincoln's Birthday.

New York, Jan. 5.-The American
Missionary Association has issued an ap-
peal to the Congregational churches Of
the country to observe February 9th, as
memorial Of Abraham Lincoln, whose
birthday 10 February 18th. The church
60 and especially their Sabbath schools
and Endeavor societies are urged to en-
phasise Christian patriotism.
"Abraham Lincoln" says this appeal,
was born in tho mountains OF the south,
where schools and churches have been
established by this association The
negroes have grown into great multi
tude or more than eight millions, among
whom this association has planted its
institutions and missions. Through its
missionaries tho colored people are being
trained ON the farm in the school and
church and at home for safe citizenship
and Christian responsibility. President
Lincoln urged the kind and Christian
treatment Of the Indians. The negro
and Indian departments Of missionary
work carried on by this association are
therefore naturally suggested by his
name"
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Implicated in GoebeI Murder.

Louisville, Jan. 8. Senator Dsboe,
former Lieutenant Governor John Mar
shall and David W. Fairleigh have been
summoned to appear before the Frank
lin county grand jury Monday 10 tell the
details, it is said, Of a secret meeting that
was held at the Gait house in Louisville
a short time before the shooting Of Gov :
Goebel and during the contest before the
general assembly.
The meeting was held in the parlors OF
the Gait house and those who we're pres
ent observed the strictsst secrecy. Among
those who attended the meeting were w.
8. Taylor. Adjutant General Collier. DR..
James, DR.. T. q. Baker, Senator Debos,
D. w. FairleiRh. Alexander P. Humph-
rey. Basil w. Duke, Thomas w. Bullitt,
John M. Atherton and others.
1t is believed that the Gait meeting
discussed means to enable Gov. Taylor
to retain his omce.
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Three Months Longer.

Washington, Jan. 5-President Roose-
velt will not take up the selection Of q
successor to Secretary Long until Secre-
tary Long lie ready to retire from the
navy department President Roosevelt
knows that Secretary Long contemplates
retiring in the early spAng, as he com.
pletes five years service id the cabinet in
March and 1t is believed that he will re.
tire at that time. Upon the theory that
his successor would certaiDly come from
Massachusetts rose the report today that
the president had selected Governor
Crane for this place. but the president
has not selected Governor Crane nor any.
one else. Some Of the presidents ad-
visers think that he would better not ap-
point Massachusetts, msn, but give the
navy department an entirely new al-
ministration. They objsst to the ap-
pointment OF Governor Alen because he
served in the navy department under
Secretary Long during the Spanish war.
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this week, determine upon some course
for the immediate future that will ma.
terially help the situation.
j. F. Mcfarland.
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Week of Prayer

This week is set apart by many
churches throughout this country
as week of prayer; it being felt
that tie first week of the year
should be especially time OF
prayer for Gods spirit and blessing
to rest upon the work of his King
dom during the year Conforming
to this custom of many churches,
the Presbyterian church and the
Congregational church ofthis place
will hold union meetings for prayer
and worship every evening this
week. Members of all the churches,
and Christians not connected with
any of the local churches, are
cordially invited to share in these
meetings. The meeting tonight
will be held at the Presbyterian
church at halt past seven.
About tho Weather.
The maximum temperature yesterday
was 81 degrees.
The minimum this morning was 16 do
grees.
The forecast for this section is:
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday;
warmer tonight.
Park Opera House.
Edwin A. Haskell, Manager.
COMING
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a1ld Auction 7'H.
- Reserved Ssats at Haskell's Pharmacy
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It's only few days, but each one of them
is worth two of ordinary merchandising.
All the great stocks must be disposed of
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An Ingenious Beartrap.

The Mexicans in California had an
ingenious method Of trapping bears
before the advent Of the Yankees
brought modern firearms into the re-
gion. A piece Of meat was nailed to
the stout horizontal limb Of an oak
tree. From a limb five or six feet above
a rope was suspended, to the end Of
which a large stone was made fast so
that it hung about six inches above and
a trife nearer the trunk than the meat
on the lower limb.
When q bear smelled the meat from
afar, be would climb up the tree and
make his way to the bait In doing
so he would push the stone pendulum
to one side. Just as he was about to
fasten his teeth in the meat the stone
would swing back and bang his head.
This would arouse the anger Of the
bear, and he would give the stone a
sweep Of his paw which would send
it swinging farther out. The conse-
quence was a harder bang and more
anger. The more he struck the stone
the harder he would be hit in return
until from ferocious anger be would
lose his caution and attack the pendu-
lum with all his vigor. One powerful
sweep, then bang! and bruin would be
tumbled out of the tree to the rocks
below, where, disabled by his fall, he
would be at the mercy Of those who
set the trap whenever they chose to
take him.
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Book Plates.

The question Of the use Of the family
coat Of arms veXes the American very
seriously. Originally all book plates
were heraldIc That was in an age
when people generally could not read
and when the blazon Of each family, as
shown on wearing apparel or small be-
longings, was as well known and quick
ly distinguished as an autograph or
photograph today. In the main, 1t Is
safe to advise Americans not to use
coat armor on their book plates. The
uncertainty Of the actual right to arms
and the extreme difficulty Of getting a
drawing that one knows is undeniably
correct in every detail are strong rea-
sons against its use. Heraldry is too
exact q science to admit Of liberties,
and it is no small achievement to draw
the coat Of arms with absolute correct
ness and yet with artistic feeling.
Though it is not very generally prac-
tced, it is legal to copyright the book
plate design. At least two plates are so
protected in this country. This would
seem to leave door open for those who
wish to secure for themselves q per-
sonal distinguishing mark, q quasi
heraldry, for the drawing may be In
heralNc form as well as in any other
Century.
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TWO MEN AND A MORAL.
An Incident That Supplies Consider
able Food For Thought.

An Incident That Supplies Consider
able Food For Thought.
These ought ye to do and not to leave the
others undone.
A pale young man sat down on q
bench in the park. He put a torn bag
Of tools under the bench.
A small, red faced man came behind
him. He stopped to steal the bag.
The pale man turned and said in q
slow, tired way: drop that. It ain't
worth stealing"
The ruddy man said. Not if you're
lookin'."
The pale man set the bag at his feet
and said:
"It's poor business you're In
sYou don't look as if yours was any
better" He sat down. whats your
callin'?"
I'm an ironworker; bridge work"
Don't look strong enough"
That's so. I'm just out Of the hos
pital; got hurt three months ago."
"I'm just out Of hospital, too," be
grinned.
what hospital?'
"Sing Sing"
"What? Jail|
eyes; not bad in winter. either
There's a society helps fellow after
YOU quit that hospital. Gives you good
clothes too"
Clothes? Is that So"
"Gets you work.
'Work-good God! I wish they'd get
me some"
"You amt bad enough. Go and grab
somethin'. Get short sentence; hrsr
crime. Come out and get looked after
by nice ladies'"
"My God"
Didn't they do nothin' for you when
you got out Of that hospital?
"No! Why the devil should they? I'm
only an honest mechanic. Are you go
in'?"
eyes. I've got to so after that JOB.
It'll give me time to look about me-
Gosh, but you look bad! Goodby."
The ruddy man rose, looked BACK
iincled the few coins in his pocket, hes
itated and walked away whistling.
The pale man sat still on the bench
staring down at the ragged bag Of tools
at his Feet.-Dr. Weir Mitchell IN Cen
tury.
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Sleicht of Hand Poisoning.

A very curious item in Psychological
lore I CHANGED to light upon, wrote
George Augustus Sala in one Of his let
ters, may be called the feat Of poison
ing by sleight Of hand. You We're jeal-
Gus Of lady, and you wished to kill
her. Well, you asked her to lunch, and
you caused q very nice peach to be
served at dessert. You cut the fruit
with a golden knife, one side Of the
blade Of which was endued with q
deadly poison. You presented the poi
soned half of the peach to the lady,
who ate it with much relish and then
dropped down dead.
The wholesome half you ate your
self and laughed in your sleeve and
went on slIcing more peaches for the
ladies Of whom you were jealous till
you were found out and broken on the
wheel. Aye, there's the rub! What
high old times we might have, to be
sure, but for that plaguy contingency
Of being found out!
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The Wedding Gift.

It is golden rule to send a wedding
gift in good time, The first to arrive be-
ing much more appreciated than that
which is one Of the many pouring in
from all quarters during the last week.
By adhering to this rule one will be
saved the annoyance Of hearing that
the saltcellars are charming-the third
set already received.
A month before the wedding day Is
not too early to send the present, which
should be accompanied by visiting
card.
The package should be addressed to
the bride, if one is intimate with the
happy couple, and to the brides house,
addressed to the bridegroom, if it Is he
with whom one is best acquainted.
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Smothered In Roses.

The Sybarites slept on beds stuffed
with rose leaves; the tyrant Dionysius
had his couch filed with them; Verus
would travel with a garland on his
head and around bis neck, and over his
litter he had 4 thin net, with rose
leaves intertwined; Antiochus luxuri
ated upon bed Of blooms even in win
ter days and nights, and when Cleo
patra entertained Antony she had roses
covering the floor to the depth, it is
said, Of an ell.
We are told that Heliogabalus sup
piled so many at one Of his banquets
that several Of his guests were sufo
Gated in the endeavor to exricate them
selves from the abundance-victms OF
q surfeit Of sweet odors.
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The Number "Three" In the Bible

The Number "Three" In the Bible.
When the world was created, we find
it and its surroundings composed OF
three elements-air, water and land
the whole lighted by the sun, moon
and stars. Adam had three sons men
toned by name, and so did Noah, the
patriarch. Daniel was thrown into a
den with three lions for the crime Of
praying three times. Shadrach, Me-
shach and Abednego were rescued from
the fiery furnace. Job had three spe-
cial friends. There were three patri-
archs-Abrabam, Isaac and Jacob.
Samuel was called three times; Elijah
prostrated himself three times on the
dead body Of the child; Samson de-
ceived Delilah three times before she
discovered the secret Of his great pow
er, and the Ten Commandments were
delivered on the third day.
Jonah was three days and nights in
the whales belly. "Sinlon, lowest thou
me?" was repeated three times. Paul
makes mention Of the three graces-
faith, hope and charity. The famous
allegorical dreams Of the baker and
butler were to come to pass in three
days. Then we have the holy trinity
Father, Son and Holy Ghost; the sacred
letters on the cross were three in num-
Der, they being I. H. S.; so also the ia
nous Roman motto was composed OF
three words-viz, In hoe signo.
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Austrian Bulls.

Here are a few "bulls" that have
been perpetrated from time to time in
the Austro- Hungarian parliament:
Zone most important point Of the ag-
ricultural question is the maintenance
of the breed of horses to which have
the honor to belong"
eve are here for the veal and woe
of our constituents"
"Gentlemen, consider this question
in the light of dark future"
''The eye Of the law weighs heavily
on our press legislation"
''There, gentlemen, is the ever chang
ing point Of which the opposition has
made hobbyhorse."
This taunt IS the same old sea ser
pent which for years and years has
been groaning in this assembly"
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SOME WRITERS.

Button wrote in lace rufies and Alex
andre Dumas in shirt sleeves.
Milton composed his paradise Lost
on a large armchair, with his head
thrown back.
Bret Rarte's first literary success
was a little book called ''Condensed
Novels" in which he parodied some
prominent novelists Of the day.
Austin Dobsin, the poet, wanted IN
early life to be an engineer and was
preparing for that profession when MS
parents persuaded him to enter the
civil service.
When Fox had eaten heartily, be
would retire to his study, envelop ms
head in a napkin soaked in vinegar ano
water and work sometimes ten hours
in succession.
Allison is sai6 to have consumed
tWenty-four years in the preparation OF
his "History Of Europe" but many I'M
portant literary enterprises were also
carried on by him during this time.
It is related Of Hall Game, the novel;
ist that be once worked in the LaXey
lead mines, in the Manx mountains, IN
place Of young man who was III to
keep the young fellows position Tor
him.
Mrs. Bolton, the Indiana composer OF
the once popular song "Paddle Your
Own Canoe" received the inspiration
to write while sewing and fitting the
first carpets for the old statehouse or
Indiana.
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The Disadvantages Of Heroism.

It would be a good thing if in our
public school courses il heroism to
teach the boys and girls that, after all,
while heroism is a fine thing and a
great thing, it is most uncomfortable
thing and that possibly, on the whole,
the best and most lasting work that is
accomplished in life comes from a
steady application Of all ones best en-
ergies to a noble purpose, meeting with
honest and patient effort the emergen-
cies and yexations Of daily life and
holding true to the middle course,
which assures success without bring
ing notoriety. A fixed purpose to do
we'll that which one has to do will in
the end bring laurels Of more perma-
nent value to the world at large and to
the unheralded hand that achieves its
purpose than those which are even
worthily bestowed upon the brow Of
him who avails himself Of an unusual
chance in an abnormal fashion.-Har-
per's Weekly.
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SoiDt,s Powder Recipe.

In Germany and Italy great honor Is
paid to st. Barbara, but until now no
one has been able to discover the exact
reason.
A German officer says that she ls
honored because the invention Of pow
der is in large measure due to her.
Berthold Schwarz, monk, he e1-
plains, opened the Lives Of the Saints
on st. Barbara's day and read the
story Of her martyrdom, after which
he reasoned as follows:
"The heart Of the Virgin was white
as salt, the soul Of her tormentor was
black as coal, and it was sulphur from
heaven which punished him for his
cruelty. will mix these three things,
and it will be a wonder if do not dis
cover the philosophers stone"
He did mix them, and as soon as be
put the mixture in 8 fire a tremendous
explosion followed. Such, according to
German soldiers, was the origin Of
gunpowder.
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TunG Po and TeamakinS.

There is but one way Of making tea,
for
Unless the water boiling be
To pour on water spolls the tea.
The teapot itself should be heated
very hot before the tea is placed in it
and the boiling water poured on. 1t
should be scalding hot water, or the
leaves will float to the top.
No less authority than Tung Pc, the
Chinese poet, is quot-d for a recipe for
teamaking. He says: "Whenerer tea
is to be infused, take water from a run
ming stream and boil it over q lively
fire. 1t IS an old custom to use running
water, boiled over lively fire. That
from springs in the hills is said to be
best and river water the next, while
well water is the worst. 4 lively fire
is clear, bright charcoal fire. When
making an infusion, do not boil the wa
ter too hastily. At first it begins to
sparkle like crabs eyes, then somewhat
like fshs eyes and lastly it boils up
like pearls innumerable springing and
waving about. This is the way to boil
water"
A teaspoonful Of tea for two cups
with one for the pot, is the rule.
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Incidents In American Eistory

A traveller who has just returned
from a visit to Matanzas says that he
visited Ell Cumbre, a short distance
from the city, and there was reminded
of an incident in American history
with which he was entirely unfamiliar
and which he is willing to bet not one
American in a hundred knows any
thing about. he refers to the fact that
a vice president Of the United States
took the oath Of Office there, being au-
thorized to do so by special act Of con-
gress. Ell Cumbre means "the summit" I"
and it was here that William Rufus
King, vice president with Franklin
Pierce, dying Of consumption, was
sworn into Office March "a, 1858.
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A College Man and q Quotation.

Some one once said, ga Harvard man
knows all literature but the Bible" q
startlingly sweeping generality, but
not without truth so far as the Bible Is
concerned. a case in point came to
light the other day. Two Harvard men
were reading together some famous
modern oratons, one Of them 81 eulogy'
The eulogy closed with the words: "O
death, where is thy sting? 0 grave
where is thy victory"
"What beautiful closer exclaimed
one Of the students enthusiastically.
'The man who wrote such q sentence
as that proves that the grand style in
prose did not die with the eighteenth
century"
It should be added in fairness that
the other student was churchman
and said nothing.-New York Tribune.
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The Diagnosis.

There are things that only a doctor
can successfully accomplish, and
there are other things which the ply
siclan may safely relegate to compe-
tent assistant.
81 understand the doctor has just
been to see your husband, Mrs. Nc
Carthy," said Mr.. McCarthy's employ
er. "Has he made diagnosis"
For moment Mrs. Mccarthy was
submerged in sea Of doubt, but she
rose triumphant.
"No, SOFT" she said confidently, "he
left it to me, him saying 7 was well
able to do it, SORT. It's to be made
wild linseed on shtout muslin, SOFT"
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Suggestive,

"No," said the Widow Rakeleigh,
81 didn't altogether like the minister
sermon over poor john"
"Why, thought it quite sympa.
thetic," said her friend.
"Well, l didn't like his prcnuncia'
ton when he said John had gone to
that undiscovered country from whose
"burn" 10 traveller returns "-Phila.
delphia Press.
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Swift Wings.

It is difficult to account for the enor-
nous velocity Of some birds flight
when migrating. The northern blue
throat goes at the rate Of $40 miles an
hour, flying 4,s0O miles from Egypt to
Helgoland in a spring night of barely
nine hours. Virginian plover fly from
Labrador to north Brazil, $500 miles,
without stopping, going at the rate Of
636 miles an hour and probably more.
How can this speed be attained? The
birds resort to great heights, where the
resistance Of the air is slight.
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Living in g Crater.

There is no more interesting or curl
Gus sight on this earth than the interior
Of the extinct crater, Aso Sans about
thirty miles from the city Of Kuma-
motto, in Japan. This peculiar locality
is inhabited by 10000 people, who live
and prosper within its vertical wall SOU
feet high. The inhabitants rarely make
O journey into the outer world, but
form, as it were, a little nation by
themselves.
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LoaEnG and Working.

Ever notice at the end Of a day when
you have fooled along with your work
and slouched through everything in q
slipshod manner that you are tired as
if you had worked steadily and done
your work well? And how much bet
ter satisfied you feel with yourself
when you have done your work as you
should. Your employer also notices
these things. Don't belong to the slip
shod class. Do your work we'll. You
will feel better and stand higher in the
estimation Of the man you work for
Atchison Globe.
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aIt's the Cut"

An aged country rector who had ar
old tailor as his clerk, returning from
his church one Sunday with the latter
thus addressed him:
Thomas, l cannot think how it Is
that our church should be getting thin
ner and thinner, for I am sure preach
as we'll as ever I did and ought to have
far more experience than I had when
first came among you"
Indeed" replied Thomas "I'll tel
you what; old parsons nowadays are
just like old tailors, for Pm sure I sew
as we'll as ever did in my life, and the
cloth is the same, but it's the cut, sir
ah! it's the new cut"-PearSon's.
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Tricks Of the Trade.

If you find maple twigs and frag-
ments of leaves in your maple" sirup,
you may feel pretty sure that it is an
imitation or has been adulterated. Peo-
pie who make the pure article sent 1t to
market clean. The best butter does not
have hair in it to prove that it was
made from cows milk. Strained honey
with bits Of comb in 1t is subject to the
same suspicion. Tomato figs with a fig
leaf on top Of the box is another in
stance.
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Aching VOiGS.

Brooks" said Rivers. that's the
second time I've heard you use the
phrase aching void I wish you would
tell me how a void can ache"
"Well," said Brooks, rejecting mo-
ment, mot to speak Of hollow. tooth
don't you sometimes have the head
ache e?'-Chicago Tribune.
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Outward and Visible sIsns.

Ambitious Young Woman-Teu me
honestly, do you think ever will make
a great actress?
Experienced Manager-Not unless
YOU can subdue that bright and cheer
full smile. Haven't you learned by OBJ
serving the pictures Of great actresses
that they all wear look of tragic and
profound gloom?-Chicago Tribune.
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How Greeley Learned to Read.

By a singular adaptation to the
changes OF motion on his mothers part
while spinning Horace Greeley when q
youngster acquired the unwonted quail
ity of reading with the book in almost
any position, sidewise or upside down.
as readily as in the usual fashion with
out at that time thinking it anything
unusual,