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PENNIES TEN FAULTS.

Ten faults altogether had Bonnie Byne;
He learned to keep his nails clean. then
there were nine;
Nine faults-what sad tale to relate!
He learned to keep things In their place.
then there were eight.
Eight fauits-for 50 many could one be for
given?
Bonnie learned to keep his word. then there
were seven. @
Seven faults-think of It: what an awful
fix! ~ s. 81.
He learned to smile instead of frown. then
there were six. ,. -.,.... .,... ..,.... .y
Six faults had Bonnie now. sure as I'm
alive,
Till he never more got cross, then there
were five!
He learned not to equivocate. then there
were four. az- ..u, .ra
-Four faults-from them all we hoped he'd
soon be free! ."' ..E .,
lie learned to be prompt at his meals, then
there were three. ...
Three faults-Td get rid of them, wouldn't
you?
Bonnie learned to speak politely. then
there were two.
Two faults-just enough to spoil his play
mates fun!
Bonnie ceased to tease his friends, then
there was one. m1
One fault-selfishnes. no; now he shares
Did you ever in your life know such a PER-
feet boy?
Sabbath School Visitor.
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Best Medicine for Children,

Happiness is the best medicine for
children, says the Ledger Monthly.
Try to make your little ones happy;
impose no burdens on them; see that
they have opportunity for active,
outdoor sports; play with them your
self: tell them stories; take them to
see some of the wonderful sights of
the city-and almost anything is
wonderful and full of interest to
children; give them a plenty of plain,
simple, well-cooked food; put then,
to bed early; let them sleep till they
wake up, and dress them with an eye
single to their comfort, and you will
probab bly, have little occasion for doc
tors stuff.
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was placed at the top of each pedestal,
one for hot water for the servants
use, the other for drinking water.
Sheraton, Hepplewhite and Adam COM
bined with various pieces into one, pro-
ducing the graceful style of sideboard
with which the taste of the present day
has made us familiar. The sideboard
table, however, was also retained in
large houses, where it served as a carv-
ing table, by which name it is now
frequently known. Can it be possible
that Hepplewhite, by suggesting in one
of the infinitely drawn plans of a room,
large mirror hanging above the side
board, foreshadowed the time when
the mirror became part, and often
the salient part, of piece of furni-
ture cumbersome and heavy in proper
ton to the unnecessary weight it had
to support? At this stage, at any rate,
we may leave it, with a mental sigh of
relief that this style was only transient
and that we are reverting to forms in
which the stately sideboard" is more
worthy of it's name.-Chicago Daily
News.
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Model for American Women.

The model that sht uld be held ur
to American women IF to-day is not
the Amazon, glorying in her martial
deeds and powers; not the Spartan,
who made female perfection to con-
sist in the development of physical
strength at the expense of feminine
decorum and modesty; not the god
dess of impure love like Venus, whose
votaries regarded beauty of form
and personal charm as the highest
types of womanly excellence. No,
the model that should be held up
before you and all women is Mary,
the mother of Christ. She is the
great pattern of virtue. and all that
goes to make the perfect woman
alike to maiden. wife and mother
Cardinal Gibbons. in Ladies' Home
Journal.
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MISS VIRGINIA CRANES,
President of Nurses'Association,W WATERFOWL, NY.
most distressing cases of Inflammation
and liberation of the ovaries and womb.
I have known that doctors used Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound when everything else failed
with their patients. I have advised my
patients and friends to use it and have
yet to hear of it's first failure to cure.
-Four years ago had falling of the
womb from straining in lifting heavy
patient, and knowing of the value of
your Compound began to use it at
once, and in six weeks was well once
more, and have had no trouble since.
I am most pleased to have had an oppor>
tunity to say few words in praise of
your Vegetable Compound, and shall
take every occasion to recommend it. -
Miss VIRGINIA GRANEs.-S500o forfeit il
above testimonial is not genuine.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has stood the test of
time, and has cured thousands.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick w0-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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! y CAT AND a DoGeEREL,

Ii F.a
so, see!'' he wrote, '.The cat-kins long
& Are dangling from the trees;
n The cat-nip sprouts, and In the swamp,
The cat-tails greet the breeze.
...The dog-wood blooms. the dog-bane
starts:
NJ The dog-rose is well met;
And In the woods, one now may 80
The dog-toothed violet.
.'The cat,bird calls, the cattle range
Upon the Cat-skills high;
The cat-amount doth watch for prey
In y0n cat-alpa nigh.
4 ''The dog star shines, once more in heav'n--
Come, let us all be merry! q
IT'S time to cease og-matic themes. s
Aud seek the ripe dog berry.
The caterpillar feeds upon
Cat-awba vines beside
The roaring cataract that falls
Into the river WIDE"
4 Twas after og-days, that this bard
y His dog-eared manuscript
Put by forever. Dog-gedly.
He crept into his crypt
This cat-acomb catastrophe
Was caused by grim cat-arrh,
And cat-alepsy stopped the thoughts
Not cata1ogued thus far.
And SO, the strangest form of verse
f That ever I've heard tell
Is this the poet mad composed
TIE cat-and dog-gerel!
Blanche Elizabeth Wade, in Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly.
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in cases where consultation was I'M
necessary. The daughter of the fam
lily opined that he had experienced
religion; the son declared that he
had received ghostly warning as to
his immediate demise, but the mys-
terry remained impenetrable until one
evening when Nelson asked permits
sion to go home earlier than usual,
Saying that his wife wanted him.
"Why, Nelson, I didn't know You
had a wife,
"Oh, yessum, 1 gotter wife, but
yuh see, we ain been livin' togethah;
she went south with er family an l
went tub Florida tub wait in er hotel
an we got los from each othah. an
she thought I was daid an married
ernothah gemman. Now, she done
fine me ergin an she done lef de
othah gemman an como back tub
me. She's powerful had woman
tub please, Mira is, an dat othah
husban' she done lef he was a
mighty fine man, an gotter wuk
mighty had tub keep up to his level,
deed 1 has, ma'am, an Mira she
amt ergoin' tub femme fergit IT,"
The effect of Maria upon her liege
was most pronounced as time went
on. Nelson no longer firmly waved
away orders and conducted his de-
partment on the most despotic plan;
the cook began to impose upon him
and the mistress of the mansion even
ventured to scold him. His polite
ness deepened and willingness to re-
main after hours, if only he had the
authority of the head of the family
for doing so, became one of his most
pronounced characteristics. In fact,
Nelson was now a jewel without
flaw.
But all this was quite too good to
last, and one day the mistress of
the mansion was sadly surprised to
find Nelson once more setting aside
her orders with calm faith in his
own superior Judgment. "Why, Mel
son, what is the matter?" she said.
II distinctly told you that I wanted
the hall rugs beaten to-day and the
hangings put up, and instead of that
I find you cleaning all the silver"
dat all right'm, dat's all right"
Nelson made unabashed reply. II
Jest had tub clean dis heah silver to-
day, an I says tub mys'f, I says:
Nelson, people doan always know
what's bes' foah theyselves an yuh
gottah do yuh duty. Now, thaihs
that Mira. I done met dat aih
othah husban' o. hubs what she done
married when she thought I was
daid, and he's a low-'lown, no err
count cullud gemman, ne is. tells
dat Mira I doan wan tub heah no
noah foolishness out O. huh, an
aftah this she gottah do what tells
huh an behave huhse'f."
"And what did Maria say?" queried
the mistress of the mansion, hope
fully.
'She didn't say nothin', ma'am;
nothin' at all. That woman knows
she kahn play no noah tricks on me,
no, ma'am."
And after that NOT even the cook
rebelled against, MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star.
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rrom Hoo.ier to Huckster.

At the opening performance OF
"Beaucaire'' its author, Booth Tuck
ington, was pointed out to certain
lady of Malaprop tendencies as the
famous Hoosier novelist"
"Why Hoosier?" she asked.
"That's what they call gentleman
from Indiana" was the reply.
A few evenings later, on being intro
duced to Mr.. Harrington at recep-
ton, this Mrs. Malaprop enthusiastic
ally exclaimed, in an effort to b.
genial: $50 you are the famous huck-
ster!"-N. o. Times.
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TOLD BY A TRAVELLER.
some of the Strange Things He Saw
in Cochin-China, Frances Great
Asiatic Colony.

The name Of Cochin China was
originally applied only to the fertile
delta of the Mekong river-the first
and most important of the French
possessions in Indo-China and part
of the former Cambodian empire,
whose magnificence is attested by
the stupendous ruins of Ankor Wat
said to be the most remarkable
ruins in the world. Cochin China
now includes the province of AMMAN,
a sparsely populated, mountainous
country, with a fertile littoral
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is those about her. Where means

is those about her. Where means
do not permit the settling of old
people in homes of their own it is
still possible to make them compare
lively independent. To raise a
small sum and place it at her dis
posal, and to assist her to find a
comfortable room or two in the
home of a family where the rent will
be an acceptable addition to the in.
come, to furnish the new place taste.
fully and thoughtfully, is an easy
task for any one.-Woman's Ee"e
Companion,
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INFLUENCE OF WOMAN.
IL Brought About the Transformatio
and the Re-TransfOrmation Of
Nelson, the Naughty.

Nelson has lived with Washing
ton family for several years, and he
has proven himself so well content
ed with his own views upon all sub
jects that he has always been upon
the point of immediate dismissal and
has always just escaped It by reason
of his genius for polishing silverware
and bis elaborate politeness when
answer ing the doorbell.
"Real.2, Nelson is too hard-headed
for anything" the mistress of the
mansion would say. II must send
him away"
"Now, mamma" >her daughter
would reply, "you know Nelson is
too fond of his own way to 60 un-
less he wanted to. even if you did
muster up courage to discharge him"
And so instances of Nelson's calm
setting aside of all authority save
his own sweet will continued to null
tiply.
Suddenly, however, q change was
noticeable. Without warning Nelson
became meekly, even weakly affable
and yielding, even to the point of
consulting the head of the family
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dropped the teacup he held, in his
amazement. Was there ever such a
startling confession? OF the two lie
was far the more embarrassed.
'You are surprised" went on the
girl, hurriedly. $50 was I. Love is al
ways surprise. To me it seems q
kind of madness while it lasts, some
thing as uncomfortable as it is mystic
rious. have never felt like this for
any one before; Icannot understand it
myself. You are very ordinary man,
not very wealthy, not very clever, not
at all good looking, and yet love you.
It's all very wonderful, isn't it?"
The man stared at her dumbly, I'M
able to say word.
The girl laughed unsteady.
Its. rather an unusual confession,
isn't it?" she said. Rather unasked,
too; but you needn't alarm yourself
don't want to marry YOU
'sYou don't want to marry me?"
echoed the man in some confusion.
NO" The girl looked away. and her
eyes wanderd to the window with a
thoughtful. intent expression. 81 al
ways liken love-" she said, "to stream
running between two very different
pieces of land connected by bridge.
On the one. side everything is bright
and green and sunny, on the other the
land is gray and barren. Love, the river,
runs on either side alike, but once the
bridge is crossed the current seems to
change. From the other bank the sun
shines across and makes it all seem so
attractive. We long to go and explore,
and when we do we find ourselves i'm
prisoned. The bridge we crossed has
gone; it was only. bridge of illusion,
and there is no getting back to the
flowers and sunshine, however much
we,strive. It's all very disappointing
isn't it?''
The young man recovered himself
and glancsd admiringly across at the
serious little speaker. She was look
ing quite pretty; the flush had deep.
eneG on her cheek and her eyes were
soft and moist with feeling. He for.
got her strange confession, and TO,
the time was carried away by the pow.
er OF her fascination. A man, he
thought, with such . companion woulG
,a.xr / =. -. sx x ,
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Treat Old People Well.

We Do not consider seriously
enough here in the United States the
comfort and dignity and happiness
of old people. The widowed mother
Of prosperous man is often seen
haunting the house of son or a
daughter like a ghost. She has no
place there, no work, no, interests,
no old friends, and the aged find it
hard to make new friends. It is
selfish and inconsiderate for q son
to thus treat his mother. She is I'M
hapry, and the cause of unhappiness
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Ants Have Peculiar Ways.

Certain kinds of black ants have lit
tie yellow ants which do most of their
work for them. Once in awhile these
little yellow fellows will go on strike
and the "blacks" try to force them
back to work by cutting off their food
supply. If that does not succeed they
will attack the strikers in force or
make a raid and get another gang of
"yellows" into the colony. But the
newcomers as a rule join the strikers.
The strike ends by the "yellows" es-
Gaping and founding a colony for them
selves. W.
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seems to be the business of his life,
for he will carry off things of which
he can make no use.
He may take away finger ring
and put in it's place some seeds, or
carry off a brooch or locket and re-
place it with number of shells. A
very lopsided exchange, at best, but
then he may think we cannot tell
the difference between a bean and a
locket.-Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
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Futility of Broodinx.

Brooding over the evil that you
have done will never correct that
evil. Rather will it make possible
a repetition of the thing dwelt on.
Set your mind the other way. Think
honest, pure, kind, courageous
thoughts all the time, and your mind
will have no time Tor tleir opposites
Success.
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THE TRADING MOUSE.
May Take Away n Piece of Valuable
Jewclry and Replace 1t with
Some Shells.

The trading mouse, as he is called
in Florida, is queer little fellow
with rule of conduct very different
from that of others of his species.
When he carries anything away he
always puts something in place of
the article taken. This Exchanging
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A Car Load Of Dimes.

One would naturally think that the pack
age dye business was a small industry, but
there is more than one million dollars worth
of package dyes sold in the United States
every year .H.
One OF the largest package dye factories
in the world is that of the Putnam Fadeless
Dyes Co., Unionville, Mo. In this factory
alone, three million packages of Putnam
Fadeless Dyes are made every year. 10
put 70 this amount of dyes requires the
handling of seven million of envelopes, think
of it, seven millions of envelopes laid length
wise would reach a distance of seven hun
dred miles; if laid one upon the other they
would make pile of Putnam Fadeless Dyes
a miles high. As each envelope has to be
handled, five times before package is com.
plete, the completion of three millions of
packages requires that they be handled
thirty-ive. million times. This of course
gives employment to number of people,
the Putnam Fadeless Dye Company alone
employ, almost a hundred people, 80 per
cent. of whom are young ladies.
As each package retails for lOc the weight
of the retail price of the three millions pack
ages in dimes is $1,000 pounds, or almost
a car load
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Mother of six Mt Twenty-One.

Mrs. Susanna Pennock, of St. Louis,
IS only 81 years of age, yet she is the
mother of six children-three pairs of
twins. Her mother bore "a children,
und among them were six pairs of
twins. Mrs. Pennock's sister, resi-
lent of Georgia, has been blessed with
five pairs of twins, and each of ID of
her other sisters has had three pairs.
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take the sun across with him to that

take the sun across with him to that
other side.
,5"You letyour imagination run away
with you, JOAN" he said, softly, slip
ping unconsciously into her Christian
name. Life is Simple enough if you
only look it squarely in the face
There was a pause; the girl poured
herself out another cup of tea and sat
stirring it thoughtfully; the man put
his down untasted on the table, an
if tea drinking was an occupation too
sudden impulse he got up, and, cross
ing to her side, leaned kindly over
her.
"And so you don't want to marry
me, Joan?" he said, almost reproach-
fully.
The girl started, colored deeply, and
drew back from him. E.s
mo! MOI" she said. "Even If you
loved me ever so much, would not
marry you. 1t would be terrible-ter-
rible to think that you would grow
gradually Indifferent to me, and to
know that having taken the step there
was no drawing back; and yet" she
paused painfully" am miserable, I
love you SO. I want you near me al
ways-I want you always"
She broke down with something like
sob and buried her face in her hands,
The man looked at her helplessly for
moment, and then, kneeling at her
side, drew her hands gently down.
JOAN" he said, "you dear, romantic
little soul, look at me-"
Joan obeyed with swimming eyes.
"Now put these sentimental ideas on
one side. You and I. Joan, are going to
be practical couple. We are not go
ing to expect such great deal of the
other side of the river you spoke of,
and then we shall not be disappointed
Joan, you must marry me-"
The girl drew herself away from his
arms and shook her head vehemently
''Don't ask me, pray-pray don't ask
mel" she cried. "You don't love me,
you know you don't; and even if you
cared for me as earnestly as I care for
you, it would only be worse still.
should only have the more to lose.
No." she turned and faced him eager
~, "you must cure me-disillusion me.
Let me see that it is only I'm infatua-
tion-that you are only an ordinary
man, after all.'
II could easily do that" said the
young man, soberly; ''but I doubt
whether you would listen. Love, little
girl, always idealizes. You look at me
through rosy-colored spectacles and
magnify my virtues and overlook my
faults. Whatever do now, and what
ever I have done in the past, would
be excused in your eyes"
mo! MOI" said the girl. '1ndeed, I
will listen. Dear Hugh, want to be
disillusioned."
But the young man only shook his
head.
Even II you listened you would not
believe" he said, gently. 'Now, listen,
Joan. I am going to suggest rem
edy, seldom-failing remedy, and that
is time. I am going away from you for
six months. At the end of that time,
dear, you will laugh at yourself, at
your folly, or my name is not Hugh
Dornay. Shall we do as I say?"
"For six long months!" echoed the
girl, with a paling face. cts terrible
remedy; but, yes, will try it,"
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MISS VIRGINIA CRANES
Tells How Hospital Physicians
Use and Rely upon Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
DOund.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Twelve
wears continuous service at the sick
bed in some of our prominent hospi.
tails, as well as at private homes, has
given me varied experiences with the
diseases of women. I have nuTsed some
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Coal In China.

The greatest coal field Of the old world il
that Of northern China. Although not yet
known as to its limits and quality, it is con.
sidered better than all the Others put to
gether. This same statement also can be
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, it being the
bes: medicine in the world for indigestion
dyspepsia, nervousness, insomnia, and ma.
laria, fever and ague. A trial will convince
you of its value.
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The New Password.

Gazzam (after he has succeeded in
waking his wife)-Oper the dorsh!
Mrs. Gazzam (head out of second
story window)-Are you sober2
"Yesh."
"Then say, reciprocity. Harlem
Life.
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Easily Swallowed.

II don't quite know what the lady
meant" says an elderly physician, but
whatever it was, she meant it hard. She
came to my Office last Tuesday, and after
considering her case wrote prescription.
which was to be put up in capsules Of very,
large size. l explained the why and where.
fore of this to her, and asked her if she could
swallow anything so big. She looked at me
in an acidulous way.
Swallow it, she said. why. my hus-
band belongs to two whist clubs and more
lodges than you could count. Swallow it!
Humph! 1 reckon l haven't been married
ten years without learning to swallow big
ger things than that "-Washington Post.
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Wind Blew the SUN Out.

Harry, aged four, was playing on the
lawn one day when the sky suddenly
became very dark and cloudy. Calling
to his mamma, he said: "Please open
the door, mamma; I want to come
in. cause the wind has bowed the sun
ont
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Nature,s Own Toothbrush.

One of the most curious plants in
the world is the toothbrush plant, a
species of creeper which grows in
Jamaica. BY cutting piece of the
stem and fraying the ends the ma
tives make a toothbrush.
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DOING His Best.

Bridget-An' phwy do yez be LAWN
tn cover off tn brine barrel?
Patrick-Hist, darlint. Tn dochtuH
do be sayin' you nate salt airs-N. Z.
Weekly
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Rohbv Wanted to Know.

Small Bobby was dining at a neigh,
boris, and, holding up large nap
kin that had been given him, he asked:
"Say. what's this young tablechloth
for?"
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Couldn't See Any Clothes.

Ethel's mother told the grocer to
send her dressed turkey, and when
it arrived the little miss said: "Mam-
ma, the turkey isn't dressed at all;
it's perfectly nude"