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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-25
MONEY
Hale DRESSING.
PAVING.

TEF OFFICE Of the Capital city vitrl
fed Brick and Paving Co. has been re
moved tt 11s W. Sth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-25

The Elks gave their last party of the
season Thursday evening at their
rooms. The crowd was rather small.
but the evening was thoroughly enjoyed
by Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Paquin. Mr. and
Mrs. w. W Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. c. s.
Eagle, Mrs. w H Johnston of Kansas
City. Mrs Ina B. Crist, Miss Mabel
Bailey of Chanute, Miss Ivah Davis,
Miss Martin. Miss Jeanette Wolcott
Miss Sue Sharitt, Miss Hazel Fassler,
Miss Janette Lord, Mr.. Dan Hammatt,
Mr.. John E. Lord Mr.. Jack Tiffany.
Mr.. Lew Graham, Mr.. Ed Arnold, Mr.
Tom CoulsOn. Mr.. Archie Williams, Mr.
John Writ and Mr.. John MORGAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-25
AZ Informal Affair.

Miss Mabel FOUGHT entertained a
small company of her friends very
pleasantly Thursday evening at her
home on Taylor street. The guest of
honor was her cousin, Miss Blanche
Wiener, of Sandusky Ohio. Progress
sive sixty-three was the game of the
evening, and after the scoring refresh
ments were served. The affair was en-
joyed by about twenty guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-25
STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS

THE :. c. DARLING CO. IA Kar Az.
Rubber stamps. brass ana aluminium trade
checks. Prices low. Catalogue free Tei- ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-25

CUT FLOWERS. floral designs palm dec
orations and plants at Sachs, 119 ". 9TH
st., phone 81. and greenhouse ". 10th ST.
CUT FLOWERS and floral designes az
Hayes. 1o7 ". 9Th st. Phone 5s9
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18

SUNDAY, as IollOWS
GOING SOUTH
1925 A. M.--Mail for Boston via r.
ell or Fitchburg; New York
Springfield and all New England pos
Parlor car to Boston via Lowell.
1901 p. M.-Fast Express for /,
ton via Lowell; New York via s: i
field and via New London. bll
parlor car to Boston.
$40 p. M.--Local Passenger
Northfleld, Randolph, and W.
River Junction
1901 A. NJ. Night Exrr
daily, including sundays, for Boz
via Lowell or FitchDurg and Spr
field. Pullman sleeping cars to Boz
via Lowell and to Springfield.
g.s... GOING NORTH
$50 A. M.-Passenger for i
lington. St. Albans. Montreal
Richford. Connects at Essex ~
tion with express for all points
Rutland Railroad.
300 M.-Mail for Burl1ngt
Rutland, Cambridge Junction. !
Albans, Montreal and Rouces POI
Parlor car co Montreal.
b. 10 P. M.-Express for buri1l
ton, st. Adams Montreal and Chic
Pull, man sleeping car, Montpel
junction to Chicago without chan
Due Chicago 8 As P. N next day.
~. suburban Service
Trains to Montpelier. Leave Ba
s.25, $50, AM, 1901, 3.05, s 10,
1901 A. M.
Trains to Barre. Leave Mont
lier $40, 915, 1880 A. NJ, 12t
so and 6. 20 P. M, sl
WlWIamstowy :Tratrs
Leave Barre 1.2O, 4.30 P. N. 4
Williamstown, 1855, $40 P. M.
Leave Williamstown 7.30, A
2.o P. NJ, Due Darre, sos A.f
800 P. Nj. ii
Il, s, LOGAN v. ~ \ II
Vice. rrcs- lsr hir 'tE 'ftsgSt
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company is building fourteen miles Of
line in Pennsylvania which is believed
to be the crookedest railroad in the
United States, according to the New
York Sun This little road will extend
from Boswell. Pc, t. Friedens. on the
Somerset and Cambria branch of the
Baltimore ard Ohio. The air line dis
tance is about FIVE miles, but the Pc
cuiar copii&uralion Of the country
makes it necessary to loop number or
hills in order to get an easy grade. The
new road doubles on itself four times.
and at one point, after Waking loop
of about five miles. the road comes
back to within zoo feet Of itself on a
grade fifty feet loWer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18
GlOBETOURIN AUTOMOBILE
Cincinnati Millionaire Will Start
Next Spring ON Novel Trip.

Next Spring ON Novel Trip.
Edward V. Wilbern, the Cincinnati
tobacco man who sold out to the trust
for $l5,OOO,OOO. is in New York. stay
ing at the Waldorf Astoria. to arrange
for an automobile trip around the
world, says the New York Evening
Journal. He says be will start with two
friends next spring from Cincinnati
and believes he can make the twenty
five thousand mile journey in 300 days.
He will have built gasoline machine
Of high power and doubly high gear
Mr.. Wilbern's plan is to come direct
to New York from Cincinnati and take
q steamer to French port, He will
cross France, Germany and Russia and
follow the course of the Transsiberian
railroad until he reaches the Pacific
ocean. After touring Japan he will
cross the Pacific ito California and
thence return to Cincinnati.
Mr.. Wilbern is only thirty years old.
He acquired his fortune through his
own efforts He was worth $2,000,G00
when only twenty eight years old.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18

Once upon time young kingfisher
went to the father bird and asked for
his fishing rod, that he might catch
some choice trout he had seen in Il
nearby stream.
mo-" answered the stern parent.
The young bird went his way and in
an hour returned dripping wet, saying
that he had tried to catch he fish
without a pole and had fallen into the
water.
"There!' said the other bird to the
father. II knew you would spoil the
child if you spared the rod"
Moral.-The mother can always find
a way to place blame on the father, no
matter what happens.-New York Her
aid.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18
Working Cp.

A good story, even when the same
man continues to repeat 1T, has tend
ency to grow, like rolling SNOWFALL.
An instance Is here Furnished:
80 our friend Bushler went to the
top of Mont Blarc" said one man to
another.
"Not at all"
"But he said So"
"True. Two months ago, when he re-
turned from Switzerland, he said he
had been at the foot of Mont Blanc.
Since then he has gradually lied him
self to the top"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18

The new est floral wonder is the
SHASTA daisy" originated by flower
grower of California. 1t measures a
foot IN circumference. and when one
was exhibited recently In Il florists
window in San Francisco people liter
ally flocked to see it.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18
His SuaniClOn.

Mother-You nice little boy! In d.
viding that apple you kept the half
with a worm hole for yourself and let
sister have the other half.
Johnny--Yes; s'pected the worm
had bored through to t. other side
Boston Transcript.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18

Prince Yonhoho Yanamoto, a Iapa-
nese nobleman, relative Of Marquis Ito,
wants to know how to build locomo-
tives and has entered the Renusylva-
MIA railroad shops at Altoona, Pa as
an apprentice. says the New York
World After the days work is done
tie prince parades the streets followed
by two servants in livery.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18

Because a pert telephone girl in Seat
tie refused to connect subscriber
with the fire department when he
wanted to give notice of a fire a loss Of
100000 was incurred. and now the tele-
phone company is being sued for dam
ages by the person thus served and by
the insurance company which sui cred
the loss.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18
Central verm ont Ry
Time Table

Core cted to Nov. "a, 1901. NJ
Trains leave Barre daily exc
Sunday, as follows
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-18

Chauffeur Wants to Make q
Mile In Thirty-two Seconds.
SAYS AUTO Is YET IN ITS INFANCY

Expects to Build Machine That VIII
Eclipse Best Time Made BY the EN-.
pire State Express-Will Settle In
United states and Manufacture Au-
tOmObllea.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23

his head, cOntented himself with reuuir-
ing his COuTtiers to wear long ana costly
per1Wigs. Patches are said TO have been
invented by beautiful lady Of the court
Of Edward vi. who, by this means.
wanted to conceal a small wart that
married her otherwise white and Beautf-
ful shoulder. The introduction of the
crlnoline is credited to an infanta ~
Spain, who had Il prCtubarant hin tl
conceal; and because the Duke of Rich
eleu would not snow that his hair had
grown white. and therefore invented tho
hidecus fashion of powdering the hair
tor nifty years the youngest ana most
charming women Of Europe We're com
PEELED to conceal the color Of their hair
under thick layer Of powder.
mere is but one pretty fashion that
originated from the necessity Of q mccall
ing a deformity, and as such deserves
special mention. We refer to the lace
handkerchief invented by Empress Jo-
sephine Josephine had very ugly teeth.
Today such a trihe is easily remediad-
In fact, the older one grows today the
more beautiful becomes the tccth-but I'M
JoSephine's time they had not advanced
yet 50 far in dentistry Josephine there
iore, to conceal her bad teeth. carrfel
In her hand a cambria handkerchief with
lace trimming. which She always APP
pied TO her face when speaking True.
such handkerchiefs cost $500 or more
apiece but what will not woman do To
conceal deformity?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
Facts Worth
COnsiderin

Through correspondence schools one can
get most valuable help wherever his work
places him.
Don't spena the evenings moping and
dosing.
Get eight hours sleep every mig.
Breathe deeply
Drink plenty Of water.
Do, or say, or look something to make
somebody glad every day that you are on
earth.
Keep yoar mind firmly fixed on the
idea that all good things will come to YOU
If yes 60 your part bravely and cheer
fully and faithfully
LINK much of tile good side oeople,
no matter what their attitp ward
you.
Don't clutter your minds s1o.eflouse
with remembering unpleasant or mean
jhiIiE$ about others
You probably realize the Importance of
keeping sqnarely upon your feet and
keeping The body well poised, especially
when II is slippery going.
Get tlrn;y fixed in your mind the idea
that ii IS better 10 slip many times ard
break some homes than TO let the temper
slap CT lose your mental balance cen
cucc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23

HOW SOnE ORIGINATED.

ECCENTRICITIES BACK OF SOME
Many, if not most eccentricities Of
which fashion has been guilty "a the
course Of time. owe their origin to the
necessity felt by some celebrated person
to conceal a personal deformfty. That
which seemed hideOus before the within
OF celebrity and induced him or her
to appear in it. became the height Of
fashion Immediately afterward. Thus.
the peaked-toed shoes and boots. the toes
OF which were so long that they had to
be chained to the knees of the wearcr
to give him opportunity to walk with
more freedom, were invented in the
middle ages by Henry Plantagent, Duke
OF AnJou, to conceal an excrescence
which he had on one Of his feet
Charles VIII, to conceal his ugly legs
introduced the long dresses instead of
the short ones previously worn. When
Francis |. was wounded on the head in
the battle of Pavia he had his hair
and beard cut off, and Immediately aft
erward the boards disappeared in
France. BY following his example. Hen
ry VIII. greatly scandalized his old Brit
AIMS When they expressed their discon-
tent to the king the latter remarked ioIx
lngly that they seemed 10 care more
for his beard than their heads" In tha
mouth of a king who was not sDarfng
or the head5 of his subjects, this 1oITe"
had an unequivOcal meaning
King Louis XIV, who had ulcers on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
intellectual Amusement
and Exercise for Young
Minds

PUZZLES to be answered April 6:
S2-An Easy RiddIemeree:
In table, not in chair;
In venture, not i'm dare;
n feather, not in fan:
In Quaker, not in man:
In Julia, not in Nan
In oyster not in shell
In Susie, not IN Nell
In cisteTn not in well.
II hearken. not in mind:
MY whole Jewel, you will find
Za3--Anagram: Fill all the blanks with
the same six letters differently arranged
Oh, retalgent moon, thou dOst cause
Inc waves Of The -- 90 glistea like -
Thou - the clouds with silver ana dost
- orr feelings in admiration as We -
in vain for thy message through the -
night
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
, 52en101'2. .
IT DOES NOT FAIL,

your will to bear upon it. try and trv
and try and after awhile YOU can get if
And, better, you will find that the ex
ercise required in remembering II viii
help you next time and that a lit2e toll
and determination put together will ac-
complish wonders in the whole range III
the faculties
Look over your memory. see wuarc you
are most deficient and exercise it jim that
while you are walking. ridine. resting
after a days work, listening perforce to
q duh speaker. Don't let few failures
discourage YOU. The long corridor of rec
olecuon lined upon both sides with val
liable material will be opened for You
it,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
The Kind
Which Lives.

had habit OF conveying barrels of wa
ter to his new paintings during drv
spell. and so watching over his young
trees or shrubs that they naturallv had
to grow. That man has passed away
but he leaves behind him memorial th3t
dWarfs into illsignificance the marble
arches or slzyward shafts we raise tc
those we deem Our cOuntry's benefaotorc
Their names are graved on crun1bIino
stone; his may be forgotten, but his inffu
ence lives, and he remains a benefactor
to unborn generations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
That Of
the Pacific.

slow and clumsy way back and forth
from Acapulco to Manila once a wear
SHIPS comprising scores of lines ply along
snore, unite islands and mainland. or
sail direct for foreign ports.
Ihus Hawaii and California are linked !:
australia Al with Asia and America and
al ne larger islands; North America
WIN south America, Africa and Europe.
Japan and China with Southern Asia
A1Iaska with Pacific ports; Mexico ana
Pacific ports; Central ana south Amer ,o
l ns While the shores: islands and rivers
where half u century ago q tinid e rsor19
meIee found for the most part sealed
The day Of the Pacific is upon us and
An erica viii be the dominating mower 90
that great body Of water. coyerinS - o,' "a
half the worlds surface, in the TWEEN
tieth century, as England became Of thn
Atlantic III tho two preceding Centuries
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
:, &r0Qping Old,
You Are as
Old as You
Feel

every fiber of our beings. What we be-
Ieve, what we think. that we are; 50
people who remain young in spirit never
grow old.
Not one of a hundred students, Of waOm
the writer was one, under Oliver Wendell
Holmes, at Harvard. ever thought of
him as an old man, although he had then
passed his eightieth birthday. His spirit
was so young and he was so bu3yant
80 fresh and full of life that we always
thought of him as one Of ourselves His
yivacity and joyOusness were CONTAGIOUS.
You cOuli not be in his presence five
minutes Without-feeling brighter and bet
ter for It. The genial doctor never prac-
ticed medicine, yet he did more to relieve
human suffering than many practicIng
physicians. His presence was a tonic; it
was a perpetual delight to be near him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
To Test Minds Sc
Inclined.

nights successfully: the FIRST 1.she oro-
haif OF the sheep were stolen ana hatr
remainder were lost. and half ..fTen
more the next night e!ley took haiT tf,a+
We're left. and half q sheen rlcre III
which lime they were reduced to %. IIn.1
many We're there 81 srst7
100 IL 100 eggs we're piccet a. A riga,
Nne. exactly a yard daucder I'm, me
another. ana the arst a yard from n
basket. what leng.;! u ground l5as tint
man so who gathers Up those hgnsfed
cSgs siEgly. returning With c9er,- te1 %
nc ba5@ct 20 p1t II II.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
COST WEIGHT IN GOLD.

An ingenious English arithmetician,
writing in the London Speaker, makes
the following calculation in comparing
the weight in flesh Of the Beers and The
cost in gold of the war. Assuming thar
the Boer army proper contained Originally
about 22,S70 men, averaging in weight 15t
pounds and accepting the estimate of
Lloyd George, the pro-BOer member Of
parliament, that the war will eventually
cost England some e400 eco he makes
the discovery that the whole Of the orig
inal TransVaal army might have been
weighed out in the scales and barely
equaled the weight in gold which will be
required before they are all led into
death or captivity.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
Who Wrote
Them (?

April G. ~ wen
o,3 5$$$ii-'When I was child I spoke as a
835.-'.Let not the sun go down upon
3 81, \ law is good if man use it
n; 33a,-''unto the pure all things are
33s -"Faith IS the substance os t,r,,.
hoped for, the evidence of things r.;
sf $3s1"Be Of good cheer; it is I: be not
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
It's Day Is Bere.

Nowhere IS history SO RAPIDLY hein~
made, says H. II. Bancroft. as in and
aroInd the Pacific ocean; nowhere is this
evolution OF events which stand for
progress Of more Increasing interest and
Importance. N
The Pacific IS now one OF The worlds
highways Of commerce. not hazy dream
or halt-mythical tale. with its ancient
mariner and amazonian queen, and Cru
SOC lsland' and terrestrial paradise The
long since departed albatross has return
Cd to stir Up the winds of fresh benedtc-
TONS. and now appears in the southern
seas, where also are found in material
FORM the fandfGl creations OF Defoe and
Dante
A dozen lines OF steamships. or there.
aDodts, now cross the Pacific between
America and Asia. where for two and
Eaif centuries a single gaiieen made It's
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
Puzzle Corner

PRIZES-A copy of a short story will
be sent to the first person to send in an
swers to all puzzles The person who
sends in the best original puzzle this
week will receive a copy of a choice
story. The puzzle printed first In this
department will be considered the best,
concerning which opinions may differ
All puzzles should be written on one side
OF the paper. Write names distinctly
ANSWERS to puzzles two weeks ago:
2SS.-Flower Anagrams: /, Honeysackle
2, Sweet pea. 8, Mignonette
2S9.-A Bunch Of Kings: l. Cooking: 2
Raking, husking, stacking; 3. Thinning:
4. Joking; 5, Sinking; 8, Banking; I,
Rocking: s, Thanking; 8, Looking; 10,
Undertaking.
Answers in part received from Robert
Murray the Buckingham. st. Paul: Raw
w. Karras Hudson. Wis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
AND AS YOUNG AS YOTr FEET,

People grow old by thinking themselves
cid, says Success. When they reach the
age of forty. fifty or sixty they imagine
that they look like others Of the same
age, and that they soon will be useless,
alfnt Tor work and unable to perform
their wOnted duties. AS surely as thew
think this. it will come true, for thought
Is creative. How many of US can say
with Job, '"The thing which 1 greatly
feared is come upon me?"
The time Will come when children viii
not be allowed to celebrate their birth
gay; when they will know that, by think
ing themselves young, they win remain
young, and that they will cease to grow
old when they cease tn behave in 01I
age The body is built UP OF beliefs
and our convictions are stamped upon
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
AUTHORS Of quotations appearing
Problems

PRIZES-The first person to send in
correct answers to all problems will 1e-
ceive a. prize of choice story we win
be glad to receive peculiar original prob
lens from our readers.
ANSWERS to problems given two
weeks ago:
1S5-20
1850
Answers by Sarah Parsons, 81 john
street, st. Paul; Mabel c. Jackson. l72s
Summit avenue. st. Paul: Ray w Kaw-
ras. Hudson. Wis.
PROBLEMS 10 be answered April G.:
1s9-A sheepfold was robbed three
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
Curious Things In
Life and Literature.

563.-James BaIIansine
Answers in part by Mabel wilson. tie
Albion, St Paul; Ray ". Karras TIud-
son, Wis; Louise Yoerg, f97 West Isabel
street, st. Paul
~ ESTION to be answered April 6:
56l--Who wrote the American declara-
ton Of independence?
ooS.-Dld the United States ever have q
war with Mexico? If so, when?
369--What two great nations are NOW
engaged in war with smaller nations?
5'0.-WhO Is governor Of Arkansas
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
DOING GOOD.

DOING GOOD.
BE cheerful. Give this lonesome world
We stay, at longest. but a little while.
Hasten we must, or we shall lose the
To give the gentle word, the kindly
Be sweet and tender-that is doing GOOD
1t is doing what no other good deed
could.
If with dead works our lives we live and
We make no no desert blossom as the
oh. dead is any work were doing here
Enlightened by a smile or plying ear. .
Every physician knows that we may
increase bodily suffering, and even en-
continually dwelling upon our bodily
condition. On the other hand, we may
augment our health-power by expelling
dlScordant thought, or any other enemy
of health and happiness from the mind
as one would eject thief from his house.
''If all the pity and love untold
Could scatter abroad their coins of gefG,
There, would not be on tire whole earth
One hungry heart or one wretched
hearth.
But oh. if the kind words never said,
Could bloom into flowers and spread and
Their sweetness out on the common air,
The breath of heaven would be every
where
If you are respondent. downcast. suf-
fering from melancholy, YOU have had
your mind fixed on gloomy thoughts, and
have felt sure that misfortunes were
failure and disaster so long that your
brain is absolutely incapable of giving
anything but morbid thoughts You have
dWelt upon the dark side and lived so
incapable of producing a bright helpful
mental picture. How can you expect 20
find success and happiness when you
are going in the opposite direction, con-
Stantly feeding your mind with visions of
disaster and failure? Go out and talk
good cheer and it will not only make you
cheerful but others as well. Look on the
bright side.
Reflect upon your present blessing
of which every man has many-not upon
your past misfortunes-of which all men
have sOme.-Dickens.
NOT LOST.
The look of sympathy, the gentle word
Spoken so low that only angels heard
Unseen by men, but marked by angels
eyes.
These are not lost
The sacred music of a tender strain
Wrung from poets heart by grief and
pain,
And chanted timidly with doubt and
To busy crowds WHO scarcely pause to
bear
1t is not lost
The kindly plans devised for others good
So seldom guessed, so little understood
The quiet, steadfast love that strove to
win
Some wanderer from the woeful ways of
sin.
They are not lost
Not lost. Oh Lord. for in Thy city
bright
Our eyes shall see the past with clearer
light
And things long hidden from our gaze
below
Thou wilt reveal and We shall surely
know.
They are not lost
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
HOW SUGAR IS GRADED

There are two kinds Of sugar-orpn
Kettle Kettle sugar and centrifugal sugar. open
Kettle sugars are raw and unrefined; the
name of each grade beginning with Tha
lghtest color, is as follows: Choice
strict prime, prime, fully, good fair, far
5000 common, common and inferior. ina
as plantation granulated. am the OH.
commercial grades are graded ACCORDING
to appearance, color etc, az follows:
Plantation graduated, off granulate5,
choice white, off white, gray white. con,
fectioners yellow, choice yellow nriy,a
yellow, off yellow and seconds. --Ao
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
HoPIN' FoR THE BEST.

w nen the world seems full Of trouble
From the shinin' east to west,
A fellow makes it lighter
Just by hopin' for the best,
Ii brings in sight the valleys
where the weary ones can rest.
An ne hears the birds a-singing
Just by hopin' for the best.
It's like a benedictfon
-, 10 soul that seems unblest,
The privilege of hopin'-
Just hopin' for the best!
Frank L. Stanton.