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Gleanings from the Story Tellers' Pack

thing I thought. I'm going to let Morris
tell. I'm sure he knows"
Morris rose to his feet, stood in the ais g
in true military position and like a shot
from a gun, in response to the teachers:
Tell us what it is, Morris" came the
ready answer:
"a clean undershirt, teacher"
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings of New
York is an Industrious man and some time
ago found that devotion to both his Of
fetal duties and his literary occupations
had run him down" Thinking to recu-
perate by a few days rest, he went to the
most fashionable hotel at one of the south
orn winter resorts. A letter Of introduce
ton to the manager Of the establishment
brought a hearty welcome and "the best
in the house" But his appreciation was
rather diminished by the unexpected size
Of the bill.
As he was leaving Cummings stopped at
the hotel news stand to get some papers.
The pretty young woman attendant called
his attention to a howcase filled with
fancy trines and said sweetly.
Congressman, don't you want a SOU
venir?"
what for?" asked Mr.. Cummings rather
grufiy.
why, to serve as a reminder Of this
place" she said.
"Humphl" replied Mr.. Cummings, look
ing ruefully at his receipted hotel bill. II
don't want to remember It. II you have
any souvenirs there that will make me for
get II I'll buy one"
.
After the last cf the Rev. DR.. Talmage's
Brooklyn churches had been destroyed by
fire, relates the New York Times, he started
to preach in the old Fourteenth Street
Academy Of Music, in New York City, and
there became well acquainted with Ed Gil
more, the manager. Mr.. Gilmore's rever-
ence Is not his strongest characters c, so
IL was quite like him to say:
Look here, Talmage, tell me why Il Is
that the Almighty permits your churches T.
burn up every little while, but never lets
the flames get to a let OF dives and rum
shopsg"
I'll answer that question after | get up
there" replied Or. Talmage, pointing
solemnly heavenward.
"Oh." snapped Mr.. Gilmore. We'll, It
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ago. In no known quarter of the globe
does the missionary now grace the heather
board as the piece de resistance of the
feast. While this pleasant prospect is no
longer possible as an alluTement for seekerS1
after martyrdom, plenty of proof is al
hand that teaching the gospel to those
sitting in darkness is not all cakes and ale.
China during the last dozen years has
afforded several notable instances of the
occasional non-receptivity of the heather
and the ]sternness of the measures now and
then adopted to discourage the work.
Death alone ends the missionary's work,
though, and when one dies another comes,
so the work goes steadily on. 1t is being
extended as rapidly as the funds Of the
various mission boards will permit, so that
the frontiers Of Christianity are advancing
all the time. Very recently Omaha had
the pleasure of entertaining for a few days
a number Of women who have devoted
their lives to the dissemination of the
gospel of Jesus Christ among heather ma
tlons. South Africa, Persia, India, China
and Corea were represented among these.
They gave accounts of personal experiences
among the peoples to whom they have been
sent, and told with a spirit of high en-
couragement of the work that has been
done and the prospect of doing more. The
occasion was the thirty-sevent annual
convention Of the Women Presbyt" rian
Board OF Missions of the Northwest, and
drew delegates from all the northwestern
states and missionaries from all over the
world. .
During the same week Omaha enter
tanned another religious body which held
its convention, the Epworth league of the
Omaha district, This is the young peoples
organization Of the Methodist church, and
while its scope is limited and confined
within denominational lines, 1t is important
as a factor in the general plan of state
work. The session in Omaha was brief,
as but little business beyond election OF
officers came before the body.
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is not a 1OO-to-1 shot tina you are COINS
to get there"
DR.. Talmage made no reply, but meeting
Mr.. Gilmore the next Sunday, he SIN Id
and asked:
Say, Ed, have the odds changed YETI"
The house cloakroom was in session on
1.-THE colored brother" and the southern
members were telling stories of their ex-
periences with him, relates the New York
World.
There was a campaign for mayor some
years ago in Charlotte said Representa-
tive Klutz Of North Carolina, land there
were two democratic candidates. One OF
them was a fine old colonel OF the true
southern type. AS there were two candi-
dates from the same party much depended
on the colored vote.
THE colonel one morning was accosted
by an aged darby. Boss, can you lend
me a quarter?' asked the latter.
"'Good morning, my friend said the
colonel, graciously, as he pulled out his
pocketbook. How would a half dollar do?'
THE darby was delighted. What ward
do you vote in?' added the colonel.
Deed, boss, l doan' vote in no ward;
| live out yander in de country
What do you mean by accosting a gen.
tleman on the street, roared the colonel.
putting the half-dollar back in his pocket
and stamping away"
-
When the Seventh Illinois infantry was
part Of the volunteer army in 1898, relates
the New York Times, things fell out that
the Irish warriors, like thousands OF 9th r
eager patriots, did not obtain a chance to
face the Don upon the blood red field, and
were forced to l~anguish in inglorious rest
lessness at Camp Alger, near Washir gton.
Finally the powers that be decided to give
the soldiers a practice march" Of several
days duration from Fort Myer, Va, to
Harrisburg, Pa. As the highway led over
ground which had been bitterly contested
In the rebellion, camps were pitched at
various historic spots for the sentiment
connected Herewith. II CHANGED that one
OF these was the site Of the battle OF Bull
Run. But when the troops had arranged
their pup" tents en- the field the com
missary wagons failed to put In an appear
ance, they having been switched of on a
road somewhere. so that for twelve
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pie are now being reminded that he wrote
an ode to a "brass-eyed bird pup" an
epic on a poker game and a song of a wash
erwoman. Scarcely one man in a hundred
had heard of "Irohquill" and even fewer
knew the title of his various verses. OF a
sudden on his appointment there has been
loosed a fcod Of stuff to read which enc
would think Mr.. Wares name is a house
hold word, that his songs had superseded
Mother Goose's as nursery ditties and that
his chief end in life is to grind out metrical
drivel. AS a matter OF fact, Mr.. Ware is
a hard working lawyer, whose adventure as
a poetaster have been limited and merely
serve to pass the very few idle hours that
have been his since in the early eos he
left the army and entered journalism as a
reporter on the Burlington Hawkeye. He
was born in 1871 in Hartford Conn, com
ing from Puritan stock. While yet a lad
his parents took him to Burlington, Ia,
where he enlisted in answer to Lincoln's
first call for troops. He served FIVE years
In the army and one year on the Hawkeye,
going to Kansas in 1867. Frontier Journal
ism and the study of law engrossed his
time and in 1871 he was admitted to the
bar. In 1874 he was married. He has won
high distinction at the bar, being a mem
Der of one of the most prominent Kansas
firms Of attorneys and having an extensive
practice in both state and federal courts.
His wife and family, consisting of one son
and three daughters, will accompany him
to Washington. .
From the day Of Pentecost until now
men and women have been going forth with
the message OF Christianity, carrying the
doctrines OF the gentle Nazarene into all
quarters of the world. Much has been
said and written of them, but not all has
been told, nor is 1t likely all will be known
until that day when the great book of
judgment is opened and read. Modern
missionary effort does not require the sac
rifce that was necessary even a few years
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Only about a quarter of an hour I an
swered reassuringly.
Three minutes or so later she again
asked me-this time with manifest anxiety
if I should be much longer.
"'Oh, not long l answered. But why
do YOU ask me so anxiously?'
"'Oh. it's nothing she sadly answered,
only I'm sitting en- an ant hill"
Jerome c. Knowlton, professor Of law In
the University OF Michigan, has a vast fund
Of good stories and tells them to peTS~
ton. One is OF the time when United
States Senator Quarles OF Wisconsin was
a student. One morning Quarles went TO
his class in chemistry without having stud
led his lesson. The chemistry professor
asked the students to recite in the order
In which they were seated, and Quaries
hid behind a youth of massive frame. But
the professor knew he was there, and when
1t came to his turn the old gentleman
called out in a shrill tone: "QuarIes, your
ears are too long to hide there"
Prof. William B. Scott Of Princeton, who
presided as POSTMASTER at the dinner of
the American Philosophical Society Of Phil
adelphia recently, announced to the hun
dred or more famous men who sat around
the tables that he occupied his post unwil-
lingly, and then to prove mis- point and show
how little he relished the position in which
he was standing, he told this story:
Tin and Clancy were walking through
the wilds OF New Jersey, bound for New
York, when Tim spied a wildcat crouched
In the branches OF a tree near the road.
Clutching his companion by the arm, and
pointing excitedly to the beast, he said;
CLANCY, do yez see thOt foine Maltese
cat? Owe a frind on Vasey street as wud
give $40 fur ut. Stand yez under now, an
ORR go up an shake her dune. All yez'l
have to do is to how'd her.
CLANCY did as he was told, ard Tim went
up and shook and shook till the cat did
absolutely tumble. Clancy grabbed her.
When there came a moments lull in the
cyclone Of fur and Clancy and dust and
grass, the wondering Tim, looking on from
above, called down:
Shall Oi come dune, Clancy, an help
how'd her?'
"'Ccme dune! Come dune!' gasped
Clancy. Come dune, an help let her GOT"
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THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.

reward was great. Few men have ever
been honored while yet living by having
their birthday declared a public holiday, yet
Mr.. Morton lived to see his idea become a
national idea and his home state adopt his
natal day as the annual date for Arbor day.
Many e%ulogies have been spoken over this
dead Nebraskan, but none so eloquent as
that rustic Of the leaves in summer winds
that stir the boughs OF beautiful trees,
where woods there were none before the
Sage OF Arbor Lodge adopted his motto,
PLANT Trees" Spring, summer, fall and
winter, throughout the seasons round the
year, with swelling bud and bursting bios
som, with ripened fruit or naked branches,
the trees will bow their heads and in the
breezes murmur a perpetual requiem to
him who loved them so well.
Two hundred thousand dollars does not
look very big as a fire loss when set down
alongside Of the figures of confagrations
that have gone down into history, yet 1t Is
quite large enough to satisfy the citizens
OF Red Oak. When they look at the black
ened walls that remain on the south side OF
the square" where stood a row Of bust
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n ~ a. " Nv I ulldutlIuld fbl-
tHI leges a professor OF chemistT
A asked n student the other day:
l&VSRI Now, suppose you were called
- to a patient who had swallowed n
heavy dose OF oxalic acid, what would you
administer
81 would administer the sacrament" re-
piled the student. who, by the way, is said
to be studying for the ministry, and takes
chemistry because II Is obligatory.
After dinner one very disagrecable night
last week, relates the New York Post, n
certain Madison avenue physician, looking
from his office window and seeing the rain
beat against the glass, decided that he
would have a quiet, Uninterrupted evening
at home. He was soon in his house coat,
a novel in his hand and tobacco smoke was
curling around him. About 10 o'clock some
one rang the doorbell.
THE doctor is wanted right away at"
began the caller.
"He can't go, sir" answered the servant
quickly. "He left word that he was not
well and that unless II was a case OF life
or death he would not venture out"
We'll, you tell him he must come over;
we need him to sit in a poker game"
"Oh, you're Mr.. R, are you? Step In,
please, and I'll see"
A minute later the servant reappeared
with: THE doctor says he'll be right
over"
She was a bright young teacher. in charge
OF a bright young class, composed Of many
foreign children, reports the New York
Telegram. To increase their vocabulary
she had hit on a guessing game. She told
the class OF what she was thinking and
they named the object.
This time she had thought Of the word
birthday, and the lesson went on In this
fashion:
Now, little felix's, I'm thinking Of some
thing you all have. You don't have II very
often, just once every year, Even I have
one. What is Il? I'll give you a minu'e to
think and when you are sure you know
raise your hand"
Hands began to go up rapidly.
my" said this bright young teacher, Il
really think ! have the best little folks in
all this big school. They all think 50 fast.
and ! know they are thinking OF the very
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hours they did not find the camp. OF course
there was a court of inquiry to investigate
the matter, over which General Grenville NJ,
Dodge. one Of the heroes Of the civil war.
presided.
Major Lawrence NJ. Ennis, commander Of
the Second battalion of the Seventh iii
nois, was one Of the witnesses, and told the
story briefly.
Major" said the judge advocate, chow
long did you say your command was with
cut raticns?"
Seventeen hours, SIR" replied the major.
General Dodge saw his chance to get in
his little Joke. well" he drawled from
his place at the head of the table, "when I
was at Bull Run we didn't worry about "a
tons very much"
yes. general" admitted Ennis. with a
bow, but you know We staid there a coed
deal longer than you did"
General Dodge allowed the examination
to proceed without further interruption.
The world has so long been at war with
the hapless printer that II will be interest
ing to know that at least one compcsitor
has been capable OF following instructions.
Once upon a time a printer brought to
Booth for inspection proof OF a new poster,
NhiNht dlNtl II Aldllilfl VI us hllur Ill
nounced the actor as 1.-The eminent TRACE
dian, Edwin Booth" Mr.. Booth did not
fully approve OF 1t.
Il wish you'd leave out that eminent
tragedian' business. I'd much rather have
It simple Edwin Booth" he said.
VERY good, sir"
The next week the actor saw the first of
his new bills in position, His request had
been carried out to the letter. The poster
announced the coming engagement Of Sim
rle Edwin Booth"
While sketching in the Alps not long ago
Mr., BoughtOn, the English artist, was in
search OF a suitable background OF dark
pines for a picture he had planned. He
found at last the precise situation he was
seeking and, best Of all, there happened to
be a pretty detail in the figure of an old
woman in the foreground.
81 asked the old lady" said Mr.. Bough-
ton, ito remain seated until | had made a
sketch Of her. She assented, but in a few
minutes asked me how long l should be.
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east that irrigation was only a scheme to
secure money from the government in order
to provide additional competition for the
farmers where irrigation Is unnecessary.
Fate is usually ironical and was never
more so than just now, when the supply Of
food stuff is running short and prices arc
going sky high. Those who only a little
while ago trembled before the bugaboo OF
overproduction are now suppliant before
an actual condition OF shortage in crops.
No more forcible illustration Of the need Of
more farming land and better methods in
farming could have been afforded. Discus
sion has broadened the view OF many who
did not understand the conditions, and ir-
riGation now means to eastern people a
great comprehensive system Of water stor-
age, conservation and distribution, to the
end that some sundry millions OF acres
may be added to the arabic area Of the
United States and their ~usufruct go to swell
the total of the worlds food supply. Two
western men who have aided in bringing
about this change OF public opinion in the
east, and who have worked together with n
view to securing action by the general gov
eminent on a matter so vital to all the
people are Representative Mondell Of
Wyoming and Newlands of Nevada, the one
a republican and the other a democrat, but
united on this issue. Mr.. Newlands Is the
author Of a comprehensive irrigation bill.
which Mr.. MCndell reported favorably from
the committee and which will be the basis
OF any irrigation Legislation that may he
adopted by the present congress-. and gen.
eral report has 1t that prospects for some
legislation are very bright.
Eugene F. Ware, the new commissioner
of pensions, may have been never so bright
as a lawyer; he may have brilliantly con-
Quoted many a case; as an editor he may
have written articles pregnant with deep
thought or scintillating with witty argu-
ment or ironical opposition. but none of
these things is remembered for him. Peo-
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MISSIONER.
Father of Arbor Day" In Nebraska his
memory is fixed in this respect, for the law
OF the state makes his birthday a holiday,
to be observed by the planting of trees.
Tree planting was more than a hobby with
Mr.. Morton. He believed in It and prac-
tlced It for unitarian rather than senti-
mental reasons, To be sure, he sought
as far ne possible to blend the beautiful
with the useful, but 1t was certainly the
practical side which appealed to him FIRST
and foremost He did not profess to be
a farmer, but he was able to see the value
Of tree planting to the formers OF a prairie
state. He made other suggestions OF a
practical nature to the husbandmen of Ne
braska, but to none did he hold with the
same pertinacity that marked his advo-
cacy OF horticulture. This he taught by
practice as well as by prccept. And his
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Irrigation has been presented to tho peo-
pie Of the east during the present session
OF congress in a light entirely now. Hero
tofore the word has been associ1'e1 wi h
arid wastes. and other unlovelv things.
Once 1t was asserted in some parts Of the
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courage, his answering perseverance and
his unfailing loyalty to whatever cause he
espoused made him a prominent figure So
cially, politically and commercially. Flu
ture generations will remember him as the
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ness buildings they do not require the
presence Of statistics in order to assure
them that recently that part OF town was
the scene of right smart Of a blaze. Red
Oak has long been known for the push and
pluck Of its citizens, and while the loss Is
a severe one 1t is by no means a gripping
blow. Before the embers had ceased glow
ing plans for rebuilding were under way
and the autumnal skies will shine over a
Red Oak from which all vcstige Of a de-
s'ructiye fire has been removed. It is the
spirit which has made the west that ami
mates the citizens Of Red Oak.
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Pen and Picture Pointers

illus STERLING MORTON will
be remembered by the generation
who worked with him to make a
state out OF a wilderness for
many reasons. His indomitable
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YIN ONE Of the Philadelphia col
leges a professor OF chemistry
asked n student the other day:
III Now, suppose you were called
- to a patient who had swallowed n
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15

We live by our blood, and on
it. We thrive or starve, as
our blood is rich or poor.
There is nothing else to live
on or by.
When strength is full and
spirits high, we are being re.
treshed, bone muscle and brain,
in body and mind, with con.
tlnual flow of rich blood.
This is health.
When weak, in low spirits,
no cheer, no spring, when rest
IS not rest and sleep is not
sleep, we are starved; our blood
is poor; there is little nutri-
ment in it.
Back of the blood, is food,
to keep the blood rich. When
it fails, take SCOTS Emulsion
of Cod Liver Oil. 1t sets the
whole body going again-man
woman and child.
If YOU have not tried it. send for free sample,
its agreeable taste will surprise you.
SCOTT s BOVINE, Chemists
!; 4o9-4I5 Pearl Street New York
SOC. and SI.oo; all druggists
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15
Letter TO E. A. Jones.
Belfast. Ne.

DEAR SIR: 1t takes 5000 gallons of paint
for the two big hotels at Coney Island
Manhattan and Oriental. They are paint
ed once in three years with Devoe lead and
zinc
Why SO often? Three reasons: (D sea
paint; (3) hotels, especially pleasure hotels,
want freshness and color as much as pro-
lection. Once in three years is often
enough and not too often to paint hotel on
a windy sand beach.
How long do you think lead and Oil would
last there One year. Is there anything
for you in this?
Yours truly,
F. W. DEvoE & Co.
p S. j. w. Jones sells our paints
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure E.W. Groves Signature on each box.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15
NICE HOME FOR SALE.

l offer for sale my home at No. II Union street,
Belfast, with % square rods of land and hand
some imported Norway naples, Norway spruce
and rare shrubDery. The house has 10 rooms, az
ranged for one family or in flats for two There
is city water on both floors, the cellar is cement
ed and the drainage and sanitary conditions are
perfect. The house is in perfect repair inside
and out, and is supplied with double windows
and screens for all windows and doors. Ladders
and a lawn mower included with the house. Will
be sold at a bargain. Apply to my agent, F. A
Greer, Belfast, Me.
2ml4 MARY l.. PATTERSON.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15

P. S. J. W. Jones sells our paints.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-27
Married..

MCELRoY- MILLER-Wed nesday even.
Ing June rs, at six O'Clock a very
pretty home wedding was solomized
IN the parlors of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Miller OF 42l Fulton ST. Chicago, Ill.
when Miss Emma Louise Miller and
MT. Gavin Blair McElroy were uni.
ted In marriage.
The bride wore cream china silk
trimmed with valencinnes lace and
pearl trimmings, and carried liltes.of
the-valley. The bridesmaids were the
Misses Carrie Viola Miller and Martha
McElroy. Miss Miller was attired in
pink batiste, and Miss McElroy wore
white Indian lawn trimmed in point
lace, both carrying tea roses.
Mr.. Fred McElroy, brother of the
groom and Mr.. Earl Ledbeter an old
schoolmate Of the groom acted az
groomsmen,
MI. Walter Behal very intimate
friend OF the family played the wed.
ding march bv Mendelssohn while the
bridal couple proceeded to a bower Of
terms and peonies, where they we're
Joined In holy wedlock by the Rev. c.
V. La Fontaine of the M. E. Church.
After the ceremony the bridal party
friends and relatives proceeded to the
dining room where refreshments were
served. The dining room was deco
rated In pinks and smilax. Sixty
guests were presentat the affair.
Mr. and Mrs. McElroy departed for
the East on the following evening ex-
pect1ng to be absent six weeks. They
VIII return to the city and make their
future home. Mr. McElroy is an engi-
neer on the Panhandle division and
MISS Miller was formerly a Cresco girl