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waited for my ship the same as other
people. One day, when ! was about the
size Of Buster John. not as tall, perhaps,
but stoutcr, II dark looking stranger came
to our ouse nd asked for my mother. Sho
presented herself as soon as she could
she had TO primp little. knowing that
a stranger had caled-and she was soon
given TO understand that my godmother
was in tho neighborhood, and had 4
strong desire to see me, Naturally my
mother, thought that all her dreams had
come true, and so did as soon rs l
heard the nature Of the message.
X II WAS keen to 30, and my mother was
as eager as was and yet she hesitated,
She wondered why the godmother hadn't
come beraelf as she did the first time in
stead Of sending. Tho reason was plain
10 mp for II she had sent for me the
night that l was born should have had
some trouble In putting on ms clothes
and finding my way To the chmr and
hack again for At that time you must
remNmberI was quite nslrnnger IN these
parts. knew nothing of iho big oak
tree that grew at the corner az the house.
and | liad~not even socn tie JaN-birds that
built thel{ rests in ~ Grughs every sum
mer. IN fact. / was about as ignorant
as any ono could possibly he
''Wcll, You know how II is--my mother
wanted me to CO. and she didn't. She
thought maybe my godmother had for
tuac, or at tho very least u fine present
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or seen you before, ! have never felt the
need of you; but would have been here
before now but for the fears Of my moth
err
ooh" she cried nanny was afraid
her pretty darling would como to some
harm SHE sneered,
. She had her doubts about It, / re-
piled, but as for me, / had none, Ask
your messenger
You are quick spoken lad she de-
clarcd, but that was 10 be expected with
such sodmother as you have Sho
certainly seemed to know her own merits
and made no attempt to hide her knowl-
edge.
'She was not what should call n hand
some woman" Wally Wanderoon went
on, but she had her good points For
ono thing she had long black hair that
fell away from her head In great waves,
and her eyes We're as bright as those OF
q mink-and as black, ! rather liked her
looks myself, There was nothing of The
old crons about her When she smiled
she showed AS pretty set of teeth as
this rubber doll or yours
huh! eff you think I'm n rubber doll
yol ca might much Mistaken said Dru-
sllla With show Of Indignation. "I'm
DisgHrn' you Is an wider, too.''
on. youll do pretty well," remarked
Wally Wanderoon complacently; .'you'll
j 90 very well indeed. wish you had been
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to givo we'll developed arms and Shout
dcrs to all who will practice them. They
should be taken up ten or fifteen minutes
each day, both just after rising in the
morning and before retiring for the night
DO not DO afraid to put all your energy
into the movemcnts-you will be bene-
fitted the more speedily.
Exercise Ito secure powerful biceps
grasp a medicine ball. or an ottoman or
anything or a similar, nature, between
tightly clenched hands, the backs Of
which are turned downward place the
elbows at the sides Of the body and have
the forearms n right angles to tho upper.
Then, While squeezing the fists in on the
ball with might and main, gradually
raise the ball to and press 1t hard against
tho chest. which, while tho ball was
rising to 1t, was expanded to It's fullest
extent by deep Inhalation. QTigure ~
Keep tho ball In this position until
WEAKNESS comes. Then relax complete
ly, dropping the ball to the floor This
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think would have been several feet ts

think L would nave Dccn several lceC TALL
err"
What were you grieving abouty' in
qulred Sweetest Susan. who was always
ready to show her sympathy.
THAT is the trouble" replied Wally
Wanderoon. II don't remember. If I
did, no doubt my mind would be easier
on the subject. In your way through
the world you should always take time
to sympathize with those who have secret
troubles. Mine are so small that don't
mind telling you about thonl, us you have
seen.
S''Well as I was growing up my mother
used often to tell me about my mysterious
godm6ther, and she always left the i'm
preston on my mind that We had not
heard the last OF her. And the idea seemed
to be that In some way this godmotller,
whose name no one knew, would finally
make my fortune. This was what my
mother thought and she soon brought me
to the same way Of thinking. There was
nothing strange about this. Nearly ev-
cry one has an imaginary ship that Is
always coming to port bringing a for
tuno, and yet it always founders a sea.
tAs for me. l had some very long
thoughts, as children will have, but 1
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John would make Miscue and per-
nit himself to be Hornswagglcd by.
them Foreign Diplomats.
Mr.. Qunsy could sit on Kit OF
hlackarel with a bunch OF Keys, q
Barlow Knife. Plug Of good eating
Tobacco and about IS cents In Cur
rency sccreted in his Jeans and no
could tell the Treasury Department
lust how to manage the next sl00, COO
coo Issue OF Bonds.
Ono thing that worried Mr.. Quinsy
IL lot was the possibility that Teddy
would make some serious Mistake.
He felt moro or less responsible for
Teddy inasmuch as he had formally
nominated him in front OF Plkins'
Hardware Store as far back as 1889.
II he could have been at Teddy's Ell
bow all the time to whisper Advice
there would have been no chance for
the Administration to get baled up.
But the trouble was that Mr.. Qulnsy
was out ut Peewce Junction and Ted
could not get together to frame up
Policy.
Mr.. Qunsy was man Of Regular,
Habits and very Methodlcal. lie had
so much to do every Day that he had
to work on u close Schedule
In tho Morning after his wife had
arisen ana started tho Fire and put
on tho Grlddle Mr. Mordecal T, Clumsy
would arise and take a few Observa-
lions OF the Weather. IIc was very
able Prognostlcator ana one OF his ia
vorite Stunts was to get up In the
Morning and do a little Forecastlng
for the benefit OF his Wife and Daugh-
ter
After breakfast he put on his Over
coat and wrapped himself up in
Comforter so as not to catch Cold and
lose the Use Of his Voice. II Mordecal
II. Qulnsy had lost the use Of his voice
this Country would have been In q
Bad Way. 4a
Mr.. QuInsy know q Druggist who
took Daily Paper and So the FIRST
thing every morning. he went to the
Drug Store to find out what Foul
Break had been made by Congress-.
After reading the Paper, he sat by
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for mo, and then she was afraid would
not como back. AS for me, / wanted TO
60. After Il boy becomes twelve years
OF age, he is ready to take almost any
chance that presents itself, and therefore
T begged and pleaded with my mother 10
let me go. While she hesitatcd the mes
senger who had come from the gypses-
n tall, wlld-eyedN looking fellow-stood and
gazed on us with peculiar smile on his
face. Finally he grew impatient and
so he says, in n careless sort. Of way:
What shall L tell my mstress2 Why
says my mother and there she stopped.
Seeing her hesitate ran and caught the
man by the hand and pulled him along.
Come said !, she's willing and away
we went through the woods, the man
walking fast to make up for lost time,
and running hard at his heels.
We presently came to the camp, which
was pitched in the midst Ola great wood,
and there saw my godmother waiting
for me with some show Of Impotence
oh, and you've come, have you" she
growled. i would have waited the day
out If were you. A pretty way to treat
your godmother, and tho only one you've
got
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would nave been great help to thu
: Just Just at il o'clock Mr.. oulnsy went
nome ana ate hearty Dinner, after
which he returned to Main street.
smoking a Farm Hand Regalla and
trying to straghten out the Panama
Canal business.
In the Afternoon hc hung around
tho Court House, moro or less be-
cause he played q good Game OF
Jury Checkers. and besides he liked to be
on hand in case the State needed the
Services of an unprejudced Juror.
prevented him from splitting Wood
but he loved some kinds of Wort
and tho Honest Toll that suited him
best was TO sit on Jury In q Case
involving Assault and Battery,
II there was nothing doing at the.
Court House, Mr.. Quinsy usually went
to Real Estate Office and grappled
with tho Trust Problem. He had
given much thought to the Matter Of
and he was one of tho first to discover
that the Trusts were trying to whips
saw the Working Glasses,
About the time that he had solved
the Trust Problem he had to go over
aud 500 the Afternoon Train go
through and walt for his Mail once
moro,
Late in the Day lie usually dropped
In at an Undertaker's Shop. whore
q Veterinary Surgeon and q retired
Truck Farmer were collaborating on
Foreign Policy for tho State Departs
ment, Mr. Quinsy was always able
to slip In n feW suggestions. He was
dead set against the Anglo-saxon Al.
llance and believed In the Annexation
of Canada even If 1t Involved War.
AT $3.50 he would purchase Pound
Of oyster Crackers ana have them
charged, Then he would go home to
Tea and tell Mrs. Quinsy and paush-
ter to fix up the Sofa for him as he
was suffering from a Headache and
wanted to Rest for q little while,
Moral. What we need 4 Ia America u
the Gospel Of Rsla xatiop. 3s
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ullle" long for the matter tnaC
Is in it,
ats story for girls" said Buster
John, "and 1t does pretty well"
Buster John made no further criticism,
3 and Wally JVanderoon seemed to he re-
.fecting. II caught that chap and put
lin In there because was told he was Il
great teller of stories; but he doesn't
thought no would. 1Io is getting long
winded. and have no doubt ho needs
exercise, or something of that kind 1t
may be that am getting too old to mp
precate that sort of thing, but hope
not. have seen the day when I could
that that could sit down and work 1t
up In my mind. I am so constituted
3 that in order to tell n good story must
have facts to 30 on-not ordinary facts,
4 but tho truth rs 1t appears to those
who know something about It,"
'srhen tell US ono Of that kind" snid
Buster John.
a} IT am afraid you would think was
drawing the long bow-stretchlng the
misunderstanding the red razor some
thing OF that kind TO look at me now
you wouldn't think I was once young and
\ rumor heard from those who could re-
member about It.. They are all dead now
{ but they were not dead when they handed
I the rumor down TO me. One OF them
was my mother and she said that II !
had my picture taken and some one had
held It up to the light, sweetness would
have oozed out of 1t just as naturally as
rosIn out of d pine.
THE RED FLANNEL NIGHT-CAP.
well. when was about as large as
Buster John here, and still as sweet as
f ever, so far as I know, ! went to visit my
godmother. She belonged to rowing
band of gypsles. and she and her COM
panions happened to be camping near my
fathers house when ] vas born. NO
y body asked her to be my godmother; she
simply walked into the room, and an
nounced that she proposed to take on
herself the duties of such n position. and
before anybody could say word. she
touched me on the forehead three times,
IS turned around twice, sat down In the
K middle of the floor. and made some marks
on the planks with her thumbnail, using
y her left hand, and there she was--haVlng
made herself my godmother before fish
could bat its eye. That done, she made
low bow to the small company there
assembled and went her way. Tho next
morning. wien my mother sent out 10
discover the nalne Of tbs person who had
made herself my godmother so uncere-
ynonIousIy. she and her companions had
moved on. Not sign of them WAS left.
except the ashes of tho fire that they had
3 lit In their camp,
"That was fine beginning. you Will
say, and perhaps you would be- RICH.
about II. don't remember what
/, thought at the time, but as the report is
\ that began to cry as soon as the gypsy
woman left the house, and kept 1T up for
some time. the probability Is that ! was
somewhat angry at tho way had been
treated. " That Is why say that people
should be very careful about the feelings
Of Children. have no doubt that grief
at thar time had something 70 30 with
! my growth II ! had been consulted
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will build up these portions in q few
weeks or steady practice.
Exercise Iv.-Starting from the correct
standing position. place the outstretohed
arms behind the back, with the hands
below the hips and grasp the medicine
ball in clenched hands, with the llttlo
finger turned outward. Raise the elbows
as much as possible, at the Same time
lowering the shoulders to the fullest ex-
tent. (Flgure 2) After this position IS
gained, shove the arms and ball down
hard and low. Hold for moment and
then relax.
When the elbows are at their highest
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the body straight and unbendlng, ra1su
IL from tho floor, supporting It on tho
toes and finger tips (Figure 81 When
the arms. which should form right angles
with the shoulders, are fully Strengthened.
hold the position until the hands and
the forcarms, which are severely exor-
cIsed, become tired Then relax, and as
with all these movements, repeat after n
brief breathing spell.
This exercise may be varied by raising
the body on first tho right and then on
tho left hand.
TO strengthen tho wrists. raise tho body
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4 =
4 In any sort Of physical emergency.
Physical culture will give them to
anyone who will practice it assiduous-
8ly.
Padded coat shoulders don't make a
man prepossessinf &. They simply indicate
\ That underneath the pads arc wofully
thin and bony shoulders from which flab-
&by arms swing. Thin shoulders and flub-
by arms generallymean stopped shoulders.
for the muscles which are used to keep
the shoulders erect are not developed.
STOPPED shoulders put the whole body out
8ofits correct plumb, and n body improp-
.,erly poised Is not All attractive OBJ
jcct.
Arms that are not muscular are likely
10 hang incorrectly generally too much
forward or bent Mt the elbows. Proper
circulation of the blood is prevented
thereby, and the arms gradually tarved.
Then too, the arms, that hang
forward when their possessor is walking,
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few. plain words about tho Kaiser and
stood up for the Monroe Doctrine.
About Ii o'clock every day Mr.. culn-
sy acted as referee in q Pool Game
and then went over to tho Barber
containing tho Pictures OF Footllght
F'avoritcs and Noted Criminals. Mr..
clumsy being possessed OF an Analytical
Mind. was deeply interested in all Mur-
dor Mysteries and for every Case no
had 2. few Theories OF his own that
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on the top. and
repeat tho ex-
crclses as out
lined. ~
This Is a sp1en.
did exercise for
the back Of the
shoulders and
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Expert Stcnographer. Between then
they kept him supplied with good Eve
cont Segars and relieved Ills Mind Of
all Business Cares,
When lie tackled large 1ntcrnatlo-
nal Problem he could not do SO With a
keen active Brain that had not boon
TAGGED out by any cheap l1xertlon,
such as trying TO locate tho Winters
Supply Of Coal.
Mr.. Quinsy had the SOLEMN PhIx
of professional Pall-Bearor and much
meditation had corrugated the Front
OF the Dome. Those who merely
caught ono Flash OF him and never
looked up his Record and checked off
his Pedigree thought ho was about duo
to break into the Senate. 10 toll thu
cold and Icy Truth Aordeca could
not have been elected Constable, but
just tho same no knaw all about John
Hays next u,ovo and sometimes lie
fretted q good deal for Fear that
careful she was, there was always some
thing wrong about It; 1t would be wrong
Side outward or hind side before. or IT
would fall out OF her hands. in spite OF
all she could do; and finally she gave 1t
up, saying that she must be getting old,
But found out afterwards that the cap
would tit only me and one other--my enc
my. | hadn't met him AT that time, and
therefore didn't know him.
"I3ut ! camo to know him after awhile,
and scamo to know great many other
people, some good and some bad, I
hardly know how to tell you all about the
red flannel night-cap I had 90 many
adventures With 1t, some queer and some
ridiculous, that 1t would tuko mo two or
three days to tell them. Tho fact Is,
can't remember everything that happens
cd ] only know thatffrom Tho time the
night cap came into my possession be-
gan to find myself busy with adventures;
They followed on one nnother's heels so
fast that there were days when was
sorry had tho night cap. and if + could
have seen my godmother should have
.rnturned ~ TO her, 5 s Il III u
STo BIZ continued.l TX
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Is done so that the blood will I'll up the.
arms moro readily. That part Of tho
body should be kept in the correct stand
Ing position. .sa
Exercise II.-This is executed rs t::.:1
previous exercise, with. tho exception
that the ball Is held Between and
squeezed by the palms OF tho hands. n
this way the inside of the bceps and
the forearm is developed.
Exercise 1TI.--NVth the elbow of the
left hand at the body's side, hold the
medicine ball In the palm OF the left
hand. place the right hand on top OF
the ball, In such q position that the little
finger will be higher than the thumb and
twisted toward the shoulder. Then, while
resisting with the left hand, push the ball
downward with the right, and vary TINS
movement by pushing up the ball while
resisting with the right. Also hold tho
ball in the right hand and place tho left
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HAT is the kind Of a story I
80 like" said Sweetest Susan.
"Fair to middling," remark
edLWally. Wanderoon. "but a
trifle. long for the matter that
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!, NCN THERE lived In Tim
\ Grow TownEa glowing Intellect
= who was Posted on all tho Is
" A.. .s.-asH.

Some one had to keep Cases
on tho Government and prevent the
whole Outfit from getting out Of Kel-
ter and so the Job fell to Moresa +.
Quinsy. Mr.. Qunsy found that he
could give his Tllne to regulating tho
Washington Game. because his wife
did Sowing and his Daughter was an
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Being the Queer Object
Found by Buster John,
& Sweetest Susan, Drusilla
and Billy Biscuit, IN
der the Guidance of
Wally Walderoon
{ ByJoEL CHANDLER HARRIS.

& Copyright. 1903, by S, S. Mcclure Coz
".
The little old man who Is looking for
the Good Times we used to have,
disappointed by the machine story,
tells ono himself. all about q red
F# flannel night cap.
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the stove and laid out some, Work
After which no went doRn to tho
station to SEQ Number Sin go through,
After Which no went up 70 the POST
otTlcn to wait until tho mail had bee9
distributed, Ono day In 1883 MoFdesal
received a Seed Catalogue. and Y hiteF
that he was encouraged Yhila Walt
ing gtor3 ILLS M al. N 9eeulnsy ssla Y
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7vERY man should possess him
self Of we'll developed arms
= and shoulders SO that he will
) look his best at all times, and
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on the knuckies, on either Side o. this
hands. una on the fiat Of the olonohad
i nun 'n tisi 53.s z fitM; .alA 4
;f,'E N g 800. WI 9. nriS+-- 81
Exercise v1,-Gainins tho correc,
standing position. hold the arms oug
straight from tho shoulder, entwins thd
fingers and turn the backs Of tho handl
toward tho face. Shove the shouldora
well forward, and then, as II the arms
were heavily Weighted down, raise them
gradually and place them back Of the
head as far us possible. (Figure 4.) When
this Is done. send tho elbows back ua
much us you can. Hold the position I'm.
til pain is felt. after which relax entirely.
This exercise, whoh develops the
shoulders and the outer portions OF thu
upper arms. IS excellent for strengthening
rounded shoulders and keeping them ID
proper position.
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possible point, the
shoulders are Inn
proved pnd whom
the ball Is closest to
the floor the back ol
arms are exercised.
The triceps. there
fore, are given much
Attention In this
movement.
Exercise Vile
down fiat on the alb
domen, with the legs
4 td.yntl,pr. 1SccDlnU
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-04-06
Entire-N heat Bread.

To two cups of scald9d milk add
one-third cup of molasses and one
tea-spoonful of salt. When cooled to
lukewsrm temperature, add half a
yeast cake dissolved in one fourt b
cup of lukewarm water. one cup of
white flour, and enough entire wheat
flour to make dough of consistency
to knesd. Knead until elastic, and
let rise over night. In the morning
cut down and shape into loaves.
Bake about an hour in an oven little
less hot than for the white loaf.-E1.
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How tn Rnil Water

To boil water would seem to be a
very simple thing, and yet the late
CHARLES DelmoDIco used to say that
very few people knew how to do it.
1.-THE secret is" he said, in putting
good fresh water into a neat kettle,
already quite warm, and setting the
water to boiling quickly, and then
taking 1t right of for use in tea, coffee,
or other drinks, before it is spoiled.
To let it steam and simmer and evap-
crate, until the good water is In the
atmosphere, and the lime and iron
and dregs only left In the kettle, is
what makes great many people sick !;
and it is worse than no water at all"
For water boiled like this, and fla
vored with a few drops of lemon
juice, Mr.. Delmonico used to charge
as much as his best liquors; and he
often recommended it to his custom
ers and friends who complained of
loss of appetite. tits worth trying
En-.
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HOUSEHOLD.
what Have we Done ro-day.


We shall do 80 much In the years to come;
But what have we done to-dsyf
We shall give our gold In q princely sum;
But what did we give to- day9
We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,
We shall plant q hope In the place OF fear,
We shall speak the words OF love and cheer
But what did we speak o-dsyf
We shall be 90 kind in the after while;
But what have we been to-dayf
We shall bring each lonely life q smile;
But what have we brought to-dayf
We shall give to truth q grander birth,
And TO steadfast faith q deeper worth,
We shall feed the hungeriDg souls OF earth
But whom have we fed to-dayf
We shall reap such joys In the by and by;
But what have we sown to-dayf
We shall build us mansions in the sky;
But what have We built to-dsyf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-04-06
Hints for the Housewife.

According to a writer in Health,
honey is valuable medicine, and has
many uses. 1t is excellent in most
lung and throat afft ctions, and is
often used with great benefit in place
of cod-liver oil. Occasionally there is
a person with whom it does not agree,
but most people can learn TO use it
with bene fetal results. Children who
have natural appetites generally pre-
fer it to butter, Honey is laxative
and sedative, and in diseases of the
bladder and kidneys it is an excellent
remedy.