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or ONE WHO SANG GLADLY.

he loved the pageant Of the spring.
The white cloud-banners of the sky;
He loved to hear the first lark sing,
To watch the golden year drift by
His glad heart loved the ripping song
OF mountain rills that laughed and
rang.
And of their joy. through bleak days
long,
For all the weary world he sang
He sang of hope. when hope was low
Within his own poor tired heart;
He sang of joy. and, singing so,
Forgot joy had with him no part.
He sang of April when his soul
Was drenched with bleak November
rain;
And though he could not reach his goal
He raised a glad, exultant strain.
Oh. such a heart as his. 1 know.
Now that the worlds wild stress is DER
Now that the cold and bitter snow
No longer wraps his young souls door.
Sings through an everlasting spring
An April paean, loud and clear.
And all the birds of summer bring
Some echo of his glad voice here!
Charles Hanson Towne. in Youths
Companion. .
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The United States burnt last year
300 million tons of coal.
Pack thread or cord is given extra
ordinary strength, according to Ger
man authority, by laying in a strong
solution of alum, and then carefully
drying.
Liverpool has decided to try the sug-
gestion of its city engineer to build
workmen's dwellings with concrete
slabs made from dust destructor
clinkers.
The persistent increase in the pro-
duction of petroleum at Baku, which
has doubled it in eight years, is now
checked, as shown by the Russian gov
ernmental report for 1902.
A lot of typewriter matter was
stored in slightly damp vault for six
months. On removal the paper and
gall ink signatures were in best of
condition. but all traces Of the type
writing had disappeared.
In 225 English trade unions making
special returns recently, there was an
aggregate of 549,s4 members, of these
26,471, or 4.s per cent, were reported
to be unemployed, against 81 per cent.
in the previous month and 4.3 per cent.
. year ago.
The facility with which an automo-
bile turns corner depends upon the
fact that its motor driven axle is in
two pieces connected with beyel
wheels and pinion. In turning the
pinion is loosened on its stud, which
permits the two wheels, each of which
is solid on its axle, to revolve at diff
ferent speeds.
The ancient tanner paid an expert
high wages to guess at the contents of
his hides when sold by measure. To-
day an unskilled workman hands the
irregular shaped pieces to little ma
chine that looks something like table
with double top, which, quicker than
the mind of the expert could guess it,
reckons with exactness the square con-
tents in both the metric and standard
systems.
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self-Denyanx ONer,,~.

Some young girls at summer resort
were giving vaudeville performance
for local charity. A young man who
thought himself facetious tossed upon
the stage after one of the "turns" a
bouquet whose chief ingredient was a
head of cabbage. The girl who received
this offering of appreciation read the
card that accompanied it, and advanced
to the footlights.
ut gives me great pleasure" she
said, "to know that Mr.. Edward Nor
gan has enjoyed my performance. 1
had hoped that the audience might like
it, but l never expected for moment
that Mr.. Morgan would so far lose his
head as to throw it upon the stage!"-
N. Y. Tribune.
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PROTECTING THE BIRDS.
England ls Far Ahead Of Anne rica In
Preventing Ravages ON the
S0ngsters.

The protection of birds has been
carried so far in England that fruit
growers and farmers are complaining
bitterly of the ravages of thrushes.
blackbirds and bulIfinches. These
winged beauties work great mischief
in gardens and orchards, says the New
York Tribune.
American readers of British books
recall with pleasure vivid descriptions
Of the diversion Of shooting young
rocks in the early spring with short
range. smAu-bore rifles. and of the
succulence Of the young rook pies
cooked BY experts. But it now appears
that the English rocks have not been
thia9ed out with sqtsciept thorough
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Close Cali. In Boer war.

Fantastic escapes from death were
by no means uncommon features of
;he Boer war. There was exhibited
some time ago in the museum of the
Royal United Service institution one
of Queen Victoria's chocolate boxes.
in the lid of which is still deeplv i'm
bed~ed a Mauser bullet. To that
same collection there has Just been
added an even more remarkable relic
This is a silver cigarette-holder case.
which was struck by bullet at a
distance of 1,2o0 yards while il wa.
in the pocket of captain of the
Imperial Yeomanry. The curious
part about it is that the officer was
not aware until afterward that h.
had been struck, although the bullet
also pierced the sovereign purse and
cigarette case which he was carry
ing in the same pocket.-London
News.
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put the contraption in the church just
to test it. Along about the third hime
tune the sexton d pun lever back of
the pulpit, and in front of every body
in the congregation little plate d
shoot out. 1t would hit the children on
the head and the fat people in the stom-
achs, but she'd stay out till you put a
coin in the slot. You'd hear the nickels
go rattlin' down the trough, and then
the plate d fold back like something
human. Ii called attention to the tight
members and those what was asleep
1t made Mcintosh so unpopular he had
to git out of town.
SWELL, he called bunch of us what
was anxious to see the country open up
livlier into his Office one mornin'. The
day after the conference we druv out of
town in covered wagon. We went
bout hundred and fifty miles; or
maybe sixty, west of New Athens, into
the country where they tell the story
bout the ranchman haulin' water.
When he was asked how far he had to
pack ii he said, Seven miles
"Why, good Lord man, says the
other feller, why don't you dig well?'
Whut's the use,' he answers, its
jest as fur one way as the other!'
Mcintosh kept consultin' map and
finally he reckoned we'd gone far
enough. So we pitched camp and the
next mornin' proceeded TO business.
"'The fust thing is to hold an elec-
tion.' says Mac.
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Many English doctors are now con.
vinced that the eating of pigs fiesn
in different forms is greatly respon-
sible for the increase of cancer. Thev
point out that it is most common
among the poor, whose chief meat il
that of pigs, while the disease is ex-
tremely rare among the Jews.
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.Garnett, Ark, May lSth-For Is years
Mrs; Mary Dunlop Of this place has suf.
fered with Kidney trouble, which was so
bad at times Shat It made her life burden.
She tried mr,h medicine and many treat.
ments, but goJ no better.
At last, however, Mrs. Dunlop claims to
have found a perfect remedy, and she is so
pleased at the wonderful cure. she herself
has received, that she is telling all her
friends and praising the medicine to every.
one she meets.
The name of this medicine is Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills, and it has done wonderful work
for Mrs. Dunlop.
Everybody is talking about it, and some
people are claiming to have been cured Of
Rheumatism by it.
A Mrs. Garrett who lives in Brazils, this
etate, was at the point of death with some
Cerebro-Spinal trouble, and was saved by
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
1t is certain that no other medicine ever
introduced here has done so much good in
such short time.
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THE REAL JUDAISM
By JOSEPH SILVERMAN,
Rabbi Temple Emanuel, New York City.

f<HE of the Passover particular significance to the
Jews 1t the opening of the spring that
~ end OF winter and the resurrection deahke
Sleep The the bushes the very grass exhalne the
new stimulus of nature and ready go forth life
Judaism celebrates its festival of freedom commemoaon of
the time when Israel wresed its freedom and liberty the hands
of cruel tasnaster and stepped as nation
ready to battle for truth and righteousness.
Arise and give light for the Light has glory of the
Lord revealed thee Be Jew deed well name m
fact, as well as theory This is the lesson teaches
But what constitutes real Judaism?
1t American citizen you the flag and
the constitution If citizen do your duty peace as well as
in
If of the house of Israel proud of
Israe honor and glory its influence contribute to its
increase of dignity and prestige.
He not Jew worthy of the who merely says that his
parents of the house of Israel He Jew only man
Hesitation of Judaism and participation Jewish So
a life Nor is he Jew who only evidences by contribution to
Jewish charity congregation
But he Jew who feels within himself the truths doc
rine who realizes that they living truths interest
of the individual and humanity.
He is Jew who honors his religion the
pie well in the world about him, whom religion phos
: ! : : : ! : : : -
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About Your Vacation,

Little journeys to lake resorts and noun.
tain homes will be more popular this sum
mer than ever. Many have already arranged
their summer tour via the Chicago, Mil
waukee 4 St. Paul Railway and many more
are going to do likewise. Booklets that will
help you to plan your vacation trip have lust
been published, and will be sent on receip.
of postage, as follows:
Colorado California" six cents.
'In Lakeland" and "Sommer Homes" six
cents.
lakes Okoboji and Spirit Lake." four
cents. f. A. MILLER,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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DO you not think, Miss South" he
pleaded, "that in time you might learn
to love me?"
Possibly" the girl replied. IF you
could render me statement of what
you are worth, Mr.. North. 1 might learn
to love you. I'rn very quick at figures"
-Tit-Bits.
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First Monte Carlo Gambler (sym ga.
thetically)-Luck seems to be again nst
you tonight.
Second Monte Carlo Gambler (dis-
gustedly)-Yes. l have made a mis-
take when l thought / touched the
back of hunchback for luck this
morning. 1t must have been a man
with q bicycle hump.-N. Y. World
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The old Bridewell buryine ground, which
p now the subject of legislation in the Eng.
Creswell, 90 often mentioned by the Charles
II. dramatiSte, who died in Bridswsll prison,
and left $50 for q sermon to be preached at
her funeral, on condition that nothing
lhould be said Of her but what was well.
The preacher got out of the difficulty neat
ly by saying: "All that ] shall say of her
is this: She was born well, lived well, and
elea e fOr sss saf vd Oorn "a
and she died in Bridewell Chicago Poat.
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ness, and these birds do harm to va
rious farm crops.
East of the Mississippi in most of the
states north of the Potomac and the
Ohio the protection of birds of every
kind has been much underdone. We
have no rocks or ravens here, but it is
certain we don't protect our winged
friends as we ought to protect them.
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King Alfred's Anniversary.

The thousandth anniversary of the
death of King Alfred will be celebrated
in England in 1901. One remark that
can be made on the occasion is that Al
fred belongs to high type Of royalty OF
which there are few existing examples
IN. Y. Times.
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wouldn't Hurt Him,

Smith, don't like to make any com.
plant to speighbor, Mr.. Jones, but
your dog kept up terrible barking
about all night.
"Oh, that's all right; he's used to it;
won't hurt him bit. Kind of you to
mention it, Decentralization Tran
script.
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sad story OF sucee.e.

A Harvard student of exceptional
physical vigor, as he and his friends
believed, was stricken in 1883 with
complete paralysis of the legs. He
took up his studies at home, worked
under general rules and examination
and in 1888 gained his degree as OF
the class of 1884. Then, although fire.
quently interrupted by illness, he un.
dertook to compete for a prize of.
fered by learned. society. The task
occupied him two years. Unanimous.
ly the committee awarded the prize
to his manuscript-but he died before
their judgment was made known.
That seems a sad conclusion. Yet
many story of success" lacks the
uplifting and inspiring quality of this
simple, brave, pathetic tale.-Youth,
Companion.
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Information Wanted

Professor" said the medical student,
will you kindly tell me the best antidote
for water?"
"Antidote for waterl" exclaimed the
astonished professor.
"Yes," replied the embryo NJ d: You
! want to be perpared for the worst. Chi
eago Daily News.
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HousehoId secrefa Exno.ea

Household Secrets Exposed.
Caller Ito child whose mother has
left the room for a moment)-Come
here to me, my dearl
Enfant Terrible--No, / mustn't do
that. Mamma said / must stay sitting
in the chair. because there's a hole In
the ushion!-Fliegende Blaetter.
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What ales the porter!" "His young
daughter wines all the time, and he is going
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-07-11

While other men are taking summer out.
ings baseball players are trying to get few
unings.-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-07-11

Always look for this Trade Mark: The
Klean, Kool Kitchen Kind" The Stoves
without smoke, ashes or heat. Make com
Portable cooking.
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Pardon me, sir, but isn't there an
other artist in this building?"
"Well, that is matter of opinion.
There is another fellow who paints
Stray Stories.
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Magistrate-"Wa the prisoner armedY
Fogarty-'That he was. Why he was an
arsenal, with his guns and knives. Yes, and
be was shooting glances and looking dag
gers. s."-Yonkers Statesman.
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Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
hon has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
+. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
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Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stain th<
hands or spot the kettle, except green and
purple.
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A Natural Efect.-'Ths stock market
was rather feverish to-day" What's the
matter! Undigested ecurities?"-Puck.
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1t may be foolish to struggle against the
inevitable, but we all have more or less ad-
miration for the man who refuses to let it
knock him out in the first und.-Puck
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StoDs the Cough
and works off the cold. Laxative Bronze
Quinine Tablets. Price IS cents
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Quecred.

The outer act is the gauge-glass Of u,
inner chayacter.-Ram's Horn.
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That Was the Trouble.
Fish-Are you suitor for Miss
Juliet's hand?
Sprat-Yes; but didn't
"Didn't what?"
"Suit her."-Stray Stories.
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HE season OF the Passover of particular significance
Jews is the opening of the spring that herald til
end of winter and the resurrection of nature from its deat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-31

ing, as the cushions and china may add
a brightness to the effect. A drapery
of the material selected is tackled from
the top piece to the seat
The upholstery is made in one piece,
with the material. If it is made in two
sections be very careful to have them
fit nicely; otherwise the effect will be
bungly and homemade. A valance
from the seat to the floor completes the
corner, which may be furnished with
any number Of lovely soft cushions COW
cred with art silks and embroidered de-
signs. Pretty painted cushion covers
of canvas and sateen make a nice vari-
alton. The plate rail at the top will
hold decorative plates, plaques and
vases and may be either stained or
enameled to match the side pieces
1t will be found that a corner seat
which can be moved possesses many
advantages. Added to the ease and
thoroughness with which it may be
cleaned, it may also be moved from one
room to another. provided the frame
work is not higher than the door, OF
even from one house to another. It is
a good plan to put the corners together
in such a way that it will not be hard
to take them apart if there should be
a prospect of wishing to remove it.
The upholstered cushions can be hung
on the line and beaten and aired.
A window seat on the same lines is
| delightful, emitting, of course. the tor
rail and draperies.
CAROLINE BELDEN.
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a cool place all night. BY morning it
will have thickened to the right con-
sistency.
Now put some of the mixture in a
pan and, with this on one side of you and
a pail of clear water and a big sponge
on the other side, go to work. Apply
the mixture with a scrubbing brush as
you would scrub the floor. piece at
time. Rub it well into the carpet and
then scrape it off with a piece Of tin or
metal the shape of a large carving
knife blade. with which you must pro-
vide yourself for the purpose. After
this sponge it off with the clean water.
When the whole carpet has been gone
over in this way let it dry thoroughly
before treading over it, and you will
find that every trace of dirt has disap-
peared, and the carpet looks like new.
This mixture will not fade OF destroy
any fabric. On the contrary, the colors
will be Brighter for such a cleaning
Chairs and other upholstered furniture
may be renewed by dipping a soft
brush (such as may be purchased at
any store fer or 10 cents) into the
mixture and cleaning the upholstery.
sponging eff with clear water afterward
and wiping with clean. dry cloth.
This preparation may be kept In a jar
or crock for any length of tine and
Will De found very uSeIul Tor cleaning
rugs etc. Tor those who do net live
within re- of a professional carpet
cleaner it is invaluable. and it is a
matter of economy even to those who
do, for many light carpets soil SO
quickly that it is impossible to have
them cleaned as often as seems to be
necessary, and when once shown how
any scrubwoman can clean the carpet
with this mixture to look like new.
This process is only for carpets like
brussels, velvet, moquette, tapestry
and such others as may have a thick
back. Japanese and grass mattings.
after a thorough sweeping. may be
made to look bright by washing on
with salt and water. If they are much
soiled it is good plan to go over them
first with a soft scrubbing brush and
soap and water rinsing of with the
salt and water. The furniture polish
before mentioned will renovate hard
wood floors, and a cleaning with kero-
sere about once a week will keep them
| in excellent condition.
! The judicious use Of a little paint and
gliding will go a long way toward COW
erirS up scratches and renovating
shabby articles. but care must be an
ploEed, for the indisciminate use OF
thsxs materials is wsrss tisan nakAsrsz
s<sassr O sgssns.n WIS get suaa u sesras
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ITS no use tryin' to describe our
feelins, fur it can't be done. 1 ap-
pealed to Joe with tears in my eyes
not to bring disgrace upon the fair
name of our commonwealth, but he
continued to screech fur jestice till 1
issued the warrant.
''I3ili Hogan was brung into court,
and Joe Doyle was thar to look him in
the face This court didn't go accordin'
to law and evidence, but accordin to
iestice. It turned Bill Hogan loose
with a warm to behave his future
conduct, and it sent Joe Doyle to Jail
fur three months fur bein' a squaw-
man without any sand. Joe would
have took them three months and
said nuthif', but along comes a shy
SER lawyer and appeals the case, and
a higher court reverses it on me and
orders a new trial.
Thar won't be any. Bill is in states
prison In Utah, and Joe is in jail in
Iowa, but ar thar a man in this court
room who don't feel degraded and dis
graced by this reversal2 We might as
we'll put on coats and petticoats and
, throw our guns away. 1t degrades the
American eagle into buzzard, and it
makes the sacred name of Bunker Hin
q by word.
And thaI's a second case resumed
His Honor. as he got the better OF his
emotions 1.-TWO months ago Tom Da-
Wis come down from the hills. He'd bin
havin' bad luck fur several weeks.
That IS, every time he held threes some
Of the other boys would hold straights
or Pushes.
When he reached this enterprisin'
|. town OF Sandy Bend he had jest 10
cents in his clothes, and he paid it to
me over tn ebar Of the Red Dog. Next
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Missouri Pacific.
Objective July 5, 1867


"a leg of lamb that has been hung
two days only. plunge it into
pot of boiling water, add an onion, a
carrot, a stick of celery, some pepper
corns, a dessertspoonful of salt and
simmer very gently for two hours and
a half to three hours. To serve wipe
off the meat with a clean damp cloth,
garnish with sprigs of caulifiower and
carrots. Pour over the meat some good
caper sauce tchop the capers) and serve
more sauce in a tureen.
Spinach With Egg Garnish-Take
sufficient spinach for your dish, pick il
over and wash il several waters until
quite clean. Then put 1t, still dripping,
into a dry saucepan and cook it in its
own juice till tender. Turn the spinach
into a colan6er. pour cold water over
1t, drain as dry as possible and chop
very fine. Fifteen minutes before serv-
ing place the spinach in a stewpan
with a pat of butter, pepper salt and
little nutmeg and stir till all are quite,
hot. To serve turn into a round entA@
dish and garnish with hard boiled ed
cut lengthwise and laid on the edge
the spinach. Serve very hot.
Saute Kfdneys.-Split the kidneys and
remove the center. then cut into rather
thin slices. Dissolve half an ounce of
butter in a stewpan and add the pieces
Of kidney. When this is nearly cooked
stir in dessertspoonful of chopped on
ion and a teaspoonful of chopped pars-
ley and seasonings of pepper and salt.
Pour in a gill of good, thick brown
gravy and a glassful of white wine.
simmer all for few minutes and serve
on a thick square of buttered toast.
Serve very hot with a little busting Of
parmesan cheese on the top.
Bagdad Pears.-Peel the pears very
thinly and evenly. preserving the shape
and removing the core from the thick
end without actually cutting the fruit
through. Put each into a little acidu-
lated water the moment it is peeled
and when all are ready simmer them in
strip till they are cooked. Now drain
the pears from the strip. fill up the
hole in the center with any nice jam,
arrange them neatly upright and pour
| the strip, favored to taste with lemon,
| liqueur or vanilla, az you please, round
| them. The color depends a good deal
on the quickness with which they ara
peeled and cored and then placed in tho
4 sweetened water strongly acidulateG
with lemop. Some pears will discolor.
do what you will and in their case add
a drop or two of liquid carmtue to tha
ssTup in which ysu simmer tina fxuit.
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for painting and gliding that almost
every object in the house got a coat of
something; even the marble mantel-
pieces and old walnut chairs in place
of proper renovation were treated to
daubs Of paint. But I am assuming
that my readers have better taste than
this and know where to put either one
or the other of these helpful auxiliaries
If one has the knack OF fixing up
things many inexpensive, useful and
ornamental objects can be manufac-
tured at home with a little aid from
the carpenter, the glue pot and the
tack hammer. Corner and window
seats, those old, yet always delightful