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OLD DOG TRAY.

Stephen Collins Foster was born in
Pfttsburg, Pa, July 4, 1926, and died in
New York, Jan. IS, 1864 He was a nat
ural musician, and wrote 200 or 300 pop
ular songs, from which he received royal
ties amounting to a fortune in single in
stances, Which in each case he squan-
dered, and at last died in poverty Fol-
The morn of life is past,
ana eVn1ng comes at last;
IL brings me a. dream of once happy
day;
OF merry forms I've seen
Upon the village green,
Sporting with old dog Tray.
Oid dog Trays ever faithful,
Grief cannot drive him away;
He's gentle, he is kind;
III never. never find
better friend than old dog Tray.
The forms I called my own
Have vanished one by one;
The lov'd ones, the dear ones, have all
passed away;
Their happy smiles have flown;
Their. gentle voices gone;
rT o,d nothing 3ddd gr left but old dog Tray.
Grief cannot drive him away;
He's gentle, he is kind;
I'll never, never find
A better friend than old dog Tray.
When thoughts recall the past
His eyes are on me cast;
know that he feels what my breaking
heart would say.
Although he cannot speak,
I'll vainly, iVainly seek
better friend than old dog Tray.
Old dog Trays ever faithful,
Grief cannot drive him away;
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row rings represent dry seasons and
the wide ones seasons when the condi-
tons of growth were better by reason
of plentiful rain.
Every rose has its thorn, and the
same may be said of such fruits as
blackberries, raspberries, etc, only they
are not real thorns, but prickles, which
strip off with the outer bark, while
thorns will not strip off, being harden
ed, undeveloped branches.
But why do bushes and vines have
prickles? Many people wonder at it,
for they see no good reason for such a
growth. But there is a reason as
there is in everything in nature. The
prickles are given to them as a pro-
lection against plant eating animals.
The stems have a pleasant, aromatic
taste, and cows would be sure to eat
them in winter when they crave some
thing fresh if it We're not for the
prickles.
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1|Saeeb0pim''
500 TIMES AS SWEET AS SUGAR.

Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the bureau
of chemistry of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. declares that
"Saccharin' the famous coal tar prod
uct. "sweeter than sugar." is injurious to
to health, and its use is to be prohibited
The federal law prohibits it's Importation
but it is made extensively in this country
and used in variety of ways without
restriction. North Dakota is the first
state to put up the bars against it.
The most common use of saccharln Is
in canned corn. 1t gives the corn an
artificial sweetness and also acts as a
preservative. The big Gamers claim
they cannot get along witout it. Some
small concerns in Minnesota put up corn
without it and use sugar but saccharin
is less expensive and is hard to compete
with Canned peas usually contain sac
charm. Its use is common in beers and
elders, in preserves, jellies and jams, in
sweet pickles, and above all, in candy.
Much candy is made of glucose, which is
not as sweet as cane sugar, so the
saccharin is used to add sweetness.
One pound of saccharin gives a sweet
ening effect equal to $50 pounds of the
best granulated sugar. A tiny speck of
the white powder. placed on the tongue,
will fill the mouth with a sweet taste for
an hour, as If lump of loaf sugar had
been dissolved. The powder is even used
to sweeten sugar. The best grades do not
need sweetening, but granulated sugar
seconds are deficient in sweetening
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
DAvID,s GRIEF OVER AesALoM.

The International Sunday school lesson
for Nov. is found in II. Samuel xviii,
24-33. Absalom had rebelled against his
father and proclaimed himself king: Be
fore the decisive battle was fought, as
told in the first part of the chapter, Alb
SALON. reigned three months at Jerusalem.
David had fortified himself at Mahan-
aim, across the Jordan from Jerusalem.
During this time both We're making prep
Rrations for the struggle, but the delay
strengthened David far more than it did
Absalom. The account of the battle is
clear. While the army of the usurper was
probably the larger. it lacked discipline.
With David were the famous generals
Joab. Abishai and Ittai, with the no less
famous "Old Guard" of six hundred
mighty men.
David might have attempted to de-
fend Jerusalem against Absalom, but was
unprepared, and unsuccessful resistance
would have meant the sacking of the city
and the horrors that invariably accom-
pany sack. Notice throughout the &C
count that David was thoughtful for 9TH
erS. No part of the history throws more
light on his real character than does this
story of his fight. and at no time was his
heart more kingly and his spirit more
admirable than in this time OF. his ex-
tremity. Note % his thought for Jeru--
salem (15-1D; go his generous treatment
of Ittai captain of detachment of his
famous foreign bodyguard (15: 1920; 80
contrasting David's reasonable view of
the situation with the superstitiouss ideas
of former generations; ca the kings
treatment of Shimei (16: 9-13; 10: 1929.
Though David was now an elderly man,
and had of late retired more and more
from active public life. his old energy
and diplomatic skill returned to him at
this time He himself planned every de-
tail of the campaign.
One thing is very clear-it was the
loving father and not the outraged king
that was supreme in David as he sat by
the gate that day waiting for news of
the battle. AhimaaZ was David's friend.
and his eagerness to be the bearer of the
news was considered a good sign by the
king who was greeted by a message
that "All is WE'LL David knew that
could not sbe, for to his fatherly heart
victory would be almost as bitter as de-
feat. DaVid's only reply to what was
good news to others was the question.
"Is it well with the young man Ahsalom?'
Comment upon the pathetic passage
that follows would be superf1uous. Our
cherished idea of David the king is of the
serene psalmist, with harp in hand, prais-
ing Cod What must David's idea of him
self have been as he bowed his head, alone
in the chamber over the gate that day
the head whose gray hairs told the tale
of the heart-breaking sorrows of these
late years? There is no more tremendous
sermon on the inexorableness of Gods
law of cause and effect than the simple
story Of the tragedy of David's life. Peni-
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THEY PROTECT THE PLANT.

Most persons think that the stem of
plant grows from the roots. On the
contrary, the roots grow from the STEM
In the case of a plant that dies down
to the ground in autumn it is not the
roots that send up a new stem in the
spring, for part of the true stem re-
mains underground on the root crown,
and from it grows up the bud bearing
stems in the spring. When a seed germ
mates, it sends the light loving stem
upward and the dark loving root down.
ward.
Saw off part of the tree trunk, and
you will find series of rings from the
center to the bark, each ring marking
year of growth. But these rings indi-
cate also which of the seasons through
which the tree has lived were dry and
which had plenty of rain. The rings
are always of unequal width. The mar
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Puzzle Corner


PRIZES-A copy of short story book
will be sent to the first person to send
in answers to all puzzles. The person
who sends in the best original puzzle this
week will receive a copy of choice story.
All puzzles should be written on one side
of the paper Write names distinctly.
ANSWERS to puzzles two weeks ago:
559-A Train of Cars: l. Carbuncle.
2. Card. 3. Cargo. 4. Carbon. 8.
Car-bine. 6. Car-nelian. T. CARNIVAL. 8.
Car 8. Carnage. 10. Carp. II.
Carpenter. IL. Car-boy. 10. Car nation.
IA. Cartilage. Is. Cartridge.
560-Postman's Puzzle: Platter, plant
er. Host, ghost Harper, sharper. Pecu-
lator, speculator
PUZZLES to be answered Nov %:
563.-Hidden Words: One WORD Is hid
den in each sentence. When the eleven
hidden words Gail of the same lengthy
have been rightly guessed and written
one below another their initials will spell
the name of a celebrated French revolu
zionist.
l. At Cairo very fine mosques are to
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intellectual Amusement
and Exercise for Young
rIinds.

be seen.
2. Did you have good night? No; the
rocks kept me awake.
3: The monkey nibbled the bun cheer
fully.
4. You can see the railroad from the
window.
5. He cast artful glances in my drec-
ton.
6. When he had found his cap 1 per-
mitted him to go.
7. The fly-wheel of this engine is four
and a quarter feet in diameter.
8. If you do not succeed, why, then,
try again.
9. When he said that it was silver / de-
rided him.
10. Since the disaster I very seldom so
near the place.
II. He rectified the error.
564.-TranspoSitions:
l. I'm worn upon the foot. you'll see;
And so am 1; how can this be?
g From me they load an ocean ship:
When fruit is this tbs nice to ship.
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famous Quotations

PRIzEs-The first person to send in the
names of the, authors of the annexed
quotations will be given copy Of an il
Illustrated book. Address Puzzle Editor,
care Daily Clio b e, st. Paul, MINI.
Authors of quotations appearing two
weeks ago:
672.-William Collins.
673.-John Pierpont.
674.-Juvenal, Latin poet who -four
ished in Italy in the first century.
ATIONS-Authors to be given
Nov. %:
.eNew occasions teach new duties.
Time makes ancient good uncouth.
They must upward still and onward
who would keep abreast of truth"
679.-"Young men talk of trusting to
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Who Wrote
Them.

the spur of the occasion. That trust is
vain. Occasions cannot make spurs. II
you expect to wear spurs. you must win
them. If you wish to use them you must
buckle them to your own heels before you
go into the fight
680.-"Work is wholesome. and there is
plenty of ii for every one; it keeps us
from ennui and mischief. is good for
health and spirits. and gives us a sense
Of power and independence better than
money and fashion,
681.-
Like the star
That shines afar,
Without haste,
And without rest.
Let each man wheel with steady sway
Round the task that rules the day,
And do his best"
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GREAT MEN OF THE BIBLE.

The Baptist Young Peoples union topic
for Nov. is found in II. Kings, IL, liz;
Matthew XII, IA; James ", 17-lS and is
devoted to Elijah, one of the great men
of the Bible.
No man loes all of any great. work:
Baalism; Elisha and others completed 1t.
God uses some men in everyday work,
others in extraordinary tasks. Elijah was
outside the ordinary life of men. He roam
ed in the desert, appearing only at. In
terVals. He was the center of great crises,
but at other times he was apart and soil
tary.
Elijah seemed one-sided perhaps. Yet
he trained the gentle Elisha, and thus
showed he knew the prophets work from
all sides though he was used OF COD IN
only one way himself. Perhaps it was
hard for Elijah to follow only that one
desert path But Gods way was his
way; he held to it.
He was a man of intense convictions;
We find in Elijah passionate hatred
of evil, an unfiinching bravery IN the face
of his foes, and an absolute trust Mood.
He had not even a home. He was, IKE
John the Baptist, a voice IN the WHder-
ness and prepared the way of the Lord,
driving out the priests of Baal and pulling
Elijah, in his Encouragement in the
wilderness, believed that he stood single.
handed against the sins of Israel But
God revealed to him that there were SEVEN
thousand others. Elijah had unknown
allies.
1t is mistake to assume that we alone
hold the right, because, like Elijah, We
will get discouraged, fearing that our,
downfall will be the end of Gods cause
1t is wise to realize that others are, as
much in earnest and as true to God as
We There is an army behind US.
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The World of Sunshine.

The tiny ray of sunlight which stole
in through the crack of the shutter yes
terday wrote with its golden pen these
words upon the darkness within: There
is a great big world of sunshine just like
me outside Don't keep sunshine barred
out from your soul. Open wide the shut
tiers. Do not interpret the meaning of life
from the darkness, but from the sunshine
which falls upon it. The joy of yesterday
which crept into your crowded life points
you to a world that abounds with it. The
satisfaction you felt today upon doing
that good turn for another was as drop
to the ocean of satisfaction you will find
if you make every other day just like this.
Tomorrow is our pudding. but 1t will
contain only such ingredients as we put
into it today.
Remember that he that would have
friends must show himself friendly, and
you cannot expect to reap the choicest
fruits of friendship unless you are will
ing to contribute your share to the COM
mon stock. 1t is a fine art to get friends
and to keep them.
Friendship is no one-sided affair, but
an exchange Of soul-qualities. There can
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was. temperate in the use of food and
drink. His dress was very plain. He
delighted in short excursions to the coun-
try with his family. The conversations
at table were never light and frivolous,
but sprightly and instructive, including
a wide range of subjects. Students who
boarded with. the family took notes which
We're afterward published at 'Luthers
Table Talk
Luther had six children. The death Of
his daughter Magdalena in her fourteenth
year was one of the most pathetic scenes
in his whole life. She was an affectionate
and dutiful child in whom the father
found special ;iov
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cabinet. The president in his annual mes
sage said that it was believed the plan
would be a great relief to the executive,
the heads of the departments and mem
berS of congress-, and rebound to the
true interests of the public service. At
all events the experiments should have
fair trial.
Nov. 10, 1S71.-Dr. Livingstone, the long
missing African explorer, found by STAN
ley. Stanley thus described his meeting
with the lost explorer: II pushed back the
crowds and, passing from the rear, walked
down a living avenues of people until
came in front of the semi-circle of Arabs,
in front of which stood the white man
with the gray beard. AS advanced slow
ly toward him / noticed he was pale,
looked wearied, had a gray beard, wore
blush cap with faded gold braid
round it, had on a red-sleeved waistcoat
would have run to him, only was a
coward in such a mob; would have en-
braced him, only, he being an English
man, 1 did not know how he would re-
ceive me, so I did what cowardice and
false pride suggested to him, took off my
hat and said, DR.. Livingstone, presume?
Yes said he. with a kind smile, lifting
his cap slightly.
Nov 10, 1876.-Closing day of the Cen
tennial exposition at Philadelphia. The
fair was open 15S days, had 9,1S6, 15l v1si-
tors and receipts were. So, ,5sS. 1t was
q
the United States and not only amazed
the people of this country at the variety
and vastness of their resources, but
strengthened the admiration and respect
of foreign powers for the republic.
Nov. II, 1S36.-Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
American poet novelist and journalist
born at Portsmouth, n. III. Henry Mills
Alden, author and long editor of Harper's
monthly was born on same day and year.
at Mt. Tabor, VT.
Nov II, 1776.-Patent issued to Isaac
Garretson of Pennsylvania, in 1896, for
machine to cut and head nails. Hundreds
of patents for this same purpose nave
since been issued.
Nov. -, 1S19lSir Herbert B. Edwardes,
English soldier born in London; also on
same day and year. at Bombay, India, Sir
Monier Monier Williams, noted Sanskrlt
scholar
Nov 10, 1761.-Sir John Moore, British
soldier, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He
was killed in battle at Corunna, Spain,
Jan. 16, 1909, and the memory of his
death is preserved in Charles Wolfe's
poem. .'The Burial of Sir John Moore"
which Byron pronounced 1.-The most per-
feet ode in the English language.
Nov IA, 1S2S-James Birdseye Me.
Pherson, prominent general of the Civil
war, born at Sandusky, Ohio.
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Problems

PRIZEs-the first person to send in
correct answers to all the problems will
receive prize of short story. We will
be glad to receive peculiar original prob
lens from our readers.
ANSWERS to problems given two
weeks ago: -
46S.-The bicycle riders will be together
again il sixty-fiTe minutes.
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To Test rlinds SO
Inclined.

464-35 and 40 acres respectively.
PROBLEMS to be solved Nov. o.:
467.-A man fails in business; his debts
are $4,000; his net assets are So, 765. Whae
$6.420?
46S.-Mr. Jones, having 80 barrels OF
apples, bought q of barrel more; how
many apples lad he then?
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WHAT ELIJAH TEACHES US.

The Christian Endeavor topic for Nov.
8 is the last of the series of studies of
the great men of the Bible, and is devoted
to Elijah The text is found in II. Kings,
Elijah the prophet was a native of
Tishbeh, in Gilead. His parentage and
early history are unknown, nor have
we any systematic account of the life
Moses and David He bursts upon
our view without previous notice and
disappears by miracle" His life, and
ness and ruggedness. God used him
nightly in the reign Of the wicked Ahab
and in him has exemplified the stern
his people in the midst of periods of great
moral decline among the people of the
world.
Elijah was one of the two men in the
life without tasting death. God trans
lated Enoch and Elijah alone of the
worlds Inhabitants, and Elijah had the
further fqothe great t, honor Of appearing with
TRANSPORTATION of Christ. But while God
does not remove His people generally in
any miraculous way. He does remove
amounts practically to the same bless
ing.
Of John the Baptist Jesus said: 'If you
will receive it this is Elijah which was for
to come John, however. was not Eli
jah reincarnated, and we md here no
support. for the reincarnation doctrine
or the claims of such men as Dowie. John
resembled Elijah in life and character.
His age was similar, morally and spirit
ually, to that of the prophet, and God
used his stern holiness to call His peo-
pie to repentance.
Elijah had faith. He was nothing, but
his faith was strong in God, who is ev-
erything. The prayer of faith, still pre-
walls. for God is 1.-THE same yesterday,
today and forever Therefore let us
take advantage of the blessings and priv
ileges vouchsafed to us upon the condt-
tions of faith and prayer.
The Junior Christian Endeavor topic is
Lesson of Trust From Bible Deliver
ances," found in the 9Th, 18th and 18th
chapters of Acts.
THE POWER OF A CONSISTENT LIFE.
The Epworth League topic for Nov. s
is found in Nehemiah y, 8; Romans, xiv,
Nehemiah found things in Jerusalem
in bad shape. The poor had no rights
which the rich recognized. The laws
We're ignored or interpreted in favor of
the ruling class. Grain and the other
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
LUTHER AT HOME.

The Luther League topic for Nov. is
based upon Psalm cxviii, Is, and cxHlii,'
lie: In the home a mans real character
is shown more than anywhere else. r!e
who is capable of great achievements IN
the affairs of the world may be surly
and disagreeable in the inner circle OF the
family 1t is no wonder that we ike to
know something of the home life OF men
who have been prominent in church and
state.
The home life of Luther reveals much
that is beautiful in his character1his
gentleness, sympathy and affection, his
genial nature and love of fun. Here we
see him not as student, preacher, author
or reformer, but as husband and father,
deeply interested in his home, always
finding time to relax from the. arduous
labors of the day and to romp with his
children as one of them. In his mar
ried life Luther sought to exemplify all
that he had taught in this regard, en-
deavoring to rule his house well, and to
train up his children in the fear and qove
of the Lord.
Luther delighted in music, and fire.
ouently gathered his children about him
to sing. He found pleasure in the cuit1-
walton of flowers and in working with a
turning lathe
Though his income was never large,
students and friends were generously en-
tertained in his home-strangers some
times imposed upon his hospitality. He
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Tomorrow.

That is what is troubling men-tomor-
rows temptations, tomorrow's Difficult
ties. tomorrow's burdens, tomorrow's
duties. Martin Luther in his autobiogra-
ply says: L have one preacher that I
love better than any other on earth. 1t
is my little tame robin, which breaches
TO me daily. L put his crumbs upon my
window sill. especially at night. He hops
on to the sill when he wants his supply
and takes as much as he desires to satisfy
his need. From thence he always hops
to little tree close by and lifts up his
voice to God and sings his carol of praise
and gratitude. tucks his little head under
his wing and goes fast to sleep and leaves
tomorrow to look after itself. He is the
best preacher that l have on earth
1t amt the thing we do so much,
It's more the way we do it;
1t amt the pain we feel so much,
It's more the way we view it;
1t amt the thing we own SO much,
But simply how We use it
And so our way
Is sad or gay,
Accordin how we choose it,
Mary A. Chamberlin.
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tent and forgiven, and the friend of God
though he was, he knew that he was
reaping what he had sowed.