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Man and the Hereafter.

ored paper and bound in beautiful cof
ers, you tell us that we should sacr1-
fee for the benefit of the people. But
why? Why should not they sacrifice
for us? Is it not just as much their
duty to be aItruistic as it is ours? You
urge us to lay down our lives for the
benefit of the race and for human sol
idarity, and tell us soul-thrilling sto-
ries borrowed from Victor Hugo. But
why? Why should we sacrifice our
selves for posterity? If neither we
nor they have anything more than
life here, why should we be SO keen
upon preserving a race of bipedal ami
mails who wear clothes? Existence be-
tween birth and death does not seem
to most of us sufficiently attractive to
warrant maintaining it at all costs.
And it is very difficult to discover the
basis of morality in a stock farm. Con-
vince us that the story of the gospel
is true, and that death does ont close
the book for us and ours, and you con-
vince us that life has it's great values
in the newer stage for development
into which men are going. Then we
have something definite to think
about, some hope worth acting upon,
some motive that will lead to sacri-
fee That sort of gospel will not be
Administration.
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Won the Poets Heart.

NAN The red-hea6ed man was ag-
Fressive. He gouged Dolby's side with
Es elbow Dolby gouged back.
What tho red-headed man said then
vas not intended for publication. The
t7vo men glared at each other for .
few minutes, then subsidized without
coming to blows. The red-headed man
opened his paper. Presently Dolby
was astonished' to hear the other fell
low laugh. He laughed out loud. Dol
~ turned and looked at him.
The man laughed again. That time
Dolby looked at the paper, and as he
looked he gasped, for what he saw
was the red-headed man deliberately
cutting short poem from the paper.
Then he began to read it again, with
an aprpeciative chuckle.
Good Lord" said Dolby He
clasped the red-headed mans hand.
my dear fellow" he said, st want
to apologize 1 have been a brute, a
bear, a barbarian. Will you forgive
me?"
It don't know said the red-headed
man. why do you want me top
Because you are one of the best
fellows going. II wrote that-that
little poem you just cut out l want to
shake hands and make up
The red-headed man was not resent
full Having a proper awe for genius,
he admired Dolby as much as Dolby
admired him, and nowadays they are
real cronies.-New York Press.
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The Hearts First Love.

that somewhere in this period You
were miserably spelled down on
"fish"), laying votive offerings upon
the desk of your first love, girl with
brown eyes and rounded, rosy cheeks.
These offerings are in the shape or
bright pearl buttons and carnelian peb-
bles. The transfer requires much
breathless daring. Down the aisle OF
the schoolroom you march, your gift
tightly clutched in your hand, which
swings carelessly by your side. Past
her seat you scuttle. and, without a.
single glance, you leave the treasure
upon the oaken top, beneath her eyes,
Away your hurry, affrighted, ashamed,
apprehensive, but hopeful Presently,
blushing, from your seat you steal a.
look across at her. She smiles roguish--
Iy. The offering is gone. 1t is accept
ed; for she holds it up that you may
see. And you grin back as red as a
beet, while your heart, exultant, goes
thumpity, thumpity, thumpity.-Cen--
fury.
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Any one who has followed the
course of practical religious thought
during the last few years cannot have
failed to recognize the gradual lessen
ing of emphasis upon the resurrection
both of Jesus and Of men. Even hymns
that speak about heaven are reserved
for funerals. There has grown up a
habit of treating all matters pertain
ing to life after death by way of allu-
sion. We are told that the resurrec-
ton Is present in the higher life, the
moral uplift in human hearts. That
is why we have trouble in our preach
ing. That is why we have preferred
to turn our ministers into entertain
ers rather than to keep them prophets
and priests. That is why men do not
listen to ethical preachers unless they
are interesting" A morality that hes
itates to speak of heaven and he'll is
a very delicate, hectic mother of
saints. You cannot get a man to be
good on general principles. He wants
to know something definite as to the
outcome of his career. For practical
purposes if there is no hell we must
invent one; if there is no heaven we
must invent that, too.
You tell us, you writer's of beautiful
sentences printed on thick, cream-col-
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Bears Remembered rormentor.

Three tame bears, which were given
pepper in a summer garden at Wilkes
barre, Pa, four years ago by Edward
Carter, remembered their pain and
fright, and recently fought to get at
him. He had not been in the garden
since and his beard had been short
ened, but when he again came near
the bears cage the animals recognized
him. and. growing furiously, they
strove to get at him, causing such ex-
citement that he had to leave the gar
den. 1t was some time before they
were Quieted.
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CITY OF CARACAS
ESPECIAL cozzzsroxnxscE,
IDE or vENE zUEL Ans

plaza, twice the size Of bur Granary
burying ground, bears his name and
has in the center an extremely fine
bronze statue of the Father OF His
Country" He is represented standing
on a pedestal in an easy pose, the fig
ure being perhaps eight feet in height
Americans, on special occasions, dec
crate this statue, and it has no super
ior as a work of art in the city. W.
R. O'Donovan fecit" is written on the
base.
It Is rather surprising to find in a
land with such an unstable govern
ment-a land to which Europeans
send warships to collect debts-more
statues of heroes in it's capital city
than there are in the rich and solid
town of Boston In nearly every one
of the numerous plazas bronze perpet-
yates the fame of some national figure
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In the utmost beginning of things
in that time when roosters were very
large, and geese were fierce, and only
mother could overt the thousand
perils, heal the thousand wounds
existed a mythical partner established
in family annals as Your Little
Sweetheart"
"Annie?" Don't you remember An
ME? Why, she was your little sweet
heart. You used to play together day
in and day out. 1t was so cute to see
YOU
But, no. You may catch here bit
of blue ribbon. there an echo OF q
laugh, yet, try as you will, you may
not recall her. Evidently when your
little sweetheart Annie was put away
along with dresses and curls she was
put away so far that she was lost for
ever.
What space of months, CT of years,
elapses you cannot tell Nevertheless.
suddenly you do witness yourself, stlll
of age most immature (you recollect
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Florencio O'Leary, ''liberator and his
torian of Venezuela, New Granada,
Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia" The
Spanish tongue insists on turning the
Irish Florence into Florencia and the
dashing generals name is usually
written here 'OLeari."
Near by the graves of the earlier
Ybarras, Diego and Andreas, are
marked with slabs in the floor, and a
large wreath of living flowers from
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton fills a prominent place. "A
splendid monument to Miranda, one to
Gregorio Monagas, who, when presi-
dent, freed all the slaves, one to An
tonic Jose Sucre, and one to the pa
triots in general who fell in the con-
Gict with Spain, are the other more
striking memorials. On the whole it
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preventing his escape. The Amert
cans, however, took the hawser from
the Tripolitans under the pretense that
they would use it as desired. In the
meantime the men lying down on the
deck were pulling with a will at the
hawser leading to the forechains. While
they were still some yards from their
goal the enemy discovered that the
ketch had her anchors, and a man was
sent to the forechains to cut the haw-
ser, an instant later the men were
seen pulling at the hawser, and
the alarm was given, Ameri-
kanoi Amerikano!" There was no
time to be lost; the ships crew was in
confusion, and before they could re-
cover the Americans had boarded.
The Turks fed in dismay as the
Americans swarmed over the sides or
crawled through the port holes, many
of them jumped overheard, some were
drowned, and those who remained of.
fered feeble resistance. The work had
been carefully planned, and each ofh-
Ger set about his task at once. In ten
minutes after Midshipman Morris
reached the deck rocket was sent up
to notify the Siren that the Philadel
phia had been captured.
OOdO were pdSSSQ uP LULU
the ketch, and each boats crew set
fire to the part of the ship assigned to
it. The ship was ablaze from stem to
stern when Decatur ordered return
to the Mastico, and the little vessel
had swung off clear, when he jumped
into her shrcuds, being the last man to
leave the Philadelphia. The MasticO
got away from the burning frigate in
safety, but she still had to pass the
batteries along shore and the Tripoli-
tan gunbOatS. The men took to the
sweeps and rowed for life in an effort
to get out of range. The Mastico was
a fair mark in the illuminated harbor
but the Turks were too much excited
to do any damage. One shot passed
through her topgallant sail, but that
was the only hurt she received.
The Philadelphia was mass OF
flames, Illuminating the harbor and the
white walled city beyond; from time
to time her guns were discharged, and
at last the flames having reached hel
magazine, there was a terrific explo
sion, and the Philadelphia disappeared
| forever.
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Passengers who go downtown on the
Sixth avenue elevated train at q GER
tain time every morning have long mo-
ticed the mutual luminosity of Mr.
Dolby and the man with prominent
blue eyes and b<shy red hair. Some
how those two always happen to ind
neighboring seats, and the way they
used to exchange belligerent glances
and sharp remarks prepared onlookers
for q real battle at any stage of the
game. Last week, however, the enc
mics appeared to fly q nag of truce.
For the first time during their &C
Quaintance they approached each other
in Christian manner. The passen-
gers were mystified, and as they are
still wondering over the suddenly de-
veloped spirit of brotherly love, it
seems the duty of those who know to
volunteer a brief explanation
In the first place, Mr.. Dolby's per-
sonality must be considered. He is a
poet AS he is fortunate enough to
get q few of his lyrics published he
also reads them. When in a ocular
mood he says he does this because if
he doesn't read the stuff nobody else
will. One morning Mr.. Dolby left his
boarding house in dispirited mood.
A poem of his had appeared in morn
breakfast table comment of a caustic
nature. Mr.. Dolby was still wrestling
with the barbs thus lodged in his sem
sitive bosom when he entered the train
and sat down beside the red-headed
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Stephen Decatur.

and recovered the guns and anchors
that had been thrown overheard, the
IBashaw soon had the Philadelphia, a
fhirty-six gun frigate, added to his
navy. while her officers and men were
confined in filthy dungeons
Mr.. N. c. Nissen, the Danish consul
Mt Tripoli, befriended the American
prisoners and through his aid Capt.
cambridge was able to communicate
with the American fleet and suggested
the destruction of the Philadelphia as
she lay at anchor in the harbor
Stephen Decatur, Jr., then in command
Of the Enterprise, proposed to Capt
Edward Preble that he should under
take the task. He had a rival in Lieut..
Charles Stewart, but Decatur was
chosen and began preparations for the
dangerous task. He had captured a
Tripolitan ketch called the Mastico,
and it was determined that he should
enter the harbor in this vessel, which
would excite less suspicion than an
American rugged schooner.
A picked crew of sixty-two men was
put on board, together with a dozen
young officers, including Decatur, who
was then "a years old, and Midship-
men Thomas McDonough, 20 years old,
and James Lawrence, a lad of 10.
On the 10th of February, the wind
being favorable, the Mastico was head
ed for the harbor, with the Siren in at
tendance outside to help rescue the
crew in case of need. The night was
clear and starlit, and as the Mastico
entered the harbor the Philadelphia ly-
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astonishing leap Of ven-

Since the astonishing leap OF VEN
szuela into something resembling
modern state, under the guidance of
Suzman Blanco, the country has had
many more revolutions than presi-
dents, and of the entire lot of aspir-
ants not one was much more than a
self-seeking adventurer.
A gentleman well acquainted with
the country tried to explain to me
the manner in which these frequent
revolutions grow. A handful OF men
starting out with arms in their hands
have no trouble in impressing into
their ranks all the poems they find on
their way through the country, these
poems assisting quite willingly to i'm
press the next group encountered
The simple-minded labOrer finds 1t
natural to obey whatever authority he
has over him, and never seem to bear
q grudge or hoard up wrongs for fu-
ture righting. If detachment is cut
off and made prisoners the men mere
ly exchange one commander for an
other, and fight their late companions
without scruple- Many have engaged
on both sides of the same difficulty
scores of times, quite as indifferently
az if the game were football Which
ever side is finally victorious-if the
word can De applied to victory that
never prevents another outbreak
the soldier has nothing to gain-and
little to lose, except his life, for which
he evinces an astounding lack of care
A really remarkable thing in its way
ls the National Pantheon at Caracas,
and probably no other land OF such
comparative poverty can furnish Its
counternart = building that like
most pantheons, was once a church
La Trinidad-deicated to preserving
the dust and the memories of Venezu-
elan heroes, stands on high ground,
fronting a plaza. In the interior are a
number of marble monuments, exc
cuted in Italy, all of grand and i'm
pressive character
That of Bolivar covers a tomb in
which his bones now rest On one
side of this memorial is another to An
tonic Guzman, secretary of the Hber-
ator and founder of the Liberal party,
and on the other than of Cen Daniel
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Sust arrived from Malta, and. having
lost her anchors in the recent gale, de-
sired permission to make fast to the
frigate's cables. While the pilot kept
up the conversation the Mastico was
nearing the ships cables, but ut .
critical moment a light pun of air
from the south set her aback, and she
was eocn exposed to the frigate's
broadside. 1t was a trying moment,
but Decatur, with great GOODNESS.
turned the Mastico for the forechains,
and sent out boat with a hawser to
make fast The Turks also had sent
out a hawser, intending to make the
ketch fast to the frigate's stern This
would have interfered with Decatur's
plans, and in the end came near to
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heartbroken at the ingratitude of the
people he had rescued, could not have
had provision of the honor in which
they hold his name!
Besides the handsome shaft to the
much-loved Miranda which stands in
Puerto Cabello-dedicated also to
O'Leary and his other companions
mis- bronze image adorns the plaza in
front of the Pantheon. A notable
bronze is also that of Columbus, at the
top of the grand staircase which leads
to the handsome gardens near the res
ervofr.'
Not statue in the city has truly"
stone pedestal, though all are cunning
ly designed to initiate reality. Even
the high posts of fences around the
palaces are not real iron, only painted
wood; try them with your walking
stick and hear the dull response. The
semi-gothic architecture of the univer-
sity, copied from some monastery OF
Europe and formerly used by monks
here, almost deceives you at first, with
its time-stained stone-mere imitation.
The Federal Palace and Municipal
theater. though low in stature, have
stupendous fluted columns of Cimita-
tion) stone Nearly every building In
tue pidCS Is mdSQucIdQlnS III AeASc
colors.
Take 1t all in all, Few cities of its
size 10000 inhabitants) have more
in the way of public adornment than
this Caracas, hidden away in its noun
tain retreat. A walk in any direction
reveals beauties that a more northerly
land could never hope to rival. and II
| is small wonder that so many of the
Inhabitants delight in spending every
| possible moment out of doors Hun
dreds of houses have their own spa
clous patios. and through half-opened
portals one may catch glimpses OF
| lavish floral effects. The courtyard OF
| the Yellow House (the presidential
mansion) is generally free to all Wis
| itors.
| When things resume their natura-
| Tor rather unnaturaD condition, an6
| there is an interim between revolu
tons, the seeker for novelty might dc
worse than spend month in this pref
ty little city
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Pollock in swarms.

A novel sight in Quoddy, Me-, the
other afternoon was the large schools
of pollock, so many in number that
they ushed the water in waves before
them in their efforts to obtain the
palatable scrimp, which, in trying to
escape, piled themselves in helpless
masses on the shores. Hook and line
were of no use in the seething mass.
so the fishermen used the gan and
fork. filling their boats with the fnny
beauties in short order.
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Shark In Strange Waters.

A shark measuring feet and
inches in length and weighing more
than 800 pounds became tangled in
the nets of George Kelley q short dis
lance south of Northport campground,
in Maine, last week A large fish had
been seen in the vicinity several days
and fish in the nets had. been eaten.
but the intruder got tangled and was
unable to get away. 1t is said to be
the first shark ever killed in Penob-
sect waters
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ing at anchor under the guns of the
Bsshaw's castle could be dimly seen in
the distance Decatur's plan was to
foul the Philadelphia at her bow, where
his vessel would not be exposed to her
guns, and to board her at once At 10
O'Clock the Mastico was challenged by
q sentinel On the frigate- Decatur
stood beside Salvatore Cataiano, the
Tiiot, and directed his movements.
The pilot said that the ketch had
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and the statues are, as q RUE, WeII
executed
The largest is naturally that OF the
washington of South America" ST.
mon Bolivar, in the handsome plaza
of that name in the center of the city.
Mounted in full uniform on a rearing
charger, with chapeau in hand as II
acknowledging the plaudits of an ad-
miring throng, the Hberator sits, every
inch a man. Both Bolivar and Miranda
were born at Caracas, though the lat
ter died at Santa Marta, from which
place his bones were brought here.
What a pity that Bolivar in the bitter
ness of his retreat, where he died
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Bears Fight for Life.

ms hauneh. With that the beast
sprang up enraged, struck the axe
from the mans hands, and attacked
him viciously.
Bruins roars startled the son, who
looked up and saw the beast with open
mouth closing in upon his father Be
fore he had reached the spot the man
and beast had engaged in death
grip. The mans hand was in the
beasts mouth, clutching its tongue,
while the beast was decorating his
arms and legs frightfully. Just as the
son arrived the man fell, but still kept
his hand well thrust into bruins
mouth. A moment later and doubtless
the beast would have freed itself and
killed the man. but the son, with g.
woodman's dexterity, raised the fallen
axe and struck the bear such blow
on the head that it rolled over dead.
Bears are. said to be unusually nu-
merous in the backwoods this year.
Toronto (Ontario) Globe.
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A desperate fight to the death took
place at Notre Dame du Lans, near
White Fish Lake, between two men
and an enormous black bear Olivier
Pelletier and his son, employees of Mac
Laren & Co., lumbermen, were put
ting some logs into the lake when
they saw the bear about to plunge into
the water.
Pelletier sprang for his rife, which
was near at hand Seeing him, the
bear turned and started to run away.
A bullet in the shoulder caused him to
halt a moment. A second shot, which
took effect near the breast, brought
bruin to the ground Half an hour
later, having finished their work, the
men lighted their pipes and sat down.
Presently the elder got up, and. taking
an axe, went to make sure that the
bear was dead, for he said he could see
a slight twitching of the limbs. He
went over and placed hand on bru-
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work on an intricate landscape, was
the duke.
Ban Jove," he calculated suddenly.
do you know, Miss MiIlyuns, I'm
wrapped up in you and
HUH interrupted the wealthy
maiden with Yankee sarcasm. Il don't
see why you should be wrapped up..
l haven't bought you yet"
The duke sat dumfounded. wonder
ing what there was in her remark to
cause a smile to break out over her
sweet visage-
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They were in the studio Artists
trappery and bohemian paraphernalia
were placed about the room with stud
led carelessness
Heavy tapestries and portieres
choked the walls. Costly statuary,
medieval firearms. poniards. yata-
ghans and priceless and historic ar
NOR were ranged idly about the room
Seated Oh a heavily upholstered di-
van. cycling the American heiress at
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Is fine beginning for a national West
minister Abbey, and should have
pronounced effect on the ~atri0tic i'm
pulses of future generations
The traveller from the United States
is frequently reminded how eminently
the worth of Washington is appre-
cfated In other lands Here . little
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Great Britain Far Rehino

Our manufactures are now three
times as valuable as Great Britaio'<
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BOSTON STOCKS.

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