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'';Ass Sfssss 4 n nsEfTl2S sfIlSiSs n oHApE r., TO
HAD HER IDEA CT LIFE.
Old colored Lady Did No Worrying
About the Future.

eIObt inc Fu1uFe.
a Washington housckccpcr re,oic~,
In the possession of washcrwoman
Of the oidon style. and gets much
amusement from the old womans con.
versation. Recently. while counting
avcr the clothes. the housckccper oh.
served Aunt Martha gazing a, herself
In the mirror.
What yo' think Of this bonnet,
Hiss Molly. It's new"
tt's very becoming" said the lady
more politely than tru,hfuiiy. but
Aunt Martha, I am afraid you are get.
ting very oStrayagant. am sure you
are spending all you make on clothes
Il certainly do that thing" said
Aunt Martha, seriously. II certainly
do. You see, saved money once.
and II was stole, and I said then. III
spend CO | go. cz I CO. Miss Molly.
and then gets the good of it"
But, Martha. surely you arc put
ting by n little money. Just to bury
your"
Not much amt amt got none
Of thet foolishness bout me. III en-.
Joy myself while live. and I guess
after I'm dead I can stand II above
ground jes' as long as any ono Kin
stand havin' me."--Lippinco;us Mag
ssinel
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STANDS WELL WITH THE BOYS
Youthful Club Members Grateful TO
Their 6enefaetor.

VouthfuI Ciuo members OfAteSui 10
Their 6ensfaetor.
II cost only n dollar. and John r.
Mcchan Of New York. says II II tho
cheapest set of cngrossod resolutions
ho ever bought. but ho will have Il
framed and hang Il alongside the gold.
framed sets OF resolutions presented
to him by Typographical Union No. 6
for saving print" from death In a
prison by getting him pardoncd. II Il
all written In n big. round. boy!sh hand.
but I, brcathcs the tTuo spirit.
At a special meeting OF tho Monros
Athletic club tho following resolution
wns unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That In consideration Il
tho liberal donation rendered TO oer
club to insure good start (which do
nation was gratefully accepted. ",
do hereby send vote Of thanks to our
liberal bcncfactor. tho Hon. John Nee
han.
Hoping Mr.. Mcchan will prosper
aud again sending our best wishes fos
his welfare. VIC remain. very sincerely.
In behalf of the members Of the club.
JAMES HEALY.
president and Captain.
WILLIAM MCCARTHY.
Manager and Treasurer
Mr.. Mcchap gave tho club ono biz
dollar at tho solicitation OF his son.
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Mos, Spoken L.nouaoe.

Thcm most spoken language Ia Chincsc;
but an there arc so many dialects
in the language. and as these difIcr so
greatly In the confines Of Mongolia
and Tibet from those around Pckin. II
Ia scarcely correct TO say that 3s2..
00o. 900 cclcstials all speak one Ian.
suagc. Putting. therefore. China aside.
the most spoken languages in the
world arc as follows. in millions:
English. 100: German. 20: Russian. ss:
Spanish. ~: Portuguese. 80. II we
were to measure these in ratio on n
two.foo, rule. We should get the follow
ing results: Portuguese. Z inches:
Spanish. 81 inches; Russian. ss
inches: German. SIS inches: English.
foot inches.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
A siIkworm Of the Sea.

Silk is obtained from the shelIfish
known as the pima, which is found in
the Mediterranean. This shellHsh has
the power Of spinning a viscid silk
which in Sicily is made into a regular
and very handsome fabric. The silk is
spun by the shellfsh in the first in.
stance for the purpose Of attaching
itsclf to the rocks. II is able to guide
tho delicate filaments TO the proper
place and there glue them fast. and IL
they are cut away 1t can reproduce
them. The material when gathered
(Which is done at low tide) is washed
in soap and water. dried. Strengthened
and carded. one pound of the coarse
filament yielding about three ounces
of fine thread, which. when spun. is
a lovely FURNISHED golden brown color.
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LAND SINKS IS TO 20 FEET.
sunken Portion Varies In Width from
Few Feet to Several Rods.

a few mornings ago people who rc-
side on the road between Alton lake
and the Susquehanna river. near Coop.
erstown. n. Y. were astonished when
they went out Of doors to SEQ that dur.
Ing the night the land for distance OF
an eighth Of mile had dropped from
i5 to 20 feet.
The sunken portion varied In width
from n few feet TO several rods. Tho
trees and shrubbcry on tho sunkcn
land remain siandin. Just as before.
Fortunately there were no buildings
on this particular strip. although
there were some near II.
Tho theory Ia advanced that there
IL subtcrrancan river beneath the
land there. Such n condition would
solve tho problem Of tho outlet of AZ.
ton lake. which has always been n
subject OF much diacussIon.-Ncw
York Sun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Pisssburg Woman Shows Just wha;
Monument She Wants.

will 20 down on record as an extra
ordinary instrument. inasmuch as tho
paper Ia Illustrated to show tho nature
Of the tombstone that tho tcstatrix
desires to have placed over her grave.
The will first provides that all Of
the debts of the dcccdcnt shall FIRST
be paid. II then continues:
My funeral is to be respectable but
plain. to.wit, at least $500. I also
direct that tombstone similar to cut.
costing about $500. be raised on my
lot: 800 to be put in the Manufactur.
cr's bank and interest accruing on
same TO be used 10 keep up the grave
of my lot"-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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with. and man shall live until he act
uaiiy longs for the end OF his exist.
cncc. This lon.in. In known rs tho
'instinct Of death" or tho "fuiincss of
days." 80 often referred to In Holy
Writ. The. diseases to which flesh is
heir seize upon man before he reaches
tho point where tho desire for tho end
comes TO him. These diseases arc
brought on by tho i:s. .000. .coo. .ooo. 900
microbes which swarm In our great In.
tcatinc and they produce what We
know as old aTc. II these microbes
arc successfully fought mans days
may be prolonged. To get rid Of these
Prof. Mctchnikoff speaks highly OF the
general use Of ''kafiirmilk" milk
that has been subjected TO tactic and
alcoholic fcrmcn,aiiorHl. or. perhaps
better s,iii. merely sour milk Tor but
tcrmllk). because tho alcohol OF tho
former may In time weaken the higher
cells. while II IL tho tactic microbes
niono who fight tho microbes OF putrc.
faction. Already n great RESULT"
says Prof Mc,chnikon. And. finally.
beware OF all uncpokcd products Of the
microbc-infcs,cd car,h-Eaiads. arti.
chokcs. strawberries. melons. onions.
cucumbcrs. celery. radishcs, and no
forth. Unless thoroughly cooked Ito
destroy their microbes with intense
and continued hcaD do not touch them
on your ilfc."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
DANCING in a Vat.

A dance under somewhat novel con.
ditions took place tho other day In a
mining camp In Washington state.
Two new cyanide watts were being put
in. and II was decided. in order to ceie-
bratc their completion. to hold dance
inside. Four sets Of dancers were go.
ing simultaneously in each Of the big
vessels. the couples having to climb
down ladders TO reach the floor.
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Military eplrl. in Canada.

Figures have Just been published
which the Canadian press claims as
an indication OF the military spirit
which animates young Canada. Tho
state OF New York has a population
of nearly 100000 more than the en-.
tire Dominion Of Canada. yet It's ma.
tional guard has an enrolment OF only
II. .46S men. Canada. on the other
hand. has $4,000 men In Its active
militia. and thousands of others who
have gone through militia training
and are now ON the retired list.
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Valuable Book Sold.

Tho Gaelic version OF Knos.s LIT.
urgs. which was sold In London for
E5oo. belonged to tho Duke Of Ar.
gyil. II was printed In Edinburgh by
Robert Lcprevik. April. 1861. duodcci
mo. and appears TO bo tn. copy re
fcrrcd to by Lowndcs aS being ''in
tho possession OF the Duke of Ar
.yii" II wants the signature. but 4,
Is otherwise perfect.
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Device to Stop Trains.

A novel device Is being tried for
automatically stopping train. A
double dial IL attached to ore OF the
driving wheels; this registers tho
number OF miles. Another part of the
dial is fitted with n series OF stops, ar
ranged to coincide exactly with tho
distance of each station from tn, pre-
ceding one. As the train runs Into
tho station zone the stop acts ON n
throttle valve and pulls up the train
within the specified limits.
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Tho NeAs Of yY,,nrlno-

Leopold do Rothschild has spoiled
tho tradition that his grandfather no,
news OF the victory, OF Waterloo In D
highly romantic manner. He received
tho news from sea captain In his
employ. who brought n newspaper to
him from Brussels.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
RESCUED sv FAITHFUL DOG.
John Leonhardt Proves Value Of -Four.
Footed Friend.

Suffering intensely from the effects
OF a fall from twenty foot trestle
which resulted in the fracturing OF
both his legs and serious injury to his
spine. John Lconhardt OF Columbus.
o.. lny beside the Panhandle spur
back Of the state hospital from l
o'clock In the morning until 4 o'clock
when his faithful St Bernard dog
awoke the injured mans father by
barking and scratching at the door and
led him to the spot.
Seeing what had happened tho elder
Leonhardt called Ple;cher's ambu.
lance No. ! and had the injured man
sent to the Protestant hospital. where
he wns attended by DIR. Howell. Leon
hardt was on his way home. He lives
with his parents west OF the state hos.
pitni. Hc was walking aiorg the spur
track and by n mlsstep lurched over
the trcstle.
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EdIson,a EIr.t Check

The nrst check that Thomas 4. Edi.
Fon ever received was for $4,000. II
was In payment for his Invention of
tho ticker. for which he had expected
To receive about 5000. Hc was so
overwhelmed by the thought OF his
fortune that after h. had cashcd his
check he put come Of the money In
each OF his pockets. and slept tina,
night with his ciothcs on. so that he
could feel II whenever he awokc.
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one. but Judge J. ]. Hauphaun was
reelected mayor for tho th!.d time.
No woman ever ran for mayor In
Wyoming before.
Mrs. Catlin is the wife Of DR.. Geo.
S. Catiin, a prominent mining man.
well known throughout Wyoming and
Colorado.
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Oklahoma Society Item.

Ono OF our smart young mon recent,
iy tried TO kiss girl he was Swcc,
on for the first time. In order not &c
seem too willing tho young LADY
smashed him with n fatiron. And
for tina, only hc Tilted her on tho spo'
and has not been back since. FIckIc
young mnn'-iiuntcr Enterprise.
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was defeated tho
campaign doubt.
less will be n pre-.
ccdent that viii bc
followed In other
Wyoming elite s.
The women Of
Hartvillc. not be
ing pleased with
the city govern.
mcnt. held a eau.
Gus and named an
independent ticket.
with Mrs. Catlin
at the head. The
faCp WAS a CiDaa
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OWNS mucH.pRlzep RELIC.
Barbara FrietehIe's History Relic stiii
Kept In Frederick.

Mrs. John Abbott OF Frederick. Nd.
whose great aunt. Barbara Frletchic.
made herself famous in history and in
verse. has In her possession tho nag
which was waved from the window at
that critical period In the nations his
tory.
Mrs. Abbott's home is visited almost
daily by strangers. who enjoy looking
at the many souvenirs she retains
which were once the property of her
famous relative.
Mrs. Abbott takes especial pride In
n collection OF china and silver ser.
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Tho Power Of Radlum.

Bcclucrci has shown that radIum
cmiis cathode rays moving at a vel
oci,y OF over 10000 miles per sec
ond. A particle travelling with thls
velocity and starting from tho earth
would reach the moon In two sec
onds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
American Tools Popular.

Not only are American mowers. har.
vestcrs and hay rakcs In uso In all
tho farming districts Of South Ger.
many. but our smaller agricultural i'm.
plcments. such as forks. garden and
lawn rakcs. hoes, shovels, spades and
hand potato diggers. have also rapidly
grown in favor and are now on salo
in nearly every local hardware store.
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cooIis. Push the Car.

A curious street tram limo is that
between Atami and Yoshihoma. two
coast towns in the procinve OF tzie,
Japan. The line is seven miles long.
and the motive power is furnished by
a couple Of muscular coolies. who push
tho car along wherever power is nee.
essAry.
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when Women Give Advice.

when women give advice" saSs
the Dyspeptic Bachelor. they always
act as though they are going to have
good cry II you didn't take it."
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The Value Of Radium.

Radium rays may prove OF incs,im
able value in the control of the yarl.
Gus germ diseases. for Danjsx In Paris
reports that they check tho develop
mcnt of the anthrax bacillus.
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Damage Done by smeI,ers.

Farmers claim that the ore smel,crs
OF Butte. Mont. throw into tho ait
i've tons OF sulphuriC acid and half a
ton of arsenic each day. greatly to the
damage of crops.
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Coffee Urn for Firemen.

A number of ladies' have presented
the fire brigade at Summit. New Jer.
sey with huge coffee urn. mounted
on wheels. It will be taken out to
big fires to provide the men with re.
freshmcnt.
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A Great Apple Country,

The Annapolis valley of Nova Scotia
sends over 100000 barrels OF apples an.
nually to Scotland. England, and other
parts of Europe.
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Value Of oireren, EnvIronmen,.

Edmund Clarence Stcdman delivers
himself thus OF the race OF which he
II a member: "wo New Englandcrt
aro finc specimens Of humani,y-whor
wc arc transplaHicd."-Ncw York
Times.
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Observation-Disclosures MONTH";.

For the Month Ending May %. 1908.
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Gen. Greene to naye Statue.

Gov. Odell has signed the bill an.
propriating $1,000 for a statue to Mai.
Gen. George Sears Greene at Gettys.
burg.
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Things Quaint and Curious
Gathered Here and There
TO MAKE MEN LIVE ,4o YEARS.
Prof. MstehnIkon Claims to Know the
Secret.

Secret.
In the Scriptures 1t is written: MY
spirit shall not always strive with
man. for that he also is flesh: yet his
days shall be an hundred and twenty
years"
Prof. Mctchnlkotr. OF the Pastcur In.
stitutc. Paris, declares that the Scrip
tural promise is reaching fnlhllmcnt
and that discoveries have made II pos
sible for man to reach this extreme
age. For those willing to live Dy
scientific hygiene. the fear and agony
of death is promised to be done away
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WILL TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES IN AUTO.


What is believed to be the longest
automobile tour ever undertaken was
started from Philadelphia recently by
Robert c. II. Brock OF 1912 Walnut
street. that city. with Mr.. Brock are
his brother and a chauffeur.
They started early in the morning
for Buffalo. from which point they will
continue their journey to Chicago, San
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Hjoh Price for Rare CoIp.

A penny of Ethelreds reign. found
near Tetbury. Gloucestershire, has
been sold for Gel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12

Much Cotton Grown In Texas.
Texas now produces more cotton
than Georgia and Alabama, the next
two largest cotton states combined.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
win Not Teach Aliens.

It has been decided that aliens in
British prisons are not to be taught
any trade In the future.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Small BOY Follows The nouns,.

One of the most regular riders with
the south Berks foXhOunds Is a small
boy. who bestrides black donkey
bareback.
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Turks Have Humane Law.

To seize a mans residence for debt
is unlawful in Turkey. and sufficient
land to support him Is also exempt
from seizure.
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rnn,f AZ an II II
iConditlnnaily In grammar
SETTIE q. PARTNER. Grade 3
EnnM mi N rn AN

.tunditipnally ia arithmetic.
,ondiiionally In spelling and arith-
,Conditionaiiy In grammar and arith.
liCondl,ipnsily In geography.
Internationally In grammar
SETTiE %. PARTNER Grade 8
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Po,i,Ion for chsmberIaIn,, Nlee,.

Miss X. Chamberlain. a niece of tho
Colonial Secretary. has been appoint
ed resident physician at tho Royal
FREQ Hospital. Gray's Inn road. Lon.
don.
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Francisco and the northwest territor.
les OF Canada.
Members of Mr.. Brooks family will
precede him by rail and will be in wait
ing at the various points Of interest to
greet the automobile party on It's ar
rival. No time limit has been fixed
for the completion OF the tour, which
is in every sense pleasure excursi.a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Chinese In America,

The proportion of Chinese t, In.
dams in the United States is as two
to three.
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WOMAN WOULD De MAYOR.

Mrs. Nettie catiin Made Good Run ir
Wyoming City.
Mrs. Ncttic catlin. who ran sof
mayor OF Hartviiic. wyo.. stands ~ .
novel figure in politics. Although shs
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Barbara FrIe,ehie's Flag.

vice which were once tho property OF
barbara Frictchic. Each visitor II
asked to register in n "Frictchic Mem.
oriai'' register. which Mrs. Abbott In.
ynriabiy Offers to her guests.
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Telephones in New York.

Twelve hotels In New York city
have more than 300 telephones each.
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Made by Black Men.
herewith will afford an inkling of what
the black man at his best can do.
Fig. Is mask in copper work. from
the Lower Niger; Fig. 2. an elephant.
also fashioned in copper. from the
Ivory Coast: and Fig. 3, an idol In
copper, from the Gaboon.
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Nearo Art.

The African negro is in no way dc.
ficient In art ideals. The Illustrations
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
The Orphans Christmas.

The Catholic Orphan Asylum on
Carroll and Milton streets en-. Dyed the
Christmas festivities this year in a
more generous and expanded degree
than in previous Ones-Owing greatly
to the unstinted liberality Of it's friends
and patrons.
Early in the season gifts and dona-
tons of all kinds and value came
from various directions, and on
Christmas Day nothing was wanting
to make it the feast of JOY and happi-
ness for the household.
A glance into the capacious store
room and visit to the playrOom
would at once reveal the abundance to
which they We're treated. Each sue
cessive year brings the same familiar
and new names of benefactors to the
nstitution-names of those whose
deeds are multiplied in works Of char
ity towards the poor and forsaken but
well known to Him who has promised
to reward the "cup of cold WATER
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

been brought forward To show that
augllt of His perfection is alleged and
without foundation.
II am aware that there are to-day
those who call themselves liberal
Christians,' and who claim that they
believe in Christ in :,S far as His
teachings commands; that they believe
Him to be divine in as far as He was
IL perfect man. That is Il very loose
manner of divinity, and disprovcs
their own contention that Christ was
Il perfect man, for He allowed the pco-
pie to think and call Him divine with
out correction OF contradiction.
''IIe ever spoke and He ever speaks
as God, not as man. 1t was but the
carnal pride Of the Jewish people that
prevented them from accepting Him as
the long-lookcd for Messiah. He came
to them as II servant, as an humble
mechanic, and their pride was shock
ed. They renowned Him through mo-
tives prompted by pride.
ibid not Christ Himself Use the
argument, Though We will not believe
in me, believe the works that We may
know that the Father is in me and l
in Him. Could human agent perform
the miracles of which He was the au-
thor? He fed the multitude with II
few loaves and fishes; He changed
the water into wine; He drove out
demons from the possessed; He healed
the blind, the halt, the lame; He raised
the dead from the grave"
The lecturer then touched upon the
conclusive argument from prophecy,
the divine excellence and growth of
Christ's teachings and finally the al
tentative either Christ is God or an
impostcr. Either He is divine or has
founded Il religion of idolatry more
deeply rooted than Old-timc paganism.
He closed with an eloquent appeal to
the non-Catholics present to cherish
devotedly the great truth and COM
bat valiantly it's denial by the unbc-
lever, although he claims the Chris
tian name Jesus Christ is God, he
said. His doctrine we intend to study
dcvOutIy this coming week. He is the
teacher Of mankind, our God, our kin,
the only master to whom we give our
intellect, our will, our hearts. May
His divine presence bless you all with
an abundance of His grace and the
fuIlncss of His teachings
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
A Song Of the A. O. H.
Written by John Il. Pewtcrs and dedi-
Gated to Div. No. ], A. o. H.,
st, Paul

Gated to Div. No. ], A. O. H.,
st. Paul.
The a. O. II. in the North Star State,
descended in 81,
Like st. Patrick's birth; not decided
yet by whom 1t was begun,
But suffice to say they are here today,
and name them IL you can;
A ucnnepin mike" took up his pike,
and Ramscy's No. ].
Patriotic men were wanted then, no
others need apply;
1t was Ireland first and uppermost,
without any alloy.
The thought brings here memory
tear in mentioning a man
Like Kennedy James and Morrissey,
two founders Of No. ].
We built our order proudly, and solid
as a rock,
And, strange to say, to this very day
we ne'cr received shock;
We met in secret conclavr, and all
dangers Overran
With the one bold thought, some day
we'd see II with No. /.
And now we see in 1903, the IIibcr-
mans very strong,
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

Jan. 27.-Botanical clerk, National
Museum. Salary, $500. Applications
must be filed Jan. 20.
Jan. 27.-Index clerk, qualified to
speak the Scandinavian language.
immigration service. Salary, $1,000.
Applications to be filed Jan. 20.
Jan. 27.-Disciplinarian (male), In
dian service. Salary, $500. Applica-
tons filed Jan. 20.
Jan. 27.-Field matron, Indian ser
vice. Salary, $50. Applications to be
filed Jan. 20
Jan. 27-2S.-Medical clerk, Pension
Bureau. Salary, $1,000 (25 to 30 va
cancies existing). Applications to be
filed Jan. 20.
Jan. 27-2S.-Domestic service teach
er, Indian service. Salary, $500.
Jan. 29-30.-Assistant examination
United States and Philippine service
Most desirable positions. Salary,
81 200 to $1,4OO. Applications may be
filed up to Jan. %.
Feb. ST. Electrical instrument
maker. signal service at large. Salary,
$1,000. Applications to be filed Jan.
%.
Blanks may be obtained from secre-
tary Civil Service Board, st. Paul post
office.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
A swineherd for Pope.

In the sixteenth century the Church
was ruled by Pope who had left the
impress Of his genius SO stamped upon
the character of his age that no lapse
Of time is likely to oblitcrate it. He
was, in the trucst sense of the express
sion, the carvcr-under God-of his
own fortunes, and seldom has the
achievement been accomplished with
more remarkable success or accom-
panied with more interesting evidence
of what steadincss of purpose can do
when combined with intellectual abil-
ity. Felix Perctti, who afterwards be-
came so wcll-known to the world as
Sixtus ", was the son Of Il gardener
who lived in village OH the Adriatic
coast called GrottOmarc. His father
was so unsuccessful at his trade that
his mother was forced to earn her
bread as a clarwOman, while Felix,
the future Pope, was employed, like
st. Patrick Of old, in herding swine on