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Bible Written in Is

The phenomena of the figure and
its multiples, occurring in the New
Testament, have been touched upon
by Ivan Panin, a Russian student Of
the bible, who for a number OF years
has made his home at Grafton, Mass
The significance Of the seven group
will not be lost even upon the super
stitious who are outside of the pale Of
scripturaI points, and, as Mr.. Panin
has shown them, their relations Of
their groupings to the first eleven
verses Of the New Testament must
suggest that they we're scarcely
chance
For instance, in these first eleven
verses of Matthew. the vocabulary
consists of fOrty-nine words, or seven
sevens; of these words there are
twenty-eight, or four sevens, which
begin with yOwels. and twenty-One, or
three seveDs, which begin with con-
sOnants.
This distribution by sevens be
tween vowel words and cORsOnant
words just might have been deem
ed accidental, but for the fact that
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of the forty-nine words fOrty-two
Of them are nOUns-siX sevens-ahd
seven are not nouns" is the comment
Of the writer. of the fOrty-twO
nouns there are thirty-five proper
nouns, or five sevens, while seven are
common nouns. OF the thirtv-five
proper names four sevens are male
ancestors of Jesus and seven are not
such. Not only then is the distribu-
tiOn of the fOrty-nine words Of the vO-
cabuIary by sevens as between vowel
words and cOnsonant words but also
as between the parts Of speech
As a further and absolute proof that
these phenomena Of the sevens are
not accidental Mr. Panin points out
that the fOrty-nine words Of the vO-
cabulary show fourteen words that
are not used but once. while thirty
FIVE Of them, OF five sevens, are used
more than once. His conclusions aft
er an exhaustive arrangement Of the
Seven features are that Not even
the choice Of the languages in which
the scriptures were written was made
without marked numerical design at
the threshold OF the subject"
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Was a Great Warrior

The death Of Old Crow, or HOchiney,
at the advanced age Of lis years, &C
CURED last week near Hinton, L T.
he was the Oldest Arapahoe Indian
and the highest Official in the religious
and social circles OF the redskins. He
was famous among the Indians Of the
southwest as the high priest OF sa-
chem Of the ArapahOe lodges.
This tribe Of Indians has a main
organization. religious in its purpose,
which is composed CT six degrees, as
follows: The Fox lodge, the Star lodge
the TOnkawa lodge, the Self-Man's
lodge, the Crazy Mans lodge and the
Dog Soldiers lodge. which is the high
est degree, or which corresponds in
importance to the Masonic thirty-sec-
Ond- The ArapahOes in addition have
a thirty-third degree known as the
Sun lodge, under whose auspices the
well-knOwn sun dance is given, during
the celebration Of which the partici-
pants fast four days and nights, and
until prohibited were accustomed to
torture themselves and offer human
sacrifices. OF all these degrees HOchi-
ney alone knew the secrets with the
single exception of White Eyed An
telOpe. whom he had chosen his sue
cessor and instructed in all the mys-
teries.
HOchiney is said to have fought in
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thirteen Of the blOOdiest battles Of Dor
der warfare, and although he gained
great reputation as q fighter, he was
never wounded. a fact that resulted
in his being held in almost a supersti-
tious light by other Indians. One Of
the blOOdiest battles IN which he was
engaged with thirty other Arapahoes
and an army Of Cheyennes was the
battle of the Washita against Gen.
Custer From this battle he was one
Of the few who escaped. At another
time he led a band OF tribesmen
against the Utes and in turn was sur
rounded by these enemies. All were
killed except HOehiney, who escaped
with two scalps- These two scaIps.
which he venerated greatly, we're
buried with him at the Indian burying
ground near Powderface, on the South
Canadian river. These scalps he held
sacred, allowing no one to touch or
see them A few years prior to his
death HOchiney was accustomed TO
wear while dancing a belt from which
dangled numerous scalps, his war
trophies and two OF which were
adorned with long yellow hair. This
aroused the Indignation of the whites
until the Indian agent interfered, for
bidding HOchiney from ever afterward
wearing the scalp beIL-Kansas City
Journal
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ouestion Of Weddina Presents.

French society has begun to rebel
at the printed list of wedding pres
ents- It is no longer good form, in
certain sets, to run down the gamut,
in public print of the parental check
down to the fish carver Of the ser
wants hall. The custom has become
very OstentatiOus, and given rise to
much vulgar speculation and mental
The infection of the pub
lie wedding present has become as
great as the infiictiOn of the charity
bazaar. 1t means a public spectacle,
with the detective in wedding clothes
to save the ilching Of the unbidden
guest. One Of the real reasons of the
threatened abolition is the reductio
ad absurdem of the custom. Not only
the publication Of the list, but the ex-
Of the presents, has descend
ed the scale. II is no longer the mark
of distinction. And yet there is dan
ger in the contemplated revolution.
To hide the light Of the wedding gift
under a bushel is to remove in many
cases the main incentive of the giver
And a presentless wedding is too
cherries to think Of-Pau Mall Ga,
-Zette.
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studvina chinese charaeter.

In a report on the German estimates
for this year a secretary to the Brit
ish embassy in Berlin states that in
the new estimates a sum Of $4,000
is inserted under the head of further
ance Of scientific, especially ethnOlOgi-
cal studies inNChina." In explanation,
it is mentioned that. as the opening
Of China advances. a more exact study
of the individuality Of East Asiatic
nations is becoming a necessity. 1t is,
therefore, advisable to station perma-
nently in China a German scholar well
acquainted with ethnOlOgy and the
Chinese language, whose object is to
develop intellectual relations with a
little known form Of civilization.
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Just a Slight Mistake

Now, to reward you for coming to
see me this rainy night" she said, I'm
going to make you something in my
chafng dish. I got a new recipe
book for Christmas, and I'm going
right through it, alphabetically I've
gotten as far as D. already"
He hastily discIaimed any desire
for refreshment- He had played the
dog" to experiments on that particu-
lar chafing dish before. He had gone
as far as ID" himself, when on one
occasion she had mistaken the red
pepper for cinnamon.
"Oh, do" she urged. See, now
you may choose! Don't these sound
inviting: Damson Sauce, Devonshire
Dumplings, Deviled Crabs"
"I-er-that is, the doctor has for
hidden me to eat anything cOmmenc-
ing with D." he interrupted.
Her face fell. I'm awfuIIy sOrry,
because I couldn't skip, you know. 1t
would mix me all up; I'd forget where
1 left or"
''Oh, not would never do to skip, -
he agreed
We'll, then, at least let me give you
a cup Of cocoa" she said, Hospitality.
As cocoa sounded comparatively in
nocuous, he accepted the offer, but
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without very great enthusiasm.
She lit the light under the kettle,
measured a brown powder from a tin
box. marked cocoa" mixed it with
condensed milk, and when the kettle
had boiled, filed the cup with boiling
water. Then, with a flourish, she set
the steaming beverage before him.
Just as she was about to replace the
cover on the tin, she gave a start.
Something in the color Of the powder
had aroused her suspicious. She sniff
ed at it, then tasted it
Wait a minute" she exclaimed,
hastily. "Oh, you haven't drunk it,
have yOu?"
Yes" he answered in a hollow
voice. seeing his doom written in her
Mortified expression. 1t has come at
last He had always known he would
die a victim to her culinary expert
ments.
"But-didn't it taste-queer?"
No; no queerer than mean, I
drank it so quickly that 1 didn't no
tice.''
well, 1t isn't fataI-necessariIy,H
she said, reassuTingly. I'm awfUlly
sorry-I forgot had put it in the
cocoa tin-but it's only the brick dust
We use for cleaning the knives"
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Art in Telling Story

that had fallen fat It seemed TO me-
at the time that he repeated it word
for word, but from the time he be-
gan the story until it was ended the
audience was cOnvulsed- II was pro-
nOunced TO be the best story that had
ever come out Of the northwest"
Tell US the story Senator" one OF
his friends suggested, becoming Curl
Gus to know more of that narrative,
once funereal in its effect and then
laden with the spirit Of wit.
-Oh, no." replied the senator
have not sufficient confidence in my
storytelling ability Now that have
prepared you for the story as a re-
markable one it would be dOubly
hazardous to attempt to repeat it"
Senator Fosters friends are willing
to OFFER reward for that story, either
dead with fairness OF alive with Wit,
If any one can deliver It 70 them.
They are being consumed with curl
osfty tOlknow What it is. but the sena-
tor cannot be induced to venture upon
its telling
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b. LOH7T AlCOT

The tears she shed were tears Of gen
uine sOrTOw-
This development Of the situation
seeming to make il imperative, she
trimmed her hat with Grape and
bought herself a cheap black dress.
and in these habiliments was treated
with distinguished consideration at
the inquest, where she sat on a front
bench between AIfs father and
mother.
Later she was the most attractive
figure and a principal mOurner at the
funeral Altogether It was a strange
and grievOus experience, not IN
mingled with a certain pleasant self
cOmplacence Of which Jenny was dim
" ashamed even while she INDUCED
it
No arrests we're ever made. Aft had
wrOnged many people and made
numerous enemies; moreover, his
companions were as brutal and as law
less as himself. He might have been
murdered out Of revenge, OF in the
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Z once saw the art Of successful
storytelling exemplifed in a very
prominent way" said Senator Foster
of Washington, a few days ago in a
company of friends. During one Of
our political cOmpaigns a speaker had
undertaken to tell a story that was
intended TO bear upon Ignatius Don
nelly, who was opposing him The
story was told labOriOusly, and it was
received with all the solemnity that
would be expected during a funeral
sermon. At its conclusion the story
teller smiled and looked over the au-
dience to see If he could detect a rip
pie of appreciation, but there they all
sat with solemn faces. It had fallen
perfectly fat
In a short time Mr.. Donnelly arose
to reply and referred TO the story
that had been told by his opponent
That story he said, was intend
ed to reflect on me, but It didn't go
Now, my friends he continued, !
have a little story want to tell you
With that DonneIIy retOld the story
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Cali of the Stream

I know where the worms are thick
By Billy-s old pen: on. they are the
stuff
You can dig a quart with stick
The rod Is all right and the reel IS tight
And II they should happen 70 fan
There's little birch rods that are Mt fOr
gods
When they follow the trout brook trail.
I-5ingl the demon has rung me up
The Central up in the woods
Waders and creel and a pocket cupi
I'm after the only goods
Wire FOR Hank and the old buckboard.
The secret. guess Is OUT
Don't bother me now. you'll get m
row
I'M catching the train Tor trout
Charles IL Craldall IN New 4orE Her
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"Give me up, an I'll swing for if"
heat of some drunken Highland by
degrees the search began to be
abandoned
Meanwhile, though Ben GilIett had
made no attempt to intrude upon Jen-
ny's misery, he had not lost sight Of
her. But, strong in the Importance at
taching to her almost widowed state,
and too proud to own it in a hurry
even if she suspected she had been
any way dipping herself, she steeled
her heart against him and discouraged
such hesitant attempts as he made to
renew acquaintance with her.
When he could endure this no
longer, crushed and reckless with de-
spair, he forced her to make up her
mird about him, once for all by calling
to see her in her own home.
The front door Of the house stood
always open, for the convenience Of
the various dodgers, so he entered at
will and, before she was aware Of his
presence, was in the room where she
sat at the table sewing, alone
You needn't be afraid, Jenny" he
said. quietly, closing the door and
standing with his back to it. Il must
speak TO you You're breaking
my heart I saw your mother go out,
an came in hoping to find you by
yourself 1 want you to tell me the
plain truth-an' have done with it
want TO know, Jenny-was it only
sort Of fancy-are you only sorry for
him-Or-Or did you really love kim?"
Il shouldn't wear black if I didn't
should ~ she cried, resentfuIIy.
~But-Once you loved me, Jenny"
No, I never did then!"
I've been mistaken, then2"
Reckon you have" She tossed her
head scOrnfully.
You're quite-Quite certain ?" he
urged, anxiously. Don't fool me any
more. Jenny"
Who's fOolin' you? You've no
right to come here bullying me, Ben
GiUett, an the sooner you take your
self on the better"
III tell you, Jenny" His grim
caImness seemed to increase with her
agitation. That night Jarvis was
murdered. I was comm across the
Fields an met him. He'd been drink
in. but he knew me an shouted words
it was bitter hard to bear. I went on,
but he jeered an shouted after me-
Il vas something about yOu-Rever
mind what-an', though knew it was
q lie. I couldn't stand it I ran back,
mad, an dashed my fist in his face
Next minute he had a knife out and
was on me We rolled over atop Of
each Other-I got his wrist an
wrenched the knife away
He stopped, and she stared at him
aghast I hated him." he continued,
in a strained. hOarse whisper I'D
never thought to DO him harm, though
But
He paused. painting as If for breath,
I and presently resumed. bTOkenly;
Now you know. It was ne An If
/ it's him you love-an' not mel don t
/ care to hide ft-any longer 1 never
/ meant to tel you-but now That
/ settles it, You can give me up, Jen7
ny That's Why I'm telling YOU Give
me up. an III swing for it. Go on
Here. There it's" With a
hasty movement. he flung q long
/ bladed knife down on the table Be
! fore her
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CASE OF PROFIT OR Loss.
Inebriated Individual Had Hard Ma.
ter to Decide,

Inebriated Individual Had Hard Mat
ter to Decide.
A minister Of the Methodist Protest
ant church, now stationed on the east
eTn shore Of Maryland, is convinced
that the life Of a clergyman is not
always strewn with roses His views
on certain current questions had been
repeatedly misstated by others, and,
considering their action nefariousIy
unjust, ne took occasion to refer to
it il one OF his Sunday morning ser
mons.
He said that he had been cOnsoled
by calling to mind the story Of an
Irishman, who is reported to have
lived somewhere in lower Delaware
Although a frugal and hard working
man, this son Of Erin occasionally
visited the town tavern on Saturday
afternoons, and sometimes returned
home in q state Of intoxication- On
one occasion, having imbibed so free
" that he was totally unable to steer
himself homeward, a kindly disposed
individual who happened along placed
him in Mis- cart and started the mule
in the right direction. Unfortunately,
some mischievOus boys met the cart,
and deciding to play a joke on the old
man, unhitched the mule, and leading
him a short distance into the woods,
sat down to await results. In a short
time the Irishman awoke from his
stuPor, rubbed his eyes, and, looking
about, exclaimed:
''BegOrra, is this me, or is it not me.
Faith, I cannot tell If this is me.
have lost a mule, but if this is not me
I have found a cart!''-BaltimOre Her
aid.
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RIamina n on the Judae.

AN English judge, Lord Hammer,
was celebrated for his kindness and
cOurtesyf to the younger members Of
the bar Once he made a little speech
to some Of them that was full Of hope
and encouragement and ended with
advice as to what to do with the first
brief. Read it, he said; read it
carefully. Then forget oil about it
as quickly as you can, for it's sure
to be all wrong Tell the cOur- a
plain and straightforward story, and
when you've lost your case go back
to your client and tell him it was all
the fault Of that old fool Of a judge"
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I am sitting to-day at the desk alone
And the letters are hard 70 tame
I'd ike TO shift to a messy stone
Nor bother with pelf and fame
I know a pool where the waters cool
Rest under the hTawling fails
And the song and CLEAN OF that noun
tain stream
on. it eails-and caIIs-and caIsi
There's a hook and lire in a Tayside
store.
Where tins Erangers buy their plug
And the IoEzerE barter their river lore
FOR q faE they can hardly lug
and I figure how long that tackle may
All useless as my dumb fool
T-nIess 7 happen along 10 buy
And sneak Tor that mountain pool
On. bother the fiesl I guess there's
enough
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Mr.. AIbee,s oninion.

Alpine, Cal, June 6.-Mr. T. NJ Al,
bee, our postmaster, has expressed an
opinion based on his own experience
which will no doubt be of interest to
many. Mr.. AIbee is a man of few
words, but his well known truthful
ness and uprightness of character
adds much weight to any statement
he makes. He says:
The first box Of DOdd's Kidney Pills
that I used convinced me Of their
good qualities and 1 used altogether
four boxes with the very best results.
can heartily recommend this rem
edy."
This voluntary expression Of Opin-
ion viii doubtless find an echo in
many homes in California for DOdd'S
Kidney Pills have been making some
miraculous cures in this state
From the evidence already publish
ed it seems safe to conclude that this
medicine viii be found to be a per
feet cure for rheumatism, urinary
trouble, backache and any and every
form or symptom Of kidney complaint
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The Defiance Starch Co. win give -
ladies 2 round TIP ticket 70 the ST
Louis Exposition to i've ladies In each
Of the following states: Illinois, Iowa.
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, Who
win send IN the largest number Of
trademarks cut from q ten-cent, 16-
ounce package OF Defiance cold water
laundry starch This means from your
own home, anywhere IN the above
named states These trademarks must
be mailed 70 and received By the De-
fiance Starch Co, Omaha, NebF., before
September 1st, 1904 October and No
vember VIM be the best months to visit
the Exposition Remember that De-
Nance is the only starch put up Is o.
"a full pound to the package. You set
one-thiTd more starch for the same
money than Of any other kind, and De-
fance never sticks to the iron. The
tickets TO the Exposition viii be sent
by registered mail September 5th-
Starch for sale by all dealers.
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Beyond knowledge Of seien,

Little Boy wish L was a great
philosopher like you.
Great Scientist-And why, my son?
cause you know everything, and
there's some things I can't understand,
but if 1 was like you could"
Tell me one OF them"
well, for one thing, I'd like to
know why photographers can take
pictures Of comets an meteOrs, an
flying cannon balls, an lightning
flashes, and yet they can't photograph
q boy without squashing his head
in a pair Of pincers- STRAY Stories.
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He ceased, and stood. duly resolved,
his breast hearing conTulsiTely- There
was a moment Of awful silence Then
the slow tread OF Ms Grips return
ing sounded in the passage Instantly
Jenny started to her feet
Benz" she cried, in an agony under
her breath ooh it was my
fault It was never him,
reaIlyi 1 never cared
thought debut
She broke on with a warning ges-
ture as the door opened, and, snatch
ing the knife froEl the table, thrust Il
into her pOcket--Sketch-
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Deafness Cannor e cured

By local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion Of the ear. There O. only way 70
cure deafness and that rs BY constitutional reedieE
Deafness Is csuscd BY an fnfGned condition Of the
mucous lining OF the EuEtschiEl Tube when THE
tube Is fnhsrned you have rumbllnE sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when &c Is entirely closed Deaf
ness fs the result E1d unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored It's condi
ton. hearing VIII be destroyed forever; nine
out Of caused BY Catarrh. witch 70 nothing
but an fnfismed condition Of the mucous EErfsces-
We win give One Hundred Dollars for any csse OF
Deafness fcsused BY catsrrhl thst cannot be cured
By Halls Catarrh Cure send for circulars. free.
p J. CHENEY & co. Toledo O
Sold bT Druggists. sc
Take HEITs Family Pnls for conEtipstioz-
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chiId,s q Il ..AmbiquitY. ?

4 have made a study Of phrases.
said Dr. Emil G. Hirsch at an infor-
nal gathering not long ago, and
sometimes il has been part Of my duty
to explain the different kinds Of
phrases They did very well with
everything but the ambiguous sen
tenes. There they stuck
Come. cant one Of you give ne
an ambiguous se1tenceT 1 asked.
After a moments delay one little fel-
low raised his hand, ana this was his
example OF an ambiguous phrase
NY father failed to lake money =
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Invocation.

Blown mist Of rosy grasses
Into my singing drift
Kfndle its cloven masses
With lights that sway and shift
Between its dark impaSSeS
Your fairy torches lift
Rr9wn riIl through PUSHES vending,
Where red-wfnzs fash and dip,
Lend me the rhythm bending
Each dark reeds following tip
The pause. the swift ascending
The careless slide and slip
Into my Flooding measure
Your least enchantment fling.
Earth OF the winds Wild pleasure
And leaves soft jargOning-
Yield me but one hior treasure
Then listen while ] singt
-Gertrude Buck In the Atlantic
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RufOn Ratz-Say, mister. I hain't
had nuthin' to eat fur two days, a
lin
FeIlaire formerly Rusty Rufus
Dying Of thirst. are you, old chap
Well. here's a quarter for the sake OF
old times Now get out Of my sight
as quick as you can, you greasy old
fraud, and you'll save me the trouble
of kicking you out of IT."
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The young lady who graduated from
Bates college last summer and who
during the winter and spring has 1T
ted for the stove seven cords Of wood
besides doing hOusewOrk and chores,
should have no trouble at all in get
ting married.
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Actor Louis James has been award
ed $4,000 damages because a Texas
hotel man accused him OF purlOining
piIlOwslips. Won't some well-tO-dO
Texan kindly accuse US Of stealing
pilIowsIips2
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A New Jersey court has hsid that
one boy is worth as much as two
girls. The car Of Russia and the
king Of Italy viii probably hold that
the New Jersey judges estimate on
boys is entirely too low.
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Waiter" said the lady. taking a
seat in a restaurant after attending 2
meeting Of the league for the anchor
alton Of the condition Of deserted
summer cats. bring me broiled live
lobster, and be sure to select 3 real
live one. please