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attitude before the figure of the Lord.
who placed his hands upon them in
blessing Finally the chariot of the
sun showed by its course around the
dial the months and the seasons. and
the hands pointed out the different
parts of the day, the days of the week,
the days of the month, the age of the
world and the years.
When this wonderful clock met the
eyes OF the crowd they were filled with
amazement and delight. But although
1t pleased the canens of the church,
they were afraid that the inventor
might make another one some time
Tor some other church, and then theirs
would not be the only one in the
world. Consequently they decided
upon hideous plan. They seized the
innocent man and put out his eyes,
not telling him their motive until after
the deed was done. When he heard
it, he exclaimed, .'Oh, you foolish men,
what have you done? The clock is not
finished; one piece is still wanting
which l alone can furnish, and with
out which it is useless The man
was instantly led to his work, when
he seized the main wheel, broke it,
and thus stopped the clock forever.
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The Surprise PARTY.

A good amusement for a young
folks party is the package game
kfter the children are assembled, each
one is given large, neatly wrapped
package. OF course it is addressed to
him or her to whom it is handed The
receiver opens it eagerly, only to find
that inside is another wrapping ad-
dressed to another member of the
party. This causes much fun in the
exchange, and in the surprise. As
many wrappings may be inside as the
Sostess cares to have, but in the last
is a little gift appropriate to the real
recipient. Each wrapper bears a new
name.
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She tried to smile as she went to-
ward him, but it was a miserable at
tempt. AS she would have passed him,
he caught her roughly by the shoulder.
Il telled you I'D have no prayin'
pious folks round me an l meant it,
You kin git right out of herei"
He gave her a push, and she would
have fallen had she not grasped the
shirt hanging loosely upon his bosom
With that clutch, her smo1dering spirit
blazed forth.
Father You shan't keep me out!
I'll stick to you so long as they's a
breath in your body!'
Something very like admiration
shone in fathers eyes, as he vainly
tried to loosen her hold; and some
thing very like a chuckle sounded in
fathers throat as he retreated into
the house, saying very gruffly:
tsWell, stay If you want to! No
body cares,''
After this, father watched her mar
rowly. He wondered if she would as
serL her independence in other ways;
but in all matters save this one she
was the same meek, quiet woman.
The fourth Sunday of the month was
set aside for the baptism OF converts
A brief discourse was given at the
school house, then the congregation
was to repair to the river, quarter of
a mile distant.
There was a Goodly number-fath-
ers and daughters, mothers and sons
husbands and wives. 1t seemed nat
ura1 that they should follow the
preacher in couples, and natural that
timld, retiring. little mother should be
last, and alone.
Alone? She had taken few steps,
depressing, with characteristic pa
thence, the sigh which rose to her lips,
when someone stepped forward, and
awkwardly took her arm. Then heav-
ems own glory filed to overlooking her
poor, starved soul, for someone" was
fatheri
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Companions.

A hundred times my feet have trod thu
way
At last we tread together. you and L;
Yet never seemed so swift until to-day
Your heart conjectures why
song
OF bird and wind we, listening. mad,
own.
Yet never seemed its notes so pure AMI
strong
When 1 was here alone.
A hundred times thought: How fair tt
The young grass is, and every leaf,
bougn.
How beautiful the autumn world nigh
be
never guessed till now.
And if-ah, If we two must part again,
And our solitary journeys 60
I shall be thankful, even in my pain.
That love has blessed me
Home Chat
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Find the Whistle.

All the children but one sit down in
a circle. The one child that is left
standing up must be the one that
does not know the game, and he must
be blindfolded, while some one takes
string, fastens a whistle to one end
of it and a bent pin to the other, and
then quietly attaches the string by
the hook to the blindfolded persons
back. Now the bandage may be re-
moved from his eyes, and he is told to
hunt for the whistle.
Every time he turns his back toward
any child the latter puts the whistle
to his mouth and blows it. So it goes
until the whistle is discovered.
The game is very lively and anus
ing.
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Hidden Towns.

Large holes in the ground, such as
are used to catch animals in, and the
name sometimes given to small
town-Pittsburg.
A boys first name and something
most boys are fond of-Williamsport
The head man of gang of work
men and 1900 pounds-Boston.
A sharp, sudden blow, and some
thing to make a boat go-Bangor
The opposite of old and something
that every sailor likes TO come to
Newport.
A place from which water may be
obtained and a plot of ground-Spring-
field.
A boy nickname, what the boy is
and the French word for town-Jack-
Sonville.
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back tell tomorrow night. You kin
tend to things around here"
Mother rose early next morning as
was her custom. AS she went to the
barn with the milk pals, she remem-
bered that it was Sunday. 1t seemed
like Sunday, too; she felt the peace of
the day in her SOUL AS the white
streams went steadily into the pail, a
daring thought came to her. She
would go to churchi If she worked
fast she could go.
She was out of breath when she got
to the meeting house, but it rested her
to look over the congregation. Sary
Ann Mason had on a new bonnet; and
that must be jamie Williams with her
steady beau. She had almost lost
track of the young folks since Caro-
line had married. She felt half re-
there. They would look so surprised
to see her. Father would be angry if
he knew, but what the eyes don't see,
the heart don't grieve over.
The preacher was talking, and she
| composed herself to listen. AS she
| heard the familiar words, the vague
longing, lying dormant in her heart for
many years, became definite, and,
| strong as a mighty torrent, there
| swept through the parched plains of
| her being resolve
Return We, return ye," the preacher
was saying, and she would return.
She shook hands with her neigh
| bors as in a dream. She refused a
| ride home that she might be alone
with her new-foun,- joy. Not until
she saw her father upon the doorstep
did she lose her exaltation, and then
only for moment.
..Wher've you benz" he demanded
ITO meetin', father
After all I've told you about them
drivelin', sneakin' preachersi s'posed
you had more sense. 1 won't have no
Bible readin', prayin' folks round
mel"
Mother made no reply, but went
quietly to getting dinner. 1t did not
occur to her to ask why he had come
home SO early. When father wanted
her to know anything. he told her; if
he said nothing. she never asked
The next Sunday, father stared,
open-mouthed, as he saw unmistak-
able signs that she was going to
meeting. Would she dare disobey his
orders? He would about as soon ex-
pect to see the sun rise in the west
When she had actually gone, he
! seid, grimly: 'Just wait till she comes
back"
Truth was, mother dreaded the COM
! ing back. The brief lifting up, las ON
eagle wings" had given place to
| gloom. She was going to do her duty
/ she would not fall in that now-but
| the blessed joy had, for the time, de-
parted. AS she came back, with lag
| Eing steps. father met her at the door.
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father with the chores, and ran err
rands for him, besides doing her own
work. She was contented with a kind
word or a caress for her pay. She did
it now without kind words and ca
resses, but men get over those senti-
mental feelings quicker than women
do.
.Motheri"
She started, guiltily, and ran to the
door. What is it, father?'
Cit supper as quick as you kin. I'm
going to drive them steers over to
Brighton l kin as well as not. fer it's
moonlight nights now. Then I'll go
an see Brother Caleb, so l may not git
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nature. Its inner bark, when stretch
ed laterally, resembles lace so nearly
that it can be, and is, put to the ordi-
nary uses of lace. In Jamaica, where
this lofty tree grows in abundance the
bark is made into ruff1es, collars,
purses, caps, doilies, etc. The negroes
also make durable clothing from it,
while the white inhabitants use it for
ropes and cables.
The illustration is of a whip (made
from this tree) which came recently
from Jamaica. The handle ends in a
rOsette (shown in the drawing), which
is formed merely by loosening of the
inner bark. But much assertion is
necessary to persuade most persons
that this is the case, and that a rosette
c. ordinary lace has not been affixed
to the wood. The whip is lone piece"
throughout, the bark being plated to
form the long, strong lash.
governor of Jamaica is said to
have presented Charles II. with a era
vat, frill and ruffies made of this nat
ural lace.
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catchers of Eirefiies.

The catching and sale of firef1ies is
more or less important trade in
Japan. They are used in numerous
ways-in cages here and there at the
garden parties of noblemen. or as
couture dressing, or even as a substi-
tute for fireworks, thousands of them
being turned loose from box in the
presence of guests.
The professional freely hunter
starts out at sunset with a long bam-
boo pole and a bag of mosquito net
ting. Willow growths near the water
are the best field for this plumber. The
hunter strikes the branches with his
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pole, and as the fireflies fall in show.
ers to the ground gathers them up
with both hands before they can re-
cover themselves enough to fly away,
and losses them lightly into his
mouth There he holds them lightly
until his mouth is full, when he blows
Inem gently into his Dag of netting.
From dusk until about o'clock in
the morning the FREELY catcher works
in this way, and then, when the in
sectS begin to leave the trees for the
dewy grass beneath, he starts in with
a light, soft broom and sweeps them
up by the handouts. An expert catch
er has been known to gather as many
as 5000 or 1000 in a night
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Elephants and Mice.

An elephant is usually afraid of any
small animal to which it is unaccus-
toned, says ST. Nicholas. A dog or
cat, and sometimes even a mouse.
will cause him annoyance, especially
# it runs between the animals legs.
The noise of a mouse running through
the hay will often cause an elephant
10 become excited, but 1 have never
known or heard of mouse getting on
an elephants trunk. The terrors of
the mouse to a larger animal is an old
story, and many foolish superstitions
have arisen from it.
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National Correspondence.

Last year, if an average were made
every man, woman and child in tho
United States received sixty-one let
tiers. thirty-one newspapers or period
tcals. and fourteen packages; and
every sixth person registered . letter
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around the center of the candle, with
the picture to the wax, and brush
lighted match rapidly over the outer
surface. Unroll the paper, and presto,
the picture is faithfully reproduced
on the candle. To insure the success
of this trick the picture should be on
thin paper and the printing as fresh
and black as possible.
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The Monkey shepherd.

An African shepherd, living in lit
tie hut on the African veldt once
caught a monkey when he was out
with his flock, and took it home with
him. He took care of it and fed it,
and the monkey used to go out with
the shepherd every day, until at last
it got to know the goats so well that
it could be trusted to take care of
them all alone.
So when the shepherd did not want
to go out the monkey could remain
with the flock all day, and then drive
it home to the kraal at night, riding
on the back of one of the goats.
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Lace That Grows,

aria, on of the Daphnads) may per-
haps be called an eccentricity of
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One great comfort about painting
this picture is that it depicts some
thing that never happened, so it is
permissible for you to paint 1t In
oolors that are quite impossible
For instance, you might paint the
turtle as a beautiful brunette. with
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-09
Printing Pictures on a Candle.

To print pictures on a candle is an
amusing pastime. Cut out a news
paper picture the width of which does
not exceed the circumference of the
candle. Then roll the paper tightly
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fatheri If I'd had my way, I'd have
had a father who wasn't so selfish.
There, mother, / am sorry I hurt you.
You shall have a bunch of pretty
leaves"
. Mothers work lay idle as Caroline
walked out of sight Her mind trav-
eled back to the day she had entered
that house as fair and as young as
Caroline Father was so proud of his
young wife, and she fairly worshiped
her husband. Her hands were willing
and her body was strong. so she helped
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Still Pond.

A kind of blind mans buff in which
the players do not run about, but keep
each in one place, without making any
noise, is called Still Pond. The blind
man gives them time to take what
positions each wishes, and then cries
Still Pond!" Cor, sometimes, "Stfll
Proving. no MovingO, after which
no one but him may move, or make a
noise The players generally prefer to
hide under tables or on chairs, but
one may often stand in the middle of
the room without being found The
rules are the same as for common
blind mans buff
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The problem here is to draw
square in such a way that it will be
wholly within the group of thirty-six
dots and will enclose just twelve of
the dots.
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'dark-brown eyes and pink feet. And
the girl can have green hair. if Won
choose, and bright blue face. The
boy would be truly enhancing IL Won
painted his face in a nice, quiet pat
tern consisting of notified gambogo
and Prussian blue.
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Our Fellow American, the Sponge.

Or all American fisheries the
sponge fishery is prosecuted with the
most crude and simple means.
American sponges are not brought
up from the bottom by divers as are
the fine sponges of the Mediterranean
Sea and other famous sponging
grounds.
Florida ports, which control the
American sponge fisheries, are armed
only with a common water bucket, the
bottom of which has been knocked out
and a piece of common window glass
substituted. With this they look
through the water for the sponge, and
when they find one they reach for it
with their only other implement,
which is a common pole with a curved
hook attached to it.
The sponges are black and Shiny.
very nasty to look at when brought
to the surface. They are spread over
the deck of the sponging smack or
sloop, and left there until they die and
the Shiny matter, which is called
curry" runs OFF. During this time
the odor is extremely offensive to
those unaccustomed to it.
Legend of the Strasburg Clock
Who knows the queer old legend of
the first clock in the famous cathedral
at Strasburg, Germany? Here it is:
A canon (please notice it is spelled
with only one IN" and is not weap-
en- Of war; of Strasburg wished very
much for a clock that should be
worthy of the magnificent cathedral
N which he would place it. So he in
vited the most learned astronomers
and the wisest and c1everest mechan-
les to enter into a competition with
each other to produce a clock that
would astonish the world Finally a
man came forward who guaranteed to
make the most marvellous clock in all
the world, and he was permitted to set
TO work upon his task.
After much delay he pronounced the
clock finished. Great crowds gather
ed to see this wonderful piece of
mechanism, and it was indeed a mar
vel.
A cock perched at the top of a tow.
er tapped his wings a few minutes be-
fore the striking of every hour, to
warn the faithful to guard against
evil spirits Then muf11ed figure in
tended to represent death came and
struck upon a bell as many strokes
as the hour required: and an equal
number of apostles passed in humble
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Fathers Change of Heart
By INA WRIGHT-HANSON

copyrighted, 1903 by The authors Publishing Company
Evening journal., 1904-04-15
The Auto-piano

Another announcement is made today.
quite as important as that relating to
organs, as it has to do with field hitherto
left comparatively uncultivated.
% 1t refers to the auto-piano, which as its
name indicates, is a piano automatic only
in the sense that it is self-played. It is not
necessary TO attach a mechanical player to
it, as one is built inside. The piano looks
just like any other piano, when used as
ordinary pianos are used. When you wish
to use the automatic mechanism, the
treadles and music rolls are of course
visible, but can be Immediately returned
to position inside the case.
The piano is finely finished in mahogany,
is of very excellent tone, and the auto
matte player INSIDE is one Of the best in the
market II is easily within the control Of
the operator, who can give such express on
as desired, and regulate the tempo without
difficulty.
That so fine an instrument as this can be
furnished for so small price will be sur
prise to all who have known the prices
asked for the few similar instruments on
tile market. The others are $780, the
aHiobiaDo is $3.50
We. have only few as yet, and shall
certainly have long waiting list, so that
those who are interested should not delay,
These instruments may be paid for by
the month, If desired.
Evening journal., 1904-04-15
rha -. 81 I. veretnhl...

The tiny roots Of vegetables In their
work OF piercing a path through the
soil to tho surface and the light act IN
a manner which tends to show that
they are capable OF thinking. II a
stone lie IN their upward path they
turn aside without touching II and
make a path parallel with the obstacle.
and II there is a worm burrow near by
they Will turn aside and make use Of
the excavation which is TO make their
task the more. easy.s II they do not
think. how do they discover the un-
seen obstacle and the equally invisible
aid2
There are vegetables whose roots
move from one place to another and
plants which do the same above
ground. Place some poisonous sub
stance directly In their way, and they
will take a different direction TO avoid
II. but n something nourishing is set
on one side they Will go round after
that Several OF the most famous bot
anists agree that vegetables and plants
OF all kinds have the powers Of reason.
ing fully developed.
Evening journal., 1904-04-15
A Remarkable Death.

Perhaps the most remarkable death
from fear was that OF the Dutch paint
er Pentman, who lived In the seven
teenth century. One day he went into
room fun OF anatomical subjects 10
sketch some deaths heads and skcle-
tons for a picture he intended to paint
Tho weather was very suitry, and
while sketching he fell asleep. He was
aroused by bones dancing around him
and the skeletons suspended from the
ceiling clnshing together. In at OF
terror be threw himself from a win
dow. and. though he sustained no seri-
Gus injury and was informed that a
slight earthquake had caused the CON-
motion among his ghostly surround
ings. he died in a few days in a nervous
fremor.
Evening journal., 1904-04-15
Chickering

The piano that needs no oommendaton introduction anybody The
household
There honos knownNo the piano
showered the house the day eighty years ago G
piano built and which Immediately became Of am
constructed
How well the first instruments built tremendous stride
made by the Of Jonas Chi, dramatically Chick
eg Hall on Ai 14th last when the veteran Lang played the first
Chkeng built
Prague by Kowara Every astonished that this
stment responded readily the demands upon Mr.
then turned modern grand today played portion
"La Benectn de Deu dams Solitude by Everybody
the beauties that developed by the modern required
technical that its pecuares had through
eighty from the old piano which had just been played.
The medium Chking Upright GHl which is and has always
the remarkable for the
tans with its paramount position The price Of $780, which eb
lshed on five remains the standard price today
Ckckrg
ceed the smallest perfected and the one most beautiful in outline Of
all produced Chg the largest manufo
grand pianos position formerly occupied by another
Chcerng grand both form and
tone but small that occupies but little than Upright The
Evening journal., 1904-04-15
WOmen'S
Rain-or-Shine Goats
SIS and So

Usual Pf1oeS $40, $3.50 and SEQ
Sixty-fve cravenetted cloth coats at
s5 each-we have sold precisely the
same coats here this season for s15.
While the cloth is not heavy. still it
is not as light as the silk and gloria used
in the newer coats.
From orr orH racks and the racks Of
an overloaded maker come hundred
other good coats, at Ss-originally
SIG. 80 to 500.
lSeoond floor, Chestnut street,
Evening journal., 1904-04-15
Specially Interesting
Things for Girls

Mohair dresses, 1915 worth $3.50.
Saiis, $3.50 worth s12.
Coteri cloth box coats $40, worth SIS.
The mohair dresses are in deep, rich
plaid effects. in green's. blues, dash
Of red making each bright Straight
Russian style. leather belt, detachable
white duck collar and shield. to 12
year sizes.
The suits are black. blue and brown
cheviot, and tweeds and homespuns,
with prettily trimmed Eton jackets and
graceful skirts. IA, 16 and is year
sizes.
Evening journal., 1904-04-15
Austin Church and
Self-Playing Pipe Organs

To add to the interest of this An
niversary Day, we are pleased to an
nounce that we have concluded ar
rangements whereby we become
general representatives. for the sale
of probably the best Pipe Organs.
both regular and self-playing, in the
world.
This is saying a great deal, but
we think that investigation will
prove its accuracy. instruments
of this character, especially the self
players, are SO complex that even
the best thus far have given more
or less trouble. The manufacturers
Of the Austin Organ, however, seem
to have overcome these defects in
very great measure.
The instruments are built on
new theory, with a new. system of
wind chests and sounding boards,
whereby every part is brought within
easy access of the operator, and slight
detects can be quicklyremedied, even
if they develop. In point Of tone
capacity We think that nothing more
dignihed,ror more beautiful, with a
wider range aof' expression and color,
has seYef been built in the United
States,
~ The Simple announcement that
these seif-piayihg organs are
equipped with the symphony mech
anism which originated with the
Wilcox & White Co., the manufac-
turers of the HNgelHs, will be suffi-
cient to convince anyone of their
absolute superiority.
We shall be glad to correspond
with respect to prices. and to give
other information to such as may be
interested.