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The Monte Vista journal., 1905-12-02

were added. The caves stretched far
over the sides. 70 the water could
waah down the slope. and the weather.
stained. rain'bea,en roof formed an
impervious covering.
With reverent thought We passed
the recording stilc Of the hut 70 poor
but neat. Thirteen hundred pilgrims.
rome days. pay tribute here. and Il
was worth 5000 miles Of travel, and
dreary days on the Atlantic to stand
within this old clay bIggin." Its
rough. uneven floor Of stone vas holy
-round. Cold and chccrlcss was the
birthroom Of the sweet singer. who
told us that "A blast yof January wind
blew hansel In on Robin" From that
rude bed. bunk In the wall. the poet
frst looked out upon tho world, and
only so much daylight saw he then
us glimmcred through one foot
of space. A few signs OF his
humble home remain unchanged. a.
the rack and dresser where Dame
BUNS kept her bowls and stirred her
'parritch.' Above the diiapids,cd
rrstc hung crane aud hook. and
hbout u lowered the brave hcirs to
houcst poverty. through tho bleak
northern winter We recalled the pic.
ture OF the household assembled At
table. each with book and bowl. Il
~rs . model home. with parents Intel.
iigsnt. honest. faithful. Amid such
Christian guidance. We wonder Why
che oldest son was not = better man.
Thu bark headed In such . stream
should have sailed on lifc's river with
a smoother currcut. But We mad II
t~n,prst.toased. borne down by bois.
ferrous winds and deiused BY sorrow.
Standing on the clean "hearthstane,"
AID Booking into the wee bit ingie."
"Cottsr's Saturday Night" took new
sisaiAeasos. We realised that from
scenes like these. old ecotia's Grand.
svss rise." Hers he Quist ~ BASED
into ~ 1ickssisg embsss asa caugAt
shs iasDesatiea Of be NE. II The faca
Il the tall. worn eottse aaA prssse.
lite father" ths la saw that nobiiity
UA1eA ~ sIesiasd u "A mass .
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me like log and made me crawl on
hands and knees. was SO crippled
for n time that couldn't walk with.
out sticks, had headaches and dizzy
spells and the kidney secretions were
muddy and full of brickGust sediment.
Doan's Kidney Pills made the pain
disappear and corrected The urinary
trouble. have felt better ever since"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
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Same Thing to Him.

A little boy attended church one
Sunday. and upon his return his
mother asked him II he could repeat
the text. He said he could. and this
was the way he remembered II: Don't
be afraid and III bring back the quilt"
The mother said that could not be
II. but the child insisted. Upon meet.
Ing tho clergyman some days later
she inquired OF him as to the text. He
replied: BE not afraid, I will return
and bring you u comforter
The Monte Vista journal., 1905-12-02

Some Coffee Facts From the Lone
Star State.

From q beautiful farm down In Tex.
as. where gushing springs unite to
form babbling brooks that wind their
sparkling way through fowcry moads.
comes note of gratitude for delivery
from the coffee habit.
when my baby boy came to me i've
years ago. | began 10 drink Postum
Food Coffee. having u feeling that IL
would be better for him and me than
tho old kind Of drug-ladcn coffee.
was not disappointed In Il. for IL en-.
ablcd me. u small delicate woman. TO
nurse = bouncing healthy baby IL
months.
Il have since continued the usc %
Postum for | have grown fond Of Il,
and have discovered to my Joy that IL
has entirely relieved mo Of 4 bilious
habit which used to PROSTATE mo two
or three tines year. causing much
discomfort TO my family and suffering
to myself.
MY brothcr.In,law was cured OF
chronic constipation by leaving OF the
old kind Of coffee and using Postum.
He has become even more fond Of 10
than he was Of tho old coffee.
IN fact the entire family. from the
latest arrival. u .year old who al.
ways calls for his 'potis' Arst thing In
the morning) up 10 the head Of the
house. think there 10 no drink 10 good
or % wholesome ~ Postum" Name
sivsa By Postum Co.. Battle Creek,
Mich.
TAere'a Q reason.
Red the little book. The Read y
MELVILLE" II pkgs.
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Two sister. were sitting In a hotel
writing room. They nudibly were dis,
ouGsinx their friends.
Yes. i've jus, written aunty about
Mrn. Blank. I told her that Of all the
unsenned. uncdueatcd. iiliterste PEG
pie ! ever saw
10y the way. Emma. how do yov
speu iiiiters,e?"
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national singer. reduced 10 the role OF
petty detective among the Solwsy
nmugelers. prying for Illicit beer
trade among the housewives! This
or starvation-for the wee. toddlin
things at home. So for business he
feized the kegs and levied the fnes:
but for pleasure he dropped TO the
boisterous, rollick!nE crew at the tav.
.rn. Amid this moral darkness there
was no lessening Of the mental light.
From out OF the depths sounded the
sweet strains OF his Tyre. These last
dve years at Dumfrics were the songs
for shekeis and he rapturously rolled
out bis dIttIes. csroiing the gay notes
like = bird on the wing.
"a Mans . Man."
The year 1913 opened with that
buEle.cali 10 freedom. "A mans a
man for a that Over q hundred
years this battle cry Of equality has
thrilled the world. II 10 q synonym
NJ the poets name. This poblest
ra"an Of tho peasant bard will ever
he the wa,chword Of humanity. By
lifo's nickering candle the last love
song was pcnned. Then the iIgh,
died out IN the socket. Tho discard.
cd poet became n dead hero. and 4
kncll OF sorrow was runs by . mourn.
Ing nation. We read OF tho great
honors At tho last. \ military funeral
With arms reversed and musicd drum.
Despite tho shadows. let US catch
tho sunshine OF his life. Remember.
ing that he made Us heirs of an i'm.
mortal legacy. let Us bc grateful for
the heritage. throwing their veil Of
charity ovae every weakness. and -
we glory 10 each " -thy thought asd
noble song Of this heaven. born poet.
Wen q b proud o. Robin."
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road ties en- silly
b ut wrenched
my back and
began to suffer
with bacliache
n n d k | d Il e y
trouble. | neg.
lected It until
OF G d ay a
I W | n ge felled
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Gigantic Rudders.

The rudders of the two new gian;
Cunardars which are being built at
Clydebank and Wallseud weigh sew.
enty tons each. When completed and
fitted the rudder, stern frame and
brackets will weigh 800 tons.
The Monte Vista journal., 1905-12-02

Col. John olnsistoa Mosby. The q.
coassdsrats scout. = stu iiviag. al
d prseticiAg law II oaa vsaaeseeo,
He was born 10 1853. asl was 80.
Gated q The University q vhs1siA
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A GIANT LAID LOW.
Crippled and Made III by Awful Kid.
ney Disorders.

John Fernaays. fruit raiser, Web.
ster. N. Y, says: Il used to lift rail.
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man, for a that" In these two rooms.
the peasants butt and ben, the lad
lived seven years. The father proved
iuckless farmer, and the life was
one Of grinding toll.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05


Mid pleasure and palaces though we may roam.
De IL ever 90 humble. there's no place Ike
home.
A charm from the skies seems TO hallow US there,
Which seek through the world. fs ne'er met
with elsewhere.
Home hOmei sweet, sweet homel
There's no place like home there's no place
like homel
An exile from home. splendor dazzels in vain;
Oh, give me my lowly thatched cottage again.
The birds singing gaily that come to my call
Give me them, with the peace OF mind dearer
than all.
Home home sweet. sweet home!
There's no place like home there's no place like
How sweet tits to sit meath fond fathers
smile,
guilel
Let others delight mid new pleasures to roam,
But give. oh ] give me the pleasures Of home.
Home home sweet. sweet home
There's no place like homel there's no place
like honel
To thee I'll return. overburdened with care;
The hearts dearest solace will smile on me
there.
No more from that cottage again will roam;
Home home sweet, sweet home
There's no place like homel there's no place
-ls fsSiisssd IN 1881 sy John Hssard Poyns.
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TRUE THRIFT.

This little homely word has its
beautiful application also. When
a gardner takes you to his rose bed,
he looks down on the vigorous bushes,
rich with fast-opening buds, and tells
you with pride, They are in won
derfully thrifty condition" All his
patient care and labor to enrich have
not been in vain-they are vigorous,
indeed. And there is even lonely lit
tie flower named "Thrift." !" Ihave Of
ten wondered why, and imagined it
was because it had made SO much OF
its poor soil. Tne lovely little "Sea-
pink" is Thrift" and if you ever
saw cluster of the rosy, vigorous flow
ers in the sandy spots near the sea-
coast, looking for all the world like
good fairies living in colony, you
would acknowledge that they deserve
their name for making such success
of themselves on such small means.
It seams qnite natural to compare
our young girls to the flowers, and find
a similarity to them in many ways.
Our girls should be like those, which
bring forth beauty and delight, with
out much help, except from their own
natures aud Gods blessing. Yester-
day saw a lovely bush of laurel in
full bloom tiny, sturdy little plant
growing out from a crevice in a rock.
Every branch bore its burden of beauty
and good cheer, and it seemed to say
distinctly: Look here One don't
need much help to grow and blossom /;
look what l have done, with few
inches of earth, and good health"
That is the kind of flowers I would
have you take for your emblem. A
ioy-giving, thrifty flower, making the
most of your opportunities.
My typical little bush of laurel had
good, sound roots, taking up all the
nourishment it could find, and this in
human character is the strong princi-
pie of right living and doing which
grasps and holds on to all that can
make it more vigorous and brave.
When such an end is in view as find
ing way to secure life giving voca-
ton, thrift takes new shape and
shows you how both to do without
things and how to make much of what
we have. 1t helps young eyes tosee
the best side of all garments, to turn
the faded side of flower under the
shadow of a bow, and simplify our need
so that we do not require so many
things as we feared.
How shall Nellie manage to go out
constantly with Dora, when their for
tunes arc so unequal? said everyone
who knew them. Nellie's mother had
no fear her delicate fingers and quiet
observation were always at work, and
her sweet, rosy daughter always ap-
peared we'll, though Nellie wore mus
lin, while Dora's gown was ofsilk and
no milliner ever saw Nellie's hats.
Just start from the ground that you
will get as little as possible. Many a
happy visit or enchanting week in the
country has been lost because a girl
felt as if she must have great variety
of clothes. Never be kept from any
pleasant outing by such fears, dear
girls it is astonishing how charming
girl looks in a simple muslin dress and
a sailor hat. Trust to absolute neat
ness and lack of cheap trimmings to
make your wardrobe dignifed and be-
coming.
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THE p1RrLs OF BoYRooD.

The census analysis made by Pro-
lessor Wilcox, of Cornell University,
again brings out the fact that al
though more boys than girls are born
IN the United States, the girls even
tually outnumber them. However,
the fact that the death rate among
boys is greater than among girls
should not discourage anybody.
On the contrary, everything con-
sidered, those boys who survive the
perils of boyhood should be very
grateful. The average girl deserves
little credit for living through; the
average boy, from the time he begins
TO creep, is not only surrounded by
dangers, but if he be healthy child,
as he generally is, he goes out look
ing for others, and as rule with
Inarvelous success. From the mo-
ment he discovers the use Of his hands
andfeet he engages in bloodcurdling
enterprises, such as:
Diving from the bed to a hardwood
floor.
Renpving the foundations of the
Encyclopedia Britannica and bury
ing himself beneath that heavy COM
pendiun of useful information.
Clingiig to the cover of the library
stand until the bronze lamp tips over
on his lite head.
Stifening his legs between his
high chair and the dinner table and
falling backward with a dull, sicken-
ing swish.
Going TO sleep in the bathtub with
out turning the water off.
Falling down stairs.
Imagining the window ledge of the
third-story front a river bank and
fishing with pinhook in the street
below.
Imagining himself trapeze per.
former and jumping from the barn
roof to the clothes line.
Imagining himself comet and
sliding down the banister without
touching his hands.
Learning to ride bucking pony.
Learning to skate on thin ice.
Learning to swim in water that is
over his head.
Learning to play football with boys
of twice his size.
Learning to flip trolley cars and
box cars; learning to jump from
trains while in motion; learning to
dash in front of locomotives on grade
crossings so as to fool the engineers /;
learning to hang by his hands to a
railroad bridge while the train passes
overhead learning to be fireman
by climbing water spouts learning
to be soldier by exploding powder
in teakettle; learning to be sailor
by tattooing his arms and legs with
house paint; learning to be a juggler
by swallowing the potato-peeler ;
learning to be man by using his
fathers razor.
The astounding thing, in fact, is
not that so many boys die young as
that so many live to die old.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05
REVEALED THE TRUTH.

In his capacity as Judge, Lord
Brampton always insisted on the i'm
perative demand that every case
should be investigated in its minutest
detail. Upon small points, sometimes,
the great issues of case depends.
AS exemplifying this Lord Bramptou
cites curious case that came before
him on the western circuit:
IA solicitor was charged with forg-
ing the will of a lady which devised
to him a considerable amount of her
property, but as the case proceeded it
became clear to me that the will was
signed after the lady's death and then
with dry pen held in the hand ofthe
deceased by the accused himself, while
he guided it over signature which he
had craftily forged. A woman was
present when this was done, and as she
had attested- the execution of the will
she was a necessary witness for the
prisoner, and in examination. in chief
she was very clear indeed that it was
by the hand of the deceased that the
will was signed, and she herself had
seen the deceased sign it. Suspicion
only existed as to what the real facts
were until this woman went into the
box, and then a scene highly dramatic
occurred in her cross examination.
After getting an admission that the
document was signed in bed with the
prisoner near by, the woman was
asked:
"Did he put the pen in her hand3"
"Yes."
"And assist her while she signed
the will?"
eyes"
"How did he assist herr"
"By raising her in the bed and sup
porting her when he had raised her."
did he guide her hand r.
"No."
did he touch her hand at all 7"
''I think he did just touch her
hand"
when he did just touch her hand
was she dead -
At this last question the woman
turned terribly pale, was seen to fall
ter and sank in swoon to the floor,
and so revealed the truth, which she
had come to deny"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05
THE CHURCH IS ALWAYS BEGGING"

Is it? Well, how much, compare
lively, is given? Here is picture
drawn by the Toronto Star: eyes
terday he wore rose on the lapel of
his coat, and when the plate was pass
ed he gave nickel to the Lord. He
had several bills in his pocket and
.sundry change. perhaps dollars
worth, but he hunted about, and, find
ing this poor little nickel, he laid it
on the plate to aid the Church Mill
tant in its fight against the world, the
the flesh and the devil. His silk hat
was beneath the seat, his gloves and
cane was beside it, and the nickel was
on the plata whole nickel. On
Saturday afternoon he had gin-rick-
ey at the Queens" and his friend
had a fancy drink, while the cash
register stamped thirty-five cents on
the slip the boy presented to him.
Peeling off bill, he handed it to the
lad and gave him nickel tip when he
brought the change. A nickel for
the Lord and a nickel for the waiter J
And the man had his shoes polished
on Saturday afternoon and handed out
dime without a murmur. He had
shave and paid fifteen cents with
equal alacrity. He took box of
candies home to his wife, and paid
forty cents for them, and the box was
tied with dainty bit of ribbon. Yes;
but he also gave a nickel to the Lord.
Who is the Lord? Who is he! Why
the man worships Him as creator ofthe
universe, the One who puts the stars
in order, and by whose immutable de-
crees the heavens stand. Yes. He
does, and he dropped nickel in to
support the Church Militant. And
what is the church Militant The
Church Militant is the church that
represents upon earth the church tri-
umphant of the great God the man
gave the nickel to. And the man
knew that ne was but an atom in space,
and he knew that the Almighty was
without limitations, and, knowing
this he put his hand in his pocket and
picked out the nickel and gave it to
the Lord. And the Lord, being
gracious and slow to anger, and know
ing our frame. did not slay the man
for the meanness of his offering, but
gives him this day his daily bread.
But the nickel was ashamed, if the
man wasn't. The nickel hid beneath
a quarter that was given by poor
woman who washes for a living"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05
srREAKs IN BUTTER.

Few thiDgs are more annoying to
the dairyman, after he has seemingly
taken the utmost pains in its manu-
facture, than to have butter streaky
with white in lines and patches
through it, which working will not re-
move or efface. 1t is a defect that
may be due to several things. Expo
sure to light when it has been put
away to drain after sailing and the
first working, may cause it; likewise
the lime in hard water, which may be
used in the washing of the butter, salt
that contains sulphate of lime, and
even the chloride of lime which is
often found as an impurity in cheap
salt, and is we'll known as one of the
most active Of bleaching agents. Ac
cordingly, the proper way to guard
against this common fault of streaki-
ness is to take the butter from the
churn when it is in the form of small
grains, not larger than buckwheat
kernels or undersized peas. The
buttermilk should then be strained
off and clear water, fresh and cold,
poured on the product through a
strainer until the water runs quite
clear from the buttermilk. This done,
put the butter in bowl or worker,
and spread it sufficiently thin so that
fine pure salt may be sprinkled even
ly all over it. Then turn in the edges
and press the butter without drawing
the iadle over it, but simply pressing
it to get out the surplus water, and
cut it in pieces with the edge of the
ladle. Pour off whatever water runs
from it, and next cover it with clean
towel or napkin and set it away in
cool dark place. In few hours the
salt will dissolve, the surplus brine
drain off, and the salt becomes OBJ
sorbed all through the mass. This
stage reached, work it over by pres
sure only, until it is as dry as it can
be made, and mould it in cakes or
rolls, or pack it into pals or tub.
In the latter case press the product in
solidly, and pour over it little water,
which then pour off, and sprinkle a
little salt over it. Thus leave it until
the next churning. On the other
hand, if made into cakes or rolls for
immediate use, lay these on a dish
and, covered with a napkir, keep
them in dark place.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

MoTHER-"I think Celeste would
better study painting rather than
music, don't your Then she won't
make any noise practicing." Faith
er-"Oh, don't know. There is an
end to noise but the pictures may last
forever"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

''I SHOULDN'T think it was worth
while to call on Mrs. Jones when you
spend only fifteen minutes there"
"Well, you see we both talked all
the time, so that made it equal to
half an hour"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

$50 YOUR engagement with Jack is
broken Off" "Yes." "Did he ex-
hibit the cloven hoof" mo the
cloven breath.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

OLD LADY-What, you are sorry
you are getting SO big! Why SO!
Child-'Cos ma says I'm gettin'
old enough to know better.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

"WHAr A nice little boy p said
the minister, who was making call.
Won't you come and shake hands,
my son?"
"NawP snapped the nice little
boy.
"My gracious Don't you like me9"
"Naw had ter git me hands
an face washed jist because you
come"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

THEMAN who is not polite is, ninety
nine times out of a hundred, a failure.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

$50 YOU want to marry my daugh-
ter, do you, young man y asked the
grouty father.
Eyes, s-i-r," stammered the
young man.
"Well, can you support family"
"How many are there of you, sir 7"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

A MAN who measures everybody S
talent by his own is usually a much
larger man in words than in deeds.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

A VICTORY bought by money is al
ways failure.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

MRS. PECK (contemptuously)-
What are you anyhow. a man or
mouse1 Henry Peck (bitterly)-A A
man, my dear. If I were mouse
I'd have you up on that table yelling
for help right now !
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

REV S. WAS fine gentleman, but
very absent minded. One morning
as lie was holding a meeting he was
singing the old favorite hymn, "Jesus
my all to heaven has gone. He
whom fixed my hopes upon" A
lady who had started to church on
horseback had stopped at neighbor's
to hitch her horse. The animal
broke loose and came running past
the church with side-saddle Topping
and stirrups flying. The minister
saw it all through a window, but
kept right on singing Jesus my all
to heaven has gone. Yonder comes a
horse with side saddle on" This
rhymed alright, but created quite
laugh in the congregation. This
is a true story. The minister in
question is a hard shell Baptist
Stella PSvt0m.