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81 wish he had to work for his Nv
| In" said the man with the nod, paus-
ing by the mortar box to pass the time
OF day with the man with the noe.
AID like to have him where ] am an
me with the job O. bossin him. Why
don't he stay where he belongs an let
Burke run the works"
81 guess he amt got nothln' better TO
do" said the man with the hoe.
That's what's the matter, | guess,
said the man with the bod. "Burke'd
get along all right if he'd let him alone
There's worse than Burke If ne was
let to do as he'd a mind to, but he amt
let to. It's How many perch have these
men laid since they started In to work
this mornin'? notice there amt but
two courses on the south wall since yes
t'day. Hustle 'em up! Hustle em up!
What are them men waitin' for around
there? Scantlin's not here? Why amt
it here? 1t orter to be here. amt
payin' wages to have men layin' around
dom nothin'. Telephone down TO the
yards and ask 'em why in thunder that
scantlin' hasn't got here. Be here in
side o. five minutes? Well, call 'em
again. Hustle 'em up! Hustle 'em up!
Why amt that pitch hot? Hustle 1t
up Hustle it upr He can't walt for
he fire to burn, darn him~
"Nor for lime to slack supplemented
he man with the hoe, feelingly. HE |
wanted Burke to hustle that up
''He don't know what work is himself |
ind he don't realize it takes time"
aid the man with the bod. "He ought |
o get his material by telegraph an
cave it run into chute with a ma
'hine that nd slap it up into a ten
tory buildin' in about eight hours.
hen he'd kick because it was too slow.
d like to have him carryin' this bod
day of It."
IF he was around all the time I'd
uit," said the man with the hoe.
"a good thing he amt" said the man
18th the bod. 81 wouldn't stand for it
ither, but he's buttin' in at the other
laces Jest the same. He's gotter keep
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HIS SKIN LIKE AN ARMoR.
Herr Schwartz One of the Many Gen
uine Freaks of Nature.

Herr Schwartz One OF the Many Gen
uine Freaks of Nature.
When she is in freakish mood ma
ture seems to revel in making human
beings who are a constant mystery to
their fellow creatures. Such man is
Herr Schwarz, the 'armor-plated man. "
VINO is such a puzzle to the doctors of
Europe.
Herr Schwarz has for some years
been undergoing an ossification of the
whole of his body and is rapidly de
veloping into the hardness and immo-
bility OF statue. His back has now
become rigid, the muscles standing out
hard and immovable; in fact, he seems
to be enveloped in a kind of armor
plating, consisting of surface bone as
hard as stone. He is no longer able
to move his jaws and Is compelled to
take food in a liquid form through a
tube. some of his teeth having been
removed for the purpose. And yet this
osseous man enjoys excellent health
and not long ago was married to
young Berlin woman.
A curious contrast to this lndurated
man is Herr Stahl, whose bones are so
brittle that he can scarcely move with
out fracturing one of them. By sim
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Satisfied I'm Chr,st.

The desire of the spirit after God is
as real, and as positive as the appetite
for food. 1t may be msdirected, 1t may
be buried, but some time the need Of
the soul Will assert itself, and straight
as the needle the star point to God.
Christ recognized this deep longing of
the human soul for a satisfying portion
beyond temporal blessings, when he en-
Joined on the hungry and trayel-worn
multitude which fiocked about him to
labor not for the meat which perish
eth, but for the meat which endureth
into everlasting life" To the Chris
tlan the promise "My God shall supply
all your need" applies not only for
the material wants Of every day life,
but for this yearning OF the faintlng
soul for spiritual comfort and strength
as well. He who makes it his meat and
drink to do the will of God, who hun
gers and thirsts for fellowship with
God, finds every need supplied in Him.
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The Lesson of Serving.

Every human life that fails to hear
Its message and learn Its lesson, or
falls to speak it out, keeping it locked
In the silence of the heart, leaves this
earth little poorer.
We cannot live unto ourselves. We
belong to Him. We are the servants
OF every man we meet This is our
privilege. and II we do 1t unwllllngly
1t is duty. We must use or lose the
truth. Our service is the worlds claim
on us, but we owe 1t to ourselves to
serve. The bread we break for men is
twice blest, and ours is the greater
blessing
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busy, he thinks. He's up bright an
early in the mornin's an that little
buzz wagon of his is scootin' around
with him here an there an everywhere.
He's over to the avenue by O'Clock
pushin' that long nose into things there,
same as he does here. He's gotter look
at every brick that goes into the build
in to make sure it's up to contract an
the same with the lumber an the sand
an the lime an the rock an the hard
ware. He's afraid somebody might
shove off something on him that isn't
jest right"
90 course he'd git cheated" said the
man with the hoe.
Course he would. Then he's gotter
keep tab on jest how much has got
done an go in an take look at the
blue prints. Then it's Hurry 'em up!
hurry 'em upr An he hops into the
wagon an goes chug-chuggin off to the
next place like he hadn't a moment to
spare, an there it's the same thing all
over again. I'd like to know how
many miles a day that machine trav-
els"
''It's plenty" said the man with the
hoe.
an the office downtown It's much
about the same, they tell u.s." said the
man with the bod. There's the mana
ger there or the head clerk, whatever
they call him; but he amt content to
let them do the work they're paid for,
en- let it go at that. He's got to over
haul all the books an have 'em fgur-
IN out jest how much Is comm In an
how much is goin' out, an he's got to
know the why's an the wherefores
about everything, an it's Hurry 'em
Up! Hurry 'em up! Keep busy; keep
l-novin'p Pity he amt got to do it
himself"
pity he amt got some work to do,
est to ockyerpy his mind" said the
nan with the hoe.
That's what l say" said the man.
With the bod, knocking the ashes out
# his pipe. ''He ought to have to work
or a livin'."-Chicago Daily News
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like John ID. In the second place. when
| Mr.. Rockefeller gives away money he
places 1t In the hands OF men whom he
knows and whom he can trust. His ac-
quaintance In China is very limited. In
the third place John ID. Rockefeller Is
too shrewd man for a moment TO cal
cuIate that s50.0Oo000 Will do very
much toward the uplifting OF the heath
en- Chinee. There are about 5oo000,000
of them. which means ten cents apiece.
Ten cents will not do very much upllft-
Ing. Finally, II John ID. Rockefeller
Wills money for educational purposes,
he will have the care and dIspensation
OF II pretty definitely determined before
his death. SO far as Is known, no one
has been approached on the subject.
That Mr.. Rockefeller may have some
plans In his mind is barely possible.
Stories Ike the above. however, are cir
without authority, and I'M
have very little basis In fact.
Mr.. Rockefeller has given away large
sum OF money already. and 1t might be
Just like him to conclude that he has
given away enough.
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1t Is the atmosphere that makes the
sky look blue and the moon yellow. II
ave could ascend to an elevation OF 1fty
miles above the earth's surface we
should see that the moon is a brilliant
white, while the sky would be black,
with the stars shining as brightly In
the daytime as at night. Furthermore,
ns most picturesque feature OF the
spectacle, we should take notice that
some OF the stars are red, Others blue,
yet others violet. and still others green
In color. or course all OF the stars or
we bar the planets OF our own system)
are burning suns and the hues they
wear depend upon their temperature.
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An Austrian military officer has witt
ten pamphlet in which he expresses
the opinion that II would be compare
lively easy for Japan to smash things
on our Pacific coast While II would
be foolish TO Ignore the dangers to
which our Pacific coast might be ex-
posed In case OF war, we may as well
remember that the Austrians thought
Spain would be able to whip us with
out calling on any Of her reserve forces.
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regular sknfnt to paye-
moment when have
should have dime for
glance around immediate
If had the give for the benefit fortunate than nv
self should like be allowed +oro r,
anything would
receive patronage with chain am with
is matter principle believe
any obgng person engaged frightening avoid me as an
chain-breaker. 40 90 a.
The begging chain letter is
Lately received half
have instantly broken considering them
unworthy of notice but in fact sacriegus partakng of
which, rational beings ought
9' IL 0nieaso
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neceIvinn the Word.

The word OF Christ does its work
from within. Hence ii must get into
our heart aud we must let 1t dwell I'm
us We can shut 1t out II we will. 1t
cannot enter into our life unless we let
1t enter, nor Will II stay with us unless
It Is Hospitality entertained. 1t will not
do anything for us, either, II we keep
It out. A Bible lying on our table will
not make known to us any OF the Won
derful revealings II contains-we must
receive It's words Into our heart. r..
Miller,
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In the mnxlms OF a modern British
satrlst appears the epigram, "Those
who can, do; those who cannot, teach"
For teach" might be substituted, In Jus
tice to the professional teacher, the
words "criticise," "censure" "object"
and "obstruct" President Roosevelt
developed this idea In a recent address
to Harvard students He made plain
reference to doctrinalre persons who
moet In parlors discuss conditions with
no other evident purpose than to deter
mine that conditions are bad, and who
present to the men entrusted with pub
lie affairs no single workable idea. SO
few plans are drawn with entire per-
fection. so few men are completely and
continuously competent, that almost
any one OF mediocre intelligence can
find the faults In greater schemes than
the fault-finder could begin to conceive
or carry out. can point to the flaws In
useful public servants beside whom the
critic is pygmy. The kind OF critic
that the President objects to Is the |
habltually destructive kind. Neither |
the President nor any other man of I
action objects to the sort of criticism
which presents constructive Idea, con-
ceived In an honest desire to make
.hings better. Such criticism Is helpful.
But when email groups of persons who
warmly agree with each other Issue
and resolutions which can
lot guide the most open-minded man
n single act, they are unserviceable.
md offensive to those who are trying
o do the work Of the world. Since
'lato and Aristotle every critic Of poll
les and art who has gained lasting
uthority has offered constructive ad-
Ice, plans for doing things rather than !,
trictures upon other mems plans. LIN
DIN, one OF the most violently and per-
lstently criticised OF men, knew this :
nipple test He used frequently to meet
nrair critics by asking them to come :
ght to Washington and see what they
'uld do. 1t is a test the critic should ;
willing to abide. u
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That W. need national song as an

limit We hetu uhllOuui song ss M
expression OF patriotism is generally
agreed, and the time will come that
will produce one to answer all the re-
quirements What more fitting monu-
ment TO any American composer than
a song that would serve such splendid
purpose1 Who can sit In an English
audience and not be stirred when, as
the strains OF God Save the King
float out from the orchestra, every man,
woman and child rises In silent trlb-
utter Or who can witness the demon
stration which Hell dir i'm Sleger-
kranz" creates In a gathering OF Ger
mans without thrllll Men have gone
down to welcome death with the words
OF la MarseillRise' on their lips. by
all means honor the memory OF Francis
Scott Key, but let us hail with JOY the
advent Of some genius who will give us
a better national song than THE Star.
Spangled Banner
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A Faint Reelection of Christ.


In the days Of the cruel Inquisitlon
girl, who refused to bow to the priest,
was being carried out to be shot. She
was made to sit upon her own coffin.
Just before the place was reached
where she was to give up her life for
her faith, man rushed up and said,
What will 1t take to buy the life Of
that grip An enormous price of mon
ey was stated, and the man quickly
said, Il Will pay the price" 1t was
done. The girl was taken down and
given her liberty.
What was the first thing she did?
She crouched at her saviour's feet, and,
lifting her hands, said, "Oh, sir, let me
be your slave would love to serve
man so good as you"
This Is faint reflection of Jesus 1t
is very faint, indeed, but nevertheless
1t gives us a hint of Him. When the
devil had us on the way to hell, Jesus
came and purchased our freedom. He
lid not purchase 1t with money. Oh,
40. Money could not buy 1t; He pur-
chased 1t with His own blood shed upon
he cross.
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FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS.
Whence Come Many Expressions
Commonly Heard.

| Whence Come Many Expression
Commonly Heard.
| Some Of the most familiar quota
| lions have the most unfamiliar
sources. Two which are ordinarily at
tributed to the Bible, are: "Cleanli
ness is next to Goodness" and "GoC
tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
The former Is from the Journal OF
John Wesley, one of the founders OF
Methodlsm, arid the latter Is from
Sterne's Sentimental Journey
Sterne was a rector of the Church OF
England.
Better late than never" Is an ev-
eryday expression, yet few know 1t to
be from Don Qulxote. "a thing Of
beauty is Joy forever" is Of most IA
millar utterance. 1t occurs In Keats
Endymlon. ''Brevity Is the soul of
wit" is In daily use by people who do
not remember that it was written by
no less a person than Shakespeare in
Hamlet"
Care Will kill cat therefore let's
be merry" has Shakspearean sound,
but In truth is from the pen Of George
Withers.
He that complies against his will
Is of the same opinion still.
A well-known expression, yet few
people have ever read Samuel Butlel 8
"Hudlbras," the great satire in which
it occurs.
For men must work and women
must weep" has been made more ia
mlliar through the poem, Klngley's
Three Fishers" being set to music
In Scott's "Marmion" occurs the
,ouplet:
oh, what tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive.
A quotation every child hears in its
essons on integrity.
The hostess, wishing to pay delicate
ribute to her guest, speaks of her visit
Is being Like angel visits, few and
ar between" which expression origin
ted with Thomas Campbell In his
Pleasures Of Hope" Coming events
asst their shadows before" is from the
anne source Milton wrote: "They
lso serve who only stand and wait"
Damn with faint praise" is from Alex
nder Pope, as is also "Order Is heav-
MS first law" Another familiar quo
alton from Pope is: Hope springs
ternai In the human breast" from bis
Essay on Man." and yet fourth we'll
nown Pope quotation is: "A little
arning is dangerous thing"
Dryden is responsible for: "None
1T the brave deserve the fair" and
50: Men are but children Of
rger growth" while from Thomas
ray we have; where ignorance is
ISIS tits folly to be wise"
In Oliver Goldsmlth's beautiful xvi
r of Wakefield" we find the follow
& paragraph;
well. upon my word, Mrs. Primrose,
u have the finest children In the
hole country"
"Ay, nelghbor." she would answer.
hey are as heaven made them, hand
me enough II they be good enough,
r handsome Is rs handsome does.'"
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There are some stories about John D..
Rockefeller now going the rounds that
are fakes pure and simple. For In
stance, Washington story says that
he is planning to give sJOOO0.Oo0 for
the purpose OF lifting the Chinese Ia
their own country 10 the plane OF civ
illzation OF the American people. A
New York story says that he is soon
10 give S50.OO0,O00 for educational and
charitable purposes In that city. An
other story from somewhere says that
be is to will $3.50. 100000 for education
nj purposes, etc. These stories are to
be discounted considerably, II they are
TO be believed at all. In the FIRST place.
Mr.. Rockefeller himself recently placed
bis wealth at s300000,O00. II these
stories are TO be believed he is going
10 give 1t all away. That Is not at all
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A Colorado weather prophet who had
predicted blizzard committed suicide
because sunshine came instead. The
government would have trouble In the
weather bureau all the time II this
sort OF thing were 10 become epidemic.
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Tn. True Religion.

The world has small need OF a reli-
gion which consists solely OF chiefly OF
emotions and raptures. But the reli-
gion that follows Jesus Christ, alike
when He goes up into the high noun
tain to pray and when He comes down
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SOME LoNG-LIVED PROFESSIONS

Musical Composers and Men of Let
tiers Reach Sound Old Age.
The Psalmlst's "three score wears
and ten" are not the average mans
life, but are named as the average
limit Of those who arrived at normal
old age. The average life of men In
various occupations appears In the APP
pended table.
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Persia has only one railroad, and 1t
Is but ten miles long. II Persia wishes
% secure the services OF an able rail-
road promoter we are willing to lend
Hartman for an indefinite period.
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Mrs. sages s1o,o0o0oo gift to society
Is to be handled systematically. A great
disappointment to persons who hoped 1t
would be case OF 90 early and avoid
the riIah
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-Is 1t wise to let sleeping ancestors
Hep asks a Philadelphia paper The
trouble Ia the wide-awake descendants
DO all the lying nowadays.
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A London preacher says he is go
ing 10 get the devil down and out OF
the Bible" The members Of the Down
and Out Club may as well prepare to
receive another distinguished member.
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Somebody recently paid $1,000 for
the original manuscript OF a poem by
Robert Burns II came little too late.
however, to enable Bobby's publishers
to make him one of the six best sellers.
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II Mr.. Rockefeller had given his UNI
divided attention 10 the accumulation
OF money, however. he might easily
have been a rich man.
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There will be some real trouble In
this country II two OF the panics pre-
dicted by our great railroad men ever
come together In o head-on collision.
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Edgar Saltus thinks everything ON
this earth will be- properly adjusted by
the year 5000. That's about the time
Elijah Dowie is due back here, Isn't
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Americans are said TO be the most
profane people In the world, but the
man or woman who makes that nsser-
tion should be compelled to swear to 1t.
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clogged, when the children have been on
a rampage Of general misdemeanor, and
with the expenses of the family verg-
ing upon the last straw that broke the
camels back, than to run to meet the
postman vaguely hoping for letter of
good tidings, and receive a chain letter.
Dear Friend" this missive begins,
"pdease make a half-dozen copies of
this" etc, ending with the gentle re-
quest for dime to assist a poor widow
TO buy a little home, or an ambitious
girl to continue her education.
Having just refused ones own child
coveted nickel with which to pur-
chase chewing gum, and being at the
moment trying to divide 90 cents in
such a manner as to get 60 cents worth
OF groceries, one cannot at once get Gin
touch with the chain letter.
Being of somewhat iconoclastic
turn myself, do not find it at all diff
cult to break the chain without cere-
mony; but there are soft-hearted people
who hesitate TODD so, and rob themselves
or much needed dimes, not to mention
the matter of in1icting upon six de-
fenseless friends the six copies" of the
chain letter.
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One trouble with an Insanity plea Is
that 1t can't always be stopped at
convenient place.
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With this as basis, the average age
of the musical composer would be about
II approximately the biblical al
lowance.
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Mr. Hartman says everybody hates
h successful man. Not II he keeps his
foot of everybody's neck.
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A politician In strathroy, Ont, was
stepped on by fast trotter That was
a horse on him.
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Mothers care not who does the love
making II they are allowed to do the
matchmaking.
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AFTER boy is old enough to go down
town alone, he never has much use for
a rubber ball.
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I'd SKINNER. Publisher

Senators Plat and Depew must have
= poor opinion OF Senator Spooner.
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into the dark valley to work; the reli-
glon that listens to Him alike when He
tells us Of the peace and joy Of the
Fathers house and when He calls us
to feed His lambs the religion that
Is willing to suffer as well as to enjoy,
to labor as well as to triumph; the
religion that has q soul to worship God,
and heart to love man, and hand
to help In every good cause-is pure
and undefled.--H. van Dyke.
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Wise men labor while waiting for
something 10 turn up.
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The chain letter seems to have taken lease
nothing more delightful after particularly
the domestic machinery have been
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We give up all, oh God
Nothing we call our own;
Whate'er we hold, we hold 1t al
AS Thine and Thine alone.
And yet there is no loss,
But rather heavenly gain;
1t Is the secret Of the cross,
To gather good from pain.
In vain Is earthly bliss;
But there's bliss divine,
A true, unchanging happiness,
In this; that we are Thine.
IT. g. Upham.