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ly all taken their fight.
The man who has housed his winter 5
coal may be thankful.
Character is worth more than riches.
He who faithfully serves his fellows
will not lose his reward.
The quality of reliability is absolute.
" essential to success.
The worlds final estimate of ones
worth is usually accurate.
Some things are lawful while they
are not expedient.
Every time one overcomes tempta.
tion one gains little strength.
Flattery never deceives the man of
experience.
Friendship based on self.interest is
valueless. -
Many persons lose their money be-
cause they are too anxious to double
There is never any scarcity of the
swindling fraternity.
There is no reason why robbers Of
the people should be treated with
special consideration.
The Chinese have twice sacked Mos.
cow-once in 1887 and again in 1898.
AS a general rule every man is mas
TER OF his own fate, shaper of his own
destiny
Society of the right sort gives a
young man an impetus in the proper
direction.
The payment of taxes should be
esteemed a privilege as we'll as a duty.
The citizen who has been privileged
to lend his lahd soma true service
should esteem himself fortunate.
Memory is a wonderful gift, bring
ing forth pictures both beautiful and
repulsive.
There are moments when kind words
and sincere sympathy are more help.
full than money.
1t is reported that a Cleveland chem
q
illuminating gas from corncobs, stalks
and straw.
TheUnited States consul at Cardiff,
Wales, reports that the United King
dom is undoubtedly the best market
in the world for tobacco.
1t is now fact accepted by bacter-
iologists and other authorities in India
that future efforts to stay the ravages
of the plague must first and foremost
be concentrated upon the extermina-
tion of the rats.
OF the entire human race it is esti-
mated that 500, 900, ,0cJ live in houses,
700, 900, 900 in huts and caves, and 250, :
600, 900 have virtually no shelter
Archeologists have discovered the
marble quarries which supplied the
material for the famous Temple of
Diana of the Ephesians.
Up to few years ago the dentists
of Japan pulled the teeth with their
fingers. Forceps and other instruments
are now being generally used
About the thinnest thing in the
world is the film of soap bubble. 1t
would take about 90, 600, 600 of them
to measure one inch.
The shepherd can predict the wealth
er by observing the wool of his charges
The ourlier the hair the finer the
weather.
Germany's colonies are five times as
big as herself, those of France IS
times, and Britain's 81 times bigger
than herself.
1t is claimed that one tenth of the
work on the Panama canal is complet-
ed. And the digging force was never
buster than it is at this moment.
Several of the States made excellent
records during the last few months by
way of protecting their children from
unfit parents or unscrupulous employ
ers of labor
The average hand of man is from oue
inch to an inch and three-quarters
longer than the woman's average.
New York has 81, 900, 900, 600 gallons
of water stored away in its mountain
reservoir.
An English sea captain who died
the other day at so had crossed the
English channel 30, 900 times in his
53 years of service.
II the COWS could read they would
be gratified by the spirit with which
the pure milk controversy is carried
on.
Old age comes only to the man or
woman who invites it,
One of the most harmful of human
follies consists in losing your temper
over trifle.