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brothers sickneSs-Would invariably Sut-
fax ha l2d

brothers sickness-would invariably suf-
fer from the same malady.
When Sebastian was yet child his
mother died, and his father soon married
again. But he did not long survive his
first wife, and died about two years after
his second marriage. From him the little
Sebastian had learned to play the violin
with surprising aptitude. which caused
his older brother some jealousy. After
his fathers death he went to live with
this same brother. who had been appoint
ed organist in the principal church of
Ohrdruff. There the child, destined to be-
come so great. was instructed by his
brother till he could no longer learn from
him. After that he was sent to the Ly-
ceum of Ohrdruff. where he studied the
ology. Greek, Latin. mathematics and
rhetoric. Much attention was also given
to music
A biographer of the famous composer
declared that this must have been the
happest time of his life. He was care
free had enthusiastic youths for com
rades and lived in an atmosphere of mu
sic which fostered his genius. While still
a mere lad he composed clavier fugues
and cherale fugues, and a little later
chorale variations.
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CarlvIe's Curious Study.

-HOMAS CARLYLE the noted English
! philosopher and historian, had a Gu
rious study. 1t comprised the entire third
floor of his narrow brick house at Chei-
sea. a London suburb. The walls OF the
study were of double thickness, to pre-
vent street noises from annoying the
master while at his work. and sky
light afforded light Just how fresh air
vas furnished the room was not appar-
tha roon, to suggest comfort. only close.
thick Tho vailed, skylighted. long apartment
where the great dyspeptic worked and
worked ceaselessly. and from where he
hurried to the kitchen. in the basement
US dome In the kitchen he received his
most intimate friends. and there they
smoked their pipes together.
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afraid, But a moment later the noise
came again, louder and more continuous.
And now Tom was as frightened as sally
IF you're afraid to stay upstars' ne
said, moving toward the door, I'll take
you down to the kitchen. where cook is. ,
"And won't you stay there. too?" asked
Sally, keeping close to Toms side.
"Oh, I'll not mind" said Tom. edeim&
toward the door. But girls are so eas'y
scared, you know
.'Then I won't go another step" de-
clared Sally. I'll not leave you here
alone If you mean to return to this
room I'll stay right here. What would
mamma saw if deserted you in danger?
No. Brother, If you mean to brave IT
out, I'll stay with YOU 49,,
Now, this was Just what Tommy did
not want Sally to offer to do. He wanted
her to coax him-against his WIN. OF
course-to remain downstairs In the pro-
lection of cook So he said: mo, I'll
take you downstairs, and II you are
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turning down a side street where he
thought he might find better refuge from
the storm for few blocks. He meant to
turn another street that would lead him
directly to the butchers shop. but. walk
ing so rapidly. head down against the
flying snow and sleet. he passed the cor
ner where he had intended to make the
turn. At the next corner he involuntariy
turned. going on and on, hardly lifting
his face from his coat collar except to
glance sideways toward any lighted win
dow he might chance to pass. looking for
the familiar window of the butcher shop.
After going on for some time and fail
ing to arrive at the place intended.
frankie stopped short and looked around
him. Surely he must have turned in the
wrong direction! The street he was now
in was strange to him. There was moth
Ing to do but to retrace his steps. So he
turned quickly about and went back over
the way he had just come. But on and
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everywhere AS the old woman sat be-
side the little rusty stove, in which
glowed a few bits of soft coal, she kept
turning her eyes in the direction of a
nickel clock on the rough wooden table In
the corner.
tan came at the door. and in response
to the old woman's invitation to come
in the door opened and slim, pale girl
entered.
..Oh. it's YOU Maria" said the old wom-
an smiling kindly. frankie hasn't got
back vet, and I'm getting very uneasy
about him. What if" But lump in
her throat choked her utterance.
well ! just come in to say that ma s
better and We can get on without the doc
tor. I'm sorry-or that Is. pa S sorry now
that we sent frankie for him. A doctor
can't do much good-eXcept to take all the
money ones got. If frankie gets here
before the doctor comes will YOU ask him
to take this and go down to the drug
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dear dead daughters son-and I must be
considerate of him. He's a good boy:
earns enough to keep starvation and
freezing from his old granny. But"
''Al right. Mrs. Adams said the girl.
hastily. Then she withdrew, closing the
door behind her.
So the old woman sat alone. watching
the clock and counting the minutes. Half
an hour passed. then she heard the doc
tors arrival i'm the rooms of her neighbors
down the hall. She hastily hobbled there
to inouire Of him If he had seen her
grandson The doctor merely shook his
head without so much as looking at the
anxious grandmother who questioned him.
NO | have not seen the boy" ne said.
He left word with my Office attendant
for me to come here directly. l suppose
lie departed at once"
And he left home an hour ago. said
the old grandmother. I've watched ne
clock. / fear this Storm She hob
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GREEDY PUSHES.

THEY we're naughty lot at Mrs. Mousers
] Boarding School:
They knew that she had made a Christmas
feast.
But Oh to wait till Christmas day to get their
proper share,
1t did not suit these pusses in the least.
They tptoed to the kitchen in their nighties.
after dark,
And soon had all the goodies the floor:
They wanted plates, but just as Clumsy Charlie
let them drop
There came a dreaded footstep AT the door.
OF course twas Mrs. Mouser. she had Heard
those naughty thieves
She said that she had come 10 join the fnn
And they sorry lot at Mrs Mcusprs
Boarding School
For she caught them and she smacked them.
every one.
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Saturdays.

TODAY. within the galley's hold
j We yearn for Naples far away.
The vision of the Matterhorn
Is calling to our hearts today.
Thus, longingly. we strain and sweat
From daybreak to the fading sun
struggling horde that plays the game
For prizes when the work is done.
Al. yesterday We yearned the same
For Saturday to come once more!
All week within the stuhy school
We conned our lessons DER and Ger.
"Amo, amas, amat." we droned.
And bounded Chile on the map,
But over all we heard the Groom
OF rivers where the pillows lap.
10, Saturday would set us free
To wander by the bayou's brim,
To fish for lunkerS at the bridge
With Stubbie and with Fat and Slim.
All, when the sun rose in the east
And mother called from our bed
We did not drop TO sleep again.
But heard. the first time, what she said
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When winters storms are blowing cold,
And children can't be out
To play at games they love SO well,
To run and laugh and shout,
They gather round the glowing CRATE,
And stories tell together;
And such a lovely time they have
That they forget the weather.
They tell of days OF long ago
When warriors bold did fight
To cast out evil from the world
And sit enthroned the right.
And fairy lore they dearly love.
And talk they till mamma
Says. Come, my dears. it's most tea tinle
And soon will come papa
Then to their rooms they quickly run
To wash and comb for tea
The happiest little household hand
That ever you did see.
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH.

THE word Bach" means brook, and
to quote from a biographer of the
- great composer, like noble
brook is the great family or clan which
bears the name. One can trace 1t back
almost to its rise among the Thuringian
mountains, flowing down. always clear,
pure and musical. ever receiving new ac-
cessions of likewise clear and pure musi-
cal waters, until at last it's beauty and
magnifcence eliminate in the greatest
OF them all
There are few persons who love music
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lenge to the Smthfelds tonight cried
Sandy. I'll go see Hank Smith after
supper He's the captain of the smith
fields and he'll notify his regiment to be
in readiness by tomorrow afternoon.
In room of poor tenement sat an old
woman closely wrapped in a shawl that
was almost threadbare. Her pallor and
emaciation bespoke long illness and suf-
fering Her surroundings were pitiful to
behold. Poverty - want were depicted
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SChooIroom D0n'ts.

Don't enter the schoolroom with muddy shoes.
Don't enter the schoolroom with unkempt hair.
Don't enter the schoolroom with unwashed
hands and dirty nails.
Don't walk about the room with a dragging,
indoent, poisy step.
Don't rattle your books and pencils your
desk.
Don't whisper just because the teachers back
is turned.
Don't waste your time while in the school
room, but devote your study hours to your hooks.
Don't let another pupil excel you In deport-
meut.
Don't fail to make brave fight TO stand at
the head of your class.
Porter asked an old lady of the Irish
railroad porter. when does the o'clock
train start?'
AT $50. num-, replied the porter
promptly.
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Then off to join our happy crew,
How gladly. joyously we sped;
And as we chorused by the way
Our faithful Tiger barked ahead.
. Oh those were days worth hoping for.
Worth shaving for. when work was through
For what In Switzerland or France
Can yield the happiness we knew:
All. Saturdays Of youth! Thy joy
Sweeps back with hooking voice OF scorn
And SCOTS at each weekend day
when carols wake the timid dawn:
For what vacation Is 50 sweet
AS that we knew in childhood, pray,
when Gladstone as q meadowlark,
We went a-fshin' " Saturday!
-Bryon Williams.
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WhV the Kettle SINGS.

Who knows why a kettle sings when the
water is boiling:
The following process accounts for it, When
the water begins to get hot little bubbles form
at the bottom of the kettle and rise toward the
top till they burst Al first they burst only a
little way from the bottom, but the water
gets hotter and hotter they rise higher and
higher. At last. when the water is boiling
they burst the surface hundreds of them
one right after another-and it is the noise of
their continuous bursting which makes the sound
usually called singing"
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store and phone to the doctor not to
come? Well be a thousand times obliged
to you. Mrs. Adams.
well. Maria. you'd better let the doc
tor come since you've sent for him. said
the old lady. Besides. l can't allow
frankie to go out in this storm again to-
night. You'd better have had him tele-
phone at the start for the doctor. 1t was
too bad to send frankie so far through
the coId--and Just to save the cents.
frankie is all I've got in the world-my
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fcrldl lOT Duiiuih6
a fine fort was to be had in plenty. And
the snow was so fine and solid that II was
nodded into shape easily. hardening very
rapidly after being formed into walls and
towers.
Il tell you, fellers,' cried Scotty mot
overparticular regarding his pronuncia-
ton when out of the hearing Of mother
and teacher, we'll have fort here
thatll stand the winters siege as well as
that of our enemy. Look into this officers
apartment, If you can, and then say a
man couldn't sleep in here without freez-
ing. Pretty snug. eli?
Say. we've got dandy fort all the
way round," exclaimed Bert And it's
good, solid one, too, as you say. Pretty
soon well invite the Smthield school
over to engage us in battle. Bet they'll
find us stronghold-to their surprise
It's the most complete fort ever built
in this town" declared Sandy. enthusiast
tically. blowing upon his fingers to get the
cold out of them.
sest." said Benny. Gee, won't the other
boys wish they'd gone in with us? They
said We were building too far away from
town that it took too long to get here
sfter school for half an hours sport.
But I was talking with lot of the fellers
yesterday, and they said they'd come and
Join us-now that the fort is about done.
! like their nerve. don't you?'
Well. that's the way with lot OF
kids dryly remarked Scotty. They
stay out of "A thing till the works done.
Then in they come willing enough after
that. They like the play, but not tie
labor
Yes, but we'll have to let EN- come
in explained Bert. What sort of a
fight could we-four Strong-put up
against the Smithfield boys? We've got
to have the soldiers we'll as the fort.
But there's one compensation for having
done all the work ourselves-we'll be the
officers.
Sure" echoed three vigorous voices
And so the evening wore away and the
fort was completed before the four build
ers stopped work. After surveying it and
pronouncing 1t "a crackerjack" they
named it Fort Burton. Then the four
happy lads hurried to their respective
homes. We'll send ont word to the boys
that We'll have the fight tomorrow-n the
invading army will advance upon us.
said Bert You see. we've got to do our
fighting Saturday afternoon. It's too
late to have it in the evening after
school.
Yes and We'll have to send our chal-
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bled out again and down the hall to her
own room. It's only a ten minutes walk
to the doctors,' she murmured. And L
told him to stop at the butchers coming
back and to get bit of meat for our
breakfast But he could have gone to the
doctors, stopped at the butchers. and
reached home all inside Of forty min
utes. Well, I'll have to wait and
watt
And out in the night wandered frankie.
He had started from the doctors house,
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Once inside the snow fort he drew the
coat about him and lay down. Then he
fell into deep sleep An hour later
just the clock at his home was strik
ing eight-he was aroused by hand
shaking him, and voices in his ears. He
sat up and rubbed his eyes, but his brain
was so benumbed by the cold that he
could not think clearly. and could not re-
Spond to boys question: Say, old fell
Ter, who are you, anyway? And what
are you doing In this fort?'
There were two boys, Frnkie could
make that much out. and they were half
dragging him from the cave. Come. kid.
stand up one of them said. You see l
loft my overcoat here this afternoon when
] went home, and now I've come back FOR
it. Gee, but it's cold! Come. get up and
tell us where You live. Well help you
home" 1t was Bert speaking, and Scotty
was with him.
Frankie tried to tell them about him
self. but his tongue could not frame the
words. The boys knew from his manner
that he was all but frozen. and hurriediy
held consultation regarding him. 1t was
decided to carry him between them to
Scotty'S home, distance of three blocks.
After Scottys mother and father had
ministered to frankie the poor little fei.
low began to remember things clearly, and
told his new-found friends about his old
grandmother, who must be almost beside
herself with anxiety over his continued
absence. But the old grandmother was
notified of Frankie's whereabouts that
same hour, and brought warm and snug
in cat to the comfortable home where
he awaited her.
And when, a few days later. frankie
and his grandmother departed from Scot
tvs home 1t was to move into coy GUAR
tiers, where the sting of poverty would not
be felt. Scotty's mother had seen their
need and had come to their relief. And
Frankie was allowed time to go to school.
working Saturdays and evenings for Scot
tvs father in return for the many kind
nesses he and his grandmother were en-
joying.
And Frankie was made member Of the
Fort Burton army. doing excellent service
The old fort saved my life.' he said.
land I shall be one of her most loyal de-
fenderS.'
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ALLY and Tommy
were playing in the
urs cry. Their
mamma had gone
to visit some
friends during the
morning. and only
cook and James,
servants, were at
home to look after
S ally and Tom
my. OF that
Sally and Tommy
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con,,ndrums and Answers.

u,., are Neas like the north wind: " men
biting. m, - ,..,eat friends ?
When related
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Hidden Name Puzzle.

~ taking the initial letter Of a one syllable
X word from each OF the following sen
- fences and writing them in order OF 'ne's
snrearance YOU will have the name OF one "'
the greatest heroes Of history:
To live we'll one must be vise
There are many stains biacker than INK.
The noon hour should be q time OF rest
n ia not wise to cry over a broken dish
The owl can see better by night than ns Gay
Do not forget to look out for tee ram! u's'
No man should envy bis peiebbor.
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Letter Enigma.

Nr first is in sickness. but not In ven;
MI second is in Woodland: but not 10 , IN oe't
nv third is in doctor. but not ~ ie s,-o.
NJ fourth Is In whisky, bat not IN spree
Nv ffr1n is in black. hut not In white;
Nv sixth is in day. but not Ia night;
NJ seventh Ia in world. but not IN hesveh; -,
Nv eighth is In the same as you nnd ID "'
NV whole spells sport
To all children dear.
And they usually pla! II
At this time OF year
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who are not familiar with the rare COM
positions of Johann Sebastian Bach, and
all will doubtless enjoy bit of peep
into his childhood days. He sprung from
the very heart and marrow Of the Ger
man people" and was born March 81
1855. His father was Johann Ambrosius
one OF twin brothers. who were so much
alike that their wives could hardly tell
them apart And SO much did they re-
semble in temperament that when one fell
i'll the other-thoush unaware of his
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Sally's and Tommy's Ghost.

fright and said: call to cook or James.
Call out of the window"
Tommy had not thought of that. But
on Sally's suggestion he went to the
window and raised it slowly, putting
his head out to call. He could see
James, their man-serrant. working about
in the garden, clearing away the dried
vines and dead vegetables. James. come
here-come to our nursery at once!' he
cried. James. looking up from his work.
said: "All right, Tommy '.I'll come
right now" And in another three min
utes James was knocking respectfully AT
the nursery door. Come in, called out
both children in one voice oh. what
relief to have grown-up man with
them!
Hardly had James entered when the
noise resumed, making a dreadful sound
Tommy explained that there must be
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| RING the even
ingS after school,
and Saturday after
Moons, Bert. Sandy,
Scotty and Benny
were busily engaged
in building a snow
fort. A beautiful
snow had fallen.
covering the ground
to a thickness of
ten inches. and ma
terial for building
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Gg1GE STORIES FOR LITTLE ZMENAN LITE WOMEN
The Thing That Happened at the Snow Fort

on he walked. and suddenly he found HIM
self on the outskirts of the town. And
the wind was blowing so f1ercely that 1t
almost lifted him from his feet. And his
coat was so thin that the cold pierced to
his very marrow. He began to feel numb.
to fear that he could no longer drag him
self farther without resting.
Just then an object doomed up in his
way. He had lost the pavement in the
heavy snow and was wandering about
aimlesSy. in vain trying to get his bear
ings. The object proved to be Fort Bur
ton. and frankie stumbled against the
outer wall. Then he came close to the
little door that led into the officers
apartment" which had been such pride
TO the builders. IT was snug little snow
cave. thick walled and secure from the
elements. He crept into the place. And
in so doing he came in contact with some
thing sofia warm wooden coat. Frankie
now almost overcome with the cold
thought only of his comfort-to get warm
and to sleep.
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Why does a resemble tree? Both have
limbs.
Why Is tho world like music: Because II 10
full of shsrps and dats.
Why clouds and Kings alike: They both
rc!En-raiD.
When are infant. like fast horses: When be-
ing trotted.
When is musket like bill: When charged.
Answers to Puzzle Corner.
Beheadings-l. Farm arm. = ouill-ii 5 Stack
tack.
Curtailngs-I. Stage-stag. =. Plump plum. 3.
RarreI-bar.
Letter Fhigma-Narhe.
Hidden proverb puZzle-A wise man can sce
without eyes.
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BeheadingS.

l. Behead a narrow. thin piece "f iestnet ali
leave a small coutrivance for es1eo'ns -. s% the
ton nf a high mountain. g.: Behead to WHIP
chfd and leave a piece If fallen tree.
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Curtailings.

IN DcnbIy curtaiI the proteftation ct An On
ragged bull and leave .eho",ro1m "a Iesss
form ~ medicine ,3, CUrtsl blanket anu
leave small sheltered inlet.
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Vital Statistics

Notice to proper officers. Where no
hyslclan is employed, it shall be the
duty of the parents to give notice to the
proper officers within whose jurisdic-
ton they reside, of the the births and
deaths of their children, or of the pre-
sence of any infectious or contagious
disease occurring within their household
within twenty-four hours, or three days
if outside of Incorporated limits of cities
towns and villages as to births and
deaths only, of such occurrence and the
Oldest person next of kin, the keeper or
other proper officer of every workhouse,
poorhouse, reform school, Jail, prison,
hospital, asylum, or other pnblic or
charitable institution, shall give like
mott @ of any birth, death. infection or
contagious disease occurring among the
persons under his charge.
Whoever neglects or refuses to give
such notice within the period of twenty
four hours, or three days if outside of
incorporated limits of cities, towns and
villages as to births and deaths only,
after the occurrence of such birth, death
or infectious or contagious disease, shall
upon conviction forfeit sum not to ex-
coed twenty dollars, to be collected as
other fines are collected by law.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
County of Pembina IS
I, VIM. w. Felson, county auditor
within and for said county and state, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of Section 2s9 of
the 1905 Revised Codes of North Dakota
and that same is published in accord.
ance with Section 293 of the same
Codes.
Dated at Pembina, North Dakota,
January 4th, 1907.
[Seal1 w. w. FELSON,
County Auditor.