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Yet speak the word and only
My spirit shall he FREQ
UNDAINTY GIRLS.

once upon time there were gathered together
dozen women high in the councils of education
When the business which occupied them had been
disposed OF, quiet asked their attention to
matter of her personal experience.
In the course of her service on certain COM
mlttee 1t became her duty to visit the rooms of
olrls dormtory in college. Some alterations
were to be made in the building AS she went into
room after room, she was startled by the amazing
spectacle which met her at every threshold To saw
mat the rooms were in disorder would convey but
faint idea of the facts.
Skirts. shoes, hats. gloves. books papers. cake
frult collars ties. blouses pens. pencils corsets
stockings, pictures, sweaters handkerchiefs-clean
and soiled-candy, pillows, letters and curls were
few OF the articles strewn on the floor Corsets
were even more cluttered than the rooms Confu-
sion there was worse COMPOUNDED with actual dirt
Herrlcks sweet disorder in the dress was here
become disorder which did not commend itself
to any of the senses What more dire revelations
might have made by the bureau drawers the visitor
glad not to learn
She told her story to the listening women. and
when she ended 1t was greeted with melancholy
chorus of sympathy. Every woman could verify
some detail of what she had heard by what she had
herself seen.
Modern life and modern education they de-
clared were thrusting out the dainty habit of mind
and of hand from the character of young women
After an hour of discussion, the woman who had
preached the subject turned to the wises most ex-
perlenced educator among them and said Miss
Blank, what be done about this '
There was a moments silence and then she an
swered. Nothing" and the meeting broke up and
the women went dejectedly away.
Would the mothers of the girls make the same
reply youths Companion
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THE BOY NEXT DOOR.

The boy next door walking in the back yard.
! Norton spied him, and the room.
Pm going to get acquainted with him., he told
! his mother as he rushed by her.
The boy next door had moved in two days be-
fore, but this was the first time Norton had had
chance to be neighborly.
In three minutes Norton was back in the house.
his face dark and scowng.
Mice boy he Isl" was the indignant exclama-
ton. Il climbed up on the fence and said 'HulIon
and he threw up his hand and wrigged it. and
then | said, Come on and playn and he never
answered single word! Guess | shall run after
boys that won't speak to me-"
perhaps he is bashful," Mrs. Wilcox said "Fd
try again if [ were you"
Well" Norton replied, perhaps he is didn't
think of that"
In the afternoon Norton came by the house as
the boy next door going in Norton said
"Huo!" liz most friendly way, but at first the
other did not notice him at all. Then he turned
his head and waved greeting.
Il thought he was going to be decent this time"
Norton afterward told his mother "but he just
stood there like a Ounce wrigglng his hand. and
never answered a word when | asked him if he
was going to my school. | never saw such an i'm
polite boy. I'm not going to speak to him another
time | don't want to stand there and talk to him
Just to be grinned att
ut is certainly verv strange" Mrs Wilcox said.
81 don't understand it."
After that Norton always walked straight past
the boy next door with his head held high.
Thus it went for nearly week. Then
neighbor came in to visit with Mrs. Wilcox. Nor
ton in the room.
Il called on Mrs. Mansfield yesterday" said the
neighbor "She is very pleasant woman.
think shall all like her. And the boy Jasper is
sweet little fellow. You must get acquainted
with him, Norton. 1t is pity he is deaf and dumb
isn't it! Oh, didn't you know it? Yes he cannot
hear sound. His mother thinks he may be taught
to talk but he is not strong enough to go away to
school yet. He could hear as we'll as anybody when
he little; but. Just he was beginning to talk
he had this dreadful sickness and it left him totally
deaf So that ended his talking He is very lonely
having had to leave his mates. They lived away
up at the north end of the city His mother says
she has hopes he get acquainted with the chill
dren around here, but of course, they can't talk
with him and it makes it bad. He talks fast enough
with his fingers. Dear me, how he makes them
fly"
Mrs. Wilcox turned to where Norton had been
sitting, but he not there. After the visitor
had gone, his mother found him crying.
"To think I should have been so mean to him ?"
Norton sobbed.
I'm going straight over to see him" he cried
From that hour the two were fast friends and
in time Norton learned to "wriggle' his fingers al
most as fast as Jasper himself.-Emma G. Dowd
in Sunday School Times
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HOW JOHNNY WAS CURED.

Johnny was great brag brag is boaster.
If he heard playmate tell of something he had
done. no matter what it was Johnny would give a
snort. and exclam:
Pooh That's nothing! Who couldn't do
that"
One evening the family sat around the fire in
the sittingroom. Papa was reading grandma and
mama were sewing, Alice and Joe were studying
their lessons. when Johnny came strutting in. He
took a chair by the table and began reading Robin
son Crusoe"
Presently Joe. who was younger than Johnny
went up to his brother, saying, Look at my draw
ing. l did it today in school. Isn't it goodm
Pooh! Call that good! You ought to see the
one drew 1t beats yours all hollow"
Joe was rather crestfalen, and little Alice. who
had sympathetic heart pitied her brother Going
to joe she asked him to let her see his drawing
Il wish ] could do as well as you do joe" she
said hoping to revive her brothers dropping spirits
Pooh" sneered Johnny. you needn't try to
draw; girls can't make even straight line"
1t was not long before Mr. Boaster left the
for few moments When he came back
everything seemed to BEGGING on as when he left
"At last ] have finished my hem.' remarked
grandma. folding the napkin she had been hemming
SO industriously.
Pooh" said mama, contemptuously "That is
nothing. | have done two while you were doing
ONE"
The children looked up quickly; for who would
have believed she would have spoken so?
Papa, look at my examples. please. l have
d he every one of them and haven't made single
mistake" said Alice. crossing the to where
her father was sitting before the open CRATE fire
POOH That's nothing" replied her father not
even taking her paper to look at it. you ought
to see the way | used to do examples when 1 was
your age"
Poor little Alice was greatly astonished to hear
such discouraging and boastful remark from her
generally kind father and she about to turn
away when he drew her near to him and whispered
something in her ear which brought smiles to her
face.
"Mv flowers look so well | believe the gera-
NUNS are going TO bloom again." remarked mama.
pooh, They are no half thrifty as those
used to raise Why had flowers all winter long,
and you hareahad only few blossoms in the whole
winter said grandma. contemptuously
What was the matter with everybody" thought
Johnny He had never known them to be in such
a humor as they were that evening.
When papa remarked presently that he had
stepned into the grocer's and been weighed that
afternoon and that he clipped the beam" at 1853
pounds. and that was doing pretty well" for him,
mama said Grossly:
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,-.,s departnnent conducted solely in the inter
- ~ our girl and boy readers.
esq mt Busy is glad TO hear any time from thu
- and nephews who read this page. and to gtvs
I'M IN all the advice and help in her power.
ue xz-te on one side of the paper only.
No not have letters too long.
Original stories and verses will be gladly recelved
I'D carefully edited
The manuscripts of contributions not accepted VIII
Address all letters to Aunt Busy. Intermountaln
-.ttolic Salt Lake CITY.
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DISCOVERER OF AMERICA.
Continued from page ~

supplies in addition to the ordinary supply of food
sufficient to supply them for forty days, and also
oil to on the skins, together with many things
which pertain to the wants of human life.
They went aboard, and having unfured the
sails, set out towards the Summer Solstice. They
had prosperous voyage to the west, their only
needfu labor as they sailed being to keep the ship
braced up, and after fifteen days the wind gave
out and the brethren rowed until their strength
failed. st. Brendn comforted and encouraged
them. 'Fear not, brothers" he said "for God is in
this helper and seaman and captain; take in all
you can and give out the sails. Let God do with
his servants and with his ship as he peases." How
this recalls to us Columbus cheering and inspiring
his sailors.
After forty days were passed and their supplies
we're about exhausted, they approached a land ex-
ceedingly rocky and high. Streamlets descended
from the summit and flowed into the sea. They
found land. fertile wooded and full of flowers
and birds. | have found enough in this manuscript
to convince me that if St. Brendin and his com
panions did not discover America, they blazed the
way for those who did There are sentences of the
manuscripts coming down for thirteen centuries
which undoubtedly encouraged Columbus to embark
his venturesome voyage. Positive evidence of
Brendin's discoveries may yet be Produced the neg
ative evidence is all-convincng to any unprecedented
mind Let me quote few sentences from
THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT
Behold the land, Oh brothers, which you have
sought for so long time.
'The reason you it no was that God
desired to show you the secrets of the ocean.
Return, therefore, to the land of your nativity.
carrying with you of the fruits and gems all that
your ship will hold, for the days of your journey
are near to close, and you shall sleep with your
fathers. But after the lapse of many years this
land shall be made known to others, when Christian
ity shall have overcome pagan persecution. Now
this river which you see divides the land, and as it
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pooh! You call that doing pretty we'll! Old
Mr.. Benson weighs 225 pounds, and nc one ever
heard him Dragging of it."
Everybody laughed. Papa shouted. 1t was
such surprise, and grandma got up and left the
room to keep from choking with laughter.
Johnny them all look at him and after
minute two began to smell mousse" as the
saying goes.
Papa" said he, what are you all laughing
about! Is it at me-"
We'll we are not exactly laughing at you. We
thought we would try your way of Boosting of
accomplishments and see how you thought it
sounded; but spoiled our game before we
had finished it,
Johnny looked rather sheepish the rest Of the
evening He wondered if he was as disagreeable
the older folks that evening when he boosted of
what he could do or had DONE He was forced to
admit that boasting sounded very unpleasant, and
he resolved to break himself of the hobit-Our
Morning Globe
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fulness. 0eu WIN reproachful WISH
ingly. 'oi' YOU she added plead
IN his absorption during the nrecedir, ueol,s
y MlllIgan had forgotten -0eeOii'e "e'A'
= ne stopped and kissed his little daughter Some
1ning restrained him from catching her nm in his
him. 1""IJ serious gaze held
Papa, you'll come to mass with ma +odo,.,o
This was Mary's boon. On ;tS hai,, ,'" ~so,+oa
she mad staked her faith. She had pledged fbe Sa-
Greu HeaTt' who never fails; she had besouebt the
Dressed mother with the intensity of a cbid,s trag
eoS IN Ihe thought of parents wronpcoino
ne assures the crowd pressed closer to the
ropes Joking. peering. watching for OMiEoon
ALREADY his lIl-wlshers were whispering coward"
ana gutter. O'Milligan leaning on the hack Of
pew was watching little white-robed figures Gid
4i Two ana tWo up to the altar Mary went in
ing angel. ~ i0oo iiAo al "'ol
Now he might have slipped ont bnt something
detained him. 1t was the old fam;Iiar i,s 81 l
chiidhood. From that gallery sweet. childish
voices were singing: 'ii'i'i'ii
y Lord, | am not worthy
Ihat Thou Shouldst come to me-
hey not worthy. 1t now seemed to O'N[illigan.
drifting INTO the past that when he. long ago. had
sung TINS hymn ne had then been worthy. But
now DUU
Yet speak the word and only
My spirit shall be free.
The steeple bell rang twelve The p.s+,,ros
date was past. O,Mihgan heard and realized, With
Tightening as of shackles falling off. His profes
slonal reputation was ruined
m tree, I'm freel Glory be to God" muir
INJURED MllIlgan. Observation-Disclosures McPartlin
in the New World.
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THE FAITH OF A CHILD.

Over Rat Root Village hung the usual Sunday
s'nosphere-subdued hilarty. conservative enthus
an robust relaxation. Perhaps there was trifle
more Of weekday animation IN the groups of work
Weary umberjacks and the frontier sporting men.
The basBing blocking knot of men at the street
corner was more immovabe than usual. for the rea-
Son that the conversation was particularly partisan
i was all about O'Milligan, champion heavy
weight Of Cass county. That very morning he was
2 meet SchaIl at The Pastures. O'Milligan. long
'ae IDOL Of the umberiack sporting fraternity,
would endeavor to make good his boast of proves
Aal age had not diminished.
here we're those who secretly hoped to see him
oethroned by his younger rival. They Schall's
Parilsan- or they were envious friends Of 0'Mili-
saL. recalling his many victories. Others stoutly
maintained the supremacy of the old champion.
ihey also We're recalling his trumphs. Sanguine
'NgcpaHon reigned over all.
through these expectant. Longing groups wo-
men and girls began to force passage on the way
2 church The first bell had rung. The day was
leal Tor spring gowns and hats The sun beamed
rom May sky that smiled as fair as if all hearts
responded 10 It's highest message But to the loun-
gers and many of the wearers Of gowns and
,,a's fha bell was symbol of one more sporting
Jay The sky and the sun only promise Of fair
oaT Tor the game.
Strangely this usual. symbolic meaning was
'EGe today with O'Milligan. and he wondered alb
-..- IHl~ day meant much to him. lOF ne was
souq and uuyelding. Moreover. he mindful
y ms stanch friends and admirers. and much
vas a. stake He had never felt surer of his
lengt1 and skill. He had no doubts, and yet he
sfoye with faint unrest
4, " Nl,lgan was not given to introspechon He
III Hoj solve the mystery Of this unrest until Mary
'i9e ou' Of her little room
Mary wore white dress muslin veil and
i.pe, wreath. He had caught fleeing Climpses OF
curing her morning preparation Marys head
} 5aI4e as high as OMilligans elbow To her the
lS and the sky and the sunshine of Sunday
fa3 ig meant what they should mean. To her
i5 3lsf mind. Mary's face resembled his youthful
s;ts s 81 the Blessed Virgin. As matter of neces-
s, s, her eyes we're usually appraised, giving to her
f,. ace an expression Of alteration. Even now
We're upcast to his. and held them.
rr,- Now, now, now, What's all this 2 cried O'Ml-
H. n"'i H. with proud tenderness. He had known OF
an T,ess but the veil and wreath were a surprise.
COM spa don't Won know I'm to make my first
''H-aonion today"
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now appears to you rich in fruits, so shall it one
day appear without any shadow of night, for its
light will be Christ
Now word as to the accepted belief inst Bren-
din's voyage in the sixteenth century. The early
Portuguese explorers believed in the existence of
St. Brndin's land and they were looking for it.
When the of Portugal ceded'to the Castilians
dominion over the Canary islands, the treaty in
cluded st. Brendin's land as certain future dis
covery. I may only add in conclusion that l am
almost convinced that the Irish saint discovered
America. renew the assurance of my gratitude to
you, sir, and beg to subscribe myself.
Most respectfully yours,
CYRUS Y. BTTTERFIELD
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FAIR COED IN
ANNUAL DEBATE

Ithaca. Feb. 2S.--Columbia and
Cornell orators will meet mere to-
night in the annual triangular de-
bate of the two institutions. Miss
Elizabeth e. Cook. coed at the 10.
ea institution, IS a member Of The
Cornell team and her appearance ON
the platform will undoubtedly be
the signal for an ovation. 1t is like
ly that Miss Cook will be the last
woman debater selected by Cornell
for an Intercollegiate contest, as
Columbia will attempt to secure the
passage OF inse against womaa de-
baters at the next meetins Of the
Triangular Debating league which
includes C.iaeli, Columbia and
Pennsylvania.
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oavina . Cab fs.N

Here's pretty tale OF Domestic
economy from an English paper. He
had been brought up In the lap %
luxury and extrsvagance. aud when
bad times came and he had to so down
to the city and look carefully after his
shillings it was bis pretty and tender
little wife who helped him and cncour
aged bin by example in small savings.
One fence he never would face.
He baked at taking bus. III
might pass the club, you know, dear.
and the fellows at the windows"
One evening, however, be returned ia
Aiant to dinner. Tender!y embracing
his LIES partner, lie nurnlured: ''l've
done 1t. darling! All the way for three,
pencew Love and gratitude were III
her eyes as she said: MY brave boy!
Did you mind it very much?" With at,
fectionate cheeriness he made answer:
mo, dear! Got box seat; real good old
sort, the driver. Told me lots Of stories
and was quite chatty. Capital chap
Gave him big cigar anal half crown
Tor himself when ! got down"
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MILLIONAIRES
IN CONGRESS

Washington, Feb. 2S.-According to
a Washington statistician, the Unit0d
States senate now has thirty-tWo MIL
lionaires, representing a capital OF
S2l0.50O 900, and the House fourteen
men in the millionaire class, with for
tunes aggregating $S3, 100000.
Simon Guggenheim heads the list Of
millionaire senators. with $60,00O,OOO
Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wiscon-
sin possesses fortune estimated at
half that sum, and Senator Stephen
b. Elkins of West Virginia is a close
third. with s25,000,000. Representa-
tive John e. Andrus of New York Is
the rich man Of the House, his pile
being given as s15,000,000.
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Precious Plant Stones.

Among the many strange things to be
found in the Philippine Islands are
the SO called plant stones" encounter.
ed now and again in certain vegetable
growths. The bamboo, for instance,
according TO kultur und Natur, con-
tains stone very similar to the opal.
but on account Of the rarity with which
It Is found it Is much more costly than
the opal. In many thousand cane stalks
cut down and carefully examined there
may perhaps be one in which this beau
dful greenish pink scintillating stone
has been formed from the minute part
cles OF sillceous deposit that imparts
its Intense hardness to the outer COW
erlng Of the cane. The bamboo cane
stone is known as tabashirs. In the
interior of some cocoanuts q stonelike
secretion is found that Is not inferior
in briiliancy 10 the most beautiful gen.
vine pearl.
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Wonderful Builders.

A personal inspection Of the pyra
mids made by an English quarry own
er led him to the conclusion that the
old Egyptians were better builders
than those OF the present day. lie
found blocks Of stone in the pyramids
weighing three or four times as mucE
rs the obclisks on the banks Of the
Nile. He saw stone the estimated
weight Of which was 500 tons. Many
of the stones We're found to be thirty
feet In length and fitted SO closely TO,
gether that the blade Of a penknife
could be run over the surface without
discovering the break between then;
There is no machinery, he claims, so
perfect that 1t will make two surfaces
thirty feet in length which will meet
together in unison as the stones in fh-
pyramids meet.
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TO TRY WO-
MANS ASSAILANT

Philadelphia, Feb. Discharged
with attempting assault upon Mrs.
Adele Reinecke, who leaped from a
second-story window, breaking her
leg, to escape his advances, John
Kelly will be given hearing tomor-
row before Magistrate Harris. Mrs.
Reinecke alleges that she was de-
coyed to Kelly's room on the pre-
tence that she was being taken to
the home of a woman acquaintance
and that Kelly tnen locilei her in
and attempted personal violence.
She escaped the fate intended for
her at the price Of a broken leg and
a long period in the hospital.
Believing Kelly's sister TO be a
former friend, Mrs. Reinecke ac
companied the man to his home, a
lodging house at 213 South Meal
pin street. whe:e he @ai1 biz siste:
boarded.
Suspecting nothing wrong in this
proposal, and intent only upon re-
newing an acquaintance with an
old classmate, Mrs Reinech2 accom-.
panied Kelly to the house on Neal
pin street. The man seemed per-
fectly at home and led her without
delay to second floor room, which,
he said, was his sisters apartment.
No Miss Kelly appeared, however,
and no sooner had Mrs. Reinecke
taken chair than her escort closed
the door. Then, placing himself in
a position which blocked egress by
the usual way, he declared that he
would not permit the now frighten-
ed woman to leave the room unless
she acceded to certain proposals he
made.
Mrs, Reineake Indignantly repell-
ed the mans advances. Seeing no
other means of exit, she quickly
lowered partly opened window
and hurled herself to the street be-
low. A snowbank broke the force
of her fall, but her leg was broken.
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AT CHURCHES.
4. Joscphps Catholic Church

Masses: Sundays--7:30 and 1890
a. m. Week Days--6:30 and a. m.
Sunday School-2:30 p. m.
Sunday Night Services-Devotions,
sermon and benediction, 7:30.
Baptisms-3:30 p. m. on Sunday.
Societies -- knights OF Columbus:
Mrst and third Mondays, West Second
venue. Promoters of League OF
Sacred Heart, pastors house on last
Wednesday of each month, $3.50 p. m.
Ladies' Altar Society. on second Sun
day Of each month, in chapel OF st.
ANTHONY after second mass. st. 10
seph's Cemetery Association, on fourth
Sunday of each month in st. An
thongs Chapel after second mass.
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BENEFIT FOR
HOBO CATS

Chicago, Feb. 28.-For the pur-
pose of providing a refuge for
homeless and ailing cats and dogs
the Illinois Anti-Cruelty Society will
give a benefit theatrical perform
ance at the Grand opera house to-
night. Harry Garskin, who is a di-
rector OF the society, will manage
the affair. Miss Minnie Maddern
Fiske, John Drew, William T.
Hodge and other well-known stage
lights have promised to contribute
their services
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Ruskin to an Admirer.

Ruskin, it is known, had his owl,
ways Of publishing his works, with the
result that they were sometimes hare
to get and expensive. According to the
Great Central Railway Journal, be
once sent this letter to a stranger whr
wrote to him complaining of the price
Of his books
81 Woodstock Road. Oxford. 4th Nov, 81
My Dear sir-I have ordered my pub
Usher to send you in gift book of il.tne
t'Munera Pulveris') you have not read
Be content with that at present. and Ca
lyle. Have net you Shakespeare. cheap
And the Bible nowadays for nothin.
What good do they do you? FAITHFUL
yours. J. RUSKIN