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Influence Of "Thee" and "Thou.r

In little essay in 4 contemporary
on the Sweet Girl Graduate" we find
the following: a young woman who
has just graduated from private
school conducted by Friends Is prov
ing the truth of the report which has
made this school popular and finan-
cially successful. From a quick-tem.
pered. sharp-tongued girl she has de-
veloped into a mild-mannered, soft
spoken young woman whose serenity
is never rufIled, apparently. She says
that 1t was due to the fact that dur
ing her stay at the boarding school
she was compelled to use the quaint
language OF the Friends. and that she
found 1t impossible TO be cross when
saying thee and thou II this item
is widely copied, there will be a de-
mand for n Quaker young ladies' semi.
nary in every town that is without
onA-"
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Grammar.


night when he repeated the strange
sounds proudly to his little wife she
looked at him in delight-but half in
fear that he would grow away from
her. She counted jea!ously the days
that must elapse before the shedding
should be done.
The fame OF Richards learning
went abroad through the land. All
the world knew that Seth Kinney was
learning him Greek" The old man
came often to the wood-lot to hear
him recite. Sitting on fallen log, he
would repeat long. rolling lines of
poetry that the choppers repeated aft.
er him. to the rhythm OF the saw, till
the still. cold light was alive with
tumbling Greek. Perhaps the blue
Jays. fitting among the treetops.
heard the news and told 1t to the
crows: and the crows OF the open field
called to the snowbirds and sparrows:
and the snowbirds lisped 1t to the
chickadees: and the chickadees. turn.
ing upside down on the orchard trees,
twittered to the hens running to and
fro and cackling everywhere. Or 1t
may be that Toms wife told her moth
er. In any case. the whole village
knew it And. perhaps. it was a lit
tie balm to Richards heart-if balm
It needed-as he swung by her lighted
window at night to know that she
knew.
CTo BE CoSTINUED)
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often impracticable. But "a years OF
farming life had taught her to adjust
herself to the inevitable. Almost with
out volition her mind had begun to
turn over ways and means to meet
this new emergency.
Il could let them have the south
chamber and the back storeroom. And
perhaps we could pack up the things
in fathers room SO they could have
that"
The young man listened in surprise.
He had expected remonstrance. even
refusal. He was not prepared for such
rapid furthering Of his project. He
was almost inclined to make obstacles
himself-so rapidly did she plan.
Father Crane would be pleased. II
he were alive. to know you wanted to
60. He always wanted Eben to go to
college. But he married Jerusha. They
all said he ought to have been a
scholar. He was bright at his books.
But he was possessed to marry Jeru-
sha. So father had to give 1t up. He
always wanted me to go to school
more, too. 1t was n disappointment
to him that married so young"
She sat looking thoughtfully out Of
the narrow-paned window, lost in
thought of that far-off time when she
was courted and won by Marcus Derr-
ing.
Richard. the Greek grammar in his
hand, stole softly out of the room and
climbed the steep stairway. He went
quickly down the long hall and opened
a door at the end. The room thus dis
closed was a curious one. Across one
side ran sloping shelf. broken at
one end by zinc-lined sink The 9TH
er sides of the room were filled with
cabinets in which were arranged
specimens of rock. chemicals. blow
pipes. and many curious contrivances.
the use OF which Richard could not
even guess. In this room Geofrey
Crane had lived and dreamed and
died. Here, In the midst OF his herit
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CHAPTER v.

At breakfast next morning his moth
er faced him over her coffee-cup, stern
and less ready. Il have been going
over the accounts all night" She
spoke in a voice that was half com.
plant. Il don't see how we can man
age it. The interest is a hundred and
eighty-six and the taxes thirty-five.
and there is never anything left at
the end of the year. even as 1t is
now" She looked at him. her dark
eyes weary with the nights work.
His own eyes flashed back a still
light. Il shall do 1t some way, moth.
er. Don't worry"
She shook her head. choking back
something in her throat. Your ia.
ther would have wanted you to-if he
had lived" She rose quickly and
turned away to the pantry.
When she came back her eyes were
shining again.
He looked at her. smiling. You'll
find that Tom makes twice as much
OF the farm as l ever have. You'll be
rich"
There's the schooling" she said
anxiously.
Il shall earn it" His lips came to.
gether. The dreamy look in his eyes
was replaced by one OF shrewd deter
mination.
His mothers glance followed him
admiringly. She rose from the table
and began to clear away the dishes.
Her step was light.
And II find can't study and earn,
too. I'll stop till I get enough to go
on. 1t isn't as II l were good for
much" He looked at her. waiting.
NO. no-have your way. You've
never asked for what you hadn't ought
to have. It's true enough you'll never
be a farmer" She stood for a mo-
ment, one hand holding the plates and
cups. the other resting on the table.
looking at him fondly. Then she
turned brusquely away to the sink.
He took down his cap from its nail
and went out into the clear light,
whistling. Particles of frost glinted in
the air. They formed on the edge OF
his upturned collar and fur cap and
deepened the down of his lip. He
blew them aside with laugh. Taking
the ak from the shed. down the lane
he strode. the crusted earth crunching
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beneath his vigorous tread. The az
was shifted from side to side, as he
walked, and the free arm swung
across his chest. He struck into the
wood-road with song and hallooed
to the stiffness. The love-sick boy of
yesterday was gone. Taking on his
cap he called and sang till the blce-
jays forgot to be frightened and hov-
cred, curious. in the trees overhead.
He took of his cap to them, looking
up through the tree-tops to the blue
simmer Of sky. He swung the cap
around his head and they darted away
"a blue and white clatter of sound.
He replaced it, laughing softly.
The earth was alive. He reached
out to the bushes as he passed, trail
ing the budded stems through his fin
gers and brushing the purplebrown
oak leaves with swiftest touch. When
he came to the tree that he was to
cut he ran his palm up and down it's
rough bark before he seized his ak
and swung it clear from his shoulder
The blows rang even and hard. and
with every blow he drove home the
first declension of the Greek gram
mar.
Every day found him at work in the
woods. Soon Tom Bishop Joined him
and the cross-cut saw flashed to its
work in the trunks. Richard, to the
tune of its monotonous seesaw, sang
Greek verbs and declined nouns-till
Tom caught the rhythm and chanted
declensions in sheer self-defence. At
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age. the boy sat down to begin the
work that should make him what his
grandfather would have wished.
But instead of opening the brown
covered book he sat with 1t in his
hand. thinking Of the new life its
thinking of the new life its pages
were to open up to him. Life crowded
before him. College-new faces-new
friends ds-study-success. And Emily
would be-she would not know-or
care. She would marry Edwards. She
would not know whether he succeeded
or failed. Was 1t worth while?
Something flashed upon him and
startled him. If she had cared. he
should not now be planning new life.
II should have been as happy as
Uncle Eben," he thought with half
smile.
To-day he did not resent the implied
disloyalty to his idol. He was not
thinking of her so much as of Love.
the power that holds all men in its
grasp and bends them to its will, till
each soul longs for nothing so much
as that Love shall take human shape
and dwell beside him. Dimly it fitted
before him-luminous but indefinable
filling him with wonder. Uncle
Eben married the woman he loved
and his life had been dwarfed. Seth
Kinney lost the woman he loved. and
his life was warped. distorted, and
spoiled. Was it fate? Life without
love was hard and cold. He opened
the grammar and began to read. Six
teen Greek letters-yiz.:
a,g,6, c,i, a, K, k,Lm,x,b,rs,t,u II
were introduced into Phoenicia by
Cadmus fifteen hundred years before
Christ"
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Pathetic Pride.

Willie had had tumble when he
was baby and his hip was SO hurt
that ever afterward he was obliged to
use crutch. On one occasion. when
his mother had bought him a new
crutch of the latest and most ap-
proved style, Willie expressed his en-
thusiasm and delight in the roundest
terms. And oh. mother" he ex-
claimed. in conclusion. referring to a
little friend Of his who having the
use Of both legs had no need of
crutches. won't Johnny Knowles be
jealous!"
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Deceived By the Shadows
the least embarrassment.

without the least embarrassment
why, hello. Toni" exclaimed the
broker. Your wife here thinks she
would like to speculate a little. too.
and I've been using all my eloquence
to dissuade her from it. What's the
matter? Are you ill?"
NO" answered the lawyer. as he
dropped into a chair with an air Of
great relief. My eyes have been
bothering me a good deal to-day. Do
you know a good oculist?"
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TORE HIS SKIN OFF
n Shreds-ltehine Was Intense
Sleep Was Often Impossible.
Cured by cutleura In Three Weeks.

AT first an eruption Of small pus-
tules commenced on my hands. These
spread later to other parts Of my body.
and the itching at times was intense.
SO much SO that literally tore the
skin of in shreds In seeking relief.
The awful itching interfered with my
work considerably. and also kept me
awake nights. tried several doc
tors and used a number Of different
ointments and lotions but received
practically no benefit Finally set
tied down to the use Of Cuticura Soap.
Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills.
with the result that in a few days all
itching had ceased and in about three
weeks time all traces Of my eruption
had disappeared. have had NO trou.
BILE OF this kind since. II. A. KrutS(
kon. 5714 Wabash Ave, Chicago. ILL.,,
November IS and IS, 1907"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Solo PrD?.. Boaoa.
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Charles F. Hill. a graduate Of the
Trinidad High school. class of 1899,
has been appointed army paymaster
in Porto Rico. Soon after his gradu.
alton at Trinidad his parents moved
to the island and he entered the mill.
tary service. He spoke Spanish flu.
emily. which greatly aided him in his
climb up the ladder.
A belated reward OF $3.50 has been
offered by the Trinidad City Council
for the arrest and conviction of the
murderer Of Mrs. Anna Goldman, wife
OF David Goldman. who was strangled
to death August goth while in the
store alone.
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The season is here when many a
family man would like to swap his big
automobile for a small coal yard.
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Copyright. 1900. by J. n. Lippincott Co.
All rights reserved.
SYNOPSIS,

Richard Derring. returning from n win
ter in the woods to his mothers farm
home. Is overtaken by his uncle. accom-
panied by his eccentric wife. coming to
pay visit at the farm. Aunt Jerusha' $
questions about Emily Hutton, supposed
to be Richards sweetheart. bring out the
fact that she is to marry a merchant.
Edwards. behring's disappointment slim
ulates his ambition and under the advice
of Seth Kinney. a hermit of the woods.
ne resolves to fit himself for college. Kim
hey promises to teach him Greek.
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trsreos % Plra sant Pellet. nrst put up % years
and bowels sngar-coat-d tiny granulrs h""
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The worm may turn. but the grind.
stone has to be turned.
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Lest One 81

Lest One Should Fail.
1t is well to moor your bark with
two anchors.-Publius Syrus.
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mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
FOR children t~ethinK sofsns tho grItas rriuees m
Examination, silAys pain, cures wind eoiiu &c 6ottie
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important to Motho,.-
Avoiding Popularity,

How shall We avoid popularity" ?"
John Wesley once asked his preach
ers. and straightway gave them the
answer In n set OF rules. Here Is rule
4: Warn the people among whom you
are most OF esteeming or loving you
too much" And here is rule 5: Con
verse sparingly with those who are
particularly fond of you"
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MnEN fOU'RE As HOARSE as 4 crow When
you coughing and easping. When you've an old-
iashon-i deep s-at-d cold, takc AIIrn's inn1 Rai
sAm Sold by all druggists, 70, SOC and gl 10 botties
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Tidal Waves Inside Earth,

That the attraction of the sun and
moon not only causes tides in the ocean
but has a corresponding influence on
the solid earth itself has now been def
nitely proved by DIR. O. Hecker, q
Prussan physicist. A quarter of a
century ago Prof. G. II. Darwin con-
clufad that there must be tides in the
solid earth as well as in the fluid seas,
but he was unable to detect them. and
his only conclusion was that the earth's
mass was very rigid-at least as rigid
as steel. DR.. Hecker now confirms this
conclusion, but with his improved in
struments and methods he has been
by which the moon pulls the solid
earth out of shape twice a day Dr.
Hecker's measurements which lasted
continuously more than two years,
were to ascertain the lunar influence
on the earth's gravity by observing the
oscillations of a delicate pendulum. 1t
was by comparing his results with the
figures as calculated for a rigid earth
that he was able to detect the tidal de-
formation caused by the pull of both
moon and sun. Dr. Hecker's pendu-
lums were complicated series of bars
jointed together together. and they
were installed in specially designed
brick lined room Is feet below the sur
face of the ground. where the temper
allure remained practically constant at
about II degrees centigrade or 81 de-
grees Fahrenheit. A continuous record
of their position was kept by means of
photography. Working here daily from
December, 1902 to May, 1905. Hecker
carried on the laborious series of OBJ
servations that have now established
the existence of lunar and solar tidal
waves in the solid but flexible mass Of
the globe.--New York Herald.
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The Strength Of an Eagle.

While l cannot give any positive
proof of how much bald
eagle may carry. should suppose that
he could carry at least as much in pro-
portion to his weight as a hawk or =,
horned owl I have the recorded
weight of a male bald eagle weighing
nine and onc-quarter pounds and a
female weighing II pounds. A horned
owl will weigh from four to five pounds
and have several times known one to
carry off a large house cat One was
a very large one and the owner told me
he could hear the cat cry as he was
being carried oft. Now, any one who
will weigh large house cat will find
1t to weigh at least ten pounds.
have seen a goshawk carry off a hen
fully twice it's own weight and | have
taken from marsh hawk a very large
chicken which would weigh more than
twice what the hawk would. The
marsh hawk is one of the weakest of
hawks, but he had carried this chicken
over a quarter of a mile. Ny belief is
that if hawk or horned owl can car
~ more than twice it's weight (and l
know positively that they CAM that an
eagle could, if occasion required, do as
III piopoiIi'h " lIS Wight,
which would be to carry is or 20
pounds. Once, when an eagle, shot
through the body with a rifle ball, lay
on his back. l upended a long road
skid and dropped it on him. Before it
reached him he stretched up and
caught it in his claws and held it up
the length of his legs above him.
walked up on the skid and stood above
him and he easily held me and the skid
which should judge would weigh more
than 20 pounds. 1 took pains to be
weighed the same day and weighed
119 pounds. Put a stick in the claw Of
wounded eagle and let him grasp a
small tree with the other and a man
must be stronger than I ever was to
take the stick from him.-Forest and
Stream
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Carolina and Georgia Hospitality

This 'possum banquet business
GEMS likely to become an interstate
issue down South. and the friendly
relations between South Carolina and
tLrbed On the occasion of Judge
Taft's recent visit to Charleston be
fore starting for Panama, he was en-
tcrtained by the hospitable Charles
tonians and there was no 'possum on
the banquet board this time. On the
contrary, the aristocratic Charleston
people, who are the proud descend
ants of cavaliers. make it plain that
they look down upon the 'possum eat
ers of Georgia whom they call
Crackers" They even hint that
Georgia was settled by jailbirds from
of Georgia have never advanced far on
the social scale. All this of course
was BY hint and inuendo and was not
openly spoken at the Charleston ban
quet in question, but enough was said
to make Georgia resentful, and inter-
state ructions may be expected at an
early date.
At the Charleston banquet there was
neither 'possum. nor vans. nor corn
pones, nor persimmon beer. No such
plebeian menu for the patrician South
Carolinians in entertaining their dis
tinguished guest. On the contrary,
there was terrapn stew. Virginia
ham with mushroom gravy, green sea-
turtle soup. birds on toast and palmet-
to salad which is said to be a great
delicacy made from the heart of the
palmetto palm tree. In place of the
persimmon beer there was grape fruit
cocktail ami Charleston punch, but
the Charleston papers discreetly give
no details as to the nature of these
connections or to what extent they
were INDUCED in by entertainers and
entertained. Having survived both
Georgia and South Carolina brands of
hospitality, President-elect Taft may
be considered in good training for any
gastronomc emergency which may
arise during his term of Office.
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w. Allen, Mrs. Morrill, and Mrs. Smith.
while the bearers were r. G. Cram
Freeman Smith, E. H. Turner and T..
T. .Pinkham. The floral offerings We're
very beautiful. The remains were
placed in the receiving vault at Eel
grade to await burial in the family
lot. Mrs. Dudley was born in Bel
grade Dec. 20, 1S41, the daughter OF the
late Zachariah Yeaton. and lived there
until her marriage in 1868. when she
came to Mt. Vernon. where she spent
nearly all her married life on the place
where she died with the exception of
Is months in Milo. Three children Wee
born to Mr. and Mrs. Dudley, two sons
and one daughter The sons died IN
childhood and the daughter, Mrs. N.Y.
tie Tucker, was with her in her last
hours The husband, two brothers and
one granddaughter survive. Mrs. Dud-
ley had been member of the Dunn
corner r. B. church for many years.
She was most devoted wife. mother
and friend and as such will be truly
incurred.
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Anna GouId's Beqoar.

Poor Anna Gould. Among her other
troubles she has had bitter experience
with the professional French beggar.
Most of the wealthy owners of country
houses on the outskirts of Paris are
afflicted with what may be called their
'beggars in ordinary These fellows
are highly aristocratic in their
mendcancy and must nave their wants
attended to at their own convenience.
One such was waiting at Nine. Annals
castle at an early hour. Just after her
fifth quarrel with Boni. She had been up
nearly all night and slept late. The
beggar waxed impatient, and, turning
fiercely upon the footman said:
How long dye suppose she'll be be-
fore she comeS?"
Really can't say replied the valet.
maybe 10 minutes, maybe three hours"
Then I'll tell ye what it is growled
the mendicant. "she may provide herself
with another beggar-tell her that from
me-" And off he went.-NeW York Press.
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"Bcach" Hargis of Breathitt coun-
and is doing his best to make his ma
tive state deserve its old time name of
Dark and Bloody Ground" Only a
few weeks ago this young man was ac-
quilted by a jury of his peers for the
murder of his father who was long the
notorious Democratic boss in the law
less Brcathitt region. Evidently the
Young man was not seriously disturbed
by having been on trial for his life.
A Kentucky dispatch thus gives us a
glimpse of his latest ructions. he
dropped in at a farmhouse. produced
n big revolver, and said he was going
to have whlskey or blood. He got the
whslSey Proceeding on his expedi-
ton. he met a cousin of his, Harlan
South. who was en- horseback. He
produced the revolver again ana Or
,lered South to dismount. Then ne
climbed into the saddle. fired few
shots around his cousins feet, and
then rode off at breakneck speed 10
his cousins house on the Clear FORK
of Frozen Creek. Mrs. South saw MIN
coming. With her mother-in-law and
the children she fled to nelghbor s.
Roach alighted. entered the South
house. and amused himself by shoot
ing the dishes off the table. A mes
serrer was sent in hot haste to jack
son for help and a warrant. TWO OIL
GERS set out for Frozen Creek. Ihev
had not returned and reported at our
latest present advices.
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8. The new judges quashed the fu-
dictment.
9. Where can my shoe string be:
Answer at once. please.
TO- Some call potato a "spud,'
din goes for dinner with little chill
Gren, while steam cars are dubbed
"Choo ch)os.'
H. The design of The city of Salem
on saucers used for sandwiches seems
very appropriate.
H. The lad who made that pi es-
capped very easily.
Is. They made the mince piece
meal, part at a time.
II. The wool suit made by Laura is
in pieces
Is. Some call it dapple, picbald,
striped. and others declare it to be
plain black and white.
lG That was very nice cream
cheese the grocer brought us today.
II. The new boarder's name is An
gelica keene.
IS. The peanut salad was excellent.
10. They tell me Ira is in Southfeld.
70. The guests will go to range sew
cnteen some day HeNt week.
81. The rain made the streets Of
Crhana nasty and the cutters more
than full.
q. The DAYS appear SO long in your
absence that have too much time on
my hands.
Is. That sweet pea. Chester, is much
prattier than the nasturtium.
"a. Shall we call the baby CARROLL"
said John.
-. Don't tell Eric of fees SO dispro-
portionate to the sum involved.
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kENNE DEC.
MT. VERNON.

WEST-It is understood that Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Horn and grandson will go
to Fayette, where Mr.. Horn has work.
Eugene Foss is making suit case frames
for j. L. Cummings G. Son of Livermore
Falls.
Clarence Horn of Livernore Falls was
the guest Sunday of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Horn.
EAST-The funeral of the late Mrs.
William H. Dudley was held
from her late home Sunday, Jan.
"a. The house was filled with
friends and relatives who gathered
to pay their last respects to one who
was ever ready and willing to help
others. The services were under the
direction of J. H. Thing. Rev. G. l..
Pressey of Mt. Vernon spoke very APP
rropriately Singing was by a mixed
quartet composed OF w. F.. Carson, T.