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NOTICE FOR ptfptIr.TroN.

Department Of the Interior | $. Land
 office at Camden. Ark, June 3, 1909. Notice is hereby given that
 JOHN W. HUCkABAA of NunIey. Ark, who on December 26. 1902. made homestead entry No. 2h2N Serial No. 0ii3c) for Ss SW4 Sec. I9- and NEh NWI Sec. 3, T. S., Range 29 West, 9th principal meridian. has filed notice Of intention to make final fiyeyear proof to establish claim to the land above described, before tho County Clerk ofP1ik county at Mena, Ark. on the 18th day Of July. ia09-
 Claimant names as witnesses: Stephen IT. Hilton and w. l.. Durham of Board Camp. Ark. and John J. Hilton and De Witt Gilbert Of Nuniey, Ark
 June i7. IT. G. Frtedheim. Register.
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Inconsiderate.

''l was sorry to hear of your hus. bands long Illness and death. Mrs, Weeds. It must have been great loss to you"
 "Oh. 1t was! 1t wasl had iuaf started on one of the most brilliant so- cial seasons since I made my debut when his illness stopped everything. If he had only been taken sick in the summer months. could have gone away somewhere. but men are 50 seI 6ch "
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Everyone would be benefited by talk inc Foley's Orino Laxative for stom- ach and liver trouble and habitual constipation. It sweetens the stom- ach and breath, gently stimulates the liver and regulates the bowels and is much sHperiai to pills and ordinary laxatives. Why net try Foley s Orino Laxative today? Sold by all druggists.
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wARNING nnnER

W. Nj. Pipkin. administrator of the estate of Henry Thompson, deceased, plaintiff. ys. Maude A. Shaffer and James D. Shaifer, de fendants-ln the Polk Chancery court.
 The defendants, Maude A. Shaifer and James D Shaver, are warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the piaintih, W. NJ. PfpKin, ad- ministrator of the estate of Henry Thomp- son. deceased.
 June 9, 1909. H. J. Green.
 -Ll.rI.
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WARNING ORDER.

 Mrs. Mamie Case, next friend Of James Adkieison. plaintiff. vs. LIu Durham, defend ant--ln l. T. Court, Center township, Polk county, Ark.
 The defendant. Iin Durham, fswarned to appear before me at my office within D dtYs to answer 10 the claim Of Mrs. Mamie Casc1 This End day of June, igo9-
 {. H II. Smith. U [ E
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wARNING nRnrR

J. McKinzie, plaintiff. vs. Fannie McKin- gle. defendant-In the Polk Chaneery court The defendant Fannie Mckinzie, is warn ed to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, J. Mckfnxie, II. ]. Green. Clerk. June i5, 1909
 IT. A. King, attorney for plaintiff.
 M. prickett. attorney for nonresident de- fendant 264t
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COUNTY LINE UNION NO. 577. Meets Saturday evening before the ist and 3rd Sundays. D, Morris, president, w. ". Riding, secretary. Hartley r. 0.
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PoLK COUNTY UNION.

Meets the third "Wednesday in January April, July and october. A. l.. Durham. Presidents W. F.. Murray, Vice President: Mena. !. k. Darlppie, Socretary-Treasurer Grannis; A. Nj. Parker, Lecturer, Cove.
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ROCKY UNION NO. ibL J. c. Terrell president; &. Thacker, sccre- tary. Meets 2nd and fth Saturday at 2 p. m. Rocky postofiice.
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FOWLER UNION NO. l2Ss j. B. Roger, president. IT. r.. Ringler, secre- tary. Meets first and third Saturdays.
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HOLLY HILL UNION NO, 2i5i A.. ]. Edwards, president; J. F. Smith, sec retary. Hartly r. o.
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FAR MERS' UNIONS
A Roster of Local Unions, Places
 and Dates of Meeting.

Officers ofunions are especially reguestrS to notify The Star ofany changes in ofntvss meeting times or places, thus keeping sne directory upto-date aud of greatest poHsibts value to the membership.
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WARMING ORDER.

Garrett Bros. plaintins. vs. Frank Shook, defendant-Befofe J. K. Allen. ]. r. White township
 The defendant. Flank shook is warned to appear in thiS court within 70 days to answer the complaint of the plaintifs, Garrett Bxos.
 t.R, Allen ]. T. June sl, 1909,
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OVERTURE UNION NO. 1ss7 Clarence Waits, president; Albert Ward secretary. Glllham r. 0.
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DALLAS UNION NO. 750. Meets ist and 3rd Saturday at 7:;0 ?. m. \ A. Key, president; A. l.. Durham, secretary y Mena, r. Q.
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WARNiNts OLDER

D. IT. Hopkins. piafntiff. ,s. Alexander Polk Chancery court.
 The defendants. Alex andef Brunspn and T. Y. Nix are warned to appear stf tnis ctrfst ef she pla.s:ssn. D. II. tIcpkink:
 May & iepa. X. I Green. Clerk.
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HOLLY SPRINGS UNION NO. 2ss. E. K. Grifiith, president; J. c. Yell. socr C. tary. Quito F. 0.
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ROCK SPRINGS UNION NO. s9i. Ed Pogey, president; c. l.. Posey, secretary Quito F. c. Meets 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
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HOLLY GROVE UNION NO. 1b42. W. T.Terrell, president: |. s. Bethel, secre tary. Meets 2d and tth Friday nights.
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OWEN CHAPEL UNION NO. s3o.
 G. W. Iiarbin president: W. M. Harbin. secretary. Meets 2d and 4th Friday nights.
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LIBERTY UNION NO. ss5.
CHERRY HILL UNION NO z0i

Geo. Wood, president, J K. Wilcox, seTe tary: meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at p. m. Egger, r. o.
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BOARD CAMP UNION.
FIDELITY IrNION

Meets lst, srd and 9th "Wednesday nights Board Camp r. 0.
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POTTER UNION

OAK GROVE UNION l. B. Davis, president: T. B. Baker, seere- tary. Granniss
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OLIVER CHAPEL. UNION. W. F. Murray, president: ]. W. Edward secretary and treasurer. Meets each 2d and fth Tuesday nights.
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Meets lst and 3rd Saturday nights J. R Chambers, president; Prof w. K. Shinn, sec retary. Mena, F, Q.
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OZARK UNION NO. i0o2. Meets istand ard Saturday nights. J. N Elan, president; $. B. Higgins, secretary and treasurer.
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COUNTY LINE

W. Winkley, president; D. Harberson secretary. Meets 2d and 3rd Satudnys.
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CENTER UNION NO. 1901 Lee Evens, president, T. A. Dooiey, secre- tarv
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MOUNTAIN FORK UNION Tom Rogers, president; Willie Beavers, sec retary.
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uATrTrTD UNION NO, goo.

tEFEFJff TFN7+ ~VVf Meets ist and srd Saturday at D. m. A. C Bruce, president; k. II. Stockton. secretary Hatfield F. Q.
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RANSOM UNION NO. SIT.

l.. l.. Sanders, president; E J. Southers, Secretary. Meets each ist and 3d Saturday as D m. Eggor r. Q.
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FVTTEK UNIONs Meets 2d and 4th Thursday nights R. !. Perin, president; c. c. Cole, secretary and treasurer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15

WinterbuIL, writing on the Spirit of
Christmas" in the Woman's Home
Companion. "Or if even the open fire,
the mistletoe and the family gather
ing are beyond US, must we disdain
the homemaking attempts of the
steam radiator. ar irish afse-cemfort
in the dainty elaba. ateness of a well.
spre.sa table, catering to the needs of
refined modern taste? Suppose the
misanthrope flor the reciuse who
lives only in an imaginary Christmas
is nlisanthrope) came out of his
shell and gathered the young people
about him to charm their ears with
tales of the old ways of holiday keep
ing when he was boy Would not
this be better than grumbling out pro-
tests against the new ways that have
their own reasons for being, and offer
in turn their own measure of enjoy
ment to willing spirits? Genial old
age is always welcome presence, and
1t never suggests any contrasts that
put us out Of conceit with the pleas.
ures that lie within our reach But
carping, even if it proceeds from the
patriarch, is an infliction severe
enough to blight any holiday.
TN the nature of things there must
be holidays. How poverty-stricken is
that soul which does not recognize this
necessity and throw itself heartily into
the work of helping forward the good
time youth and all unspoiled minds
accept with gratitude. There is no
predeterminate set of conditions for
holiday making that need tie adven-
turous hands, and If traditional Gus
toms belonging to Thanksgiving and
Christmas are vanished beyond recall
we can harmonic the day with our
present abilities.
"My sympathy is with those who
wish to bring back upon Christmas
day the sweet old traditional obsery-
ances. love them well. even those
that are known to me only by hearsay
and we're outgrown in that shadowy
period alluded to as before the war;
But no one thing is indispensable to
happiness with any of us, unless with
children. and not even with them If
judicious substitute is made. What
ever we have, or whatever we lack, the
quality that makes the occasion is the
spirit we bring to it. Goodwill never
fails to create good time. 1t finds
merit in. rain, lifts fog and lights
CHEEKY blaze within that passes for
the sunshine in its absence. And good
will has not passed away with chival-
ry, nor persisted under the onrush of
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New-Ye.r,. 81 the Nile.

In all ages and all lands much i'm
portance has attached to New Years
day. In Egypt the new year. fell be-
tween the 18th and the Goth OF June,
and was called the might of the drop."
The sacred-Nile was thought to fiow
down from heaven, and at It's lowest
ebb about the middle Of June-a tear
from Isis fell into the stream and caus-
cd 1t to rise. Consequently at this sea-
son the priests and people kept a sleep.
less vigil at the rivers shore. watching
for the miraculous rise which should
bring such riches to the whole land.
When the night Of the drop" came the
priests cleared the affairs Of old ashes
and lighted the sacred fires for the
new year. Every one Of the faithful
carried coal from the altar to light
the fire at his own hearth. and from
end to end the land was abiaze with
light The people put on their old
garments and arrayed themselves in
white, amounting their heads With
sacred oil, browning themselves with
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same. Imagine there wasn't anything
to go back for. See here, boys!" and
Big Joe set his foot on the upturned
chair, II heerd them kids talking only
this morning bout Christmas. and lit
tie Sam said as big as you please,
Course he'll come, Tommy, he allus
did at home
But. Sammy his brother argued
he'll never find us away up here in
these big woods
WELL Sammy said hopefully, I'VE
can hang up our stockings. anyway,
and maybe-hell stop on his way to
somewhere else
'Now. you see, boys, Tom. he knows
about how things are here and he did
his best to- discourage Sammy. He
said: But, Sammy, Santa Claus used
to come down the chimney at home.
You know we used to let the fire go
out; but here, why we couldn't do that
and he would fall right into the
flames
Then you'd ought ter seen that kids
eyes snap. That youngsters corker!
I'm tell you what we'll do he said,
excitedly. Well fasten our stockings
on the outside of the chimney. Then
he can't miss them. Tommy
And that's what they've done, boys
Now. it's up TO ussto play Santa Claus"
The men all filed out in the moon
light and took aelook at the shanty.
Sure enough, th6feg were two black
stockings. securely fastened to the
chimney and blowing in the wind.
Big Joe shut the door with bang,
then went to his bunk and took from
under 1t small red box. He looked
at the contents carefully. then selected
a pearl-handled knife and laid it on
the table. I've had it since i was a
little shaver down in Indiana" he said
huskily. No one said a word, but, one
by one. other treasure boxes" ap-
peared and polished agate. deer's
tooth. a4red silk handkerchief and 9th.
er trifles we're contributed. With each
one went some tender memory of home
and other Christmas times, perhaps.
The men carefully wrapped each arti-
Gle In many papers and tied them with
colored strings. The cook donated two
bright red apples and two doughnuts
They then all Clipped in and two sill
yer dollars were set aside, one to be
placed In the toe of each stocking. Big
Joe was elected to act as Santa Claus.
They fastened string of sleighbells
round his waist and watched him as
p climbed to the roof Of the shanty.
Sammy's dreams had been Of Christ
and the ringing of the bells half
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flowers and bearing palms In their
hands. while chanbs and songs and
feasting and professions filled the
AN uNExPEorEp GUEST,


The Butterny That Lived II :.
ChristRas Tree. 5
Papa. Archie and May went to the
woods to get Christmas. tree and
found just what they wanted-a little
pine, bushy and straight.
There is something Unjust cut %. =
said Archie. He pointed to little
gray bunch on one OF the twigs and
pulled out his knife.
No. moi" cried May. holding his
hand Let 1t stay. It's poor little
catkrpillar's house. . s
May was right. One Indian summer
day caterpillar, dressed In brown
velvet. was taking a walk In the
woods, At last he came to the little
pine tree and thought to himself:
What a nice place to spend the win.s
ter" ss.:
So he made himself little house.
He made 1t very tight and close. OF
fine. soft thread. and fastened up the
door. He did not leave himself even;
window to look out II there had
been one, how 1t would have surprised
him to see that he and his house and
the pine tree were riding In q sleigh
with papa and May and Archie.
He would have been still more sur.
prised II he had seen the tfee stand.
ing in the parlor. covered with toys
and trinkets and little candles.
IT must be spring at last" be
thought. for It was very warm in the
parlor. .s ~
So he poked hole in the wall Of
his house, and out he came. But what.
do you think? He was not 4 cater
pillar. +.
-oh. see the lovely butterfly. cried
May. s;s .'Ss
He flew to the tiptop bough, and the
children said there was nothing else
on. the tree 80 pretty as the BUTTERFLY.
He must have come down the chin.
lney with Santa Claus. = said May. And
she never guessed that he came ont Of
the caterpillar's house. Youths Com.
panion.
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HIS oRAHpFATHER,s Boy.

My. pa says when he was a boy the
gifts he got were cheap and
small;
1t made him glad to even have bag
of peanuts or a ball:
He never had q camera or magic Ian
tern or q gun.
Nor railroad tracks nor. engines that
by windin, with key would run,
And. gee. the work he had to do! He
never had no time to play;
oh, what a sollum time 1t must of beer,
for pa on Christmas day.
He says he had to feed the sheep and
carry wood In from the shed,
And when 1t started to get dark he had
to hurry Off to bed;
They never had no Christmas tree with
colored candles burnin' bright,
And sometimes snow would blow in
through the cracks across his
bed at night:
He had no paints nor picture books
when he was just little tyke,
And never till he got growed up found
out what ice cream tasted like.
I'm glad I wasn't pa; I guess he hadn't
much to make him glad.
And yet he always talks about the
happy childhood that he had;
1t seems to me that his pa must OF
been a pretty poor excuse
AT least that's what ma told us once
and pa got madden than the
deuce;
When I'm man and have boy about
the size Of me. bet
I'll never boast around about the things
didn't used to get.
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THE pDouoT WAR

The Indian tribe called the Pc
quots, who at that time lived in the
most southern part OF the colony Of
Connecticut, were the most powerful
Indian tribe Of all New England In.
dams From the very beginning OF
the early settlements they had muir
dered good many Of the scattered
white settlers, who in the pursuit Of
happiness and their general welfare
lived in small huts. In the spring
of 1887 the Pequot Indians, who had
become SO unbearable and treachers
GUS. threatened to destroy all the
homes Of the white settlers, and re-
solved to make war The people OF
Hartford. Wetherfield and Windsor
contributed ninety armed men, who
were led 4by Capt. John Mason, and
with few OF the friendly tribe-the
Mohegians-and some Of the soldiers
from the colony Of Massachusetts,.
they undertook to wage this war be.
tween the white settlers and the Pc.
quot Indians. This small force OF
colonists. soldiers and friendly Mo
hegian Indians marched against the
Pequot Indians. who had settled a
small village near where Mystic
then stood; they had also built some
spalisade forts for their comfort and
protection. These small villages and
forts were secretly set ON fire by the
white settlers. and by so doing near.
ly all OF the Pequot tribe was driven
out OF the wigwams. and during the
confusion most Of the Pequots were
shot or burned to death. Six hum
dred men, women and children. who
were encamped In their wigwams,
persisted, mostly by the flames, the
result being that in few months the
c0lonists had practically destroyed all
Of .the Pequot tribe OF Indians, but
the, ones who survived were made
slaves by their captors. This war
was q practical one for the peace
Of the colpnists was restored for
long time to come -Della Miller. In
the washington ss4r.
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THE BIRD BOY.

~
Francisco Michele, Sandman boy.
left penniless With mother and sis
tiers. conceived the idea Of support.
ing them by the exhibition and sale
OF trained birds.
He also trained young ADgora
cat to live harmlessly in the midst
of his favorite songsters. Such is
the force OF habit, such the power
of education, that by slow degrees
he taught the mortal enemy Of his
winged pets to live; to drink, to eat,
and to sleep in the midst Of his little
charges, without once attempting to
,:esour or inilre then. &
He went even further: for, not
content with teaching them merely
ito live In peace and happiness togeth-
er, he instructed the cat and the lit.
tile birds to play kind of game. In
which each had to learn its own
part. and. after some little trouble
In training. each performed with
readiness the particular duty assign
ed to It. Puss was instructed to curl
herself into a circle, with her head
between her paws. and appear buried
in sleep. The cage was then opened
and the little tricksy birds rushed
out upon her and endeavored to
awaken her by repeated strokes OF
their beaks: then, dividing into two
parties, they attacked her head and
her whiskers, without the gentle ami.
NAL appearing to take the least no.
tice OF their gambols. At other
times she would seat herself in the
middle of the cage. and begin to
smooth her fur with great gentleness
and satisfaction. The birds would
Sometimes even settle on her back, or
sit like a crown upon her head.
chirplng and singing as II in all the
security OF shady wood
4 The sight OF a sleek and beautiful
cat seated calmly In the midst Of a
cage OF birds was so new and unex.
pected that, when francisco produc.
ed them at the fair Of Sussari. he
was surrounded instantly by a crowd
OF admiring spectators. Their aston.
ishment scarcely knew any bounds
when they heard him cali each feath-
cred favorite by its name. and saw
1t ny toward him with alacrity.
Delighted with his ingenuity, the
spectators rewarded him literally:
and Francisco returned in the eve
ming with his little heart swelling
with joy.-The Young Folks Cath.
Ole Weekly.
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CHRISTMAS AT
CAMP OWENDALE
BY LENA BLlNN LEWIS

There we're half dozen fellows sit
ting about the fire in the lumber camp
at Owendale. The burning pine knots
sputtered and cracked in the great fire
place and the shadows about the room
only emphasized the shadows in the
rough faces Of the lumbermen.
Guess we'll open up the new trail
tomorrow, boys the foreman, Pete
( Hennesey, said conclusively, as he re-.
filled his pipe. Quite storm, that
last night. Make pretty tough .oggin'
for a day or two. but when it's once
settled-umph!" Pete stopped short.
The fellows were not responsive.
Twas Christmas ever and thoughts
few as fast and as furiously as the
snowflakes. Finally the cook broke the
circle about the fire as he placed huge
pan of dough ION the hearth, prepare
tory to the moyrow's baking.
Wonder how the kids are doing
down in the shanty." he said half
aloud as he stopped at the window and
looked out into the night.
It's no place for 'em here!" Big
Joe, as everyone called him, left his
chair. kicked 1t over and strobe across
the long room.
The situation was this: Samuel
Howe had moved his small family to
the camp early in the fall and had
built the log shanty. 1t seemed he
had come to stay, and when some one
would discourage his keeping his wife
and children there during long, cold
winter of northern Michigan, his wife
always laughed cheerily and said she
would so much rather be with Sam!
But trouble comes even in the seclu-
sion of the forest No one thought the
tree would fall that way. but the shows
Of the warning were too late SID the
two little Howe boys wssesfeft father
less. -.s-
"she wankeu-to stay, 'y'know." Pete
said ache blew rings to the ceiling.
Yes. yes, but It's tough Just the
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forgotten that he had. for one whole
day. worn the necktie she had xlven
him for Christmas?-Brooklyn Life.
Mrs. spooner Smoke, smoke,
smoke! John, you're just smoking
yourself to death. spooner-It's for
your sake, Maria. want to yet
enough coupons to get a watch Tor you
for Christmas. Brooklyn Eagle.
Uncle Silas-1 see by the Enterprise
tibet yer son Eds cum home fer ter
spend the hollydays. Uncle Abner-
Yep; Eds spent all the money he
could git holt on, SO guess they
hain't nothin' else fer him ter SPEND
Judge.
Ethel Just bought a ffty-dofiar
lamp as a Christmas present for nam.
ma! Edith-And what shall you yet
for your father? Ethel-Oh, 1 shall
get something real nice for papa With
the trading stamps got with the
lamp!-Judge.
( Mrs. speyer-The Newweds can't
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Cranberry Jelly.

Wash quart of cranberries, drain
them and put them into double boiler
while they are still wet. Cover closely
and cook until the berries are broken
to pieces. Turn into jelly bag and as
soon as the fruit is cooled enough to
be touched squeeze hard to, extract all
the juice. Tosa. pint of this juice add
two cups Of graduated sugar. Return
to the fire. boil up just once, then pour
into mold wet with cold water.
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he thus rests his efforts he is old and
no longer leads an nctiyerIfe Of use.
fulness, and man or woman who
does not lead a life of usefulness ia
as good as dead.
Age is mt always a matter OF time.
1t is quite often matter OF condition
We have all of us known beautiful Old
men and women Of four-score who
have never grown old in spirit, but
have kept apace with life. Each New
Year brought new hopes and new res
olutions. They were full OF tnsptra.
ton for all around them, and ready to
meet every emergency with the wis-
dom and wit that come from years
wisely spent. We have also known
men and women who though still
young in years were hopelessly emu.
led, who had learned no lesson from
life, and seemed to have exhausted in
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have as much money as we thought.
Speyer-How DO you know? Mrs.
Speyer-Why. see she has tied her
holly wreaths with the ribbon she
had on that red and white dimity she
wore at the beach last summer
Town Topics.
Jonah was giving the details Of the
episode. But" they asked, did your
wife believe you when you said you
had been three days in the whale?"
Yes" he returned. .'She said had
given her much more improbable ex-
cuses before" With a happy smile
he went down town to buy her
handsome present. -Harper's Bazaar.