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getting out Of place"
Yes. it saves both you and me much
trouble" replied Mrs. Jackson. And,
more than that. it helps the dearest.
independent. most ambitious boy IN the
world" And Mrs. Jackson told of AL
fred's shop and Of his work.
u like TO see a boy like that" observed
Mr.. Jackson. his eyes still on his new
shirtbox. That Alfred James is made
of the right sort of material"
After that Alfred found SO many orders
boxes, handy" boxes, etc, piled up on
his little desk that he smilingly re-
marked to his mother:
"Momsey, see my bank account grow
ing TO sufficient size to carry me
through college, or at least to take me
part way. I've got $1OO worth of orders
in already, and more will follow. And
| make a very good profit out of my
work. for the material used costs me
very little. It's my work that makes
the boxes and chests valuable to peo-
pie. And. MOmsey, | mean to do some
thing for you and little sister too.
Mountains. Well. next summer you shall
have a nice little trip there, you and
sister. I've made up my mind to it,
But. dearie," protested Mrs. James.
you'll not have sufficient to spare"
Now, Momsey, never mind about what
I'll have. I'm going to be a business
man, and shall make 1t point to never
afford anything l can't afford. See?
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and came prepared to stay till the grown
ups should return. She was a busy
woman, ever doing something worth
while. She had with her on this occasion
some sewing, and sat down at the
machine to go TO work. Rachel Chatted
and worked at the same time, till the
clock told her TO prepare dinner After
the meal was over Rachel began looking
for her brother. From the front porch
she had fine view OF the opposite shore
where Henry's boat was moored. And
every once in 4 while she went out TO
look across the white-capped river.
But the afternoon wore away and Rachel
became more and more anxious about
Henry. Her aunt advised being patient
and told her not to cross a bridge till she
came to 1t. But Rachel could not help
feeling worried about her absent brother.
About o'clock RJohn came in to say
that he was going to ride to the black
smiths. about three miles distant. to
have a garden implement repaired. When
Rachel told him of her anxiety about her
brother, he laughed and said:
"Oh, now, Miss Rachel Henry's all
right Probably he's got some good game,
and don't want to start for home till
night drives him. Don't worry about him
a minute. Miss Rachel. If he's not at
home by the time get back I'll take that
old boat Of his and go over after him"
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Successful Alfred James, Story of An Industrious Boy

bands. know how handy they are
and how they'll go like hotcakes, as the
saying is"
Yes, mother. ! 40 believe I've hit
upon a pretty good thing in that shirt
box" admitted Alfred. And I'm going
to make up several Of them to have on
hand, so that customers may be sup
piled at once
And your medicine chest. why not
make one to keep as a sampler" asked
Mrs. James. It's the best chest for
the purpose ever saw. That little
closed compartment in which poisonous
medicines are to be kept under lock and
key is worth everything to 4 household
where there are children"
Yes. for on the door to that poison
shelf l shall paint in hideous design a
deaths head and cross bones. And no
child would dare to unlock that little
compartment. Like you. mother, l have
faith in my medicine chest. And it
stands upright against the wall, with
a door instead Of a lid. It's convenient,
you see
So. full Of hope, Alfred went right
to work that day on the shrtbox for
Mrs Jackson. and within the week had
it completed and delivered to It's owner
To say that Mr.. Jackson was highly
pleased would scarcely express his Joy
on being shown the box. all filled with
his shirts, collars and ties. why. my
wardrobe will keep itself in future" he
laughed. No more reprimands from
you, my dear, on account of my things
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and in another instant found herself help
less in the center Of the darkening stream,
the oars floating away in company with
the driftwood.
RaChels aunt was sta ldinZ on the front
porch and heheld the accident The poor
woman began calling out for help, forget
ting that the nearest neighbor on her
own side the water was a mile distant
and that the river separated her from the
Bakers, whose house was hidden in
grove. The wind was against her voice
carrying across the river to them, and 1t
was very possible that not one of them
where she might attract his attention.
From the drifting little boat, in which sat
the very quiet and thoughtful Rachel,
Aunt Harriet's eyes would roam mp and
down the banks OF the river. for she had
ruE to the very verge Of the water on
seeing her niece's peril.
1t was aboIt half past seven o'clock
when John returned from tHe smith $
and found Aunt Harriet in state OF hys
terra. She was numb from cold and was
walking up and down the river bank
calling out in hoarse voice hoping
against hope that Henry or some neighbor
would come in sight She explained the
situation to John, who looked pretty seri-
Gus. The boat III which RaCnel sat had
drifted out Of sight round a bend in the
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our house till Mother and Father return
tomorrow. And John win be busy about
the place preparing the hotbeds- So
you'll have plenty of company. you see-
Certainly. Henry, If you want to go
hunting on the other side the river, why,
go ahead. AS you say. our hired man and
Aunt Harriet will be here till Father and
Mother return. So I'll not need you"
''Au right, Sis" said Henry. And he
got his hunting outfit together in readi-
ness for a little sport while on the op-
posite side Of the river, for over there
the timber was heavy and full Of wild
creatures. Wildcats were Henry's espe-
CiaI game He felt that be was Kidding
the community of a very dangerous ami,
nal and at the same time making a neat
sum of money for himself, for wildcat
rclts brought 4 good sum in the fur
market.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams gave their consent
for their son to make a little expedition
into the woods on the opposite side Of
the river. but admonished him to return
home before nightfall.
After having rowed his parents to the
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She feared that he might have met with
some accident in the woods.
At ESQ o'clock Rachel made a deter
mined announcement to her aunt. I'm
going TO take the old boat and row over to
the Bakers and get Mr.. Baker to go with
me in search of Henry. l can't endure
this suspense any longer"
Aunt Harriet looked up with dIsapproval
Wait till John returns to accompany
you. child" she advised. You couldn't
row across in all this wind
The wind has fallen somewhat" said
Rachel. Its going to rain. Rowing IS
easy enough in the rain. And can man
age boat as we'll as Henry can. Papa
says I'm the best oarsgirl he ever saw.
And I'm not in the least afraid. So I'm
going
Once Rachel's mind was made up 1t took
more than her aunt's argument against
her plan to dissuade her. and she hur-
riedly put on her heavy shoes, leggings
one Of her brothers old top coats and
tied a warm scarf about her head. Then
she hurried TO the little cove where Henry
kept his boats tied up. Soon she had the
little old TOwboat in motion. herself sit
ting upright and strong In the seat, han
ding the oars like an expert.
She had gotten half way across the river
when a great mass of driftwood came
floating toward her. She redoubled her
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You know. Aunt Rachel. how the drift
wood bumped into my boat AMI caused
me TO lose my oars. And then ] drifted
down stream | could see Won, Auntie.
dear. rushing up and down the hank. IN
sore Distress and ii made me feel that l
had done very, very wrong 10 bring such
trouble and worry to you. But you know,
! had become - uneasy about Henry.
Well. to make n long story short, l drift
ed on and on. and pretty soon my boat
became attached to 4 bit Of driftwood.
saw that my safety probably depended on
this driftwood. Tor It was going toward
the opposite bank. We were at a curve
where the current would throw US there.
When my boat soon came close to the op-
pOsite bank | reached out and grasped
hold of some bushes that grew TITO the
edge of the water. l then managed TO
pull myself and boat to the shore aud
climbed out by means of an old drift log
which had become entansled lu tue
brush. Once on shore, | let the boat 90
and ran up the river toward the BaScrs'
house. What do YOU think was my sur
prise on behOlding Henry coming along
just behind me. knew him by his
whiStliLg. ] called out: Is that you,
HenryT He SAID, Yep. its l.. So he
joined me and we went on to where his
boat was moored just opposite our own
house. whose windows full Of light we
could see"
Kache! paused; then said to Henry:
Now. tell what kept ypu so long from
home. brother"
Henry laughed lightly. Were il not
for the terrible consequences to Sister aud
Auntie Id think 1t a good joke, he ex-
planned. Il got lost in the woods ana
was hours getting on my right path
That was what detained me. Had known
how Rach1e would have worried Id have
felt like kicking myself all the way
home"
We'll, children. since you fell into each
others company" said Al Mt Harriet. 4 !!
tell you that my prayer was answered. |
prayed that you would both come back
safe and sound-that you would come to
yether"
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l can AFFORD the little pleasure for you
and sister. and you're going to have IT.
So, there. But l must get at Mrs.
Granger's medicine chest. She has such
a lot Of mischievous kiddies that they
are in danger Of getting mixed up with
dangerous drugs she may have on hand,
such as carbolic acid. ammonia and other
like beverages. must get that chest
done today, otherwise shall feel a bit
responsible il anything happens TO the
Granger kids" And Arthur began 10
sandpapor the door of medicine chest
which was very near completion"
You are Il treasure. sonny declared
Mrs. James. making her big boy stop
his work long enough to allow Of her
kissing him. And If energy. determina-
ton. hope. have anything to do with
success; well, you'll succeed"
That's because I've the right sort of
MOmsey to help me along" And Ar
thur rolled some shaving OF the work
table. Gee it's fine to have such
mother and father as | have he added
rs his mother ran singing into the house
And as for little sister, gee. she's the
girl Of all girls. so far. And she'll al
ways be the ONLY SISTER. No matter
if there is n best girl thereu always
be the best sister
Then Alfred, the capable. the success
full, went on with his work. dreaming
of great things in the years TO come.
things that he would accomplish by
means of his industry. determination and
pride.
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river. and 1t was possible that 1t might
have been overturned ny floating drift
wood. John mounted his horse again and
set of at a galIop down the river. carry
ing long rope with him. He hoped to
find Rachel close enough to the shore to
be rescued by the rope. one end of which
he would throw to her. But nowhere did
he see the little boat. slow. cold rain
Lad begun to fall, and as the clouds were
heavy, night had already settled down.
and it was impossible to see across the
water. Good John went along TIE bank
of the river. calling ont loudly: Rachel -
R-a-c-h-e-l.' hoping to receive a reply.
But only the mournful echo OF his own
voice came to him.
After going up and down the river hank
for what seemed an intermInable time,
and being unable to see the sign Of n
boat abreast the water or to hear n voice
In reply to his loud call, John returned
to the house TO find poor Aunt Harriet
had collapsed She lay on the couch IN
the sitting room. part of the time weep
ing and part of the time praying. When
John came in to say that he meant TO go
and rouse the neiShbors along the river,
she almost tainted.
oh. If you found no trace Of the child
she must have" But the distracted
woman could not finish the sentence.
The time had dragged on and on, and
now it was after nine. And John was
preparing to set out again. when a loud
call was sent up from the landing place
on the river bank. Aunt Harriet sprans
up, hope giving her strength. John rau
out Of doors and down to the river, the
trembling woman close upon his heels
As they drew close TO the little cove two
dark figures were seen landing from
small rowboat. And when John and Aunt
Harriet gained the landing place they
were rejoiced to see Henry and Rachel
coming up the bank.
At first Aunt Harriet could not speak
word She Just embraced Rachel and
went over her. Then the four persons
hurried into the house, and as soon as
they became calm enough to talk Rachel
began:
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"aEe in the following manner, which is
related by the saint himself: On a GER
tain night lie heard in his sleep 4 voice
saying to him, Thou fastest well, and
soon art TO go to thine own country.
And again. after a very short interval,
! heard m answer addressed to me,
Behold. your ship is ready And the
ship was not neaI. bu7 about 200 miles
away; and had never been there, nor
did l know any Of the Inhabitants
thereof. And after while turned my
self to fight. and left the man With
whom had been six years. And !
came in the power of the Lord, who
directed my course to Benum. And
WAS under no apprehension until l ar
rived at the place where the ship was
And on the day which ] arrived, the
ship was 10 sail from her place, and
said that ! would sail with them. And
the proposal displeased the master OF
the vessel. and he answered sharply with
this reply: You shall by no means
come with u.s. And when l heard this
retired from them, to go to a cot
tage where / had been entertained, ana
on my way I began to pray. And be-
fore l bad finished my prayer I heard
one Of them calling loudly after me,
Come quickly, for the men call you
/ Immediately returned to them, and
they said to me; Come, because we re-
ceive thee on faith Ton credit, trusting
to future payment; ratify friendship
with US as It may be agreeable to you.'
And therefore ceased to retreat be-
cause of the fear OF God; but. never
theless, had hopes that they would
say that I shoulj come In the faith of
Jesus Christ, because they were gentiles.
We then set sail and after three
days we landed. and for % days we
journeyed through a desert, and food
failed and hunger prevailed over them:
and the master said 10 me.-"Christian
do you not say that your God Is great
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Is the shirtbox l was telling you about"
And Mrs. James pointed to a nicely
made box-length and width for freshly
laundered shirts-which stood on one end
of Alfreds workable.
Just the thing" cried Mrs. Jackson,
going to the box to examine it. We'll.
here are little drawers at one end! How
ConvenientT'
The deepest drawer is for cuffs" e1-
planned Alfred. The second in depth is
for collars. The third-and top One-Is
for ties ard buttons. You'll see it is
IartitiOned-one small compartment for
shirt studs and buttons. and the long
compartment for ties.
oh. it's completc:'' And Mrs. Jack
son drew out each drawer in turn. It's
just what Mr.. Jackson needs-for he
simply can't keep his collars and cuffs
separated while in 4 dresser drawer. And
his ties-Oh, they're everywhere! This
is the very thing want to provide him
with. Can't you make one for me
AlfredT'
Alfred's face flushed with pleasure. He
was happy TO take Mrs. JacksOn's order.
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Biographical Sketch OF St. Patrick.

- UE year cf the birth Of st. Pat
~ ~I"k has never keen determined
VaEious dates are given as the ma
~ tivity of the great man. some
claiming the year 372, while others
declare that history points TO the year
361.
THE family Of the apostle" says an
authentic writer, was resaectable. 1 was
noble according to the Eesh.' st. Patrick
himself states in his epistle to Coroticus.
His fathers name was Calpurnius, who
held the Roman dignity Of decurion, or
municipal senator. although he after
wards entered holy orders and was made
n deacon. The father of Calpurnius was
Potitus or Otid, who likewise became
a priest.
"Of his childhood we know but very
little. Jocelyn. it is true, describes
Tumber of prodigies performed by Pat
rick. even in his tender years, At one
time. by his touch. blind man RECEIVERS
his sight. at another, a flood that threat
ened to sweep away the dwellings Of
his native place is arrested by a sign
of the cross, and is driven back by his
prayers; at another, his sister Lul'ita,
who had received a severe wound from
a fail, is healed by her young brother,
although the scar always remained to
testify to the cure. But independently
of the extreme improbability Of such
prodigies being performed by child,
the apostle himself. in his Confessions,
with humility and with sorrow. declares
that he was not as feryent as be should
have been in his youth, and that the
Almighty sent him the sufferings of his
captivity to awaken within him feelings
of more ardent piety. 4 knew not God.
and was led into captivity by the Irish
as we deserved, because we estranged
ourselves from God, and did not keep
his laws
After having remained six years in
captivity, he was released from his bon.
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opposite side of the river, where they en-
gagged q neighbor living there to take
them to town IN his twoseated carryall.
Henry tied up. his little boat and with
gun over shoulder started out towards the
heavy woods half a mile down the river.
at home Rachel was busy with the
housework and making preparations for
a nice visit with her Aunt Harriet, her
fathers sister. who lived a few miles dis
tant. John, the man OF all work about
the farm, and trusted servant, was
busily engaged at the hotbeds south OF
the stables and granary. Although the
fierce March winds were blowing. and a
bit of frost in them. the farmers were
busy with their early spring planting.
And also were many farmer lads busy
with gun and net in the woods. for it
took more than a strong "Marcher' to
keep the country folk indoors. They
never minded such trifles as cold and
wind.
Towards midday RaChel's aunt arrived
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But Henry took the best boat" e1-
planned Rachel. THE other boat is pretty
badly used up, and in high water might
not be safe. Henry says it's likely to
spring a leak at any time. 1 wouldn't
advise your going in it John"
well, therell be no need OF my going
I'll warrant" laughed good -natured John.
'Henry'u be here before l get back. 9"
Then be went whistling Off. while Aunt
Harriet tried reassuring Rachel. whose
anxiety grew and grew.
The sky became overcast with clouds
at 6 o'clock. and Rachel went to the porch
again TO look for Henry. The darkness
would soon be upon them. and she could
not allow the night to fall without MAX
ing Sn,.h eIrf - n,rrrf u ind har. M-n.,-.-
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IT WO boys went hunting in
i the woods,
Each had a great popgun;
They went in search of danger
Gus game,
And not in search of fun
One boy unto the other said:
Lets find Grizzly Bear"
agreed" the other boy replied,
We'll find him here, some
where"
So round and round the mighty
woods
They very bravely stalked;
Though silence was observed by
them,
; For neither laughed nor. talked.
Their eyes peered through the
daylight dim;
Their guns they held in place;
When, 10! one of them quickly
stopped
A beat stared in his face.
"Ah, there's a bearF' he, trem-
bling, gasped,
And hid behind some trees;
And the other boy fell where he
stood
So weak had grown his knees.
And then the bear" came slowly
= up.
Ut really makes me laughl
For when the boys dared peep
at it
They saw a neighbor's calf,
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"LFRED JAMES was one OF those
boys whom people generally call
resourceful." He was a boy who
y never understood what failure
meant. Indeed. he seemed TO live
up 10 that old adage: IF at first you
don't succeed. try. try, try again" And
trying again never dampened his spirits
or cooled his ardor.
Since his twelfth year, Alfred had been
doing odd jobs to earn some money.
His parents were in very moderate cir
Cumstances, and Alfred felt that he
wished to be a bit independent in the
matter of spending money. And not
only had he earned pocket money for
himself, but had unselfshly given a
great many nice presents to his mother
and little sister. He enjoyed giving to
those whom he loved.
And now Alfred was IN his fifteenth
year, and was anxious to he doing some
thing more substantial and more satisfy
ing than performing odd jobs" for the
neiChbors for a small sum per job. He
had a fine tool chest-one of his first
purchases after having saved his money
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Just the thing" cried Mrs. Jacki
for a year-and had done good deal
of house carpenter work. He could make
as fine a shoe-boX, medicine chest or
handy box as any thoroughly expert,
enced carpenter. In fact, Alfred's mother
called him her expert cabinet maker
(But we all know the pride of mothersD
One day while very busy in his little
shop-which was just a bit of an old
storehouse-Alfred was surprised by his
mother opening the door and ushering
IL a neighbor lady. I've brought Mrs.
jackson to see that shirtbox you are
making for father" explained Mrs.
james.
'.oh, how do you do. Mrs. Jackson"
said Alfred cordially, quickly removing
his cap, which he always wore while
working You must excuse the appear
ance Of my shop-it's in terrible dis
order"
Its certainly the shop of a very busy
boy declared Mrs. jackson, taking
the three-legged stool Alfred placed for
her.
Indeed. my boy is the busiest body
you ever saw, Mrs. Jackson. But-here
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and aH-7owerful? Why then cannot You
pray for us, for we are in danger of
famishinC?" l plainly told them: Pc ye
converted from your religion to the Lord
my God, to whom nothing is lmpCs-
sible. that he may send you fool" And
with Gods assistance il happened SO.
Behold, a herd of swine appeared in the
road before our eyes; and they slew
them, and remained there two nights to
refresh themselves and recover strength.
And after these things they gave the
greatest thanks 10 God, and l glOrifed
him before their eyes,"
And much more has st. Patrick to say
Of his remarkable escape from Ireland,
but SPACE forbids the interesting details
here In later years he returned to Ire
land tc convert the people to his own
religion, and to be glOrifed by them for
all time.
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and promised her the tox within a week.
He had one hour to work every morning
before school. and sometimes a little
while after school-if his lessons would
let him off. And Saturdays he spent in
HIS shop from nine in the morning till
two in the afternoon. After that he went
for some sort Of recreation with his
friends. skating, playing ball or taking
long wnlks into the country.
After Mrs Jackson lad departed, Mrs.
James remained on in Alfred's shop. She
loved to sit there and watch him at his
work. And often she brought her mend
ing there, or a book to read to Alfred
as he worked at painting or staining. or
any quiet work that would permit of his
nsteEing to her. The shop-though only
an old unused storeroom-had been made
comfortable by Alfred.
You'll make n good thing out OF that
shirtbox. son." smiled Mrs. James. ''As
soon as the good housekeepers of the
town see the box Mrs. Jackson has for
her husband they'll come by twos to
order like boxes for their sons and hus.
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efforts at the oars, but saw that she
could not cross in front of the dangerous
mass. She tried reversing her course, but
the floating driftwood swirled and came
directly toward her. hitting her boat
square at the front end. For a moment
Rachel held on for dear life. the little
boat dancing up and down and sideways
so franticaIly that the frightened girl
forgot to think about her oars. In the
first moment of excitement she let go Of
them to catch at the sides of the boat,
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re 1OURPUZZLE
q 02-
CHARADE.

CHARADE.
My first Is most sad
When affecting mankind:
'Tis almost as sad
AS seeing one blind.
My second does ring
When swung in the air
'Tis of various sizes.
And is found everywhere
My two Joined together
Is the athletes friend
A thing Of great weight
Which will not break or bend.