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see us before parchasiag elsewhere as we guarantee oar prices are from 30 to w per cent below all otberdealers liyeet j liivorden havlvga bus in smith would and will do th uiil1 prriprifujiliij of thtlivcrv bitoly carried on by mr v k- solivii xhv ihtroiuse of tiuiublic lir utiicst to jibjcse all customers arciirreef guixpn ont liote llocv- market square f ran cis ncnan z m t f cliapiuaiii ijosiiinkka iuehtlj ontario t a jjtj lk of ah kinos made to order j k vry driiit4ou carefully bound taat acxli j ituaiptly done the han lan barber shop jiill stueet acton y rv- i sy iiih haircut a cood scafoaini h- a5vaysgieu razors lj a firtclaf condition ladies antiir tastily cut i h woldes tousorial artistb sales3iex wanted y i- re a wan of a few more firstclass inejn toiavaih for hi sale of choicevarietieb to men who can make a aiine we ciin pay good salaries xf- vr ai ivejjerioaoeat emjiloyment w and choipe specialties both ornaaitntal lines which other aie k-ai- at once with reference6s mav ijkothkbh x cltstevmes ltocbesteji ny iuelnh business college g u elilij qntapio well equipped and stylish rigs i can always be secured frst class outfit for commercial travel lers at special rates t a comfortaole bus niglit also if ordered noits all day iivt us a call j h worden rvae iouina scholastic yeir atsber la the faculty has ltiij college premises enlarged i an aijed each of the six faculty an experienced and r the thorough and practical ork done by tlje college is proven tfc graduates both in canada si rij jarsea arc admitted to itii offered by the institution c address- t 1j jjaccoijmick frincipal ajiajlt- situtw t- tstit uaitf itheatlvsi rorterais etc ihy lumber shingles and lath phe our desires to idform ihe public itn-tv- a6 i liana and will keep in cud t hu p a hemlock as well as i iudjer also first and second ssliaeslimgetlatb coalwood a s l rcilas tlieicoal business of mr c tiljwit lfared i to supply all kinds of ii irwi i 1 sood stock of wood- wa ip mill wood at reason- lj prces wood and coal delivered 1 jamksfgjown mutual- jhsurimce company hblloi pause and consider that it will be to your own interest to patronize home trade we would respectfully inform fhe inhabitants of acton ud surrounmg country that waorc again in full running order and in a better position than before the fire to ml all orders entrusted to us to parties building mber will be dressed liii wlijle you whit hud tiouldintu jtc- iqaltj with najtjites and hjatcb k mwv arc nlso iire2are2 to fill all orders lor pumps a daas bookstore xmas caeds novelties fancy tiamps fajioy olasa pleoeb fine books tgt chllchens booksourj stock veiv full fineandnew fjflrtrjt best assortment of newest goods day sells cheap j n stinsoin a o- tailor and draper is now showing 6 nianificent ranto of new and choice lincsii fallsnitiugs- trouserings anil overcoating extraordinary value in i underwear ties collars cuffs gloves c mens forking pauts one dollar j n stinsoin rockwood nxt door to post office a iew face in an old place the serpent of the still iiv will altiiion j the tehiptor as oodh legends tell- allowed ou earth to rinin crushed that which woinnii lonhkji well her swoot and sacred limno f from mden lost through bis iditclt art i kho wandered out forlorn sho cursod liini in her gentle lieiirt with nioek but dimidly scorn j and since in varied guise of idii lie works his hateful will and reappears todny within the sorpent of tho still ho conies not now in subtle mood with smiles us long ago enticing her by honeyed food- and mysteries bho limy know ho makes insulting swift advance into her bright home nest adnfitted and embraced perchance lty those she loves the best ho brings the world where lie must hvell her days and nights to till transmuting paradise to hid thisserpeiit of the still i ho tallies about her trembling life and soils it with his slline i ho fills tho hours with foolish strife he sows the seeds of crime and poverty iiild fierce uiscacc aud hunger and disgrace and death by dcathcniuiiiged degrees are in his cold embrace to grieve to hurt to rend to siaite to ruin and to kill are leaden links of his deliglv the serpent of the still house woman ill your quiet rowed your hearts uianwitheringfrouh your hand that rults the festal hour and crush the mi ustcrdoun you shape the human form and otil you mark the infants v ay youths fancy yon can oft control mans action you can s ay hcud every blessing of your life to tight its deadliest ill strike daughter maiden idowtwi this serpent of the still stelfrt jfnmiln ilrnding childhood as an educaloi iv xbllmanl iutkhson merchant tailor wishes ta inform the public that he has re moved his business to the shop where mr j fyfe has for nlauy years sq satisfactorily served his customers here i wilj open out a larger and more varied stock of goods than ever i firstclass goods and good lit every tirre- leave your order o h ryder 4 w barber k bros paper makers georgetown mikfa jillcialtv of machine book papers ranl j hkjll gkadk wekkly3fews the paper used in this journal is from the above mills wm barber bros plcuso biui by showiuk him tjhat hopleased illogicitl he was v mo llo was logical i wbb true i wan false lie was doing bis bent i was doing my worst i had imposed restrictions which could not bo complied with i had oxactcd i proniiso which he was too innocent too inbxporienced tp kiiow that ho could not keepi i refleojefl upon liitu as morally disobedient when he only physically fallible as obstinate when he was only embarrassed careless when lio was only bewildered heedless whenlio was only hurried uuughty when he was truest to himself aud to mo yes 1 would havo given my life tp tell him how 1 hud wronged him hut ho was now where he needed no further instruction from me whero lie was nolouger iu danger bkavebkx fireworks are all very woll in tho open air after darkand engliah boys mid girls would think itra great shame to have none to letoff when guy fnwkes day came round but indoors thoy hr too noisy to be ploosant and besides that they bring with them 9 little danger two boys were alone together in their schoolroom whon the master who was not far away heard a squib going off and judging that one of the scholars must bo up tosome tricks ho came to the doorway and in a very stern voice asked who had done it ben christie one of tho two knew that his companion was iiiq culprit but waited to see whether ho would confesb to his of being iguorantly hlainod and unjustly ml j great surprise his friend straightly denied reprimanded those little foet wore far r7 right s on short notice and from long experience in tho business wo lcel confident that we can givo sat isfaction every time so come on with your orders and help to roll the ball along money makes tbo inore go whether she has legb or no tiios ebbage slanaucrl weavina mr t mitchell dejfres to inform the peopje of acton and surroundings that he is prepared to take j orders for weaving all kinds of fancy ag carpets flannel shcethig shirting and dress goods striped or plajdtwillorplain also bed blankets aud horseblanketsftwo yards wide anfl over and i will guarantee that i willgivegood satisfaction to all farmers and others who will favor aier with tbeir patronage tjlttltchexjl to the front of all cojipetition we place ouk elegant and substantial goods ii oo splendid iu quality i complete in assortme j j overflowing in generous bargains i mens womens and childrens boots and shoes i i s7sbbrs ovbessoes see at prices that always lead to speedy sales i lowest prices i consistent with copd quality ooi 1 fjutitom work rid repairing promptly attended tp w williams vfill street actpn ithere is an education of vital import lo all men which it is beygnd the power of men to impart to man to deal fuirly with men we must be able toput ourselves iu the place of men not less must we be able tcrput ourselves in the placo of child ren beforojvijln deal fairly with children or with men one ciiiifot wisely teach childor man until he has beou taught of cbildliood as did our divine maater so must wo call a littlp child and set him in the midsfof our thoughts our feelings our studies pnr cares our joys and our sorrows until wo know u child we can not truly know ourselves let me lllustfa- trate by a diopter from my own experience the warn days had lingered on until the keep edge of an autumn- wind severed the seasons and turned the summer adrift to the mists of the silent sea j i had touched the match dothe piper aud bits of light wood in the furnace my little boy of four and a half years superb ly built noble fellow that he was stood by with his two chubby hands filled with sticks of kindling ready to throw thcniii- to the fire wheu i should open the door andgive the orler the arrangement bad been that he might comt down and help me build a ire witlt the understanding that he must be careful not to soil his dress with the mouldynvood ho should hold it opt from him not bug itiu his arqis neither must he get ikgainst the booty iron of the furnace he was natural ly a careful child methodical aud scrupu lously neat so that there was nothing ex acting in tho conditions upon which we both started down for a bit of grand good fun the flames were roaijiug tspthechimney now i sajd when 1 open the door you shall see the lire and you must throw in the sticks quiclj or the- smoke will poor oiit into the cellar it was an ex citing experieujcc7 the first time my boy had had a hand iu firebuilding the very thing that he wab always warned to keep aloof from the roar of the draught the fierce fury of theglowiug flame the lurid jight in the cellar dunk he almost forgot to throw in tjio wood quick i said quick while the door is optu one stick went in the second struck the side of the plate inside aud i pushed it in harry i said again jil the third struck tho side of the doorframe aud fell on the floor of course the little fellow was dazed for tho moment he was ex pected to make haste in a work that was wholly novel as well as exciting to him should he stop to pick that tip or throw in the two that he still held one stick on the floor the roaring fire tho outpour ing smoke too many orders from me the work of it the play of it tho novelty of it the bewildering haste of it all ho stooped hesitatingly fr ho fallen slick aid in stinctively tightened his grasp ou theothers by folding them into his arms against his immaculate frock i i shut the door in haste and seeing his attitude broke out with now look at that dirty wood agaiiist your clean dress i told you you should not come down here if you did that i he lboked confused a moment then ther abovo mo than the floor just overhead and the voice of a once- painod and injured spinthad gono to join the j voices of the leuthousand thousand around the great white throne one two three fourycars passed but i was more than four years older i had had time to sit down aud think in the silence of my sorrow i could turn over the pages of the past a lifo that was gone came before me as ti newlife that is he was- my helper my educator j now if not then lie had passed beyond my teaching that i might pass foreveruiore into his 1ive years went by tho ikeeu novem ber wind camo again would you liko to go down in the cellar and help papa make a firo i said mj brightfaced boy jumped fioih his chair his long golden curls dancing upon liis shoulders as he hailed with delight the promise of so rich and novel an experience i exacted no promise from him which common sense- to say nothing of experience taught mo he niixhl nbt he able to keep though t was cautious not to forget to ask nim tp be careful i would try to showhim how to keep the wood from soiling his- dress he was nearly four years old almost the same as his brother had bceu whom he never saw y shuddering awe crept over crept me for the moment was i competent to undertake that which t had so signally failed in once before was 1 to be trusted with that teuderest truest most godlike of unearthly things the heart of a con- child cau it be that god is willing tiding of the 00uhi7 or vrslpvatox established 1810 headeffjce 4 cuelph i i ajl ilanufaetorim sistl f j 1eriptioal of property on tbo ir cnas davidson president secretory salesmen wantl lam tbo popular i edward 0 iraham tbo populaf aud woll known nurseryman of eoehcsfer ny d sires to make arrangements with one or two liv i en ergetic men to tako orders for hia nursery i took he has a choice stock including fine specliltiea hhindijcement to beginners are partictlarly advantageous ho fulfills all be promises add guarantees to furnish strictly first class i toeu he can give active square upright inon good poaitions aud desires to communicate with a few such men with avioiv of securing their fees write to hirfies soon u you hav read for terms nod full partieulart bemejpbn aauaredeauwtineii j ewogbatfurkdtett invention the last half bill tury mot least among tho won ders of inventive progress is a luethod and sys tem of work lhat can be performed all over the countrylwltuput separating the workers from tbeirholjiesiflaylftttral any one can do the work eitbexsex young orold hospeclal ability required capital not needed yon are started free cut this out and return to us and we will send you fiieovsoinethldg of great value and im portance tr you that will start you in business which willtbring you in more monoy right away than anything else in the world grand outfit free address tnrje co augusta maine uitry me again can i make reparation to my lost one by doing for his liftle bro ther that which i ought first to have done for hiiir is itpoadible that all these five years i have longed to recall that 0d0 in my life niidto be just where i had been unjust and tb heal where i had wounded the flames were roaring up the pipe auin undtny little man was standing as did his brother years before with his hands loaded with wood i almost trem bled as tho past camn before mo and so overlaid theprcseut that each seemed to loose its owri identity iiick 1 said while the door is open throw jn the wood quick one stick after another flew into the flames then one struck the dorframe and fell on the floor jllistory was repeating iitself with painful accuracy of detail should i lie let that go or throw in others the smoke poured out aud i hurried him again he was conftued aud i knew it- as his brothers pupil i bad learned to recognize that and to respect it i saw liim clasp the wood to his breast as he stooped ho soiled his drpss but he was not disobedient he was doing his best ho believed that he was my helper aud so he was even in a better way tliau he knew he picked np the stick threw it and it fell again never mind i said dont hurry too much i wilj hold the door nutiuyoa are quite ready oh that i had aidthat five years ago the next time ihe tried he succeeded yes he succeeded bntnot half so mucli as i did i helped him in his bit of fun but not half to much as he helped me in my bit of litalearning wo started upstairs togtilup- his trust ing little hand was laid in nulie a serene little face locked smilingly up to me it was hot a piteous cry of a wounded heart that i heard butthasweet music of a joy ous vbice sajiug eagerly did i help you papa only god know why i put buch an emphasis on the answer yes my dear lifllpjboy ydu did help me then i heard his little feet outrun ine not to mb mother for refuge from trouble but for very joy to telllidr thatho had been my helper and somehow i think that tho angels know that i held two little hands and answered two little voiccb and sought to lighten two liltlo hearts when isaid yon helped mo perhaps i helped them tt build a lire perhaps they helped me to build acharucter and perhaps too they builded better than thoy knew but god knows table jiaxnehs it then it was you christie baid the master 1 ben did not answer by telling the wholo truth about it he knew ho would olear himself from blame but he knew also that this would get his friend a double punishment for breaking the rules and telling a falsehood so ho would not answer very well said the master i shall punish you not only for your disobedience but also for your obstinacy so ben christie was marched up to the masters desk aud received a soundeauiug for his supposed fault i say ben said his schoolfellow when tbey wore again alone together why in the world didnt yon deny it because there was only we two and one of us must have lied said ben then why not say i did it bepausei you said you didnt- and i would spare the liar the boys heart melted bens generous act made him feel ashamed of his own cowardlyicohdoct aud hen tho school re- assemblug he went straight up to the masters desk and said please sir i cant hear to be a liar i let off the squib and he burst into tears the master looked down at the sobbing boy and then at ben christie and obi how sorry he felt that he haovfgiven such undeserved punishment to the brave little fellow hefconld not take back the punish ment bui thero was one thing he could do and that he did at once before tlie whole sflhool lie walked down to- where christio sat and holding the real culprit by the haudhe said ben bn lad he and i beg your par don we are both to blame but bens face as he looked up at the master was fnll of smiles and forgivoness and all the boys broke out into a cheer for their good teacher and their brave bchoplipllow childs own magazine swishing boys at eton dr hawtrey was flogging swishing is the canonical term at eton a little fellow for playing cards and the victim did not take the punishment stolidly play whist will you said the doctor swish odd tricks indeed svibh oh yes all right you shufllo and ill cut keatss wrath was sometimes also pointed with a jest though as may be guessed its humor was mostly very grim a luckless lad in his division construed a famous pas sage in horace thus eiaji i have eaten monumentum a monument peranum hard- er acre than brass oh you havej hav you said the doctor then youll stay afterward and ill givo you something that willtielp you to digest it but perhaps one of the most amusing samples of schol astic irony and the cruelest was one which came under our own notice a cer tain boy in cobstruing greek testament in those days always taken at the first school on monday morning and a bitter winters nsorning 5fi well remember this was came upon a word to which our old english translators gave as their good custom was- an old english equivalent the boy after hesitating awhile substituted a modern and a polite circumlocution myj little friend sajd the master is tjbat mdesty ot is it ignorance for if it is ignorance you will write out and translate your lesson oh no sir was tsie natural answer it is not jgnorancej ah i see modesty then yon will write out and translate it twice macjiilluiii stagaune what should hoys head rid ill v rewarded are those who llii x read this and then act thev will find honorable employment that will noi tronitbptr homes and families too rge and suro for every ridostrious ay in tbev lent that will jios takothei profits an person many navo made anu are now making several hundred dollar a mouth it 1b easy for any ono to make 5 and upwards per day who is willing to work either sex young or old capital not needod we start you everything how no special ability required you reader can do it u wella any ono write to usatouco r iitctit address lar hu1iwiifi stvt zii i iriiss h j inivtt cftiip fm vsisimt i fai ihi it 5ijwssl dropped the wood turned rou id and ran toward the stairs ascended urd disappear ed in that crucial moment what silent- criticism might the keen logical senbe the half godlike instinct of childhood have passed on me i imatiyely i had expected more of him than i should expect of my self or of any groyn i heard the quickening feet of wy little helper on the floor overhead heard him climb the stair- way to the second story iand whilo i stood mutely wondering atthe suddenness of mb departure i heard hiiu burst into a loud and piteoub cry ho had not fallen no be had not hurt himself it was i that had fallen i that had hurt him but ho was in his mothers arms his head was on his mottlers shoulder 1 iovied that boy i loved to teach him but the trouble wastought to havo but at childhoods feet to ledrfo- before i expected him to sit profitably let ran c i wpuld not have hurt him for the world but i did not know what a child was and conse quently could not shield him from myself i bhould have known lum better hud i known myself better i should haye known myself and human nature bettor had i knewn him better tho child is father of the man when the next autumn came i would have given my life to see again that child ish expectancy those little hands filled with wood that noblo head and leal foini lit p with tho rweird vow from the fur naoe flames i longed in my heavt to sit othisifeetrsnw tesplier tphelf him by showing him jhow host to holp mo to in the sub primary bchools of philadel phia they have a fifteenminute lunch time in the midforenoon which is utilized for teachingtable manners and etiquette the twentyfive littlo peoplo under six years of age are seated about their fmir kindergarten tables arranged in a hollow square each child provides himself with a napkin which he spreads as a tablecover before him and arranges thereon his simple lunch they are allosved and encouraged to talk as they eat observing not to talk when another is talking not to interrupt another not to tako loo much of tho time from others not to tell long stories- the teacher leads them frequently in the talking use of spoop fork knife etc is taught whenever an op portunity bffers after lunch tone little boy or girl from each of the four tables brushes up the crumbs collecting such re mains of the lunch as are to bo thrown away it was a surprise that jo much oould be dpnb by way of forming habrl and that it had not ibeen more generally practised with little folks in school fif teen minutes thus spent each day is well spent as a part of tho recess time if our ob servations in the philadelphia schools are reliable american teacher twenty- some one h price ttfree cents ouk golden eule8 fouot does it hurt a boy to read novels take a clean sponge and dfp it into running gutter and what is the result the sponge can be cleaned and purified again butj only after much labour the hpman mind my lad is a sponge and it soaks np thejgood bad and indifferent with the same rolisn the great trouble with novels is the false ideas and vicious theories it is the same with all stories in thesocalled boys papers and it is so to a certain extent in many of the boy books in the first place the boy no matter what his age is made to perform feats of valor which common sense teaches are impossible he never acts or talks like a boy his adventures as a hunter deteptive er runaway are two improbable nevertheless as you read find your self half believing at least and the next thing is th wonder why you cannot be a hero the story makes you dissatisfied with school and home and family govern- meut and tlie first thought is to run away or plan some adventure even if you say to yourself that you wont believe a word of the story the mind will soak up many false theories and absurd ideas and later on iu years it may cost you something to get rid of them color bun dness ajbhaix affet10n s prepared the following rules for boys a i d girls which are certain- ly worthy of ve y careful sujjy theyoong readerswill line it very profitable for them to cut outtliesc rules arid put them where they can be oft a read with an earnest and persistent fort to oliey them there is no doubt but t sy will j tell favorably on- their future in s soirfo of the eminent men of tho past iu early life adopted snob rules to which in after years they attri buted in a larg measure their great sac cess i am sur at least of this that no one ever adopt id and followed carefully rules like fhe f jljpwing whose life was a failure- succef j in its truest sense is doing right and no or e succeeds really who does not do right 1 ihall never know the num ber of boys and iris who will cut out these rules and eareft ly put them away in sibme book or drawer with the resolution that they shall be 11 rules of their lives but i do know thatj thero is one whose eye watches over afl who will know and put his blessing npo every one who sincerely endeavors to follow these golden precepts then too in kcjeping them to the best of your ability youjlwill know that the smiles of heaven are jjpon you here are the ailes 1 he ipect aiidj obey your parents 2 love your i others and sisters sincere il never speiljl 1 never striki steal ibc strictly 1 matters i save what jim cano that you maybe uble to give to the poor 7 do not moclj the deaf the lame or the blind ii always addtess the aged with proper respect aljfpo not iv if you fiuijnything return it tokhe- owner ii avoid the or companions 12 never be ctjnel to any living tbinj 13 do not covt t whatas not your own ii try to improve at school every day i j guard ugainst low and vulgar lari- guagp jl 11 eat with tlanifulness whatever is set before you iti 17 never chew or smoke tobacco or other narcotics ijbr drink any intoxicating drinks j 18 be exact in yonr behavior at all times i liffput you clothes and playthings jn their proper places 20 avoid eatirlgauy kind of unripe fruit iver distinctly correctly rmni prohibition evil of one another nor lie nor cheat nor oneetj even in thesmallest or injure yoar clothes jompany of bad children as great 21 always am and modestly 22 shun all kiids of garni evils 1 23 become the young disciplespf jesub christ 21 pray daily p god and by your ser vice praise his holy name marion in lielhjiuit tchncoii j thoughts fo thouhtful people to the editor of th fiiee press a saloon keepe in chicago sold liqaor to a young girl i lio while drugged was taken out and i pined jjy a disreputable character thesjloon keeper was arrested by the judge on thjj aw forbids the sale of inor but to minors presented a goldheaded er who furnished this along side of that place if giving a grand dinner i acquitted him oh the but was acquit ground that the liquor not to one the sjtloon keepe cane f to the la brilliant defense the fact of arensi itbithe jury whe charge of murddling the bevi g cihad- dock though three witnesses swore distinct ly they saw him lo tie dastardly murder ous deed wehctee yous readers wiu take time to ponder theitemb it was said of tie brilliant young lawyer whgjolled himse li recently in t that the fatal act was paused by mental de pression the i mental depression was caused by a debaiiih begun in a bar toom his mother is cal ki a fanatic because she wants the barroots closed t thank god t je barrooms are being closed aad great consternation in several places have been rinsed thereby we were told it could not l he sold than e would hot prohibi skipping out spm and the bubinesi hobbled and crip minion as well where as a pro done that more would r and that prohibition bnt the violators are places are being closed of drunkardmaking is jed throughout this do- in the united states inent liquor dealer of new york rccentjfy stated the liquor in terest had spent 10000 recently in fighting tho prohibitionist in constituional amend ments and local oj itioh campaigns let the goodwt k go on in halton that licate her character as a and temperance county she may again vi sober lawabiding with this i clpi one night at a meeting earnestly that he be preservecl fri upfeettin sins friends said yp ar word its brudder roplil so but i was pti from de sin ob b a upsettin sin i enough the old enticss is tho homes and chari womanhood ani a jnegro prayed jind his brethren might i what tie exiled their brudder one bf his aint got de hang ob dat settin not npsettin he if dats so its tin de lord to save us pcation an if dat aint nnno what am snre gro was right drunk- ppsetting sin upsetting rs upsetting manhood sweet childhood upset tuiio national anthem prohibition hasten on all hail thy hopeful morn lord help usml givo us a will tobear our brothers burden share altho wo have po fear thatwemujhtah 1 prohibition let the sound encirclo usarqundj j and eavo ussll eet pole to polo again hoverberato tho strain wo wrestle till wo gain prohibition can we afford to looso our senso of brotherhood v ais keeper we i i then around our ensign white ye gathor who lvo right voto not for party but j prohibition now let too peoples voice bo heard that this our choice must law becoihe lord i we loolt up to tlieo help us save canada from alcohols curse set free god help usou other peoples affairs s f what makes eferyone love to be with you the sweet simple uuaffccteovand very lovely princess alice once asked her grandmother the duchess of kent lam always so sorry to have to leave you and so are all the others whocomehere wont you please tell me grandma the old lady smiled and for a moment that wassdl she did tho duchess of kent knew the secret of her influence pver her friends but how to i explain it wjthout vanity or egotism to this most natural and truthful little girl at her side was not altogether an easy task alices sweet direotnessajpalfl never be put off with poo- pooh or a dhjclamer as the dear old la3yknew froii ifntimate acquaintance with her character i i think my child that this is the rea- son theduchessrepliedatlaett was early instructed that the way to make peo- pfe hippy wastd appear interested in- the things whioh interested them namely theirown affairs and this qould pnlyjbe iaccomplishediby burying one own ef annoyance satisfaction or oy complejely out ofsightv forgetf ulness of ones own contrns my dear a spiling face a word of sympa thy and uriwlfish help where it is possible to give it why always make others happy and the givfer equally so such counsel as this took deep root in the heart and mind of the beautiful princess and her brief bat exceptional life proves the wonderful power of unselfish regard for others where could a better lesson for ail our girls be found than this one given somany yeys ago by the aged duchess other peoples affairs why our own affairs are of infinitely more consequence to us and yet if we take the trouble to look aboutus we are sure tp find that the most agreeable and helpful persons are those who lend a rcrdy ear to the sorrowa of others and keep a closed mouth con- cernng their own wit and humor r4 some acrobats are fresh and somersault woman feels where man thinks says a writer tes thats why man is bald laundrywomen are forgiving beings the more puffs you give tnam tile more they yillt3o for you w often say bnmor has it and as often ar sorry that she didnt keep ifwhile she had it the young man on the lookout for a s6ftplace a dislike for hbnest work can find one under his hat the english language sounds funny to a foreigner as when one says i will come by and by to baya bicycle a seagreen glass vase has recently been found in bologna it beats all what these botchers wiu put in bologna 1 a physician says if a child does not thrive on fresh mills boil it this is too severe why not spank it now that the great raft in the atlantic has broken apart there will be a fine chance for those ships that have lost their log to pick one np the brain of an elephant is somewhat larger than thatof a man but the trunk of an elephant is considerably smaller than that of a iwoaoan it is nonsense to assert that italians do not readily become americanized the presi dent of the italian savings bank in new york has decamped with 8150000 wljy is woman likiu acoordkn the harvard times thinks because you can draw her out with much ado but she makes music when you try to shut her up t t ting and dpwutrjading loves hopes and joysi i jj citizen seems to have been a fjee crackling wjlh fury and bhooting their 1 forked tongues high in the air oercanopy- ing the city with a curtain of lurid light the crael flames as if glorying over the victory they had achieved were completing j their awfnlworkof destruction it wdsfa memorable scene awful in its grandeur- but for the destruction it was reeking oho could not fail to express admiration at the brilliant sight which was here presented the buildingwas lilje a huge furnace the flames had complete possession of all the upper part and as they mounted higher and higher till they seemed to lick the ery heavens clouasof sparksburst forth ohall sides and fell like the spray of a beautiful fountain to the earth beneath guelpk herald f01l youno women ai since drunkenness comes first and hardest npon women siucoit is tp her what a swine is to a garden rooting up every sweet blossom and destroying every fruit and making a wilderness of the garden of the lord i have a right to say to every young woman by your look by your work and by your ttct bear testimony and exert yoar influence against intemperance let not your fair hand that yet one day shall go pat in pleage convey to another tho odp wb 0j shall desolate and destroy ttreliotise- hold if thoro bo one thing that woman shonm stand fs h is teniperaaoo hatty ward jieachei i professor eamsay believes that ths parj ticular defectgiviug rise to oolor blindness lies not in the eyeitself but in the braiuj certain persons ho points out aro incap able of judging which of two musical tones is the higher even when thoy are more- than an octave apart yet as such perv sons hear eitlrer tone perfectly the defect ib not one of deafness he accordingly argues that iu such persons the braiu is at fault and thence proceeds to the assump tion that it may be equally true that the inability to perceive certain colors is not 1 due to a defect in the instrument of sight by the eye brit to the power otinterpreting tbp impressions conveyed to the brain by the optio nerve j if this is the case the problem is no longer a physical one it alls among thobe with which the mental physiologist has to doom medical pre thick afcd thin soles the feet can ekept warmer in cold weather by weai nga shoe with a light sole than a thiok bne with the former the foot has a chaotx work thereby keeping up u circulation this of course applies only when the wepther is dry bnt when it is wet and rubbers are necessary it is best to wear a single soled shoe inside in the summer the tjnick sole should be worn for it keeps the heat from striking through to the foot this is all so contrary to the preconceived opinions of the publio that it is doubtful whetjjer it will receive much credence but it fa act all the same a bright world wheezing gasping sqfferersfroin asthma receive quick and permanent lehof by using southern asthma curfl sojd by all drug gists or by mail on receipt of price a prof do you sef asked the detect tes said tli him what of thatmahv tone that marji good gracto iu surprise w it why dont cant sail ion know it make horse bhoar s isioxal forger one day in the tennessee mountains 4 man whom i met had occasion to go from his home to the comity seat he was a man of more intelligence than most- of his fellows but he had nevej in his life been away from honie before he had never seen a town the nearest approach to one ihe had seen was the collection of houses about the store where he sold his truck and bought his bacon when he got back from the county seat i asked him what he thought of what he saw well said he all i got ter say is this if this here world is as big on the right of ns as it jsjon th8 left she must be a reglar whale v 1 4 that man over there e with an air of mystery citizen eagerly i see m- laid the detective in a low s a professional forger i exclaimed the citizen would ever have thought ou arrest him then the detective wearily isnt against the lav to chinese form op taking an oath the witness kneels kown in the witness- box arid a china saucer having been placed in his hand he strikes it against the rail of the witnessbox and breaks it the crier of the court who swears the wit nesaes then with the aid of an interpreter administers the oath in the following words you shall tell the truth and the whole jruth the saucer is ccackedlmind if yon do not tell the troth your sod will be cracked like the saocer il 1-