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‘ The American «army is less and less popular among ehle bodied men and it is difficult to keep the ranks full. One 1!an is evidently the email pay and the little glory Which comes to a isole'ler in time 0! peace; but another and moxe potent reason is that the Axuericen soldier who comes under the command or an officer who is hot- outdone end democratic becomes a servant with less libertythan the or fishery aervenwt becauee if he does, 1 not like his place ahd hla employer he can not give notice and unit. It may be that the chief of policeand‘the officers under him have the power add are in the habit of making patrolman perform menial service in their cei- lare and kitchens, but we have never seen a policeman shoveling snow from the sidewalk before his super- im ot-licer'l home. The present writer has seen soldiers ordered about I]!!! doing under orders irom their unper- lot omcer workw which the: me men weeld not do under orders from any- . m noomumoâ€" No I. M m u‘mmm "CO Won sunny. my 24, u M. chm-i um mm. as and than. W. l'. Blur. 1“ Rush W. who went. on t hold to: It. Imam a 4199"“ o! (hula- Lon-on, 856 Bu- prior and. “WM mum um MMWthomtoMQdInw with triads. Mr. Blair I'- connect“ vhh the com exchum bank. where June- Calhoun, president of the wage of Glam-0e h cram m. Ir. Calhoun was found In church but in unable to help his friend out 01 at. 602m Miss Margaret Page. i negreu‘ 1205 State Street. was the victim of two negro confidence men whom the met in Oak. woods Cemetery yesterda) afternoon and ’m Ribbed of $675, the savings of several years. She was sitting on a bench alter deeoranng her husband' a grave when a well dressed negro engaged' In conversat-‘ ion Soon another negro "approached and picked up a'pursea‘ghich he claimed cantained $600. , There was a quarrel as to who was entitled ‘to the money. Fin- ally it was agreed that the money should be divided equally among all three. It waisnec ~ssary to have change -for a bill in Mrs Page tank the nlen to her home and gave them $375 receiving the purse, which contained brown paper. 1": chmeur for Louis IF. it!!!“ late Forest wu flopped but Mr. hm explained they were hurry!" to Jhlcago with a friend to and: 0 train. the (Home meuundéoune 15'. end um- cmuln; ~the line flow doyn xntll they heve pueed both pickets, 1nd then proceed at any rate 0! speed they are to dflve. ulkcmon $110M him to so on I. promise am he Voila am In! :ourt todu. Kay dflvin hive {and when nll, {01 N. am. strut: W um. r. 11‘6 Wow-om: "an and O. T. Knew”. Hetmpoutal hots), oach paid t tine C! 826 In Obncco. A. I. Rnhbm. 6958 Indium Ivonne. wm be an! today. John WI. on "but” "snug, mtopmmuwmmum his woo-mo. In court My. 000 'Grut. 3185 Grove?“ "can. put :n {so (or his who. today. Th0 Nov York men who refused to u) give their nume- um riding In 3.0 machine he drove. Jacob lunar. .617. Evunon avenue, Imam-:51 lecklo. 876‘ Shaman road; 0. w. none, 2155 Sherman road; tast- n'!, «n N. am. strut: W um. SOLDIER LIFE the shafts, and'iii years it is in. the Beat.” The motorist put on full speed. I; file had been [er a drive with a young 'man triend. end when she re? t med she was glowing with excite- ment. ”‘Oli, dear mother" she cried, "Tom end ‘1 hadthe very narrowest escape fronf an awful accident. The horse very nearly bolted. We were so- ing through Green Lane lwhen ill of a sudden e phouent got up from the hedge, and frightened the horse, and if Tom hefln’t mm a duh for the reins-hâ€"J‘ “Eh?" said her young- est brother suddenly. "How‘s that? Why wasn‘t he holding them?" And it took at least five minutes to ex. plain About twenty years ago the _flllfe und‘ sunsl.lne at the home of n 3169113 physician and his with in a smell leté tlement on the henkg of" the upper Mississippi was a five yeerold (lumen haired daughter. At thnt time there lroerded with the family a young man who on the. university of the birth clay of the fascinating fitment“, pre- sented her with I pair of lean». with the understanding that they *Ihouldhe wholly here, and the new maiden weegreetly pleased with the pretty «estates. The giver 'ot the ham; after wandering about ‘the world for zeeverai yen", {inuly settled in Enr- atose. Kenntime. the child of five lumen had «Valentino augmen- hood. and what lends mini interest to the Ito?! 15 the but “ill. the hr- Hodge had the toothache ndhonve 84°88 gentleman Merl!!! to h“ Just a trip to town end n dentist's lee he and hu man Julie: to pull the received a letter from her in which she uyi: . . ' escape fronf an awful' accident. The horse very ’hearly bolted. We were so- ing through Green Lane lwhen m of a sudden u 911mm got up from the hedge, and frightened the horse, and if Tom hafln’t mm a duh for the reins-hâ€"J‘ “Eh?" Mid her young- est. brother suddenly. "Hp'w‘n that? Why wasn‘t he holding them?" And It took at least five mmumm ex. plain Ste Md been' [qr a drive mm a young 'man Mend. and when she re? t med she was glowing with excite- mem. ”‘Oh, dear mother " she cried, "Tom end ‘1 had.the very narrowest W“ In Elle nun“: will ’0“ IFVW‘ just as in the outer work! the tug 'worker. gets his fawn-d in ‘mor'o work. u The mmmst was touring in his- ear in Beautiful Wicklow. Just she-51 he _:nou ed an Irishman sitting on} a can driving a donkey. The motorman' thought he‘kl have some fun out of V The first requisite in perfect hgal'th Pat and steering up to him saladâ€"“Hi, .13 fight thinking. A man who thinks Pat can you an m thé (Imam We is dis-eased mm mm hetwéen your vehide and mine" Pad- things, “a. bod film“! in m mm dy' scratched his head for a t1me,then maul-i in much mental disorder. he; exciahnd, "Och, ‘sure, begorra I know. In~my.cart. the donkey Is in . , "f.” v -; the shafts, andlfi ydfirs ft is m. the About twenty years ago the Info seat." Tlre motorisp put on full speed. and sunane of the home at a y'oung‘ 0n the tint dey that a young ie~ porter .hepn his duties on I. popular on per 3 upon ante from a neighboring town that there we: 3 terrible- (ire raging. The editor of the pope: im- mediately lent the new reporter to the piece. end upon arriving there he iound that the tieemen were unable to get control of the flatness» he tent this telegram to the editor. ne- ply paid:~ “Fire sun raging. What shall i' def-"i The editor thong e minute; pndithen sent back the sage: “Find out where the fine is IIOHQJL 9nd jump in." ' Our (dunking man See the liuie than about town when you want a good job of printing done. wtxn-muuummm than one and. which boon lulu service an work-d on “(or o!!!- ceru ad non ntutnod to civil 1m.â€" The Christian Mt". ‘ 3L2 kNlNGS â€"â€"WISE AND OTHERWISE. ‘ ROSCOE M. BURGESS back In the same coin you innit, just as In the» outer would the trgu 'worker. gets his inward in mor'o work, tervur a lad omdon to '10“. the tabu- for a In I'm and on re-on- tumlng, Ila-o! tho “We one. Where's Inby." Ito and, far from Wu um 1mm. mm ‘01:. minim. dent." came the mly. “baby in: very naughty nah. no we put but through the port hgh.’ The vocal wu wowed ind W but of“ «mm mm. W to limit- «an ennui I. ”found nation .mm'tho mm ‘ The min It um am the nut. Wten 3 man mm W 0': love his 'whele being is “aged w‘m: love,‘5ust as a dyoy'l had In fluted with the color‘in which ‘he‘ works. The vprlce‘pald to thd mm who love: is love‘ In the mental world,' and In the Spiritual wofil‘a;«_\you xvi unfld or (hate “common ante" weaken fight???“ .._.. :.,...'.,- who are most mnfldont when palpabir :5“ him Sign???“ :00, m moot wrong. M‘tn whooe opinlon u, him?" No mother 300111!!! '1 looming “ “m. 8. “1°“ dangerouu I'll Juot running into him With my th‘nfl. “Whu do you m‘ “tn ‘1‘ hm- '0', fun. and he wot an a. on thin education?" he osked. eoMomptu- , , ' curly. ‘thio Greek and Hebrew? What ’ "'"""‘ am Paul wank?- What did Peter A m" boy I!“ WI 8 ma for mm: mm am mum speck? tn exception“? '0! Mn m it,» Gfdd old English! And “vi. 800d hr the ammunition, the touch». 3”!- enough for ‘me too!” #0 doubtful. and the 1ad.“Who2 ‘ A helped you with an: mamPercfl" -..... > ‘ - , .“Nobody. Il'r." "Come m ten ‘tho Wt“ 3 man “1"” W ‘ “I truth. Didn't your brotl‘er help yin?“ love his 'whole being is tinged with, 'tNo, sir, he did it all." ' _- In a country district in. England 5 clergyman an an Indra-I n a pub- lic kneeling on “Education and 1. Admm" He was tollowedby one 3?th man. «in. Ida m to an hung-um him on that. ad toot tro- amihm-no- : nut 01 '0'! W. M! vinoâ€"n. “Hm sou.” In and. ad‘- bnclnc Mud! cur-cud I but Moth. The W mmnnnudtohhiwmw ed reMufly to tho hm hm teeth In the Macon. 'Why. 33h...“ he mud. “than. In tho rm out.“ ~-1 3310'de ulna. hm; Mun-alt am; "but now [jean eat It the ctTor om Ila-61”." m tollwiu mm W: luau “ ham W m u wanna " liner IdiowI:-â€"Ablly Mil “ to End-II I'ldl he chum m m- lnstoqnluthobohyudlddtou I in the prunes or the other-.3" you ‘1 In angina. we stall hue to put a you through the pqnbclo." 8h. _II- II At”? a marriage recemly, the brfidhl party Wk 0! a sumptuous break- fast. toward the end of which a younger brother ot- the bride am up; tun! sud édkomnly, mum; his than; "M19: and gentlemen, I have, to pro- pose i tout. which, hbwover, mum be drunk smug. please take mi 31mm and rise up." Thom-l.- tbogzgh somewhat bewildered did no. ‘I‘N'ow, "' and the young W "I! you will remain standing for a row m‘lnntes.1'u find out who bu hm sitting on my new hut." ‘ The lay my was being examined by his. teacher In Arithmetic. Hg was asked, "Suppose you had one hundrgd pounds. and gave away 613)» ty pounds, how would you ascent!!! how much you had remaining?” Hfi reply hot both teachers and scholars in a rcnr .ot jaughter, (or in his own no- ctdinr drawling tone helirepned. "well, sir; I-‘-x_'d “mat count in" Mistress: "And why did you léavo your last situation?" Applicant: “Shara, mum, I was alumna." Mistress: ‘.“Dlocharnd? Ala/then 'I am afraid you won't‘snit me "What were you discharged tort?"- Applicant: 'Fdr doing well, mum. " Mistreu: “Wlpt Coyou mean2wWhere was you} last pings?" Applicant: -“In the ham- pltal. mum."- - ’ of van! "l‘hhlg tour noun film It may, and Afterward unkind t6 In} mute-q an an on land can the Tommy (ln‘mn): "In. Pad ’1'!)- Nlll buoyed my new hat!" roman Mother: "The naughty boy! Whit made him do it? Did you do myth!" u him?" No mother: nothing. 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