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They are leading, like the shepherds led their flocks of lona a*o, • ^ To % pastures green with l»rothert»ood, where blooms of kindness Wow; i tM vm follow 'hem and lay us down where streams of mercy flow; * ,/ \ - ' Let faith so UMiiitf on. .**•<••<". ::̂ »«**" •* •;" •• .. • .•••'•'• ^ i -,.Wx;^*£fr There are hoary heads and halting feet amidst the shapes of youth; , See, with shoulder set to shoulder, now they're marching for the truth; .With their eyes bent on their heavenly goal and banners flying loosey * ., In faith they're marching on. . s r j *X» O* dark hour Of Veplniitg and the triumphing of wronir. %jtt us think upon these martyrs, be courageous and be strotiK And Imv step with hope and duty, though the way b* drear and IMIJ. For faith goes marching on. There are guards who never carried arms except <^ur Saviour's wort; There are soldiers of humanity who never wore a sword-- , Uftdacorated heroes of the battles of.our Lord-- AQ faithful, marching on. ^ Y.J.»* Tnthedlm. unfathomed future row benighting yotl and m». We shall 'wake to, see the glory of roan's perfect harmony, / With his heart and hand devoted all to love and charity, . And faith still aiarehlcs on. --JOHN IRVIXG PEARCK, JR DAY OF SENTIMENT. dtra^o,&iea in Cemeteries School .of < Patriotism fox Both Old --•> and Young. „ m ft-* (%}r r On every national anniversary, ex­ cept Memorial day, we deal with things of life, rather than of death. 5 On independence day we celebrate the Nation's birth; on Washington and Lin- icoln days the birth anniversaries of its Immortal patriots; on Thanksgiving tdaythe fullness attd blessings of pa­ ctional prosperity." i On Memorial day alone we give pause Ifor tears; on this hallowed anniversary .we weave chaplets for the nation's glorious dead. And how glorlons they kre--these •myriad sleeping soldiers--ana how the •glory of their deeds magnifies with the years! i We, the living, add not at all to their Immortality in history with our flow­ ers; our prayers and our tears. But uo auu something of priceless value to our own lives by the customs of Memorial day. We turn these sacred ' hours Into a symphony of patriotism, j The benediction of to-day's flower- Strewn mounds is for the living; it is 'an pasis in the storms of life; a level­ ing occasion when the finer sentiments Creep into the souls of American men1 and women. And the nation's cemeteries are to­ day the greatest school of patriotism for old and young that we have. For true patriotism counts not death, if through death the nation shall find life and health. No nation is In peril that has such a Memorial day as we have. There are those who place sordid gain above sentiment, and care for our prosperity only for individual profit. But the heart of real America beats true in every crisis. No foe, open or sepret, can successfully measure swords with the national conscience. And this is the real lesson of Me­ morial day. So long as we honor our soldier dead we will honor our coun­ try- Memorial day gives perspective. The tottering Grand Army veteran, and the lisping boy with cap and drum and flag, are the visible ex­ tremes of a common unity of patri­ otism. Passionless, the remnants of former contending, armies unite in a common sorrow and a common hope. The blue and gray are not less hallowed because time is blending them. The season of nature's renewal is fittingly the season when this and future generations will yearly deco­ rate the graves of American soldiers. Ing ever forget them, or will futurt generations ever cease to read of those times from the pages of history? Two Memorial days--one for th* north, one for the south, and again •^'All Americans." No other nation haa concern in these memorial times but our own. It was a war between broth ers; the war has passed, the brother hood remains. Or, if there still are those whose hearts are fermenting rooms for sectional hatred, we pity that man or woman; surely there is a time to put aside--if not forget--a time to regard the best of the pres­ ent, not the worst of the past; a time to cultivate amenities and loves, not antagonisms and base passions. Tes, there are two Memorial days; may the sun shine clear in the heavens on the days that commemorate the valor and the losses of both the north and the south; nor let either section fail in! thought, at least, to pay its due tribute by awarding equal sincerity and valor to the other. These days, as Is eventually the case with all me- mcria! (joyg} 'have riicsasursfcly lost their early characteristic--that which clusters around the affectional nature and recalls the father or the son who fell in that great struggle. It is not in man always to mourn; and now that which was born of the affections becomes monumental and historic, and it is well that it is so. In recent years graves of the northern dead have been decorated by the brethren of the south, and the blue have loved to lay their floral tributes upon the graves of the gray. So may it con­ tinue to be, as In future years our two Memorial days come around with each recurring spring. Pass a few tardy years and monuments to a Lee or a Johnston or a Gordon shall find a resting place at the north as well as at the south, and so the oneness of the people and the forgetfulness of old antagonisms shall find expression in bronze or In marble as it already dwells in the hearts of those who are both broadly patriotic and strong. Festina diem!--Christian Work. And though none o^ these sleepers bears the bugle call, each is taken DEBT OWED GRAND ARMY. Highest Principles of Patriotism and Citizenship Inculcated by the Order. ^ • t- The old soldier, veteran of the civil war, is a "living epistle, known and read of all men." His presence among as is a reminder of the war, an in­ spiration to duty, a living exponent and illustration of patriotism. The Grand Army of the Republic is made up of the honorably discharged union soldiers. None others are eli­ gible to membership in it. It is a nonsectarian and nonpartisan, polltl- cally, organization, and yet its funda- again to the national heart by the i mental principle is loyalty to the tov- fraoW Anivava 1«» Via ^..1 ti ;_ _ i i . * fresh flowers In his ace of rest" 'windowless pal- ARE ONE IN BROTHERHOOD Christian Work Bejoiceg That the Disappearance of Sectionalism ||f fleema at Hand*. Tos, two Memorial days--and both are ours--those of the Blue and the Gray. Here we stand Nearly half * century removed from the closing days of the great conflicts of our civil war <--a war between Americans at the north and Americans at the south-- "Americans all;" can those now liv- It is r tiffing >wark against trea-ernment. son, and everything else that mea aces the welfare, prosperity and safety of the nation. Social order, exalted views of life and appreciation of our privileges, and the promise of our future as a nation, are secured by an intelligent and care^ ful use of our opportunities. These things the Grand Army of the Republic seeks to .secure and foster. No greater service can be rendered to our country than to promote and estate*, lish her interests in the welfare, in- telligance and high moral quality of her people. The veterans of the civil war see all this, and for them they stand.--Rev. J. J. Woolley. Nation's Greatest Holiday Forty-one years ago this spring Grant and Sherman, at the head of the two great armieB of the union, were pre­ paring for their master campaigns-- the oi.e against Richmond, the other through Georgia to the Bea--which were to crush all resistance and bring civil war to an end. On Memorial day Borne of the survivors of the 220,000 men that formed those two armies will be among the veterans who march in parade in honor of the country's sol­ dier dead. But their numbers will be few, and their feeble steps will point all too surely to the early coming of the time when the veterans of the civil j*ar will march no more. Memorial day will be retained forever- fcy this nation as one of Its great holi­ days. It is the fourth in historical or­ der in the series of our great celebra­ tions. Christmas day Is the feast of our religion and civilization. Thanksgiv­ ing day harks back to our forefathers WM. A RADFOB D Mr. William; A. ICadford will answer 1 iuestions and gtve aavice FREE OF COST #n all subjects pertaining to the subject »f building for the readers of this paper. 3n account of his wide experience as Bditor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago, ill., and only enclose two-cent •tamp for reply. This house is built Bomewhat after the old mission style. It possesses a (Uiet elegance that is unusual in this sountry. Too many of us are rather tn the habit of wearing louder airs when we wish to Impress our indi­ viduality in house construction upon the whole "neighborhood. But al­ though it is elegant tn design and pleasing in appearance this Is not an sxpensive house to build. It is really smaller than it looks. The size on the ground is 29 by 47 feet and the cost under favorable conditions should net exceed $2,800. The plain straight walls of the old mission renaissance are relieved in this plan by projecting windows in the parlor and dining- room and by the tower on the front corner. • This* fcoine is different from any other In the neighborhood and it at­ tracts about as much favorable com­ ment as any house in town. It is aot pleasing in outside appearance, but the arrangement of the rooms ii rery satisfactory. Houses and people differ, no two are alike. Did you ever stop to think of the millions of houses and each one different from all others? The build­ er in some instances may have in­ tended to make an exact copy of some other house, but when he has the job finished and the family have moved In there is sure to be a noticeable difference. There are many sides to character and each individual weaves something of his or her peculiarities and personality into the house they are building or occupying. It may be tangible enough for description or It may be some subtle influence an adequate description of which words fail to convey. A house is like a hat in this respect. When you know a man well, you recognize his hat even and she is just as apt la., ber af- rangement of the furniture and other inside dressings. This house offers an opportunity that such women particularly like and there are thousands of men who are able and willing to build such a house, but it is often difficult to de­ cide on the plan and a lot In a loca­ tion that suits them. As soon as the financial arrangement can be made it is better to make the start and give the good wife an opportunity to do her shfre in building a home that will give lasting comfort to the family and be a benefit to society. The <v/ (V»f SECOND FEOOR PLAN. American home is the mainstay of this country. *Our home is our cas­ tle here as much as it is in England, where this phrase originated. One feature in this houfee that Is worth emphasizing is the library. What a bright attractive study room this would make for the children of school age, and what a quiet reading nook for father after dinner. There are places for book shelves and a slanting wall at the right of the door as you enter for a small table to hold a lamp and a book or two. The win­ dows are well calculated for easy- when worn by another. If it is bat­ tered and spattered or tattered and torn its owner is seedy, unwashed and forlorn. You instinctively look past the old hat to the indifferent charac­ ter wlco is responsible for its dilapi­ dated condition. It is Just so with a house, you think of the family every time you look at the house. If the ffcmlly moves away the house reminds you of all or some of the members for a long time afterwards. In this way character is inseparably inter­ woven with one's domicile. A new house is deceptive in a meas­ ure, because it still bears the im- Lmrff Awn a *'•/)«• chairs, where t)ie light is the best fot- reading and it is not a bad light for sewing. The value of such fea­ tures is in the use we make of them. Our homes are made attractive in great measure by the benefit we derive from them. The advantage of such special features in a building plan is lost unless we utilize them. The tower bedroom is just the place for a young girl. It should be fur­ nished with a three-quarter iron bed, a dainty writing-desk and a tall nar­ row chiffonier. There should be a few pictures on the wall, of her own choosing, and the windows should be dressed with white net curtains Just long enough to reach from the win­ dow sills to double brass rods at the tops of the casings. The outer rod is intended for light silk drapery of a tint to match her favorite color. world. Independence day celebrates the birth of our nation. Memorial day celebrates the preservation of the na­ tion and as well the sacrifice of its pre­ servers. The other national holidays must be content with lesser rank. Those of the younger generation will never know a year go by in their lives without its Memorial day", but long be­ fore their mature years have come they will have lost forever the opportunity to watch ranks of veterans file past at the center of the celebration. Boys and girls have their place along the line of march. Hats off, boys. Out with your handkerchiefs, girls. The veterans deserve your cheers. To Explore Buddha's Caves. The "Thousand Caves of Buddha" are to be explored by a French expe­ dition to East Turkestan and Central Asia, to be headed by Prof. Pelllot, of |rho fcrc?£rt that civilization to a aew| the Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-OrlenL GROUND FLOOR PLAN. print of the architect's Individuality, but this is only porch and paint deep. The inside is what the occupants make it and the quality looks out through every window. A neat well- kept home radiates a beneficial In­ fluence away beyond the confines of Its Immediate surroundings. From the appearance of the windows, porch and the walks I can tell whether a bouse is also a home or merely a shelter. If there are vines and flow­ ers I know from the kinds and the way they are kept whether culture and refinement have found an abiding pli^e in that family or not. The home is what you make it. It is not a question of dollars, but of love and work and common sense. Cheap fur­ niture may be made to look and feel comfortable while expensive trappings often are mere delusions. American women are splendid home builders, but they must have the ma­ terial to Work with; given a good •bouse that is comfortable and con- venlentty arranged, the ordinary housewife' is tireless in her endeav­ ors to make the most of her oppor­ tunities. She is quick to appreciate a good appearance from the street INCREASING GOLD SUPPLY. From Tear to Year the Output Keeps r on Growing Greater and Greater. The rapidly Increasing supply of gold in the world has attracted widespread attention, not only from the financiers of the oountry, and from business men generally, but it has also furnished the text for numerous addresses and magazine articles. Some of the essen­ tial facts in the matter, says Mines and Minerals, are the following: The world's gold production in­ creased more or less steadily up to the year 1890, when it reached approxi­ mately 1120,000,000. From that time on the increase was more rapid, year by year, until in 1896 the production crossed the $200,000,000 mark, an aver­ age yearly Increase of nearly $14,000,- 000. From 1896 to 1906, therefore, there has been an average yearly in« crease of approximately $20,000,000. For 1905 the output of gold Is estimat­ ed at $375,000,000, while for 1906 the $400,000,000 mark will probably b< reached. The world's stock of gold available for currency has Increased from nearly $4,000,000,000 In 1893 to over $6,000,- 000,000 in 1905, and at present Is In­ creasing at the rate of over a million dollars a day. A review of the gold- mining industry leads to the bellel that this yearly output of $400,000,000 will be at least maintained for some years to come, if it Is not still further increased. Well Named. She (on the Atlantic liner)--Old you observe the great appetite of that stout man at dinner? He--Yes; he must be what they mil a stow-away.--Tlt-BiUC BALD-HEADED BfHQEGROOM3 They Are Fine Citizens and It Zs XTo Wonder the Girls 1 f - Them. 7; Aa esteemed contemporary opened the columns to a discussion of the question "Why do educated and refined women marry bald-headed men?" and men with and without hair seem to be considerably agitated over it. Even women are joining in the discussion, and there are as many ex­ planations as there are correspondents. None of them, however, explains, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. It is the form of the question evi­ dently that confuses. It presumes too much and the presumption Is accept­ ed as established by the wrangle-- they do not question the premise. Educated and refined women do not as a rule marry bald-headed men, though they do sometimes, when 'hey c4nnot catch them earlier. The question deals with particulars as generals. It should be: "Why do women marry men?" And :he answer to this, if we do not confuse the is­ sue by the citation of examples, of which we remark: "What on earth did She see In him?" is simple. Women marry men to get husbands. Men marry women to get wives. Fat, lean, young, old, hirsute and bald, all marry for "the same reason. "It Is not good for man to live alone." Anyway, why should the bald head be brought Into the limelight in this spectacular way? Is it not conspicu­ ous enough as It is to attract much un- desired attention without forcing the issue? Bald-headed men are worthy citi­ zens. They must be, for they are al­ ways under inspection. A bald head Is a light that cannot be hid under a bushel, it may not conceal itself. If it frolics somewhat gayly, the world says: "Behold you shameless one!" A bald head must perforce seek vir­ tuous ways. There are few or no bald- headed villains. They are scarce as fat beggars. , Let not the finger of scorn be point­ ed at the bald head for that he mar­ ries a "refined and educated woman." It is to his credit. The bald head sets an example that , the hirsutely r'ch might emulate with profit. The bald bead is the symbol of lofty citizen­ ship and "shines" like a good deed in a naughty world. :! BUSINESSLIKE GOVERNMENT City of England That Is Bun on m Simple Yet Very Effective System. The government of Manchester is a business. Its liabilities are about $156,000,000; its assets are about $147,000,000; and the deficiency, about $9,000,000, represents the amount which the ratepayers have to con­ tribute each year, writes Samuel Mer- win, in Success Magazine. The fig­ ures indicate that it is a big busi­ ness. The management of this biff business is absolutely in the hands of the city council acting through its committees. As I have said, the sys­ tem Is simple, and the responsibility cannot be evaded as it can be in a muddled-up, complicated system like that of New York or Chicago or New­ ark. The people know what has to be done, and they know who has to do it. But, even at that, big figures are confusing to the avorage mind. And then, too, It Is well to submit the figures which a city council po­ lishes to an unsympathetic eye. And so, because the people of Manchester propose to know what Is done with their money, they have in their serv­ ice two men whose business it is to Investigate and publish, at regular In­ tervals, every tendency of the coun­ cil toward carelessness or extrava­ gance. Never for a moment are the councillors permitted to forget whose money it Is that they are managing with such fluent ease. These two men are known as "elec­ tive auditors." They are elected di­ rectly by the people, and the more merciless their attacks on the coun­ cil the better they please the people. They are free from the slightest obli­ gation to the council. They have ac­ cess to all facts and figures, for the people of Manchester find it difficult to understand why their government, managed by their personal representa­ tives with their money, should not. work wholly In the light. These re­ ports are published weekly in the Manchester "City News." HENS OF HAWAII FAHL.~ Climatic Conditions Said to Be Ua« favorable to the 3gg Supply. The chifcWsfti in Honolulu, for rea­ sons best known to themselves, have positively refused to lay eggs. As a consequence good laying hens are much in demand in San Francisco for shipment to the Hawaiian islands, says the San Francisco Examiner, of recent date. Every steamship that leaves for Honolulu carries a large consignment of laying hens and the supply is not equal to the demand. "Climatic con­ ditions" is the excuse put forward for the failure of the Honolulu hen to lay. The middle western states, as well as California, export chickens to the islands, the yearly shipment for the Islands averaging 400 carloads of dressed and ?00 carloads of live poul­ try. "All the best laying hens that can be secured In California are shipped down to Honolulu at the present time," said a commission man. "For some yet undiscovered reason the hens raised in the Hawaiian islands are not good egg producers, and as a result we have orders to ship all the good lay­ ing hens that we can down to islands." How Germany Curbs Automobilists. The German government's proposed way of punishing automobilists who run down the people of the country­ side is worth considering. Embodied in a bill is the scheme obliging auto- moblllBts to pay life annuities to those dependent on persons killed by their motor cars or to those permanently Injured by them. The owners of the cars and not the chauffeurs trould be held responsible and the annuities would be assessed by the courts. v£,: CZAR SNUBS LOWER HOUSE TO BECEIVE DELEGAr FBOM EOUlCA.' Tpi Address in Reply to Speech town Throne Must Be Presented Through Ministry. St. Petersburg.--A bomb was thrown into the parliamentary camp Sunday afternoon by a note received by Presi­ dent Mouromtseff of the lower house, from Peterhof, which, instead of mak- appointment for an audience at whichf he and the deputation could pre­ sent the address in reply to the speech from the throne, contained the infor­ mation that Emperor Nicholas would not receive the deputation and that the address must be presented through the ministry of the court. Disconcerted utterly at this unex­ pected development, the leaders of the majority in the house hastily sum­ moned a caucus of the constitutional democratic deputies. President Mou­ romtseff, instead of sending the ad­ dress to Baron Fredericks, minister of the impierial house, immediately is­ sued a call for a meeting of parlia­ ment. The first disposition of the caucus of constitutional democrats was to regard the refusal to receive the deputation as a challenge and an open affront which was only answerable by a counter declaration of war. The deputies were red with rage, but after the first ras- slon had cooled, the leaders realized the danger 6f too precipitate action and set for themselves the task of bringing their enraged followers under control. * GROWTH OF THE TELEPHONE Nearly Two Million and a Half Xsk struments in Use in the > United States. Washington.--A special report on telephones and telegraphs for 1901 has been issued by the census office. It shows that in 1902 the telephone sys­ tems of the country operated more than three-fourths of the wire mileage reported for both telephones and tele­ graphs, gave empieyment to seven- tenths of the wage earners, and paid more than two-thirds of the wages, re­ ceived more than two-thirds of the to­ tal revenue* and paid more than two- thirds of the total expenses. For the commercial systems ihd miteage was 4,779,571, and the number of telephones 2,225,981; for the mutual systems the mileage was 70,915, and the number of telephones 89,316; and for the independent lines the mileag9 was 49,965, and the number of tele­ phones 55,747. 1 WOMAN AUTOIST IS KILLED ||§,chine Crashes Into Telegraphfflf While Making Sharp Curv* %'• and Overturns.- Erie, Pa.--Mrs. Julia G. Young, of Cleveland, is killed and three other persons are m the hospital in a serious condition as a result of an automobile accident on the lake road shortly after midnight Sunday morning near Girard. The party left Cleveland early in the evening to make the run to Erie, with the intention of going to Buffalo Sun­ day morning. , In turning a sharp curve the ma­ chine crashed Into a telegraph pole, throwing out the occupants and^» tho machine turned over on top of them. Loss by Forest Fire. Menominee, Mich.--The town of So- perton, Mich,., owned by the Bay Shore Lumber company, suffered a heavy loss from the forest fires. All communica­ tion was cut off from the place until Sunday. The loss Included a number of buildings and a large amount of logs. The Bay Shore company lost 3,- 000,000 feet of logs, valued at $30,000. For a time So perton and Wabeno peo­ ple were cut off. All that saved the towns and people from complete an­ nihilation was a shifting of the wind. Wabeno's loss was not as serious as Soperton's. Slays His Tormentor. Marietta, O.--John West, ,30 years old, Is In the hospital with a bullet near the heart, and John Buck, charged with the shooting, is at large with a posse of neighbors hunting him v»Ith bloodhounds. Buck had been torment­ ed by West and a number of compan­ ions, who pelted his house with stones Saturday night. Buck lay in wait with a gun, and when the stones began to rattle against the house he fired and West fell. Buck escaped in his bare feet to the woods, leaving a note that he Intended to commit suicide. To Open Ohio Mln^s. Cleveland, O.--Operators in this city who are interested in the reopening ol the mines in Jefferson county and other points In the vicinity of Steuben- ville declared their belief that the mines would be put in operation with­ out the expected clash between the strikers and the detectives and other nonunion employes of the operators. Prison for Former Legislator. Salt Lake.--Richard B. Shepard, pro­ prietor of a book store, formerly a member of the Kansas and Utah legis­ latures, was sentenced to serve 13 months in prison for sending cata­ logues of immoral books through mails. Hold Architect Responsible. Havana.--City Architect Lagueruela h»n been arrested on an Indictment charging him with responsibility for the recent collapse of the Gener cig­ arette factory, by which six persona were killed and 1 were Injured. Archbishop Ireland in Paris.- Tferls. -- Archbishop Ireland and Blhsop James McGolrick arrived here Saturday. The archbishop Intends to stay In Paris for a week before sailing for the United States, while Bishop McGolrick will tour Ireland.' Railroad Workmen Drowned. Hagerstown, Md.--A work train plunged from the Western Maryland railway track Into the Chesapeake A Ohio canal. Three men were drowned and two Others are under the Irreck. Fifteen men were injured. THE POINT OF THE PROVERB *A. Ah old proverb advises the shoo- ?V< maker to stick to his last. It means that a man always succeeds best at the business he knows. To the farmer . It means, stick to your plow; to the blacksmith, stick to your forge; to the painter, stick to your brush. When we make experiments out of our line they are likely to prove expen­ sive failures. ; \ It is amusing, however, to remark how every one of us secretly thinks he could do some other fellow's work better than the other fellow himself. The painter imagines he can maka paint better than the paint manufac­ turer; the farmer thinks he can do a job of painting better, or at least cheaper than the painter, and so on. ; A farm hand In one of Octave >»; ; Thanet's stories tells the Walking '.Jr.; Delegate of the Painters* Union, "Any­ body can slather paint;" and the old line painter tells the paint salesman, "None of your ready made mixtures for me; I reckon I ought to know how to mix paint." : ? The farm hand Is wrong and thav^ painter is wrong: "Shoemaker, stick to1 your last." The "fancy farmer" can farm, of course, but it is an ex-" pensive amusement. If It strikes him as pleasant to grow strawberries at ^ fifty cents apiece, or to produce eggs jV' ;-;' that cost him five dollars a dozen. is a form of amusement, to be sure. If he can afford it, but it's not farm­ ing. If the farmer likes to slosh . around with a paint brush and can af­ ford the time and the expense of hav- j ing a practical paiptey dp the Job right pretty soon afterward, it's IT harmless form of amusement. If the painter's customers can afford to stand for paint that comes off in half the time it should, they have a perfect right to indulge his harmless canity about his skill in paint making. But in none of these cases does the shoe­ maker stick to his last. t There is just one class of men In the world that knows how to make paint properly and have the facilities for doing it right; and that is the paint manufacturers--the makers of the standard brands of ready-prepared paints. The painter mixes paints; the paint manufacturer grind* them, together. In a good ready-prepared paint every particle of one kind of pigment is forced to join hands with a particle of another kind and every bit of solid matter Is forced, as it were, to open its mouth and drink in its share of linseed oil. That is tho only way good paint can be made, and if the painter knew how to do it ha has nothing at hand to do it with. A paint pot and a paddle are a poor substitute for power-mixers, buhr-miU* and roller-mills. The man who owns a building and neglects to paint It as ofteil as it needs paint is only a degree more short-sighted than the one who trie* to do his own painting or allows tha painter to mix his paint for him. FBOTH OF F01T. ' She--"I think Mrs. Newcombe Is so sweet, don't you? You can read her character in her face." He--"Yes, if you read between the lines." "Yes, I'm going in for teaching." "Going In for teaching? Why, I would rather marry a widower with " half a dozen children!" "So would I--but where's the widower?" "Well, Emily, did you have a good time at the masked ball?" "Oh, I had a splendid time. I made my husband dress up as a knight In heavy armor, and be wasn't able to budge from om spot all night." Mr. Tubbs--"Well, Bobble, how does your sister like the engagement ring I gave her?" Bobbie--"Well, it's a bit too small. She has a hard job to get it off in a hurry when the other fellows call." She--"Oh, that's the great prima donna, is it? Is she famous because of her voice or her acting!** He--"Neither, but she has a motor >0- cldent regularly every week, and that keeps her name before the public.** TWICE-TOLD TESTIMONY. A Woman Who Has Suffered TeOa How to Find Belief. The thousands of women who suffet backache, languor, urinary disorders and other kidney ills, will find com­ fort in the words of Mrs. Jane Far- rell, of 606 Ocean , Ave., Jersey City, N. 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