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Hammonton, N. J.

Capital, ....... 8(50,000{Surplus &nd Undivided

' Profita, .

Three per cent interest paidon time Deposits.

Two pr.bt. interest ..allowed^n: demandaccounts baring dally balance of

$1000 or more.

Safe Deposit Boxes for Bentit. Ii. JACKSON. President.W. J. SMITH, Vice-jPres't.

-. -W, B,TII,TOH, Cashier.

DIBBOTOR8M. Ii. Jackson J. A. Waaa <-sC. P. Os/?ood George ElvinsNiWm. J. Smith J. C. Anderson \Sam'l Anderson W. li. Tilton

Wm. L. Black

W. H. BernsnouseFire Insurance

Strongest CompaniesLowest Rates

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Conveyancing,Notary Public,

Mr. W. J. Illingworth died onTuesday, lyth, in German Hospi-tal, Philadelphia, aged 73 years.He was a veteran of the Civil War,served three enlistments, participa-ted in many battles, and musteredaut as First Lieutenant. Eccentricn manner, he confided in few, but

was a genial friend. He conduct-ed a marble yard for some years,ind showed himself a master work-

man. He was never married, aridhad few relatives, — the nearesticing a cousin..

Hammonton.

John Prasch, Jr.,

Funeral Dkector

TwelHn St., between railroads.Local Phone 901. Bell47-D

THEATRICAL and BAL MASQUE

Hammonton. N. J.

I

Walter J. Vernier

Sanitary Plumb'rand

Gas Fitting ContractorHammontoii, N.J.

Jjdcal Phone 015

99

Why it pays to build of ConcreteFirst, it lastH; Second, It Hutisllca

Third, it In modern ;

The other ninety ulx reasoim youwill flnd if you will examine a

house of this kind, or if youwill cull on the

Haihinonton Concrete Co.

Efb?

DO YOU NOT KNOW?If you do not, you can Had out by u very

little Investigation that

The Hammonton Faintla tbu very beat paint

that wan ever uaeil In Hammonton.There are score* of buildings that you

too every day, painted itllh theBammonton f'nlut flight to twelve

years ago, and looking wellat tlio preaent llmo.

The ilarnmoutoi) Pulut la Bold for loonthan Any otiier dmt-cluim I'utnt. It liu«DO equal, as It works well, oovnri well,

and wears well. Bold byJOH. I. TAYMIK

' Homo, Hl|jii and Cnrrlun« I'ulninr,Beooud and I'loiiiitnl r!i».,

Hninmoiiton, N. J.

LakeviewGREEN-HOUSE

Central Arc., IKnimouton, N.J.

Large luuortinent ofI>iilniM,|I<1«rii0. Hoiion IMuutn.

Cut Ifloworft. Funeral OonlciIn Vre*b Flower*, Wax, or Metal.

WATKIS &~NiCHOLSON,FJorUt* nnd I.audso»j>o Uiuileiionr.

Chas. Kendall was home agaifrom the Navy,

Dominick Pagano is on parol.from the New Jersey Reformatory.He was sent there some months agofor stealing a bicycle. Benj. JCrosby, Field Parole Officer, wahere the other day, to look afterhim; and it is hoped that thyoung man will make good.

Mr. George R. Moody showed usa book on architecture, which iswell preserved old relic. It wapublished in 1798, contains the old

Istyle.priuting, wJth. nutnerous;|llus-trations printed from copper-plates.A fly-leaf contains the name of"Capt. Oliver Moody, Bristol, Vt.,1804," the present owner's grandather ; also, his father's name.

Christmas cornea but on• As Qoetfi oft-tlmefl vow ;

And It Is slated to appear'Most ftny_rnlrmte now.

Un-Claimed Letters.-^he—foHowrng^letters-remained:.ncalled-for in the' Hammonton'bst Office on Wednesday, Dec.8, 1912: ,LetteMa C. Berlnato (2 postals) J. L. •

RalpMSder Mlsfi Annie Jeattens—Mr. Joseph Miller Mr Leon Parks

Shady Nook Poultry Yards—Foreign—

Nikola Wablli Ruth Lou I EC McKlnler

Supplied on Rental Basis.

WAAS & SON26 N. 8th St. - Philadelphia, Pa.

Established 1858. Catalogues Free.

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In all sizes and prices.

including_Si:LKS

for Ladies and Gentlemen.

For Sale at• 'ii. ^ .; • ' •• • • ' „„. . .

MONFORT'S SHOE STORE

Hammonton N. J.

CORTRIGHT•jr. <^L'-*««4nx v tennnnuMur «cs!

{ARE FBREPROQI, , becttae it*? Interlock cod enrbp in neb • w»jr that the

£ne«t drirag may of not cum* uft under them.Bat roof far eoontty Ixnk&w. k«au»e they're ufe from all the demo*.

|7 Tlefll lot** bog •* the bua<Sii£ and Beret need repain. :

For sale by George O. Bobst, -Contractor & Builder, Hammonton, N. J.

In Chancery of New JerseyBetween

Domlnlco DeBonoro %Petitioner, and t Divorce Order.

Mary UclKJuoro. [ 1'ubllentlon.Defendant. '

Tho petitioner tinvlnc filed hU petition In• ' nhnv rn""" r1"1 ' -••-••— • ---

InK befit inmie,! nixl n turned aroordlne tolaw, and It now »pp«arlnK lhat periionalservice o' process upon the deftindiyit withinthe State rould not bt^ miidi";

It In on thin twenty-Unit day ol NovembrrA.!>., nineteen hundred and twelve, on motionol A. J. ICInir. Solicitor ol the iH'tltloucr,ordered tluit the itald ahttent delendant <loanswer thu iietttlouer'M ix;tltlon oil or hftoruthe tw«'i»ty-heetmd day of January next, 'orthat In default thereof, mich 'Icrrec In: niaduncnlimt her. IM th» I'hniuxllor uluill thinkeiiultahle and JUHt. • *^»^

Aud H In further ordered, that the nuUce.uf- i i... t. i ti... „

\\ M * M H K ' i ' i ' K M v i - . a t leant oitru In i-v«:ry\\ rek : n id )t IH ftirtht 'r ordered that serviceti ion til defendant of th<; petition add ol thUn di-r (<i noller of t t i l H onler). an hervlc-e wul»-Hlltule.d or iicrnoiuil Nervier of procc-mi ^ ^ I t h l nthe .Slat •. he niudc w l l h l n the nalil t u i n l vdaVH an 1 In the. manner IJfeNrrlhed hy iliuKlllL'H Ol Colll't lor HUC.ll HOhMlt lUtot MIT\ KMT.

1C II. WALK HI I,A. .1. K' INO. Mollellor. C.

Therefore she got left, andthis little girl was cheated ofChristmas.

There are tow sadder glirhtfl than •child crying on Clirlutmnn. Let u»hope thai VUTIIl child may novor IIHVOUiU Borrow through VOUH noeloctThe way to arold tt la to "hop early.

It was last CtirUitma* that thin llttlogirl fnlleU to get her preMabl b«caa»ab*r nxoiher left buying them to tintaut moment and ttiou (ell 1U. It 1*•afo to >ay that mother ban learnedtor ICMOU and wilt novor procrnntlnato•gain,

You abould learn your loMoa with-out being taught It by the tear* of •cMHl.

Make sure by doinjj yourChristmas buying today.

Then no accident can keepfrom your little ones theirChristmas joy. j

A H. Phillips Co.

Fire Insurance.- MONEY -

Mortgage Loans.flartlett Building,

Atla ii tic City. N J

Edw. Oathcart,Contractor & Builder

Jobbing )iroinptly ultuiulcd t<>

ilW Ccnlrul AVI). Ilnnimonton

TheHammont'n

TelephoneGives Beat Service

and

Is tho Cheapest!

A. J. HIDBR,

I'riwlilviituiul MuuuK°r.Olllouln Oild KulloWH liullillnic.

Don't Bathe in aCold BathroomIt's mighty disagreeable peel-Ing down to Nature's garbIn a chilly bathroom. Thenafter your plunge—your poreaopened by the warm Water o(the bath—you're In prime con-dition to take a good heavycold If you become chilled.Don't do it—it's dangerous.

Make Your BathroomComfortable

Use a VulcanOdorless Gac

HeaterWljl ITU!:;! your ba th roomcomfortable In fivo inlimtos.No Odor. No Stuffy Feel-ing. Positively Sanitary.

Hammonton andEgg Harbor City

Gas Company

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liliibtHr' New. Year .1

Now in order,-

New Years Parade,

and Resolutions I

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Hammonton

SAMUEL LITKE, Proprietor

Harry McD. Little' will

Sell you a Heating or Cook Stoveor

Put in a Heating PlantWater, team, Or'Air

Plumbing done in all its branchesRepairing- properly done.

BEAUTIFY YOUIt HOMES WITH

Cyclone Galvanized Ornamental FenceAnd GATES.

Specially made—fully guaranteed—durable,cheaper than wood.

All sixes and styles. Sec samples at my office.JOS. B. IMHOFF - Hammonton.

Going out of theReady-made Clothinj

BusinessI am offeringmy entire stock

at COST and Less

Take advantage ofthis money-saving

Opportunity]

lall early, andhave the best choice]

CHABX.ES GUBERTAILOR

Hammonton, New Jersey.

XA/ITH the close-of 1912, the SOUTH

JERSEY REPUBLICAN will complete its

FIFTIETH YEAR! ,

For forty-six years it lias been published in

Hamraonton, — having been moved hither

froin Absecon in 1866. -V-During more than thirty-two years the

paper has been under the present managef"r

ment; and -for the patriotic~sTi^por1rDf-Tra

subscribers and patrons we now tender sincere

Jhanks.

Schools will re-open next weekThursday.

Harry and Albert Walther werehome over Christmas.

Mr. and Mrs. W.- T. Warburtonwere home over Christmas.

Wednesday next is the date forBoarcTof" Education --meeting-r--^---

Henry S. Swift ate turk with hisbrother Frank S. .Swift, of MiddleRoad. . ' '

Frank Thomas was home fromthe University of Virginia for tlieholidays. •

Hammonton Loan Association.meeting next Thursday evening,Jan. 2nd. ' . . ' ' . , '

Mrs. Laura Jones has gone" toNewark, to spend some time withher sister.

Andrew K. Littlefield and JosephBowker were ampng the many holi-day visitors. .

- Mr. Chas. Houck, with. his wifeand son , spent CHrStmas a.t HenryJ. Moafort's.

Miss Caire Nelson, of Philadel-phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. D.' — — - -

We will do our level best to deserve aage- during— the

time still allotted to us, hoping to. prove more

•and more worthy as the years pass by.And now, for each of you, we desire a .

Happy and Prosperous New/Year.!- ;•/ ____ -

, With sincerity, :

HOYT & SON, Publishers.

A. J. King and wife took dinnerwith-a brother-in-law, in Philadel-phia, on Christmas.

are spending a' few days with]leLatives at Collingswood.

Cbas. 'Loyeland spent the Holi-day week with his parents. He isemployed in. Columbus, Ohio. ; . < ,

Next Wednesday, Jan; tst, Willbe another legal holiday. -Banksand post-office will be closed.

The new Town Council willmeet next Wednesday, at twelve

clock^.noon, for organization. ;

Tom Gray is enjoying the filland winter in: Hammonton. Hfchas a pleasant word for everybpdyt'

A. G. Reading and family, fromAtlantic,--assisted..in:.', a ..family .re-union at John Young's, ChristmasDay. "

THE CHIHSTMAH GilT.I.Hllo lircBcnts (rum alar,1How I wonder whiit you are IWith your ribbons and your cllt,

J. Cake Johnson, one of our mosthighly esteemed citizens, died onThursday, December 26th, 1912,aged sixty-nine years, after a yearor more of gradual decline. Hewas for several years proprietor ofthe Tilton store, until it burneddown ', and since has run his farm;also for a year or more, was theTruant Officer foif the Board ofEducation. A wife and two adopt-ed sous have universal sympathy.Funeral Kerviccs will be at Abseconon Monday, Dec. 3Oth. Friendsmay view the body at his late resi-dence on Horton Street, tomorrowevening.

John- S. Bakley, a long-timecitizen of Hniiinioutoii, died veryBuddenly on Saturday last, Dec.2int. He had long tmlTerecl withan affection of the heart, which attimes compelled him to cease laborfor a time ; but on Saturday morn-ing he went to work, but was atthe home of ,* neighbor assistingand directing in a hog killing, when

- the call come, and he censed breath-ing. Mr. 1J. WUH section boss onthe Reading Railway,—had beenthere a quarter-century, WOT highlyesteemed. Fnnernl services onThursday afternoon.

Mrs. Naomi Baker, aged 85 yrs.,died last Saturday, Dec. aist, atthe home of h^-r daughter, Mrs.Harry Sheppard, in Berlin. Mrs.liulcer lived In Ilainmontqn manyyearn, until recently. She leavesa daughter, Mm. Ash, a grand-daughter, Mrs. Snmnel Foster, agrandson, John AH!I, and a numberof great-grandchildren.

I.awyer Dean Stanley Renwickhas filed a cuveat agalnnt tho pro-bale of the will 'of Alice AshbroomCam:, late of ITamnmuton. Mrs.Case died Dec. loth, leaving a willin which she left her entire estateto a niece. Mr. Kenwlck repre-sents her huobund, the Rev. I).Klmer Case, who will receive theestate If Mrs. Cftno'ii will Is declar-ed invalid.

Independent Fire Company, No.y, meet next Wednesday evening.

Improving Main Road.

Bank Bros.Bank Bros,

There is about to be spread onMain Road 223 barrels (neirly10,500 gallons) of road binder, aby-product called by the mak-Ts•Glutrin."

The material is applied for hard-ening and holding gravel andwater-bound macadam roads. Ithas been used in most st«tj8» of theUnion. New York alon^plas overseven hundred miles of roads sotreated, and with iuost satisfactoryresults. It is manufactured by theRobeson Process Company, whoseheadquarters are at I'ennington,•NVJ. , having factories at variouspoints throughout the country.

The manufacturers claim thateven in its liquid state, still tin ab-sorbed on the roadway, it will notinjure the paint-work on carriagesor automobiles, which was a veryannoying fault to vehicle ownerswho drove over the oily spray puton a portion of Bellevue. Peopleare looking forward with interestat this effort on the part of theState for road preservation.

My fnfr lady, no ntio enyR,Worked upon you many dnye.All n-KUttcr like n star,How i wonder .whftt you 'are !You aro coracouB, 1 conK'Kij,HuVA pUKtlo moro or letirt.MystorluH 1 much nbhor ;Whut nro you Intended (orT

Snow began falling during Mon-day night, and at daylight sixInches of the "beautiful" coveredthe earth, and continued until noonWhen it was about a foot deep. AsHOOU as roadtt and paths could beopened, slelglfc bells jingled andthe children's (pre-Christmas) sledsmade their appearance. Wednes-day's sun softened the- snow, andrain started during Thursday night,and continuing as we go to press,carried away much of I t ; but theearth is still hidden except in spots.

"Tlie New Mayor," foynded onthe play "The Mau of the Hour,"will be portrayed at Union Hull,Wednesday evening, January 15,1913. Fourteen characters will beiuiperaonated, Don't mlnsit. Kx-Prettldcnt Roosevelt and Wm. Jen-nings Bryan declare It to be thegreat play of to-day. Benefit olHammonton Grange, Patrons of| Husbandry.

Miss Lena Zhm is spending the1

i'w Year week among her manyfriends in Camden and Philadel-phia.

A fine Christmas present arrivedat the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.Leonard Adams, on Thursday,—adaughter.

Special meeting of Town Coun-cil to-night. "Thank goodnessthat's the last one this year," someof them say.

Chester M. Crowell and wife andlittle son, from Northumberland,Pa., spent the holiday with Ham-montoit relatives.

Services at the Universalistchurch to-morrow at the usual time,•—preaching at u a.m., and 7.30p.m. Sunday school at noon.

The Baptist Church and SundaySchool were.presented with a hand-some fifteen-day clock, by one ofthe classes, of which Mrs. G. N.Lyman is teacher.

Dr. Hiirt look his father-in-law,Mr, S. A. Ford, to the GermanHospital, Tuesday night. He wassoon operated upon, and at lastaccount was doing well.

Mr. George T$lvlnn entertained amerry "party of relatives on thegreat day,'among them Mrs, Ceo.McDougal, of Klkins Park, andGeo, A. Klvins, from Atlantic.

There iHtobc a" Fanners'Week"at the State Kxperimenl Station,New Brunswick, to continue fromMonday, Dec. 30, to Friday, Jan.3rd. All interested arc invited.

W- S. Turner has been appointedagent for registering of motor vehi-cles fur llivimnonton, which meansthat he will Issue licenses to ownersand drivers, after the close of thisyear, at kHollice. Good.

f We extend our heartiest thanks to thepatrons who made it possible to sumup the biggest volume of business

in our history of merchandising,for the year about to close.

We fully appreciate the liberal patron-age and confidence you placed in us

and in the merchandise we sell.We assure you that we will do our

best to deserve it for the year to come.Yours truly,

BANK BROTHERS.

TheHammont'n

TelephoneGives Best Service

uiul

Is the Cheapest 1

A. 3. lUDlilll,PrraMimt unit Muliu|{ur.

Om«« In Odd Kollown llull.llnu.

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Dentist(jogluy liulldiiiK l l lummoutou

BEAUTIFY YOUR HOMES WITH

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Cyclone Galvanized .Ornamental FenceAnd GATES.

Specially made—fully guaranteed—durable,cheaper than wood.

All si'/c.s and styles. See samples at my office.

JOS. B. IMHOFF Hammonton.

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TOPIC FOR DECEMBER 29, 1912,

PULPIT TOPICS. was born and came -Into the worldthai He should bear witness of th<truth, and all who are of the truth

- '"~ • will listen to Him and believe Him.ADVENT PROMISES IN THE OLD He ^g to bring and He did bring

TESTAMENT^ ' a new revelation from God to .men,- • and to establish the ministry of the

The Promise In Moses and David. Word, the • prophetic office, In which,From Abraham on the Christ-prom- through Hla chosen , and ordained

toes become more frequent and grow preachers, He continues to declare to~ ~ ~ ~ — '

TOPIC FOR DECEMBER 29, 191!

THE DEATH OP JESUS.

Mark IB: 18-33.

6een~tasw~the—great promise given to Abraham per-sonally was repeated to his son Isaac

they needTto Know'Rsrthslr.

He Wa8 to be the perfect Priest, of-(Gen. 26:3,4), and to his grandson ferlng the perfect sacrifice. Himself,Jacob (Gen. 28: 14.) A further reve- M ttn eternal atonement for the guilt

._.;._..__ latlon-is-glven to Jacob and.in -ex- Of ^^world._Thls .waB.,indeed...to.he.pressed by him In tie blessing pro- ^th^Wry'heartôf His mrsslon, the:nonnced on his son Judah (Gen. 43; burden of His prophe'cy and the way10); here we note another distinct |nto jjls kingdom, and from David onadvance In _the revelation, for now th|S feature of His mission becomesthe particular tribe of Abraham's chil- perhaps the most prominent as cer-(Jren from which tho promised Seed ainly it Is'the most striking In allis to spring Is--mentioned. Then fol- the prophecies concerning the ' Jfes-lows a long period without any fur- 8]ah. To-day as of old. It Is the partther promise. It was the time of a( His work which men relish least.Israel's"captivity In Egypt, 400 years. rney are wHHng to accept Him asThan Comes Moses, the deliverer, and their Prophet: they realize that Hewith him the renewal of the Prom- has claims as their King, but they areise. The first promise,, in this period, unwilling to see that His prophetichowever, came not through Moses, hut Offlce |B futile and His kingship imthrough that mystepfSus bid Testa- possible unless they accept His priest-ment personage, Balaam, the son of |y sacrifice. He spoke of sin and gull'

Why dld_ Jesus die? It has becomesbmewnaT~fasUr6niffiIe~howof the death of Jesus as merely thelogical, and Indeed Inevitable, result ofBis course In life. He had exposedHimself to the hatred and malice oftha rulera and leaders by exposing

-at

Peer (Num. 24: 17,) that must be blotted out: He spokeAfter, Moses, wft have once more a pf the perfect life that must be laid

Period of about 400 years and then aown as. a ransom; He said the Soncomes David, and with him a remark- of man must be lifted up, and thai'able renewal of Messianic prophecies, only when He was so lifted up on thW« shall consider two of the most Im- sacrificial cross, could He reign,portant prophecies In Moses and Da- would He draw all men unto Him.vld together as they are closely inter- And He was to be and Is the'perfecrelated, and give a revelation, beyond King. Llk«r Melchlzedec, His kingdomany so far received, of the Person and was not of this world. For the-writerOffice of the Promised Seed: of Hebrews reminds us of the deep

1. Deuteronomy 18: 16: The Lord meaning of the name of this myste-thy God will raise, up unto thee a rlous prototype of Christ. His name

midst of thee, of thy In Hebrew means: King of righteous-.me. Unto him .ness: and he was king of_Salem, and

Salem means peace. "First .being by

prophet frombrethren,/IB*' untoshall,ye/hearken.

»: Psalm 110:4: The "Lord hath Interpretation King of righteousness,tôra, and will not repent, Thou are and after that also King of Salem,

"a priest forever, after, the order ot which Is King of Peace." fHeb. 7: 21Melchizedec. What beautiful brleht lights these

lament. on our Advent chandelier!With Moses and David, we come to ot tne 'woman, of Abraham's race, in

a series of prophecies which are-ac- all nations are to be bles^d,s -knowledged by New Testament writ- '« BDOW? '" His blessed work:. The

~as~referrlng directly- to—Christ— |This Is not only interesting, but of 'vital importance In view of the fact

the Incarnate Word: the Truepriest, since He can make the all-

that ~ messianic "and^nter- sufficient sacrifice: the Glorious King;whose service Is perfect freedom.—

ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.

pretation of these portions of the Old•Testament has been challenged. In "• "• °-

the fifth chapter of John's gospel, jverse 46, Jesus is quoted as saying tothe Jews: "If ye believed, Moses, yewould believe me; for he wrote ofme." Again He acknowledges and en- The door-latch rattled, and Elinoidorses David's utterances concerning Grahame, writer by profession, some-the. coming Messiah, He quotes this timea described as a "minor poetess,"110th Psalm and He says David was but just now a vision of flaming wrath,divinely inspired when writing of the bunjt jnto the roQm where her

.promised Christ in a passage in it wag peacefully sewing: "Dora, doeswhich hints at the mystery of the two. it stlck out ftll oyer me?>, gne de.natures: (Matt. 22: 41-45).

Similar testimony Is given by theapostles. In the sermon occasioned bythe healing of the lame- man (Acts8), Peter quotes the promise of Mosesin Deuteronomy and tells his.audiencethat it was fulfilled In Christ. Stephen

manded."What?" asked Dora, puzzled."The fact that I've published ...ft. Bllm

volume of sonnets, and that two orthree times a year my name appearsin the magazines. I was out Just now

does the same in the great defence n the &****• weeding the lettuce-made before his murder. (Acts 7: "od- and that si»y Elsie Farley came37). There Is a distinct reference to It nud leaned over the fence, and asked

-ln-that-magnt(lcent-openlnff-aentenoe^.^-Ldldn'L;lQTO communingof the epistle to the Hebrews, where .'lowers dressed in Mother Nature'sthe perfect Prophet Jesus Christ Is ow" nue."' and she looked down atcompared with those by whom God hcr erimy green dress,spake In times past unto the fathers "What did you say?" inquired Dora,(Heb. 1: 1-3.) And perhaps no Old placidly.Testament passage Is so frequently | "I asked her for that receipt herquoted nnd referred to by the writers > mother promised me, and she said, re-of the New Testament ns that 110th proachfuUy, 'O Miss Grahame, I can't

talk pickles with you!' and stalkqdIn tho city I walk unmolested;

Psalm from which our Davlrtlc proph-ecy Is tnken. Peter makes a strong oft.argument for the Measlnhshlp of .Te- only three peoplo ever naked for myBUS based on this text in his great autograph. an(] hero—"Penteeoat permon (Acts 2: 34-3fi),whl lethe nnmo Pfialm furnishes thatext for much of the, argument of thennlRtle tn tee Hebrews (Heb. 1:13,G: fi; 6: 20: 7: 1-2H).What These Prophedea Declare Con-

cerning Christ's Person.The deep Hlmillluuiicti of Iliu propu-

ecy In which (JhriBt la likened to Mol-chlzedec bocorncB plain wlum we. oxnininc the comment In HcJirowu on it.There wo uru tt>'<l that thin myuto-riouK contemporary of thu patriarchAbrulium wan: "Without ffithor, with-fcjui mother, without i^'iu-ulogy, havingneither t iuKlnulng of duyn nor end otlife, but niucld llk« unto tlm Bon otGod, nnd lildi ' th u iirlout coutlmiully(Hob. 7: 3). It WHH iiiunnt to doclnroDm myHtury In tli« JICI-HOII of thopromised Moutilati, mul witf i ovl i lont ly>io undurHtood by thn Jtnvs, for In rtlB-ciiHHlns JOSHH. tlioy Huld : "Ilowlinltwo know t l i l H inun \vhonc.n tin In; butwhen ChrlHt comnth, no man knowi-tliwli«n<!n h» 1«" (John 7: 27) : Tlio my*tery of thn Incnrnnllon In t ru ly for<>nhudowed h«rc.

And wlillo onrtulnly llm rromlnttdBned won to bo mor«i than n prophnt,a iirtiiilu-t not iii»r«ly l lkn unto, butfur ftrtuitur l lnin MOHOU, Hint fact Inaloo li lntoil nt In thn proplixcy Klvonby MOHOB: "And It Hl inl l com« to pann

"Here tlioy can't help being a littlobit proud of you because years agoyou wore a t iny Klrl in the districtHchool," aimwerod Dora. "I think It'sdear of them."

"Well, then, why don't they treatme Illie n human being? Why mu»»I ulwn.vn walk toward tbe. minuet andcommune w i t h Cluwm? Mr«. lOlklntfI I U H I n v i t e d inn lo tlm 'Ijidlou' So-ciety.' I'm to H|ieah u few well-chonoriwordii e o n c e r n f i i K the 'Inllnonco ofI ' ne t ry on the Higher l.lfo.' I t h i n kI ' l l i idvbie her to read ICdwni'd I.earand e u l t l v a l e humor . She nald, 'Ofcoin-tin you won't have any miwIi iK iObr l i iK, you ' re no l i terary. ' I 'm Kolnj;!•) di'i'im f r l v o l D i u i l y , ami lake my mintI n t r l c a l u einliroldery,"

'I'lial a r t e i ' i i iu in M|MH ( l i ah i i lne milIn an Inconinilei imii i corner, n l l t c l i ln i ;a H i d i l i i o i i M l y , and la l ldn^ hrb iUly to ud e m n r i i l l l l l e wi i inan a l her l e f l . l lo thwere i - n j n y l i i u . Ihe in i i c lveH, anil tbo airwan clnii'r.cd w i t h d i i i i i e i i t l c l ly . IntoI l i l n p a i - i i i l l i i K wa lked M m . lOl l i lnu .

"An- yon remly lo hniph'e un, Minntli ' i i l iunie' . '" nhe i i n K e d , point ing to '>Heai of honor al the mid nf t h e room.N e x t , looking nl Kl lnur 'n "rrlvoloim"

"What wonder fu l e inhroldory!"iil

d l i lthat whononvrr wil l not licnrhon unto i < l i ' i i l i n i i i <my wordn which Im Hlmll speak Inmy name. I wi l l(Dent. IK: 10),What They Declare Concerning Hla

Office.

It*' mynelr ," a i iMWered f, a l l t l l o i ihor l ly . -May |

1I«r« tlrut wo find n idour n ta tv-llU'ilt of tlm ciltlrn of llm PromisedHoed. Molrlilrcdi-c, to wlmin I In Inl lhMlfd, wan iirophot, pr lunt mill l i l i iK(Hub. 7: 1). Ho Cluditi In to Im Pro-phet, 1'rlfnt ami Klni;, mid In to «<•-COmpllHh I ho work of rnli-mplloii forwhich H<! I'umn Into th" world liy t t inperfect pnrformnnrn of t h i n ihn'ofold

I l lemi limi Ihre l ld l l . . .It of him." ! ' In -Kinv"

The i leni i i i 'n l l l l l e woman wim mar-ine, nl her. "Am yon 'Urn Mhin Urn-ham"'."" "he l inked. "I Mio i iKh i youi n i i i i l h" your M l n l e r . You're why ,yon'l'c J n n l l lhe Mi l - IVHl of un."

M l l n n r U i a l i a i i m roiu*. "I nin," nhnH u l d , "und you ' re a i l eur , and l lm onlyono who him n i i d n r i i l n o d . " tlho tookl l u < woman'ii l i a n i l u w a r m l y In hern,t hen added, "Vou won' t forget In iiendn i l - ( h i l l n l i n ;< i rh r i ' | i d reeelpl, w i l lyou?"

]f« wan tlm pitrrort I'niphi'l whodMl«r«"1 In nidii nil riod'u t r i i ih n«c.cDvnry for their nalvatlon, -Kor t u l x*«U»«. in He I l tn iHf l l f Ifintll lcn. l lu

Ni) mail him morn i i i inu iy lhai il i i a l i n i who l inn h r a l n i i (>mui i ;h to Imilgonto I t .

fiance the superstitious prejudices oftho people. He had thus made it pos-sible for the. rulers to pretend thatthey were acting In obedience to thedictates of religion In venting .theirwrath upon Him. We are told, there-fore, that His death was just a strik-ing illustration -of the truth that H'does not pay to be "too good," as faras this world Is concerned.

All that Is true undoubtedly, but itgives a one-sided and altogether In-adequate and false'view of the mean-Ing of Christ's death. It looks at thatstupendous event from a purely hu-man standpoint and is a practical de,-nlal of the divine purpose In the deathof Christ. And it Ignores the accom-plishment of God's purpose in the cir-cumstances connected with Christ'sdeath. /

It Ignores also our Lord's positive"assertion that men were not taking hislife from Him, but Ho was laying itdown of His own accord, and wouldtake It back upon Himself. ' (See John10: 17, 18.) And It Ignores the saerlfl-clai character of Christ's death, andpractically rejects the atonementwhich He made for sin by His death.In fact, one of the incentives to theadoption of this narrow, one-sided,view of the death of Christ Is the de-sire to get rid of the thought of anatonement for sin.

The chief source of misconceptionsIn regard to the teaching of the BibleIs the persistent dlsposlt'on of the hu-man mind to assume that It Is com-petent to grasp spiritual truth In all

MISSIONARY NEEDS: OUB OBLI-GATONfl.

- . - 2 Cor. 8: 1-12., '

field Increase every year, because theopportunities are continually Increas-ing. One country^ after another hagbecome more .open to mission work,and Its people more willing to listenio__the-J3ospel-meseage,^-

thethis

resources of thecountry have In-

when the mind Is fully convinced «fthe truth of some statement concern-ing truth, it has a right to reject off-hand any statement which seems toconflict with that which It has re-ceived. --It~also :clalms-a right-tore-ject any statement which It cannotcomprehend or does not consider rea-onable. This is pure self-conceit; forit Involves the assumption that theml»d of man Is as great as the mindof man's Creator, and that the Crea-tor cannot have any thoughts that aretoo deep for man's full comprehen-sion.

The Bible teachee In many differentforms of expression, to that therecannot be any possible opportunity fora misunderstanding on the subject,that Christ- died in fulSllment of thepurpose of God a* an expiatory sacri-fice for man's aln. It !« quite truethat the wicked priesta and icrfbeaand the w*ak governor and thetraitor among the disciples were re-sponsible for the death 6f JMUS. Theydid not know that they were stringeffect to th« purpose of Qod. and theyacted under tbe Impulse of their ownwicked hearts, without any constraintor any necessity for acting sj» theydid. Their responsibility waa there-fore exactly the eame aa If they hadbeen defeating the purpose of God in-stead of giving effect to that purpose,

knew b»foT»—He~crea:tecriSe"world all that would happen In theworld. He knew that man would sinand He had planned for man's deliv-erance through the death of Christ be-fore He created man. But God mademan absolutely free to choose betweengood and evil and trusted, entirely toHis ability to win man's lovo for theaccomplishment of His groat purposen niiln'n creation, lie will never forceman's Inclination In regard to thechoice between right and wrong; forf Tie did. man would cease to be fre4.

nnd would therefore be Incapable ofbecoming fit for fellowship with God.A man without moral freedom wouldbe nothing but on animal.

AT THE TELEPHONE.

The ways of telephone companiesnil the iienioniil IdlOHyiiL-ranloa of I helid-atom aro HoinotlinoH exceedinglyt i i H p u r u t l i i K ; ye t - there la no way hyIllch one can got multifile!Ion. One

annul reach out and Bbuktt "Ceii'nil,"ml wordH aro vain t l i l i i K u when con-uclci l liy meaiiH of a HXHilleuH Irani),i l t ier . Mr. MIKK'CH giivo way to hlaiimpcr on one oocaulon."What IH the number?" ropeated

entrnl."Vlulet I'ark, olKht-Biivitn-Hovon.""Violet. I'lli'k, t i lKht- i louhlerHuvcn?""I roclmn no.""And whin number do you want.'/""Klmdi i lc , I wo-noncjil foiir-iii 'vcn,""What In your i i n m i i Y ""My i ia i i in lu .John Henry MlgKleH.l l v n a t ill, Dlh'Ueii nlreel , Violet

aril. My hoime 'phone In Violet'arli, e lKh l -nc iVe i i -ii'even, or u lKl i t -ou l i l e iieveu, nil you cliooiio, [ amlurried, luivn no chl l i l ren. We Iteopi|ii|j; mi l l a cat and a perpetual palm

ni l nn i i i ip ld ln t ra , u n i t - ' ""All llial. In unnoeeiiHiii'V, nil'. We

lerely "

"And h in t H i i n i m e r we didn't Invvn aI t nf luck w l l h our roueu. I triedi l u i v c n llu In garden, too, but tlmiiU'Jihnni' chtcl te im got a way w i t hm l , The lioiinn In1 Kremi, w l l h reduhl i i t i . Tln-rn la a eemeni path frontm i i l rdel . | am forty yeai'H old; myI f ' - In yoi inxer and loollll It. Wo IniVo

plu i io ; kenp a cook and a liounoHint tbn f ront bedroom

ed l imi wi led , ami I want ""I'M you w a u l lOl i i id i i l i i . i two-nouK' i t .

i i i r - M e v m r f ""Yi-ii," i tnnpml Mr. Million,"Well , the l ino I,i t inny now. Hiiallcu l l yon?" Hut Mr, M l K K l « H wrolol i - l le r .

Moreover,churches Increased enormously in the past halfcentury. The great Increase in theamounts expended by the churches onthemselves is palpable evidence oftheir greater ability to spend, and theIncreasing volume of the wealth ex-pended every year hy church memberson luxuries and amusements showathat with a very moderate curtail-ment in these directions the treasur-ies of the missionary societies mightbe filled, without any real sacrifice.

That would' be something. It wouldbe a great Improvement on the presentatate of affairs. But would It beenough T Does any thoughtful Chris-tian believe that Qod will be gratifiedwith his giving when he does not giveenough to Involve any sacrifice? Ithas been pithily remarked that mancount what they give, but Qod countswhat we have left (See Marie 1Z: 41-,4.)

"Ye know the grace of .our Lor)Jesus Christ, that, though He wasrich yet for your Bakes He becamepoor, that ye through His povertymight become rich." Let each man doaccording a* he hath purposed In hisheart: not grudgingly, or of necessity:"or God loveth a cheerful giver. And"lod la able to make all grace abound

unto you;'that 'ye,".having; always alllufflclency In everything, may abound

unto eyery good work.^ (2 Cor. 8; 9;": 7, 8.)

But the mission fields need more:han . money. They need men and•omenr—Ho

Wild animals at play offer one ofthe- rarest and most entertainingsights in nature. The observer mustplace himself so that the animalscan neither smell nor see him. Ifhe Jkeeps perfectly still, they are notlikely to see him, but if they get his

. _~pie~in~our societies have ever seriouslyconsidered and prayed over the ques-tion whether God wants -them to be-come missionaries, or not? Many, nodoubt, say to themselves. that It Is not.

i Jhelr d_utyô_g»_becau.(ie_<3p.d__ha8_ no Lcalled them: but have they ever givenGod a chance to call them? Havethey ever put themselves frankly atGod's disposal,, and asked. like -Saul ofTarsus., "Lord, what 'wilt Thou haveme to do?" Jesus exhorted His dis-ciples to pray the Lord of the harvestthat He would send forth laborers IntoHis harvest (Matt. 9: 36-38). and It Isuseless to pray unless we are willingto be used by God In answering ourown prayers.

There Is greater need for such pray-er to-day; for the fields 'that are now"white already to harvest" (John 4:35, tn are very much wider than thosewhich were ready for reaping nineteencenturisi ago. And the command Isu emphatic to-day as H ever was —"Go ye into all the world, and preachthe Oospel to every creature." (Mark

One late' August afternoon, writesa friend of The Companion, I watched three minks playing for at leasttwenty minutes. I was sitting on ahigh railway embankment, when threelithe, dark brown creatures ran outfrom under a pile of old -ties at thefoot of the embankment. They ranalong a stretch of damp gravel, aboutthirty feet below me. They werefull-grown young of the season, butone was much smaller than the othertwo.. They seemed to be playing a gameof tag. One ran ahead, Jumped anarrow pool, swam through It, divedinto It, and appeared unexpectedly,now on this side, now on that. Theother two attempted to follow him,and nipped his tall when they caughthim;

After a little the game was changedas if by common consent, to "holdingthe fort" The fort was a stump inthe middle of a pool. One of thominks got on top'of It, and the otherstried to pull him down. They finallyswarmed up opposite sides of the

I began to fear that the game w»iover, but In a minute this playerseame running out again, and the gam»began anew. . ;

All through the game the runtamused me very much. He remind-ed me of a email child who does not]

Older playmates. He could notup with his brothers. W h e n , ,were at one end of the pool, he of-ten came up at the other. /'Climbingthe stump was hard work for him,and he generally got on fop of It afew seconds after his big brothershad left it. Then he would lookround, half-confused,' and dive after

and played the game through as wellas he could. . :':,X|

At the end of another ten minutesall three minks ran quickly along th»gravel slope and disappeared underthe ties. I waited half an hour, butthey did not appear again.

These three minks had their hom»within a few rods of a farmer who-kept chickens. I strolled over antjasked the old man if he had had any-trouble wlth_ minks. They had notbothered.htm, he said, and he had notaeen one all summer.11 also found a song sparrow's n

in. some weeds right near theplayground. True, the minks. UT!&near a marsh and a lake, where bothfrogs and fish, their favorite 'food.

stump at- once,' nipped him -Vigor- were'abundant: but it Is a fact-thatously, and pulled him'down. Then i wild animals do not generally huntnumber two took the stump, until the I near their homes. One spring »game grew too lively for him, and he, skunk raised a large family within aplunged after the one that had given j few rods of my -hen house, and taxed

Sharp a nip. At the end o f ' m a only nn« ban n l j giimmnr, and thlg4«a-minutes-a train — the — young — r~'r!

ing the whole embankment, and the skunks grew so large that she foundminks ran back under the ties. l i t difficult to provide for them.

HER 6WN_..gQ.LK.8. ! eight :tO: nine_I_ make,jny_ di-ssert, pre-^__ pare the vegetables nnd chop the-

In the South they say that no one m«<at; from nl"° to te" 1 du!'t an(J do'of Northern birth ever understood the hamb.e1 worl?-.._ThaJ Blvc.l m.e "

Giving money for the spread of theGo«p«l is good work, but those whodesire to receive the promised rewar.1for their giving must begin as theMacedonian Christians did, by givingthemselves to the Lord without re-serve, and then they Will find out

heth»r God'-wanta-them lu wuik forHim at home or In some distant fieldof labor, and what sort of work Hewants them to do. Aft*r that, It willnot be a sacrifice, but a Joy to givemoney In proportion tt> the meoaureof" each one's âbility. Read Paul'stestimony concerning his liberality ofthe Macedonians In 2 Cor. 8: 1-B.

or not, it Is true that the Northerner • •dintely' after "iunchcon IBgets only rare glimpses of one Inter- and reading hour. Don'teating aspect of the question—tbe what a fine plan u is, Aunt Mclose tie, almost amounting to actual "Ye-est" agreed Mrs. Holdi-relationship that even now, fifty years Vf^!^~~','__after the emancipation proclamation, •unites- a negro with the family whosoproperty he was. . • j

Nobody would have suspected that, nn hour she come back, with bursuch loyalty and devotion'lingered In Hushed uncomfortably,tbe heart of Aunt Mary. She was a ' "It-wan Mrc, Morton, the eetretary »good cook and she became a good" °[_ th'_.<Lh"roh ^'{'. *h<? "'•'"!os'.ze(!business woman when an employer

have enjoyeil

the door-boll, and Ethe:away to answer It, nnd thisshe did not remove her apron. In

who appreciated good cooking took .Iovelyf am] , „•,,„„.„'from yirg'.nla. to New York. She seeine her l£ i horln't, folt.- sure that ......

fly round."She "flew round" to auoh purpoao

that a pUdillnR wnv well undt-r_ wny

A TRAGEDY OF THE STAGE.

An elderly actor said, In despair,o n theatrical ugont ono day:

"la there nothing you can do forno? I've bung around your ofllc",out of work for olglit months, now."

Tbo agent, na bo polished lilnllamoiul ring wi th |I!H red Hllk hand-kerchief, answered thoughtful ly ;

"Mok here, brliiK yournolf up t"late. Tbe turkey t ro t 1» nil tbe K<'-I'on t ra in iiouie animal «r bird to doIn- t m k e y trot w l l h you, und I'll gel•oil nn one of (lie circuit :) at a Ihree-Isure Hillary."

The old nclor thanked the i iKcnt•.rutefully. He lioimht mi OH!rich from

retired clrci iH mini, and. a f l e r a lo'f hard work, be taught the bird toin-key trot w l l h him nplendl i l ly . Tln;ii

1m reported l l lmnelf to tbe UKeii 'ngnln.

Hut Hie i iK ' ' i i l , '<>r all b in proiulneh-h t i i l nollilii |; to orfer. Tho poor fel-low turned up nvery day fih- a while,then every other day. t hen nveryth i rd day; hut there with' nothingi ln l i iK : and at IIIHI a week wont byw i t h o u t I i ln appearance ut the ngenl'nolllce;

Then t h e nK"nt went for him, nndmild :

"Wi>ll , I ' V HI 've hookedyonrn ill-- -"i n p l i ' d i i in l lv :

" I I ' H too In to now," he nald."Too late? Mow In It too l u lu?"

Huld Ibn M K e n l , f r o w n l l i K ,"I've bad to eat my pii i lner ," m i l l -

lered tbo old a<:lor. ( l lohe-Deiao-

was a faithful worker. She gave her the clock would strike nine befor.- femployer her money's worth but she had that lU-nm-rt made. Now I must-counted her pennies and hoardedthem and when she had an oppor-tunity to get lighter work or higher Z'"1 "•"""""« «•'«>• WON umu-r wny.- • . , i, • . . i before there came n hofl tat n? Knockwages, no pleasant relations between1 s •"!"»»•

-beraolf • and her—mUtraga pravcnUdher from changing her place.

"What luck did you have?" askedthe manager of Aunt Mary's favoriteemployment agency rather anxiouslyone day. She had not had anythingvery lucrative to offer tho old woman,and had sent her to call on two gen-tlewomen In reduced circumstances—

ot the side door. She threw open tho--<!oor-wtth-a- floury hnn(r"nTnf~reSoTOte^~ly faced a nhrliiklng l l t t l* Armenian-peddler.

"No," she Hnlcl firmly before lie ha*time to utter a word, "I don't want ftthing, nnd I haven't u moment to Rlve-you. Oood morning!"

"I sh'n't Krt n thine done at thisrate!"' »he exclaimed, Impatiently,while ,f i l i t t l e f rown deepened b,>tw«>«nher. eyes. "Theru'n th i i leltplioiR'-holVnow, nna my cleaning hour hulf-

the sort who want good service without being ai)lo to pay for It.

"I've found 'cm," replied Aunt Mary, ' K°"0,;with n radiant grin. ah<1 motor «' "m>"? nhe

"You will tal<o tho place?" At whatwages?"

wi th h<r ear at the ree.-lver and |»-reye on the clock. "O Tom! F cnn'tpON»lbly! I'm mirry. lint you know.

Aunt Mury did not appear to hear, d -ar , thn t In my s tudy hour, nnd mySho did not seem Inclined to talk to f y n t e m hua ln-t-ii f e a r f u l l y uimet nl-the manger nt all. 3ho prpferred to r.-iuly. I 'm HOIT.V. dood-hv!"tnlk to herself.

"Mls» Su«!o Ilttll," olmerved,'ninrrled one of those good-for-notb-

Inir fnrnilclmclH. M|BB l.ucy. Hhe umr-rled her counln Ham. Her l i t t le girl—"

"Mow iiuieb nro they going to payyou?" Insisted tho manager.

"I don't know, obllo!1' replied A u n tMary, radiantly.

"You don't know? A u n t Murv ,In the matter w i th you? Don't No I I O I I H

f ixed you up at luut .you for t h n t turn ofHut t h e old actor In t e r -

A K"od "lory In told of Dr. K l l c h o l i .of l lm A i i H l r a l l a n I ' n r l l ame i i l . Dur inga de l i i i t e |a Pi i r l l iunoi i l on uonio eiti i-cation i i i teht lon a ineiuber of tho Op-pi'"llloii hucal i io rnllinr exc i ted , nndi!Xclalined :• •-

"Wby, al I h l u vury ,'1111111)0111 1 lutviia nc.liool In my eyu

"Nut unite.," Intiirr]« ! ( ; "only ono pupil,

you feel well to-day?""Today IN the happleul iliiy I've

had for twenty yonrH!" declared A u n tMary, iiolomnly. "Don't you under-H t i i n d ? I've found 'em. My mntherwn« M I H H SiiMle noil's iiuruo, chile.How much are they i?aln' to pay mojNothln'. I've found my folks."

CAST IRON OR INDIA-RUBBER.

Mm. Jloldeii wna wIpl l 'K 'bit uh ln -liitf urw u l U H H und Hllver w i th tb-prctty now (OW|H, Her nlctoo. a brlduof u nioiitb, wi iu i wnwhl i iK thi 'm and

Impplly of tier IIOIMIH a '

"I'm MI thankfu l you ntnppcd off.IIVBII If lt'» "lily for throe iluyn, A u n tMurcla, Tbiro ar« loin of thl i iKH Iwant to unit your advice almiit. Hn"my liruiul too nmeh dour In It. or didIt I'Ulte 111 too alow un ovunf I onlyknow Unit H wu« too hard. I inn KII-ln( to i-yntmnatlio all my work, with• ln«k for mi eh hour, und each tanl<In to ho iiimiplAtcd In Itn hour. I th ink1 -j-

TliAra wan an Imporul lvn rliiK "t theitiiiir-lirll. und I'illuil wlpnd Imr handn,took nn* hnr k l t c l tn i i npron, and linr-llod to thn door,

"It wan only u nin»»i)iiK«i' boy whowunt*ii1 to ho dlrnntnd to JiidK,) Mnr-rlll'n," »ho explnlni'it. upon lirr re-turn, plunglnc h«r nriii« uKulu Into tbndUb-pali. "A* I Wtt» r-aylll*. tbn onlrway lo noi-ompllxh unytblnir l« toImva a »y»tiin. If tllkt boy hadn't In-tnrriip(nd me, we'd h«vo' hud them"«l*h«* don* promptly ot ulifht. l<Yum

Hhe turned riniinl from tlm rcci-Iviirnnd look ii|> a broom w i t h a iicrvnii*hand. "O d.-nr. A u n t Miircl i i! Tberi*are no many Interrupt ln i iH. l in t 1 mu-rnot allow ,pVanni>* to Interfei-e wl t l»duty."

Mr«. l lo ldvn loo'lu-d "tend |y lnt<fher nlece'M Irniihled hrnwn eyi-ii.

"h'ometlmcH, d.-nr, ph-iiHiiri ' In »duly. If Tom IIIIH planned an hourout In tlie he i i u t i r i i l country for yourIdeiiHiire anil b in , yon o - i K h t to KO.

enn ho run u l ' h o u t 'nyiitoin, 'l int It in i in t he an eh in t le hynlem thati i l lown p ' en tv of room for I n l ' r r i i n -tloiiH. l . l f-1 IH mad-- up lni'({e|y of In-l e r r i i p l lonn we i n i i n l plan for tln-iu'.Often they an- t h e hent I h l i i K - th : i (come to IIH In n i l t in- dn.v'M eourHi'-.Don ' t -p lan thn flrnt of the week all III"\vorl< t h a t yon I I I I I H I jfei t h r o i i R t i w i thhy rtntni 'day l i l K h l , and Ili .-n runIn-ei i t l i l i -uHly Ih ro i iKh n i l (he lo|yr.lovely dnyn, Irylntr In va in to i-nteltup w i t h yonr tank. Foifr lVe me, dene,but I W u n t you to i - n n u t t net yonr ny«-tt'in of riihhi'r, not of ennt Iron,"

Hhe had no ( l inn |i.> Hay inorii or ti»jmlKe the effect ti( whnt f ihi- had flnld.for Ibn door hi-ll Jlnnlcd iiiralher nlectt ohryrd I t n riuniiiioni*.

"Dome r l N h t l i i and xlt do\vn," «h»beard I f l lho l nay, l i lml ly . "You looktlrnd. ami I'm Kol'iir to miihe you nolip of t f i i . Here In a dearA u n t Mnrelii, who IH null lni ;

lomr fnr t ha t ,|i-lly d lub Tomliroko. I ' ll put th" k u l t i e on the «»»-Mtove, and t lmu, If ,\ ni i ' l l uxenm mil nmoni 'snt , I w a n t to te lephone (o Tom"

"II'll Kthel , Tolll." Hhn r a l l K i l , "f\viint to xnv H i n t A u n t -Mnre ' i t and I

coiiMldertid, Mud aceept your In-v i ta t ion for I I I I K o'e|oe|t »-|||i imi i hpleimiire. A i i n n i l u i ' to one',' All

I t rh t l I f tbe lu i i ' l i .H.n dlnlie* i i rxn ' tiloiie, we'll p|li> ||i"Mi up u n t i l we netImcU. I fl'ui't «v«-r Intond to mtnn an

wllh ynii. Tom (Irttr, Tlinfiinil , (lood-hyl"

I'rofpJHor—-Mr. icuiifiiim, wlmt toni«"I loveT"

Mr. Icunn«m (lookliiK nt llm »lr»with knowing ey««)--Intemo!

1111,1

old !ady.

FWheo N«w tear ComesBCORDS of the flight ot-tlmo

were in a sorry muddle In

as a matter orfact the ar-rival of New* Year's day

arid it -never occurs to you thati, there :might iSlpt /.be a new year,ijiojv any yearA and even It

night open up in the- early sprlng-tlrtl^, or. lato In- 'full, or some othertimev^f the year 'as we know It now.liittle "ttore than twenty centurleaof thq girth's annual celestial tourshave talltyd with the year as the unitol time. "Phis' innovation is cr.ifdlted toEratoath^nea, mathematician and phi-losopher, who held a job as librarianlor one ot-thq-Ptolemys- at-AIexaiidraabout 254 years before Christ. Eratos-tjicnes no douht :fo\ind deliRht In, de-v'islnp a system by which future, ages•could cat their, meals and go to bedand: get up again \vlthout :*a'vlng tofirm run out into th'e yard to secwhere the sun or moon or some alnrry constellation might chance to be.

\\'e all know- that the year is theperiod' In which the sun makes a com-plete circuit of the heavens -and re-turns to the point In the zodiac•whence It started, but we never stop1o question how or why. It Is enough

. -for nB that calendars and almanacsgre thrown our way for the asldng.j

trein , we find each day of theIn and of the ypar carefully num-

bered.Our years are of the Christian era

and extend from January 1 to Decem-ber 31. This era was first used l>yTHonyslus Exlgus in A. D. 533. It wastnore than a thousand years beforethe year was begun on January 1 by

Eratosthenes there seems ~"to have, 1»en no crying demand for a precise^j»lan of counting time. In one citythe reckoning was by a succession 'ofTiInKS, in another hy a succession of

_-;nmelstrates -or priests. Even1 after thfradoption In European countries of theChristian era there were -so many•methofla of dating— national, provln-clal and ecclesiastical^— that only con-Jijglon could result. Mythology long

a higher place than astron

pies of Egypt and Babyloniaaid to have been wiser than

-Jot other nations that figure in^Tenturles following them. Sagesgnose olden times were familiar

i the heavens, but the Greeks who,r.~..jwed them could not calculate theadient of their moons ~ln conjuncttorriwith the sun. The Hebrews before go-ing down-into Egypt and the Arabiansbefore the time of Mohammed calcu-lated- time .only, by the -moon.: .They.

' -figured 12 lunations o'r 354 days asjthe duration of the year. On that ba-'iris the New Year's day returned tothe same season once In 33 years.Moses Is said to have obtained all ofhis chronological knowledge from the

the tropical year by observing the]ri*lnK of Slrltis, the dogstar.

Somo troubles of the jews lu keep-ing their calendar straight aro told Inthe Jewish encyclopedia. In earlytimes an extra month was thrown In(Bvery two or three years. Calculationsof the relative length of tho solar andlunar yeara were handed down by tra-ditions in the patriarchal family. It•was possible also to judge by thoffraln harvest. It tho month of Nlsanarrived and tho sun was BO far fromtho vernal equinox that It could notreach it by the Kith ot tho month, thomonth was not called Nlxan, but AdarShcnl (second).

Tho country people and tho Inhab-itants of Babylonia wero Informed ofthe beginning ot thn month by fire*lgnnls, carried from station to nla-

Old Custom of the New YearIIE first, day of January'

has not always beenNew Year's Day. In fact.New Year's has be«n,,one of the most mova:-able feasts known inhistory and different

nations have celebrated It at differentperiods in the winter, the spring, thesummer and the autumn.

?Jie__anclent-JEgyj>tian3_anjl_J!er

tion In the mountain country."Under the patrlorchato of Itabbl

Judith I.," says tho Jewish encyclo-pedia ,"tlio Samaritans, In order to<onfOBo thn Jowe, n«t fire nlgnaln atImpropor times and thus ciumed thnJ«wo to fall Into error with rogard tothn day of tho new moon, Ilnbbl ju-rtnh uccordlnKly alKillnhcxl tho (Ire »IK

nnd employed mcflBei>Ke.rn."Tho Jewlnh enlendur reckons the

FATHER TIME OPENS THE NEW BOOK.

al month to be inserted every secondyMtr between tho 23rd and 24th otFebruary, constating of twenty-twoand twonty-threo days alternately.Thus four years contained 1,465 daysand the mean length of the year was3661-4 days. This was one- day toomuch. From an effort to adjust mat-ter* more confusion resulted.

I'olltlolans of that dny wero no losaprone to manipulate affairs to theirown advuntngo than thoy ar« to-day.

traduced the equinox tell on the 2Bthof March. In tho course of a few cen-turies It changed. Tho (1rror In tiinoamounted to a day tn 12S years In1582 Pope Gregory XIII. abolished theJulian calendar In all Catholic coun-tries and Introduced tha one now InUse. At that time the equinox hadslipped back to March 11. Ten duys^wore dropped from the calendar.]Every one hundredth year thnt by tho'old style would be a leap year.was toho n common year, the fourth century

SOME QUAINT NEW YEAR OB-SERVANCES.

It has always been customary forthe civilized racen to see the OldYyear out and the New Year In withdemonatraiUont) of merriment and oon-vlviallty. Schemes of all kinds aroIntroduced by wealthy Londoners forwelcoming the Now Year at banquotflon the night of December 31.

In many parts of Britain there aredozens of nluKUlar and attractive,

commence-ICvorv third pftriort of eight ypars was' ho a common year, tne rounn couimj| UUM:UO ui „•,.„-....• „ ............ . . . ,to contain only throe Intercalary, divisible by four oxceptod; 1600 walkways of celobratlnK tho commence- 'months I nut cad of four. Thin would to be n leap year, but 1700, 1800. 1000. ment of another year, tbe quaint cor-'reduce tho moan length of Lite year to of the common length, nnd 2000 n'emonlon. an a rule, being carried out8(!f> 1-4 dayH, but tho earn of the oal-'le«P ywr ngalu. -Some' countries were, In tbe H«mn manner thoy wero ob-

' o t o d bt Uus- Horveil R«n«rallons IIKO,emlur waswith (llscrotlon

ayH, but tho earn of the o a l - e « P ywr u. - ,as left with certain 'officials »low to accept thin mothod, but Uus-| Horveil R«n«rallons IIKO,c.nrtlon to Intercalate moro or "la l« the only Ohrlntlari country that' An old cimtom which h

" " " ' •>— I i-> xntnmniM' I t llflteHhnn a good

place at

from evening to nvenliiK In noflorilanco with th« order obaervnd Inthr. Illbllcitl unoount of tho creation,Th» Jowlnh cycle In nineteen yo»rn«xc«(tdn thn Oregorlan by 2 hourn, Hmtnut«a nnd 15.8 •eoonds. Thin maknnft difference in 100 oyclna (1,000yearn) of 8 daya, 11 bourn, 45 mln-(iten and ft ncoonda, The asniimod du-ration of tha solar year la 0 mlnutenDO 26 2? nunonda In oxc«aa of the trim•ntronomlcal value, which will cuunotho datoa of th« commonooment of fu-tnrn .l«wtBli yeara, that tiro no eiilnu-lot i-d. to advance from the. equinoxn dny In error In 210 ymirn,

All Kuropnan e.ountrloH borrownilC'.vll ciilnndarn from thu Honiaiin. Tlmynnr IKIRIVII wi th M&roh >»<! tbnt nc-countH for llm pr«nnnt namftn of the,Inn! tour monthn of tho year, lu thar n l K i t of Numn two month* warn mid-id, .lainmry nt Uio bnglnnliiK anil Vob-ruiiry at the «nd, In B42 1>, 0. ITobru-B I V wnfl «lvnn KB pronont. place. At

Hint I lino tha niontha lijul twenty^nlnonnd thirty dayn nlternatnly, BO thatthe y<>»r had 84(1 dayn; to mnltn tblnmorn fnrti inato under I ho old nuper-ullllon that "luuk Una In odd iinru-liiir«," OIIA dny wo* adde<1. Tlm moonniaUen « revolution In about twentyn ine and one link dnyi and twnlvo luiindona fornv n period »f llfii dnyn. Tnvet I ho "Ivll Cttlnndnr oviin with t'n

<«itlnr year Numn ordnrod »n mlilltlon

Wlll l ( i inr.rtrii i i i i n, L . .K . . . ...«lvfewer daya. To prolong tho termn of dons not. follow It. ' deal to commend l' tuuen piiu-o m.,ofllce. or to b»«tPn ftl«clJ(>n5 tho qiieti- j Although for many centuries the.ro t lo lmrn cbupel, MldilVewlcli, CliOHblre, |tlon of tho cn.le.mlnr wan igijored.' wna BO groiil varloty In the Detection lpor n inny yearn pant !h« boll-rlngnrn |When Jnlliift Cananr came Into power of thn day rcRarded an tbo flrHt of th« of tbe pnrliih lmv« fimg In the, New jhn found tho civil equinox differed yoar, religious ohnorvancRH nnd fen- \«nr nnd then tnndn th«lr wfty to, afrom Iho nntixiiiomleal by threw tlve. rejoicing wnro K<m«ral ampng all eouple of loiml honlnlr leH, there to be;

• • - - • •- /•(.!„..„« enii.i-iiilned hv the Innillordn fr«n o f l

member of the fair uex on Now Year'uDay, while fires must not bo put outon, that day tn the south of England,or the luck of the year will be ex-ceptionally bod.

On tbo continent, especially In out-of-the-way villages, it la customaryfor food nnd drink to be put on a ta-ble ontnlde. the nausea on Now Year'seve. Thl» Is not to feed the hungry,but to kenp gobllnn from forcing theirway within. Rut why goblins shouldbe afraid of food, cannot bo oxplftlnod.

ABOUT THIS TIME—

Soino ointiu swear off for Now Ytwxr'nday, and uonio among tbo bills forgotthe "off" part of It.

Somu men woar nuapendcrtt whichfai r hamlu huv« dor/orated and thuukHeaven that ullorn Invented wulnt-

uoinnnn »nn nitMuvm,, , . , , .lo Hiiinnter. , inauguration of tbp n«w y«wr wan one A i i un ln t r i iHlom taken |ilnco nt :

HuHlK<Minn , an old nmtliMnallolnii , of tbo cimtonm rntnlnei l upon (be en- Hunder lnnd on . lannnry I n t . Kurly on Iwho wan more I'uiiilllur wi th tho rttarii tahllnhment of t ' h r l n l l u n l l y . Tbo date MI-W Year 'n innrnl i iK the Mayor or t h n :than any man of bin Umn, came to ranned front Cl i r lnunim to Knntor mi- horouch. accoiiipnnleil by the Mayor-!Oawimr'i riwouo and dovlaod a plan til la to li) tlm sixteenth century. Kin- e.nn. p n j n u v l n i t lo ibn t o w n work-ito put nn "lid to tbn dliK>rdor. Tho ally tlm datn WIIH aocepted ihii l hud IKHIMI- . and performn the ceremony of,civil year wan rfRtilalod entlraly by boon iinined by Niiinn. who alno hud "<T<IWII |HK" tbn oldont l iunuten. Thetlio nun and w*« fixed at StlR 1-4 dayn, named llm month In honor of . I H I I U H , crown lined In n f lve-nhl l l l i iK ple.cn, jtbn uimrtor day lieliiK udilod to each the two-fiiecd, who wnn tbun Hiip|io»ed thn coin helnK plnciid on the lu'ixd offourth year an w« h»v« it now. The to turn at oucn back upon the old each of t h e l n m n l < m nolected for Un-original plan wan to havn t h i r t y ono ynar and forward to tbn new. honor. The money t h e y receive In Dili

nontlin, Wlntor monthn hadthree tlyo rejoicing wero ge.u«r abenn proplen— KgyptlnnH, .lewa, ChlniiHe, enterli i lned by the landlords f rnn ofnontlin, n o r m o n n — , . ,

•arrled back Into n u t u m u und au tumn Hoiimrm and MobammedttUH. Solemn ex|ieu««s

ouch for lh« flrat, third, f i f t h , | ]i<i>natlnK and ' t h n In tn i 'nb i i i ign

Junior. The money t lu-y receive Inof W I I V uiay lie MP«I>I liy t h e m In any

dftyu ouch f o r lh« f l r a t , third, f , ]i<i>natlnK and t n n n i ' n i i i i g nHovontb, ninth and olevunth monthn ,lri,nn,,t» |mv,, iwnn rii»tomnry lu all » '« i in i<i - tb»y t b l n k proper.nnd the other month* thirty, <txoopl f tgnH n<) f,,r „„ ,.„„ nn |w,rni-d from ' At Covpnlry It IH (be c i i n t u m to «at,Kebrunry. wblnh wn« to hav« twnnty- rcoordn of enlolirnlloiii of (b in dny. "Ood cnlien" nn New Venr'n eve, andnine on common yoarn and tbli'ty \viubtniS R Happy New Year ban linen mi Deownlwr HO nnd III tlm bnkn rn«neb four th yonr. Tina would bavo n (.,m(om ,in old an n n t l q i i l l y , lint 1<M i>f Hint c i t y nr« buny Inrn t im "ill theboon So much morn n tmnla Hmt bud ,,„ |101,n u lmiy ,,«v«r (crow no old n" ilellcnelra by tbe bunilredwelKlil . A

' - r d -

er,When thn Julian oalaodmi

THE NEW YEAR.

II boon l(«pt wo nn doubt would wn.nl lo ),„ out ,,f ,),,|P ('|I|<-UK»to glvn l lmiikn to t;«oiinr. Hut then Hrrnl i l .eame that other Cufiniu- Bml npotlod |t(

all. July bud hren named for . lul lunnnd A i i R i m t i m |n«lat«d tbn nioiith tohour bis own imm« miut bnvo nnmnny dnyn an July. On* <l«y wan Ink-on from Kobrimrjr »nd niMed to '•Au-nmt to grnt l fy tb« vani ty of tl^« rul-

Whoto u.

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lvhn<

Uncord- "dofl-enkn" l« t r l n i l R i i l u r In nhnpr-,nhout hulf nn lueb tbli:l<, nnd ni lndw i t h n h ind of mliiciment; In f u e l ,II In n Rlorlflert mlnrn pin.

Th«r« nrn ni-oren of nupe rn t l t l onnj nnBOelat rd wi th tho bf iKlnnl i iK of u

in l ty m«y!'s'ew Y«»r which tho i\var»n« pormmu* Hv« In kIM>w« nolblnn about.

.. .- ,.l , ,|U|,|olty f(||i

* '" r* y

D«*n Ho««»».

dnmtIt la cun"'»'« I'|n tbo North H«* to be

of the l i t t l n Inlnnit

Houiw Benerous woiuun are wonder-mi; why tholr lunibund'ti uuw miioUlntlJacket Hiiui l lH Hlui u nliiged boiled din-ner.

Some, mon uro In dm celUr l l t l l n K"if Kuy bandn of wlfe'a holiday c lKKi ' iluborloiiHly upon iiuri'eptltloim Hiibnt l -tnte.i und m n d l t u t l U K on tbn rublinrIniln.- i t ry.

Home Klr ln nro wondorhiK whn thorb» luivn her tho ring thin year, andwl ie lhe r be eounldern (but a Chrlnt-I I I U H K l f t .

Homo nnlKUhorn urn wlnhln i ; thn tl i t t le Wllll" might W B K In ntroiiRtlr ,

I he cnn't lilt the hnu) of llut drii iu• l i l l te b«rd niioiiKh y»t.

I Home llt t ln niixldn know morn I l inn! they did about the In tn rnu l i inivloiuy

of dolln and woolly Inmhn, nnd weepamid the n u w d i i n l .

THE NEW Y E A f l .

Knel l New Year In a leaf of our lovi- 'nro«n;

ll f n l I n Ini l i j i i lck miothnr rone-lrufKrown ,

Mo In HIP flower from ynar to yo»r thanlunr-.

Hut > richer, for tha daad l««r«« f«odhy i»' It* fl»m«.

slans began the new year at the au-. •tumnal equinox, September 22, andthe Greeks in. the time bt Solon—a£-

I ter whom every rural lawmaker hasI called himself ever since—at-th4 win-ter solstice, December 21. The Ro-mans began the year with the wintersolstice until Caesar changed It toJanuary 1. The Jews began the newyear at the vernal equinox, March 22,asT'the^beginning of the-year; This-19-astronomically the . beginning otspring and- is really a logical time tobegin the new _ -year. In England -Christmas Day, -December 25, wasNew Year's Day until William theConqueror came. His coronation fellon January 1 and he ordered thatthat day be observed a3 New Year's •thereafter. In 1582 the Pope promul-gated the Gregorian calendar, andNew, Year, which'mediaeval Europetheretofore had observed March 25,was finally fixed for the first day ofJanuary.

The sole record of the observance)of the New Year by the Pilgrims inthe New World^ named New Englandwas most prosaic, most brief—"wewent to work betimes." Many of thegood Pnrltan ministers -thought-tha.celebration of the day savored of im-proper and unchristian reverence forthe heathen god Janus. Yet thesaEnglish settlers came from a land .

_whpr<» x>w Year's Eve and^^NgwYear's Day were second In Import-ance, and In domestic observance onlyto Christmas.

No English holiday was of muchaccount that was not observed withflowing bowl. On- New. Year's Eve thawassail bowl waT filled 'with-spiced—ale and drunk in families, and poorerfolk tied a bowl with ribbons andbegged for money for ale to Oil andrefill the bow], singing:Wassail, wassail all over the town.Our toast It Is white, our-ale it Is

brown;Our bowl It is made of a maplln tree.We T>* good fellows all, I drink to

. fhee. .In some parts of England the old . -

year is "swept out" by men and boyswith blackened faces dressed to rep-resent sweeps,. In others it. is "burnedout" with bonfires. Sometimes it Isrung out with muffled bells that areunmuffled and rung clear after 12o'clock.

In Derbyshire when the clock-.struck 12 the house door was thrownopen as for an honored guest, and thaNew Year was ushered in with ashout of "Welcome!" and the firsthuman incomer was watched for withmuch-eagerness,- a - woman-visitor-be^-,ing thought—rather ungallantly—tobring Ill-luck: a light-haired man wasalso regarded with much disfavor. InLancashire many swarthy, dark-halr-money from enmh boat. In ScotlandNew Year's morn to "take the NewYear In," receiving a gift ot liquor oemoney fro meach host. In Scotlandthis "tlrat-footlng" waa a ceremonyof much Importance; and so universalwas the custom of visiting from houseto house that a century ago, in Edin-burgh, the ntrcetB were more throng-ed from 12 to 1 In the New Year'smorning than at midday. An It waadeemed unlucky to enter a houaoempty-handed, the visitors bore withth«m cakes, cheese and bowls or ket-tles of "hot pint." A« parties offriends met in the streets they, ex-changed cakeo nnd buns nnd nippedeach other'a drink. v

With tho dawning of the now year,lot un stop for a moment and Invoiceour life for tho pant twelve, montho,much an the merchant Involcea hisgoodn. Uftt lro to your room alone, loot*over tho Imokn and neo how they bal-ance. Do they nhow that trade haabeen good, that peoplo have come tolook dally for loving worda, sympa-thy, and kind uc.tH, and receivedthorn? Or do thoy show tho opponltoTIf no, M HH order a new stock OfiTooiln tb ln yonr from tho HeavenlyFirm, n clean, purn, up-to-dnt« atork.Then. rnmfmberlnK wo nr« workingfor the bent firm, lot \ia keep busymob day. And people will buy, tf(boy nee tho Koodn nr* pure, whol«-nonio and beautiful. Tx»t wich one r«-milvo that tho year 191S, ahnll h« con-neernted to tho holplntf In nome wn.yovm-y one AVO moot every day In th»"yrnr. Sunnhliie.

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A NEW YEAH'8 RESOLUTION.

Mr. I. (loiter tu«nl«, lato cu«ht«r ofth n ' n teontb Nut'l bunk, runolven ton t n y lu Knvopo tbln year.

Two yoonK ludlun rocolitly wont tonee a crlellol nmtch.

Tlioy hud nflvir neon tho gumoplayed heforo, and with thn Inovlt-alilo ciirlonlty of their BOX they want-ed lo know the Inn nnd oi|(» of every-I h l l i K tbny naw.

1'reHnnlly tho ey<-» ot ono daninali-eBtnd on lb« wloketa. *"'

"What nrn thono ntlcka la th«uround tor?" nhn ivifkod her frUurt. ,

"Why, dear,'" replied the otli»r,"1 aUppoan tho«« ar« th«

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A Happy New Year To you all!

WEDNESDAY was an ideal Christmas Day. With snow covering theDOBS $100 Look &00d to YOU ? earth, everything looked as pure as the sinless life of the Christ whose

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Walnut Nook Fruit and Stock FarmJ. B. WESCOAT

Dealer in Hay, Suit l l lnrk OI . ISM

If any one thinks that the Inspector of Weights and Measures, E.W. Strickland, has nothing to do, just read this : Since March last hehas placed official seals on 7,769 appliances ; condemned 616 ; adjusted

And I I I , 1. Him l i n y .l>ni|i u i M u i t a l . i > r n lmi

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CHAS. T. T H U R S T O NPractical

Plumberand Gas Fitter

Knt lnmt i 'H <'li(.(. rrn||v fun i lh l i c i l .1'riMniil A l l o n l l n i i In nil lUmln nf

riui i i l i lnu work « l l l ( i r rvci i ll lUK' ' l i l l l n 111 I l in mill .

lluiiiin.il . ion A v i ' i i no l.m-M I'lionii ij.'i7l i t t tDll l l l l l toi i , . Jsf. J §

Mias BERTHA TWOMEYNotary PublicCom. of Deadss

iiullncM In these Unas properly umlpromptly Attended to.

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All the Sunday Schools report having had a fine time. The chil-dren entered into the spirit of the day,, and took part as though theymea'nt it. Gifts were numerous, to pastors, superintendents, officers,teachers, and pupils, making it a day of joy.

Everyone appeared to be taking a rest on Thursday morning, —alann clocks were overslept, breakfasts late, and as some one said, —

'Twas the tiiorti after Christmas,And all thro' the house

Not u creuture was stirring,Not even a mouse.

We supposed that property owners would take suflicient pfide inthe new concrete walks to keep them clear of snow; but many evidentlyexpect pedestrians to do it. A little work by Henry Layer, Tuesday,made as clean and dry a pavement as anyone could wish. Some othershave more time than he, and could have done n

Hoots'came in wry handy, yesterday,—rain, Hlush and mud.

A ttiKn on n near-by telephone pole amused pa8Hers-l>y,— reading,"For mile ; iii(juire"witliin."

\VV hi iv iMi ' l heard any one of our Cotincilnifii complain of havingreceived too large u nalary for Hcrvices rendered. ItesideH committeework, inspecting improvements*, etc., they have nveruged throe meeting*per ituiii th, thirt year.

We \ \ i ) i i l i l i ipptvcjatr it if all who huvt- hilln nguiust UH, mid thosei i id t / l i to l ID us, would iilleiul to name as near Jan. int an pOHsihle,

Tho ni'xt event which >« looked forward to is the New Yeur'n evepu i i i iU- , Tuenihty n iKh t . Ivveryone is «ri|cod to participate, und drctw inl a n t u s l i r n t y l r , or no Hlyle . Musical innl iunu- i i lH will l>e iilnoiig tlief f i i tu i i -^ , If you have n tin horn, old dihli pan, drum, rattle, or bones,l>r i i i | ; i h f in ; i lnn^ . TorcheH an- also wiintcd. The Htrwt lij-.lits will[ i io l iably In- on all n i ^h l .

Tin- Kepi tb l ican oflice will be open mi Jan. l:U. It will be n fineditti* lor Wi t l ing old M'oivs. 1'lounc cull.

Next Wf i iucMdny w i l l be wr i t t en —i - i - I ; ! , tinU'Hs you forget.HVCH tlion^h it iloi-H contain a " I T , , " we hope 'twill not prove nnlui-kyfor our midi'is, but » your of prosperity and liappine»M for all.

A Practical New Year'sResolution

which you would not careto break . .

To subscribe lor theSOUTH JERSEY REPUBLICAN.

Toq/n Council held an adjourneand a special meeting on Fridaevening last, adjourning at eleve.o'clock. At the special theypassethe ordinance which will be founin this issue. /

Eagle Theatre is . again locatein the O'Donnell' building. . Thplace has been re-floored and otherwise improved ; and the proprietois keeping up his high-standard oentertainments.

:a±girls" had an agr'eeabl

surprise, in the shape of a Christmas box,' from a few subscribersWe are told that the^several dollars among them. Goodthey deserve it. The serviceexcellent.

St. Mark's Church, Sunday afteChristinas^. _ 7.* *-. a,_tn.,_ Mor'tiinPrayer ; at 7.30 and 10.30, HplCommunion ; ii.45,SuudaySchool7.30 p.m., Evening Prayer. - Ci:cumcision of Christ, Jan ist; a7.00 a.m., Morning Prayer; 7 30Holy Communion ; 4.30, p.-.m.Evening Prayer.

Among the holiday visitors, weliave met Misses Bertha Eck.hardtVlabel Brownley, Hulda Ludlamand Lillian Measley, frbm Stateformal School; Lyle Crowell ancLeon Andrews, from Penna. StateCollege; Miss Helen Bernshouse.rom Svvarthmore College; Miss5tella Gordery, from University ol3t. Lawrence ; Xeon Mart, LehighJniversity.

Divine worship in the MethodistEpiscopal .Church on Sunday asx>llows L Class Jneeting at_g.^Preaching by the pastor at io".3O

aT~hoon[unior League at 3 ; EpworthLeague service at 6.45, A seriesof extra meetings will be held, be-

inniug with "Watch Night" ser-vice on Tuesday night, at 10.30;sernjqtijjy the Rev. J. A. Naylor.Everybody invited to attend.

To-morrow, the PresbyterianJhurch calls its members and well-wishers together for the followingservices : Morning, 10:30, theme,

A precious promise for 1913.Bible study at noon; in the lectureoom. Christian Endeavor meeting

at 6.45 p.m., directed by the Mis-ionary Committee. Evening, 7.30,heme, "To-day, To-morrow or

Our-meeting..for-prayeromes Thursday, at 7.30 p.m.

Thecounty corn growing contest,which culminated on Saturday,)ec. I4th, when the prizes werewarded in the' Court_ House' at

Hays Landing. The display oforn was artistically arranged ontie walls; the Court House waslied with interested people. Adresses were made by Prof. Sensot,f Trenton; Prof. Braman, ofiamnionlon, Prof. Riley, of Abse-on, and Rev. Thos. J. Cross, of

Atlantic City. Prizes for essaysvere also awarded. Itwasdecidedo repeat the contest next year.

AN OHUINAN'.T: to provldo lor tho ninklnn** ol A temporary loan In Anticipation <>( thu

yinent i)f curtain nHHeHHmmitH for jiultllciprovuinciitM. und to Iniuu untl rvnuw nutua

horelor. In nccoixlniiuo with tho i>rovlitloiiHf>fi Act ol tliu MKlHlnturu ul thv SLilc of New?rnuy, «*utltl(;(l. "An Act to authorize Incor..traltKl cltlcH, horonifliN, toxvna. vlllutft'ii nntltwiuhlpa of thin Mtnte to tx'rrow lauucy nndt noKiHlnto tcmiHkrnry lonim In ftiitlclpntlonI rticttlpt ol tnxi'H nnd naHt'Huiiiuma, nntl to

jfiiro tho rttpnyniAnt of the moiiAy MO borrow-I." niiprovod tlio nliKftoHith ituy o| Juno,.!>.. nliintc'tiii hundrtMl and fllx.WIIKIIKAH, t l iu Town < 'oiiiicll of I ho Town olAinntoDlon duly imbued n cttrtnln ordlnnncv,i tho ilrnt <tny of July. A..l>.. nlii<ite«n liiui-

rod niut twtilvc, vntltleu :"An onllnunvo to provldti for tho Iniprovi*.

invnt ul portion* of ixrtnln HtrooU In tlui'I'own of Iliiininontoii. Nmr .foravy. with

nnd fiir l i l i iu. In ucronluuro withttio i>rovlfil(»iN til tho ('riurtor ol tliu Town ofilamntonion nnil nn Aotol the luiKlalatiirot»l thn Htato of Nuw .Ivniity. a-pprovod '>n thoNlxtt 'of i th tiny ol April. nliiDtovn linndrudunil ulrui. «)iit1tlfd "An m-t to nuUmrlzn thoBovitrnliiff hody of nny niunlclpnllty IH thinHtnto to l inprovo any road, Mtrvot, imrkwiiy.or other inibllo hlvliwnjr tliurclu. with Niilt-ithlo iMir l i l i in . u n t t t r M , uml Hldnwnlka, nndurovl i l tnu for tlm pnyiiu:nt thori'of": nndWhonma, In piuMiinnro ol thn provision* oftld ordliiuiKni tint Town Council ol tho TownI llniniiionton lnuifmtor<r<t Into K <-ontru^tIth II, K i r k M;icnr. urovlillnii lor tho iimklna

I tho Improvi'immlM npvi^liii'it In thn Halilrdhiaricti: and

nndtir tho urovlalona of tliu ron-rnct nloriiimlil. l lm »ork ol innXl i i i thn Im-rovoini'iitu alornnuld ha« IMHIII iMiitin In Roodnlth, nntl In Ilku manner !• now In proRrma tml

. _ _ i, no lioiKlNorotliofohlliinlloiiH Imvnnoli Intii ifi l or ANmuiirit liy tho Town ol Until-lonton to provl«lo money lor tho pnyinont ofin i H i H t H uml cxiKii iNiiH of niiiklnii anlil Im-rovoniiMitH ; and\\'hi<riinH, It, In ncrcHniiry til oncn In rnlmiloliny lor Miu pnyiill ' l i t ol tllo 1'untH nnd ux-OIHOM of iii i iklnu tho l inprov i t i i tun tH nfont-Ud ; now. thyrolorn,Mo It ordnliitMl, liy tr in 'I'own of l ln in inontni t ,I CollllCll HUM'1'"''!*"! i

H«rtloll I. 'I'tlttt til" Trnunitrnr ol tho Town'I Hnmnlonlon Im nnd ln<ri i l iy IN niitliorl/i 'di iiitltntlutc, for Iho Town Council of ihoTownf l lninii ionton. In tho inuiio ol tho Town oliiiiilnoiiton, u tiinitioriii-y loiin of twnlvoloiimind i lo l l i i rn l l l if . i i imi. or lc-»». In lii«lnll-io i ) tM, MuiMiri ' i l liy it priilillniiiiry noto or notoaI thu mild Town ol I l iv i l in ionlon, imyithloI t h l n f i i t i r i i io i i ihf i n lUir t lm ditto ol th inIdlllltlli 'll, 111 It l u l u ol I l l in ium not t u r f c M l l M Ux pi'r I ' t ' i i t . pi 'T i i i i l l u i i i , wli l i 'h moiiiiy wtml l

u nurd In imyl i i i r Iho I ' I I H I N nnil O V P I I I I N C M ofi i t k l i i u the l i n i i r o v f i i i i ' i i l H i i iov ld ix l Im' In Ihori irrmil i l ordll lnin ' i i nnd |)ni rontrnl'l mnilolorui i iulrr .HriUloil 'i, Tltitl Niicl i l i ro l l l lNHory noliiH anuty ho iMniii'd hy tho Town of l lnmnionloi ilull t t lm n r o v l n i i n » i i | H o i < t l o i i I ol th in o n l l i i -.ilcn Unix lui iinmwi'il. II orrurilon nlutll rniiulro,n l l l Iho iiiuno u l i t i l l )ii< lu i ld liy, or out of thoTclptii li'oin lowuMfiiiicnta iMiulo upon tho lu lu• pMiTi<N of u loi tnd ht ' i iuntl t ' i l liy tho wnldiipriivit inii i i tN, or from tho iirncordii ol Niiohindi KM nnty lio hwmod liy tliu Town of I l i t i i i -.onton. to ilolrity tlr« oirtln nnil OIIPOIIMIIM olioh litiprovoinontN. ,

itrodlirud |l«nillll»r lltll . 11)12.• or v«f mi*. <>;11ml ;W. It, H K K I . K , 'I'u)

Mnynr,

The OLD RELIABLE

WOEKlNGMEN'S• . ' ' • • . ' • . ' ' . - • ' .*• ' '

Loan & Building Ass'n+ ' of Hammonton, JL J.

Daddy's

-will open-

A NEW SERIES OF SiOGi:' • ' • °** •':'*

Monday, January 6, 19131 ' '• i *, t

Shares, One Dollar per month eacn4

May be taken at The Peoples Bankon that day, and on the Friday and Saturday

previous, Jan. 3rd and 4th.-WILLIAM DOEEFEL, Secretary.

OURCRE1I):WE BELIEVE.in the policy of conservatism and safety.WE BELIEVE that a bank should forego a possible profit,: rather than accept..business'involving undue"risk';

WE BELIEVE that a bank should serve the public, aa wellas make profits for its shareholders.

WE BELIEVE that each customer, large or small, shouldreceive the same careful, courteous treatment." ~'

If this policy agrees with your idea of a Bank,we invite you to associate yourself with us,and you will find we live up to our creed.

Hammonton Trust Com

^

Are you Ready for Cold Weather ?

MdhLittfewill

Sell you a Heating or Cook Stoveor

Put in a Heating PlantWater, Steam, or Air

Plumbing done in all its branchesRepairing properly done

r ttce are tamo itcfiuita »U!»menU awl facU la ihow that jroucither delude yourtrlf or are unknowingly huml>u(u«l when you buy'inferior paint.

A gallon ol low priced [mini won't cover mom lhan 200 to250 H|uaro feet, two co.u. Tlw lol.el on iho can and tho printedmatter concerning |ho |>aiut often cveu Icjlt yuu dial.

A gallon ol

SSSLconn al loail 300 iquaro (ret. two coati.

When you UM Inferior |>ainl you mutt buy lliroo gallorw la dathe work that could l>a il.mo with two g«llon< ol Tinted Clow *njliwi<le. jrou'vo got lei pay (or lh« additional limd and labor required,to apply tlm grealrr amount of an inferior paint,

Kcmrmlirt tlicxi thingi when you buy paint and ihen youwou'l (uul yuuiiell ut Im (ooled.

Sold at Elvins7 Store

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rb« Kind DoctorPicked Up th»

Dog Limped AwayTo Hospital and Cure

4&UVIT ?(uuu «* UVW^-MU _-. . • &9KGu~uUuUjr*~~~-—

.'AO^cried Jackr^"itiera~piace wEefeTtfieyTntrTslck people"to we them. I vent to the nospltai .ivhen Bobble Brown waathere getting mended after he fell out of the apple tree. It's a

We plac«,,Vltli iwwt'nnd rovs of.white beds with rick people In them. ThoqnnrM tadleaVwhO take care of the sick people wear white caps and aprons."

"I taoVVhat a hospital is, too." told "Evelyn. "When 1 grow up Tin.going to b* aynnwe. if I don't think of something I like better.

"Well, children, I uturted-out to tell you of the queerest patient' that eter•went into Bellevrie hospital, In New York, where they get all sorts of queer sick

-people.--Beuerue^hospltaLbelflngtLtoL the.rtty, and anyôn^Bwhjj island i»-too,poor to pay may;go there and bo taken cnre of. -

VWell It may hove got out In dogdom that the doctors In that hospitalwere pretty good to little dogg, or mnybe this little chap thought If the city

/took care.of human folk It ought to be glad to take cnre of a nice, respectable.''>«re« behaved dog like himself. " ',' " .

"Several young doctors were one day sitting out on the porch taking anstring When they noticed a small setter crawl under the Iron gate to the'hospital. ' ^ '

•The dog looked around Wm; then he llmp'ed straight toward the white•coated young men on the porch. When he reached them he eat jlown andlooked up pleadingly. Then he whimpered as much as to ear. -Help me, won'tyou? One of the young-doctors picked up the dog and looked him over. 'Thepoor little follows leg Is broken.' be said. ,

•Then that kind young doctor carried the dog into the operating room ofi hospital, the place where they fix up people's broken bones. Tbe other

i got out the splints and the bandages. He slipped the bone In place.. Jiey put the splints around to hold It In place and fastened them togetheri plaster of parts and bandages. Dosgle seemed" to know they were trying

) him, for he would look up gratefully at his friends and sometimes even- tried to lick their bands. ._ - . • . „ . .. ...

•'•When they were dona setting the leg they took the dog ont to the yard,thinking he might hobble home to his master on his three good legs. Instead

-of-that he eat right down, and since then he. has stuck to those young doctors-Mdowly a« a devoted dog can stick to a busy hospital doctor. .--..._: \—

"And aa nobody too coma to claim htm the hospital has adopted the dog,•nfl a prouder and happier dog It would be bard to find. .

TonSstcad, on Kallroad Avenue. Inquire of

J. B. Small.fJOH SALE.—the Grant place, on tne Lake.r 11 acres, 10 room houne. stable,1 Incubatorand brooder house. Apply or writ* to

11 S. Urant. 217 Fauna. BulldlDE, Phllada.TJOK SALE.—Chicken larm. 10 acres, 6-roomf house, barn, wagon house, gralnnouse,nearly BOO x 18 It. of chicken houses. Incubatorhouse/complete, all conveniences, In goodcondition, uulldlneu worth 88000, Fruit forfamily. Po«sesslou Immediate. 2 miles IromRailroad Station. Four miles from Hammon-ton Stations. -Price. 33000down- . .—-_

A. J. King. Hammonton.TTOUSE For Rent or Sale, on Central Ave.•"• Apply to U, M. McKeone, .v Hammonton, N. J.

Ask for Bates at your Age

Provident Lifeand Trust Company

of PhiladelphiaDaniel F. Yost, Special Agent.

Half-a-Cept-a-Word Advs.No charge less than ten cents.

Each figure. Initial, and name countsone wora.

Real Estate.

UNION HALLFor Rent.

-Moving Picture Tljeatrc—A.J. Klne.

Room House for sale. Hull aero ormore ol land ; water and cas. Fourth .St.,

near Bellevue. Apply to E. W. Batohelor.

TWO Houses lor Rent,—all conveniences.Inquire ol J. 8. Mart.

•\nNK-Ilooroed House tor rent.A' All conveniences. A. J. King.

Sincerely tendering

you all the Compliments

Speelaltlea..

>TAnT Nineteen 13 with 13 shares of stock In->. the "Worklnimeu'a" paying: 13 dotiara amonth, and in much less than 13 years-youwill have twice 13 hundred dollars.

13 Is a. lucky number. Try U.At The Peoples Bank, January 3, 4 ana H, ivu.A/riSSESThtttlord and Vernier. Dressmaking.J-V1 corner ol Second and Cherry streets,

Hamiiioutonr

?I.AIN Sewlntr, done at home or by the day.Call, or drop a card to _Mrs. M. M. (Jotting. Une St. near Graiyi.

Mlaeelliineous.

TJOR Sale,—rny Overland auto. 25 h.p. Just" been overhauled. Cash sale.

Dr. C. Cunningham.OTART Nineteen 13 with 13 shares ol stock It•5 the "Worklngmeji'B," paying 13 dollars imonth, and In much less than 13 years yo<will have twice 13 hundred dollars.

13 Is a lucky number; Try It.~ PeoplesUank, Jouuary 3,4 and 6,1813.

VY Kor Sale. Cholcetlmotfiy'anrl mixedliny, delivered to Hammonton, RW pr ton

Wm. H. Koresman, Vlncentown. N. J.nROTS. One thousand bushels lor sale.

v* Kxcellent food (or poultry, horses, andcattle. Delivered In 10 bushel lots to any .partof town: W. H. Parkhurst. Phone 1181.

: ANOE For Sale at one-hall cost. SeeGlenn McCrea.

Poultry, Supplies, ami Live Ktock.

t V You Want a low pullets for your own use.•*• or young henn lor your breeding peiin, w ehave about one hundred Barred Hymoutnllocks to spare. Also a lew cockerels. T.nlslsan unusual chance to get good Cypher stockat a reasonable price. ,Tliatlord Poultry Farm, First Koaa, nea;Klevonth Street.

L«at & Found.

Local Plione, 632.

Room 301 Bartlett Building, Atlantic City, N. J.i ? Coast Phone i8i2-M.

Residence, Grape St.,-Hammonton, N. J.

T OST,— Sunday evenlnc, between St. Mark's*-< and E. Third Street, black crepe veil.

Howard 11 lelt at this oitlce.)UN1>.— a watch. Finder's name Klvenatthis ollicu.

TViTlHMlNa— several bllla sent out from tlilKivi olllce. lor advertising- and printing

CORTRIGHT,- /f/^L mAV9tf«*Mv«' 'c&'KarirBarjra.W€ft

FARE FIREPROOF!Stem-proof, loo, (MUUN Arjr Interlock and ovcrUp b tuck * wty that tKa

Gust driving mow ut tua cannot nil uoder them.Bed tool (01 country boildioa*. bccsiue they're M(O from all the element!,

|7 TlnyllUrtas long »»Iho bmldiaj. and norei need repair..

1 or sale by George O. Bobst, vContractor & Builder, Hammonton, N. J.

E. P. JONES

Funeral Director and JEmlalmer,233 Ik-llevue Ave. Local Phone

Hammonton - N. J.

THIS MAN'S STORE IS CROWDEDBECAUSE WE DO ISIS PRINTING

WE CAN CROWD YOUIV STOUE IN THE SAME WAY

Catalogues, Handbills, Folders andCommercial Forms Our Specialty

...Call at G/>h Office For

.a may retain same, when receipted.

AVuiilcel.

W •\NTK1)—a good position, (our hoiirs perday. In tho muriiliic or altornoon.

M. Klllolt, Cfeutral Avenue.

T1IF. Annual Mcetlnd ot the Stockholdersof Tim llnmimmton Crunl>erry und Iiu

iirovtiiiient Adsovlatlon will Bo held nt The•eople* Hank, llammunton, N. J.. Thursday

- -•leetlun ol olllcers nud directors, nnd thetranauctlon ol any other Imslucsii tliat maycome bolurutho ineetliiK.' W. ll..'TII.Tl)S.)ec«nilif r W. Isili .s^cru

The Peoples Bank of Hammonton, N. Jl>e<-cmner 13.1U1U.

The annual olpntloii lor lilrcctors ol thisHank will IHI hclil at the bunking houseTuc-mlnv. .laiumry Htli, 1UI3, between thehours ol one and two (I'rlock p.m.

W. IU Tli;it)N. Cashier.

Hammonton Trust CompanyTho Hoard ol Dlructors »l tho Hammontoi

Trnut Company h.ivc (Uxilnrd an unnuaill i l iLc-mt ol IhrK 'MT iTiit., navalilu by rluicklit nl(iokli(»l«l*'H ot rtH'oril an ol tho t:loHU ohiiHlnctu I>i!«mibor2lth. llll'i

UO1I1CHT 1'UTICION.Ilaninionton. N. J., Meo'y and Troaa.

T ill'! Aiumnt McertiiK ul th« Sto«klioMors oth t t l l funi i iontnu 'I'niHl *'oinimny wlU b

ldTilt initny. .liulmiry H, IIIKI. ut 10:00 A. Mnt t luX'innpanyV ultli^L'H, l(if t h u tilcuttoti t

rci'lnrn ( o m - r v n lur th« uiisiili iR year.l!l)lll-:ilT I ' K ' U I O N . mm'y A Treas.

Illillininlitoii, N..I., lu-r. -.4, IUI'.'.

Correct GlassesSave Nerve Energy!

Dr. LA-O.W YOUNG

Dalian! l lni ldi i ig , Room K,.MomlayH, to a.m. to 8 p.m.

U'lttUFt I'Vrrl Hlri\lltllltMU'(l Wllll

HammontonPoultry Aaaociation

Hltl.I.S

Putted Wheatand Puftod.Jlico

at l>«j centsper pound.

In (;i au i i l i i l c i l form.

Sunic t l i i i t u in j.jrort'ry stores,20 cciltM i»er point

chiokt-u fccil in market

Egg Oasea at 10 ots.

W. L. BLACKS

HOLIDATf

Very truly yours,

ROBERT STEEL, Jeweler.

SAMUEL LITKE, Proprietor

EAGLE THEATREO'DONNELL'S BUILDING, Hammonton

Seal packerchief Handker-chiefs, 10 c, three for 25, twoor 25 c; 25 c, three for 50 c.

Silk handkerchiefs, 25 .& 50 c.Initial and fancy.

A very large assortirient ofNeckwear, at 25 c and 50 cts,

89 cents and $iAll kinds of Bows, 16 to 49 c.

Combination box Silk Hoseand^Tie to match at" .50

A large assortment PioneerCombination boxes', t

at 25 c, 45 c, 50 c, 980.Silk Hose. Notaseme, 2 pairn box, $i ; four pair in gold

box, $2,—assorted colors>ong ware Hose, three pair- in Christmas box, 50 c

Shawknit, three and four pair1 for $i. '.: ;

Mufflers, 25 c, 50 c, 85 c.A large assortment of Caps,

that can't be beat at25 c, 50 c, 890,$!

Fur Caps at $1.75 and $1.98

High-Class Moving Pictures only

Something to Please Everybody

85 candUp

SIMPLEXVACUUMBOTTLES

andUp

These prices are lower than ever offered by city departmentstores. They will keep liquids hot thirty hours, or cold

eighty honrs. Only a few left at above prices.We keep a complete line of Vacuum Bottles,—

Leatherette CoveredGun Metal Nickel

Also Carrying Cases and Lunch Outfits. These consist oour vacuum bottle and a compartment for-the lunch. Justhe proper thing for canning dinners or lunches when coffee

or other hot liquids are desired, or cold beverages.

BED CROSS PHARMACY

Reduced Priceon

SAUSAGE and SCRAPPLEOur own make-

Hade of Local Pork-Taste like More—

Now selling at the following prices :

Scrapple, 8 cts. poundSausage Meat, 16 ctsLink Sausage, 18 cts

M. L. JACKSON & SON.

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Our stock is more complete ,than ever. We have an

elegant line in allour departments.

Be sure to order a Fancy Vestmade for the man,

for a present.'A good Umbrella makes an

acceptable preggji.KlTprTces in buFstoct

Now don't forget a good Shirtjust the thing for a

present,— 50 c, $r, $1.50Gloves ! well, we have them

at any price.Look at them, from ib cents

to $2.50 a pair.A good assortment of Pins,

Link Buttons, Tie Claspsat very low prices.

Remember ourToy Department.

We are stocked away uphigh with the best of Toyjiand Novelties. You must see'and buy.

Dolls of all kinds.

Large assortment of Lampsand Chinaware.

Rockers of all kinds.You should give father or

mother a present of a niceICasy Chair.

Our Ladies'Department

Is also full,—too full to.see from outside ; so come iuand get ready for a

Happy New Year

W. L. Black'sDepartment

Store.

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PV * *fy A.'/>f I

P I N A CLOTH.

It's from the Philippines.

It 13 (lelignTtully sheer.

N'S FANCIES

Some of it Is like the finest mull.

Other sorts resemble a silver bricade. .

There are interesting—samples ithe Commercial Museum.

T—Bonnets for babes are beauties.

One sample handkerchief ahowa embroidery as fine as itself. •--

After this, one no longer regard:Marshall P. Wilder's mention oC th$50 handkerchief of pina cloth hsaw in the Philippines as a Joke.

A CHARMING . AFTER-NOON -DRESS!' ; :

.Ci.mposed of Ladies' Waist Pattern?«2 and Ladies' Skirt Pattern 941-1.—

—Utrcail c'.ntb.—:in_ a__beauti£uL. wistariaVtiaiTe. combined with lace and fancy!>u!tons was used in this instance.

-The yoke is outlined by a piping ot• white satin. Tie waist pattern.is cut!

to i; sizes: 32, 34, 3G, 38, 40 and -i" \. Gaelics .bust, measure—The skirt -in- 5}

'slits': 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 inches•'Y«lis.t measure. It requires 6 1-2 yards.of -10 inch material with 2 yards of,27 inch material for the tucker for a

•'••• jncdfimi size.This illustration calls for TWO

separate patterns which will be• mailed I n any 'address oh receipt of'Sen r-trt.-. FOR EACH pattern in silver

E\C-LISH TAILORED HATS,

of Ci'H.

V. I v r t C e l t . oT Cdlll-Kr.

beavers art; exquis i te ly soft.

Ymi i i i r iy ' fold H lino boavor flat anack it in <i .suit rast\

.Vnt'.iriill.v the t r imming n iun t 1)(

Jrr.I the colors of those hatH! T!i">urn- .-mpt-rlily beau t i fu l mitl ' wo wn' tri<'d r ind bccomliiR.

A / i> r t t aupe bcfiver l.s s imply tmvrntni'1- il l » v n ln-oiid b lue r l l r ' - nrn i ' - ' l i t :it t ' i < - f ront !>v n l i l r r l w i l l ' I ' '•

1 I I H . I .ADIICH' iWIOBH (IN JIAIHI01)Oil NOI IMAI . WAIBTIJNIO) WITHCIIICMIHICTTIC.

Thin cliurmliiK deulitn niuy he do-icloped u" a olio or two pteoo ooatumo.Ilrown icrgo In her* abowa with t r im-anliiK of brown and white atrlpod nl lk ,fmicy button* for decoration and uyoke of tucked net. Tha model U••Untile for «ny of thla aeaion'a dre>anmtorlal*. Tim pattern I* out In t.•licit: 84, 8«, 88, 40 an<l 41 Inolieo hunt«i«»Bur«). It iprinli'en 0 1-4 yarda of*• ln«h material for t l i«->f l Inuli nlie.

A pattern of thl» llhnlr«tlon mulledto May ad<lr«B« on receipt of l«n cent)In illver or

9433. LADIES' OVERALL APRON

Percale, gingham, chambrey au(lsimilar fabrics may be used -for thi;

practical design, which serves as acomplete cover and protector for thgown, or dress underneath. It is eu1

with low neck and cap sleeve to Insure coolness "and- cbmfort.!' Thetern Is cut in 3 sizes: Small, mediumand large. H requires 5 1-2 yards o30 inch material for the medium size

A pattern of this Illustration malleittrgnysnMTBaH on i'<j'cc'lpt ot"ten'cetitiIn silver or stamps.

.HIM. ( H I I L H ' Ol lKMH WITH H1DICCI.OHINO AND WITH STANDINGOH KI.AT COM.Alt.

Hlini Hortto wan iini'd for thin ilivli;n w i t h covoivil h i i t t o n u and IOOUHif bliicli mil I n . Tin- (IciilKn hail muiiy;ooil f i i u l n r c M n u l l the C|IIH|IIK In veryinn-Ural nnd convenien t . The pat tnruB cut lu < M l / c t > ; H, 10, 111 and 1-1'i-urii. U ivi|ii|rcn :l l-i! y i tn ln of l!(lucli muR-riul for an H year H l x i t .

A pal I ' - in ot I h l n l l l i i u l r a l l o i i mulliiil.o uny uilili-ciiii on receipt ( i f ten ceiilrtn a l lvc r or uluuipn.

D H A P E H I E S .

Olio r u n ' t r s n ' U l M ' I l i c n i 'K v c r y l h l n K l« < l i i l l i c i t . *•N.-ai-l , r-1-. ' l y J M i . l ) Irt .li',,|,,-,l 3M o l ' l l l l I K ( l l ' l ' M M l l l l l l l C I - M > U l l f l M t l l l M I I ,H l n i t i l ' - ( I r i i p i - r l ' - H r l v i i l t o i M i i l l i - i i l n i l

i iortn.( i n n i ln- iui I n M l n i i . l v r i i i l K l i t u p n i l i l

f ront un i t m i l l - I m . - UA l l i i |» ron Hl i l |>n i | t u n i c . Mll l i l l ) f l l l l . I f f

• l imply l l h U r i l l l | ' i l l l l l r r .I l » t H Ill'c l l r u j x - l t I l l l l l I I I ' HIT l t l f < C l l i r

fllri ' ii worn l lmlcr I t i e l n .

n fu r l . Hloc l i lnvh inn i i l i i i i i l Ihn onlynnn w h l < h l i u v c r w r i i p m l t l i n itnip

li l l l rruxf.

I ' lv ru n mini n l i n I- K < i o i 1 (<„• u n t i l -

IK U U | l t In I l l f l U Komi In MOnl4 W O I I K ' I I ,

Address all orders toPATTERN DEPARTMENT

6Q7-6O9 Sansom StreetPHILADELRHIA

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FASHION TIPS.

"White satin blouses are de luxe.

Tailored skins may be perfectlj']plain.

Old gold and blue combine to great;advantage.

Rhinestones and jet serve togethermost effectively.

V E I L I N G SATIN.

I t holds. . - • • • '

What's prettier?

^Chiffon1 comes first;

Chiffon cloth is used.

Furs in dark colors trim the whitesuit, dress or wrap to perfection.

Brown and. copper, white and am-ber, and taupe and emerald are com-bined by dress artists. "

MISSES AND SMALL WOMEN.

Mole colored serge was used forthis design with trimming and but-tons of green velvet. A patent leatherbelt finishes the blouse. The designmay be developed without the peplum.The pattern l» cut In B ulzeu: 14, 15.1C, 17 and 18 years. It raiuirea 43-4yards of 3G Inch material for a Hyear size.

A pattorn c,l' this Il lustration nialli'do any address on receipt of ten contfln silver or atampfl.

Kootgnur of whatever type and forwhatever Hort of wear IH of wuter-Ight leather and simply mimt bo of

ampin nlzft.

Floral mlxt i i reH are perfectly clmrni-K If eliospn w i t h HUccpnn.

And marquisette .serves.

But chiffon Is first favorite.

Much of this chiffon is prettily'

Coral is especially lovely overwhite charmeuse.

Many shades of blue are likewisepretty over white.

Lovely sea' and apple green shadesare fascinating.

Old-gold is fashionable,-trutrls-bestIn charmeuse undraped:

SPORTING WEAR.

Serges and tweeds hold.

Reversible fabrics are good.

Pockets are an Important feature.

Buckles and straps are miiclr uti-lized. .'

The sporting skirt Is of flannel orof linen.

The stock Is of black Bilk, withnarrow white linen or cambric finish'.

The one-button driving glove lafirst choice, though for some wearthe gauntlet IB preferred.

9453. LADIES' APRON WITH ORWITHOUT SLEEVE, AND ' \ttROUND OR SQUARE NECK OUT-LINE. , ' ' ; ' . '

Gingham, jean, alpaca or linen maybe -used, for this model. It is cut In

[ simple lines. In loose sack shape. Itmay be made without sleeves and col-lar as illustrated. The pattern la cutin 3 sizes: Small, medium and large.It requires 4 1-2 yards of 36 inch ma-terial for the medium size.

A pattern of this illustrationto any address on receipt of ter, ^,eIn silver or stamps. ' •"

A TALK WITH THE YQ

8437-9432. A UNIQUE AND ATTRAC-TIVE* GOWN.

This Illustrates an effective com-bination of Ladles' Waist Pattern 9437and Ladles' Skirt Pattern 9432.

Mouse gray channelise, with trim-ming of cream taffeta and lace wasemployed. The dcHlgn IH suitable fornerso, broad cloth, satin, velvet orcorduroy. The skirt shows n new ef-fect In plaits. Tho waist pattern IBcut in 5 sizes: :I4, :tt>, 38, 40 and 42Inches bust meiiHure. The skirt in fiBlziis: 22. 24. 2li. 28 and 80 Incheswiitut muiifiiiro. It requires fl 1-2 yardsof 44 Inch material for a medium si

This Il lustration calls for TWOHi>purut« patterns which will bomulled to any uddrcns on' receipt often cents FOR MACH pattern In sliveror Htamps.

I

9427. LADIES' DRESS. '

Blue velvet, with trimming of bluesatin, and self-covered buttons, waaused for this design. Tho yoke Is .ifshadow Ince. The JonK shoulder formaa cap over. the upper part of thearm. The s'vTrt lias a panel In frontand hack; and the "sides 'arei plaited.The Bertha may be omitted. The pat-tern Is cut In 5 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40and 42 Wclfes bust measure. It re-quires C 1-2 yards of 44 ln<:h material

It Is a common occurrence \days for a young slrl to lose heilus soon aa a good-looking, jolly,natured young follow comes t\.\*i,only to find out that she haspart of an experiment because of ayoung man's fancy has turned lightly—pirouetting, as It were—rounJthoughts of love.

Tho sadness and madnc.ss of' It—thistrivial tragedy that Is enacted cv«ryyear, in every suburb or provincialtown! and 'there should really 'be 'noneed of It.

The wheel of Fortune brings somastrange chant-en, and the girl of to-day In entirely different to the great-/tfrnndinothor who HliU'«TtMl ln_

for a iitiA pattern Of this Illustration mailed

to any address) on iccplpt of ten centsIn silver or stamps.

M:i. OIHI..S' imiOHH WITH VICBT.Illne Kululea wi th blue Mid whlto

ir lpci l , rur t r imiu l i ig WUH lined foriln i lenlun. Ili 'own onshmero withrn ld l i iK, or bliin corduroy with wliltoloudclolh , would lin outinlly Klfnotlvt t .lie pu t l e rn In cu t III 4 Bl/.ofl: II, 8, 10

nit 12 yciii'« U r<M|iilr«iB 3 1-2 yardsif il« Inch mii lxi ' lnl for a I f ) year ttr.n.

A p n t t r r n nf I l i l n l l l i i M f ration inullod> liny nil i lr i- iH on receipt of ten emit*i u l lve r or uluinpi t .

9451. ( l l l t l . tr UIUCBH WITH 1,1111101.1>(OLOHICI) IN IHtONlO.

Illue Hulutcn with bluu «nd whltochecked pernulo for trlinniluK I* heronliown. Th« front doling In a prac-tical f nn I n i-o of Ihlii dnulgn. The Pat-torn In <mt In 4 nl»«»l 8, 10, J8 and14 your, it requ|n> 4 1-4 jyardri of44 Inch material for th«:1* y«ar

A

sleeves and low neckH iimlcr a dr»p-plOB tree while 8h« waited for h»ryoung man to offer lilmsplf to her.

The girl of to-day hu« loarneil h«rlensoii, und man bun licen her teucher.The youth whose thoi iKhlH turn butlightly to love, may walk on the otherHldfl of tho street for her. H h i > Is facoto fuep with the Imt t l f of l lf" o" herown account, n iu l the iniiu who ileslrenher I'm- u rluht n'oml eni i i r i i i le thnniKhli fe eilllllot do l i c t t t r tl l l lU In let It 1)4divined that In out* of t h « * Innumer-able pooketn of l i lx w i i l H t n m i Microlurkfl nn onKngement rhiK.

NOI3E1

It'fl inaildciilng.And It In umicccHHiirv.Furtlibrniore It In bud Htyl r .Onn'n Volee IH not Interes t ing I" all.As for loiul nnlHuH, they nhou'd b'l

Wily Hhollld trainHterx deufel l t lu>lrlior«»a vvlth linwIliiKi?

Why «boulil n i rep t I I U V H hhr le lc millyell under our \vlni lo\ \H' . '

Why Hbouli l the trol ley ,<ar:i n iaknHucti horrll i ly hiferi inl nolN<*n' '

They wi i i ih ln ' t If Ihi ' propli- hml miyIden of Ki^ 'er iunci i t nnd n H I I I I I ^ r l t y .

9435

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LAD1ICS' DHKSHINO OilIIOUHK HACK.

Hti-lpiid l lunnoll lu pink and w l i l t uWUK nticd for th in (Ionian. It lu null- 'ublii for iillk, luwn, dimity, olderdown, Ilunnolliitte or crepe. Thn put-lern Iri cut In U ul/.on: !IZ, 84, 'M, 'M,40 und 4'J.lnchou bust ineaaiini. Itrennlrcn ;i yurdn of :i<) Incb mater ia lfor a H8 Inch nl/.o. I

A pattern <|f Ib ln l l l i iMlrut lon mulledto uny nilili'ciiii on receipt of ten ceii tHIn ullvor or Htii inpn.

NEW 8TOCKINQ DEVICE.

Woiiion wliu uni a fn ie tml \v l l l i |ier-listuol Janoh'n Imldur* In t l l« topi ofthuti- »tiic-Ulngii nhu i i l i l inlo|it mi uinut»nr davlcn that In H i i c c r - n n f i i i In |irnvantlnv nuoh inUhup)B. limtxiul of n>-Ilitf tho ntool hookn ul I h o cndn of thn•M« and front nl i iot l i -n mibitl tut*iiunrtar Inoli nnt ln rlhbuno, fold nI>loc» In til* mldillo, new II thorn to th« Iulantln I taclf , leaving Hie I we iihorl 'tmila fron. ,

On rui-li itncliliiK put two in- l ln r rInoim nf nllk lirtihl tn i i i n t i l i tn color•nd tliniiiKh tnoao ||« th.i rlhtionn.Thorn will h« no iniidrlra work, KH•OIIIB on* torinn tlmie t iny luilm In the•tookln»« m*d« by tho hook™, niirt thn•ffoot of th" pink or blue (istln ribbon '

I* nUrm-tlv*. i

U4II5. I .ADIIOH' DKAWICHH Al t - ,HAN(lWI) I''OH HIUK OH KKONTUI.OHINO!<!mnlirli', n i i iBl ln, nntiiHook, dimity,

Hl lk , e.rnpii or croanlmr may bn tmodfor l l i lH model, The pat lorn ler'ut lu11 nl'f.un: Hnmll , UMtdli l in mid lurge, Itriuiuli'flM 1 5-4 yiinlH of 30 Inch inn.Irrlal fni' III" ni«<lli im »Ue.

A pHtlern of Ihln llluiitrMlou mall«itto any «<l<lrenn on receipt of t«n cent*lu.illvor oc

' Y

OLDFISH ON NEW YEAR'SIK n •• t*.

NOTHER year!" ex-claimed Dr. Oldflsh."Tp-morrdw and to-mor-

;ome and passaway, gathered to their

'•-A

/glad l**^

"—-""-—," s * •-tone of sadness, like the

ist on the persimmon, mel-volce of the doctor even

at the threshold of the'ear. .But this was only

r His usual good natureiver again. He shook hands

roupfd and moat cheerily gave theigs Incidental to the season.

"Ah," oaid the doctor, "what arid it la. You jemember the linesthe old song! 1 don't quite, but

,_. sentiment la one to-give us confi-dence, 'So let the wide world wagU it will, I'll be gay and happy .still.'Tet there are some things which calltor the work of the reformer. Per-

either by prospectus through the mailor in the person of an agent.

"The 'new lamps for old ones' of-|jeied_by th_e_mJLSlclan is by no meansas seducing a bargain as these mod-Wn~ra«ghrtEirs-Tvlll^ffer-yoTr.-it-Tnay-be an orange grove In Florida or Cali-fornia, a flg farm in'Arizona, a datepalm enterprise in Texas, a cran-berry ->patch. In New Jersey, ' miningstock almost anywhere or shares—and how magnificent this prospectus—In something quite as good as thosetwo famous companies written aboutby Charles Dickens—'The ,AngIo-Beagalee Disinterested Loan'and LifeInsurance Company1 and 'The UnitedMetropolitan Hot MuJHn and CrumpetBaking and Punctual Dellv.ery Com-pany.' 8p wh^n we turn over thenew leaf this first day of .January;1913, after turning it over and care-fully reading; the prospectus, let us

nen&—the-tong—established—Imner-.•onationa of the seasons. Then, too,we must continue to endure the

^•igns of the zodiac, cut rather low inhe neck as they are for modest kitch-

bile nudity continues to revelbed on tbe parlor walls and

the counters of hotel bar-. Neither may one stand forthjwlth the abandon of a martyr and de-

elaifa afalnDt the BbameleBsneBs otthetha

clotheslessneas of the New fear,cold storage

Such a toilette or lacktoilette should suggest his translationto la home for the feedle-minded.t,'f Would it not be more reasonableto sbppose Time, how moving into

c :new premises (not into a flat—but[H' to be a home for a year at least) must

needs have a blithe, buxom, rosy-.cheeked maid of all work to make•the place bright, cheerful and hos-\pltable, for there will be many guests

(entertain three of the seasons at_ ring, summer, autumn—as

ked female persons. Let us\Time with this maid, who,

r_ the beginning of leap year,|0ps the question and marries

taking the place of thatDame December, who is dls-somewhat summarily and

; packing over the hills."As for Father Time, he never be-

comes old. 'alff acts being sevenMes.' 'Filled with wise saws andXnodern Instances,' he nobly plays hispan; never fa)U 'Into the lean andWlppered pantaloon,': never requirespatching by the bushelman or cob-bler, or repairs at the dentist's orwlgmaker's.

•"TtiMfA navAi- w»ct huf onft mortal

that seriously tried to stay in theprolonged Marathon ruce with' Time.

.{That was the grand old man, Methuse-lah, and he had to give up beaten at1169, years—a foolish contest, as Time,(rare old athlete that he Is, not onlyJmows all th0 rubs, but Is tho solo

"* patentee and possessor ot the vainly•ought elixir ot life.

"It la well there never was but onehuman being who curried the burdenof mortality such a preposterous num-ber of years, until u became an Irradl-Cato habit. Imagine bow two or threeWethUBOlulm In thla age would dinar-yange the expectancy of Ufa and dis-turb tho moat carefully and adroitly

. arranged mor&iury tablet). Thinkwhat, a contlnmns affront a torrestlallingerer llko that would bo oven tothe moat patient und conservativefuneral director and to the old uextona* he mumblcH his deep huHu song1 Qathcr Them In. Gather Them In.'What a relief It was ut lust wherejtha grand old- man wan gathered lo)ils fathers and conoid to bn thapioneer settler and oldest Inhabitant,the lairt authority on the coldest win-ter and the hottest summer of whomall stood In awn, who knew every-thing that had ever happened InMesopotamia and who If he werepllve to-day would proliubly be ableto give the namen ()f all the vice presi-dents ot the ..United fltntcnt

"And yet how brief IH Iho recordot this modoat man, It i lu first con-servative oltlzen of tho wor ld—Me'Ihuiclah—tho «on of lOnoch, ulxlb in(Uwcent from Belli and tho father ofJLamech. It In ull glvtm In threev«reei> In the l l f tK obuiuor nf QeiiimtH.Ho undoubtedly WUH u man of uub•tnucn. On" may bo permitted towonder how many u l t e inp tn werofnade to Mnterout' him In viirloun 'un-t«rprlaoB' framed In tbe hl i icnt-of tur-guolBO, with u view of nupuri i t l i iK him

/ (ram bin money or Ilif oiiulvalent Incattle, or (hoop or thu trultn of thefield. For In that day an In thin theredoubtlnnn wero Ailmlrablo ' tullera of•hort utorleH. bornu tnulcm with Awonderful R i f t ot Innijimgo, real es-tate men whu could pulnt a luiuUcupoof bBwItdbliiK beauty—hut, ulutf, wehovo no ucfloiint of thorn and un thereare no urocndentn, when Hlnbud theBailor and Huron Munclmimen propoaoto let u* la on n Kooil thing, why, wu

, have to look out for aiirHnlvon, thatIs all, U In at thin noaiion of tho year

. thut the wicked nmKlolnti that Rave\ • Aladdin all hln fortuuti mid al l" m«|, misfortune'may b<^ pxp«oted to uppoar

forward lot_ns.ôJLnjhje_old .way towhich we have become accustomed."

PNEUMONIA.

This name is applied to severaldistinct acute diseases of the lungs,but most commonly to that caused

tbe poison of a particular ml-the pneumococcus. "Lobar"

or croupous - pneumonia IB BO namedbecause It attacks one or both lobes,and Involves the whole-of the' lobeor lobes affected. In f'lobular" pneu-

, fresh-air, and • .measures to sustainjthe heart In its struggle. Some hos-pitals keep their pneumonia patientscm _ tlê jpjpl,jw^lLCOTeVed_jand_ pro-

itected'frpm rain and snow. ' TSSTreems-heroic-treatmentjrbut-they-set-well.

A CUSTOM OF THE PEOPLE.

In a little shack in the village, ofOkark In Iâbrador, Dr. S. K. Huttonobserved an Eskimo custom thatsheds a pleasing light on the charac-ter of the people. He tells ot it In"Among the Eskimos of Iâbrador." •

It was a 4ue.er dinner party. Thetable was pushed into the corner, andllttefed as usual with clothes andbooks and relics of work hastily laidaside; dinner was spread on thofloor. The center of the feast wasan enormous pot, heaped with lumpsand slabB-and-ribs-and-JoInts-of rawseal_meatr Jwind .the^j?ptJhe_famUysquatted, every one except the baby,armed, with a business-like knife. Cut-ting off pieces of flesh or gnawing atbones, they munched and chewedand smacked their lips with . greatrelish. . • . ' . ' ;

So busy were they all that per-haps I was the only one to notice aslow, shuffling step passing the win-dow. -. The . footsteps turned. into Jtho'porch, and I heard the.dogs yelpingas somebody cleared them out of'the

[way! A groping hand felt for the

TRAGEDY BENEATH THE MISTLETOE. r

'Tvvas at a, Christmas ball, and there(For .all were masked), incognito,

I met a maiden passing fairBeneath the merry mistletoe.- '*••

Of course, 'tis difficult to tell .Behind a mask one's friend or foe,

But, confident and bold as well,I hinted for a kiss, you know.

At my request she whispered low, „'That may not bev-.-SirJMask; I'm married 1

"Why^ sb am I; but who's to know?"I asked. She thought a bit, then tarried 1

That stolen kiss was very sweet,They always are—another, oh 1

The shaded Hghfs "seemed so discreet,Our chaperon the mistletoe!

We danced together till the last, .™™~"Wfien, all foo~sooli, ;twa8"tlrriFTo~gCT - ——And then I found it was my wife

Who'd passed as my incognito!

We gasped in mutual mute surprise;I know for one I felt de trop;

And now we both avert our eyesWhen some one mentions mistletoe.' —By Mazie Caruthers.

monla smaller parts ot tho lung, call-ed lobules, are Invaded, and thepatches of dlseaso are scattered heround there over one or both lobes.

Tho air cells of tho Infected lungbecoma Inflamed, and are filled withun exudation of fibrin and blood.Thus thn lobe becomes a solid mass,Impervloim to air. At tho same tlmothe potoon IB absorbed by tho bloodand cnueeu the symptoms most char-acteristic of thn dtsnase.

Lobar pneumonia begins suddenly,with u uevern chill and usually withu sharp pain In thn flldn. Sometimesthere are no premonitory symptoms,und tbe transition from health toanrionu Illnotm occupies only a fowhours. Knvnr begins with thn chill,nnd quickly attains Itn full height.It remains high with little variationfor sevornl duyti. Tho patlent'nbreathing In lahorod, rapid unil nhul-low. There IH an ulmont constantkioiiKh, wltli an expectoration of thickmiicim tinged w i t h blood. The pulaeIH very rupld.

Thin condition pernlnlH for uaverulday»--troiii three or four to nine ort en - -und then, In favorable cfin«n, te-ller . ccnncii ulmont un tmddenly antho dUennn begun. Tho fever hoKlnnto full rnpli l ly; the lireuthliiK be-coimm outlier; tho pulun dropn nearlyto normul; the cnuKh grown IHMHtroilhleHome; Ihn duHUIm'nu of tbefucio dlnappenru; ilellrliim, If thornWUH uny, ceitHOH, unil Ibo put len tMenmn nlinont well, lie In not yeiwull, however, for thn IIIIIK In Bt l l lfilled, but the Hyntem bun Rot thn up-por hand of tha Invudli iK Knrm.

Tills Rllddrm chikliK", culled tbe"crlalo," IH the usual tu rn lnK pointIn pneumonia, but often thn renilo-slon of the nyntoma and tha returntn comfort nro more gradual.' Inmany caien, too. tho patient «uo-ntimbi to tha poliion, and the ~ ~ 'Klven way under its burden,

I'hyitotana are divided laview* M to treatment, <but allon tbe v»Iue of coot} nurslnr.

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a™ tllatch, nif! the door silently opened.A volco said, "AkBiiBO" (Be strong,all of you), and Apklk, a young manof the village, came in. choking andcoughing At the sudden warmth. No-body seefld to take much notice,but JohnHvo a laconic "AhI" in an-

I swnr to • greeting, and th* oirqlewidened ^Bmnke room for the new-comer. . ^

Apklk sat down, and pulled a Uniteout of hli belt,. I watched him pity-ingly as ho helped- himself with leanund shaking Oncers. It was not longbefore he wan satisfied, for h* was

j sadly listless and weary, and witha simple "Nakomek," he wiped hisknife upon hln troimor-lic and slow-ly went out. Again nobody tookmuch notice; John eald, "AhI" andApklk shut ttin door after him.

I was mystified by this strange Ht-tin drama, and I suppose that Inliowcd my wonder In my face, forJohn answered the question that wasIn my thoughts, Juit as if I hadasked It.

"Wn all know Apklk," he said."Iln In n poor young man who can-not hunt or work for htmaelf, andwn know that ha cannot work ba-CIIIIHO be la III. I did not Invite himIn come, hut he In qutto welcome. Nopoor man luoltii for a meal an longmi tliero In food. H In a custom ofthe people,"

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1,11 Mo .lorry Clnncny wan Invited ton church plnnlc, und »» ha wan aKonnral favorite, ho wan uiippllndRaiinroiinly with the food thl i iKu thathad ha*n provided for the ocnaaloi).

Later In tha day ona of thn ladtnnnoticed Jerry Bi t t ing In AH obacure

of th« grounds and wearing nnslon of muoh iinbapplnem.^J*rrjr, wbatji the raalterT"

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PerhapB 'Jonathan Higge aid, - - notknow he was a hard man with blafamily. It la poasible to .look atthings , from a selfish angle so longthat you grow blind to everything ex-ceptryour-owli-want8.~-Oae day-early

THE FAMILYhundred and sixty dollars and gaveit to his wife.

, - "Maria," ho said, "get this cashedat the bank; then go to the hardwarestore, pay them a hundred dollars, and

when Jonathan was readyto drive into town, his wife gave himthirty-five -dollars that she, had beensaving for months from her butterand egg money.

"Qo to the" furniture store," shesaid, "and get the new parlor carpot.They know the one, for I had themlay It away for me a month ago." «

All days Mrs. Hlggs went abouther .work singing. But .when Jonathancame there was no roll of carpet Inthe wagon; instead, hitched to theback of the wagon, was a new culti-vator. . - ' " . ' .

"I found just , the cultivator Ineeded," he explained, glibly. "Ididn't think I could afford to get ituntil you gave me that thirty-five dol-lars,"^ '. „>--_' 2 __;: :.._

?^__3!lB:jvlte's eyeswere wet, and she bit her lip to keepit from .trembling.

"Oh, the old one'll. do!" he said,with' light 'contempt. "What's theuse of spending money for a carpet?It ain't g6od to eat, and it don't makeyou: any money. Now that cultivatorwill make me'a hundred bushels morecorn." f -•-, . •

"But it waa my money." .Tears ather disappointment and her husband'sinjustice could not be kept, backlonger.

"O pshaw," said Jonathan, lightly,Vlt's all in the family!"

The old carpet was full of holes, BOMrs. Hlggs tore it up, and left thefloor bare all summer. But Jonathandid not mind at all. The crops weregood, and one day in the fall Mrs.Hlggs and one of the girls went *otown to buy the week's supplies. Allthe men were busy sowing wheat.

The farmer wrote a check for a

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engine they* were showing-me. It Istoo hard work for me and the boysto pump water for all the stock thiswinter.^ And stop at the clothingstore and tell Mr. Jones to send methat suit I tried on. Get him to takeoff two dollars If you can. And youcan pay that thirty dollar account atthe grocery store, too."

It was dark when Mrs. Hlggs andi Mary drove .up that evening, and-w-heu-' Jonathan" went out he was astonishedto see a new buggy trailing along be-hind the wagon. And there. wereother things in the wagon that gavehim a further shock. "' •

"Maria," he asked, sharply, "did youorder that engine."

"No.""DioTyou get my snitt""

~"N07"—Shehanded-the-Unes-to-one-of the bpys;.. "Nor I didn't pay thegrocery account," she sfcld, coolly."You can't eat a suit nor a gasolineengine nor a receipted bill, and theydon't -make yon any money,;

"I got a new buggy to save wearon the wagon a new parlor carpet thatwill >ave coal by keeping the Coorwarmer, and a new range that'll cookfood right And I got a new churnand a lot of kitchen things to helpme and the 'glrluJdo .the work—theywill keep us from .wearing out;' andsave funeral expenseu." •; '

'3But it was my money, and. I toldyou—" gasped the amazed Jonathan.

"Oh, yes," said Maria; lightly, "outit's all in the family. Take holihere, and you and the boys get thesethings unloaded." - ;

There was something so resolute inher tone that he took hold, and heldhis tongue.

COMING ABOARD IN STATE.

Rear Admiral W. H. Brownson tellswith much amusement an incident ofhis last year of sea duty when, thesquadron o'f armored cruisers ofwhich be was in command was in theMediterranean. At the Piraeus theport ot Athens, shore liberty wasgiven to all the crewa.

The most common piece of moneyin Greece is the drachma. It ia ofthe value of the French franc or theItalian lira, but it is almost alwaysof paper, like the "shlnplaster" ofCivil War times. Tho scrip circulatesextensively, of course, and remainsin use until it accumulates ah almost-jamaumtH_3»mmmi.;-.~ ---^ ^ .

else in the world can there be found*anything in the way of; money souninviting as an old, greasy, germ-laden Grecian drachma.

The morning before the ships wereto sail away, a typical old "salt,"-oneof the few remaining man-of-war'smen of the old days, found himselfat the landing at Phaleron Bay, abouta half-hour late for his ship's boat.He had enjoyed Athens, no doubt, amiwas In a happy mood.

Hailing a native boatman whospoke English, Jack asked him whathe would charge to take him off. "Onedrachma," was the prompt reply. Jackordered him to bring his boat to thelanding, and then began to searchhimself for the price. Ho drew forthone drachma note, filthy and dirty,and then another and another, till heheld in hln hands ten pieces ot soiledpaper money.

He looked at tbe stuff with utterdisgust, and than he ordered thenative to call another boat. Thatranged alonRBldn, and then he ordereda third. Tho Oreoka could not understand why he wanted more than oneboat, but Jack kept oh till ho hud tenof them in line.

'Now," ho said, "shove off and heartfor tlio Maryland; keep In singlecolumn If you want to not your money.I'll bring up the rcur to neo that youdo it right."

Away they went over a nou unsmooth mi KliiHii. Jnck Klvlni; ntcntor-Iftn ordorn now and then throiiKh "Inboatman, who Interpreted for theothnrn. tin nenrliiK "'<> Maryland!Jack took bin position ut the bead oftha column, nnd nn he ntoptieil uliouriltho gaiiKwuy wan lieunl to uny :

"Them!" lly (leorKo, I've been Ihoadmiral of a Hoot for once! llurn'nyour ten ornchnmo for you leu bouln.Tukn the dirty H t u f f ; I've Kot no nunfor It. Ho IOIIK!"

8AVED DY A BUOY—AND A BOY,

Tlio yuoht -It WIIH u ni t- tontiohooner, und beloiiKed to u Mr. Cam-dale bud put out from Munuluui, Nowyiouluml, on n plniiHurn t r ip up thecount. Thore worn n ix ulmnrd, tlioowner, hln wife, a buy mimed Hi|Nlrox,who acted UH "crew," two youiitf K!>'!H,and a man frlond of thn nklpper. ItIn thu In t tur who tolln tho iitory Intho Wide World MuKiii'.Inn:

The Mlramur wan culled up lliroiiKb,.in narrow clmmiol of Iho Alvl tn(Uv«r, hotween tha bulling brnaharaon tb« bar, where nbhtn* tide andcurrent meet the heavy Pacific nw«U,

wind wai fair, and th* boat wenth»

through on tiptoe, and a half-mile upthe river.

Then the wind' suddenly tell fiat,the sails slatted idly, and the yachtbegan to drift with, the hurrying tideback toward the reef and the breakers.

The .word was given to drop anchor,and young Squires let it go. Th*chain rattled through the hawse to.the very end, and then fell with asplash into the water. Harry Squires,set to chip rust from tha cable thatmorning, had. removed the shackle-bar from the ring-bolt, and forgottento replace it! Anchor and cable weragone forever, and on the breast of afive-knot current the yacht was racingdown to the bar!

Jn jJint tumble of angry water.among jagged rocks and hardstretches of wave-pounded sand, thelittle Mlramar could not live a minute,and some of the party—perhaps all—would surely lose their lives.

Young Squires alone bad bis witsabout him. He seized a loose end offishing-line, knotted It round hla waist,kicked off his shoes, und went over-board. .

Inside the reef, a hundred yardsabove the line of breakers, wasmoored a channel buoy. It was ontho port, perhaps two hundred yardsbelow the drifting Mlramar. With nshort, choppy stroke, So.ulres struckout for this buoy. '

Could lie reach It7 Would the sagof the dragging line prove too muchfor him? Already tho yacht waaabreast of the buoy, and to the eagerwatchers tho swimmer seemed to beflagging—and tho whlto line of thesurf was very near. Mrs. Careduleclung to her husbund'n neck, and thetwo girls wept In each other's arms.

Then suddenly we uaw that Harrybud judged bio distance well, afterull. He was above the buoy, am!hreantlng the current bravely. WeHOW him turn, shoot down on the cur-rent throw up an arm, and grasp thoring of tho buoy. As It swung overto his weight, he pulled himself up•i ml nut. astride. Hand over hand hohnulnd In the two-Inch ropo wo badtied to the and of tho flabliiK-IInn, tooku h/ilf-liltcli round tbe rlnR-boIt. anilwaved bin bund to titt.

We were nuvud, but It wnii u nearihlnK. An we HWiinK at tlio end ofI l iu t lino, Iho linll of wutar on the barWUH hardly fifty yardn away. Undermir stern tli" wuter wa« mnootblnKto tho curl of Hi" tlrnt inirt linn.

\V" huiiK thoro for two bourn "iiorv-IIIK" tho Hwuyli iK Una with poc/ket-hiiii(l!«irclil«f« UKUll iHt the chnfo of thnKiinwule. All tliat time Harry re-nmtneit autrldo of tha buoy, wutohliiKtho other end ot tho rope. Dentil \viinonly ><i blneult toeu uwny, but tha mpnhold.

At luiit tho tlilo turned, and an wa.. >at<w1 upstream wa picked youngH(|iilren oft bin pnreb. Onrmlule' wruiifc

Tho yoimthought morn of thono Ulnium thun ofIbo iioverelitn I clipped Into bin puiiu!

"ll«vn you beard how young WllklunKnt ahott" Stevona uokeil.

"Got eliotT Not" exclaimed 'thacompanion. "How did he get »hotT"

"H« bought tboin, of course."

A NEW "MYSTERV

A trick that will cause a good dealof r amusement and mystificationamong young folks is played <£ fol-lows: . ,

A small bare table is placed In th»center of the room, in sight of «v«ryone. Two silver coins—say tweatjp-flve cent pieces—are placed on tk«table, some distance apart—one at th*

, A x.tmber of the company who 'maybe called Sally takes her place by Out'table, and another whom we may caKJack leaves tbe room. .

Sally places her bands, or ratterher finger-tips, lightly upon the table,•before the two coins, close to Hwmbut not touching them, one to theright, one to the left. .

"Now," says Sally, smiling at th*companyv "this la an experiment t»telepathy^ I "will move Tone of th*»*~coins, and Jack will enter, and with-out word or sign, or BO much as W»»quiver of an eyeglass from me, wilttell you which coin I moved. Whie*shall it be?""'

The company says, "The coin o*your left." •

"Sally, with her left hand, takes tti*left-hand coin, raises It abOTe !>•»-bead, and waves it in a mysterto^jmanner.

"You observe," she says, "that Imake certain necessary passes." 8fe«then places the'coin back on the tabletJust as it was, and her band juat Mit was, and summon s Jock into Ut»room.

Hethe coins, and without anhesitation, says, "Left."

The.trick is tried again and 'igatikNeither Jack nor Sally can he deteVted in .the least collusion.

' Indeed, - there is really no necessityfor any of the usual signs; 'lor, Itthose present are gifted v,th th*power of keen observation, they willnotice that the hand that was raise*above the head is, for the moment,,very much whiter than .the hand thatremained on the table. ...

If the reader will try standing be-side a table, allowing one hand to restupon it, whHJa^.the other is, 'for Bmoment held aloft, be will find thatthe test never fails; and yet It eanbe tried for an hour, or an entireevening, without:any one's detecting:the trick.

PRINCESS COLONELS.

The militant suffragettes have not,''BO far, conducted their aggresslretactics under the leadership of womenbelonging to the profession of arms.Should tho ladles who are already,military become also militant, therewould certainly be some interestingcampaigns, although we Americanswould learn of them only through dorwar correspondents in Europe. WomwinTniy~oaceifB~^tTgTiul jpl-T^gws—te™America. . ,.

In Europe, most of the monarch-ical countries have them'; for, oddlyenough, it Is conservative royaltywhich grants Its womenfolk commis-sions in the moat unfeminlne ot pro-.fesslons. The commissions, al-though tbe princesses bearing themare never expected to fight, are byno means merely empty compliment*,carrying the right to wear a jauntyuniform-habit and a toy saber. Mor*than one princess colonel can leadher regiment creditably, on parade,at least; and some of them bar*acquired a respectable amount otmilitary science, both literary andpractical.

The warlike German Emperor—h»who has dogmatically declared thatthe proper sphere ot woman's Inter-eats Is "children, church and kitchen"—Is Inconsistent enough to have ap-pointed Bovoral royal ladles to colonel-cies, and, still more, to take the ap-pointments quite aerlously, and «xp*etthem to do ao. Tho German OTOWBprincess, the pretty and popular 0*-cllla. who la of an adventurous dis-position, and extremely fond of <mt-door life, waa overjoyed when h*made her colonol of tbe Second all**-lun Dragoons, and never misses MIopportunity of leading her men.mounted upon a spirited black oharg*r.tier blonde head topped by tbe r*gl-inentul hut and huge black plume. H*rmother in nlto a colonel ot dragooMino la another nf the Iflmperot*!(luiiKhterB-ln-law; bin wife, the Blm-prenti Augimta Victoria, commimd*.two rcKlincntn; hla two alatern «aobone.

Vhti Crown I'rlnc.nau Sophia of«lreecr, colonel of a regiment Of Raa-nlun gremiiilor KUarda, is often con-Hiilled by the King fta aa acknowl-rilKc.d expert on army orgaiiUatlon.

Quoan Mary of Kngland Is colon«lof Ihn Fifth IVuaalan HtuiMrs a>cruck reBlment that act* a* her eaootiwhan iiho vlatta the German court)but tih« knowu little about militaryuinttern.

In all, thoru uru about fifty wom*»coloiiflln. all ot royal birth. < Tt»» 'latest lo recelva her oommlstlon I* "the HuHnlan (Irani! Duchnnato whom waa given a* apr«n«nt, only n abort tlmo •«(>, \\u,colonelcy of tho fourteenth Lanoan/Mho In only fifteen, nnii auperaed*s(lie honor ol bsltiK tha youu|«*tcolonel lu the world her *Ut«rcolonel ot th* Kll«»liethgr«d Hutone of the moat f»moua flRhtlnn 'm*nU In th* Tam-'n UomlnlooJ.

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