a Ballad of Pleasant Thoughts. Dan’t let us talk of wretchedness, Don't let us: wallow in our woe, Don't let us drivel o'er distress, m't let us wander to and fro Amid the mire and mud below, But let us rise on joyful wings Into the golden sunlight's glow; Let's think and talk of pleasant things! Don't let us clamor for redress; Don't let us deem a soul our foe; {nstead of cursing, let nus bless; And never let us gloat or crow O'er some one’s trouble; let show perfect peace brings To all who after goodness go; think and talk of pleasant things! us What our viewpoint Let's Let's talk of trouble less and less; To anger let us be more slow; Let's strive more patience to possess, | And more compassionate let's grow; A cheerful word or smile bestow, And you can quell the scorn that stings; duty to ourselves we owe: think and talk of pleasant | things! This Let's ENVOI: Ho! mortal men and women, ho! Hark to the song a minstrel sings! If aught of happiness you'd know-— Let's think and talk of pleasant things! Harold Susman in “Success Magazine.” ———— ADWELLER IN } GLASS HOUSES BY ALICE LOUISE LEE, PEPEPEPEPE PEPE PPE IEPEONPE Mrs. Drew sat at the head breakfast table and firmly together. When pressed her lips together ways happened. “Mrs to know.” Mrs. Drew at a newspaper Opp “Um-hum!” came a from behind the barr “If our son did a thing I should thank some one to pursued Mrs. Drew “M-m-m!" still more vaguely the opposite side of the table, while “our son,” aged ten, kept his eyes decorously on his plate, quite accus- tomed to “heard ng his virtues referred to, “An insult to the aged ought to be severely punished,” reasoned Mrs. Drew. “Tommy White deserves a whipping that will remember 3. for one, believe that to spare the rod is to spoil the child. If Mrs. White held more firmly that opinion, she'd have boys who were not a grace to the town.” of her pressed her lips Mrs. Drew things al- White ought looked hard site vague assent icade, that, tell me," paper 1 Ke from he to iis- Willie Drew, to hearing the que accustomed also sins of his playmates reviewed, still his plate, felt cat's tall under At the foot present in body said, “Um-hum'!” again, and began looking up the price of flour and. osene, He knew that, wife's convictions on the d4raining, the long whip-like branches of the weeping willow in their back yard remained intact, while a corresponding willow in Mrs. White's yard, shorn of much of its gracefulness, suggested the ravages of | time and the misdeeds of five rugged boys, “Whenever Willie needs ping, rest assured he will Mrs. Drew often remarked cally to friends-—the emphasis being especially noticeable when Mrs. White was within hearing. “I would tell her myself,” continu. ed Mrs, Drew, “ware it not for the fact that she resented my reference | to the mischief Tommy did on Hal lowe'en. It seems to me very strange that any mother should resent being told of her children's faults when it's for their interest that she should know. I'm sure that I should be glad to be told if our Willie did wrong.” Willie, having succeeded in locat- ing the cat's tail, clamped it vigor ously with his shoes while he regard- od his mother with large, beguiling blue eyes, There was a momentary yawling and scrambling under the table, fol. lowed by a tigerstriped streak shoot ing from beneath Willie's chair into the sitting-room. “Dear me!” cried Mrs, Drew, in alarm. “That's the second time within three days that Tabby has had a fit. She's such a pretty cat I hate to lose her, too, “But as 1 was saying.” she continu ed, “I made up my mind then that it was the last time 1 would try to ald Mrs. White with those boys of hers, Still she ought to be told of this. Therefore 1 shall send for Anne Tupper.” Her lips tightened on the resolve, “Anne Tupper?” inquired Mr Drew's lips, while his eyes roved over the political reports, There was a slight change in the expression of Willie's blue eyes as they followed Tabby, “Yes, 1 think 1 can prevail on Anne to tell her. Every one likes Anne, Mrs, White, Bhe'll take it from Anne.” Consequently Anne was sent for by way of Willie. Willie went reluctant. ly. He whimpered and whined, He dug a fiet into one eye—keeping the other innocent blue orb fixed on Mrs. fastening his eves on with his for the table, of the table Mr. absent in mind foot the | Drew, | 3 16 but ker- | his of despite gudjec chi a whip get emphati- one,” Drew—and pleaded a stomachache, “Poon enild!” gaid his mother, “Of course vou needn't go, then. I'll step across and Ask Tommy to take the note.” At this Willle looked alarmed, and when his mother took down a bottle from the top shel of the pantry and reached for a spoon, Willie recovered in a twinkle, scudding away with the note before the botile could be ua- corked. His mother looked after him with an indulgent smile. “Boys will be boys,” she murmured, Then she set her well-appointed house in order and awalted: Anne, still with lips pressed firmly togeth. er. From the front window she view. ed the five White boys playing soldier in their front vard. They were rang ed in steps in the order of age, — two years' space between succeeding steps,—and were exercising legs and lungs vigorously. “0 that Tommy!” cried Mrs. Drew, indignantly, aloud. “It seems as though Mrs, White might realize how he acts!” Tommy, as general, exercising his prerogative had kicked the second in command. who promptly kicked back again, whereupon the march turned into a riot, In which Tommy, beset by the rest of the army, got worsted. “And vet there sits Mrs. White, looking out of the window placidly and doing nothing!” ejaculated Mrs, Drew, still more indignantly. “I never saw any one so slack with chil dren. Now if Willie—" The entrance of Anne cut the sent. ence short, and Mrs, Drew rose to meet her, Mrs. Drew the kindest of where Mrs, White She did not mean Mrs. White. She into the habit of perfec: imperfect boy% Tommy was was concerned. to be unkind to had simply fallen Willie the five ACTOSS street-—especially who was of Willie's dge. “Of course,” she often declared, “Wille has his faults!” She said it complacently, but with mental reser vations—the rest of the town said the same with neither placidity nor mental reservation. “I felt sure you'd come!” was Mrs, Drew's greeting. “1 never knew you to fail a friend” A pleased expression crept into An. ne's eyes as down. Along with the rest ri-kind, Anne liked praise, Mrs. Drew seated and fold ing hands, looked at her guest. Then she uttered an exclamation and leaned forward “What a becoming new coat, Anne! I've not seen it be. fore I like those stitched bands down the front. Certainly brown Is your oolor.” The pleased eves deepened yd she answered, briefly, were generally brief In church work Mss, Drew made chairman of everything, cause of what could accom through her committees. tactfully ing way—so friends Others who she could with the she sat of gl herself, her expression in Anne's like it myself” Anne's remarks Was be- she compell her said so frien ndly sald ple up” skilfully Be hat as it inctly to lay beginning with the of the five listened attentively Anne's greatest charm ting behind his mother, also attent motioning beguilingly Tabby meanwhile, Narrowing her remarks particular misdeeds, Mrs ferred to the “doings” the destruction of the in front of old Mrs. Smith's wind peo- may, she the An. case before ne, generally junior Whites. That was Willie, sit- ively, to re- down Drew especially pic ket fe house, “You know Tommy was in that” she ended, “and 1 took it on myself ] Mrs. White. and I made up my mind no matter what that Tom- 1 would say nothing further. thing. Anne, she ought nce to tel me then my did, But this KBOW." Anne, her summons for it, that realizing now the purport of to the Drew house, moved uneasily, and began pleating her handkerchief Willie, with Tab: by almost within reach, neglected his opportunity, and pricked up his ears “What thing?” Mrs. Drew sat up straight and tap. ped the arm of her chair Impressive ly. “There was a lady in here yes: terday,—1 name no names, Anne, as I am careful not to cause hard feel ings between friends but she told me, and 1 sald at once, Mra. White ought to know.'” “Know what?” asked Anne again, smoothing out her handkerchief. Mrs. Drew tapped the arm of the chair. “I was told that Tommy White deliberately walked up behind old Mr. Reffert—poor old, baif-blind man that he is!—and knocked hig hat ibto the diteh and ran away!" “Oh!” oried Anne, lifted wide eyes to face, “] knew, Anne,” sald Mrs. Drew, In a tone of quiet triumph, “that you would be shocked.” “Yes!” breathed Anne, “Oh, yes!” Willie, aiming a kick at the eat, fell off hig chair at this juncture, and so made his presence conspicuous, His mother, out of consideration for Anne's feelings, sent him out to play. “Of course,” she remarked, “you would not like Willle to know what I am going to ask of you, although he never repeats what he hears.” “Indeed!” murmured Anne, Mrs, Drew returned to the original subject. “Shouldn't you think, Anne, that any mother would be glad to be told if her boy did such a thing as that?” “Indeed,” assented Anne, “I should!” Into her eyes, fastened now 0 “Oh!” She her hostess's on Mrs. Drew's face, crépt an expres. sion of relief, “And dont vou think that such an attack on an old man deserves a se vere punishment?” do." “My dear,” Mrs. Drew ceased tap ping on the arm of the <halr sank back with the air of having set tled a vexed question, “I am glad you agree, becavse 1 am going to ask you to tell Mrs, White,” Anne out a hand suddenly, dropped handkerchief, and reached “You, girl that you are, can tell without offense, because she likes you. Every one likes you, Anne" “But, Mrs. Drew,” Anne burst out, her It—it wasn't Tommy! It— behind them—it was Willle it” Mrs. caught her stiff, “Willie! “Yes '" Anne hastened on, words tumbling out of mouth “] a} most caught him. I—I think I should have shaken him well if 1 had!” her tone became reminiscently indignant *] did shake him on Hallowe'en, Tommy did help take Mrs. Smith's fence down,~1 was staving with that night was afrald,- but Willie I caught him and Posed “Boxed his ears!’ “Yes!” cried Anne, all unobservam of the expression back of the words “Willie is awfully naughty when he's out of your sight, and to think I never dared tell you,” her was filled with incredulity, “when here you were really wanting to know all the Anne rose, still unobservantiy lieved and happy. It was 89 hard to be a hful confidante, and the path of truth had been her! Mrs. Drew struge h and her thoughts, Anne-—eavery one own hetween her who once——t wice-—— sat up very Drew gasped breath and the her her because she the leader his Was ears.” face time!” re. often trut this time made so easy for She left a dazed ling with her breat Mrs. Drew bells did; and memory of widespread comparisons Willie and Tommy rushed with overwhelming force For half an hour parture wrestled fication. Then ghe tion to Willie With she vis the back the nat branch i what she required of Mr White a few moments later, tingling switch, she stood in door and William ~ From awved the he aer upon after Anne's de r mortl Len she her at firmly ing wil she lal together low in | aside tiny if 10 Thi preased ted the yard ural desire 1 a Sternly sh "Tae arme 1 called loudly, Drew! Youth's Come here at Companion Correcting a Correction. our correction last week of ths made a which another William Schmidt is one of our best citizens an use in look. gun In episode article we mistake necessitates does not to chase people either out of a house We ed fi him bring a to the Bee Office road- our article last week In the hurry of getting copy ready we wrote the name of Willlam Schmidt, i¢ should have been Henry. Henry— not Bill the shotgun man that chased a woman “into” sot “out” of Another time stand We hope this article is that all names are right right That haven't in for out or up were running a daily bad, for we could the mistake sooner, but 10 a week and have that suspense hanging over one, like a sword hang a thread, that's what's puttin rather gating after 3 0 when is house we spelled we fer in if we used out or down, be 80 Correct by —Powhatan Bee. Rests Gun Across Arm, One peculiar fact developed in the pourse of the trial in the Superior Court of nine Chinamen charged with the murder of one of their country- men, and that is no Chinaman when levels {t straight at a person or at an object, but rests the muzzle of the “gun” on his left forearm, and with the right holding the butt discharges the weap on. Counsel wanted an explanation, but ber of one of the tongs in the cor ridor was asked for a reason. “Don't know why a gun is used in that manner,” was the response, the jean way. China | may wrap the gun in the folds sleeve, leaving only the barrel hole free. Then a shot may be fired, when it would appear weapon had his arms folded. would be no glint of s'wel and noth- ing but a curl of smoke to tell who discharged Herald. When Are Blackberries? In a field off a Surrey lane ap: peasant, slouch-hatted and smocked. mbout ten, obviously a townbred youngster. They paused for a mo ment. “What's those, grandpa?” asked the boy, pointing to a cluster of berries In the hedge. blackberries, my boy.” "Blackoen ries! Why, they're red!” * t course they be red! Don't you know boy, that blackberries be always red . THAT PORTENTOUS PAUSE, You may succeed Some lucky day: Grow great, indeed, In every way. And say: “Oh, knew him when" You may yes, 1 Erow great, Become Fame's And rule the State But dor't forget That there will be a lot of men To grin and say: “1 knew when" —Washington HAVE BEEN QUICKER. Saving, “it had met and he me a fool Hadn't him five minutes, of a fellow not pet him Herald. MIGHT “Yes,” the first actually been to aither. what ¥kind is he, anyway?” “Well,” sald Knox, awfully slow. for delphia Press Gussie was time 1 called talking Say. aim quietly one thing." UNLUCKY the most unlucky The very first day iozen cups and saucers.” certainly lucky.” Why, if that girl was English aristocracy the family plate in- week." —Cleveland Plain “She ever broke a half “She “Unlucky! to work she'd smash side of a Dealer, Was hired girl we she was un for the al POSITIVE “It is hard” torney, “yn got against bating.™ “I can against one railroad mild young “Sure? eagerly “Yes, sure do fit American PROOF the at evidence cials of sald State's these railroad re give positiv evidence official,” said the man ' asked the tate's attorney, out fishing with AN INBULT Miss Gaddie—] don’t why should feel insulted because he your eyes were like stars Miss Prude—You don't? Why. stars keep winking at you all the time — ‘hiladeiphia Press BOP you said REGIN AL D'S young girl's alr FINISH. pensive sald, “Reginald altar. Thera" leadersiny The “Tomorrow was she “his will ETTING *Of cvurse you are not conscientious man “Of course not,” answerad Sorghum; “but 1 will that I aways have ga: talent available to ascertain what I am entikied to" Wash! Star, PE RH. APS s Ww ashington re HIS want anvthing said fon’ entitled vou 10, incidentally re mark ngton nto “Why did to chopping “Pe srhaps,” replied the yer, “his judicial mind enabled to foresee the reluctance that been putting faith Star George To ze aa CHerrs western up the treq law. him has any feveloped about in confessions MIGHT BE EITHER Mrs. Baker—"My old school friend, Mra. Jones, writes me that she is just beginning to live” voroed 77-—Brookiyn Life. EVER HEAR "EM SAY IT? Jersey Commuter (crossing West street slush)—"Wasn't the show glor fous In the country this morning?” His Neighhor-—"Great, by Jove! If we could only stay out there and en joy It."—Puck. SWEET MASS. The old dragon lamp burned low. nestled closer to his big Apollo shoul dora, "it does seem hearts run together” And a very peculiar came over Edwin's face as he held up five sticky fingers, “What do I care about hearts run ning together?’ he snapped. blamed package of homemade fudge you gave me has run together in my pockels and ruined my new gloves, CAUTIOUS BRIDE, Mrs. Bacon—-"1 see a fashion article on bridal veils relates that a recent bride wore her face covered on the way to the altar” Mr. Bacon—“l1 suppose the bride didn’t want the groom to see she laughing at him."-—Yonkers States man, DECLINING THE CHANCE, i "I'm worried about that mine.” “What's the matter?” “Why, I wanted to fit him for the army or navy, and he positively de study medicine,"—Philadel i Jno. F. Gray & Son ! (Succtrors io GRANT HOOVER Control Sixteen of the Largest Fire and Life Insurance Companies io the World. , . . . THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST .°'. . . 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Samuel les, isionalag the shipyards {ry in uni for wion Gompers declared cent adverse court decisions are erless to check the growth unions President Gompers, can Federation of Labor, said rail- road employes would not consent to a reduction of wages. From ninety to ninety-five per cent. of the bollermakers in Buffalo, N. Y., are Org anized he union has a membership of 460 San Francisco (Cal) lodge is looking for a site on which to bulid a machinists’ hall. It is the intention of the lodge to have a home of its own The tube plant facturing Cbmpany, employing 700, and the Roseville Pottery, employing 200, have resumed on half time at Zanesville, Ohio, Miss Jean Gordon, spector of Louisiana, places the av- wage of the working woman of State at $4.50 a week and the at $2.50 Grand Chief Stone, Locomotive the re- the of Ameri- Machinists’ of the M that Engineers, issued TTT TTT rT TT ITT TTT YT TTTTTYTY ATTORNEYS, D, *. 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Meals for such oocasions pared on short notices. Always for the transient trade. BATES : $1.00 PER DAY. [be National Hote! MILLEEIM, PA. L A. BHAWYER, Prop. Pint class socommodations for the travele @00d table board and cleeplng apartments The choloest liquors at the bar. Bade se sommodations for horses ds the best 9 bg Bad. Bus oand from sll trains on the Lewisburg and Tyrone Ralirosd, st Cobusm LIVERY 2 Special Effort made to Accommodate Com: mercial Travelers... D. A. BOOZER Centre Hall, Pa, Penn’a RR Ry Discounts MARBLE wo GRANITE. 223 ported purpose of some of wages, NEWSY GLEANINGS, Wall numbed British administrations with selling titles The merger s said to be practically perfected. The next President the appointment Street markets stay are charged of four new Comptroller Metz issued a report that $102.834,327 is due New York ing Viadivostok, Siberia, a first class fortress at a cost of $6,000,000. Peter Cooper Hewitt, of New York, will build a big dirigible balloon as a A bill which will wipe out 30,000 duced by the Chancellor of the Ex. E. R. Thomas' creditors In New York City were worried on learning that hia debts are nearly $5,000,000 supposed. There was much comment over the an extra dividend of 875 a share on ' pany stock. Varnum Lincoln, of Andover, Mass., has left by will 35000, the an- nual income of which is to be distrib uted In cash prizes to the best spells ers at a spelling bee. The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court decided that a tenant who stays in a cold flat cannot collect damages from the landlord, but that the tenant may legally break his lease and move. DESIRABLE LOCATION. The House Hunter—*“1 like this house well enough, but I don't like the idea of its being right next door staring policemen,” really a great advantage. Think how easy it will be to keep a cook here.” H. GQ. 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