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THE EGYPTIAN LOTUS ® $oeoosee ee (ln 18 an ar O'er dark, bay, And roun eaves Xpa Where Alexar Full land. er ’h ireigi On Karnak's | seen, And walls, Each royal Pharaoh Chose thee I< ¢ quet 0 spacious Yet thou art 1} As regally, ar As on the shor break, As in the halls Thy grace charms, curious eyes, But he wh hed, white-robed, That chant pace Dim-<columned aisles; overhead Echoes that lc gpace, Of Egypt's strange music as 1! hears Aye, deeper undefir Wake in thee, For this malestic orile Man's arning 1 And thou power That The There no poi pass on the chs patriotism, All good out by good means, cnn bad, counted so at once and alone, While we of youth pleasant are con ends can he worked Those 4 not are walk through the its greensward valley its beauty, variety, its and dancing lights and shadows make us forget that It As we climb into middle the road is steep, but we that the sun. lies low, age know nearer each step takes us # Eider Ducks Pluck the Down; Later Gathered for Export Eider ducks breed in thousands on some of the smaller islands coast of Iceland. The birds are so tame that they will allow anyone to stroke their feathers or lift them from their nests, This Is because they are protected for the down, which is a large item of export from Iceland, The birds pluck the down from their breasts to line their nests, When these are well lined the owner of the land takes the down from the nests, The ducks take more down from thelr breasts, and again it is removed from the nests, For the third time the flucks pluck down from their breasts, and this time they are not disturbed till the eggs are hatched, then the re- maining down Is taken~—~The Girls’ World. The Perfect Man. To be perfectly proportioned a man should weigh 28 pounds for every foot M his height First Percussion Lock for Fire Arms: First Used 1825 Words?7—Test for Teachers CARA. DECIDING ON THE BREED OF FOWL AA AA AAA A AGA AMAA + » » - ¥ i Bea aaa a ei Lean wae ely the United nt of Agri flock of hens « Ex en fi back yard eight or ten enough, when used economically, four or five persons moit- winter, throughout the year, except the fall and early usually desire for the table and foe an occasional re 1 nt To ing period of the Householders not only eggs cook. chicken to the ing, but also For this eral-purpose breeds, eat, reason one of gen such as Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, preferable to smaller egg breeds, such as the Leg horns. Not only do the mature fowls of these breeds, because of their large the same reason make better fryers smaller broilers. “broody” breeds, the hens decided advantage when It is to hatch and raise chickens, since the hens of the egg breeds seldom go broody and dre In any unreliable sitters and mothers, however, the production of eggs ont. weighs the desire for an occasional table fowl, the lighter egg breeds un- doubtedly will be found hetter, be cause they lay as many eggs and do so on less feed, with the result that they produce the eggs more cheaply. It is by all means advisable to keep some pure breed or variety. Where this is done, sales at a profitable fig. ure can often be made of breeding stock intended for market, or of eggs for hatching Boys Not to Limit Walks to Roads and Beaten Paths “Io not Hmit your winter walks to scout may the “That Bigelow, Life, Edward F, loys’ take to the 3ut be careful, Even the cold sheltered spots. is thick, A will the ponds common open plain dis sense never can see the best parts of a brook bank from the opposite bank They from the middle of the stream. I never thoroughly that until 1 started out with that 1 about a feet In depth ornate must be seen and rubber boots SO into water or fringes, the ul recesses, the 1 snfely go two ryl are all Caves ivid dreams, EE Tele el Teele ele alae eve ele a eee Teel oy NN a A RE PL TA TATA AT TATA ¥ YOUR LAUGH * » 4 PRN CT ele eT Tales Te ee leet lela alee 0 eel A a a a Contrary Statement, “ fhe Notes in the Harmony, Preference, Like From Like, I know gaw magnificen “An amateur detective d wif "i hig wife for a present a cat's-eye ring “I suppose he earned that cat's by pussy-footing.” Each Chinese Syllable Has an Average of 105 Meanings The Chinese language, before th was made to give China writing in what is Chu Yin Tzo-Mu, was made up of monosyliables there being 420 In all In the officia Pekingese dialect. The imperial tionary, still the standard, it is two centuries old, contains 44 44¢ national now the average of 105 meanings. They distinguished by the slight difference of pronunciation and hy the associ ation of one word to It. distinct word to the Chinese, Eael has an ideograph which bears no sug Must Have Good Tools. Agr long ago as the time of the eawn dweller, prehistoric man learned tha the best arrow or spear was tippec with the best plece of flint. In brief to do good work you must have goo tools, In the terms of today, thi means that the expert or specialls must be preferred to the untralned.— William Roscoe Thayer td Statue at Considered Leonard Masterpiece of St Gaudens in Lin. Lincoln a8 Rail Splitter. By An. Abrahan drew O'Connor creek, Hardin cow tempted to swing his hold Gallagher, ane ast their country, The boy he Twice death vig rors gual I~ res 10] Wi was cheated Most weapolis Tribune, “ABE” LINCOLN REAL AMERICAN or le 1g else, Life of Great Amerigan President Has Furnished Inspiration to Every Boy Born Under the Starry Banner. ADRAHAM LIN COLN. sixteenth the States, president of United was born {1 din tucky, ary 12, ing the Thomas fa laboring er. While Har. county, Ken on Febru 180K, hee gon of Lincoln, farm- he was nois; there Lin- roln began life as a laborer in the bush, building rail fences—a circum- years the designation of “the rail gplitter"—also working as a common eailor on the flat boats which gated the Mississippi river. to reading what books came his way. He served as captain of militia dur- Ing the Indian trotibles in the North- Nlinols legislature, Three years later he was admitted to the bar, and met In came conspicuous as an opponent of slavery. The Whig party was broken up after the presidential election of 1852, and two years later he appeared ns leader of the newly organized Re- publican party. He made several un- successful attempts to obtain a seat in the senate. In 1800, however, he wan raised to the highest office In the republic. The national Republican convention met at Chicago in June of that year, and up to the eleventh hour it was supposed that Mr. Chase of the state of Ohlo, and Mr, Bates of Missouri, would divide the votes of the west: The Criticized Cin. cinnati By George Barn. ard. BF _ iD Lincoln, of The coln, Younger Lin. By O'Con. nor. he saved. It was was term of he was wir] O0t o the gency, and presi styl iitimate success of the and the surrender the army of General to the Ford 14. 1865, through the John Wilkes sway on the following morning. a visit April Wn y was shot theater, Washing: Abraham Lincoln head by an actor ton, ¥ named ¢ Lincoln Eccentric About Beard. In the matter of beards, as In every Abraham Lincoln retained mind. He not thing else, in king my wearying him, In 1853 Lincoln wore a beard, In IR57 and 1858 he was beardless, open was f 1 C wae growing a beard. The day after his first nomination i the beard was gone, Portraits of 1861, 1863, and show the full beard, but before 1864 was ended the Lincoln face smooth again. The ast made on April 9, 1865, beginning of a beard. Lincoln and Economy. As nn advocate of thrift, Abraham Lincoln was far less prolific than an- other great American, Benjamin Franklin. Lincoln published no “Poor Richard's Almanac.” If he had, doult- less his injunctions to thrift would have been fully as trenchant and point. ed as were those of Franklin, For Lincoln was forced to thrift and con sequently realized the value of it, Summarized, his advice on this sub. ject was: “Teach economy; that is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money." Nervous, Run-Down Women Green Sulphus Bprings, W. Va—1 suffered from: nervous ness and general ruse down condtion, to- A gether with impure blood. [1 took three bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis overy and three of Pres ription, I was improved ver much; have not et ed any medicine since.” Favorite “4 > A Mothers, Take Heed Baltimore, Md,——"“Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is an ideal tonic during ex- pectant motherhood, Its effect is no less than marvelous. It was during my find expectancy that I took the ‘Favorite Pre- scription’ (on the advice of ny wister), and 1 was so comfortable and had prac- tically no suffering. Put the second time 1 wae living out mn the country and was unable to get the Favorite Prescription nervous and the while sufiered ‘agonies for two sve. Nince hat time | have not hesitated to take ‘Favorite Prescription’ when in need of a special tonic and | have recommended it to many of my friends, all of have been just as greatly benefited as myself.” —~Mrs. Margaret McGowan, 2666 W. Fay ette Bt. Approaching Womanhood Petersburg, Va g wore anhood 1 suffered and then FuUppression which i three Dr. Pier Preseripe tion restored me to a y normal cons in a very shor space of time and itely say that hink it is abs a srn of any weakness, bu we #lrong well as any woman could be, which bt not have been esse had 1 not the right medicine at this very time." ~Mrs. W. C. Gibbe, 84 Hinton Bt. 0. 7. Deonatdion 's miserable nom “On coming nt £ into wit} rT 4 riarly months svorite aition I must the the n best medicine for women there arket I hav 3 res inward ve bern i} hi eritical ee EE wht Nw Wonderful New Life Remedy The Great Blood Tonic For r y years successfully used tn the treatment of Stemach end Liver Complaints, Dys- pepsiae, Biliovsness, Scrofule, Erysipelas, Bheumatism, Disecees of the Kidneys, Chronic Constipation end Nervous De- bility. Try a Bottle Today—$1.00 ————— 3 —. 0. zB. Dondtdson’s WONDER OIL a tried and proved remedy for Rheumetiom, Neuralgia, Headache, Toothache, Eeroche, Chilbloins, Sore Throat, Pleurisy, Colic, Ete. Price 50c Per Bottle For Sale bry All Leading Drug Stores, or Sent FPeostpald from Laboratory 779-781-783 S. SECOND 35T,, PHILADELPHIA Be Bord the Name “T. B. Donaldsen™ — 18 00 Every Bottle. To abort a cold and prevent come plications, take (loc The purified and refined calomel tablets that are nausealess, safe and sure. Medicinal virtues retain. and improved. Sold only in se ackages. Price 35¢. P Have you RHEUMATISM Lumbago or Gout? Taxes RHEUMA CTDF to remove thesanse and drive the poison from the sreten. “AEEURACIDR OF THE TRS PUTS REEURLTISE OF THE OUTSIDE At All Druggists Jas. Baily & Sen, Whelesale Distriboters Baltimore, Md. Cuticura Soap ——Is Ideal for— The Complexion Soap 25¢, Ointment 25 and 50c, Talcwm 25¢.
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