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Thoughts
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rom the
ditorial
Pen:—
Pleasant
Evening
Reveries.
ment.
“Would you have the world better and
brighter?
Then light up the way as you go;
Make some little part of it lighter
With beams from your life’s steady glow;
Make the world you live in your debtor
As through it you journey along.
Be good, and the earth will grow better;
Do right, and the right will grow strong;
Trim the lamp that is left to your keeping,
And fan it with breezes of hope,
Lest shadows your life o'er creeping
Leave others in darkness to grope.”
If your Christianity will not last all
the week and stand the wear and tear
of every-day things of life, you may be
sure you do not possess the real ar-
ticle.
Do not complain of your wife's ex-
travagance with a cigar in your mouth,
or a “pint” in your pocket.
Beware of the woman who talks
about heaven in church, and about her
neighbors on the street.
How many wasted flowers are strewn
over graves, of which one small bud,
pink with life and hope and fragrant
with sympathy, would have eased the
pain of some aching heart for even a
little while, had they been bestowed
while the loved one was with us.
There are too many homes in which
is heard only fault-finding instead of
loving commendations; bickerings and
strife instead of sweet, happy compan-
jonship. Remember like produces
like. May this be borne in mind by all,
and a constant effort made for purer,
brighter homes.
The gleeful life of happy children is
the best home music, and the graceful
figures of childhood are the best statu-
ary. We are all kings and queens in
the cradle. A home without a child!
It is like a lantern without a candle;
a garden and no flowers; a vine and no
grapes; a brook and no water gurgling
and gushing in its channel.
Whoevertakes a little child into his
love, may have a very roomy heart, but
that child will fill it out. The children
keep us from growing old and cold; |
they cling to our garments with their
little hands and impede our progress to
petrifaction ; they win us back with
their pleading eyes, from. cruel care;
they never encumber us at all. A poor
old couple with no one to love them, is
a most pitiful picture; but a hovel,
with a small face to fill a broken pane
here and there, is robbed of its. deso-
lateness.
Appreciation is one of the Christ-like
emotions of the human heart. To look
at motives and not at results is the
right thing todo. How often the best
laid plans lead to failure. A word of
appreciation has led many a discour-
aged heart to pick up the broken
threads and weave them into a new
web after they had lain among tattered
ideals for months or years. Kind
words bring memories that echo
through the years long after the lips
that utter them have crumbled to dust.
Children carry the memory of words of
appreciation with them through child-
hood, and often recall them in old age
when enveloped in the shadows of
death. They are like the perfume of
the violet that lifts its head above the
spring snows and whispers to them of
the sunshine. Money cannot buy, in-
tellect cannot create so rare a gem
true kindness. It is a heart product
and needs the tenderest culture. Tt
killed by indifference and enfeebled by
neglect.
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Don’t be a grumbler. Some people
contrive to get hold of the prickly side
of everything; to run up against the
sharp corners, and find out all the dis-
agreeable things. Half the strength
spent in growling would often set
things right. You may as well make
up your mind, to begin with, that no
one ever found the world as he would
like it ; but you are to take your share
of the troubles, and bear them bravely.
You will be very sure to have troubles
laid upon you that belong to other peo-
ple, unless you are a shirk yourself,
but don’t grumble. If the work needs
doing, and you can do it, never mind
about the other person who ought to
have done it and didn’t. Those work-
ers who fill up the gaps, and smooth
away the rough spots, and finish up
the job others leave undone, they are
the true peacemakers, and worth a
whole lot of growlers.
TO LAND OWNERS:—We have
printed and keep in stock a supply of
trespass notices containing extracts
from the far-reaching trespass law pass-
ed at the 1905 session of the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature. The notices are
printed on good cardboard with blank
line for signature, and they will last
for years in all kinds of weather. Every
and owner should buy some of them,
ag t w requires land owners to post
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REQUEST FOR PRAYERS
What He Asked for and How It Was
Interpreted.
In a village on the eastern coast
of Massachusetts it is the custom far
the minister to read in church the
requests of members for the prayers
of the congregation on special occy-
sions.
One Sunday, relates Everybody's
Magazine; the regular minister had
exchanged pulpits with a clergyman
from the interior of the state to
whom the custom was new.
The deacon at the usual time in
the service, ascended the pulpit stair
and gave the minister the written
requests for prayers, explaining
what was to be done with them.
A few minutes later the congre-
gation was puzzled and not a little
amused to hear in a slow and delib-
erate voice:
“A man going to see his wife de-
sires the prayers of the congregation
for his safe return.’
The notice was:
“A man going to sea, his wife de-
sires the prayers of the congregation
for his safe return.”
Counting Boys Into a Circus.
One of the leading lawyers of New
Hampshire, who was noted for his
jokes, was at a circus one day, and
as he stood by the entrance to the
tent a crowd of small boys came
along and peeped in, with longing
eyes. Suddenly a smile came over
the face of the lawyer, and he step-
ped up to the man at the entrance
and said: ‘Let those boys In, and
count them as they pass.”
Of course the ticket taker did as
he was told, and, when the last boy
was in, turned to the lawyer and
said, “Thirty-six, sir.”
The Iawyer looked up with a
smile, and said, “Thanks. I guessed
there were about that many,” then
turned and walked away.—DBoston
Herald. 7
Most Unkindest Cut.
With reference to the humors of
country ‘‘soclety’” reporting, Mr.
Melville Stone, of the Associated
Press, tells of the account of a wed-
ding published in a Kansas paper.
The story, which described the
marriage in the usual flowery adjec-
tives, concluded with this surprising
announcement:
“The bridegroom's present to the
bride was a handsome diamond
brooch, together with many other
beautiful things in cut glass.”’—Har-
per’'s Weekly.
Hard on Hin
Mr. Nokker—A thing you don’t
have to work hard to get isn’t worth
aaving.
Mrs. Nokker—I guess that’s right.
remember what a cinch it was to
nnd you.—Cleveland Leader.
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Given Away.
Mrs. Thomas Johnson Smith was
Leing married for the fourth time in
the little country church in which
she had been raised. The ceremony
was proceeding with all solemnity
until the minister reached the point
“Who gives this woman to this man
to be his wife,” and a voice away
back in the congregation replied, “I
generally do.”
Mixed Up the Order.
She—I married my first husband
for money; my second for position;
my third for love.”
He—Were you happy?
She—No, none of us were, for my
first husband married me for love;
my second for money, and my third
for money and position. Affection
never met!—London Truth.
The Ruling Passion.
Dan Cupid cries:
‘Oh, maids, behold!
I offer here
Some hearts of gold!”
The maidens scan
With critic rown
His stock, and ask
Are they marked down?”
—Baltimore American.
He Didn't Need Any.
“Jane,” said the fair hostess when
the salad had been brought on,
“won’t you please .pass the oil to
Uncle Reuben?”
‘“‘Never mind,” replied Uncle Reu-
ben. ‘‘I guess I don’t need none. I
greased my boots just before start-
in’ from home.””—Chicago Record-
Herald.
The Proportions.
“Sir!” cried the grocer, indig-
nantly, ‘‘do you mean to accuse me
of putting chicory into my coffee?”
“Not at all,” replied the custo-
mer, coolly. ‘I always give you
credit for putting some coffee into
the chickory.””—Philadelphia Led-
ger.
The First Requisite.
“It strikes me Mrs. Bragley weuld@
make a fine mother-in-law.”
‘“Mother-in-law! Why?”
“She's got such a charming
daughter.””—Boston Transcript.
Fattered Hervelf She Was Keeping
the Angel Quiet.
A certain prominent minister was
compelled not long ago to give strict
orders that while he was engaged in
the preparation of his sermon his
young son must be kept reasonably
quiet. In spite of this, however,
there arose one morning a most
astonishing noise of banging and
hammering, which seemed to indl-
cate that the steam heating pipes
were being knocked to pieces. Hur-
rying out of his study, the minister
encountered his wife.
“My dear, what in the world is’
Bobby doing?’ he asked.
‘Why, he is only beating on the
radiator down stairs,” was the-some-
what surprised reply.
‘““Well, he must stop it,”’ the min-
ister said, decidedly.
‘1 don’t think he will harm ft,
dear,” his wife answered, soothing-
ly; ‘and it is the only thing that
will keep him quiet.””—Harper'’s
Weekly.
Sacrificed to Affection.
He was a silver gilded youth: on
his face a look of anxiety as he en-
tered a hairdresser’s shop in Bond
Street. Earnestly he put the ques-
tion to an assistant:
“You supply Miss Birdie Beano of
the Galety Theater with powder,
don’t you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Is it quite harmless?’
‘“Absolutely. It is invaluable for
the complexion.” :
He was not yet satisfied.
“But is it digestible?’ he inquired.
‘“‘Digestible, sir?”
“Yes. Is it digestible if taken in-
ternally ?”
The assistant opened wide eyes of
astonishment.
“But Miss Birdie Beano doesn’t
take it internally!’ he exclaimed.
‘““No, no, no, of course she doesn’t.
But I have to .—Pall Mall Gazette.
To Pedestrians.
Be good,
Be kind,
Beware
Behind.
—Birmingham Herald.
Norman Cuteness.
On the road from Caen to Vire in
Normandy you may see the follow-
ing sign in a fleld by the road:
‘‘Horses taken in to grass. Rea-
sonable rates. Horses with short
tails, 50 centimes a day. Horses with
long tails, 1 franc a day.”
If you can induce the owner of the
field to explain he will wink and tell
you that a horse with a short tail is
so worried by flies that he hasn’t
time to graze, while a horse with a
long tail can flick off the flies and
eat grass at the same time.
A Western Ceremony.
In some parts of the West, no
time is lost in the process of ‘“‘giving
in marriage.”” A couple once came
before the justice of the peace.
“Link,” he said. They joined
hands.
“Have him?”’
“Yep.”
“Have her?”
“Yes.”
“Married!
pincott’s.
(to the woman.)
(to the man.)
Two dollars.” —Lip-
Strict Mamma.
Little Girl—My mamma is awful
strict. Is yours?
Little Boy—Orful.
Little Girl—But she lets you go
anywhere you want to, and—
Little Boy—Oh, she ain’t strict
with me.
Little Girl—Then who is she strict
with?
Little
Bits.
Boy-—Pa. — London Tit-
Slight Mistake.
It was after dinner.
“Pardon me, old chap, but I don’t
believe I ever met your wife.”
“That’s my wife at the piano.”
“Playing accompaniment for that
fat girl with the cracked voice?”
“My dear sir, my wife sings.”’—
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Sufficient Reasons.
Louise—Aren’t you going to Os-
tend this year?
Kathie—No;
there. >
Louise—Then why
to the Riviera?
Kathie—Because everybody knows
me there.—Die Muskete.
nobody knows me
don’t you go
Out of Danger.
“Does your chauffeur have any
perquisites?’ asked Mrs. Van Upp-
son. ‘““He had one the first week he
was with us,” replied Mrs. Neurich,
“but I {induced him to sign the
pledge, and he hasn't had any
since.””—Chicago Dally News.
Beyond the Limit. r
Miss Jenks—Have you really bre- |
ken off your engagement to him?
~_ Miss Flyte—Oh, yes. I just had
“to. He was getting too sentimental
—began to talk to me about matri-
mony.—Philadelphia Ledger.
Curious Figures.
Casey—O! see thot thim Arny-
chists do be creatin’ a great disturb-
ance abroad.
Dugan—Faith they are! There
isn’t a crowned head but do be shalk+
in’ in his shoes.—Boston Transcript.
The Whole Trouble.
Some folks can’t mind their bush
ness;
The reason is, you'll find,
They either have no business
Or else they have no mind.
—The Catholic Standard and Times
This the hat she is wont to wear.
There the comb, and above the pins.
And this the ensemble that brings
the grin.
She’s So Rude.
“You naughty child, what did you
beat the cat like that for?”
“Mummy, I saw her spit on her
hand and then rub it on her face!”
—Ally Sloper’s Half-Holiday.
Visitor—You say that the climate
here is the healthiest in the country?
Native—Yes; our climate certain-
ly has wonderful live-giving proper-
ties. Here’s an excellent proof; Last
summer there were fifteen attempts
at suicide. Well, fourteen of them
were fruitless.—Bon Vivant.
Premonition.
Mr. Goslin—What did your father
say when you told him you were en-
gaged to me?
Miss Giltbonds—He said he had
kick coming. :
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HEALTH HINTS.
Never get
politics.
For palpitation of
reading market quotations.
A good way to treat appendicitis is to
cut out the surgeon.
Avoid late hours; when the clock
strikes 23 it is time to go to bed.
Maladies which fail to respond to any
other treatment should be treated with
silent contempt.
Remember that care killed a cat, and
the man who has no more than nine
lives cannot afford to worry.
Nose-bleeding is frequently caused
by not minding your own business. It
may be cured by calling the police and
diving into the nearest drug store.
If you are fat, get thin, and then get
fat. Nature never meant you to be
satisfied with your weight.
A bee sting is good for rheumatism, |
and therefore those who have hives are
seldomftroubled with sciatica at the
same time.
Drink plenty of water, some of the
clearer varieties being preferable ; that
which you get from the milkman may
contain bacili.
For hay fever, take large doses of
poison in rapid succession until reliev-
ed. Those who have tried this sterling
remedy have never complained of the
same trouble afterward.
Physicians say that laughter is an aid |
to digestion. Therefore. be mirthful;
the more the merrier. Young men,
grin, and young girls should giggle as
much as possible. You may be
thought silly on the part of your friends,
but they will not be surprised.
Walk four miles every morning as
soon as you are dressed—not before.
Returning, breakfast on a small dish of
evaporated bran and skimmed milk
and a cup of imitation coffee with con-
densed cream. This is a wonderful
flesh-reducer, and is said to stimulate
the digestive apparatus immeasurably.
1t will make you a child again, and so
whet the appetite that within thirty
seconds you will feel as if you had
never eaten a thing in your life. —Ex.
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A Marriage Proposal.
One of our giddy youngsters of the
male persuasion recently decided to
make a formal offer of his heart and
hand to one of our representative
ladies to whom he has been paying
attention for a time. He cautiously
prefaced his declarations with n few
questions: “Did she love him well
enough to live in a cottage with him?
Was she a good cook? Did she
it a wife's
Would she consult his tastes and wish-
es concerning her associates and pur-
suits of life. Could she make her own
clothes?” The young lady said that be-
fore she answered his questions she
would tell him of some negatives she
possessed. She never drank, smoked
or chewed ; never staid out all night
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street corners and ogled giddy girls:
never “stood in” with the boys for cigars
and wine suppers. “Now,” said she,
rising indignantly, “I am assured you
do all these things, and yet you expect
all the virtues in me, while you do not
possess any yourself. I can never be
our wife,” and she bowed him out and
eft him on the door steps to silently
meditate over his venture, a wiser man.
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