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The outlock for those who will he
compelled to spend the winter in Nome
Is not pleasant. Wages are low, food
Is dear, and there are not enough sub
stantial houses to shelter one-third of
the population. It will certainly be
a winter of discontent, if not one of
actual suffering and death for those
who are unable to reach a better cli
mate.
The Washington Star sitys that the
fact that our language is spreading
over the world at an amazing rate
emphasizes regret for its numberless
defects and increases the desire for
needed reforms. One of the worst de
fects is that we have many words
which, while differing in orthography
and meaning, are alike in sound. For
example, "rowed," "rode," "road;"
"write," "rite," "right," "wright." Is
it not surprising that foreigners some
times acquire a pretty good knowledge >
of English?
The New York Herald has lately
compiled a list of 3828 millionaires in
the United States—that is, one person
out of every 20,000. And the estimate
is that eighty-seven per cent, of them
made their own fortunes; that only
thirteen per cent, of them received
large fortunes by inheritance; that the
same number became rich from the
Increased values of real estate; that
nearly twenty per cent, made fortunes
as manufacturers, sixteen per cent, as
merchants, twelve per cent, by trans
portation and ten per cent, by banking.
C. . -<-== a * . P-
The IFCUSJ entertained by iriafiy per- .
sous that arsenic is used in 'dangerous
quantities in the coloring of dress ]
goods and wall paper, is not well j
founded, according to the Massachu- '
fetts Board of Health. The Bay State j
lias a stringent law on the subject,
providing that there shall not ho in !
dress goods or other articles of dress
ttioi's tliuli Olio CUe-huudvcdtli of a 1
grain to the square yard, or in other J
materials or articles more than one- ,
tenth of a grain to ilic square yard, j
The hoard, after an investigation,
finds little if any ground for invoking
the power of this law, only one piece
of cloth being found to contain more
than the statutory allowance of ar
senic. As compared with conditions
existing ten years ago, there is very
little complaint regarding the use of
arsenic in dyeing or in coloring wall
paper.
THE WORKING OF FATE.
How 16 AlTci-teil tlie Curoors of 1110-
Klnley anil IJooHOvelt.
Fate is peculiar. It knows better
than we do what is best for us. It
Axes our destiny without our knowl
edge, and often against our will, says
Leslie's Weekly. William McKinley's
most vigorous battle was his contest
for tho speakership with Thomas B.
Reed, in 181)0, which Read won. Ac
cording to custom, Mr. Reeil made his
distinguished opponent chairman of
the ways and means committee, and
thus it was that the protective tariff
measuro drafted by that committee,
largely through the influence of Mr.
McKinley, came to bo popularly known
as "tho McKinley hill." This mado
McKinley the champion of the work
ing masses, the candidate of hi 3 party
for president, and finally gave htm a
triumphant election and re-election for
the office of chief magistrate. At tho
Republican national convention at
Philadelphia, a little over a year ago,
the party leaders of New York insisted
that Governor Roosevelt must accept
the tender of the vice presidency. He
resolutely declined, Insisting that he
was entitled to re-clection to the gov
ernorship. The party lenders of New
York, aided by those of Pennsylvania
and several other states, forced the
nomination of Roosevelt, and then
compelled his reluctant acceptance.
Scarcely six months have elnpeea since
his inauguration, and he Ir, now tho
president of tho United States, with
nearly a. full term to serve. This is
destiny, and who shall say that the
Fates are always unkind?
Lord, Tor (helming though},
fietrivgcd battled sTil!; s
For the heart from itselF keptJM?ft n ,\ . B&T^W } h{'
Our IhanKs.oivirxp i
For ignorarvl hopes that
Broker, to our blind pr&\jer; , )/KKKangmff\/j 1}
For pair\, death, sorrow, se•■ ' .-.)
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•' RY NATALIR - >Y
fill/fit
£ T "jT ATHER, have you brought
in them pumpkins?"
asked Mrs. Garth of her
(J-* spouse, pausing in the
midst of kneading bread.
"Well, no, I haven't yet; but I'll go
now and get 'cm," rising from his seat
by the kitchen tire, and going out.
He returned in a few moments, with
a couple of splendid golden beauties,
which lie laid on the table, and was
about to sit down, when Mrs. Garth
again spoke:
"Where did you put them apples "
"Oh! I forgot," he replied, apolo
getically, and he turned to go down
into the cellar.
"Pick out some of the choice pip
pins, and jest fetch up a jug of cider
while you're there," sang out his wife.
The old man sighed as he shut the
door, and Mrs. Garth sighed, too, hut
in a different way.
"That's jest like vour father," she
remarked to her rosy daughter,
Mary, who was busy chopping moat.
"He allers acts low-speerited, as sure
as Thanksgiving comes, and don't
seem to recollec' there's heaps of work
to do. I've been at him all the week
to have them pumpkins and apples
fetched in, and the cider drawed, all
ready, and you see how he's forgot it.
'Taint no use frettln' after Luke. Ef
he wants to see us, he'll come borne—
ef lie don't, he won't."
"How long is it, mother, since Luke
went away?"
"Four years Inst week, and that's
what makes your father think of it
tillers at this time. It couie so sudden,
Luke's goin' off, that he hain't been
the same man since."
tIfCT I . vns very fond of Luke,"
said Mary, softly.
"No fonder of lilui than I was, I
reckon," answered her mother, quick
ly; "but there's no use in frettin' and
cryln' over a son, who thought so lit
tle of you as to run away."
Mrs. Garth shut her mouth hard,
but Mary, who never before had heard
her mother sny so much ou tho sub
ject, ventured on another remark,
which had hecu hovering ou her
tongue;
"Mother, nobody ever - was 'loved
more by a child than Jrott were by
Luke. lie has lain in bed many a
night when he wit* it child, crying for
fear you might die and leave him; and
I don't believe that anything keeps
liiui hack now hut fear that you uo
longer care for him."
Mary stood looking at her mother
for a sign of relenting from former
hardness toward the erring son.
The last rays of the setting sun
streamed in through the western win
dows, and lit up the old kitchen as
if it were a good omen.
m i"s"i
His
"WE'LL EAT AND TALK.*'
Mrs. Garth saw neither the sunset
nor the leafless trees which stood be
tween her and it; she was looking
upon her handsome, willful boy, com
ing, with his gay whistle, across the
meadow, driving the cows, always at
this hour. How many a time she
had looked out In pride on him—the
light of their home—and now, how
changed, how desolate everything had
become!
A hot tear welled up from the moth
er's heart, and rolled down her cheek.
"Mother!" and Mary's arms were
around her neck.
Mrs. Garth's head fell upon her
daughter's shoulder, and they shed to
gether the tears which had been so
long restrained.
Mr. Garth was astonished, on com
ing in, to witness this scene; but his
wile held out her hand, and said,
"Luke."
That word (xplained it all, and In
that instant tbe poor, yearning father
knew that his .<ou was coming, and his
•heurt grew light
Mrs. Garth, too, felt uncommonly
cheerful, and flew around next day,
with her cap-border flying with her,
from stuffing turkeys to making mince
pies and cranberry jelly, and all the
good things she was famous for.
Mary, too, had caught the infection,
and seemed inspired with her moth
er's zeal in cooking. They did not
stop a minute till tea-time came, and
then Mrs. Garth, leaning back in her
chair, and fanning herself with a
newspaper while she sipped her tea,
said:
"Well, I'm almost beat out, and am
glad to have a restin' spell. I)o you
know, father, it's been runnin' in my
bones all day that Luke's a-comin'
home?"
"I believe lie is, wife," said Mr.
Garth, his countenance lighting up
with the thought. "Well, we've killed
tlio fatted calf, whether he comes
or not. I hope it won't storm so us to
liin<!er John from get tip' here; but, la!
he'd OOhio, rain oi' shine-"
There were three silent prayers for
absent Luke Garth, offered that night;
and all the next morning there were
three pairs of eyes keeping a watch
for him, but he came not.
The oldest son came early, with his
family with him; the great dinner was
set oa the stove, and the Garths went
to hear the Thanksgiving sermon.
In half an hour after they got home,
the brown fowls were smoking on the
table, and the little ones chattering
gaily in anticipation of coveted wish
bones.
"Poor Luke!" said Mrs. Garth. "I
wisli lie was here to eat some of biF
favorite chicken pie."
"I'll take a piece, mother!"
They all screamed and looked to
ward the door, and there stood the
wanderer.
With live or six pairs of arms
around his neck, and the children
shouting and baby crying, Luke Garth
felt ho was, iudeed, welcome.
Wheu at last they released him, and
after wiping their eyes, crowded
around him to get a good look, they
saw how much older and handsomer
he had grown.
"Now, my sou." sobbed Mrs. Garth,
"tell us all about where you've been."
"I'm afraid the dinner will get cold,
mother; so, if you please, we'll eat and
talk together."
So the tale was told how, after be
ing forbidden again and again to
think of entertaining his desire to go
to sea, Luke ran off and shipped in
tile navy. He had just got back, with
six hundred and forty-three dollars
prize, money, and felt like a rich man.
"But above all, mother, I'm heartily
grateful to he restored to you and
father, and my happy home, once
more, anil never again will I leave It."
"Amen!" said Mr. Garth; and they
all echoed it; and spent a happy day
and lifetime together.
The Kxplmmtioii.
Boring last Thanksgiving week, a
poultryman of the Northwest sent
several barrels of fat, dressed turkeys
to a certain commission merchant,
who is an extremely "close buyer,"
and never fails when he receives a
consignment to claim a:i allowance for
something alleged to have spoiled on
tlio way. Heretofore, he had dealt
exclusively in live fowls, and probably
the correspondence clerk got things
mixed. At nny rate, the shipper was
astonished to receive u letter by re
turn mall, ruuning about as follows:
"Dear Sir—We regret to advise you
that four of the turkeys la your con
signment of November reached here
dead. Dense make deduction for
same, and return correct amount.
Yours truly." The poultrymau com
muned with himself and replied thus:
"Dear Sir—l am sorry to say that I
find it impossible to make concession
requested. I have established a rule
requiring all customers who desire
live dressed turkeys to notify us in
advance, so we can send them in
heated cars. Turkeys without feath
ers and insides are liable to catch cold
if shipped in the ordinary manner.
The mortality among dressed turkeys
was very large this year. Yours
mournfully."—Argonaut.
Turltoylet;*.
It was the morning after Thanks
giving.
Laughing gayly, "swapping" nuts
and raisins saved from the diuners of
the day before, the merry children
romped into school and took their seats
at the sound of the bell.
"And now, children," sdi'd the sweet
faced teacher, "who had turkey for
their Thanksgiving dinners?"
"I! I! Me! Me! I did, teacher!"
came the shrill replies from scores
of little throats.
But one little boy sat silent.
Little Johnny Jones, for it was he,
sat silent.
He had had no turkey for his
Thanksgiving dinner.
Seeing him, the kind teacher called
him to her desk.
"Poor little Johnny!" she said.
"And so you had no turkey?"
"Naw," was his reply, "uuthin' but
two ducks, a goose, an' suckling-pig
roasted!"— Harper's Bazar.
Thanksgivings.
The black bough moans,
Anil wails and groans,
And sobs a song of pain;
The backlog beams,
And gayly gleams,
And hums a glad refrain;
No bird about the window darts,
Anu dreary is the meadow way,
But spring smiles blithely in oin* hearts,
And gilds the blue Thansgiving Day.
The wild wind whirls
The leaf that curls
Frost jewelled in the cold,
But all aglow
Love's roses blow
Tn fancy's field of gold.
When thoughts like bees on happy winga
Through twinkling meads to Nowhere
stray.
While on the hearth the cricket sings
And cheers the still Thanksgiving Day.
Then let Grief stalk
The leaf-strewn walk
In gloom from all apart—
In gloom that makes
The light that wakes
Within both house and heart.
The joy that round the festal board
Blooms brightly, and transmutes the
gray
Into the gold we cannot hoard—
The sunshine of Thanksgiving Day.
—lt K. Munkittrick. in Harper's Bazar.
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TH/\StV>6IVIfIG pis
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Crolh wilh Maodirs 1
Tpj f\oat"TurK'y. Nretd jlu//ir,g, J
Oyjler Sauce. Cranbfry Sauct. J
At f! Majncd PatAtos. Slewed Corr> /
//IKHHUI Chklyn Salad, Walcrs. Cycje /
j/fi 1111 1 11 llf oc, ' i ' c Loaf. Charlollt PJLHU Pill-/
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A TrsgoUy,
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t'You Jellows are foolish," raid th
I ' Smart Turkey. "1 ahant .eat a ftorn
ftorn lipw. till J[bankajjivmg,2
j ""
"f*7, aint you? Well! you"'
i-. bo killed for tHa* *'"
Site
But cfovornoao svai'oa net,
, starved ta desih.
Thanksgivine Ainuuemcnti.
A friend of mine who has a genius
for thinking up pretty ideas of enter
taining hpq planned sucli a charming
surprise for her family party. She has
beeu obliged to take some of the
young people into her confidence, hut
none of the older relatives will be let
into the secret. She has an ordinary
city house, with the dining-room di
vided by portieres from the parlor,
and, after dinner is over, It will nat
urally happen that the portieres will
be tightly drawn for the table to be
cleared; none will suspect what a
hurry and scurry Is going on behind
the curtains, and it won't he long be
fore at a signal they are pulled back
and an Impromptu stage is seen.
A series of tableaux will now take
place, each representing some scene
that lias happened In the life of some
one present. Children will he able to
represent their parents, and a pretty
picture may he made of a mother's
and father's first meeting by their
son and daughter. A marriage in the
family may he reproduced; a parting
and a reunion, and other events
which have been epoch-making to
those who took part in tliem. I am
sure this entertainment will he a most
delightful surprise to the on-lookers;
and what a quaint Idea It la.—Anna
W. Scars, in Harper's Bazar.
After the Dinner.
.ASV -
■ I
llow lit tic Johnny felt Thanksgiv
ing evening.—New York World.
F.ndoared by Home Tradition*.
Thanksgiving Day is yearly declared
by a solemn proclamation of the Fresh
dent and the vurious Governors of the
States, which is addressed to all
churches. The descendants of the
prelacy and the Puritans both cele
brate Thanksgiving Day. It is en
deared more and more each year by
home traditions. It lias become the
one festival of the year in many New
England families, when those that
have been separated meet again un
der the old rooftree.
Tlie Oldest Holiday.
Thanksgiving time brings the one
holiday with which all residents of
New England have childish recollec
tions and reminiscences probably full
of pleasure. Every minister who had
been in the profession long enough to
linve a barrel of sermons, had a spe
cial layer of Thanksgiving discourses,
and the family that failed to "keep
Thanksgiving" was looked upon as
fitted for particular remonstrance
front neighbors and friends.
Democratic in Character.
It is because It is a family festival
and because of tlie Democratic char
acter of Thanksgiving Day, that it
has survived, to be celebrated in much
the same spirit which characterized
the day at the beginning of the cen
tury.
i•, • •'' T.\ -.N!'rn^L^nvjisn,
LETTERS.
Each reputed man of lottere has his circle
Of halo-poiishurs, whose obsequious wuyd
sußgest the letters of the combination
A big "I,'* and a bunch of little "jays."
—Life.
HUMOROUS.
Schoolmaster—Now Rogers, what are
rou doing? Learning something? Rog
ers—No, sir; I'm listening to you,
Mother {drilling Teddy for his first
party)— And now, darling, what is a
greedy boy? Teddy—A boy who wants
everything I want.
! amicus—There is nothing like a
| friend in need. Cynicus—Hum. That
| depends largely upon whether you are
in need, or your friend.
' This is dreadful. A man out hunt
ing shot his wife," announced Mrs.
iienpeck. "I wonder how it could
lave happened." "He mistook her for
i dear."
"That mob scene was handled with
splendid effect," said the critic. "Oh,
yes," replied the manager. "You seo
we hire the villain's creditors to go
I on in that scene." '
I Blobbe—l hate him. I hate him with
|ft hatred that is beyond expression. v i
biobbs—l suppose you feel as though F
you would like to be his dentist for
about 15 minutes.
I The Bachelor—But you should re
member the old maxim, "Marry in
haste and repent at leisure." The Bene
edict—Oh, a man doesn't have any
leisure when he's married.
"If you intend to dine on us," que
ried the captured mariner, "why did
you greet us with a fusilade?" "Be
cause we always pepper our food before
eating it," grinned the cannibal.
The undertaker and the dyer met in
a narrow passageway. "You first,"
said the dyer, politely. "After you," g
replied the undertaker, not wishing to M
be outdone in tne matter of courtesy. M
Hoax—l thought he was very charl- m
table. Joax—What made you think i
that? Hoax—Why, he says he always 1
remembers the poor. Joax—Of course, 'W
but It's merely a matter of memory ' I
and no more.
Ho had gono to ask her father for
her hand in marriage. "Well, sir,
what is it?" snapped out the old man.
"Remember, I am a man of few
words." "I don't care if you're a man
of only one word, if it's the right one,"
replied the suitor. He got the girl.
"That young man of yours," said
the observing parent, as his daughter
came down to breakfast, "should apply
for a job in a curiosity show." "Why,
father," exclaimed the young lady in
-what do you
mean?" "I noticed when I passed
through the hall late last night," an
hcaus upon his shoulders."
NO MEANS OF IDENTIFYING HIM.
—— -v
Arilclea 1-ouml in tlic l'rcHirient'fl I'ook- a
old I)iy of An*Ainatlon.
The president's clothes, which were
removed at the Exposition hospital,
were sent to the Milburn residence,
where the pockets were emptied. In
his right-hand trousers pocket was
JI.SO in currency. With these coins
was a small silver nugget, well worn,
as it the president had carried it for a
pocket piece for a long time. Three
small penknives, pearl handled, were in
the pockets of his trousers. Evidently
they were gifts that ho prized and was
in the habit of carrying ail three of
them. They were simple knives, with
no ornamentation. Another battered
coin, presumably a pocket piece, was
in the left hand pocket.
The president's wallet is a well worn
black leather one, about four inches by
five and a half inches in size. It was
not marked with his name or other
identiflcatoon. In this wallet were some Tj
bills, amounting to $45. A number of x
cards, which evidently had rested in <
the wallet for some time, were in one
of the compartments. They were not
examined.
In a vest pocket was a silver shell
lead pencil. Throe cigars were found.
They were not the black perfeetos
which the president likes, hut a short
size, and were recognized as some that
had been given to him at Niagara
Falls that day. On two of them he had
chewed, much as General Grant used
a cigar. The other he had not touched.
The president's watch was an open
faced gold case American made time
keeper. Attached to it was the gold
chain which the president always wore.
No letters, telegrams or papers were
found. There was not on the presi
dent's person a single clew to his iden
tity, unless it was to be found in the
cards in his wallet. —Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Morphine Ilwblt Growing in Knglnnci,
Even the Arab does not lie so per
sistently as does the morphia victim.
All sense of honor deserts her. Where
as, perhaps, formerly she was scrupu
lous in money matters, she rapidly be
comes little less than a thief. If she
Is hard up, In order to buy drugs she
will invent the most elaborate and
plausible stories, and screw money out
of the unsuspecting. There is no doubt
whatever that drug taking is enor
mously on the increase. No one who
has ever witnessed the rapid deteriora
tion, both in appearance and in char
acter, which inevitably follows from it
can hesitate to call it one of the most
frightful curses of modern days. —The
wueen.
Germany I-nggnrd in I*il>lic Hygiene.
In a recent lecture at Hambrug, Dr. '
Donne lamented the fact that in mat
ters of hygiene Germany was still sev
eral decades behind England. In the
years 1840-1880 England converted
rivers into sewers, and then began to
change them back into rivers at great
cost. Germany is still doing what Eng
land did until 20 years ago.