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THE WASHINGTON LETTER.
Congress is new In session and
will roinnin for nt least nix months,
into which will be crowded some of
the most exciting political experi
ences that this country 1ms witness
ed for tunny a day. Tim republi
cans have, of course, a great advan
tage, not. only from their position as
n majority party but also from the
extreme weakness of the opposition.
Not only ars the democrats without
leaders but they have not even
chosen the host, of those whom they
hnve to mannge their buttle for
thorn. "Slippery Jim" Richardson,
who was renominated for speaker
by the democratic caucus on Satur
day and received tho compliment,
nry vote of that side of the house
today and was thus made the tactic
al leader of the minority in tho
house, is pretty nearly tho weakest
man of all those who aspired to the
honor. Not for nothing did he re
ceive his nickname a ho 78; his regu
lar mode of warfare is to compro
mise with the enemy whenever pos.
sible and to light only wlie-; it is im
possible to avoid doing so. Far dif
ferent is Representative De Armond
of Missouri, who would have con
tested tho leadership with him had
he been in Washington. Unfortu
nately both for him and his party
two successive mishaps to trans
ports on which he has been travel
ing, at government expense, in the
Philippines have resulted in delay
ing his arrival in this city; t .vlay
lie s somewhere on the bosom of
the broad Pacific wondering what is
going on here. In his absence bis
campaign for the post failed altogether.
Tho domoorats in tho senate arc
nearly as badly off. Mr. Bryan has
insisted that Senator Jones of Ar
kansas shall again be leader of the
minority in that body and the con
templated revolt, by those who ob
ject to further dictation from the
Nebraskan and who think that Mr.
.Tones failed them woefully by not
fighting the army bill and other
measures put through at the hist
session, is Indefinitely postponed to
await, the return of Senator Bacon
of Georgia, who is afloat somewhere
with Representative De Armond.
The stars certainly seem to fight,
ngainst tho democrats nowadays.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minne
aota bus prepared n bill which he
will soon introduce to establish the
new department of commerce and
industries recommended by the re
cent reciprocity convention and by a
number of similar bodies in the
past Senator Nelson has discussed
his bill 'vith the president, who lias
approved it and will urge it upon
congress The bill as drawn oreates
a secretary with an assistant secre
tary and a chief of the bureau of
manufactures. To it will he trans
ferred from the treasury depart
ment the lighthouse service, life
Having service, marine hospital, in
spector of steamboats, bureau of
navigation, United States shipping
commission'.-rs, bureau of statistics
and coast and geodetic survey j from
the interior department the com
missioner of railroads, patent office,
census office and geological survey ;
and from the state-department the
bureau of foreign commerce. To
these are to be added the now iude
pendent bureau of labor and the fish
commission. The secretary of com
merce will be ( cabinet officer, rais
ing the niimlwr of the president's
advisers from eight to nine. The
government began its existence in
1789 with three departments, that
of state, war and treasury, and two
indeendont bureaus whose beads
were not cabinet officers, those of
post office and justice The navy
department was added nine years
later and the postmaster general
and attorney general made cabinet
officers about the simi) time. No
further iucroase took place uutil
1849 when tho interior department
was organized by taking pa touts
ud census froui the state depart
ment, lands from the treasury, In
dians from the war, and pension
from war and navy. The depart
ment of agriculture was created
only a dozen years ago. Certainly
Uncle Sam has been iu no hurry to
multiply new departments. '
Secretary R'tot 's recommendation
in regard to Cub have created a
decided sensation here. In effect
they are a plea for prompt action
looking to reciprocity with the is
laud on the ground that its pence,
lieuilh, prosperity and in..leeii;lonce
are iiL-ct-.si.iry to the United SuiUs
and can only he attained by prompt PERSONALS
commercial arrangements that will
inure to the island's benefit. '1'lie . ., . .
,, ., Ben Emerv of New York is np
same considerations, snv I he see-I , , ,',,,..,
., ' for a visit, with his father,
retary, "which led to the war w.tlij
Spain now require that a cummer- J f'r'"k Emory of New York visit
cial arrangement bo ma do under lni1 'lis f"tll!r ovor last Sunday.
which Cuba can live." These ideas
of tho secretary are undoubtedly for
all practical purposes identical with
those of the president. As such
they foreshadow a spirited contest
in eoegross this winter with those
who think that nothing can bo done
until Cuba is independent and with
those who are opposed to making
any conecssioi.s even after it is in
dependent. Sugar is, of course, the
head and front of the opposition.
The best trowers in the west, aided
by the cane men in Louisiana and
Flawaii and even in Porto Rico and
by the high protectionist interests
in the east, have been absolutely
deluging members of both houses
with communications on tho sub
ject Tho sugar trust is charged
with being both for and against any
grant to Cuba but ns a matter of
tact it is difficult; to sou how it. can
have any interest in the matter nt
all. As long ns the c'uty on refined
sugar remains untouched it matters
nothing to the refiners how much
the duty on raw sugar is red need.
Giving due consideration to tiie dif
ficulty of "getting a line" on proba
ble congressional action it seems to
your correspondent that republican
leeling, certainly that in the house,
is opposed to lowering tho duties on
Cuban sugar and that the propositi
reciprocity with the island will
come to naught.
At the republican caucus which
was held on Saturday Gjiieral Hen
derson, Alexmder McDowell, Henry
Casson and the other officers of the
last, congress were nominated by ac
clamation. The Reed rules, after
the usual protest from Colonel Hep
burn, were adopted. The commit
tee on "Industrial Arts and Exposi-
tions" was made permanent hut on
motion of Mr. Payne it was relieved
of all authority in matters relating
to revenue aud appropriations per-
tniuing to the Louisiana purchase
and all proposed expositions. Mr.
I'awney, who was chairman of the
committee in the last congress, pro
tested vigorously but Mr. Payne's
proposed amendment carried.
The domoorats held their some
what perfunctory caucus on Satur
day morning. After nominating a
slate for tho various officers of tho
house, inoluding "Slippery Jim"
Richardson for speaker, they pro
oeeded to offer a conglomeration of
resolutions ns diverse and imprac
tical as are the opinions held by the
peculiar varieties of chimerical
economists who oil themselves
democrats. The only seusible reso
lution offered, which opposed "any
interference with the existing
standard of values" and which was
championed by the New Yorkers,
was fouglu by the Texans and final
ly all resolutions were "buried in
committee."
Informal Recaption.
The reception tendered by Mrs.
Win. II. Armstrong at her home on
Broad street last Saturday after
noon was very much enjoyed by the
ladies present. Progressive euchre
furnished part of the entertainment
for which the prizes and winners
wore : First, a beautiful china can
dlestick, won by Mrs. W. B. Ken
worthey ; peoond, nn olive dish,
Mrs. P. N. Bonrnique ; third, china
pin tray, Mrs. Charles G. Wood.
Excursion Ticket, to Charleston.
On account of the South Carolina
Inter-Stato and West Indian exposi
tiou which is being held at Charles
ton, S. C, the Erie will sell a spec
ial exourioii ticket from Port Jor
vis to Charleston, S. C, good returning-
for 11 day inoluding day of
sale at t5 ISO for the round trip, or
oneiood returning up to June 3rd,
1902, at ;ti.50 for the round trip.
These tickets will be on sale every
day up to May 31, 1902. 12-20.
A Woman'. Awful Peril.
"There is only oue chance to save
vour lifrt and that is through an op- j
erstion," were the startling words i
heard by Mrs. I 11. Hunt of Liniej
llidge, Wis., from her doctor after
he had vainly tried to cure her of a
frightful ciiko of stouiucu trouble
Slid yeliow jaundice. Gall stones
had formed and she constantly
grew worse. Then she began to use
tlectrio Bitters which wholly cured
her. It's a wonderful Stomach,
Liver and Kidney remedy. Cures
Dyspepsia, liss of Appetite. Try it.
Only iu cts. 'Guaranteed. For sale
by all drueyihts.
Miles C. Rowland of Lackawaxen
was in town on business yesterday.
Mrs. James Qnin has gone to
Philadelphia for a visit with her
son, Halsey B.
Theodore Crane of Brnnchvillc, N.
J., visited at the Crissnian House a
couple of days this week.
August. Met, and wifo of Ding,
man township returned fromltheir
wedding journey Tuesday.
Mrs. II. S. Molt of Washington
mid son, who have Iven here for
several days, returned home Tuesday.
John de C Van Etten and L. W.
Armstrong of New York were in
town a couple of days recently.
J. II. Van Etten, as the represen
tative of Milford Lodge, attended
the meeting of the Grand Lodge held
In Philadelphia Wednesday.
Rev. Homer Mac Millan of Bo
gota, N. J.. who supplied the pul
pit here a Sunday some time ago,
and who spent tho summer in
Nova Scotia for his health, was not
greatly benefited and this week left
for El Paso, Texas, where he will
pass the winter.
The Live, of the Hunted.
Ernest Seton-Thoinpson's new
book, "The Lives of the .Hunted,"
has a preface which explains his rtim
as it was not explained in his previ
ous work. I le suvs:
"My chief motive, my most earnest
underlying wish, has been to stop
the extermination of Imrmlcsss wild
nniiiials; not for their sakes, but for
ours, firmly believing that each of
our native wild creatures is in itself
8 precious heritage that we have no
right to destroy or put beyond the
reach of our children."
This is a view of the case which is
certainly sensible. Mr. Seton-
Tlioinpson does not go so faras to in
sist that no animals shall be killed,
or anything of that sort. He merely
protests against the ruthless and reck
less slaughter of animals which do no
harm, and often do good; which nre
of vnlue to the artist and the natural
ist, and have no value to the hunter
beyond the sscst of tho chase and the
comparatively small sum received
for horns, skin or flesh. The exter
mination of the flamingo, of the
cimarroii, of the bison, is more than
a possibility, nnd should it actually
occur the animals can never be re
placed. Does anybody suppose that
half a dozen pairs of handsome horns
preserved in a museum or in some
body's library are more valuable than
the living animal, preserved in a
park, happy, alive and fre? Yet
people will pay large sums of money
for the one mid not for tho other,
overlooking the patent fact that if
the animal is preserved the supply of
horns and skins and things will con
tinue, nnd if the species is extermin
ated that will be the end of that kind
of decoration.
Real E.tata Transfers.
Harry W. Buchanan and wife and
others to James Edgar Boyd, lot No.
338, Broad street, Milford borough.
Consideration $1000.
Jennie Sarles to Maria Zimmer
man, 22 acres, Delaware. Consider
ation t'JOO.
Charles A. Freis to Robert H.
Delhi), 200 acres, William Condell,
Lackii waxen. Consideration II.
Hugh Mulligan, map of Buena
Vista in Dinguian township, 600 lots
25x100 feet each.
James W. Conklin and wifo to
Lewis A. Briard, lot No. 631, Mata
moras. Consideration t900.
Lewis A. Briard and wife to Ben
jamin C. Totten, lot No. 129, Matftr
moras. Consideration $100.
The Telephone Fiend.
Since the advent of the telephone
another parasite lias, developed it
self. The mail parasite which bus
ied itself opening other people's let
ters whenever opportunity afforded
has been supplemented by tho tele
phone fiends. Whenever they bear
a will not their own they will open
their phone aud sneak into other
people's alfairs, the result being
that quite cften it is impossible for
phone holders to transact business
on acoouuc of too many openings.
Sundays are the most trying from
that pest.
Two barrels good 1'oasted Rio
Coffee 12 'j eta. per tlj. ; one barrel
Slaracailjo ti,d Mocha mixture roast
ed lb eta. per ttj. at W As G. Mitch-ell's,
Pennsylvania in History.
An unknown writer in nn article
in the October Atlantic Monthl en
titled "What Is the Matter with
Pennsylvania" makes some grave
charges against its political and
moral standing. Ho says she has
more than one disease but princt
pally she Is politically the most, cor
rupt state In the Union and her no
toriety in this respect impairs her
credit so that Philadelphia cannot,
borrow money at. 3 per cent. His
first answer is because Ponnsylva
nia has nn overwhelming republican
majority and this is so because she
is a manufacturing state and wants
a protective tariff. But ho says we
must look deeper even than this for
the cause of her corruption and he
goes hack to an alleged moral de
ficiency in the masB of the voters
which has been created by n whole
sale purchase of influence and votes
with money, promises nnd places.
He says, contrasting the Puritans
and (Quakers, thnt the former were
a militant race who went to church
with n Bible in one hnnd and a mus
ket in the other, while the latter
settled his difficulties with the In
dians by reading tracts to them and
that this passivity has made their
descendants tolerant of the evils
which have grown np and now
overshadow the commonwealth.
Judge Pennypackor in answering
this attack quotes the splendid his
tory of our state and compares her
to Massachusetts, the home of the
Puritan influences. He points out
that although Pennsylvania was
settled over sixty years later than
Massachuset ts she was first in estab
lishing schools, libraries, philosoph
ical societies aud first in efforts to
abolish slavery. She was first to
forbid the landing of tea from Brit
ish ships, foremost in sending troops
to aid Washington in the darkest
days of the Revolution and in the
Civil wat was first 'to appropriate
money and arm troops. On her soil
tho Declaration of Independence was
adopted and the first constitution
framod and within her borders tho
decisive battle of tho late war was
fought by an army commandod by
one of her sons. He compares Web
ster and Quay and says that while
the former when charged with re
sponsibility and confronted with
the dangers arising from the growth
of the slave power knew no other
device than to compromise with the
iniquity and entail a war on the
next generation, that the latter has
the courage of his convictions and
never flinches in war or politics.
While nil may not be prepared to
accept the comparisons and conclu
sions of the learned judge, his afti
ole shaws him to be a thorough
soholar, a keen observer and a
shrewd, adroit and foroeful ndvocate
of his opinions.
Southern Moss for Christmas.
One of the prettiest Bights in
Florida is the beautiful Spanish
moss. It is a living air plant, which
grows iu the tree tops, hanging
downward in graoeful festoons,
yards in length, swaying to and fro
with every breeze. It is nature's
owu drapery, and for holiday occa
sions nothing is more effective for
festooning halls, tr'mming a church
or decorating the Christmas tree
than the lovely Spanish moss. One
can twine its silvery threads in any
form desired, even over a picture
frame, or across a mantel, and if
you sprinkle it every day it will
continue growing for any length of
time. Long years ago I offered to
send this moss to any one who sent
stamps for postage, and now I will
repeat the offer. Any one who
sends stamps at the rate of 1 cent
per ounce, or 16 cents a pound, can
have all the Spanish moss they
want, which I will mail promptly
npon receipt of postage. A merry
Christmas to all.
Mils. F. A. Warnkr,
Pablo Beach, Fla.
Eaw Death Near.
"It often made my heart ache,"
writes L. O. Overstreet of Elgin,
Tonn., "to hear my wife cough un
til it aoeinod her weak and sore
lungs would collapse. Good doctors
said she was so far gone with Con
sumption that no medicine or earth
ly help could save her, but a friend
reoommeudod Dr. King's New Dis
covery and persistent use of this
excellent medicine saved her life.'
It's absolutely guaranteed for
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma
aud all Throat and Lung diseases
50o aud $1 at all druggists. Trial
bottles free.
Chase & Sanborn's Old Homestead
Java coffee at Armstrong & Co.
BRIEF MENTION.
Frank Schorr has recently pur
chased a new compass and will now
ha able to survey with nicety.
The snow which fell Tuesday hns
mnde very fair sleighing in this sec
tion. There is none in Now York
or Philadelphia.
Frank Dowitt and wife of npper
Harford streot are rejoicing over
the advent of a ten pound baby
whicli arrived last Sunday.
An engine on the D. V. R. R.
crossed over into Pike last Saturday
on the new bridge over the Bush
kill. It is expected to run trains
from that place this week.
Tho prosperity of the Erie is
shown by its largely increased net
earnings each month. For the four
months ending Oct. 31 tho net in
crease was over 11,000,000.
Next week the school marms of
the county will grace the town with
their presence. Superintendent
Sawyer his provided an excellent
program for their instruction nnd
entertaimont.
Eli M. Colo ot Matnmoras nnd
Miss Lulu Hcnneberg of Port Jervis
were married at the Reformed
ohnrch parsonage, Port Jervis, last
Saturday evening by Rev. T. II.
McKenzia.
Dr. John Kelley hung out two fine
deer this week, the result of a recent
hunting expediton. One, a four
prong buck, wai u largo speeiur.'ii
and would probably uress 170 pounds.
Looks like prospective game suppers
for the genial Doctor's friends.
The Methodist church people of
Port Jervis now rejoice because nt
the service last Sunday morning
sufficient was subscribed to entirely
remove the debt which has hung
over them since 1893 when their
building was destroyed by a cy
clone. Perhaps to reassure those who be
moaned the short apple crop this
year the ice storm of Tuesday came
as a promise that it is not intended
to cut short the cider product next
season. The old proverb is that ice
clinging to the trees prognosticates
a good fruit year.
Hon. Galnsha A. Grow entered
congress Deo. 1, 1851, fifty years
ago,'ind has outlived not only all
who were sworn in with him but all
over whom he presided as speaker
from '61 to '63 are either dead or
have disappeared from public life.
He is now 78 years old, clear headed,
hale nnd henrty.
The largest gathering in the his
tory of tho Grand Lodge F. & A. M.
met Wednesday in the Temple at
Philadelphia. Over 1400 members
were present and over 7400 votes
cast. The contest was over the
election of a junior grand warden
and Superior Court Judge George
B. Orlady wns elected over Georgo
B. Moore by over 1000.
The Teachers' Institute.
The Pike county teachers' institute
will convene in the court house on
Monday, Dec. 9, at 2 p. m. Ar
rangements have been made for a
very interesting session during the
entire week. The program for each
evening will be replete with enter
tainment. Music for the occasion
will be furnished by the teachers dur
ing the day sessions and by Milford
local talent for the evenings.
On Monday evening Miss Elizabeth
Lloyd of Lansdowne, Pa., who comes
from The Friends' Temperance So
ciety of Philadelphia highly recom
mended, will lecture on "The Ideal
American Citizen."
Tuesday evening Miss Lelin E.
Patridge of Philadelphia, author of
the famous "Quincy Methods," will
lecture on "Girls."
Wednesday and 1 riursday evenings
will be filled by Dr. and Mrs Byron
W. King of the Pittsburg School of
Oratory. Mrs. King will give an
evening of "Artistic Recitals" and
Dr. King, "Character Sketches" or a
"ljecture Recital from Shakespeare."
Dr. King was one the instructors
at the Institute last year. Dr.and
Mrs. King are both famous cuter
tainers and those who fail to hear
them will miss a rare literary treat.
Considerable expense has been ne
cessary to provide for the evening
entertainments and a small admission
le charged after Monday night. The
lecture on Monday night will be free,
Chas. Replogle, Atwater, O,, was
In vry bad shape. Ha says: "
. ae & i i : . i i . .
euuureu. Bre. uea. w.tn my io,
neys and was requested to try Fo -
four day I was able ta go to wrk
again; now I am entirely well."
bold at Armstrong's drug store,
Responsibility of Directors.
An Interestering example of s line
men's ideasef duty and responsibility
conies from Grand Rapids, Mich.,
where a former bank president Is on
trial for nlding Hnd nlx'tting the
making of false reports to the Con
trolleroftlieCiirreney. This banker,
on the stand in his own defence, de
clared that he was made president of
the bank on the understanding that
he was not to devote his time to it.
So the business went on under lilm,
using his name to win confidence,
without his knowing anything about
It, nnd the false reports had been
passed by him without any examin
ation of the books to sec that they
were correct.
A famous c.illojre president us:d to
Impress upon his students the sense
of personal responsibility for their
undertakings by nn oft repeated ex
ample of the nun who "took the
bank to bed with him." Evidently
this Michigan banker never came
under his influence. Unfortunately
there is reason to fear that many
other men in places of trust never
hnd such a teacher, for it is astonish-
ng the number of presidents there
are who do not preside and directors
who do not direct. This Michigan
case is rather extreme, hut in this
city nt every turn we see what is In
essence the same. Prominent men
end their names to banks, trust com
panies and Insurance corp irations of
whose management they know Hotti
ng, and think that their ignorance
excuses them if the institution is
wrecked and people who confided in
t because of their namss are ruined.
Only a little time ago in this state an
iisurnnce company failed, and left
some honorable and eminent men al
most, if not actually, liable to indict
ment for acts which were performed
n their names.
We are far too lenient on that sub.
ject in this country, and there is
need of copying the Germans, who
have taught their business men the
meaning of responsibility in connec
tion with office in financial institutions
No man has any right to put his
name on the list of a bank directorate
who does not to the full perforin the
duties of his office. He is not there
to trust other people, though he may
In his personal relations trust them.
He is there as the representative of
the public, who do not know or trust
them, to see with his own eyes that
everything is right. New York
Trihune.
December Weather.
The following data covering a per
iod of thirty years have been com
piled for the month of December:
Mean or normal temperature, 36.
The warmest month was that of
1889 with an average of 4 1.
The coldest month was that of
1876, with an average of 25.
The higest temperature was 70, on
December 4, 1874.
The lowest temperature was 5
degrees below zero, on December 30,
1880.
PRECIPITATION.
(Rain and Melted Snow.)
Average for the month, 2.70 inches.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch more, 7.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 0.83 inches in 1877.
The greatest amount of precipita
tion recorded in any twenty-four
hours was 2.23 inches, on December
16 and 17, 18H8.
The greatest snowfall in any twen
ty-four hours was 6 inches, on De
cember 17 and 18, 1887.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER,
Average number of clear days, 8;
partly cloudy days, 11; cloudy days,
12.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from the northwest.
The highest velocity of the wind
was sixty-three miles from the south
east, on December 10, 1878.
Unclaimed Letter..
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post office at Milford for
the week ending Deo. 7, 1901 :
MissC. F. Howard. Milford Chron
icle, The Standard Bone Cutter Co.,
Alfonso Palmisano, Geo. B. Hynson.
Persons claiming the above will
please say "Advertised" and give
date of this list.
Charles Lattimore, P. M.
Food Changed to Poi.on.
Putrefying food in the intestines
produces effects like those of arsen
io, but Dr. King's New Life Pills ex
pel the poisons from clogged bowels
genty easily lmt 8urt,iy curiug Con.
1 tj Uon Biliousness, Sick Head
acUe' FuTer". Llvr. Kiduey and
Bowel troubles. Ouly 25o at all
druggists.
THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS.
It is a good policy to prepare the
cage before you cntch the bird.
The. deer can rest now. Voor
things! they have had a hard time
of it.
Good to be on time but it Is rather
risky to be too fur ahead of time
sometimes. There may be an acci
dent. Prof. Dunn's dancing class and
their friends hnd a good time in
Brown's Hall Thnnksglvlng night.
Only, unusual to recount, there were
more boys than girls in attendance.
The Boer war hns boon ended a
dozen times, Miss Stone, the mission
nry, has been reported killed by the
brigands severnl times, nnd yet the
world moves on and we do not know
nil there is In It, either.
The W. C. T. U. of New Jersey is
trying to secure a pardon for a wo
mnn, Libbie Garrabrnnt by name,
who was convicted in Paterson 80
years ago of murder in tho first de
gree for killing Ransom F. Burroughs.
The sentence of death was commuted
to life Imprisonment and the woman
has served 80 years. She was 18
years old when convicted. Rev.
Daniel Halleron, pastor of the M. E.
church of Paterson, opposes granting
a pardon giving for his reason that
the woman Is better off In prison
than out, which Is showing a new
kind of "Love thy neighbor as thy
self." I wondi r if the Rev. D. Hal
leron is the same who preached in
Port Jervis a few years ago.
The air is filled with the sounds of
wedding bells.
The time of the meeting of the
dancing class has been changed from
Thursday to Tuesday evening of each
week.
Next week this town will be full
of good looking school marms and
we expect a lively time.
Miss Agnes Hess of Shohola, who
has been spending a couple of weeks
with friends in town, has returned
horn e.
Cold, high winds, snow and rain
all Inside of a week is enough to
wreck a castiron constitution and no
doubt is responsible for the unusual
number of colds reported among our
residents.
I hope Brother Warren will excuse
us for not attending the fanners' In
stitute at Layton. Could not possibly
leave here.
Glad to not that Benjamin Met
tler, Jr., is rapidly recovering from
his recent severe illness.
The reports from tho bedside of
George Slauson are also favorable.
Mrs. Susan McGinnls of Ding
mans, a sister of A. S. Uingman
here, docs not materially improve.
Maria Titman is also reported
quite seriously ill at her home on
Water street.
We Are Equal Builders.
So I but hold to the appointed thing
For me, my part In God's great plan,
tho bit
He leave, for my most patient fashioning
Of Llfo"e-Wurk, lnoomplete for lack of It:
So I am wise, where noodH the humble
wit
To 'braider well an altar-oovering.
Or to Its plooe one atone more truly fit.
With Joy, not shame, my servioe I will
bring.
For lol the Temple In It. benuty .tend.,
And we Are equal builders, thou, and I,
Aud nil God's helper, whether great or
.mall,
In the result are neither low nor high;
For each hath used his gift of brain or
bnuds,
Ana God, the Master Builder, wrought
through all. Jas. Buoklmm.
Of Course It Wouldn't.
During the early days of the Met
ropolitan elevated railroad in New
York the trains did not run on Sun
day. One Sunday morning, ignor
ant of this fact, a traveler rushed up
to the stairway only to find the gates
closed. Noticing the letters "M. E.
R, R." over the entrance, he said in
disgusted tones: "I might know a
Methodist Episcopal railroad would
not run on Sundays!"
Says He Was Tortured.
"I suffered such pain from corns I
could hardly walk," writes H. Rob
inson, Hillsborough, 111., "but
Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely
cured them." Acts like magio on
sprains, bruises, cuts, sores, scalds,
burns, boils, nluers. Perfect heal
er of skin diseases and piles. Cure
guaranteed by all druggists. 26o.
WANTED. Euergetio man or wo
man to act as local secretary iu
this district, $938 yearly. Inclose
self addressed envelope to "Victj,
President," care of PftKjs,